HIGH NOTES Pikes Peak Opera League Newsle7er for MarchMay, 2018 A Message from your President It has been wonderful to see so many PPOL friends again as we launch into the 2018 year full of new programs and events. Your enthusiasm, parMcipaMon, and interacMon have been so posiMve. The hills are alive with singing!! Dr. Susan Rae Jensen Our first program of the 2018 calendar year was on February 7, 2018 at Mackenzie Place with a light brunch, the program, and then a lunch buffet. The program of baroque opera arias and duets featured soprano Jovahnna Borboa and mezzosoprano Amalia Dobbins with pianist Carol Wilson. Thank you to them for such an exquisite program. There were 82 present inclusive of 7 guests and 3 new members. Welcome! Also, thanks to Mackenzie Place for their hospitality and generosity. The next special event on February 21 featured the fabulous Lila Mori from the Broadmoor Penrose Room with her accompanist Reggie Berg in a supper club se]ng at Pa7y Jewe7 Clubhouse. Her program “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do” featured songs about what happens the week aaer ValenMne’s Day. This presentaMon was a special one Mme private performance for this PPOL event to benefit OTR and played to a sellout standing ovaMon audience. We appreciate the hospitality of Pa7y Jewe7 and the work of the planning commi7ee: Gloria Wendt, Victoria Boswell, Connie Joiner, Judy Warren, ChrisMne Hall, Sue Anselmi, Nancy Daly, Susanne Wheeler, Kathy Winnick and Susan Rae Jensen. Silent AucMon cochairs were Bryan Wa7s and Garry Pasby. Thank you all. Also, we send much appreciaMon to our event sponsors, the Tiemens FoundaMon and the Wells Fargo Private Bank, and to our program sponsor, Dr. Susan Rae Jensen. Our next program will be March 7, 2018 at 10 am at Fountain Valley School. There will be light refreshments in the dining hall followed by a performance in the nearby chapel. A shu7le service will operate between the parking area and the dining hall. The program will feature Kate Johnson with her students doing a vocalized rendiMon of The Marriage of Figaro overture followed by Kate and friends doing short opera scenes. Please see the map on the next page. Further upcoming PPOL and OTR programs and events are listed on page 3.
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HIGH NOTES Pikes Peak Opera League Newsle7er for March-‐May, 2018
A Message from your President It has been wonderful to see so many PPOL friends again as we launch into the 2018 year full of new programs and events. Your enthusiasm, parMcipaMon, and interacMon have been so posiMve. The hills are alive with singing!! Dr. Susan Rae Jensen
Our first program of the 2018 calendar year was on February 7, 2018 at Mackenzie Place with a light brunch, the program, and then a lunch buffet. The program of baroque opera arias and duets featured soprano Jovahnna Borboa and mezzo-‐soprano Amalia Dobbins with pianist Carol Wilson. Thank you to them for such an exquisite program. There were 82 present inclusive of 7 guests and 3 new members. Welcome! Also, thanks to Mackenzie Place for their hospitality and generosity. The next special event on February 21 featured the fabulous Lila Mori from the Broadmoor Penrose Room with her accompanist Reggie Berg in a supper club se]ng at Pa7y Jewe7 Clubhouse. Her program “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do” featured songs about what happens the week aaer ValenMne’s Day. This presentaMon was a special one Mme private performance for this PPOL event to benefit OTR and played to a sellout standing ovaMon audience. We appreciate the hospitality of Pa7y Jewe7 and the work of the planning commi7ee: Gloria Wendt, Victoria Boswell, Connie Joiner, Judy Warren, ChrisMne Hall, Sue Anselmi, Nancy Daly, Susanne Wheeler, Kathy Winnick and Susan Rae Jensen. Silent AucMon co-‐chairs were Bryan Wa7s and Garry Pasby. Thank you all. Also, we send much appreciaMon to our event sponsors, the Tiemens FoundaMon and the Wells Fargo Private Bank, and to our program sponsor, Dr. Susan Rae Jensen. Our next program will be March 7, 2018 at 10 am at Fountain Valley School. There will be light refreshments in the dining hall followed by a performance in the nearby chapel. A shu7le service will operate between the parking area and the dining hall. The program will feature Kate Johnson with her students doing a vocalized rendiMon of The Marriage of Figaro overture followed by Kate and friends doing short opera scenes. Please see the map on the next page. Further upcoming PPOL and OTR programs and events are listed on page 3.
Fountain Valley School -‐ 6155 Fountain Valley School Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80911. This can be used in your smart device, Google Maps or MapQuest. DirecMons from I-‐25 North or South: Take Exit 135; turn east onto Academy Blvd.; travel east-‐northeast (road curves) on Academy Blvd. to Bradley Road (1.3 miles); exit to your right, then turn lea (using the roundabout) from the exit onto Bradley Road; go east on Bradley Road, and turn right onto Grinnell Blvd. at the four-‐way stop sign. Go south on Grinnell. The School entrance is on your lea about 3/4 mile down Grinnell Blvd., and aaer the light for Crawford Ave. DirecMons from Powers Blvd North: From Powers turn right on Grinnell. The School entrance is on your lea about 3/4 mile down Grinnell Blvd., and aaer the light for Crawford Ave. Parking: Once you pass through the entrance gate, turn lea at the roundabout where you will find a gravel parking lot. The meeMng will take place in the dining hall. Someone will direct you to the hall. The performance will take place in the Chapel located a short walk from the dining hall. For those needing assistance from the parking to the recepMon in the dining hall, there will be a shu7le service available. Car pooling is recommended. If you have a transportaMon need, please let your Calling Commi7ee Concierge know and we will try to facilitate.
DirecMons to March 7 program at Fountain Valley School
Upcoming PPOL Programs and Events -‐-‐Young Voice CompeMMon Events:
March 11, 2018 at 3 pm Colorado College Packard Hall, Master Class March 16, 2018 at 7 pm Packard Hall, the Finalists’ Concert. RecepMon to follow. April 4 program will be at 5 pm at Gold Hill Mesa with a wine and appeMzer social hour followed by a program presented by our 2018 Career Grant winners. An RSVP will be requested along with your name by your Calling Commi7ee contact. This Is a requirement of the host venue and cannot be received any later than Friday 3/30/18. May 2 at 10:30 am will be our annual PPOL spring luncheon at a new Kissing Camels Club venue, The View. It has sweeping panoramic views of the Garden of the Gods. There will be complementary valet parking provided and there will be a cash wine bar set up. The program will begin at 11:15 am with MarMle providing a “peek” into the upcoming OTR producMon of Aida as well as singers from the cast presenMng some vigne7es. Luncheon will be at noon. Fee for members will be $35 pp and for nonmembers $45 pp. All reservaMons with check & name(s) MUST be received by April 24 for Club Security check point. NO ExcepMons. If your name does not appear on the list, you will be turned away by security. Please mark your calendars for a lovely summer house party at the home of Herman Tiemens on June 27 at 5 pm, “Songs for a Summer Night.” It will be a kick off event for the OTR summer Vocal Arts FesMval at Colorado College in July. $40 pp for this event. Look for more informaMon and invites. Also, please check with website periodically for updates: pikespeakoperaleague.org Thanks to Robert Li7rell who keeps this current for us. In collaboraMon with UCCS Theatreworks, Opera Theatre of the Rockies presents Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahi3 from February 22-‐25 and March 1-‐4, 2018 at the Ent Center for the Arts, Chapman Recital Hall. This charming opera is part of the Leonard Bernstein at 100 Music FesMval and offers a lighthearted as well as serious view of a couple in turmoil. The music is both jazzy and lyrical. For Mckets, visit theatreworkscs.org or call the box office at 719-‐255-‐3232. Then, mark your calendars for Opera Theatre’s producMon of Verdi’s masterpiece, Aida, set to open on Thursday evening May 10 with more performances on Saturday, May 12 and Sunday, May 13, also at the Ent Center for the Arts. The OTR Vocal Arts FesMval will return July 8-‐29 at Colorado College with a kickoff event hosted by Pikes Peak Opera League on June 27 with “Songs for a Summer Night.” For more informaMon please go to the OTR website: operatheatreoaherockies.org
Upcoming Opera Theatre of the Rockies Programs
Opera Colorado—Verdi’s Falstaff on May 5, 8, 11, & 13 at Ellie Caulkins Opera House in Denver. For more informaMon: operacolorado.org Santa Fe Opera—2018 Summer Season: June 29th-‐August 25th with Candide, Madama Bu;erfly, Doctor Atomic, The Italian Girl in Algiers, Ariadne auf Naxos. For more informaMon: santafeopera.org Central City Opera— 2018 Summer season: July 7th-‐August 5th with Magic Flute, Il Travatore, Acis and Galatea. For more informaMon: centralcityopera.org Aspen Music FesMval—2018 season: June 28-‐August 19. Season theme Paris, City of Light. Operas to be presented will be Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia and Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahi3. There will be a special collaboraMon on June 30 with Georgia on my Mind: A Tribute to Ray Charles. Renee Fleming was to appear July 2 & 3 but unfortunately this now appears to have been cancelled. For more informaMon: aspenmusicfesMval.com Bravo! Vail summer fesMval—June 21-‐August 2 with four of the world’s orchestras appearing at the Gerald Ford Amphitheater in Vail as well as chamber groups in various venues. Some concerts that feature singers—June 29, Women Rock!; July 1, Tango Caliente; July 21, Chichester Psalms; and July 31, Voices + Quartet: A Sonic Dialogue. There are numerous free concerts as well. For informaMon: bravovail.org No summer programs announced yet for Steamboat Springs’ or Crested Bu7e’s fesMvals. The Metropolitan Opera in HD: March 10, Rossini’s Semiramide; March 31, Mozart’s Cosi fan tu;e; April 14, Verdi’s Luise Miller; April 28, Massenet’s Cendrillon. -‐-‐All broadcasts begin at 10:55 AM in our Mme zone at the following theaters: Cinemark Tinseltown, Cinemark Carefree Circle, and Interquest Stadium 14 For more informaMon: metopera.org The Metropolitan Opera broadcasts on KCME, Saturdays at 11 AM: March 3, Madama Bu;erfly; March 10, Semiramide; March 17, Elektra; March 24, Turandot; March 31, Cosi fan tu;e; April 7, Lucia di Lammermoor; April 14, Luisa Miller; April 21, Tosca; April 28, Cendrillon; May 5, Romeo et Julie;e. For Vocal and Choral Arts in our area, please note the following: March 21, Threshold Singers Song Circle, Shove Chapel, 5:15 pm. Free; April 15, Chamber Singers and Summit Ensemble host X-‐Vox: Genera3ons Joined in Song” at Ent Center, 3 PM. $10; April 22, CVAE, Silver Anniversary Concert, Grace and St Stephens, 3 pm, Free; April 23-‐25, CS Children’s Chorale In Harmony, PPC, 7pm; May 5, Soli Deo Gloria Spring Concert, FUMC, 7 pm, Free; May 20, Vocal Fusion Spring Concert, St Paul’s Methodist Church, 3 pm, Free.
From one of our ad sponsors this request to post their upcoming concert: Hausmusik concert 4-‐16-‐18 6:30 pm, wine, catered meal, dessert, concert @ Colorado Hausmusik, St. George's Anglican Church, 219 E. Pikes Peak Ave. $50 pp
More Upcoming OpportuniMes to hear opera and vocal arts and Summer Music FesMvals in our region
PPOL Program of Baroque Arias on February 7, 2018 at Mackenzie Place
Barbara Haywood and ChrisMne Hall
New Members, Dr. Esi and Lili Safayan
Mary Koepp, Sue Anselmi, and Fran Folsom
Doris Farmer with son Daryl & daughter-‐in-‐law Joan Farmer MarM Booth and Tom Trainer
Herb Comet with wife Jean Tiemens
Pianist Carol Wilson with singers Jovahnna Borboa and Amalia Dobbins
The program performance to an enthusiasMc audience
Special Event on February 21, 2018 with Lila Mori and Reggie Berg “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do”
Pa7y Jewe7 Clubhouse Event Sponsors: the Tiemens FoundaMon and Wells Fargo Private Bank
Program Sponsor: Dr. Susan Rae Jensen
Reggie Berg and Lila Mori An encore performance Susan Rae Jensen introducing Lila
Gloria Wendt, Susanne and Robert Wheeler
Dawn Eiber-‐Thurmond with husband Charles
Tom Trainer, Allan Wendt and Garry Pasby at Silent AucMon table
Greeters Charles Warren, Sue Anselmi, and Judy Warren
Linda Navarro from The Gaze;e and Herman Tiemens
Michele and Malcolm Hammerton Don and Gwen Jenkins
A few more photos from the February 21, 2018 PPOL special event
Mary Kay Carlson, ChrisMne Hall, Nancy Daly, Joyce Vogel, Lu Benning, Evelyn Kwaak, and Judy Rogers
Lila with MarM Booth Encore!!
Lila and Be7y Rickel
All photos are provided from the albums of Charles and Judy Warren and Dr. Susan Rae Jensen and Tom Trainer.
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