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Welcome to our new production of Romeo et Juliette, our final production of the 2015-16 season. Closing with this grand opera feels like an appropriate ending for this exciting season. As I reflect on this past year I realize how much variety we offered our audiences: a fresh new interpretation of Puccini’s beloved La bohème; a powerful, contemporary Soldier Songs; a visually striking Winter Journey; and, most recently, the incredibly popular The Pirates of Penzance at the Cobb Energy Centre.

This season was the most successful we have had to date for multiple reasons. It was a season of critical acclaim. Our Discoveries series was named one of Atlanta’s Best of 2015 by the AJC. The Atlanta Opera was nominated for the International Opera Awards in London and the Huffington Post wrote an article about innovative opera companies featuring The Atlanta Opera.

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Scenery designed by John Conklin.The scenery was originally created for Glimmerglass Opera.Performed in French with English supertitles.Approximate running time: 3 hours with 1 intermission.

MUSIC Charles Gounod

LIBRETTO Jules Barbier and Michel Carreé

FIRST PERFORMANCE Théâtre-Lyrique in Paris on April 27, 1867

CONDUCTOR Arthur Fagen

STAGE DIRECTOR Tomer Zvulun

SET DESIGNER John Conklin

ASSOCIATE SET DESIGNER Julia Noulin-Merát

COSTUME DESIGNER Joanna Schmink

LIGHTING DESIGNER Thomas C. Hase

WIG & MAKEUP DESIGNER Richard Jarvie

CHORUS MASTER Walter Huff

MUSICAL PREPARATION Michael Spassov

CHOREOGRAPHER & ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Sara Erde

FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHER Drew Fracher

ASSISTANT CHORUS MASTER Rolando Salazar

ASSITANT LIGHTING DESIGNER Gordon Olson

STAGE MANAGER Brian August

ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS Adam Fulmer, Rachel Lucas

ROMEO AND JULIET CREDITS

CAST (IN ORDER OF VOCAL APPEARANCE)

TYBALT Santiago Ballerini

PARIS Nicholas Yaquinto

CAPULET David Crawford

JULIET Nicole Cabell

MERCUTIO Edward Parks

ROMEO Jesús León

BENVOLIO Jonathan L.B. Spuhler

GERTRUDE Cindy Sadler

GREGORIO Alan Higgs

FRIAR LAURENCE Burak Bilgili

STEPHANO Sandra Piques Eddy

DUKE OF VERONA Cory Neal Schantz

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PROLOGUEVerona, a chorus chants of the feud between the Montagues and the Capulets and of their children, the star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet.

ACT IAt a masked ball at the Capulet palace, Juliet’s arrival is eagerly awaited by her cousin Tybalt and her suitor Paris. Capulet presents his daughter, the revelers exclaim at her beauty, and Juliet rhapsodizes on her joy. The host leads his guests off just as Romeo, a Montague, and his friends, all masked, steal into the ballroom. Romeo has dreamed the night before, and Mercutio, one of his companions, launches into a song about Queen Mab, the mistress of dreams. Suddenly Romeo sees Juliet at a distance. As she waltzes around the room, singing of the freedom of youth, Romeo shyly approaches her, asking if his hand may

touch hers. Tybalt returns just as Juliet tells her name to Romeo, who masks himself and rushes off. Tybalt identifies the intruder as Montague’s son, but Capulet restrains him, ordering the party to continue.

ACT IILater that night, Romeo hides until Mercutio and other friends stop calling for him. Then he apostrophizes Juliet as the sun, the purest, brightest star. The girl steps forth on her balcony to lament her attraction for an enemy, and Romeo comes forward. The two ecstatically pledge their love but are interrupted by some Capulets searching for a Montague page. Then Romeo and Juliet tenderly bid each other good night.

ACT IIIAt Friar Laurence’s cell, Romeo appears at daybreak, followed by Juliet and her nurse,

SYNOPSIS

The Atlanta Opera's 2007 production of Romeo and Juliet

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Gertrude. The priest agrees to marry the young lovers in the hope that their union will end the feud between their families.

Outside Capulet’s house, Romeo’s page, Stéphano, sings a mocking song, which provokes a fight with Gregorio and other Capulet retainers. Mercutio protects Stéphano and is challenged by Tybalt, who insults Romeo when he tries to make peace. Mercutio duels Tybalt to defend the Montague honor and is slain, whereupon Romeo kills Tybalt. The Duke of Verona stops the bloodshed, banishing Romeo from the city.

ACT IVAt dawn in Juliet’s bedroom, the lovers exchange words of adoration before Romeo reluctantly leaves for exile.

Capulet and Friar Laurence greet Juliet with news that she is to wed Paris that very day, but the priest gives her a sleeping potion that will make her appear dead. He promises that she will wake with Romeo beside her. Juliet drinks the potion, and when Capulet and the others arrive to lead her to the church, she collapses.

ACT VIn a gloomy tomb, Romeo soliloquizes on his beloved Juliet, whom he believes dead. In despair he takes poison, only to see Juliet awaken. They hail a new life, but Romeo soon falters. He bids farewell to the frantic girl, who grasps his dagger and stabs herself. The lovers die praying for God’s forgiveness.

— Courtesy of Opera News

SYNOPSIS

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Everyone knows Romeo and Juliet is all about love. How an innocent, intense and pure love can be suffocated by rules that enforce social conventions — conventions that restrict freedom, happiness and love.

Never mind that Shakespeare’s 1595 tragedy seems to come from the opposite direction: The main characters’ impulsive relationship is embedded in a symmetrical framework, in which the public scenes come at the beginning, middle and end. The intense, private love of the young couple is parallel to the vicious, public hatred of the feuding families, the result of irrational behavior that leads to civil disorder. It’s the job of political authorities to control their subjects, lest society break down. Kids falling in love is a reckless, wonderful thing. But threats of civil war and violence — over religion, family loyalties, royal lineage — were central concerns in Shakespeare’s day.

Charles Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette, with a more modern sensibility, eliminates much

in the play that does not center on the young lovers. Yet in tone and substance, it manages to follow Shakespeare more closely that other musical versions — Berlioz’s dramatic symphony Roméo et Juliette, Bellini’s opera I Capuleti e I Montecchi, or Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim’s West Side Story. Gounod’s is arguably the most successful and enduring of all operas based on this greatest of romantic tragedies.

Love that is unlikely — and certainly ill-advised, maybe supernatural in its power and, as a result, foretold to end in failure — was a Gounod specialty. The composer first worked with librettists Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, the latter a noted playwright, for the opera Faust (1859), a tremendous success in Europe and America.

The popularity and high artistic achievement of the love music from Faust made Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers a

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natural follow-up. Romeo and Juliet was the hit Gounod needed to lift his career to the highest tier, and its extraordinary financial success was bolstered with the luck of coinciding with the Paris World Exhibition of 1867, when the city was overrun with tourists. In the later years of the 19th century and into the 20th, Gounod was considered one of the great masters of opera alongside Mozart, Wagner and Verdi.

Like many composers of the era, Gounod was smitten by Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde, first heard in Paris in 1860, with its heady mix of sex, drugs and the promise to unite in death. Gounod’s soundworld isn’t so different from the sparking orchestration and lyricism of Verdi’s La traviata, which made it to Paris in the 1850s. But at its deepest level, Romeo and Juliet is about the mystery of why two people would rather die than live apart and about the intoxicating emotions that swirl around love. Above all, Gounod finds love as the ultimate path to God.

Gounod’s team pushed the boundaries of that romantic attachment. The two main characters are onstage far more than in Shakespeare. Across the original five acts of the opera, our star tenor and soprano sing four duets, unprecedented in French opera at that time. It works beautifully because each number is a jewel, perfectly polished to reflect the character’s inner emotions.

Romeo and Juliet’s first encounter (“Ange adorable”) begins as a chaste madrigal. Romeo sings a line politely complementing Juliet, and she meekly repeats it; their formality is evidence of a proper upbringing. These aren’t lusty peasants who can’t control their loins but young aristocrats whose social station is

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The balcony scene in Act 2 — is there a more famous image in all of theater? — starts with a modest Juliet, but upon receiving Romeo’s heated protests of love, she capitulates and blurts out her eternal fidelity before resuming a polite, feminine demeanor. By now their feelings are so heated that the swooning resumes (“Ah! Ne fuis pas encore!”) after nurse Gertrude’s interruption.

To open Act 4, Gounod creates a mood of heightened sensuousness, using the simplicity of orchestral cellos to paint a

graphic picture of the night that has just passed. Two slow, lush phrases intertwine not as mere symbolism or decoration, but to depict the lovers’ emotional ecstasy. (Two decades later, Verdi would use the same scoring for the first love duet in Otello; note that composers across the 19th century were happy to borrow the best effects from their rivals.)

Gounod’s opera changes Shakespeare’s ending to allow the lovers one final duet, reprising musical themes heard earlier, bringing the tragedy full circle. In a moving and subtle touch, Juliet softly sings her love (“Je t’aime”) in the taut key of E flat major, the same key in which Romeo declared his love on the balcony. The short orchestral postscript recalls music heard on their secret wedding night, telling us death will not end their love.

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NICOLE CABELL JULIET ATLANTA OPERA DEBUT: THE MAGIC FLUTE, 2010Nicole Cabell, the 2005 Winner of the BBC Singer of the World Competition in Cardiff and Decca recording artist, is one of the most sought-after lyric sopranos of today. Her solo debut album, “Soprano,” was named Editor’s Choice by Gramophone and has received an incredible amount of critical acclaim and several prestigious awards: the 2007 Georg Solti Orphée d’Or from the French Académie du Disque Lyrique and an Echo Klassik Award in Germany. This season for Ms. Cabell includes a role and company debut as the title character in Handel’s Alcina at the Grand Théâtre de Genève, a return to the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden to sing Violetta in Verdi’s La Traviata, and performances of Rosalinde in Johann Strauss’ Die Fledermaus with Cincinnati Opera. Recent highlights include singing Violetta in La traviata and Giulietta in I Capuleti e i Montecchi with the San Francisco Opera, a reprise of her Giuletta with Lyric Opera of Kansas City, concert performances of Poulenc’s Gloria with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Charles Dutoit, and appearances with the BBC orchestra singing in Barber’s Knoxville, Summer of 1915 with Keith Lockhart and Elgar’s The Apostles with Sir Andrew Davis.

JESÚS LEÓN ROMEO ATLANTA OPERA DEBUTSPONSORED BY JOHN L. HAMMAKERMexican tenor Jesús León started his vocal studies with the Cuban tenor Jesús Li. He was a student of the UCLA Opera Studio, the Solti Accademia di bel Canto, the Boston Opera Institute and the Domingo-Thornton Young Artist Program at Los Angeles Opera. In Italy, he trained for two years under the direction of the legendary soprano Mirella Freni, who granted him the Nicolai Ghiaurov scholarship. His recent engagements have included Arturo in I Puritani at Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Tebaldo in I Capuleti e i Montecchi at the Teatro Massimo Bellini, Elvino in La Sonnambula at Teatro Comunale Mario del Monaco, Teatro Comunale Ferrara and Teatro Alighieri Ravenna, Nadir in Les pêcheurs de perles at the Florence Opera, Teatro Regio, Teatro Pavarotti, Daegu Opera House, and Pâris in La Belle Hélène at the Chatelet Theatre. Past operatic performances include Il Duca di Mantova in Rigoletto at Bregenz Landestheater, Ernesto in Don Pasquale at the Innsbruck Landestheater, Alfredo in La traviata at Scottish Opera, Dijon Opera, Theatre Caen, Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni at Garsington Opera and Birgitta Festival and Riccardo in Donizetti's Maria di Rohan in Berlin. His intense concert activities have taken him to the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Royal Albert Hall, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Birmingham Symphony Hall, Barbican Hall, Wigmore Hall, Orchestra Verdi in Milan, and the Orquesta Sinfonica de Mineria.

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CAST & CREATIVEEDWARD PARKS MERCUTIO ATLANTA OPERA DEBUT: FAUST, 2014Baritone Edward Parks was awarded third prize in Placido Domingo’s 2015 Operalia Competition and was presented in “The Voices of 2015” concert in Hungary. A graduate of the Lindemann Young Artists Development Program, Mr. Parks made his Metropolitan Opera debut in the 2009-10 season as Fiorello in Il barbiere di Siviglia, and has since appeared as Schaunard in La bohème and as Larkens in La fancuilla del West, which was broadcast in HD around the world. Most recently Mr. Parks returned to the Metropolitan Opera for productions of La bohème, Die Zauberflöte, and Don Carlo. He also sang the role of Laurent in Chicago Opera Theater and Long Beach Opera’s co-production of Tobias Picker’s Thérèse Raquin, returned to Carnegie’s Zankel Hall in recital with Susan Graham, and sang Orff’s Carmina Burana with the Prague Proms International Music Festival and the Czech National Symphony Orchestra. The 2015-16 season brings debuts with Virginia Opera as Marcello in La bohème and Des Moines Metro Opera as Ford in Falstaff, Escamillo in PortOpera’s Carmen, and his return to the Metropolitan Opera. Additional upcoming engagements include Count Almaviva in Lyric Opera of Kansas City’s Le nozze di Figaro, Marcello in La bohème with Minnesota Opera, and his debut with the Santa Fe Opera.

DAVID CRAWFORD DUKE OF VERONA ATLANTA OPERA DEBUTBass/baritone David Crawford is thrilled to be making his Atlanta Opera debut. A native of Pittsburgh, he has been seen in more than 300 performances in the past eight seasons with the Metropolitan Opera. Highlights over those seasons include Hector’s Ghost in Les Troyens, the Mandaran in Turandot, Rocheford in Anna Bolena, and the High Priest in Nabucco. Other career highlights include Banquo in Macbeth with Chautauqua Opera, Caspar in Die Freischütz with Des Moines Opera, and the King in Transformations with Wexford Festival Opera. He lives in New York with his wife, Laura Beth, and his daughter, Lily.

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CAST & CREATIVEBURAK BILGILI FRIAR LAURENCE ATLANTA OPERA DEBUT: THE ITALIAN GIRL IN ALGIERS, 2013 Turkish bass Burak Bilgili has performed in many of the world’s leading opera houses. Highlights included debuts with the Washington National Opera in Nabucco and with the National Symphony Orchestra for Dvorák’s Stabat Mater, and the world premiere of the opera La Fenice at the Savonlinna Festival. Other engagements have included Beijing National Centre for the Performing Arts for The Tales of Hoffmann, The Dallas Opera as Basilio in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Cincinnati Opera as Leporello in Don Giovanni, Edmonton Opera as Ramfis in Aida, his debut at the Caramoor Festival as Procida in I vespri siciliani, Nabucco with the Auckland Symphony and Lakmé in Montreal. Mr. Bilgili debuted at the San Francisco Opera as Ferrando in Il trovatore, in Geneva as Leporello, at Michigan Opera Theatre as Zaccaria in Nabucco and Leporello in Don Giovanni, and in Montreal for the role of Fiesco in Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra. Other recent engagements include the role of Don Basilio in Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia at the Bayerische Staatsoper and Seattle Opera, Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte in Avignon, Giorgio in I puritani in Cagliari, Hunding in Die Walküre for the Colorado Symphony, and Raimondo in Lucia di Lammermoor for Vancouver Opera.

SANTIAGO BALLERINI TYBALT ATLANTA OPERA DEBUTSantiago Ballerini made his debut at the Teatro Colon in the title role of Luigi Nono’s Prometeo. In the summer of 2015 he made his New York debut as Fernand in La Favorite at the Caramoor Festival, debuted the role of Ernesto in Don Pasquale in Buenos Aires and Nemorino in L’elisir D’amore in Montevideo. Future engagements include Gualtiero in Il Pirata at the Caramoor Festival, Tebaldo in I Capuleti e i Montecchi in Buenos Aires, Count Libenskoff in Viaggio a Reims at Teatro de Bellas Artes, and Almaviva in Il Barbiere di Siviglia in Rio de Janeiro. Next season he will join the Metropolitan Opera covering the roles of Almaviva in Il Barbiere di Siviglia and Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni. Previous engagements include Don Ottavio in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Nemorino in L’elisir D’amore in Montevideo, Romeo in Gounod’s Roméo and Juliette both with Teatro Avenida, a return to Teatro Colon as Arbace in Idomeneo, Alfredo in Verdi’s La Traviata, Ferrando in Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte, Belmonte in Mozart’s Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Alfred in Strauss’ Die Fledermaus, as well as Percy in Anna Bolena and Lindoro in L’italiana in Algieri at Teatro Argentino.

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SANDRA PIQUES EDDY STEPHANO ATLANTA OPERA DEBUT: THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, 2008In the 2015-16 season, American mezzo-soprano Sandra Piques Eddy makes her role debut as Charlotte in Werther at Boston Lyric Opera, covers the role of Maddalena in Rigoletto at the Metropolitan Opera, and travels to Opera Omaha to sing Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia. She also sings Angelina in La Cenerentola at Greensboro Opera, a signature role she sang to great acclaim at Austin Lyric Opera, Spoleto Festival (USA), and Arizona Opera. Last season was marked by the great success of her debut in the title role in L’incoronazione di Poppea at Opera North (UK). Career highlights include her European debut in a new production of Carmen at Opera North (U.K.). She has since sung the role at Portland Opera, Calgary Opera, Opera Colorado and Lyric Opera of Kansas City. Other signature roles include Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, which she performed with Nashville Opera, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Austin Lyric Opera, and Vancouver Opera; Cherubino in Le Nozze de Figaro at Canadian Opera Company, Los Angeles Opera, Atlanta Opera, and at Austin Lyric Opera; Dorabella in Così fan tutte at Hyogo Performing Arts Center in Japan; and Zerlina in Don Giovanni at Portland Opera and Opera Omaha. Future plans include her return to Hyogo Performing Arts Center and further appearances at the Met.

CINDY SADLER GERTRUDE ATLANTA OPERA DEBUTHeralded for her rich, satiny voice as much as her impeccable characterizations, mezzo-soprano Cindy Sadler is a force to be reckoned with on the operatic scene. The 2015 season found Ms. Sadler revisiting several signature roles, including Marquise de Berkenfield in La fille du regiment in her company debut with Mill City Summer Opera; Marcellina in Le nozze di Figaro with the New Orleans Opera Association; and Gertrude with Austin Opera. She also made her company debut as Mrs. Quickly in Odyssey Opera’s Sir John in Love. In recent seasons, Ms. Sadler debuted with Portland Opera as Ruth in The Pirates of Penzance; Tulsa Opera as Marie in The Most Happy Fella; Chautauqua Opera as Mrs. Sedley in Peter Grimes; the Jacksonville Symphony as Marcellina in The Marriage of Figaro; Pine Mountain Music Festival as Mrs. Clancy in Hoiby’s one-woman opera The Italian Lesson; and Opera Piccola San Antonio in The Italian Lesson as well as Dinah in Trouble in Tahiti. She sang her first Prince Orlovksy in Syracuse Opera’s Die Fledermaus. Upcoming she will reprise the Marquise de Birkenfeld with Austin Opera.

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ALAN HIGGS GREGORIO ATLANTA OPERA DEBUT: MADAMA BUTTERFLY, 2014Bass-baritone Alan Higgs returns this season after making his professional debut with The Atlanta Opera last year in Madama Butterfly as the Imperial Commissioner and then as Antonio in the spring production of Le nozze di Figaro. Mr. Higgs, lives in Atlanta, attended Florida State University for his master’s degree in voice performance, where he performed Simone in Gianni Schicchi, Prince Gremin in Eugene Onegin, and Don Alfonso in Così fan tutte. While singing Rucker Lattimore in Cold Sassy Tree, he had the honor of working with composer Carlisle Floyd. During his undergraduate studies at the University of Florida/New World School of the Arts, his roles included Guglielmo in Così fan tutte, the Husband in Amelia Goes to the Ball, and Kecal in the Bartered Bride. Mr. Higgs has performed in the chorus with Florida Grand Opera and Atlanta Opera and sang the bass soloist in Judas Maccabaeus for the New World School of the Arts in Miami.

CORY NEAL SCHANTZ DUKE OF VERONA ATLANTA OPERA DEBUT: FAUST, 2014

Baritone Cory Schantz returns to The Atlanta Opera after performances as Count Ceprano in Rigoletto, Wagner in Faust, and Fiorello in Il Barbiere di Siviglia. He also appeared in Tulsa Opera’s production of Dead Man Walking, and has performed principal roles with Wichita Grand Opera, Union Avenue Opera, and Winter Opera of St. Louis. An active recitalist and interpreter of oratorio, he has appeared in Handel’s Messiah with the Spartanburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Enid Symphony Orchestra, and the Billings Messiah Festival. He made his New York City debut in 2015 with the New York Repertory Singers in the world premiere of Winter’s Light, a song cycle for Baritone, Soprano, and Chamber Chorus by Michael John Trotta. Upcoming performances include the title role in The Mikado with Capitol City Opera, and recitals at the University of Connecticut and the University of New Hampshire. Mr. Schantz earned his DMA at The University of Oklahoma, where he studied with Marilyn Horne. He is currently on faculty at Reinhardt University in Waleska, Georgia, where he teaches voice and coordinates the opera program.

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CAST & CREATIVENICHOLAS YAQUINTO PARIS ATLANTA OPERA DEBUTBaritone Nicholas Yaquinto is an active member of the Atlanta music scene and a native of Savannah. Since receiving his B.M.A. from Georgia State University in May 2015, he won the 2015 Atlanta District Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, received FAVA Excellence in French Repertoire award at the 2015 CS Classical Singer Competition in Chicago, premiered at the Atlanta Symphony as Papagano in its production of My Family Valentine, and won the Casa Italia Vocal Scholarship in Chicago. This summer he will be performing the title role of Roscoe Conway in Seagle Music Colony’s world premiere production of Roscoe by Evan Mack. Mr. Yaquinto has been seen performing several roles across the country including Figaro in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Schaunard in La bohème, Demetrius in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Marullo in Rigoletto, and Count Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro.

JONATHAN L.B. SPUHLER BENVOLIO ATLANTA OPERA DEBUT: MADAMA BUTTERFLY, 2014Jonathan L.B. Spuhler received his B.M. in vocal performance from Ohio State University in 2008. He has been involved in outreach programs with both Opera Columbus and The Atlanta Opera, including performing the roles of Mercutio from Romeo et Juliette, Figaro from Il barbiere di Siviglia, Count Almaviva from Le nozze di Figaro, and the Major General from The Pirates of Penzance. Mainstage roles with Artisti Affamati, Capitol City Opera, Center Stage Opera, and Akron Lyric Opera include Dr. Falke from Die Fledermaus, Njegus from The Merry Widow, Schaunard from La bohéme, Zurga from Les pecheurs de perles, and Dancairo from Carmen. Mr. Spuhler will be performing the role of Koko in The Mikado with Capitol City Opera in May 2016. Along with a Travis Sharp, a member of Dad's Garage improv comedy group, Mr. Spuhler founded ImprOper, a group of singers and improvisational actors committed to performing improvised operas.

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CAST & CREATIVETOMER ZVULUN STAGE DIRECTOR ATLANTA OPERA DEBUT: THE FLYING DUTCHMAN, 2009General & Artistic Director of The Atlanta Opera since 2013, Tomer Zvulun is also one of opera’s most exciting young directors, earning consistent praise for his creative vision, often described as cinematic and fresh. His work has been presented by prestigious opera houses around the world, including The Metropolitan Opera, the opera companies of Seattle, Buenos Aires, Wexford, and Wolf Trap, as well as leading institutes and universities such as The Juilliard School and IVAI in Tel Aviv. Known for creating innovative interpretations of standard operas, as well as championing new works by American composers. Recently, he created critically acclaimed new productions of La bohéme (Atlanta, Seattle, Pittsburgh, Cleveland), Don Giovanni (Wolf Trap, Cincinnati), and Madama Butterfly (Atlanta, Castleton Festival), among others. His passion for producing new works was realized in the acclaimed European premiere of Kevin Puts’ Silent Night in Wexford Festival Opera in 2014, a production that won two Irish Times Awards. He prepared new productions of Soldiers Songs (David T. Little) in Atlanta, Dead Man Walking (Heggie) in New Orleans, and Dinner at Eight (Bolcom) in Minnesota and Wexford Festival. For The Atlanta Opera, Mr. Zvulun directed three productions before his appointment as General and Artistic Director in 2013: Die Fliegende Holländer (2009), The Magic Flute (2010), and Lucia di Lammermoor (2011). In the 2014-15 season, he created a critically acclaimed new production of Handel’s Semele in Seattle and created Silent Night in Wexford Festival in a production that will travel to Atlanta and The Glimmerglass Festival in 2017.

ARTHUR FAGEN CARL & SALLY GABLE MUSIC DIRECTOR ATLANTA OPERA DEBUT: LA TRAVIATA, 2005Arthur Fagen is a regular guest of the world’s leading opera houses, concert halls, and music festivals, including most notably, the Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Staatsoper Berlin, Bavarian State Opera, Deutsche Opera Berlin, and Vienna Staatsoper. In North America, he has been a frequent guest of the New York City Opera, Portland Opera, Chautauqua, and New Orleans Opera, among others. Notable orchestras he has conducted include the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the Czech Philharmonic, RAI Orchestras of Turin, Naples, Milan, Rome, and Israel Symphony Orchestra. Maestro Fagen served as music director of the Dortmund Philharmonic Orchestra and Opera, principal conductor in Kassel and Brunswick, chief conductor of the Flanders Opera in Antwerp and Ghent, and was music director of the Queens Symphony Orchestra. He has made a number of recordings for Naxos and BMG. Born in New York, maestro Fagen began his conducting studies with Laszlo Halasz and served as assistant to Christoph von Dohnanyi at Frankfurt Opera and James Levine at the Metropolitan Opera. Maestro Fagen is professor of music in Instrumental Conducting at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music.

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CAST & CREATIVEWALTER HUFF CHORUS MASTER ATLANTA OPERA DEBUT: TOSCA, 1988Mr. Huff is an associate professor and faculty director of opera choruses at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music. He has led choruses in IU Opera Theater’s productions of Don Giovanni, The Merry Widow, Akhnaten, the world premiere of The Tale of Lady Thi Kinti, H.M.S. Pinafore, La traviata, Dead Man Walking, The Last Savage, and South Pacific. Mr. Huff studied piano with Sarah Martin, Peter Takacs, and Lillian Freundlich. He has performed with singers throughout Europe and the United States and served as coach with the Peabody Opera Theatre and Washington National Opera. He also has performed in master classes given by renowned singers and pianists such as Sir Peter Pears, Licia Albanese, Eileen Farrell, Dalton Baldwin, Leon Fleisher, and Elly Ameling. He has been musical director for The Atlanta Opera Studio, Georgia State University Opera, and Actor’s Express, and served as chorus master The San Diego Opera. In 1984, he received Tanglewood’s C.D. Jackson Master Award for Excellence, presented by Seiji Ozawa and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Huff was one of four Atlanta artists chosen for the first Loridans Arts Awards, given to artists who have made exceptional contributions to the cultural life of Atlanta.

JOHN CONKLIN SET DESIGNERJohn Conklin has designed sets on and off-Broadway, at the Kennedy Center, and for opera companies around the world, including the Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Seattle Opera, San Francisco Opera, Houston Grand Opera, the Royal Opera, among many others. His work has been seen in Boston Lyric Opera’s I Puritani (1993), La bohème (1992), Beatrice and Benedict (1992), Lucia de Lammermoor (2005), and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2011), as well as at the American Repertory Theatre and Boston Ballet. Additionally, Conklin works to develop supplemental performances for BLO that strengthen's its the presence in the arts community. He is also on the faculty at New York University’s Tisch School. Conklin was a recipient of the 2011 NEA Opera Honors.

JULIA NOULIN-MERAT ASSOCIATE SET DESIGNER ATLANTA OPERA DEBUTIn addition to her work as associate producer for Boston Lyric Opera, Julia Noulin-Mérat is director of design and production for Guerilla Opera, and resident set designer for Attic Theater in New York. She has designed more than 300 operas, theater, immersive shows, and television productions, including: Clemency, In the Penal Colony, and La traviata at Boston Lyric Opera; Bluebeard's Castle at Opera Omaha; Madama Butterfly at Opera New Jersey and El Paso Opera; Giver of Light, Heart of a Dog, Gallo, Troubled Water, Pedr Solis, and No Exit at Guerilla Opera; Twenty Seven and Sumeida's Song at Pittsburgh Opera; L'Heure Espagnole and Scalia/ Ginsburg at Castleton Festival; The Barber of Seville at LoftOpera; and La Descente d'Orphée aux Enfers at Gotham Chamber Opera.

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JOANNA SCHMINK COSTUME DESIGNER ATLANTA OPERA DEBUT: COSÌ FAN TUTTE, 2000 Joanna Schmink has designed and coordinated costumes for The Atlanta Opera for 25 seasons. She has created original work for productions of Così fan tutte, Fidelio, Cold Sassy Tree, La rondine, La traviata, Porgy and Bess, and many others. Ms. Schmink also works as a freelance designer in Atlanta and the Southeast designing for the Alliance Theatre Company, Theatrical Outfit, Aurora Theatre, Horizon Theatre Company, and 7 Stages. Her work in regional companies includes productions with Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Memphis Ballet, Augusta Ballet, and Music Mansion Theater.

THOMAS C. HASE LIGHTING DESIGNER ATLANTA OPERA DEBUT Mr. Hase’s body of work includes many opera companies in the United States: The Santa Fe Opera, Seattle Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Philadelphia Opera, Minnesota Opera, Goodspeed Opera, Dallas Opera, and Los Angeles Opera. His work has been seen on both on Broadway and off-Broadway as well as New York City Opera and BAM Next Wave Festival. He has designed throughout Europe, Asia, and South America including Theater Erfurt, Bayerische Staatsoper, Staatstheater Kassel, Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Stadttheater Giessen, The Barbican and Sadler’s Wells in London, Opera North in the U.K. the Abbey Theater and Riverdreams in Dublin, Malmö Opera in Sweden, the Dutch, Finnish, and Columbian National Operas; Stageholding and the Nationale Reisopera in Holland; Opéra de Marseille; Canadian Opera Company; The Luminato Festival in Toronto; Singapore Arts Festival; and Tokyo Metro Arts Center. Mr. Hase has been the head of lighting and lighting design for Cincinnati Opera Association for 20 years.

SARA ERDE CHOREOGRAPHER & ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ATLANTA OPERA DEBUT: MADAMA BUTTERFLY, 2013A native New Yorker, Sara Erde is a stage director and choreographer for opera, theatre, and film. She choreographed last season's Madama Butterfly at the Atlanta Opera and is very happy to be back. Erde is a long time collaborator with the Metropolitan Opera and choreographed new productions of Manon Lescaut, Le Nozze di Figaro, and Werther. She is on the directing staff at the Met and has helped stage numerous operas including Madama Butterfly, Don Carlo, and Rigoletto among others. Recent productions outside of the Met include this season's Carmen at Washington National Opera (choreography) and Manon Lescaut (choreography) in Baden Baden. Atlanta audiences saw her as an ensemble dancer and dance captain for Zorro at the Alliance theatre.

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THE ATLANTA OPERA CHORUSCHORUS MASTER Walter Huff

ASSISTANT CHORUS MASTER Rolando Salazar

Jayme AlilawLynnette AndersonBonnie Banner Ruth Brooks Melissa FontaineAbigail HalonChristina Howell*Keli JacksonJessica LaneZorica PavlovicLaura PorlierReina Powell Rebecca Shipley Laurie Tossing*Jessica WaxAllegra WhitneyCarrie Anne WilsonBarbara Martinez Yancey

CHORUS MEMBERSKyle BarnesCharles BaughZachary BrownJohn BurnettBrendan Callahan-FitzgeraldChris ConnellyKirby EicholtzGus Godbee Will GreenAntoine GriggsChris HawkinsGrant JonesTimothy MarshallConrad Moore Brandon OdomMarc Porlier*Jonathan L.B. SpuhlerTyrone WebbNicholas Yaquinto John Young

Jace PaulyGabrielle Collinsmembers of the Atlanta Ballet Fellowship Ensemble

DANCERS

Adam BeesonLaura HawkinsHannah Hedges Jerry Hunter

SUPERNUMERARIES

*Soloists in Epithalamium

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VIOLINSPeter Ciaschini Concertmaster

Michele Mariage-Volz Acting Assistant Concertmaster

Fia Durrett Principal Second

Adelaide Federici Assistant Principal Second Violin

Amy Chang

Edward Eanes

Felix Farrar

Robert Givens

Patti Gouvas

Alison James

Kenny Lambert

Sally Wilson Martin

Lisa Morrison

Lee Nicholson

Shawn Pagliarini

Patrick Ryan

Lee Sheehan

Angele Sherwood-Lawless

Jessica Stinson

Elonia Varfi

Rafael Veytsblum

VIOLAWilliam Johnston Principal

Elizabeth Derderian-Wood Assistant Principal

Sherrod Mitchell

Julie A Rosseter

Karl Schab

Joli Wu

CELLOCharae Krueger Principal

Erin Ellis Assistant Principal

Barney Culver

David Hancock

Mary Kenney

Cynthia Sulko

BASSLyn DeRamus Principal

Adam Bernstein

Emory Clements

Robert Henson

Christina Ottaviano

FLUTE/PICCOLOJames Zellars Principal

Kelly Bryant

OBOEDiana Dunn Acting Principal

ENGLISH HORNErica Howard

CLARINETJeanne Heinze Acting Principal

Heather Rodriguez

BASSOONAmy Pollard Acting Principal

Eryn Oft

HORN

THE ATLANTA OPERA ORCHESTRAAnna Dodd Acting Principal

Alan Brown

Jason Eklund

Ed Ferguson

TRUMPETYvonne Toll Principal

Hollie Lifshey

TROMBONEMark McConnell Principal

Edmon Nicholson

Richard Brady

TUBADonald Strand

TIMPANIJohn Lawless Principal

PERCUSSIONMichael Cebulski Principal

Karen Hunt

Jeff Kershner

HARPSusan Brady

* String sections are listed in alphabetical order

Musicians employed in this production are represented by the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.

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DIRECTOR'S NOTE

“The course of true love never did run smooth” said a young lover in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, another Shakespeare play. As is the case with many of the Bard’s masterpieces, the story of Romeo and Juliet has spawned countless versions and adaptations in every possible medium, from dance and opera to movies and popular songs.

In Hollywood, the great operatic director, Franco Zeffirelli, created a colorful film version of the story in 1968 that truly encapsulates the essence of burning, teenage desire. Amongst the many other film adaptations of the story, a bold version by another operatic director stands out. Baz Luhrmann’s unforgettable 1996 version updates the

story to a contemporary California beach setting starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Clare Danes.

Great composers and musicians were drawn to the theme. Prokofiev wrote a successful ballet, Bernstein and Sondheim transposed the story into West Side Story, and Bellini wrote the opera I capuletti e Montecchi. Berlioz and Tchaikovsky were compelled to write orchestral versions and in more recent, popular music, Dire Straits, Elvis Costello, Lou Reed, and Tom Waits have all found inspiration from that tale.

Why?

Why did theaters all over the world, in every conceivable language adapt this

Tomer Zvulun directs the cast of The Atlanta Opera's 2015 production of La bohéme.photo: Scott Hazleton

DIRECTORS NOTE: ROMEO AND JULIET BY TOMER ZVULUN

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DIRECTOR'S NOTEplay? Why were the greatest artists of all time so fascinated with retelling the story? And, why did we choose to present this story at The Atlanta Opera?

All around the world the name Romeo and Juliet is synonymous with the idea of being young and in love. It captures the essence of romance; of discovering the powers of love, sex, danger; and the mysterious alchemy that occurs when we are attracted to another person. It is desperately romantic. It deals with love and loss, power and social status; the stuff that makes us dream.

Gounod’s version is unique in that it takes a story that is often remembered for its intimate chamber scenes — the famous balcony scene, the tomb scene — and expands them into an unapologetically grand opera in the most extravagant way.

The extreme feelings that the characters experience — the ecstasy of falling in love and lust, the intensity of violence and loss, revenge, and grief — are the perfect material for operatic tales.

Gounod takes those ingredients and propels them forward in a romantic, melodic way. He enhances the scale of the story and emotions by writing sweeping music for large choruses and orchestra.

Our version at The Atlanta Opera consciously takes the idea of larger-than-life themes and finds the visual equivalent in the backdrop of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. A grand canvas that through the use of multiple levels, the staircases and platforms of the Globe, help bring this powerful story to new life.

Producing an opera is a complicated, exciting adventure. I personally find it addictive because it allows us to paint on the largest canvas available in the performing arts. Producing Grand opera, like Romeo et Juliette, is even more intricate and exciting. This new production brings together a thrilling cast of singers, designers, musicians and artists from all over the world to tell this evergreen love story in a fresh way. It is a joy to share it with you here tonight at the magnificent Cobb Energy Centre.

photo: Jeff Roffman

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BEHIND THE CURTAIN

THE ATLANTA OPERA: Who or what influenced you to get into costume design?

JOANNA SCHMINK: Growing up, my parents involved all of my siblings in the arts (orchestra, choir, dance, theater) not as a potential career choice but to enlighten us on the importance of art in all forms in our daily lives. I think it was a friend in college that convinced me to take an internship in the university costume shop. I changed majors a semester later from engineering to costume design and have her to thank or blame.

AO: Who is your favorite artist or designer, living or dead?

JS: Léon Samoilovitch Bakst (1866-1924). He was a Russian painter, set, and costume designer known for his rich, exotic use of color, pattern, and texture. His work for Diaghilev Ballet Russes is some of his best work — a visual kaleidoscope of color brought to life onstage. Bakst’s brilliant control of color and line spilled over into fashion and interior design, giving a new richness and looser flow to the drab look of the time.

AO: Are there any misconceptions about costume designers that you’d like to clear up?

JS: I don't think people quite understand what costume designers do on the job. For starters, it’s not as glamorous as people would like to think. It’s a lot of long hours and hard work. You have to love research, working with fabric, collaborating with other creative people such as designers, directors, producers, and performers. The payoff is definitely not notoriety, but rather the satisfaction of creating part of a wonderful theatrical experience.

AO: What does a typical day look like for you?

JS: There are no typical days, thank goodness. There are some non-negotiables that I always keep on the early-morning daily roster like running, biking, or swimming. I like to start every day off on an active foot to help keep me in a great frame of mind and provide an additional bump of energy. There is nothing like a sunrise to inspire creativity. A workday is usually a 7:30 a.m. or 8 a.m. start with a 7 p.m. or 8 p.m. finish. All kinds of things could occupy a workday, from organizational office work and fabric shopping, to costume fittings and production meetings. There is a mix of practical and creative aspects to every day.

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AO: What kind of preparation went into the period costumes for "Romeo and Juliet?"

JS: A large part of the development and preparation for this production is in research and creative problem-solving. The body of the show is being set in the 1830s, historically noted as part of the Romantic Era (1820s-1840s), or early Victorian. It is complemented by aspects and costume elements of the Elizabethan era (1550s-1600s) which works well in the presentation of a Shakespearean story line. The challenge is to make the periods connect seamlessly so the costumes enhance the storytelling.

AO: Were there specific challenges to creating these costumes for such a large cast?

JS: This production is incorporating brand-new-built costumes, pre-existing

costume stock, and rented costumes. It’s challenging to have all of these elements in place and create a cohesive design that will present a beautiful visual for the audience. The work involved to move the design forward takes additional creative thought and design flexibility so the best choices are made.

AO: Are there any productions (opera or other) for which you have always wanted to design the costumes?

JS: I would love to design a Die Fledermaus or a Tristan und Isolde. Both have great opera design elements that would challenge me as a designer. I would love to do research on both shows and have a great adventure seeing them come to life. They both have grand opera story appeal with love, drama, and suspense well-crafted into their plots.

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2,000 Metro Atlanta students packed the Cobb Energy Centre for the Student Short performance of La bohéme in October of 2015.photo: Raftermen Photography

The Atlanta Opera reaches thousands of students every year through education, audience development, and community engagement programming throughout metro Atlanta and the state of Georgia. Our programs often are the first operatic experiences these students have, and are often a catalyst for students to further their love of the arts.

Each year, The Atlanta Opera’s Student Short Matinee is performed for more than 2,000 middle and high school students from across Atlanta, many of whom are from school districts that have never been given the opportunity to attend an opera or be in a large theater. The Student Short performance is produced in collaboration with the ArtsBridge Foundation, which is the arts education arm of the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. After bringing her choir to the La bohème Student

Short this past October, a teacher commented:

“This performance today was the first opera experience for many of my students. Many lives were changed today by being exposed to this art form. I cannot thank The Atlanta Opera and the ArtsBridge Foundation enough for their support and outreach to students in the metro community. Many students do not realize the opportunities that are so near for them to embrace. Through programs such as this, students can be inspired to become singers that continue the style of opera.”

While the Student Short primarily serves students within the metro Atlanta area, The Atlanta Opera Studio Tour travels the state, performing for more than 10,000 students each season in Atlanta and such cities as Albany, Dublin, and Calhoun. One of the most

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rewarding performances each year is for our smallest audience. The Hillside Conant School of Atlanta operates as a private, nonprofit organization offering a continuum of services for children and adolescents who have severe emotional and behavioral issues Its mission is to help children and families thrive by providing outstanding residential and community mental health services. Through the help and generosity of the Kiwanis Club of Atlanta, the Studio Tour performs at the Hillside School for approximately 50 students who come from some of the most difficult and disadvantaged situations. The performance always elicits excited expressions on the faces of the students, and the thoughtful questions posed to the performers afterward make this performance one of the highlights of the tour, and one that the students of Hillside look forward to each year.

The High School Opera Institute (HSOI), in conjunction with Emory University, is a weeklong program that provides instruction and practice in vocal technique and performance skills for talented high school students. Andrew Liang, one of the summer 2015 participants, had prior musical training in the Georgia Boy Choir, but had limited solo performance experience. Andrew used the techniques learned at HSOI to win 2nd place at the American Protégé Vocal Competition and was awarded a recital performance at Carnegie Hall in New York City.

Through these and other programs, The Atlanta Opera hopes to inspire today's students to become the opera singers and opera lovers of tomorrow.

Learn more about these education and community programs by visiting us at atlantaopera.org.

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More than 10,000 students saw The Atlanta Opera Studio Tour production of The Pirates of Penzance, throughout the state of Georgia.photos: Wade Thomas

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ANNUAL GIVINGThe following names represent gifts from individuals, The Atlanta Opera Board of Directors, Staff, Chorus, and Orchestra. We express our most sincere thanks and appreciation to each of our donors. Their ongoing support allows The Atlanta Opera to continue building on its tradition of excellence by introducing new works and reimagining classics.

Listed are pledges and payments to The Annual Fund, The Society for Artistic Excellence, and The Overtures Campaign from July 1, 2014 through March 17, 2016.

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& Ms. Andrea StricklandMaureen & Michael DaileyJanice & Charles M. Edwards IIIMr. & Mrs. John C. Ethridge, Jr.Ms. DeeAnn E. EvansMr. & Mrs. Michael FlahertyMr. & Mrs. Lance FortnowDr. & Mrs. David J. FrolichJohn Gam, Ph. D.Mr. James GaryCliff Jolliff & Elaine GerkeDr. & Mrs. Martin GoldsteinMr. & Mrs. George GundersenMrs. John W. Grant IIIMs. Louise S. GunnMs. Anne HammondMr. Ronald L. Harris

& Mrs. Jacqueline PownallDean & Vivian HaultonMr. George Hickman, IIIDonna & Richard HillerMr. & Mrs. James HorganRichard & Linda HubertMs. Annette JanowitzMr. & Mrs. Fred R. KeithJohn & JoAnn KellerJoan & Arnold KurthMs. Beverly LeaphartMs. Joanne LincolnMr. Sidney E. LintonLivvy Kazer LipsonDr. Jill MableyMs. Kathrin MattoxMr. & Mrs. John McMullanMr. M. Sean MolleyMrs. Thespi P. MortimerBarbara & Mark MurovitzMr. & Mrs. Stephen L. NamanThe Honorable & Mrs. George A. NovakMr. & Mrs. J. Vernon O'Neal, Jr.Mr. John OwensMs. Beverley PaquetteMr. & Mrs. Henry C. Parrish III

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ANNUAL GIVINGGOLD (continued)Mr. & Mrs. John PayanMr. W. Ray PersonMr. David PylateMr. David Quinn & Mr. Jason LiebzeitR.J. & D.G. Riffey, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Stefano V. RighiMrs. Barbara G. RobinsonSidney & Phyllis RodbellMr. John B. RofranoSandra & Ronald RousseauMr. Walid SaidMr. Stuart SchleuseMr. & Mrs. David M. ScoularMr. Robert SidewaterDr. Susan Y. StevensJane StoddardMr. & Mrs. Frederick A. StuartMr. & Mrs. James SummersMr. Tarek TakieddineDr. & Mrs. Kenneth G. TaylorMr. Richard ThioMr. James ToddMr. & Mrs. Charles D. Tuller Dr. & Mrs. James H. VenableMary Jane & Jorge VilanovaMr. & Mrs. Leroy WaldenMs. Venette WilliamsVirginia S. WilliamsMrs. Frank Wilson, Jr.Sherrilyn & Donn Wright

$350+AnonymousMr. & Mrs. David S. BakerMs. Lauren BenevichMr. & Mrs. Samuel BetorDr. & Mrs. Jerry BlumenthalMs. Marta V. BoulineauDrs. Brenda & Craig CaldwellMr. Gregory CarrawayDr. & Mrs. Arthur E. ChapmanDr. Earle D. ClowneyMr. & Mrs. Alva CobbMr. Lawrence M. CohenMr. & Mrs. Newt CollinsonMrs. Claudia ColvinMr. & Mrs. David CourtneyMr. John CullomMs. Carol Comstock & Mr. James L. DavisDr. & Mrs. Albert De ChicchisMr. James M. Datka

& Ms. Nora P. DePalmaMr. & Mrs. Arthur R. Dugger

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& Ms. Brenda JenningsMs. Lola V. WilliamsJone Williams

SILVER$100+AnonymousRev. Joanna & Mr. Alfred B. Adams IIIMr. Thomas A. Adams, Jr.Mr. Herb AdcockMr. & Ms. Mark AlaviDr. Catherine AllardMr. William F. & Joan M. AmideoDr. & Mrs. Charles ArpAtlanta Opera Orchestra

Players AssociationMrs. Elizabeth BairMs. Joselyn B. BakerMs. Mary M. BallMr. & Mrs. Michael BarkerMr. Walter BeamerMaria Battista DellaperutaMr. Brian D. BeemCarol J BelayDaniel & Bethann BergerMr. & Mrs. Matthew H. BernsteinMr. & Mrs. George BeylounyMs. Elena BianchelliMr. Gary Bivins

SILVER (continued)Mr. Matt BlackburnMr. Albert K. BlackwelderMr. & Mrs. Michael BlackwoodMr. & Mrs. Mike BoazMs. Martha BoboMs. Barbara E. BoltonMr. Gene B. BrownLou & Tom JewellMr. Mitch BucklinMark & Peg BumgardnerWilton & Victoria DvonchMr. Matthew Y. Burkhalter

& Mr. John CareyMs. Anne BurnettHans Jurgen BurmeisterMr. Frank H. Butterfield

& Mrs. Debra ButterfieldSusan ByrdAnn & Jim CurryMrs. C. Anne DawsonMs. Hope Caldwell-FosterDr. & Mrs. W. Jerry CappsThomas S. Caras, M.D.Mr. Stephen CarlsonMrs. Emma CasanovaMs. Lynda CaseDr. Lynn CathcartMr. & Mrs. George CemoreMrs. Ruth CoanMr. & Mrs. Alva CobbDr. & Mrs. Sheldon B. CohenMr. Malcom H. ColeDr. & Mrs. Thomas W. ColeMs. Sally CombsMs. Celeste ConditMr. T. Dennis ConnallyDevlin CooperMr. & Mrs. F. Dean CopelandMr. & Mrs. Dennis M. CreanJulianna Mary CritzMs. Delia T. CrouchMs. Jennifer C. BurleighCraig CuddebackMs. Ann CummingsMs. Elizabeth T. CurrieDr. & Mrs. Jeffery Steven Curtiss, Ph.D.Mr. David D'AmbrosioMr. & Mrs. Harold T. Daniel Jr.Dr. Jiyoung DanielMrs. Jeanne DanielsMr. & Ms. O. Alan DanielsMs. Rebecca R. DanisMr. William A Davis

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ANNUAL GIVINGSILVER (continued)Mr. Christopher J. DecoufleMr. Louis DelatourdupinJim & Carol DewDr. & Mrs. Ivan DiamondMs. Teresa DiazMs. Rosemarie DistefanoMrs. Sara B. DukeMr. & Mrs. David R. DyeArnold & Sylvia EavesMrs. Anne J. EderingtonMr. John ElledgeMs. Paula L. EllisMs. Elizabeth R. EtollMs. Hope EyreMs. Barbara FahertyDr. Fariba FarhidvashMs. Barbara M. FarrMs. Ariana B. FassJoann FelderMrs. Arnoldo FiedotinMrs. Sally FinchMs. Martha FinemanDr. & Mrs. Stanley FinemanMs. Anne L. GrossmanMr. & Mrs. Michael E. FriedmanMr. Glen GalbaughMs. Maryanne F. GauntMr. & Mrs. Gaylord MichelDan & Harriet Gill Mr. & Mrs. Sander L. GilmanDr. & Mrs. Joseph D. GiovincoMr. & Mrs. Donald GoldsteinMr. Richard GoodjoinJames C. Goodwyne

& Christopher S. ConnellyBarbara GovertMr. William GreenMr. & Mrs. Richard P. GrodzickiJim & Virginia HaleMs. Mary Joe HanesMr. & Mrs. William A. HangerDr. & Mrs. Bannister L. HarbinDr. & Mrs. Eugene HarleyMs. Freya HarrisMr. Michael D. HastingsMr. Scott HazletonMr. William Hazleton

& Mrs. Holly HazletonMr. & Mrs. William HinsonMs. Tina Ann HooperDr. & Mrs. S. G. Hornsby, Jr.Mrs. Sally HorntvedtMr. & Mrs. Nicholas C. Howard

SILVER (continued)Dr. Karen Kuehn HowellMrs. Roberta L. HuebnerMrs. Catherine HughesMs. Irmgard S. ImmelMr. Rolf IngenleufMr. James JacksonMrs. Louise JacksonMr. & Mrs. Robert C. JacksonMr. Stuart A. JacksonMrs. Mary O. JensenMr. & Mrs. Thomas E. JohnstonMs. Jo. Elliott JonesMr. & Mrs. Jerry JuchelkaMr. & Mrs. Edward KatzeJane & Bob KiblerMs. Donna J. KilgoreMr. Allen D. King, Jr.Mr. Emory KingMs. Darothea H. KirklandMr. Chris KitchensMr. Al KliciusMs. Caroline B. KlopstockMrs. Jo W. KochMr. Richard KranzmannMr. & Mrs. Gedas KutkaJudge & Mrs. John LangfordMrs. Emma LankfordJuliette & Andrew LeborLucy R. & Gary Lee, Jr.Michelle M.S. LeeMrs. Jeanine LewisSophie LiMs. Nancy Smith LinzmeyerVaneesa & Allan LittleCharles & Katherine LordDonna & Trevor LumbMrs. Carol Lyttle Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Thomas P. LyttleCynthia McGillMr. David MackleyMr. Bruce MaddenDr. Chalem MahadevanDr. Robert & Judge Stephanie ManisDr. David J. MartinMs. Nancy MartinBelinda & Gino MassafraAdair & Joe MasseyKatherine B. Maxwell

& Michael J. MaxwellMrs. Margaret McCamyMr. M. Reynolds McClatchey Jr.Ms. Joey McCrawMs. Gloria G. McCrory

SILVER (continued)Michael McDanielPatricia & Laughlin McDonaldMr. Charles D. Menser, Jr.Mr. Kenneth Alan MillerMr. Simon MillerMs. Sarah MillettDon MinichielloMr. Roger Moister, Jr.Mr. Albert M. MorrisonMr. & Mrs. George T. MunstermanMr. & Mrs. Chuck MusholtDavid Turnage & Alice NelsonMr. & Mrs. Richard NewtonMs. Penny NichollsMr. & Mrs. Thomas F. RemingtonMs. Marianela E. NoyaMs. Sandra S OwensMs. Maurneen OzmoreMr. Joseph M. PabstPhyllis & Marshall PaceChristine & Jim PackHuun Park & Morgan HarrisRev. Louisa T. ParsonsEdward & Marjorie PattersonMr. Andreas Penninger Robert Glenn PenningtonMs. Mary PercyMs. Sandra PerkowitzMs. Sophia B. PetermanDrs. Frank & Robin PetruzieloMr. George A. Pfeil, IIIMs. Maria M. PflugbeilMr. D. F. PinholsterLavinia PretzMr. Donald W. PrichardSharon & Jim RadfordLetitia A RadfordMrs. David A. ReinachBrian & Caroline RendiniMs. Jean RobertsonMr. Bruce RogersMr. & Mrs. John Philip RogersMr. Daniel D. RossMr. Dwight Ross Jr.Mr. Hervey S. RossMs. Linda RubinHarriet RuskinDr. & Mrs. Bruce SabatinoMr. Patrick SamDr. & Mrs. William M. ScaljonDr. & Mrs. Joseph M. ScanlanMr. & Mrs. James SchiwalMac & Duhi Schneider

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ANNUAL GIVINGSILVER (continued)Mr. Donald Schreiber & Ms. Barbara SealMs. Regina SchuberMs. Gretchen SchulzMr. & Mrs. John A. SchwartzKatherine ScottMs. Roberta SetzerCarolyn H. ShermanHelga Hazelrig SiegelMr. Robert L. SilvermanRichard Singer & Liz NazzariMr. & Mrs. Charles SlickTom Slick Dr. Valdon SmithMichael SneathMr. Kenneth W. StegallJohn & Lizanne StephensonMrs. Fred StewartDavid StrawnBobbie Jo SupineBarbara & Jon SwannMrs. Margaret Talmadge HowellMr. & Mrs. Frederick C. TaylorMs. Virginia S. TaylorLeigh & Jay TelotteMr. & Mrs. Stanley TenenbaumMs. Michelle M. ThomasMs. Nancy A. ThomasMr. & Mrs. William R. Thurman , Jr.Mr. & Ms. Wolfgang TiedtkeMrs. Newell B. TozzerMs. Elizabeth R. Trulock

SILVER (continued)Mr. Michael VaughnMrs. James B. VaughtMs. Marylee VetranoMs. Brenda D. JenningsMr. & Mrs. Fritz von AmmonJoseph J Wade JrMs. Laura P. WagnerMr. & Mrs. Richard WaidMr. & Mrs. Leonard WallaceMr. & Mrs. Lewis WatfordMs. Cindy WeinbaumDrs. Bernard & Sharon WeissMs. Reba P. WelchMr. & Mrs. T. A. WesselsMr. & Mrs. A. E. Westmoreland, Jr.Mrs. Elaine WilcoMs. Anna WilliamsMs. Beth WilliamsonMr. Calvin WingoMs. Ann D. WintersMr. & Mrs. Charles T. WiseJeremy WojcikMrs. Loretta C. WolfMr. & Mrs. Ron & Elaine WomackDr. & Mrs. R. Craig WoodwardMrs. Mary S. WrightDr. Edward Zaiko

& Dr. Ivana Pelnar-ZaikoMrs. Johnnie Zahler & Jeanette ZahlerKurt-Alexander ZellerMary & Angelo Zigrino

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CORPORATE PARTNERS$500,000 The Coca-Cola Company

$100,000+Gas South

$50,000+CartierFederal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta

$10,000+Affordable Equity Partners, Inc.The Atlantan BloomingdalesTony Brewer & Co.Elite Caribbean ResortsGeorgia Dermatology CenterSAP Success FactorsUBS Financial Services Inc.

$5,000+AnonymousBatdorf & Bronson Coffee RoastersMontana Sporting ClubNational Distributing Company, Inc.Neiman Marcus

$2,500+Atlanta Botanical GardenGenuine Parts CompanyJoel Crowe - Wallace GraphicsPNC Wealth ManagementRalph LaurenThe Ritz Carlton - BuckheadThe St. Regis AtlantaBarbara Tfank

$1000+Atlanta Food & Wine FestivalETRO USA, Inc.Fast Signs Sandy SpringsFidelity BankGeorgia Dermatology CenterMiller UnionMorgan Stanley -- Terminus Building OfficeResurgens Hospitality GroupRitz Carlton-Rancho MirageTotal Wine

$500+Alliance Theatre AmplifiiJames AveryBarcelonaBeverly Bremer Silver ShopBuckhead Life Restaurant GroupFerragamo - AtlantaLive NationMarty Thornberg DesignsSid & Ann MashburnPanasonicPark TavernThe General MuirThe Gifted Ferret

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FOUNDATIONS$750,000+The Goizueta Foundation

$150,000+Atlanta Music Festival AssociationLivingston Foundation

$100,000+The Rich Foundation

$50,000+The Sara Giles Moore FoundationThe Kendeda FundJ. Marshall & Lucile G. Powell Charitable Trust

$20,000+The Jim Cox, Jr. FoundationThe Home Depot FoundationThe Charles Loridans Foundation, Inc.Wells Fargo FoundationThe Zeist Foundation

$10,000+Molly Blank Charitable TrustThe George M. Brown FundCamp-Younts FoundationFraser-Parker FoundationAnn & Gordon Getty FoundationPrice Gilbert, Jr. Charitable FundJBS FoundationThe Ray M. & Mary Elizabeth Lee FoundationNordson Corporate FoundationNorfolk Southern Corporation FoundationFrances Wood Wilson Foundation, Inc.The David, Helen & Marian Woodward Fund

$5,000+The Atlanta FoundationThe Mary Brown Fund of AtlantaThe John & Mary Franklin Foundation, Inc.Turner Broadcasting System

$1,000+Bright Wings FoundationEnterprise Holdings FoundationHills Family FoundationKiwanis Foundation of Atlanta, IncLois & Lucy Lampkin FoundationPiedmont National Family FoundationPublix Super Markets Charities

GOVERNMENT FUNDING$50,000+Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs

$20,000+Georgia Council for the ArtsNational Endowment for the Arts

Listed below are organizations that contributed and/or pledged to The Atlanta Opera between July 1, 2014 and March 17, 2016.

FOUNDATION & GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

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TRIBUTES & MEMORIALSIn Honor of Judith AlembikMs. Sondra Dillon

In Memory of Ms. Katherine AndersonMr. Richard E. & Mary R. Gharst Joy & Jerome Lofton

In Honor of Mr. & Mrs. Shepard B. Ansley

Janice WestMr. Allen W. Yee

In Honor of Florence BarnettThe Snead Family

In Memory of Eleonora BarsonColonel & Mrs. John V. Barson, D.O.

In Honor of Mrs. Nancy Carter BlandAnn P. HowingtonMrs. Constance W. Treloar

In Memory of Dr. James W. Bland, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Bonneau Ansley Jr.Mrs. Enrique E. BledelMs. Terrell BoyleMrs. Constance CalhounMrs. Carol J. ClarkBeverly B. CokerMr. & Mrs. Tom DaltonMr. & Mrs. Tinsley EllisMrs. Carol GoodmanNancy & Holcombe GreenAnn GuscioMr. & Mrs. Ned HardisonMrs. Sally HawkinsMr. & Mrs. Thomas D. HillsMs. Susan M. HooperMr. Alfred D. Kennedy & Dr. Bill KennyJudge & Mrs. John LangfordMr. & Mrs. Randall G. LanfordMr. William A. MarshMr. Scott E. NovellasMr. William E. PenningtonMs. Fabia T. RogersMs. Betty A. SlatonMr. T. M. SlatonMs. Sally SwannMr. & Mrs. Ben J. Tarbutton, Jr.Mrs. Constance W. TreloarMs. Alice P. WatsonRae & George WeimerMrs. Mary S. WrightMs. Mary R. Zwiren

In Memory Mr. Paul H. BowdreKaty L. Roberts

In Honor of Mr. & Mrs. Montague L. Boyd IV

Ms. Wendy Weisman

In Memory Mr. Jerry E. DiltsMr. Charles H. Battle, Jr.Mr. Arthur M. BlankMs. Mary D. BrayMr. & Mrs. William R. Bridges, Jr.Dr. Harold BrodyMrs. Mary Carter DavisMrs. Lavona Currie Mr. & Mrs Robert G. Edge Mr. George H. Galloway, , Jr.Nancy & Holcombe Green Mr. Joseph S. Hays J. & Sara Hehir Mr. & Mrs. Thomas D. Hills Ms. Mary Katherine HodgsonFrances Robinson HuberJ. Tribble AntiquesMs. Janice KaneMr. Jerry A. KayMr. Alfred Kennedy & Dr. Bill Kenny Ms. Kathleen S. O'GaraMr. William E. PenningtonMr. Daniel B. Rather Mr. & Mrs. Joel F. Reeves Mr. & Mrs. H. English Robinson Mr. & Mrs. Gary M. Sams The Silver SkilletMrs. Laura S. SpearmanMr. & Mrs. Frank G. Stevenson, Jr.Mrs. Rebecca WarnerMr. & Mrs. John W. Wilcox, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Harry Zuber

In Honor of Martha Thompson DinosDr. Patricia S. Poulter

In Memory Miriam DrakeMs. Pat Johnston

In Honor of Susanna EilandDr. & Dr. Morgan Eiland

In Memory of Henry G. FerranteJason Ferrante

In Memory of Timothy GantzMs. Elena Bianchelli

In Memory of Alvin Goldstein The Women of Bryan Cave

In Honor of Dr. Thomas N. Guffin, Jr.Ms. Jeanne Brown & Ms. Jeanie

Robertson

In Memory of Mia Hecht Owens & Arnoldo Fiedotin

Mrs. Enrique E. Bledel

In Memory of Betsy HansenHarald Hansen

In Memory of Donald R. KeoughMr. & Mrs. Charles K. FischerMr. Alfred D. Kennedy & Dr. Bill KennyThe Scully Peretsman FoundationMr. Troy Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Yates, Jr.

In Memory of Rachel LehmannMrs. Eleanor H. Strain

In Honor of Polly N. PaterMr. & Mrs. Brian BeemTom Slick Mr. & Mrs. Charles Slick

In Honor of Mr. Rolando SalazarMr. Darryl C. Payne

& Ms. Lisa C. Richardson

In Honor of Ms. Susan StephensMs. Jane H. Mitchell

In Memory of Jim StrainMr. William E. Pennington

In Honor of John TibbettsThe Reverend Neal P. Ponder, Jr.

In Memory of Rex WeaverMs. Nancy Smith LinzmeyerLetitia RadfordRespectful Former ClientBobbie Jo Supine

In Memory Ms. Jane S. WillsonCol. & Mrs. Edgar W. DuskinCarol & Jorge Pisarello

In Honor of Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Yates, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Mark EdenMr. Ezra H. RippleMr. & Mrs. J. Barry SchrenkJohn & Lizanne StephensonMr. J. Gray TeekellMs. Dorothy Yates KirkleyMrs. Sarah Yates Sutherland

In Memory Mrs. Dorothy M. YatesKatharine Rabkin BuschCobb Community FoundationMs. Victoria J. DoranHomrich-Berg, Inc. - BuckheadMr. & Mrs. Clayton F. JacksonMr. Alfred D. Kennedy & Dr. Bill KennyMr. & Mrs. Michael L. KeoughCarolyn PokornyMr. Russell B. & Mrs. Melanie RichardsDavid RoemerDr. Lisa A. Tedesco & Mr. David W. KuehnRae & George Weimer

In Honor of Tomer Zvulun & Susanna Eiland

Ms. Lisa T Black

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ENCORE CIRCLEThe Atlanta Opera established the Encore Circle to recognize donors who have designated the Opera as a beneficiary in their estate plan. Gifts from these individuals ensure our progress for generations to come.

AnonymousMr. & Mrs. Shepard B. AnsleyMrs. Wallace F. BeardThe Bickers Charitable TrustMr. Montague L. Boyd, IVMs. Mary D. BrayMr. Robert ColginMartha Thompson DinosThe Roy & Janet Dorsey FoundationArnold & Sylvia EavesMs. Dorothy E. Edwards*Heike & Dieter ElsnerMs. Melodi FordCarl & Sally GablePeg Simms GaryMr. & Mrs. Sidney W. GubermanMs. Judy HanenkratMr. Hilson HudsonMrs. Joseph B. HutchisonMr. J. Carter JosephMr. Alfred D. KennedyMs. Corina M. LaFrossiaDr. Jill Mabley

Mr. & Mrs. John G. MalcolmMr. Robert L. MaysMr. & Mrs. Allen P. McDanielMr & Mrs. Jack C. McDowellMr. & Mrs. Craig N. MillerMiss Helen D. MoffittMr. J. Robert MorringClara M. & John S. O'SheaMrs. Polly N. PaterMr. William E. PenningtonMr. Bruce RothMs. Hazel SangerMr. D. Jack Sawyer, Jr.Elizabeth Morgan Spiegel*Ms. Barbara D. StewartDr. Jane T. St. Clair & Mr. James E. SustmanMr. & Mrs. Thomas H. TeepenDr. & Mrs. Harold WhitneyRhys T. WilsonMs. Bunny Winter & Mr. Michael DoyleMr. Charles R. Yates, Jr. & Mrs. Mary Mitchell Yates*Mr. & *Mrs. Charles R. Yates, Sr.Mr. Allen W. Yee

* deceased

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BOARD OF DIRECTORSOFFICERSCHAIR EMERITUS Mrs. Boyce AnsleyCHAIR Mr. William E. Tucker IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Mr. Gregory F. JohnsonVICE CHAIR Mr. John L. HammakerVICE CHAIR Mr. Charles “Charlie” R. YatesTREASURER Mr. Rhys T. WilsonSECRETARY Mr. Michael Keough

MEMBERSMs. Cathy Callaway AdamsMr. Bryan H. BarnesMr. Andy BergMr. Montague L. Boyd, IVMrs. Rosemary Kopel BrownMrs. Mary CalhounMr. Mario ConchaDr. Frank A. Critz Mr. Robert DeanMs. Martha Thompson DinosMr. Robert G. EdgeMs. Bernadette FaberDr. Donald J. FilipMr. Eli FlintMr. Kevin GreinerMrs. Joanne Chesler GrossMr. John Michael HancockMr. Howard W. Hunter

Mr. William C. HydeMs. Mary B. JamesMr. Alfred Kennedy, Jr.Mr. George LevertMs. Kelly LyemanceMr. James B. MillerMr. Michael E. Paulhus Mr. William E. PenningtonMr. James D. PowellMr. Herbert J. RosenbergMr. Charles SharbaughMr. Timothy E. SheehanMr. G. Kimbrough Taylor, Jr.Mrs. Loraine WilliamsMs. Bunny WinterMr. Robert G. WoodwardMr. Allen W. Yee

HONORARY MEMBERSMr. Opher Aviran Mrs. Nancy Carter Bland Mr. Dieter ElsnerMr. Carl I. Gable, Jr.Mr. John “Jack” S. Gillfillan Mrs. Nancy Hall GreenMr. Carter Joseph

Mrs. Peggy McDowellMr. Harmon “Sandy” B. Miller, IIIMr. Bruce A. RothMr. J. Barry SchrenkMr. Mark K. Taylor Mr. Thomas R. WilliamsJane S. Willson*

* deceased

The Atlanta Opera remembers Jack Bona for his many

contributions to and support of The Atlanta Opera

Jack Isadore Bona 1930-2015

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STAFF

EXECUTIVETomer Zvulun CEO, GENERAL & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

ARTISTIC & PRODUCTIONArthur Fagen CARL & SALLY GABLE MUSIC DIRECTOR

Shawn Rieschl Johnson SENIOR DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION

Walter Huff CHORUS MASTER

Wade Thomas EDUCATION MANAGER

Lauren Bailey ARTISTIC ADMINISTRATOR

Rolando Salazar MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR

Bethany Windham ARTISTIC/PRODUCTION INTERN

Joanna Schmink COSTUMES COORDINATOR

Susan Handler COSTUME SHOP FOREMAN Ken McNeil* WARDROBE SUPERVISOR

Amy Fortenberry Jackson FIRST HAND

Mary Torres FIRST HAND

Sarah Wellons STITCHER

Cathriene Lindke STITCHER

Emory Ann Childers STITCHER

Noah McConville STITCHER

*denotes members of the International Alliance of

Theatrical Stage Employees

Mo G. Guiberteau TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Hank Collins* HEAD CARPENTER

Deon Williams* DECK CARPENTER Peter Cocchiere* DECK CARPENTER Thabo Mokgotho* DECK CARPENTER Jason Danbury* DECK CARPENTER Nick Greiver* DECK CARPENTER Kendrick Roberts* HEAD FLYMAN Sam Glover* FLYMAN Katie Dornemann* PRODUCTION ELECTRICIAN

Phil Hutcheson* LEAD ELECTRICIAN Cat Babb* SPOT LIGHT OPERATOR Randall Atcheson* SPOT LIGHT OPERATOR

Roman Peoples* PROP MASTER Arlene Collins* HEAD PROPS Eddy Allgood* ASSISTANT PROPS K.W. Holsenbeck* PROPS Rosemary Corrigan* PROPS Teddy Murry* HEAD AUDIO Harvey Mills* ASSISTANT AUDIO Jay Holloway* SUPERTITLES OPERATOR

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STAFF

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONSScott Hazleton DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

Matt Burkhalter CREATIVE SERVICES MANAGER

Renee Smiley PATRON SERVICES MANAGER

Rebecca Danis PATRON SERVICES ASSOCIATE

Vince Bui MARKETING INTERN

FINANCE & ADMINISTRATIONPaul Deckard CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Inga V. Murro CONTROLLER

Allie Beckett EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT & VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR

MARKETING & DEVELOPMENTDave Paule CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER

DEVELOPMENTSarah Zabinski DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

Rae Weimer ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

Greg Carraway FOUNDATION & GRANTS MANAGER

Caroline Rendini ANNUAL FUND MANAGER

Brandon Gardner EVENTS MANAGER

Rachel Jorgensen DATABASE SYSTEMS MANAGER

Katie Lawrence PROSPECT RESEARCH & DATA COORDINATOR

COBB ENERGY CENTRERichard A. Stevens HOUSE MANAGER

Ben Tilley TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

Jessica Coale PRODUCTION MANAGER

Michael Wolmer HEAD ELECTRICIAN

Jon Summers HEAD AUDIO ENGINEER

Mark Newman HEAD CARPENTER

The Atlanta Opera 1575 Northside Drive N.W., Suite 350 | Atlanta, GA 30318404-881-8801 | atlantaopera.org

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CONCESSIONSConcession stands are located in the center of the lobbies on all three levels. Food and beverage items are prohibited inside the theater. Thank you for your cooperation.

RESTROOMSRestrooms are located on house right and house left of all three lobbies. Family restrooms are also located on house right of all three lobbies. Mobility-impaired patrons may use any of our restrooms.

PARKINGThere are 1,000 parking spaces available at $6 per car. Valet service is available for $10. Please be sure to allow enough time for travel to the theater and parking as there is no late seating.

ATMThere is one Bank of North Georgia ATM located in the grand lobby.

COAT CHECKCoat check is available at the concierge desk.

EMERGENCY INFORMATIONIn the event of an emergency, please locate the nearest usher who will direct you to the appropriate exit.

ELEVATORSElevators are located on each side of the lobbies on all levels.

LOST AND FOUNDLost and Found items are turned into the concierge desk on the day of a performance. To inquire about a lost item, please call the House Manager at 770-916-2828.

SMOKINGSmoking is prohibited inside the building.

SPECIAL ASSISTANCEPersons requiring access assistance are asked to contact the box office at 770-916-2850 for advance arrangements.

Audio-clarification devices are available to our hearing-impaired guests at no charge. This is on a first-come, first-served basis, or you may call the House Manager ahead of time to reserve one at 770-916-2828. A limited number of booster seats are also available. All items require a form of identification to be held until the item is returned.

COBB ENERGY CENTRE RULES & REQUESTS• All patrons, regardless of age, must have

a ticket in order to be admitted to the performance. Please be aware that not all performances are suitable for children.

• Infants will not be admitted to adult programs. Parents will be asked to remove children who create a disturbance.

• There is no late seating allowed. Closed-circuit monitors are provided in the lobby as a courtesy to latecomers.

• Please turn off all cellphones prior to the beginning of each performance.

• Please limit conversation during the performance.

• Cameras (including use of cellphone camera) and audio and video recording devices are strictly prohibited at all times.

• Leaving while the show is in progress is discourteous and we ask that you refrain from doing so.

• Please unwrap all candies and cough drops before the performance.

HOUSE POLICIES

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