the magic flute program

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World Premiere NeW eNglish AdAPtAtioN october 4 – 13, 2013

tHe MaGic FlUte

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EsthEr NElsoN, geNerAl & Artistic director | DaviD aNgus, music director | JohN CoNkliN, Artistic Advisor

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The Magic FluteWorld premiere, new english adaptation

oct. 4, 6, 9, 11, 13 | 2013citi performing arts center℠ shubert theatre

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Lizzie BordenBlo commission,a chamber Version in seven scenes

noV. 20, 22, 23, 24 | 2013opera annex:the castle at park plaza

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Rigolettonew production

Mar. 14, 16, 19, 21, 23 | 2014citi performing arts center℠ shubert theatre

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I Puritaninew production

May 2, 4, 7, 9, 11 | 2014citi performing arts center℠ shubert theatre

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Esther Nelson, General & Artistic Director

2013/14 A Season of All New Productions


Welcome to the opening of Boston Lyric Opera’s new season, which begins with the world premiere of our new English adaptation of Mozart’s last opera, The Magic Flute, and continues with the world premiere of the BLO-commissioned chamber version of Jack Beeson’s riveting opera, Lizzie Borden, directed by the acclaimed Christopher Alden. Next March, we will present an all-new production of Verdi’s tragic Rigoletto and conclude the season with Bellini’s bel canto masterpiece I Puritani, starring internationally renowned soprano Sarah Coburn, who enjoyed major success in our recent production of Barber of Seville.

We start the season by celebrating the artistry and affection for opera found here in our great city by showcasing a Magic Flute cast with all Boston roots. We also celebrate our BLO Chorus and Orchestra, the creative talents in our local scene and costume shops, and our Boston-based music and production staff. We also welcome the return of BLO’s former Artistic Director, Leon Major, as Stage Director and our own John Conklin as Set Designer. Not a single note of Mozart’s brilliant score has been changed, and Music Director David Angus proudly leads our musical forces.

Our reimagined Magic Flute is the product of the creative teamwork of Leon, John, and lyricist Kelley Rourke. The popularity of Mozart’s music has spanned three centuries, but the symbolism and meaning behind the libretto is not as timeless. Many stage and film directors have tried to breathe new life into the story by radically changing either the text or setting; in our adaptation, we try to interpret the basic meaning of the opera in a way that can be embraced by today’s audiences. The historian and author Dorothy Koenigsberger perceptively saw the opera as a “quest of the human soul for both inner harmony and enlightenment.” In his book Opera & Its Symbols, Robert Donington sees the opera as not only a masonic parable but as a “prolonged symbolization, in part deliberate and in part intuitive, of that search for wholeness.”

Our celebration goes beyond our remarkable artists and extends to you—our dedicated audience and supporters. Thank you for embarking upon our opera journey with us.

Esther Nelson General & Artistic Director

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Under the vibrant leadership of General & artistic Director esther nelson, Blo’s productions have been described by the magazine Musical America as “part of the national dialogue,” because of their role as entry-points for new audiences, and The New York Times observed that Blo “clearly intends [its productions] to catch the interest of operagoers around the country.”

this view is shared by the nearly 40,000 people who experience Blo performances, education and community engagement programs each year, through both the company’s dynamic, fully-staged productions at the shubert theatre and in found spaces throughout Boston, and through its extensive partnerships with leading cultural organizations such as the Museum of Fine arts, Boston; Handel and Haydn society; Boston public library; american repertory theatre; Boston children’s Museum; Zoo new england, and many others. the company’s involvement with Boston extends far beyond the walls of the performance hall, embracing the schools, churches, neighborhood centers and cultural destinations of our vastly diverse and exuberant community.

Blo’s wide-reaching education initiatives introduce opera to new audiences and new generations. thousands of high school students

attend final dress rehearsals of Blo productions at the shubert theatre each year for free and the company’s annual open House introduces the art form to music lovers of all ages through free performances, backstage tours and musical activities. through its in-school and after-school education programs for children and youth, Blo takes its place among a network of organizations that provide Boston and surrounding communities with services that are available nowhere else, and which help make Boston unique among U.s. cities. in addition, Blo audiences can enjoy free pre-performance lectures, which highlight the productions and music, prior to shubert theatre performances.

Blo’s commitment to opera in all forms—classic masterworks to contemporary explorations—is evident in its programming, which remains faithful to tradition while trailblazing new ground, building audiences and creating new ways to enhance the opera-going experience. this commitment is further made manifest in the company’s unwavering support for the artists—both established and emerging—who bring the art of opera to you, our valued audiences. Blo provides each year’s class of emerging artists with extraordinary opportunities to develop their craft and grow. Many Blo emerging artists expand their careers to other world-leading stages, including new york’s Metropolitan opera, seattle opera and lyric opera of

chicago, while others choose to remain in Boston and influence future generations through performance and teaching.

through your support and attendance, Blo is able to employ nearly 500 artists and creative professionals each year—vocalists, artisans, stagehands, costumers, and scenic designers—many of whom are members of our own community, and our neighbors. the company is proud to play a significant role in the livelihood of these individuals and to provide meaningful employment for our vibrant arts community.

since its founding in 1976, Blo has staged significant world premieres, U.s. premieres as well as co-commissions with the royal opera, covent Garden and co-productions with scottish opera, and continues to be a destination for some of the leading artists, conductors, directors and designers from around the world.

Both locally and beyond, Boston lyric opera leads the way in celebrating the art of the voice through innovative programming and community engagement programs that are redefining the opera-going experience.

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proGraM contentsWelcome 1

Message from the Board chair 4Board 5

interview: Director leon Major & Designer John conklin 6Blo presents The Magic Flute 8

Meet the cast 10program notes 13

orchestra, chorus & production staff 14Donors 16

emerging artists 20Blo in the community 22

the opera Gala 23Blo staff 36

acknowledgements 37



Welcome to Boston Lyric Opera’s 37th Season—a season of all-new productions, inaugurated by a reimagined new English adaptation of The Magic Flute.

Join us as we celebrate the richness of voice in Boston with our talented cast, each of whom has a palpable tie to our great city. We are so fortunate to have brought together this marvelous ensemble of nationally and internationally recognized Boston singers.

Flute’s themes of self-discovery through journey, darkness and light, and, ultimately, fulfillment set the stage for our season.

Join me as opera delivers on its promise to raise awareness, lift up, and transport those on stage and, by extension, those of us in the audience willing to make the journey.

Steven P. Akin

Chair, Board of Directors Boston Lyric Opera

A MESSAGE FROM tHe BoarD cHair



BoarD oF Directors

BoarD oF oVerseers

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Jane akin David B. arnold, Jr. linda cabot Black Miguel de Bragança Joanne Walton Dickinson, esq. alan Dynner susan D. eastman andrew eisenberg Kenneth l. Freed thomas D. Gill, Jr. Barbara Winter Glauber

anneliese M. Henderson Mimi Hewlett Horace H. irvine ii amelia Welt Katzen Maria J. Krokidas stephen t. Kunian lois a. lampson abigail B. Mason a. neil pappalardo e. lee perry William pounds

Michael J. puzo alicia cooney Quigley David W. scudder susan r. shapiro David shukis ray stata christopher tadgell Wat tyler tania Zouikin

chAir steven p. akin

vice-chAir &treAsurer Frank Wisneski

clerk susan Jacobs

geNerAl & Artistic director esther nelson Ex Officio

chAir Willa Bodman

vice-chAir lawrence st. clair

James ackerman Kyla akin de asla ann Beha Debra taylor Blair richard M. Burnes, Jr. ellen cabot lynn Dale carol Deane Jessica Donohue norma Greenberg catherine e. Grein

lila Berman Gross amy Hunter louise Johnson ellen Kaplan William t. Kennedy l. Joseph loDato russell lopez M. lynne Markus Jeffrey Marshall shari noe samuel parkinson

Jane pisciottoli papa irving H. plotkin susanne potts Malcolm rogers Wendy shattuck sandra a. Urie Mark Volpe peter J. Wender Bert Zarins

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Having directed numerous operas through-out the Americas and Europe for companies including Washington, Glimmerglass and Vancouver Opera, Toronto-born Leon Major, former Artistic Director of Boston Lyric Opera (1998-2003), knew he had to rethink The Magic Flute to make it more relevant for today’s audiences.

“Based on my views,” says Major, “I think an opera in which the theme is to go through a bunch of trials and get into a private men’s club doesn’t have much appeal. There is also a lot in Flute that says women aren’t much without men. But the music is, without question, glorious.”

Instead of setting the opera in the 18th Century Egypt of Mozart and Schikaneder, Major, recalling a visit he made to the Yucatan years ago with his family, opted to put four young college students—Tamino, Pamina, Papageno and Monostatos—in the ruins of the Mayan civilization. One of the students, Tommy (aka Tamino), gets bitten by a snake and is transported to a hallucinatory state, with the others sharing in his fever dream.

“The mystery of those temples and that civilization has haunted me for a long time,” explains Major. “This seemed right for Flute with the interest in the sun, the moon, the calendar, and BLO was happy with us setting it there. We also have a wonderful cast of young people, so they look like college kids at the Mayan ruins. Thematically, the journey is one of self-discovery and what it means to be selfless. Love is not selfish and relationships can’t exist without extending yourself to each other.”

Major says that nary a note of the music has been changed but the second act was adapted in terms of dramaturgy to clarify this theme.

Working with Major in his updating of Flute is Scenic Designer John Conklin, former Associate Artistic Director of Glimmerglass Opera (a post he held for 18 years), and Artistic Advisor of BLO for the past five years. Conklin decidedly knows his way around a stage, and while he, too, once designed a production of The Magic Flute, his collaboration with Major and Kelley Rourke is a veritable eye-opener.

“It’s a piece that is almost constantly produced,” says Conklin, “but has, in varying degrees, proved problematic in terms of dramaturgy. What Kelley, Leon and I wanted to do was keep the basic story the same—an eternal quest of a young man and woman to find out who they are, what they should be, how they should act.”

Conklin says the dichotomy in the Mozart/Schikaneder Flute is that the basic conflict is between everything good in the world (the sun, daylight) and all that is bad (the moon, night, greed, jealousy). “We shifted that to make the struggle between light and dark more generational, between parents and children; obedience (and indeed protection) on one hand,” the designer explains, “and the inevitable, necessary, but always painful separation of the parent and child on the other—a psychological severing that leads to maturity and independence through self knowledge.”

Conklin further likens the BLO Flute to The Wizard of Oz, where Dorothy is transported from her world into another and where the characters from her real life join her in her hallucination before she returns home. “It’s Joseph Campbell’s hero quest,” exclaims Conklin. “It’s Parsifal, Luke Skywalker, Harry Potter and Huck Finn. We’re sending these kids onto a cosmic battlefield in which they have to survive. That,” he adds, “seems to be

REIMAGINING the mAgic Flute: a conVersation WitH lEoN MaJor & JohN CoNkliN

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inherent in Mozart. We’re trying to free the inner essence of the piece to a contemporary psyche—to be true to its deep humanity.”

As Conklin has designed both for opera and theater, with his work seen in houses around the world, including the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, and on Broadway, he has a strong opinion on whether or not opera is becoming more of a director’s medium.

“Ah ... the perceived power of the director (and designers)—outrageously arrogant and dictatorial,” sighs Conklin, “a subject of endless and bitter debate. Many repeat the old mantra, ‘Just do what the composer wrote, or wanted.’ But when examined, that happy, neat (and ostensibly obvious) solution becomes a bit less clear. Where (or what) exactly is a piece like The Magic Flute? In the notes of the score—seemingly pretty exact, but still necessarily open to interpretation by singers and conductor? In the words? How translated? How spoken? In any interpretive notes given by the composer?”

“But may I present a somewhat startling rejoinder?” Conklin continues. “I’m not at all sure that great artists like Shakespeare or Mozart actually knew exactly what they were doing, because below their conscious level there lies a sea of enormously rich, complex, even contradictory feelings and expression surging to and fro. It is their subconscious

(their “night” side as it were) that makes them great—an ever renewable, ever contemporary source of energy. But we lesser mortals working on any given piece need to work hard at tapping into this unconscious world (it came to them instinctively) as well as dealing with the surface aspects—developing stratagems to get into those minds and share that wealth with an audience.”

Adds Major: “I want the audience to come away asking questions about themselves, to have a good time and be stimulated emotionally and intellectually; to think about what they’re seeing and talk about it. It’s not titillation, or an arena with gladiators. We’re trying to reach people on a level that makes them feel … and think.”

so yoUnG PArksoprano so young park makes her Blo debut as Queen of the night in the company’s world premiere english adaptation of Mozart’s final opera. the recipient of the new england conservatory’s presidential scholarship, Ms. park is no stranger to the role, having performed it at nec and the aspen Music Festival, catching the eyes—and ears—of the Blo artistic team. “the Queen of the night is one of the iconic roles in opera,” says nicholas russell, Blo Director of artistic operations. “Both esther nelson and i heard Ms. park in separate performances at nec a year or so ago, resulting in an invitation to audition for the Blo panel. she offered one of the Queen arias and knocked it out of the stratospheric ball park. When the opportunity came to invite someone to sing the role for Blo, it was both rewarding and heartening to include this newcomer to Boston’s best in opera. our audiences are going to love her.”

" We’re tryinG to Free tHe inner essence oF tHe piece to a conteMporary psycHe — to Be trUe to its Deep HUManity"

Queen of the Night photo courtesy of andrew hurlbut/Nec la gazzetta photo courtesy of andrew Brilliant


coNductor DaViD anGUs Sponsored by Linda Cabot Black

stAge director leon MaJor Sponsored by Willa & Taylor Bodman

set desigNer JoHn conKlin Sponsored by Jane & Steven Akin

costume desigNer nancy leary Sponsored by Maria Krokidas & Bruce Bullen

lightiNg desigNer MarK stanley Sponsored by David & Pamela Donohue

lyrics ANd ProJected eNglish titles Kelley roUrKe Sponsored by Janet & Irv Plotkin

Wigs ANd mAkeuP desigNer Jason allen Sponsored by Maria Krokidas & Bruce Bullen

bostoN lyric oPerA orchestrA sanDra Kott Concertmaster Sponsored by David & Marie Louise Scudder

bostoN lyric oPerA chorus MicHelle alexanDer Chorusmaster Sponsored by Mr. & Mrs. Richard Olney III

reheArsAl coAch/AccomPANist JaMes Myers

AssistANt director JenniFer WilliaMs*

ProductioN stAge mANAger cHelsea antriM*

music by Wolfgang Amadeus mozart and libretto by emanuel schikaneder

World Premiere New english Adaptation by kelley rourke, leon major and John conklin

performed in two acts with one 25-minute intermission.

bostoN lyric oPerA PreseNts

tHe MaGic FlUte

Mozart

gAlA oPeNiNg Night PerFormANce: october 4

this production is made possible through the generous support of linda cabot Black and lynn Dale & Frank Wisneski.

PerFormANces: FriDay, octoBer 4 at 8:00 p.M.

sUnDay, octoBer 6 at 3:00 p.M.

WeDnesDay, octoBer 9 at 7:30 p.M.

FriDay, octoBer 11 at 7:30 p.M.

sUnDay, octoBer 13 at 3:00 p.M.

performance running time approximately: 2 hours 45 minutes.

citi perForMinG arts center℠ sHUBert tHeatre 265 treMont st., Boston


tAmiNo ZacH BoricHeVsKy Sponsored by Mr. & Mrs. Ray Stata

PAmiNA DeBoraH seliG* Sponsored by Horace H. Irvine II

PAPAgeNo anDreW GarlanD Sponsored by Mr. & Mrs. Miguel de Bragança

moNostAtos neal Ferreira❦ Sponsored by Nick & Marjorie Greville

QueeN oF the Night so yoUnG parK* Sponsored by Wendy Shattuck & Samuel Plimpton

First lAdy MereDitH Hansen❦ Sponsored by Alan & Lisa Dynner

secoNd lAdy MicHelle trainor Sponsored by William & Helen Pounds

third lAdy nicole roDin Sponsored by The Susan A. Babson Fund for Emerging Artists, Part of the Paul and Edith Babson Foundation

sArAstro DaViD cUsHinG❦

Sponsored by Ms. Tania Zouikin

kNights oF the suN sean-paul cormier Joshua Dennis Jesse Martin

First sPirit messeNger DaViD KraVitZ secoNd sPirit messeNger oMar naJMi* third sPirit messeNger isaac Bray* Sponsored by Mr. & Mrs. William T. Kennedy

First boy tHoMas potts*† secoNd boy tiMotHy o’Brien*† third boy anDreW perUZZi*† Sponsored by Dr. & Mrs. Eric & Elaine Bucher

PAPAgeNA cHelsea Basler* Sponsored by Barbara & Robert Glauber

cast

* Boston lyric opera Debut Boston lyric opera emerging artist ❦ Boston lyric opera emerging artist alumnus † Member of st. paul choir school, cambridge, Ma


zAch borichevsky TenortAmiNoblo: nathaniel/spalanzani, Les Contes d’Hoffmannrecent highlights: roméo, Roméo et Juliette, teatro Municipal de santiago; Jonathan Dale, Silent Night, opera philadelphia

upcoming: alfredo, la traviata, Michigan opera theatre; rodolfo, La Bohème, arizona opera, Finnish national opera; alfredo, La Traviata, Glyndebourne

deborAh selig SopranoPAmiNAblo: Debut

recent highlights: Musetta, La Bohème, central city opera; pamina, The Magic Flute, chautauqua opera; soloist, Handel’s Messiah, rhode island philharmonic

upcoming: Donna elvira, Don Giovanni, Kentucky opera; soloist, poulenc’s Gloria, Harvard pro Musica

ANdreW gArlANd BaritonePAPAgeNoblo: starveling, A Midsummer Night’s Dream; el Dancairo, carmen; Hermann, Les Contes d’Hoffmannrecent highlights: schaunard, La Bohème, seattle opera; count almaviva, Le Nozze di Figaro, Dayton opera; Dandini, La Cenerentola, Knoxville opera; young Galileo, Galileo Galilei, cincinnati opera

upcoming: future production, Boston lyric opera; soloist Boston Baroque; I Pagliacci, Hawaii opera theatre

leoN mAJor Directorblo: artistic Director (1998-2003), The Inspector, L’Italiana in Algeri, Roméo et Julietterecent highlights: I Love to Eat, roundhouse theatre; Miss Havisham’s Fire, Il Tabarro, Maryland opera studio; Intermezzo, new york city opera; Florencia en al Amazonas, clarice smith performing arts center; The Inspector, Wolf trap opera; Don Pasquale, Washington national opera; Later the Same Evening, the Glimmerglass Festival

upcoming: A Masked Ball, austin lyric opera

dAvid ANgus Conductorblo: Music Director

recent highlights: The Flying Dutchman, Cosi Fan Tutte, Clemency, Boston lyric opera; concerts, london philharmonic, L’Arlesiana, Wexford Festival; La Traviata, Dublin Lyric Opera; opera Gala, odense symphony orchestra, Denmark

upcoming: Lizzie Borden, I Puritani, Boston lyric opera; concert, pro arte chamber orchestra; Don Giovanni, Dublin lyric opera; recordings, london philharmonic

JohN coNkliN Set Designerblo: The Flying Dutchman, Così Fan Tutte, Madama Butterfly recent highlights: 2011 nea opera Honors recipient

upcoming: Rigoletto, I Puritani, Boston lyric opera; ongoing Boston lyric opera signature series at the Museum of Fine arts, Boston

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Nicole rodiN Mezzo-Sopranothird lAdyblo: Bobachino,The Inspector; Kate pinkerton, Madama Butterfly recent highlights: Giovanna, Rigoletto, Kate pinkerton, Madama Butterfly, pittsburgh opera; Mercédès, Carmen, central city opera; cherubino cover, Le Nozze di Figaro, sante Fe opera

upcoming: third lady, The Magic Flute; ruth, Dark Sisters, english teacher/Maid 3, Paul’s Case; aglaonice, Orphee, pittsburgh opera

dAvid cushiNg Bass-BaritonesArAstroblo: Don Basilio, Il Barbiere di Siviglia; adolfo, The Inspector; the Bonze, Madama Butterfly

recent highlights: Dulcamara, L’Elisir d’Amore, opera north; The Great Gatsby, emmanuel Music; Un Ballo in Maschera, opera tampa

upcoming: Monterone, Rigoletto, and future season productions, Boston lyric opera; the speaker, The Magic Flute, opera tampa

dAvid krAvitz BaritoneFirst sPirit messeNgerblo: Marchese d’obigny, La Traviata; ossipo, The Inspector; abraham, Clemencyrecent highlights: Davis Miller, Approaching Ali, Washington national opera; captain Balstrode, Peter Grimes, chautauqua opera; nick carraway, The Great Gatsby, emmanuel Music

upcoming: Fredrik egerman, A Little Night Music, emmanuel Music; United nations, Death and the Powers, Dallas opera; Marullo, Rigoletto, and future season productions, Boston lyric opera

NeAl FerreirA TenormoNostAtosblo: traveler, Clemency; tancredi, The Inspector; snout, A Midsummer Night’s Dream; spoletta, Tosca; officer, Ariadne auf Naxos; Gran sacerdote, Idomeneo; Monostatos, The Magic Flute; spalanzani/andres, Les contes d’Hoffmannrecent highlights: Don Basilio/Don curzio, Le Nozze di Figaro, syracuse opera; Borsa, Rigoletto, Boston youth symphony orchestra; Dr. Blind, Die Fledermaus, Virginia opera

upcoming: spoletta, Tosca, Boston youth symphony orchestra

so youNg PArk Sopranothe QueeN oF the Nightblo: Debut

recent highlights: lisetta, La Gazetta, Queen of the night, The Magic Flute; cupid, Orfeo, new england conservatory; Virtu, L’Incoronazione di Poppea, aspen Music Festival

meredith hANseN SopranoFirst lAdyblo: Beatrice,The Inspector; soloist, Gala 2012; Gretel, Hansel and Gretelrecent highlights: Woglinde cover, Götterdämmerung, Das Rheingold, Metropolitan opera; Musetta, La Bohème, cedar rapids opera

upcoming: future production, Boston lyric opera; second season on roster of the Metropolitan opera

michelle trAiNor SopranosecoNd lAdyblo: Hagar, Clemency; Bombalina, The Inspector; lady in Waiting, Macbeth

recent highlights: soloist, Boston landmarks orchestra; soloist, Beethoven’s 9th symphony, Haffner sinfonietta; soloist, Mahler’s 8th symphony, carnegie Hall

upcoming: I Puritani signature series, Boston lyric opera


NANcy leAry Costume Designerblo: Macbeth, Clemencyrecent highlights: Virginia opera, pittsburgh symphony, Boston lyric opera, opera Boston, chautauqua opera, Mobile opera, Juilliard opera, and Boston Musica Viva

JAsoN AlleN Wigs and Makeup Designerblo: resident Designer since 2003

recent Highlights: Doubt, Minnesota opera; The Barber of Seville, Mill city summer opera; Hippie Chic, the Museum of Fine arts, Boston

upcoming: The Nutcracker, the Boston Ballet; The Dream of Valentino, Minnesota opera

mArk stANley Lighting Designerblo: The Inspectorrecent highlights: resident lighting Designer, new york city Ballet; Head of lighting and Design program, Boston University; lighting Designer, new york city opera, Wolf trap opera, tulsa opera, Florida Grand opera, Virginia opera, new orleans opera, Kentucky opera; Board Member, Hemsley lighting programs

upcoming: lighting Design for world premiere ballet, la scala; La Descente d’Orphee Aux Enfers, Gotham chamber opera; World premiere ballet, new york city Ballet

kelley rourke Lyrics and Projected English Titlesblo: Madama Butterfly, The Barber of Seville, A Midsummer Night’s Dreamrecent highlights: english adaptations of King for a Day, the Glimmerglass Festival and The Elixir of Love, english national opera; libretti for Our Basic Nature, american opera projects and nautilus Music-theatre; Natural Systems, new york youth symphony at carnegie Hall

upcoming: new english adaptations of The Magic Flute, Washington national opera and Ariadne in Naxos, the Glimmerglass Festival

omAr NAJmi TenorsecoNd sPirit messeNgerblo: Debut

recent: st. Brioche, The Merry Widow, opera providence; Father confessor, Dialogues of the Carmelites, Boston University opera institute; Don curzio, Le Nozze di Figaro, opera north

upcoming: reverend Harrington, Lizzie Borden; Borsa, Rigoletto; Bruno, I Puritani, Boston lyric opera

isAAc brAy Baritonethird sPirit messeNgerblo: Debut

recent highlights: Fiorello, Il Barbiere di Siviglia, sam, Our Town, central city opera; owen Wingrave, Owen Wingrave, Boston University opera institute

upcoming: Don Giovanni, Don Giovanni, riolobo, Florencia en al Amazonas, soloist, Voices by ezra laderman, Boston University opera institute

chelseA bAsler SopranoPAPAgeNAblo: Debut

recent highlights: Josephine, HMS Pinafore, liu, Turandot, opera sarasota

upcoming: Margret, Lizzie Borden, countess ceprano, Rigoletto, enrichetta, I Puritani, Boston lyric opera

thomAs Potts timothy o’brieN ANdreW Peruzziblo: Debut

Masters Potts, O’Brien, Peruzzi, Czerwinski, Charlot and Flynn appear courtesy of St. Paul Choir School, Cambridge, MA and Music Director John Robinson.

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Understudied by: scott czerWiNski dmitri chArlot mArk FlyNN


Four university students are on an archaeology visit to some Mayan ruins. one of them is bitten by a snake, and as the venom enters his veins he begins to hallucinate, the power of his altered state drawing his companions into his dream. they find themselves in the midst of a cosmic battle between the forces of night (the Queen of the night) and of the day (sarastro). Both seek absolute power and control of their daughter pamina and both attempt to enlist tamino to their side. tamino desperately seeks to be united with pamina (and she with him). His companion papageno also desperately seeks a wife—any wife—while Monostatos is consumed with a violent desire for pamina, who rejects him. the labyrinth opens in front of them all and they, guided by spirit forces, enter a mysterious world of sometimes painful self-discovery. along this journey there are mighty battles, attempted seductions, temptations, suicides, comic encounters, wrenching confrontations and finally, salvation through music.

“To look for a lost collar button is not a true quest; to go in quest means to look for something of which one has, as yet, no experience; one can imagine what it will be like but whether one’s picture is true or false will be known only when one has found it. Animals, therefore, do not go on quests. They hunt for food and drink or a mate, but the object of their search is determined by what they already are and its purpose is to restore a disturbed equilibrium; they have no choice in the matter. But man is a history-making creature for whom the future is always open; human “nature” is a nature continually in quest of itself, obliged at every moment to transcend what it was a moment before. For man, the present is not real, but valuable. He can neither repeat the past exactly—every moment is unique—nor leave it behind—at every moment he adds to and thereby modifies all that has previously happened to him.”

—W.H. Auden

“If fairy tales and folklore are in fact repositories of basic human desires and terrors, then it is not surprising that The Magic Flute has also been subject to archetypal interpretations that rely solely on its fairy tale character but go beyond simply labeling it as that literary subgenre. One such reading is a Jungian interpreta-tion of the opera as a narrative about the formation of a complete human soul, whose feminine (Pamina, anima) and masculine (Tamino, animus) sides find and complete one another. In this reading, the Queen of the Night is the “devouring mother,” Monostatos the carnal underbelly of masculinity, and Sarastro the Self who has transcended the flesh—the state of being towards which initiated beings frequently aspire.”

—Mary Hunter, Mozart’s Operas

“Furthermore, we have not even to risk the adventure alone, for the heroes of all time have gone before us. The labryinth is thoroughly known. We have only to follow the thread of the hero path, and where we had thought to find an abomi-nation we shall find a god. And where we had thought to slay another, we shall slay ourselves. Where we had thought to travel outward, we will come to the center of our own existence. And where we had thought to be alone, we will be with all the world.”

—Joseph Campbell

synopsis

PROGRAM NOTES: into tHe laByrintH

costume sketches for The Magic Flute characters by nancy leary


Boston lyric opera orcHestra

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proDUction staFF

First violiNs sandra kott Concertmaster colin davis sue rabut Natalie Favaloro gerald mordis Pattison story heidi braun-hill stacey Alden

secoNd violiNs Annie rabbat Principal Jodi hagen lena Wong robert curtis cynthia cummings rohan gregory

violAs kenneth stalberg Principal david Feltner donna Jerome Abigail cross

cellos loewi lin Principal mark simcox Jan Pfeiffer-rios melanie dyball

bAsses robert lynam Principal barry boettger

Flutes lynda toote Principal iva milch

Piccolo iva milch

oboes Nancy dimock Principal lynda Jacquin

clAriNets/ bAsset horNs Jan halloran Principal steve Jackson

bAssooNs donald bravo Principal elah grandel

horNs kevin owen Principal dirk hillyer

trumPets bruce hall Principal Jesse levine

tromboNes robert couture Principal hans bohn donald robinson

timPANi Jeffrey Fischer Principal

keyboArd James myers

soPrANoskatrina holdeneunhee kangkathryn mckellardana schnitzerJacquelyn vina

Altosheather gallagherAmy oraftikJulia snowdenAmanda tarver

teNorsbrendan buckleychris maherthomas osterlingFred vanNess

bAssesJeremy collierFred Furnaritaylor hornerJohn Whittleseyron Williams

chelsea Antrim Production Stage Manager Justin hamblen Assistant Stage Manager taylor ruge Assistant Stage Manager lauren Wong Production Assistant b. Alix lopes Production Electrician Jenny ciaffone Assistant Production Electrician mike condon Assistant Production Electrician Justin brady Electrics Trainee Patrick glynn Production Properties / Properties Supervisor laurie Picot Properties Trainee Jeremy smith Production Carpenter

Justin colantuoni Assistant Production Carpenter bryan salmon Carpentry Trainee James r. mccartney Production Audio dianna reardon Wardrobe Supervisor bailey costa Assistant Lighting Designer emily bearce Lighting Design Assistant kayleigha zawacki Lighting Design Assistant kirk cambridge del Pesche Wig/Makeup Artist rachel Padula-shufelt Wig/Makeup Artist daniel mcgaha Surtitle Operator kate ellingson Music Librarian

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ThANk YOu to oUr 2013/14 Donors

iNstitutioNAl PArtNers

corPorAte, FouNdAtioN & goverNmeNt suPPort

We are honored to recognize our donors who generously support the mission of Boston lyric opera to build curiosity, enthusiasm, and support for opera by creating musically and theatrically compelling productions, events, and educational resources for our community and beyond. We are deeply grateful for the following contributions made to Boston lyric opera between september 2012—2013.

cresceNdo members ($100,000 and above)anonymousBarr Foundation and Klarman Family Foundation capacity Building initiativethe calderwood charitable Foundationseyfarth shaw llp FioriturA members ($66,667 to $99,999)Mattina r. proctor Foundation vivAce members ($33,333 to $66,666)citi performing arts center℠Massachusetts cultural council

Boston lyric opera’s programs are funded, in part, by a grant from the Massachusetts cultural council, a state agency.

Boston lyric opera gratefully acknowledges the following organizations for their generous support of Blo’s productions and programs. This list includes contributions and pledges made through September 20, 2013.

Presto members ($25,000 to $33,332)Wallace Minot leonard Foundationnational endowment for the arts coN brio members ($15,000 to $24,999)Harold alfond FoundationMedical information technology inc. Allegro members ($10,000 to $14,999)the susan a. Babson opera Fund for emerging artists, part of the paul and edith Babson FoundationBny Mellon Boston private Bank & trustesther B. Kahn charitable Foundation

AdAgio members ($5,000 to $9,999)ann and Gordon Getty Foundationneiman Marcus Bostonsovereign/santander Bank grAzioso members ($3,000 to $4,999)amphion Foundation corning corporation eli lilly and company Foundation, inc. brAvissimo members (2,000 to $2,999)anchor capital advisorscabot corporationopera america



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cresceNdo ($100,000 and above)anonymousJane and steven akin*†Dorothy and David arnold*†§Barr Foundation†linda cabot Black*†§Willa and taylor Bodman*the calderwood charitable Foundationlynn Dale and Frank Wisneski*Wayne Davis and ann Merrifield*Mr. and Mrs. Miguel de Bragança*Jody and tom Gill*†Horace H. irvine ii*§pamela s. Kunkemueller†§paul and sandra Montrone†David and Marie louise scudder*†§seyfarth shaw llpWendy shattuck and samuel plimpton*

FioriturA ($66,666 to $99,999)Mr. and Mrs. alan r. and lisa Dynner*Mattina r. proctor Foundatione. lee and slocumb Hollis perry*susan r. and l. Dennis shapiro*

vivAce ($33,333 to $66,665)anonymousciti performing arts center℠Gerard and sherryl cohen† Mr. John conklinted cutlerFaith and Joseph W. tiberio Foundation†cerise lim Jacobs, for charlessusan W. Jacobs*†Butler and lois lampson*Massachusetts cultural councilMr. and Mrs. neil pappalardo*alicia cooney Quigley and stephen Quigley*§Mr. David shukis*Mr. and Mrs. ray stata*†lady Juliet and Dr. christopher tadgell* Ms. tania Zouikin*

Presto ($25,000 to $33,332) timothy and rebecca Blodgettnonnie and rick Burnes*Katie and paul ButtenwieserFay chandler Karen Johansen and Gardner HendrieMr. and Mrs. amos B. Hostetter, Jr.the Klarman Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey e. Marshall*national endowment for the artsKenneth perry‡William and Helen pounds*Mr. and Mrs. Michael puzo*Mr. and Mrs. Wat H. tyler*Wallace Minot leonard Foundation

coN brio members ($15,000 to $24,999)anonymousBank of america Ms. ann Beha and Mr. robert a. radloff*Mr. and Mrs. thomas BlumenthalBoston private Bank & trust companyMaria Krokidas and Bruce Bullen*†robert and susan eastman*†§Harold alfond Foundationtom and anneliese Henderson*†Medical information technology inc.anne M. Morgan

opera americarona and arthur rosenbaum sandra a. Urie and Frank F. Herron*† Allegro members ($10,000 to $14,999)anonymoussam and nancy altschulerJim and chris BarkerBaupost Group l.l.c.Bny Mellon Dr. and Mrs. eric and elaine Bucher†christine clifford and Dean WilliamsDr. charles c. Dickinson iii and Joanne Walton Dickinson*Mr. and Mrs. timothy and Jessica Donohue*esther B. Kahn charitable FoundationMr. Kenneth l. Freed*Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Grein, Jr.*§Mimi and roger Hewlett§Jane’s trust in memory of stevie Giacaloneellen and robert s. Kaplan*†§Ms. amelia Katzen*†stephen and lois Kunian*† Karen levyMs. abigail Mason*Dr. Maura McGraneMr. and Mrs. richard olney iiiJanet and irv plotkin*†John and susanne potts*†Dr. Douglas reeves and amy Feind reevesMr. Michael shanahansusan a. Babson opera Fund for emerging artists part of the paul and edith Babson Foundation AdAgio members ($5,000 to $9,999)anonymous (2)the acorn Foundation in Honor of Jane and steven akinann and Gordon Getty FoundationDr. and Mrs. richard J. de asla*Ms. Joan BokMr. and Mrs. John BradleyMs. ellen cabot*Judge and Mrs. levin H. campbell Mr. and Mrs. linzee coolidgeJohn H. Deknatel and carol M. taylorDr. nicholas J. DiMauroWilliam c. and Joyce K. Fletcher Mr. David cole-rous and Ms. norma Greenberg *§nick and Marjorie Grevillelila Gross*Mr. and Mrs. Don and pat HillmanMs. louise Johnson*Holly and Bruce Johnstone in Honor on of Jane and steven akinMr. and Mrs. William t. Kennedy*†Joe and pam loDato*†§andrew sherman and russ lopez *Ms. M. lynne Markus*†Ms. Faith MooreGregory e. Moore and Wynne W. szetoJudith K. Marquis and Keith F. nelsonesther nelson and Bernd Ulken shari and christopher noe*†Mr. and Mrs. John o’Brien Dr. Kurt D. Gress and Mr. samuel y. parkinson*Mr. Winfield perry in Memory of shirley perryDr. and Mrs. John William poduska, sr.Mr. and Mrs. John remondi

Dr. Jordan s. ruboy§‡sovereign Banklarry and Beverly st. clair*†peter J. Wender*§Drs. Bertram and laima Zarins*

grAzioso ($3,000 to $4,999) anonymousWidgie and peter aldrichMr. Frederic alper and Donna Magercharles and christina BascomMr. Martin s. Berman in Honor of lila GrossBob and Karen BettacchiMr. Gregory e. BulgerMr. and Mrs. lewis cabot corning corporationMr. Fred DaumJonathan and Margot Davischristian courtney Drazeli lilly and company Foundation, inc.Ms. Winifred F. ewingMr. and Mrs. ron Feinsteinron and Kathy GrovesGraham and ann GundMr. Joseph HammerMr. and Mrs. Morton HoffmanMr. and Mrs. charles HoodDr. Joseph and Mrs. anita loscalzoMary and sherif nada*D. cosmo and Jane p. papa*William and lia poorvurobert and elizabeth pozen Mike and rusty rollandallison Kay ryderlise and Myles striartee taggart and Jack turnerMrs. Donald taylorMr. richard trantJeannie ackerman curhan and Joseph c. WilliamsDr. robert Walsh and lydia Kenton Walsh

orfeo society—named for the father of song—and Friends of blo make up blo’s core community of supporters. Founded on a mutual love for opera, members share a passion for masterful works of art and receive exclusive access to a range of benefits that enrich the operatic experience.

blo gratefully acknowledges the generous donors who support artistic productions as well as youth, education and community initiatives.

this list includes gifts and pledges made to the Annual Fund, restricted funds and event sponsorships through september 2013.

For more information or to become a member of the orfeo society or Friends of Blo, please call sarah Blume at 617.542.4912 x228.


brAvissimo ($2,000 to $2,999)anonymous (2)anchor capital advisorsJohn and rosemary ashbyGeorge and Hillery BallantyneBank of new york Mellon ronald and ellen Browncabot corporationHarold carrollnancy and laury coolidgeMr. and Mrs. tim and lisa FulhamJulie and Bayard Henryarthur and eloise HodgesMr. William HunterMr. and Mrs. lou and sue Jannetty Mr. ryan JimenezKhaled KhalilDr. Maydee G. lande in Memory of her Fatherpam lassiterMr. and Mrs. David s. MccueMark and caroline Murphythe Honorable and Mrs. lawrence pererastephen and Geraldine ricciDr. and Mrs. edward robertsMr. Max russellnicholas G. russelllisa Geissenhainer shaw Mr. and Mrs. Maximilian steinmannedward H. tate ii eNcore ($1,000 to $1,999)anonymous (3)richard and Donna andersonsarah e. ashbyMr. and Mrs. David BakalarMichael Barza and Judith robinsonDr. susan Bennett and Dr. Gerald pierBruce Bauman and Denise selden Baumanalan Blume and Margaret scranton-BlumeDorothy and Hale Bradt Mr. and Mrs. alan BresslerMrs. edmund cabotMs. Kathleen McGirr and Mr. Keith carlsonchris and lynne chiodoMarjorie B. and Martin cohnWendy Driscoll and thomas DriscollMr. Frazor edmondsonandrew l. eisenberg*endurancesean and candace Fitzpatrick in Honor of sharon FitzpatrickDr. and Mrs. lawrence FrankoMr. and Mrs. M. Dozier Gardnerlena and ronald GoldbergDrs. John and olga GuttagDeborah a. HawkinsMs. nancy Herndonstephen Honig and laura Unflateva r. Karger§Mr. and Mrs. John Kucharskirichard and Mary Jane lewontinMr. Holt Massey and Ms. sandra ourusoffBruce edson McleanDr. lyle and anne Michelinewell and Betty Hale Fund of Greater WorcesterMelissa and David nortonJack osgoodMr. richard pageMr. anthony pangaro

Barbara Goodwin papesch in Honor of sarah Blumeann B. Goodman and arthur B. pardeeMr. and Mrs. richard s. perkins, Jr.Finley and patricia perryMs. Ute prevostMelinda and James rabbMr. Malcolm rogers *Donald and abby rosenfeldMr. and Mrs. Jeremiah shafirDr. and Mrs. Kenneth scheerJohn and ruth scheyMr. robert and Ms. natalie schlundtDr. and Mrs. r. Michael scottMrs. William sweetMs. nellie taft‡Ms. Melissa tully

eNsemble ($500 to $999)anonymous (3)Ms. carol ackermanshoma aditya and constantin von WentzelMr. Mark alcaideWilliam and lindy appletonMr. cary armisteadleonard and Jane BernsteinMr. David BerryMr. steven BiondolilloMr. russell Berg nina and Donald Berkeric and trimble augur BlumanJohn and irene Briedispam and lee BrombergMr. and Mrs. andrew BrunnockDr. and Mrs. sheldon BucklerMr. thomas BurgerJack Burke and Barbara sternann and Bob BuxbaumMr. and Mrs. Frederick cabotMr. and Mrs. Benjamin chigierMr. and Mrs. John coburnMr. eugene coxMs. sally currierGene and lloyd DahmenMr. James DeVeer Willis and Zach Durant-emmonseaton VanceMr. John FallonHoward and Dorothy FairweatherMichael s. Flier and David e. truebloodMr. and Mrs. Markus and natasha FrankMs. anna GabrieliMr. edward n. GadsbyMr. and Mrs. angel GarciaMs. Martha GentryJoan and Francis GiccaDr. Deborah GobetzDr. alfred Goldberg and Dr. Joan GoldbergDr. David Golan and Dr. laura Greenluba GreenwoodMr. and Mrs. James J. HarperBette ann HarrisMr. scott D. HarrisMr. and Mrs. Bill and cile HicksMr. Henry B. Hoover, Jr.Mr. emil HorowitzFred and caroline HoppinDr. Douglas Horst and Maureen phillipsMr. ted and the rev. cannon cynthia p. HubbardMr. and Mrs. Hugh and Kimberly Bennett

Doris and Howard HunterMr. Howell Jackson and Ms. elizabeth FooteMr. George JurkowichMr. and Mrs. KarimMilling Kinardyuriko Kuwabara and sunny DzikWilliam B. lawrence iii†Mr. and Mrs. eric lernerDrs. lynne and sidney levitskyDr. Janina longtine in Honor of ann BehaMr. and Mrs. carl and Karin liebermanMr. and Mrs. Ham and Michelle lord in Honor of Willa c. BodmanMr. anthony s. lucasrumena Manolova and alexander senchakMr. ron MarceloMary and Michael McconnellMr. and Mrs. Don Mclaganpeter McGrathMs. Karen McshaneMs. Margaret Meo HoulahanMr. Domenico Mastrototaro§Mr. and Mrs. r.t. paine MetcalfDr. Harold Michlewitz & Ms. Dina celeste MarshallDr. and Mrs. Douglas M. MooreDr. and Mrs. Joseph e. Murray in Memory of shirley perryMs. Marilyn MyersMuseum of Fine arts, Bostonrobert and carolyn osteenMr. William overholtthomas peters and susan sargenteric and Jane philippiDr. Joseph plaudMr. and Mrs. Jonathan and lois pondJames and Jeannette postBruno psujek and Karen DruffelMrs. adrienne rabkinMr. Heaton robertsonMr. and Mrs. Vincent and robin rougeauMark and lori rouxDr. and Mrs. stefan schatzkiJoel alvord and lisa schmidMr. chris schoettlearthur and linda schwartzDrs. John and elizabeth serrageMr. allan singerMr. and Mrs. William and Gloria snyderMr. and Mrs. lionel spiro in Honor of Wendy shattuckMs. sandra steele and Mr. paul GreenfieldMr. andrew szentgyorgyiMarcos and Faith szydloMs. Deb taylor Blair*UBs Financial servicesMs. ruth WellsMs. Mary WolfsonDr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Zilberfarb

AriA ($250 to $499)anonymous (6)susan alexander and Jim Gammill in Honor of susan HoweMr. peter ambler and Ms. lindsay MillerDonald a. antonioliMr. Bernard aserkoffJoseph and Janet aucoinDoris toby axelrod and larry MarksMarc and carol BardJohn Bavicchi and Beverly lewis

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John and Molly BeardDr. and Mrs. Martin Beckerelaine Beilin and robert BrownMr. John BelchersMrs. lisa BellMr. and Mrs. Douglas BenjaminMr. clark BernardDr. and Mrs. stuart r. BlessMs. christa BleylebenMr. and Mrs. Kenyon BoltonDr. roger BoshesMs. christine BradtMs. Kristin Bray and Mr. ross DicksonMs. sally t. BrewsterMs. sarah carletonMs. eleanor carrelizabeth carvelliMr. John campbellMs. Mary chamberlainMr. stanley cherenMs. ann chiacchieriMs. ingrid christiansenMs. Mei po cheungMichael and Victoria chucitizens Bankrachel and thomas claflinMr. elijah clark-Ginsbergrev. richard cliffordMrs. Gale coganpatricia comeau and John adamsJanet comeyDr. and Mrs. John constable in Memory of shirley perryJames F. crowley, Jr.rita and George cukerMr. paul curtisMs. Frederica M. cushmanMs. Diane DavisMr. terry o. DecimaDr. amos DeinardMs. Margaret DepopoloMr. Mark DonohoeMs. Jennifer eckertMr. and Mrs. John eganBill and susan elsbreeMr. Martin elvisMrs. terry englandDr. and Mrs. andrew epsteinMrs. susan epsteinlouis espositoJack Fabiano and noel MccoyDr. lisa Fitzgerald in Honor of lila GrossKatherine and richard Floydrobert and Kathleen GarnerMr. David c. GaynorMs. eileen p. GebrianMargaret and Bruce GelinMs. elizabeth GoodfellowMs. ruth GoldenDr. philip l. Goldsmith and Melissa BoshcoGoogle, inc.Mrs. eleanor GroelMr. stephen Grubaugh and Ms. carol McGeehanMr. terrence GuineyMs. Joan p. GulovsenMr. David HacinMr. Kurt Hakanssonlee and Henry Harrisonanne and neil HarperMr. Harvey Hayashi

Ms. Jasjit Heckathornruth Helfeld and evan rizviroberta and Doug HermanMr. and Mrs. thomas HighMr. roger HinmanMr. richard Hoopercyrus Hopkins and Betty BlumeMs. Maisie Houghtonamy Hunter and steven Maguire*§Mr. Konstantin tyurin and Ms. Kirstin ilseMr. Benjamin Jacksonpaul and alice JohnsonW. richard JohnsonMr. steven KatzKaren Van KennenMr. Kenneth KenyonMr. richard KimballDr. lester KobzikMary Jane KornackiMs. Mary lapointeMs. alison lasiewskiMr. randolph lewisMr. Jack lulllorraine lymanMr. robert lyonsMr. and Mrs. stuart e. Madnicksoren and carlyn Marcus ekstrompeyton and nancy MarshallDr. and Mrs. nicholas MastroianniMr. arthur MattuckMr. James M. MccloyMs. Kathleen MeanyGrier MerwinMs. Karen MetcalfMr. and Mrs. Kilmer Mccullyanna McDormandBill nigreen and Kathleen McDermott§Ms. carol McKeen and Mr. John DuntonMs. Dolores MitchellMs. sandra MooseDr. Zeyad MorcosJoseph Morrow and carol almeda MorrowMs. Barbara MurrayMr. Kameel nasrchristian and Darian neckermannnuchine nobariMr. and Mrs. Geoffrey nunesMs. suzanne ogden and Mr. richard ortnerMr. and Mrs. John o’DonnellMr. and Mrs. David parkerolivia and John parkerMr. William peifferMs. anne peretzMr. and Mrs. roy and Jean perkinsonDr. Flora pirquet and Mr. Gary BeckmannMs elizabeth p. powellGerald powersMr. and Mrs. William QuigleyMr. and Mrs. e. ricardo QuinonesMr. eben rauhutMr. Jack reynoldsMr. and Mrs. James righterMr. thomas roneyDonald and nancy rosenfieldMr. simon rosenthalMr. Michael rubenstein and Ms. elizabeth skavishMs. renee sackMr. Jonathan F. saxtonDavid and Kathy scaddenstephen and peg senturia

Varda and Dr. israel shakedMs. Marisa spiliosstephen steiner in Memory of shirley perryMr. christopher B. stewardMs. Joan suitMr. Francis sylviaDr. and Mrs. carter tallmanramona tanabeMr. Wheeler thackstonMs. Diane tillotsonMr. nicholas tranquilloarthur and susan VogtMr. anton VrameDr. and Mrs. raymond J. WaltherMr. Matthew Watsonlinda and Harvey WeinerMr. stephen WohlerMs. Jennifer yancoJoan and Michael yoggalbert and Judith Zabinnorma and Gunars Zagarscheryl and Mark Zarrillo

special thanks to the anonymous family foundation whose $1 million gift to Blo launched the Envision Opera Challenge. now in the final year of the four year $4 million challenge, Blo recognizes donors (in blue) who support opera annex, new productions and new works.

Blo encourages all donors to consider a qualifying gift to the challenge this year.

to learn more, visit: blo.org/support/envision-opera-challenge or call sarah blume at 617.542.4912 x228.

Envision Opera Challenge BlueBoard Member *lyric circle Member †Goldovsky society Member §Deceased ‡


chelsea basler, sopranoso young Park, sopranomichelle trainor, sopranoNicole rodin, mezzo-sopranodavid mcFerrin, baritoneliam moran, bass omar Najmi, tenor

2013/14 Emerging Artists from left to right

the pursuit of a successful career in opera is a challenging—and expensive—undertaking. singers must continually hone their talents with regular coaching, expand their repertoire by learning new roles, and find opportunities to make themselves heard. Blo recognizes that the next generation of opera stars needs to be nurtured in order to flourish, and that the future of the art form depends on their success. to that end, Blo has proudly expanded the opportunities we provide to emerging artists.

• Publicauditionsallowhundredsofsingerstobeheard

• Roleandauditionpreparationinone-on-onesessionswithbothBLO’sMusicDirectorDavidAngusandBLOCoaches

• Understudykeyleadingroles,therebybroadeningtheirresume

• Performprincipalandcomprimariorolesinfully-stagedBLOproductions

• AdditionalpaidperformanceopportunitiesatBLO’spublicCommunityEngagementandSpecialEvents

• ProfessionalmentorshipfromGeneral&ArtisticDirectorEstherNelsonprovidescareerguidanceandsupport

• FeedbackauditionswithDirectorofArtisticOperationsNicholasRussellprovideinvaluablecounsel

and advice on repertoire choices

•IntroductionofBLOEmergingArtiststokeyArtists’Managers

Blo’s emerging artists are identified during the casting process of each season’s repertoire. the artists have, in most cases, already established themselves professionally and are drawn primarily from the post-graduate and post young artist fields. in certain exceptional cases, younger candidates who are appropriate for specific repertoire with the company will be considered.

in sUpport oF Boston lyric opera’s WorK WitH eMerGinG artists

Boston lyric opera celeBrates the emergiNg Artists oF the 2013/14 seAsoN

tHe opera Gala


this cash award was created to help an exceptional young artist in the Blo chorus further his or her career by supporting advancement activities such as coaching a new role; taking a movement, dance or acting class; or paying a portion of graduate school tuition or travel expenses. it is awarded annually in memory of one of Blo’s beloved chorus members who passed away suddenly at the age of 29. recipients of the shrestinian award include neil nelson, alan schneider, Heidi stober, stephanie chigas, laura choi stuart, andrea coleman, erica Brookhyser, Joseph Valone, neal Ferreira, Meredith Hansen, Michelle trainor and Molly paige crookedacre. Mr. najmi is a graduate of Boston University and was a member of the Blo chorus for The Flying Dutchman. For the upcoming 2013/14 season, he is a Blo emerging artist in residence, understudying leading roles and appearing in all four season productions as First spirit Messenger in The Magic Flute; rev. Harrington in Lizzie Borden; Borsa in Rigoletto and Bruno in I Puritani.

ThE 2013 stepHen sHrestinian aWarD For excellenceoMar naJMi

these benefits and opportunities require a great deal of financial and company resources, and we need your help to continue this important work. please join the sponsors and guests of the opera Gala and raise your hands to applaud Blo’s emerging artists and provide the support necessary to ensure their success.

to suPPort blo’s emergiNg Artists:

Go to blo.org/give or scan the Qr code with your smartphone

Use tHe GiFt enVelope proViDeD in your program book to mail your contribution or turn it in to any of the ushers as you exit the theatre.

call 617.542.4912 x229

your unrestricted support will enable Boston lyric opera to feature and nurture emerging operatic talent, and ensure the future of opera in Boston and new england for generations to come. Thank you.

there is never-ending career support, coachings, and wonderful singing opportunities, but the most important thing has been the enormous change in my self-confidence! Being an emerging artist has changed my life.

— Michelle trainor, BLO Emerging Artist


in celeBration oF THE MAGIC FLUTE, Blo presenteD a nUMBer oF special eVents anD proGraMs tHroUGHoUt tHe Fall in collaBoration WitH oUr cUltUral partners tHroUGHoUt tHe Boston coMMUnity. tHanK yoU.

mAgicAl, musicAl tAles Boston children’s Museum Sponsored by Pamela S. Kunkemueller

mAyA gAlleries Museum of Fine arts, Boston Sponsored by Ann Beha & Robert Radloff and Jessica & Timothy Donohue

treAsures oF the sierrA mAdre Zoo new england Sponsored by Wayne Davis & Ann Merrifield

the mAgic oF mozArt: FAmily oPerA dAy At the bPl Boston public library, Zoo new england and Handel & Haydn society Sponsored by Sandra Urie & Frank Herron

Blo in tHe coMMUnity

Upcoming EvEnts lizzie Borden: opera Night at the BPlBoston public library central Branch | copley square rabb lecture Hall | thursday, october 24 | 6:00 p.m.Free, and open to the public

“lizzie Borden took an axe”signature series at the Museum of Fine arts, Boston | remis auditoriumsunday, november 3 | performance 2:00 p.m. | reception* 3:00 p.m.Tickets: $18 – BLO subscribers, MFA members, seniors and students, $22 – Non-Members*Add $50 per person for reception with BLO presenters and performers

lizzie Borden: annex open housethe castle at park plaza | 130 columbus ave, Bostonsaturday, november 23 | 11:00 a.m.Free, and open to the public

Boston lyric opera and Wheelock Family theatre WorkshopsFinding your Voice: the complete singing actor Musical Monologues: november 16 – 17, 2013Musical characters: March 1 – 2, 2014pitch perfect: May 17 – 18, 2014

Blo’s Sonic Story Lab Workshops and residencies with Young audiences of MassachusettsFor more information or to book a program, visit yamass.org or call 617.629.9262 x 303.

Visit Blo.orG/learn For More inForMation.photo: Blo 2013 open House, Ben Gebo photography


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WANg theAtre, 270 tremoNt street

gAlA Premiere oF mozArt ’s The magic FluTe

8:00-10:45 Pm

shubert theAtre, 265 tremoNt street

the celebrAtioN coNtiNues With cAst members, PerFormANces, chAmPAgNe, desserts, & dANciNg

11:00 Pm - 1 :00 Am

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FeAturiNgdAvid mcFerriN ANd liAm morAN*

Blo eMerGinG artists 2013/14 season

*Mr. Moran appears coUrtesy oF tHe Metropolitan opera

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Blo eMerGinG artist 2014/15 season

Brett HoDGDon

Blo eMerGinG artist alUMnUs

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gAlA committeesteven & Jane Akin

david Angus sarah Ashby

linda cabot black Willa bodman John conklin

meghan covington ted cutler

Wayne davis & Ann merrifield

kyla Akin de Asla miguel & suki de bragança

Alan & lisa dynner barbara Winter glauber

luba greenwood marjorie greville

Amy hunter horace h. irvine ii

leon major

Andrew marconi Austyn ellese mayfield

Faith moore cosmo & Jane Papa

susan Poduska holly safford

lisa geissenhainer shaw Josiah A. spaulding simone Williamson

ANN BEhA LYNN DALE JESSIcA DONOhuE

Jessica DonoHUe Jessica Donohue is a senior Vice president and heads state street’s Global exchange research and advisory business, providing decision makers with the intelligence they need to identify opportunities, enhance performance, and manage risk. Jessica is an overseer of Boston lyric opera.

lynn Dale lynn Dale has planned many of Boston’s most special events for more than 20 years with roles at Filene’s Department stores, the isabella stewart Gardner Museum and the Massachusetts General Hospital. lynn is an overseer of Boston lyric opera.

ann BeHa ann Beha is one of Boston’s leading architects, and an ardent opera lover. Her professional work includes buildings for music and performance, and she is an overseer of Boston lyric opera.

Dear FrienDs anD Fans oF Boston lyric opera,

tonight, Boston lyric opera opens its 37th season and simultaneously inaugurates The Opera Gala, A Season Opening Celebration. this year, for the first time, Boston lyric opera will celebrate its opening night of the season in grand style to complement the world premiere of a new english adaptation of Mozart’s classic, The Magic Flute. the transition to an opening night gala is very exciting for Blo. We are honored to be at the helm of this newly-imagined event and we thank the wonderful supporters who have been with us on this journey and who join us this evening.

this is our night to sing our company’s praises and to support Blo’s remarkable emerging artists. the promise of our emerging artists—singers whom Blo nurtures to fly to great heights—is inspiring. through our generosity we all share in their future success.

We recognize the citi performing arts center℠, Be our Guest rentals, the catered affair, Winston Flowers, neiman Marcus and many more who have made this unique evening possible. We thank, in advance, the many donors who, through the gala and other avenues, ensure Blo’s remarkable programs and cultural leadership.

enjoy this wonderful Gala opening night!


First course Baby peppers stuffed with Beans, rice and chorizo with corn and tomatillo compote Baby Herb salad with toasted cumin Vinaigrette

mAiN course Braised Beef short ribs with prune and ancho chili sauce sweet corn purée, Fried yucca, Baby Zucchini and red and yellow peppers

to-go treAt trio of tiny cookies, baked with taza chocolate

tHe opera aFter party MenU sWeets Mexican chocolate truffles with spiced pecans Mango and lime curd tartlets Dulce de leche cheesecake pops Miniature tres leches cupcakes with Buttercream Frosting and chocolate shavings coconut Milk shakes with shredded coconut and cinnamon caramel-coffee Milk shakes

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Bravissimo to ann Beha, lynn Dale, Jessica Donohue and the 2013 Gala committee for their creativity and vision in inaugurating Boston lyric opera’s first season opening Gala. From cuisine inspired by

south america, to a premiere production of The Magic Flute, to champagne, desserts, dancing, and merriment within the company of good friends,

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educAtioN ANd commuNity ProgrAmsmegan cooper Director of Community Engagement heather gallagher Resident Teaching Artist

FiNANce ANd AdmiNistrAtioNsteven glanzman Director of Finance and Administrationdavid J. cullen Accounting Managerreingard heller Finance Managerdavid lucey Office Associate mArketiNg ANd commuNicAtioNsryan Jimenez Managing Director of Operations & Marketing Communicationsislanda khau Design ManagerJulie-Anne Whitney Marketing Coordinatorgoodwin Pr group Public Relations

ProductioNbradley vernatter Director of Production casey smith Interim Director of ProductionJulia Noulin-mérat Associate Producertimothy o’connell Technical Production Manager dana c. ciccotello Production Administrator

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at the request of our patrons, Boston lyric opera observes the national opera standard of a no late seating policy. While we understand that traffic conditions, public transportation, weather and other factors can have unexpected effects on your arrival, we wish to minimize disruptions for our seated patrons and for our artists on stage. latecomers will be asked to wait in the lobby until the earliest possible break in the performance, which in some cases may be intermission. should you arrive late, the company provides a video monitor in the lobby where you may view the performance until you are seated.

as a courtesy to the artists and for the comfort of those around you, please turn off all mobile phones, pagers, watch alarms, and any other device with audible signals prior to the start of the performance.

patrons who leave the theatre during the performance may not be seated again until intermission.

the use of cameras or recording devices in the theatre is strictly prohibited.

in consideration of Boston lyric opera patrons, children under six will not be admitted.

citi performing arts center℠ shubert theatre is not entirely wheelchair accessible. For patrons with disabilities, wheelchair accessible and companion seating, as well as removable arm chairs, are available in a variety of locations and prices on the orchestra level. there is no elevator in the shubert theatre; staircases are available for access to the Mezzanine and Balcony level seating areas. a wheelchair accessible restroom and concession station are located off the main lobby. a wheelchair accessible telephone is located in the box office lobby. the shubert theatre is equipped with an FM assistive listening device for patrons with hearing impairments; headsets are available free of charge at the Head Usher’s desk. a pay-tty device for deaf patrons is located in the box office lobby. patrons requiring assistance should contact citi performing arts center℠ in advance of their visit. please call 617.482.9393 or (tty) 617.482.5757. patrons who are deaf are encouraged to use the Massachusetts relay service at 800.439.2370 for purchasing tickets to Blo productions. please direct inquiries and requests for aDa guidelines to: access services administrator, citi performing arts center℠, 270 tremont st., Boston, Ma 02116.

ticket iNFormAtioN For information on Boston lyric opera productions, subscriptions and tickets, visit blo.org, call Blo audience services at 617.542.6772, or visit the shubert theatre box office, open tuesday through saturday, noon to 6:00 p.m., also available by telephone at 866.348.9738.


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