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Crescendo

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Two Acts with Intermission:First Act 33 minutes, Second Act 37 minutes

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Star Spangled Banner2:00

GlinkaRusslan and Ludmilla Overture5:00

MozartNon più andrai from The Marriage of FigaroDarren Stokes, baritone4:00

LeharVilja Song from The Merry WidowAllison Nicholas, soprano4:00

GounodSoldier’s Chorus from FaustIndianapolis Opera Chorus3:00

VerdiLa donna è mobile from RigolettoEric Barry, tenor3:00

RossiniNon più mesta from La CenerentolaEmily Fons, mezzo-soprano3:00

LeoncavalloBell Chorus from PagliacciIndianapolis Opera Chorus3:00

StraussChampagne Song from Die Fledermaus3:00

MacDonald/HanleyBack Home Again in Indiana (Audience sing-along)3:00


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-INTERMISSION-

Porter/DragonAnother Openin’, Another Show from Kiss Me KateIndianapolis Opera Chorus2:00

WebberThink of Me from Phantom of the OperaAllison Nicholas, soprano3:00

SchoenbergBring Him Home from Les MiserablesEric Barry, tenor4:00

BernsteinWest Side Story Overture5:00

Kern/DragonOld Man RiverDarren Stokes, baritone3:00

LoeweI Could Have Danced All Night from My Fair LadyEmily Fons, mezzo-soprano3:00

AlfordColonel Bogey MarchGuest conductor3:00

BernsteinSome Other Time from On the TownAllison Nicholas, Emily Fons, Eric Barry, Darren Stokes5:00

WilliamsHymn to the Fallen from Saving Private Ryan


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Indianapolis Opera Chorus6:00

Arr. DragonAmerica the BeautifulIndianapolis Opera Chorus3:00

The Star-Spangled BannerThe Star-Spangled Banner was a popular patriotic air for over 100 years before beingdesignated as the official national anthem of the United States. While PresidentWoodrow Wilson signed an executive order in 1916 for its official use in Navyceremonies, it was President Herbert Hoover who signed the congressional resolutionin 1931. Read more about our National Anthem at: “Oh say, did you know these 7 factsabout The Star-Spangled Banner? By Dave Sloan”

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/seven-facts-star-spangled-banner/

Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857)Rusìan and Ludemilla OvertureBased on a poem by Alexander Pushkin, Rusìan and Ludemilla was one of two operaswritten by Mikhail Glinka, also known as the father of Russian music. While the opera ishardly ever produced, the overture is regularly performed due to its spirited mix ofheroic, love and magical themes.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)“Non piu andrai” from The Marriage of FigaroAs punishment for bring caught in Susanna’s bedroom, the Count is sending Cherubinoaway to join the military. In this aria, Figaro teases the pageboy telling him military lifewill be quite different than his current cushy, flirtatious life in the Count’s palace.

Franz Lehár (1870-1948)Vilja Song from The Merry WidowDuring a party honoring the Grand Duke’s birthday, the wealthy widow, Hanna, sings anative folk song about a “Vilja” or “maid of the woods” who tempts hunters with herbeauty.

Program Notes


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Charles Gounod (1818-1893)Soldier’s Chorus from FaustSoldiers enter the town square having returned from war. In this March of Glory, theysing of their patriotic pride, reunions with mothers and sisters, and pay tribute toancestors who have long passed.

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)La donna è mobile from RigolettoThe self-described ladies’ man, Duke of Mantua, sings this aria touting that all womenare fickle and not to be trusted with the heart.

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)Non più mesta from La CenerentolaThis aria comes at the end of our story. Angelina (also known as “Cenerentola” orCinderella) joyfully exclaims that her years of sitting by the fire and hard labor are over,now that she has found true love. There is some variation in the opera story from thetraditional tale: a wicked stepfather replaces that of a wicked stepmother and thefamed glass slipper is replaced with a bracelet. The story of a mistreated young girlwho escapes her circumstances with help from a magical friend has been found intraditions and cultures throughout the world. Here is a link to learn what the story ofCinderella looks like in 9 countries around the word.

http://mic.com/articles/90385/what-the-story-of-cinderella-looks-like-in-9-

countries-around-the-world#.tyYt2WsuA

Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857-1919)Bell Chorus from PagliacciFollowing a parade announcing the arrival of a travelling troupe of Pagliacci (or“clowns”), villagers sing this light-hearted Bell Chorus as they disperse to either vesperservice or the tavern. While the clowns may play comic characters, their real lives aremuddled with dark emotions. To learn more about the opera, visit The MetropolitanOpera program guide at:

http://www.metopera.org/metoperafiles/season/2015-16/operas/cav_pag/programs/Feb%202%20CavPag.pdf

Johann Strauss II (1825-1899)Champagne Song from Die FledermausThe bubbly effervescence of champagne is celebrated in this party drinking song. “Atoast, a toast, a toast!” exclaims. For a list of Opera’s top 10 drinking songs, visit:


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http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/177756-top-10-operatic-drinking-songs/

Ballard MacDonald and James F. HanleyBack Home Again in Indiana (Audience sing-along)While it is not the official state song, Back Home Again in Indiana holds a special place inthe hearts of Hoosiers. On Sunday, May 29, 2016 Indy singer/songwriter Josh Kaufmanwill join Indianapolis Children’s Choir to help ring in the 100th running of the Indy500. “The singing of ‘Back Home Again in Indiana’ is a signature of the Indianapolis 500and one that our fans cherish as a distinctly ‘Hoosier’ moment,” said J. Douglas Boles,Indianapolis Motor Speedway president.

Cole Porter (1891-1964)“Another Openin’, Another Show” from Kiss Me, KateA retelling of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew, Kiss Me, Kate is about theon-and-off stage conflicts of a producer and his leading lady. The musical begins at therehearsal of another opening show, hence, the opening number, “Another Openin’,Another Show.” While Hoosier composer Cole Porter wrote the music and lyrics,Samuel and Bella Spewack wrote the book.

Andrew Lloyd Webber (b. 1948)“Think of Me” from Phantom of the OperaWhen the leading lady is unable to perform, Christine, a shy ingénue, auditions as herreplacement in a new opera. She soon gains confidence as she sings to amazement ofthe entire company and earns the role. As Raoul de Chagney, also known as thePhantom, hears her voice, he fondly remembers their time together as childhoodfriends.

Claude-Michel Schönberg (b. 1944)“Bring Him Home” from Les MiserablesSung by the show’s protagonist, Jean Valjean begs God to return Marius safely to hisdaughter Cosette.

Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)West Side Story OvertureMaking its Broadway debut in 1957, Bernstein’s West Side Story is directly based on thestory of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet – only set in a 1950’s Upper West Sideneighborhood of New York City. The overture showcases themes from the popularmusical from the excitement of “Tonight” and the swooning cries of “Maria” to thegyrating rhythms in “Mambo”.

Jerome Kern (1885-1945)


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“Ol’ Man River” from Show BoatFrom the 1927 musical Show Boat, “Ol’ Man River” is such by a black stevedore on ashowboat docked on the Mississippi River. The piece showcases the hardships ofAfrican-American life as life rolls by uncaringly along the waters. Now an Americanclassic, this song has been recorded by many musicians and musical groups, includingPaul Robeson, Frank Sinatra, Harry James, Sammy Davis Jr., The Beach Boys, etc.

Frederick Loewe (1901-1988)“I Could Have Danced All Night” from My Fair LadyMy Fair Lady is a musical based on the George Bernard Shaw play of Pygmalion about acockney flower girl’s transformation into a proper lady at the hand of a professor who,in turn, experiences a transformation of his own. “I Could Have Danced All Night” issung by Eliza Doolittle following a night to remember.

Kenneth J. Alford (a.k.a. Lt. F. G. Ricketts) (1881-1945)Colonel Bogey MarchWho is this Colonel Bogey? No one really. Instead, it was a nickname for an ex-militaryman and golfer who, instead of shouting “Fore!” on the golf course, would whistle. Thatwhistle made its way into Lt. F. G. Ricketts famous march. To read more about howgolf, Colonel Bogey, and the Bogey Man are all related visit:

http://patch.com/massachusetts/westroxbury/todays-history-lesson--how-golfs-bogey-got-its-name-

and-who-colonel-bogey-really-was

Leonard Bernstein“Some Other Time” from On the TownOn shore leave three sailors are searching for love and fancy in New York City. Duringtheir adventures two of the sailors meet two women - a budding anthropologist andformer cab driver – and venture on a night on the town. “Some Other Time” is sung bythe quartet in a subway car as their fanciful night is too quickly coming to a close.

John Williams (b. 1932)“Hymn to the Fallen” from Saving Private RyanJohn Williams produced the music for Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan. “Hymn tothe Fallen” serves as a memory to those who have fallen in combat.

Samuel A. Ward (1847-1903)America the BeautifulThe American organist composed the music to America the Beautiful (tune: Materna) in1882, intending it as a setting for the hymn, “O Mother, Dear Jerusalem.” But, in 1910 apublisher combined the text from a poem by Katharine Lee Bates called “America” to


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create the familiar patriotic song.

Artist Biographies

Photocredit:Becki Peckham

Allison NicholasSoprano Allison Nicholas has been hailed as “sensitive” (New York Times)and an “elegant. . . standout” (Opera News). A Chicago based singer andgraduate of the Manhattan School of Music, Allison has been praised forher “powerful voice” and has been heralded as “charming and earthy”(Opera Canada).

This season, Allison joined Pensacola Opera to sing Annina and cover Violetta in LaTraviata. She also sang Sylviane and covered Hanna in The Merry Widow and as well ascovered Krystyna in Out of Darkness.

Allison is a recipient of the Florentine Recital Award from the Metropolitan OperaNational Council Auditions.

Photo Belowwww.operanews.com© Dario Acosta

Emily FonsHailed as “one of the best singing actors of her generation” and one ofopera’s rising stars by Opera News, American Mezzo-Soprano Emily Fonshas made several exciting role and company debuts in recent seasons thathave set her apart as a versatile, powerful, and engaging performer.

Emily has been lauded for her virtuosic abilities in Baroque and Bel Cantorepertoire, her winning portrayals of opera’s traditional “trouser roles”, and thedramatic commitment and musicality she brings to modern works. In the past fewseasons Emily has sung with The Santa Fe Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, TheInternational Händel Festspiele, the Cleveland Orchestra, Dallas Opera, San DiegoOpera, the Ongaku-Juku festival, and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra.

This year began with Emily portraying the role of Cherubino in her company debut withthe Canadian Opera Company. From Toronto, she went on to make company debuts in

Artist Biographies & Creative Team


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Baltimore and Pittsburgh singing the role of Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia.

The summer of 2016 takes Emily back to The Santa Fe Opera as Stéphano in Gounod’sRoméo et Juliette. She had the honor of creating the role of Ruby Thewes in JenniferHigdon’s much-anticipated opera Cold Mountain for the Santa Fe Opera in 2015, andwill be featured on a recording of the work, which will be released by Pentatonerecords in the spring of 2016.

Other recent performances include the title role in L’enfant et les Sortilèges under thebaton of renowned maestro Seiji Ozawa, Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia with OperaTheater St. Louis and the Madison Opera, Zerlina in Don Giovani with the San DiegoOpera, and the title role in Handel’s Faramondo with the International HändelFestspiele in Göttingen, Germany.

A native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, she looks forward to several exciting upcoming roleand company debuts both close to home and abroad.

Eric BarryEric Barry holds a Master of Music Degree and Artist Diploma from theSchool of Music at Yale University. He has a close association with theBeethoven Easter Festival and the Polish Radio Orchestra in Warsaw, forwhom he has sung and recorded Beethoven Symphony No. 9, The Turn ofthe Screw, Maria Padilla, Iphigénie en Tauride, At the Boar’s Head, L’Amore dei

Tre Re and Simon Boccanegra.

Other companies with whom he has worked included Amarillo Opera, the FlorentineOpera Company, North Carolina Opera, Opera Memphis, Pittsburgh Opera, ShreveportOpera and the Teatro Comunale di Sulmona in repertoire including Nemorino L’elisird’amroe, Rodolfo La bohème, Pinkerton Madama Butterfly, The Duke ofMantua Rigoletto and Alfredo La traviata.

His current engagements include Edgardo Lucia di Lammermoor for OperaColorado, Prince Hal At the Boar’s Head at the 2016 Beethoven EasterFestival, Pinkerton Madama Butterfly for the Florentine OperaCompany, Lensky Eugene Onegin for the North Carolina Opera, Cassio Otello and Insidethe Orchestra with the Minnesota Orchestra, Beethoven Symphony No. 9 with UtahSymphony, Beethoven Missa Solemnis with Orchestra Iowa, Mozart Requiem with theJerusalem Symphony Orchestra and a New Year’s Eve Gala with the JacksonvilleSymphony.

Darren K. StokesAmerican Bass-Baritone Darren K. Stokes is an artist of exceptional vocal


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ability. He possesses a voice of extraordinary richness with a broad vocalrange, and he sings with a singular ease. Darren has been in very highdemand adding more than 50 roles to his repertoire since embarking on asinging career in 2002 and hashad the pleasure of performing with

prominent companies throughout the US. He has sung with the Lyric Opera ofChicago, Grant Park Music Festival, Nashville Symphony Orchestra, CincinnatiMay Festival, Boston Lyric Opera, Chicago Opera Theater, Washington NationalOpera, Opera Theater of St. Louis, San Francisco Opera, the Ravinia Festival,Opera Memphis, San Antonio Opera, Indianapolis Opera, Glimmerglass Opera,San Francisco Opera, Opera Saratoga (Lake George Opera), Eugene Opera, and hemade mainstage debuts with The Dallas Opera, Seattle Opera and the ClevelandOrchestra both in Cleveland and NYC at Carnegie Hall in recent seasons.

On the operatic mainstage, Darren has performed Figaro (Le Nozze diFigaro), Calkas (Troilus and Cressida), Ferrando (Il Trovatore), General Groves (Dr.Atomic), Mèphistophélès (Faust), Escamillo(Carmen and Le Tragedie de Carmen), Jake &Crown (Porgy and Bess), and Neptune (The Return of Ulysses), among many others.Important additions by way of principal role covers include Queequeg in the WorldPremiere of Jake Heggie’s Moby Dick for Dallas Opera and Crown (Porgy and Bess) forSeattle Opera. On the concert stage, he has performed the Messiah, RachmaninoffBells, Mozart’s Requiem and Salieri in Rimsky-Korsakov’s Mozart and Salieri withBuffalo Philharmonic.

The 2015-2016 season consists of Darren making a debut with New York City Opera,and adding Vaughn Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem to his list of concert repertoire. He willalso add Friar Lawrence in Berlioz Romeo & Juliet with Richmond Symphony. Darrenhas toured through Europe with New City Opera singing the role of Escamillo in 2015and will continue to tour in 2016. He will also tour in Germany Singing Crown inGershwin’s Porgy and Bess with the Barkhymer tour.

Tonight’s Creative Team

Lighting Designer - Michael Schwandt

Producer - Allen R. White

Stagehands - IATSE Local 30

Indianapolis Opera


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Serving Indianapolis, the state of Indiana and the Midwest, the mission of IndianapolisOpera (IO), the state’s only professional opera company, is to educate, inspire andentertain through the creation and presentation of musical story telling for the Hoosiercommunity. Indianapolis Opera is committed to bringing musical storytelling toIndiana, nurturing the careers of emerging professional artists, and enriching livesthrough education and outreach.

Driving our artistic vision are the core beliefs that the human voice is the greatest formof expression. We believe the stage is a community forum for engagement andcommunication, and that it is only through the telling of stories that we truly define ourhumanity. With these beliefs as our foundation we invite you to take a journey with usthat will engage, inspire, transform and entertain you.

We are enthusiastically moving forward to explore the operatic experience with newrepertory, theatrical venues and artists. IO announced its 2016-2107 season earlier thisyear and it features composers such as Butler University’s own Richard Auldon Clark,Rossini and Mozart and librettists as varied as Indiana’s own Kurt Vonnegut, Sterbiniand Paul Griffiths.

For more information about season ticket sales visit www.IndyOpera.org. Single ticketsfor 2016-2017 performances will not be available for sale until Monday, August 1.Tickets range from $25 to $75.

Indianapolis Opera Staff

Kevin Patterson, General Director

Carol U. Baker,Director of Community Engagement

Jan Need,Director of Development

Jill M. Vandegriff,Director of Marketing & Communications

Stephen Goldberg,

IO Staff And Chorus


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Director of Operations

Hannah Wheeler,Patron Relations Associate

Alisia Morales,Accountant

Indianapolis Opera Chorus

John A. Schmid,Chorus Master

Sopranos

Mary Katherine Brewer

Patricia Harris Brown

Detra L. Carter

Megan Winstead Swazuk

Shelby Jones Wehrenberg

Abigail Miller

Karen Palmer

Rachel Snitzer

Taylor Yandall

Mezzo Sopranos

Dietgard Bittner

Ivy Bott

Lauren Laski

Jennifer M. Nie

Jameelah L. Robinson

Jessica Wentworth


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Kelsee B. Hankins

Tenors

David Seitz

Tremayne Horne

Bradley Kieper

Logan Williams

Patrick McMonigle

Mark Wheatley

Urban Wagner

James Mannon

Bass/Baritones

Howard Baetzhold

Dennis Bowling

Giustino Carrano

Ron Dukes

Jacob Pence

Jeremiah Strickler

Stephen Towne

Steve Wrighton

Rehearsal Pianist: Becky Edie

Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra

Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra And Conductor


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The Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra advances and promotes music composed for thesmall orchestra through professional concert performances and educationalprograms. The 2015-2016 season welcomes Maestro Matthew Kraemer as MusicDirector of the ICO. James Aikman continues as Composer- in-Residence and EmilyGlover is the Concertmaster. Mr. Aikman is the ICO’s first Composer-in-Residence andMs. Glover is the third Concertmaster in the ICO’s 31-year history. This is the fourthseason for the ICO as professional orchestra-in-residence at the Howard L. SchrottCenter for the Arts located at Butler University.

Comprised of 34 professional musicians, the ICO annually presents a concert series ofseven performances. In the addition to the annual concert series, the ICO also providesorchestral accompaniment for many local arts and educational organizations. The ICOserves as Orchestra-in-Residence for the Indiana State University Contemporary MusicFestival and annually conducts a national competition for the composition of newworks. The ICO Radio Broadcast airs each Monday evening at 10 p.m. on WFYI. The ICOoffers a full range of educational programs for ages pre-kindergarten through adult.

Matthew KraemerConductor

Recognized for his “musical sensitivity” and “energized sense of interpretation”,conductor Matthew Kraemer has led many of the nation's finest orchestras andcurrently serves as music director of the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, ButlerCounty Symphony and Erie Chamber Orchestra. He has also served as associateconductor of the Buffalo Philharmonic and the Virginia Symphony Orchestra.

http://www.matthewkraemer.com

ICO Personnel2015-16

ConductorMatthew Kraemer

CrescendoMay 27th , 2016

1st ViolinPhilip PalermoDeborah RodinTom WatkinsPamela Close


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Shoshana KayJessica Wiersma

2nd ViolinAlfred Abel

Ginny WomackLinda YuPicard

Chin Mi KimJennifer Powell

ViolaColette Abel

Byron PlexicoDonna Clark

Marsha Krantz

CelloMarjorie Lange Hanna

Nancy SmithPeter Opie

Anna Thompson-Dialova

BassEmmet Hanick

Douglas Nestler

FluteTammy ThweattAlistar HowlettSuzanne Farley

OboePamela FrenchLeonid Sirotkin

ClarinetCandice Kiser

Christina Martin

BassoonKara Stolle


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Matthew Hogan

HornDarin Sorley

Sarah GreeneRenee Burian

TrumpetJohn Rommel

Daniel Golando

TromboneLoy Hetrick

Caleb KetchamJared Rodin

TubaBrian Kiser

TimpaniGerald Noble

PercussionJon Crabiel

Murray Mast

HarpWendy Muston

PianoRebecca Sorley

Personnel ManagerDaniel Golando

Stage ManagerAmylou Porter

LibrarianMarsha Krantz


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One year ago, Indianapolis Opera emerged from the shadows and embraced aproduction and collaboration vision seeking to engage the community. Over this pastyear, we’ve produced three shows with incredible community partners from mentalhealth providers to animal rescue organizations to literary societies.

Tonight we celebrate a wonderful year of great strides as the state’s only professionalopera company. Indianapolis Opera will continue to educate, inspire and entertain you,not only tonight, but also through our coming season – a bicentennial season – ofmusical storytelling.

Driving our artistic vision are the core beliefs that the human voice is capable of thegreatest range of expression. We believe the stage is a community forum forengagement and communication, and it is only through the telling of stories that wetruly define our humanity. With these beliefs as our foundation, we invite you to take ajourney with us that will engage, inspire, transform and entertain you.

Crescendo reflects the artistry and emotion of the American experience. From theopening classic arias to the final downbeat of a classic American song, we are gratefulto the young artists who are joining us to share their emotion and storytelling abilities.We are also grateful to our partners, the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra under thedirection of Maestro Matthew Kraemer, the staff of LiveNation, and the very fine crewfrom IATSE.

A voice, a stage, a story to tell. We are Indianapolis Opera. Welcome!

Kevin PattersonGeneral Director

Welcome Letter

IO Board Of Directors


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2015-2016 Indianapolis OperaBoard of Directors

President:Arnold C. Hanish,

Eli Lilly & Co. (retired)1st of 3 terms, 2017

Executive Vice President:Matthew Mindrum,

Butler University2nd of 3 terms, June 2017

Treasurer:Jeffrey Garfield,

Katz Sapper Miller,1st of 3 terms, June 2017

Secretary:Eric Moy,

Barnes & Thornburg,3rd of 3 terms, June 2016

Foundation President:Garry Frederickson,

Merle Norman (retired)

Katrina Basile, F.C. Tucker3rd of 3 terms, June 2017

Benjamin Blair, Faegre Baker Daniels1st of 3 terms, June 2019

Claudette Einhorn, Civic Leader1st of 3 terms, June 2016

Jerry Garvey, Simon Property (Retired)3rd of 3 terms 2015


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Jamie Gibbs, Jamie Gibbs and Associates1st of 3 terms, June 2018

Alan Goldstein, Ice Miller LLP2nd of 3 terms, June 2016

Louise Hartigan, Civic Leader2nd of 3 terms, June 2015

Barbara Hayford, Breadsmith (retired)3rd of 3 terms, June 2016

Muffi James, Civic Leader3rd of 3 terms June 2015

Ted Jones, IU School of Music (retired)3rd of 3 terms, June 2016

Eric Martin, Music for All1st of 3 terms, June 2018

Susan J. McGinty, McClure, McClure & Davis1st of 3 terms, June 2018

Anthony Najem, Meyer Najem Corporation1st of 3 terms, June 2018

Dr. Ora Pescovitz, Eli Lilly & Co.1st of 3 terms, June 2017

Leslie Rubin, Rubin Advisors, Inc.1st of 3 terms, June 2018

Silvana Martini Schuster, Civic Leader1st of 3 terms, June 2018

Robert Thomas, Capitol City Ford1st of 3 terms, June 2016

Ponce Tidwell, Eli Lilly & Co.1 of 3 terms, June 2016

Honorary Advisory Board(non-voting)


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Frank Basile,Gene B. Glick Co. (retired)

John Bradburn,Merrill Lynch

Angela Brown,Distinguished Opera Artist

Patricia Curran,Worth Collection (retired)

Robert Driver,Opera Stage Director & Producer

Phyllis Feigenbaum,Civic Leader

Caroline Farrar,Meridian-Kessler Neighborhood Association

Edward Hartigan,ITT Educational Services (retired)

Robert D. Knapp,Merrill Lynch (retired)

Jeffrey O. Lewis,Partner, Ice Miller

Bonnie Reilly,Civic Leader

Mary M. Sutherland,Civic Leader

Ruth Vignati,Civic Leader

Judy Woods,Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Arnoff LLP

Dr. Douglas P. Zipes,Krannert Institute of Cardiology


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For more information, visitwww.IndyOpera.org

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Indianapolis, IN 46205(317) 283-3531

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IO 2016-2017 Season

Full Season subscriptions are on sale now. A subscription gets you a confirmed seat tothe State Bicentennial Commission’s officially endorsed legacy project and worldpremiere opera by Hoosier native Kurt Vonnegut, “Happy Birthday, Wanda June.”

Happy Birthday, Wanda June – September 16-18 at the Schrott Center for the Arts,Butler University

Happy Birthday Wanda June began life as a play by Kurt Vonnegut in October 1971 atNew York’s Theater de Lys. The play was Vonnegut’s first attempt at a stage work.Written to protest the Vietnam War in 1970, the play blends the sacred and the profaneto produce off-the-wall and strangely funny satires. Wanda’s plot is based loosely onthe Greek legends of Odysseus and Penelope – it involves the unexpected return of amercenary career solider/hunter named Harold Ryan and his wife, Penelope. WhenHarold left Penelope, she was a ditzy carhop; when he returns after eight years lost inthe Amazon, he finds that she has gone to college, majored in English lit and changed

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her attitude about the macho man she married.

The Barber of Seville -- November 18-20 at the Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre, Carmel

Composed in 13 days and first performed in Rome in 1816, The Barber of Seville is ariotous romantic comedy in two acts, based on the play of the same name by theFrench writer Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais. This nonstop, funny, fast actionpiece has all the pranks, and first act finale of musical chaos and hilarity that you haveto experience. The play is the first in a trilogy written before the French Revolution.Music by Rossini and libretto by Sterbini.

The Jewel Box -- March 24-26, 2017 at the Schrott Center for the Arts, Butler University

This playful post-modern opera about opera conceived by The New Yorker music criticPaul Griffiths, is fully scored by Mozart. The two act original work combines concertarias, minor arias that were once plundered by rival composers, and neglectedexcerpts from unfinished Mozart operas were gathered by Griffiths, given new Englishtexts and woven together with dialogue. The result is a drama about the composerwho steps inside the proscenium and manipulates his characters to create a new genreof opera.

Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions

Join IU Jacobs School of Music, Butler University and Indianapolis Opera as theypresent the 2016 Indiana District Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. Theprogram is designed to discover promising young opera singers and assist in thedevelopment of their careers. Beginning in the 1930s, the Auditions have been adefining step in the careers of our nation’s greatest opera stars. Tickets go on saleSeptember 1 at IndyOpera.org – IO season subscribers receive a discount! – for theSunday, October 16 auditions.

Indianapolis Opera completed 87 lively performances in 19 Indiana counties -- plus avisit to Michigan -- for 28,742 viewers both children and adults during the 2015-16

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season. In schools, not only do we address 21st century learning skills and stateeducation standards with opera programming, we inspire a love of great storytellingthrough music and acting!

Education outreach efforts of Indianapolis Opera touch lives in many ways we may notknow at face value. Not only do we address 21st century learning skills and stateeducation standards, we inspire people with our offerings. Thank you for your part inmaking these experiences possible!

If you would like more information on these exciting programs or how to purchase anddonate a performance for your favorite school, contact Carol Baker 317-283-3531 [email protected].

Thank you so much for the performance. Our students thoroughly enjoyed the show and Ithink they learned quite a bit as well! That is a fantastic ensemble and show!!!!!!!!!!!! Reallyappreciated the opportunity to expose my students to something so wonderful. DamonClevenger, music teacher Winding Ridge Elementary, Indianapolis

Thank you to the Indianapolis Opera Ensemble for the great performances here in ShelbyCounty yesterday! It is because of Field of Interest funds like the Herbert B. and Lillian N.DePrez Opera Education Fund that we are able to host such a great event! Posted withphotos on Facebook by the Blue River Community Foundation on April 6.


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Virtuoso Circle$5,000 - $7,499

Mr. and Mrs. Larry BirdMr. and Mrs. Garry Fredericksen

Mr. and Mrs. William J. GarveyMr. and Mrs. George G. Graham

Mr. Arnold HanishMr. and Mrs. Edward Hartigan

Dr. Richard E. LindsethMr. and Mrs. Eric R. Moy

Overture Circle$2,500 - $4,999Anonymous (1)

IndividualContributors


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Mr. and Mrs. Frank BasileMr. and Mrs. Robert Driver

Claudette and Larry EinhornMr. and Mrs. Alan Goldstein

Mr. and Mrs. Jim JamesMr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Reilly, Jr.

Dr. and Mrs. Louis VignatiJudy L. Woods and John Koppitch

Dr. and Mrs. Douglas Zipes

Impresario Circle$1,000 - $2,499Anonymous (1)

Ms. Sarah BarneyMr. Ron Brock and Mrs. Ann Thompson

Mr. and Mrs. Philip CapassoDaniel Corrigan

Mrs. William CurranDr. and Mrs. Harvey Feigenbaum

Mr. Jamie Gibbs and Mr. Paco ArgizJane Gradison

Earl Harris TrustMrs. John Hayford

Ted JonesMr. and Mrs. Robert D. KnappMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey O. Lewis

Mr. Eric MartinMatt and MaryAnn MindrumMr. and Mrs. Anthony NajemMr. and Mrs. Michael Rubin

Mr. and Mrs. Michael StaytonMs. Jennifer Sugarman and Mr. Konrad J. Banaszak

Mr. J. Patrick TatumDouglas L. Tillman

Patron$500 - $999

Dr. Bill Bosron and Dr. Sheila Barton-BosronMr. and Mrs. E.M. Cavalier

Dr. and Mrs. Louis Chenette


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David and Ellen CrabbJames and Shirley Dora

Mrs. Dorothy Schulz EnglehartDr. and Mrs. Michael FlaughMr. and Mrs. Thomas Grein

Mr. and Mrs. James B. LootensMr. and Mrs. Terren MagidMr. and Mrs. Mike Schultz

Silvana M. SchusterMrs. Rita Spalding

Jim and Cheryl StrainMr. and Mrs. Ponce Tidwell, Jr.

Emily A. WestDr. Christian Wolf and Elaine Holden-Wolf

Sustainer$250 - $499

Dr. Lisa BaumanMr. and Mrs. David Berger

Drs. Dwight and Audrey BurlingameMr. and Mrs. Robert Dyer

Ms. Lisa J. HeidMr. Erik Lindseth

Dr. and Mrs. Michael McRobbiePhillip Mervis and Sheryl Facktor

Donald and Karen PerezRichard R. Plath

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher ReinholdLynda Van Kirk

Supporter$100 - $249

Anonymous (5)Mrs. Taylor L. Baker, Jr.

Dr. and Mrs. Ronald BantaDr. Christina BodurowTed and Peggy Boehm

Joseph and Nicole BrownHerb and Bonnie Budden

Dick Butler and Jamie Street


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Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Cortese, Jr.Drs. H. Lane and Mary M. Ferree

Mr. Mack FurlowMr. Larry Griggers and Ms. Julie Siegler

Dr. Jan GuffinMr. and Mrs. David Haskett

Dr. and Mrs. Samuel M. Hazlett IIIEleanor and Joseph Hingtgen

Ginny HodowalMarty Hollingsworth

Mr. and Mrs. Tom InuiMr. and Mrs. William A. Kerr

Dr. R.T. KirstenBob and Marilyn Kuhn

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. LandshofMr. James Mannon

Mr. Matthew McGuireMr. Paul McNeelyDr. Patricia Mirsky

Mr. Graham Denby MoreyScot and Tanya Overdorf

Ms. Jane PaineDavid and Catherine Patterson

Donald and Karen PerezScott and Susan PutneySteve and Jackie Salmon

Mr. and Mrs. Fred SchlegelMr. Scott Semester

Peter Grossman and Pauline SpiegelMr. and Mrs. C. David Smith

Mary Lou StanleyMr. and Mrs. Stephen StitleDr. and Mrs. Paul Valliere

Ms. Ann S. Word

Contributor$1 - $99

Glen BishopJonathan and Mindy Brant

Mrs. Gay Burkhart


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Deborah CorpusMr. and Mrs. Donald Craft

Mr. Thomas DavidsonDr. and Mrs. Stephen R. Dunlop

Mr. James Ferries-RoweMs. Mary FortneyBarbara R. FurlowMr. James Glazier

Mr. Alan HamburgerMr. August M. Hardee llMr. Christopher Hogg

Dr. and Mrs. Theodore and AnDrea HollandMs. Linda Hughes

Mr. Brian KaminskiTracy Kerney

Mr. and Mrs. John KirbyDr. R.T. KirstenMs. Gina Laite

Mr. and Mrs. Greg and Nancy MaiersMr. Matthew McGuire

Robert and Janice MeyerMorgan Middleton

Ms. Mary MillerMr. Daniel Moyer

Ms. Susan MrzlackGail and Roger Myers

Ms. Ursula NicolaKeith and Karen Phelps

Mary Diaz PrzybylMr. and Mrs. C Brian Quick

Ms. Joyce RibbleMs. Lisa Rodriguez

Mr. Hector Rosa and Ms. Jenny BizzocoMs. Sara Rundell

Mr. Joseph SmagaczAndrew and Susan Swenson

Nancy ThompsonMs. Grace Walke

Mr. and Mrs. Steve WeddingMs. Pamela Welker


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Mr. Bernard Wurger

April 1, 2015 - May 1, 2016

Eli Lilly & Company FoundationGeorge G. GrahamPonce Tidwell, Jr.

Thomas GreinJames LootensMichael Flaugh

Scott PutneyLaura Viaches

Douglas TillmanChristina Bodurow

Ora PescovitzStephen Fry

Arnold HanishLisa Heid

Christian WolfDavid Lewis

Peter SlaymakerLilly Endowment

Julie Siegler

Matching Gifts

Corporate &Foundation

Contributors


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April 1, 2015 - May 1, 2016

Bel Canto Society$25,000 +

Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation, Inc.Christel DeHaan Family Foundation

Eli Lilly and CompanyLilly Endowment, Inc.

The Herbert Simon Family FoundationWilliam S. and Kristi S. Oesterle Fund, A Fund of the Indianapolis Foundation

Aria Society$15,000 - $24,999

Nicholas H. Noyes, Jr. Memorial Foundation, Inc.

Encore Society$10,000 - $14,999

Arts Council of Indianapolis and the City of IndianapolisCapital City Ford

Central Indiana Community FoundationThe Waterfield Foundation

USA Funds

Intermezzo Society$7,500 - $9,999

Virtuoso Circle$5,000 - $7,499

Barnes & ThornburgJ.P. Morgan Chase

SimonThe National Bank of Indianapolis

The Sidney and Kathryn Taurel Foundation, Inc.The Stephan and Renee Rollin Family Charitable Foundation

Overture Circle$2,500 - $4,999

Buckingham FoundationCavalier Family Foundation

Ice Miller


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J.D. Byrider FoundationJamie Gibbs and Associates

Lumber Liquidators IncMcGuire-Patmor Fund and Mr. Peter FulgenziThe Jungclaus-Campbell Co., Charitable Fund

Impresario Circle$1,000 - $2,49921st Amendment

Cornelius Family FoundationJoanne W. Orr Charitable Fund, A Fund of the Indianapolis Foundation

Katz Sapper MillerMerrill Lynch

MonarchStill Moon

Sun King BrewingThe Glick Family Foundation

The Penrod SocietyWallington Asset Management

April 1, 2015 - May 1, 2016

In Memory of Jack HayfordMrs. Barbara HayfordMr. and Mrs. Harry BaileyMr. and Mrs. Ronald BantaMs. Sarah BarneyMr. and Mrs. James BellMr. and Mrs. Fred and Anette BieseckerMr. Mark ChestnutMs. Shanna CoakleyMrs. William Curran

Memorial & HonorContributions


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Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dabek, Jr.Mr. Delain DaneheyMs. Sherry FarisMs. Irina FaysMr. and Mrs. David FrickMr. and Mrs. William GarveyMr. and Mrs. Alan GoldsteinMr. Arnold HanishMr. and Mrs. Edward HartiganMr. and Mrs. Jim JamesMr. and Mrs. Allen LangdonMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey LewisMr. and Mrs. Stephen and Gloria MorrallMr. Douglas PendletonSimone Pilon and Michael HarttMs. Anita SarafaMr. and Mrs. J. Albert SmithDr. and Mrs. Louis VignatiThe Wine and Food Society of Indianapolis

In Memory of William CurranDr. and Mrs. Lawrence EinhornMr. and Mrs. Garry and Louise FredericksenMr. and Mrs. Alan GoldsteinMr. Arnold HanishMr. and Mrs. Jim JamesMs. Cristy SagalowskyMr. and Mrs. Tom and Judy Sanger

In Memory of Andrew JamesMrs. Patti CurranDr. and Mrs. Lawrence EinhornDr. and Mrs. Harvey FeigenbaumMr. and Mrs. Alan GoldsteinMr. Arnold Hanish

In Memory of E. Kirk McKinneyMr. Ralph G. Nowak

In Memory of Jacquelyn LyerlyKelly Bentley


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In Memory of Jessie McCuneMr. J. Patrick Tatum

In Memory of Nancy IrsayMr. and Mrs. Walter Wolf, Jr.

In Memory of Reid Roberts MillerPhiladelphia Sinfonia

In Memory of Deborah FortuneMrs. Patti Curran

In Memory of Janet RostMr. Arnold Hanish

In Honor of Jane Gradison, Beloved Mother, Mother-In-Law, and Nana.The Salmon Family

In Honor of Arnie HanishDonald and Dorothy Craft

In Honor of Barbara HayfordTheodore and Linda Hegeman

In Honor of Claudette EinhornJon and Andrea Pactor

In Honor of Matt MindrumMr. and Mrs. Richard Michal

In Honor of David Hyde PierceDawn Hershberger

April 1, 2015 - May 1, 2016

In-Kind Donations


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21st AmendmentA Cut Above Catering

Aaron YoungAmbrosia

Another Broken Egg CafeArnold Hanish

Aronstam Designer/ Fine JewelersBarrington Jewels, Inc.

Ben SolomonBooth Tarkington Civic Theatre

Brickyard Crossing Golf Resort & InnBrugge BrasserieCapri Restaurant

Clowes Memorial HallConner Prairie

Conrad, IndianapolisContour Hardening, Inc.

Crew Car WashCrooked Stick Golf Club

Daddy Jack'sDavid and Alice BergerDavid and Ellen Crabb

Day FursDenis KellyDistell USA

DivvyDL Lowry Hairspa Boutique

Doug DayDown South Beverage Company, Inc.

Eddie Merlot'sEdward and Louise Hartigan

Eiteljorg MuseumElan Furs

Eli Lilly and Company Foundation, Inc.Elite Island Resorts Caribbean

Erika ShrumF. Boyd and Alice Hovde

French Lick ResortG. Thrapp JewelersGeorgia Buchanan


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Ghyslain ChocolatesGiannina Hofmeister-Connolly

Gilchrist & SoamesGrapevine Cottage

Greek Islands RestaurantGymboree

Heaven Hill DistilleryHistoric Twin Oaks

Holiday Inn Express & Suites, Knoxville/FarragutIndiana Craft Beverage Association

Indiana LandmarksIndianapolis Bridge Center

Indianapolis ColtsIndianapolis Motor Speedway

Indianapolis OperaIndianapolis Star

Indianapolis Symphony OrchestraJ. Razzo's

Jamie Gibbs and Paco ArgizJeffrey and Betsy GarfieldJeffrey and Leslie Hartigan

Jeffrey and Paula LewisJudy Woods and John Koppitch

Kahn's Fine WinesLarry and Dinah Bird

Larry Griggers and Julie SieglerLate Harvest Kitchen

Lawrence and Claudette EinhornLumber Liquidators

Mark M. Holeman, Inc.- Landscape Architects and ContractorsMeridian Hills Country ClubMeridian Restaurant & BarMichael and Leslie Rubin

Mo's Place for SteaksMonkey Joe's

Moyer's Fine JewelersMusic for All (Formerly Bands of America, Inc.)

Nicole-Taylor's Pasta & MarketNorth End Barbecue & Moonshine

Oakley's Bistro


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Ora PescovitzPacers Sports & Entertainment

Patti CurranRichard Searles

Robert and Suzanne ThomasSangiovese Restaurant

Seasons 52Segway of Indiana, LLC

Shirley JudkinsSimpson & Vail

Smarter Chocolate and Then SomeSolomon/Paris

St. ElmoStill Moon

Styles by Ms. Ely, LLCSullivan Hardware & Garden

Sullivan's SteakhouseSun King Brewing Company

Tanque Verde RanchTed Givens

The Alexander HotelThe Bridgewater ClubThe Cake Bake Shop

The Center for the Performing ArtsThe Children's Museum

The Columbia ClubThe Handle Bar

The Pattern StoreThe Trade Connection, Inc.

The WestinTiger Lily Restaurant

Union 50Visit Knoxville

Walt Disney WorldWarner Bros. Domestic Television

William and Jill GarveyWindsor Jewelry

Woodchuck Hard CiderWoody's the Library Restaurant


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