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DEPAUL OPERA THEATRE PRESENTS

SUOR ANGELICA

PUCCINI GIANNI SCHICCHI

MARCH 10 and 12, 2017 DePaul University Merle Reskin Theatre Hal France, conductor | Harry Silverstein, director

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DEAREST FRIENDS, Our students at the School of Music come from all over the country and from all over the world. Importantly, each individual brings their unique background, cultures, and competencies, all of which are hugely valuable on their own, but may sometimes be at odds with one another. When these aspiring professionals first arrive on campus they are disparate puzzle pieces, not yet a cohesive whole. But through extensive academic cooperation and the sheer nature of performance ensembles, students learn to complement each other, rather than clash. Eventually the individuals form a class — a whole that is stronger than the sum of its parts. The complex and varied personalities of our student body learning to work together is a concept very much echoed in an opera’s incongruent pieces. When the first rehearsals begin, a full company has been formed consisting of vocalists, orchestral performers, directorial leadership, stage management, and scenic, costume and lighting professionals. Within this enormous group, many are only acquaintances, but by opening night they have become close creative collaborators. This collegial energy is what powers the opera experience specifically, but is also a deep undercurrent in the entirety of our work at the School of Music more broadly. Tonight we add the final piece to this diverse collection of artists — you, the audience. Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi are two powerful stories that command your attention and elicit strong emotions. While you might just be here to enjoy these operas, your presence in this theatre and your reception to the work on stage is also a crucial element in the development of young musicians. With you, the puzzle is now complete. Thanks for being with us, and enjoy! Warm regards,

Ronald Caltabiano Dean

SUOR ANGELICA GIANNI SCHICCHI Music by GIACOMO PUCCINI (1858-1924) Libretto by GIOVACCHINO FORZANO (1884-1970) World Premiere METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE, NEW YORK December 14, 1918

Hal France Conductor

Harry Silverstein Director

Christine A. Binder Lighting Designer

Rachel Lambert Costume Designer

Noelle C. Thomas Scenic Designer

Evan Bruno Children’s Chorus Director

Nicholas Hutchinson Chorus Master and Musical Preparation The performance will run 2 hours with one 15-minute intermission.

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CAST AND CHORUS

ORCHESTRA

Suor Angelica

First Violin Alexandria Conrad, concertmaster Barbora Valiukeviciute Matthew Hannau Ece Dolu Konrad Kowal Cody Hiller Yefim Romanov Shaleah Feinstein

Sister Angelica Esther Rayo The Princess Abagael Martin The Abbess Daina Fischer The Monitor Megan Magsarili The Mistress of the Novices Maria Consamus Sister Genevieve Emily Margevich Sister Osmina Chary Williams Sister Dolcina Sarah Szeszol The Nursing Sister Lauren Jacob The Tourieres Madeline Ehlinger Marisa Buchheit The Lay Sisters Laura Smalley Olivia B. Leone

CHORUS OF SISTERS

Sopranos Marisa Buchheit Madeline Ehlinger Miranda Levin Gia Pappas Laura Smalley Sarah Szeszol Chary Williams 4

Gianni Schicchi Mezzos Maria Consamus Lauren Jacob Daina Fischer Olivia B. Leone Kelby Roth Megan Magsarili Madonna Julia Clarke A Child Ava Carlson Finale Chorus Charles Aiello Kais Ali Sebastian M. Armendariz Daniel Beatty Julia Clarke Lauren Florek Ally Girard Andrew Hannau Ian Hosack Benjamin Liupaogo Daniel O’Hearn Ryan Wolfe Christopher Young Connor Zuber Children Rachel Boraz Gabriel Calderon Alexis Canellis Ava Carlson Reese Covalle Martha Ann Dunfee Greyson Parfenoff Katherine Talmers Matilde Velez Nadia Wieda

Gianni Schicchi Andrew Groble Lauretta Friday: Emily Margevich Sunday: Angela De Venuto Zita Emma WitbolsFeugen Rinuccio Jianghai Ho Gherardo Sebastian M. Armendariz Nella Angela Zúñiga Gherardina Miranda Levin Betto of Signa Andrew Hannau

Second Violin Arthur Masyuk, principal Hannah Cartwright Erica Jacobs-Perkins Susan Miller Fan Zhang Olivia Breidenthal Viola Aleksa Kuzma, principal Kevin Lin Mercedes Quintana Jonathan Walters

Cello Joshua Dema, principal David Sands Francisco Malespin Margaret Madsen Bass Joshua Harrison, principal* Flute Emily DePalma Emily Graham Oboe Erik Andrusyak Clarinet Emily Kerski Dan Hickey Bassoon Jonathan LiVolsi

Horn Brad Granville Asst. Horn: Abby Black Ali Nizamani Trumpet Matthew Loggins Audrey Lidke Trombone Lucas Steidinger Timpani Leo Taylor Percussion Mark Linley Sarah Christianson Harp Michael Maganuco* Celesta Frank Bisconti *Denotes Guest

Simone Ryan Wolfe Marco Connor Zuber La Ciesca Mary Katherine vom Lehn Maestro Spinelloccio Ian Hosack Ser Amantio di Nicolao Thomas Patrick Hughes Pinellino Ian Hosack Guccio Kais Ali

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CREW Production Manager Daniel Friedman Stage Manager Jordan Lee Braun Technical Director Milo Bue Master Electrician Kristof Janezic Props Master Vanessa Thomas Wardrobe Head Megan Turner Audio Technician Connor Wang Assistant Stage Managers Jonathan S. Campbell Paige Fodor Assistant Scenic Designer Claire DiVito Assistant Lighting Designer Emmaleigh Pepe-Winshell Titles Coordinator Tara Branham Electricians Shelbi Arndt Joe Clavell Daniel Heins Natalia Janusz Neal Javenkoski Rachel Lake Ricky Latshaw James Mitchell Alyse Porsella Jason Shivers Aimee Sweet David Trudeau Jonah White 6

DEPAUL OPERA THEATRE Light Walkers Emily Anderson Cat Andrade Olivia Engobor Helen Joanne Gracie Meier Alyse Porsella Ella Williams Mara Zinky Light Board Programmer Ricky Latshaw

ADMINISTRATION Dean Ronald Caltabiano

Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Kurt Westerberg Chair, Music Performance Julie DeRoche Interim Chair, Musical Studies Alan Salzenstein

Wardrobe Margot Bardeen Madison Briede Jennifer Moore

DEPAUL OPERA THEATRE

Run Crew Deborah Baxter Nick Coso Neal Javenkoski Mattias Lange-McPherson Aimee Sweet

Eric Esparza, coordinator David Alt Alban “Kit” Bridges Jr. Elizabeth Byrne Nicole Cabell Julia Faulkner Linda Hirt Nicholas Hutchinson Jeff Ray Jo Rodenburg

Set Construction Means of Production Scenic Studio Jason Kingsley Paige Keedy Theatre School Technical Director Jen Leahy Theatre School Assistant Technical Director Aaron Pijanowski

Receptionist Ana Christian Coordinator of Admission Gwen Fullenkamp Technology Manager Brian Gier Business Manager Maria Hernandez Staff Librarian Ria Hodgson

Director Harry Silverstein

Director of Business Administration Ben Polancich

VOICE FACULTY

Facilities Manager Ben Rusch

STAFF

Director, Community Music Division Susanne Baker Director of Marketing and Communications Brian Barasch Director of Admission Ross Beacraft Director of Development Stephanie Carper

Coordinator of Career and Performance Services Rachael Smith Assistant Director of Advising Phil Verpil Coordinator of Academic Services Sarah Wells Kaufman Executive Assistant to the Dean Mara Yurasek

THEATRE SCHOOL STAFF Theatre Manager Leslie Shook

Box Office Manager Jessica Krust

GRAPHIC DESIGN

Communiqué Graphic Design

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BIOGRAPHIES HAL FRANCE (Conductor) has led opera companies and orchestras around the world. His 2017 season includes DePaul Opera Theatre, the Utah Symphony and Opera, the Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Opera Omaha and Portland Opera. He has served as Artistic Director of Opera Omaha (1995-2005) and Music Director of the Orlando Philharmonic (2000-2006). Since his debut at the Kennedy Center in 1981 he has conducted the Houston Grand Opera, New York City Opera, Royal Opera Stockholm, Seattle Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, Central City Opera, Calgary Opera, Opera Company of Philadelphia, Florida Grand Opera, London Philharmonic, New Jersey Symphony, National Symphony and Orchestra Sinfonica de Costa Rica, among many others. HARRY SILVERSTEIN (Director) has been the Director of the DePaul Opera Theatre since 1990 and instructs singers in performance techniques. Mr. Silverstein has directed opera professionally in the U.S. and abroad in such theaters as the Lyrics Opera of Chicago, San Francisco Opera, New York City Opera, English National Opera and for companies in Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil and The Netherlands. Mr. Silverstein has staged both contemporary operas and works from the standard repertory, including the European and South American premieres of works by Philip Glass and world premieres in Houston and Delaware. NOELLE C. THOMAS (Scenic Designer) Recent design credits with DePaul Opera Theatre include, Die Fledermaus, The Magic Flute, Falstaff (scenery and costumes), Hansel and Gretel, The Merry Widow, Idomeneo and The Marriage of Figaro. Scenic design for TimeLine Theatre, Arts & Minds, Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts, Collaboraction Theatre, Teatro Luna, Bay View Music Festival and Theater on the Lake. Costume Design for The Purple Rose, Chicago Dramatists, DePaul Opera and Northwestern University. Associate and assistant scenic designer for Court Theatre, Northlight Theatre, Alley Theatre, Goodman Theatre, Yale Rep, Milwaukee Rep, Paramount Arts Center, TimeLine Theatre, Cleveland Playhouse, Syracuse, Writers Theatre and Glimmerglass Opera. Ms. Thomas is a 2003 Joseph Jefferson Award recipient in the category of Best Scenic Design for TimeLine Theatre’s Awake and Sing. An adjunct faculty member at The Theatre School at DePaul University, Ms. Thomas holds a BFA in Scenic Design from DePaul and an MFA in Scenic and Costume design from Northwestern University.

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RACHEL LAMBERT (Costume Designer) is excited to be working with DePaul for a third year. Her other design credits include The King of Hell’s Palace (Goodman Theatre’s New Stages Festival), Twist Your Dickens (The Second City), Mothers and Sons (Northlight Theatre), Henry IV, Life of Galileo, Travesties and Northanger Abbey (Jeff nominations, Remy Bumppo Theatre), The Winter’s Tale, Cymbeline, The Merchant of Venice and Romeo and Juliet (Jeff nomination, First Folio Theatre), Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train, A Perfect Ganesh, Intimate Apparel (Jeff Nomination), After the Fall (Eclipse Theatre), Next to Normal (BoHo Theatre), Rose (The Greenhouse Theatre), The Drowning Girls (Signal Ensemble), and American Myth (American Blues Theatre). Regionally she has designed for Peninsula Players, the Texas Shakespeare Festival and Purdue University. CHRISTINE A. BINDER (Lighting Designer) Ms. Binder’s opera designs include work with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Chicago Opera Theatre, San Francisco Opera, Pittsburgh Opera, New York City Opera, Geneva Opera, and Houston Grand Opera. She has designed lighting for Victory Gardens Theatre, Writers Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Court Theatre, Northlight Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Goodman Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre and Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Recent designs include The Pearl Fishers directed by Denni Sayers for Tulsa Opera, Disgraced at The Goodman Theatre, Thaddeus and Slocum for Lookingglass Theatre Company, and Cinderella for the Joffrey Ballet. Upcoming designs include 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea for Lookingglass Theatre, and Eugene Onegin for the Lyric Opera of Chicago. She is the Head of Lighting Design at The Theatre School at DePaul University.

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SYNOPSES Suor Angelica

Gianni Schicchi

A convent. Sister Angelica and two lay sisters are late for chapel. The Monitor chides them for not doing penance as Sister Angelica has done. Some of the sisters confess they still long for worldly pleasures — Sister Genovieffa for the lambs she used to tend and Sister Dolcina for sweet things to eat. Sister Angelica denies she has any such desires, but the others know she desperately longs for some word from her family. For seven years she has heard nothing from them, and the sisters speculate that she was a princess, banished to the convent for reasons they have been unable to discover.

The Palazzo of Buoso Donati in Florence. The greedy relatives of the wealthy Buoso Donati gather at his deathbed to mourn his passing and investigate the details of his will. There are rumors that the old man has left nearly everything to a monastery. If his will has not been filed with a notary, however, there is still hope for the relatives, who begin a frantic search for the document. Young Rinuccio finds it and makes his Aunt Zita promise to let him marry his beloved Lauretta if there is enough money. They read the will, which proves the rumors were true; the relatives finally shed genuine tears.

Soon alms collectors arrive, distributing the food they have gathered. One of them mentions that a magnificent coach bearing a visitor stands outside the convent gate. Angelica is startled and, with increasing anxiety, asks her to describe the coach in detail. A bell rings announcing the visitor. The Abbess enters and tells Angelica that her aunt, the Princess, has come to see her. Approaching, the Princess rejects Angelica’s gestures of affection. The Princess explains that when Angelica’s parents died, she was made guardian of both Angelica and her sister, Anna Viola, and was given control over their inheritance (“Il principe Gualtiero”). Anna Viola is to be married, and the Princess demands Angelica sign her share over to her sister. Having brought disgrace on the family name, the Princess declares, Angelica is no longer entitled to any part of the inheritance. Crushed by her aunt’s cruelty, Angelica swears she has repented. She cannot, however, erase the memory of her little son, who, she learns, died two years ago. Her will now broken, Angelica sobs and signs the document. The Princess withdraws and Angelica grieves that her son died without his mother by his side (“Senza mamma”). Resolving to join her child in heaven, she drinks poison. She is then struck by the reality of what she has done and prays for salvation. A celestial choir is heard and Angelica sees a vision of the Blessed Virgin with her child.

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Rinuccio suggests that Lauretta’s father, Gianni Schicchi, a shrewd self-made man, can help them: this new breed of peasantturned-businessman will invigorate Florence, which the young man compares to a tree in full flower (“Firenze è come un albero fiorito”). Schicchi appears with Lauretta. Disgusted by the hypocrisy and avarice of the aristocratic family, Schicchi is about to leave but decides to stay when Lauretta proclaims her intention to marry Rinuccio (“O mio babbino caro”). Reading the will, Schicchi devises a plan to impersonate the dead man. He sends Lauretta home and orders the body removed from the bed. The doctor arrives to check on Buoso, but Schicchi’s voice convinces the addled doctor that the patient is improving. Schicchi tells the relatives to send for the notary and, putting on Buoso’s nightshirt and cap, promises to dictate a new will. The relatives each try to get a promise from Schicchi that he will leave the best parts of the estate to them. Schicchi agrees with every secret request and warns each that they must keep the secret forever or face the punishment as accessories to a fraud — a hand cut off and eternal banishment from Florence. The notary arrives with witnesses, and Schicchi dictates that the great part of the estate, including the house they are all in, is to be left to his good friend Gianni Schicchi! The relatives are furious but can say nothing, and when the notary leaves they fall on Schicchi and steal what they can from the house. Schicchi orders them out of his house and points to the young lovers, standing out on the terrace gazing at the blossoming city. Turning to the audience, he points out how happy his fraud has made the young lovers, and pleads for a verdict of not guilty. Courtesy of the Metropolitan Opera Guild

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DEPAUL OPERA THEATRE NEWS In its 26 years of existence, DePaul Opera Theatre (DOT) has been central to the development of a number of well-known opera professionals, successful singers, teachers, and even lawyers and doctors. Singers who grace the stages of major opera houses all over the world began their careers here at DePaul. DOT alumni have appeared at the New York Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Francisco Opera, and at regional companies in the United States, and in Europe, Asia and South America. They have won the most prestigious competitions and continued with studies at the most selective institutions including winners of the Metropolitan Opera Competition and Placido Domingo Operalia competition and apprentice programs such as The Metropolitan Opera apprenticeship program, Academy of Vocal Arts, Lyric Opera Center for American Artists, Santa Fe Opera and San Francisco Adler Fellowship. Although we are only able to list a few of their accomplishments here, we are very proud of the successes, in all walks of life, of DePaul Opera Theatre alumni. JANAI BRUGGER made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Liu in Turandot, and has since returned as Pamina in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, and as Jemmy in Rossini’s Guillaume Tell. Recent operatic highlights include Musetta in Puccini’s La Bohème with L.A. Opera, Norina in Donizetti’s Don Pasquale with Palm Beach Opera, Micaëla in Bizet’s Carmen with The Met, Washington National Opera, and Lyric Opera of Kansas City. Upcoming performances include Amore in Gluck’s Orfeo et Euridice with Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Zémire in André Grétry’s Zémire et Azor (Beauty and the Beast) with Opera Saratoga, Beethoven, Symphony No. 9 with Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus. Ms. Brugger is among four alumni at The Met this year. She won first place at Plácido Domingo’s International Operalia competition also taking the Zarzuela Award and the Audience Award, and was the winner of the Metropolitan Opera 2012 National Council Auditions.

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CECELIA HALL was a former member of the Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center at Lyric Opera of Chicago. Ms. Hall made her Metropolitan Opera debut is Javotte in Massenet’s Manon. Recent operatic highlights include Zerlina in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Fulvia in Gluck’s Ezio, Second Lady in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, Poppet in Britten’s Paul Bunyan with Oper Frankfurt and Komponist in Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos with Moscow Philharmonic Society. Upcoming performances include Zerlina in Mozart’s Don Giovanni with Oper Frankfurt, Cherubino in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro with Opera Philadelphia and as Sesto in Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito with Opera Theatre of St. Louis. BRENT RYAN made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Pedrillo in Mozart’s Die Entführung aus dem Serail. Recent operatic highlights include Janek in Janáček’s The Makropulos Case with San Francisco Opera, Monostatos in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, Beppe in Mascagni’s Pagliacci with L.A. Opera and Narr in Berg’s Wozzeck with Lyric Opera of

Chicago. Upcoming performances include Pedrillo in Mozart’s Die Entführung aus dem Serail with L.A. Opera, Gastone in Verdi’s La Traviata with San Diego Opera, and he will be premiering the roles of Titorelli, Flogger, and Berthold in Philip Glass’s The Trial with Opera Theatre of St. Louis, and as Spoletta in Puccini’s Tosca with The Met. Mr. Ryan along with Lori Ann Fuller recently won a Grammy award for their singing on L.A. Opera’s recording of John Corigliano’s Ghosts of Versailles. LINDSAY METZGER is the sixth alumna to become a member of the Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center at Lyric Opera of Chicago from the DOT program joining Stephen Powell, Jefferey Ray, Christopher Feigum, and Cecelia Hall. As a member, Ms. Metzger has performed principle roles in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro, Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier, Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor and Massenet’s Don Quichotte. She has also performed as Giannetta in Donizetti’s L’elisir d’Amore with Florentine Opera. Currently, Ms. Metzger is performing as Mercedes in Bizet’s Carmen with Lyric Opera of Chicago. YURIY YURCHUK became a principal artist with The Royal Opera House for the 2016-17 season and was previously a part of The Royal Opera House’s Jette Parker Young Artist Programme. Recent operatic highlights include Father and Dandy in Shostakovich’s The Nose, Schlemil in Offenbach’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann and Barone in Verdi’s La Traviata with The Royal Opera House. Upcoming performances include Flemish Deputy in Verdi’s Don Carlos, Yamadori in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly and Mandarin in Puccini’s Turandot with The Royal Opera House. KYLE ALBERTSON’s recent operatic highlights include Donner in Wagner’s Das Rheingold with Minnesota Opera, Sharpless in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly with Northern Lights Opera Festival and Bartolo in Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia with Fort

Worth Opera. Mr. Albertson has also recently covered roles at The Metropolitan Opera and Lyric Opera of Chicago. Upcoming performances include DeGiuche in DiChiera’s Cyrano with Michigan Opera Theater, Don Magnifico in Rossini’s La Cenerentola with El Paso Opera and Lt. Horstmayer in Puts’s Silent Night with Opera San Jose. CHELSEA MORRIS SHEPHARD’s recent highlights include performances of Bowles’s Picnic Cantata, and Bolcolm’s Dinner at Eight with New York Festival of Song, soprano soloist in Scarlatti’s Christmas Cantata with Madison Bach Musicians and has covered Woglinde in Wagner’s Das Rheingold with Lyric Opera of Chicago. Upcoming performances include soprano soloist in Bach’s B Minor Mass with Chicago Chorale, Bach’s St. John Passion with Madison Bach Musicians and Brahms’s Ein deutches Requiem with Cecilia Chorus of New York at Carnegie Hall. STEPHEN POWELL’s recent operatic highlights include Scarpia in Puccini’s Tosca with Minnesota Opera, Macbeth in Verdi’s Macbeth with Michigan Opera Theater, Iago in Verdi’s Otello with Minnesota Orchestra, Jaroslav Prus in Janáček’s The Makropulos Case with San Francisco Opera and Germont in Verdi’s La Traviata with Seattle Opera. Upcoming performances include Oliver Jordan in the world premiere of Bolcom’s Dinner at Eight with Minnesota Opera, Britten’s War Requiem with North Carolina Symphony and Kansas City Symphony and Germont in Verdi’s La Traviata with San Diego Opera. CHRISTOPHER FEIGUM’s recent operatic highlights include Gamekeeper in Dvořák’s Rusalka and First Officer in John Adams’s The Death of Klinghoffer with The Metropolitan Opera, Brander in Berlioz’s La Damnation de Faust and First Shepard in Strauss’s Daphne with the Cleveland Orchestra. BRANDON MAYBERRY and MARY PETRO are members of The Metropolitan Opera Chorus.

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BERGEN BAKER’s recent operatic highlights include Mercédès in Bizet’s Carmen, Papagena and Second Lady in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte and Second Wood Sprite in Dvořák’s Rusalka with Minnesota Opera. Other highlights include a recital series entitled Lovesongs. RYAN BRADFORD’s recent operatic highlights include Jake Wallace and Sid in Puccini’s La Fanciulla del West with Castleton Festival, John Brooke in Adamo’s Little Women with Opera on the James, Guglielmo in Mozart’s Così fan Tutte with Santa Cruz Symphony and Masetto in Mozart’s Don Giovanni with Hidden Valley Opera. Mr. Bradford is currently a young artist with Opera Colorado. AMANDA DEBOER BARLETT is a member of Ensemble Dal Niente, Hasco Duo and Quince Contemporary Vocal Ensemble. She specializes in performing works by living composers including alumnus and School of Music faculty member Fredrick Gifford. She released her first solo album in 2013 and will release a second during the 201617 season. Ms. DeBoer is also the founder and director of Omaha Under the Radar. STUART THOMPSON’s recent operatic highlights include Melchior in Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors with Fury Theatre and John Menotti’s The Consul with Main Street Opera. He also recently served as music director for New Moon Opera’s production of Hansel and Gretel. Upcoming performances include Bob in Menotti’s The Old Maid and the Thief with New Moon Opera. LINDSAY BARCHE’s recent highlights include soprano soloist in Mendelssohn’s Elijah with The Music Institute of Chicago Chorale. Upcoming performances include Countess Almaviva in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro with Manhattan Opera Studio. ANDREA BAKER and MOLLY BURKE were former apprentice artists with Sarasota Opera. JORDAN ENSIGN is currently the understudy of Christine in the national tour of The Phantom of the Opera. Recent highlights include Rachel Walkerin in Rainbow Magic: Live! with The Panto Company, and Eve in I Am: A Timeless Loves Story. Ms. Ensign has also performed in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

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TOMÁS DOMINGUEZ and TREVOR VANDERZEE are currently performing in Donizetti’s Elixir of Love with Opera for the Young.

ALUMNI & FRIENDS

NICOLE VERIVE recently directed The Old Maid and the Thief with Micro Opera Ensemble.

Listings in the honor roll reflect contributions and pledge payments made between July 1, 2015 and June 30, 2016 to DePaul University’s School of Music.

GIOVANNA JACQUES is one of the founding members of Chicago Fringe Opera. Recent performance highlights includes Mrs. Grose in Britten’s The Turn of the Screw. Ms. Jacques hosts a weekly live radio show called Opera Box Score on WNUR 89.3 FM Chicago.

Gifts of $1,000 and above annually qualify for membership in the President’s Club, DePaul University’s honor society of donors.

ALEXA JARVIS’ recent performance highlights include Mimì in Puccini’s La Bohème with Crested Butte Music Festival. Upcoming performances include soprano soloist in Bach’s Cantata BWV 199 with Mannes Baroque Ensemble. EMILY HUGHES’ recent performance highlights include soprano soloist in Orff’s Carmina Burana with Brooklyn College Choirs and Gretel in Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel with Brooklyn College Opera Theatre. Upcoming performances include Elsa in Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Grand Duke with Utopia Opera. JARED ESGUERRA’s recent performance highlights include tenor soloist in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with Chicago Sinfonietta. Mr. Esguerra is a member of the Lyric Opera Chorus along with CHRISTOPHER FILIPOWICZ, HOSS BROCK, LIJANA PAULETTI, MARTHA CASTEN, NINA HEEBINK and WILLIAM BENNETT. JEFFREY RAY and SUSAN O’BRIEN have joined the faculty of DePaul’s School of Music. SASHA GERRITSON, A.J. WESTER, SUSAN O’BRIEN, ERIK FRIEDMAN, AMY AXELSON and AMANDA CONSOL are operatic stage directors and performance teachers. GREGORY HENKEL is director of artistic administration for San Francisco Opera. HELEN TODD is the general director of Sugar Creek Symphony and Song. MARVIN LYNN is dean of the School of Education at Indiana University South Bend, IN.

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$500-$999

$250-$499

Adlai Stevenson High School American Endowment Foundation George Ayling Martha Garcia Barragan & David Oskandy Cynthia Bennett, MUS ’85; MM ’90 William Bennett (Trustee) & Susan Bennett Lauretta Berg, MUS ’60 Christina Berry, CMN ’01; MED ’09 & Dr. Thomas Berry, MBA ’78 Dale Breidenthal Russell Bruzek, GSD ’64 Rosemary Corrigan, CSH ’69 Dolores Curns Cheryl Cutinho & Sunil Cutinho Joan Darneille Marcia Deck & Warren Deck Patty Delony DePaul Vincentian Residence Susanna and Helmut Epp Linda Ferrell & O.C. Ferrell Mary Goldberg Chester Gougis (Trustee) & Shelley Ochab + Mary Hunt Thomas Karaba Lydia Kelley & Steve Kelley Elizabeth Keyser Dagmara Kokonas & Nicholas Kokonas Dr. Jacqueline Krump Frank Kuhlmann, MED ’99 & Erica Kuhlmann Donald Law

Monica Abramson-Lyons, THE ’87 & Daniel Lyons, MUS ’83; MM ’91 Sandra Boafoa Anim, MS ’13 Jason Arends Stephen Balderston # Steven Behnke Kay Bryce Victoria Buchanan Floyd Cooley # Susan deCordova & Family Bernard & Sally Dobroski Carole Doris, JD ’76 & Dr. Peter Doris Dorothy Duensing Dr. Cathy Elias # & Janos Simon Richard Ellis Eric Esparza # Felicia Filbin, LAS ’81 Paul Greenawalt, BUS ’65; MBA ’68 Allison Hahr & Jon Spanbauer Elizabeth Hansen & Michael Hansen Kathy Im & Young Im Wendy Irvine # Susan Kelley, MUS ’64 Jacqueline Kelly-McHale # Kim Kirn Bob & Linda Kozoman Margaret Kuhlow, LAS ’92 Vladimir Leyetchkiss Susan Lyons Helen Marlborough & Harry Roper

Adam Marshall, MUS ‘01 & Tiffany Marshall, CMN ’01 Dana Marzonie Randy Miller Thomas Miller, MM ’96 # Kathleen Murtaugh, BUS ’86; MST ’93 Deane Myers, MM ’88 & Layni Myers, THE ‘86; CMN ’89 Beverly Pendowski, BUS ’90 & James Pendowski, MUS ’93 Rev. William Piletic, C.M. Penny Russel Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving Paul Seibold Susan Soler Sun Belle, Inc. Regina Syrkina Stephanie Woodson Yann Woolley

$100-$249 Laura Adkins, MUS ’12 Betty Ahlmann & Bruce Ahlmann Sr. Aileen S. Andrew Foundation Corbin Andrick, MUS ’11; MM ’14 Joseph Antonelli, MUS ’69 Marta Aznavoorian Norehad # Michelle Bene Bain Kelley Baldwin Neil Ballentine, MBA ’15 Maria Batten & Roger Batten Dr. Shirley Beaver Sandra Benedict Sarah Benham, BUS ’04 & Jeremiah Benham, MUS ’00; MM ’02 Theodore Berg, MUS ’49 Jill Beuter, MUS ’59 R. Keith Bins Elka Block Sania Bonnard & Pierric Bonnard Giovanna Breu Julia Bright William Brodsky William & Joan Brodsky Foundation, Inc. Elizabeth Byrne Asher # Fara Cage, BUS ’08 Audrey Carie, MA ’11 Linda Cerabona, MUS ’78; MA ’93 Carol Chaffee, MUS ’68 & Gary Chaffee, MM ’68 Sarah Chambers & Eugene Ozasky Elsa Charlston # Hua Chen Elaine Clancy, MM ’92 Christine Corrigan Sharon Cortelyou John Culbert & Katherine Culbert, MED ’04 Jessica Cummings, MUS ’03

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Sally Czapar & George Czapar Darnton & Hersh Fine Violins Susan Day Samantha De Koven Cynthia Deitrick Dr. Donald DeRoche # & Julie DeRoche # Detroit Glee Club Bradley Dineen, MED ’99 Alexander Domanskis Nina Drew F. Ellen Duff Earths Flame, Inc. P. Zachary Egan Marsha Etzkorn & Shawn Etzkorn James Fahey, MUS ’83 Joyce Fecske, LAS ’69; MA ’71 & Stephen Fecske Kathryn Flum, MM ’10 # Fiona Fong Crispin Fornoff Ayriole Frost Helene Gabelnick & Stephen Gabelnick Lucy Gaven & Richard Gaven Margaret Gentilcore Matthew Geraldi, MUS ’56 & Kenlyn Geraldi Sheila Gideon & Vern Gideon Paul Glick David Grabacki, MBA ’12 & Janet Grabacki Carolyn Carriere Grenchik Mark Grenchik Ama-Dapa Gyabin & Shamsiden Balogun Havas Impact, LLC Beth Hebert Edwin Hicks Nobuko Hijiya Suzanne Olbrisch Hlotke, BUS ’74 Jacqueline Hoffman, MUS ’55 Lola Horsfall Jane Jackman & Steve Jackman Amy Jacobs, MED ’00 & Cary Jacobs, MUS ’87; MM ’89 Christopher Jones # M. Georgene Jones Stephanie Joseph Janet Karabas Jen Kentos Morris Kern (dec.) Michelle Kiley & Scott Kiley Yumy Kim & Jong Kim Carol Kissel Jeffrey Klein Ronald Kloss, MUS ’55 Mark Kohnle Dr. Gerald Koocher Susan Kosinski Robert Krueger II, MBA ’88 # Dr. Joan M. Lakebrink

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LaMetrice Lane & Steven Lane William Lear Edmond Leonard Howard Levin Michael Lewanski # Mary Ellen Lewis Camille Licklider, J.D., MUS ’96 & James Licklider, LAS ’98; MS ’01; MS ’06 Constance Lilly, MUS ’70 Katherine Lisec & W. Michael Lisec Little Flower Catholic Grade School Dennis Lord Ying Lu, MS ’02 & Min Cheng Carolyn Makk & Christopher Makk Donna Malaga & Joseph Lim Margaret Malkowski & Marek Malkowski Marie Malm, MA ’50 Barbara Mandal, MUS ’62 Law Offices of Jeffrey M. Marks Judith Marshall William Martay, JD ’69 & Margaret Martay Priscilla Matli & Steve Matli Roberta McKeever & Michael McKeever Sandy McMillan & Stu McMillan Sean McNeely, MM ’97 Pola Melendez Regina Mezydlo, MUS ’76 Sara Michaels, MUS ’03 Dianne Millard Nancy Mocek, MA ’73 Jeanne Montgomery & Robert Montgomery Diane Myhre, MM ’90 & John Myhre Nichole Nabasny & Michael Nabasny Taoufik Nadji Dr. Hassan Nagib New Horizons Band Luz Nicolas & Dr. John Nicolas Northern Trust Corporation J.F. Nunez-Gornes Seung-Won Oh # Marcia Opp & Jon Ekdahl Friends of Oscar Mayer School Kathy Paddor-Rotholz & David Rotholz Xingguo Pan Lori Pedelty Deborah Peot, MUS ’95 # & Jason Peot, LAS ’94 Shirley Percy Ewa Petroski & Peter Petroski Pistachios Dr. Robert Placek, MUS ’55 Paul Pliester David Ponsot, BUS ’95 Lynn Powell Glen Prezembel & Beth Prezembel, MUS ’84; MBA ’91 Ann Priest & Dr. Edwin Priest Mary Pryce

Trish Quintenz Louis Rapa Mark Ricco Jacqueline Roberts & John Roberts Rochester Lions Club Deborah Rosenberg Mary Rundell Salesforce.com Foundation Alan Salzenstein # Kanokon Sasismit Andrea Schafer, MUS ’83 Erica Schewe Suzanne Schmidt Melissa Schwalbach Thomas Schwartz Anna Sharp Saraswathi Sista, MUS ’13 Arlene Sorkin Mark Sparks # Jo Sparling Patricia Stahlberg & Donald Stahlberg Gordon Stefenhagen, BUS ’67 William Stoneburner Donnie Sujack, MUS ’13

Mary Syc, JD ’82 & Allan Syc, JD ’72 Leah Talmers & Peter Talmers Linda Tueth Cynthia Valukas, MD, MUS ’75 Kyomi Sugimura # & George Vatchnadze # Elaine Vermiglio Irina Vorobeychik Margaret Walker, MM ’83 Dr. John H. Wallace, MUS ’83 & Mrs. Carol L. Wallace Cliff Wallis, MUS ’96 Andrea Walsh Carol Weir Dr. Kurt Westerberg # & Renee Westerberg Janice Williams Miller James Williams III Dr. Leslie Wilson Thomas Witt Ethel Witt-McCall, LUT, SNL ’15 James Zelhart Janice Zimelis Jerry Zitko, MUS ’83

Haymarket String Quartet

Elizabeth Blumenstock Jeri-Lou Zike Dave Moss Craig Trompeter

The Seven Last Words of Christ by Joseph Haydn

A meditation ‘expressed by purely instrumental music in such a way that even the most uninitiated listener will be moved to the very depths of his soul.’ - Joseph Haydn

Friday, March 24th | 7:30pm | Old St. Patrick’s Church www.haymarketopera.org

THE THEATRE SCHOOL AT DEPAUL UNIVERSITY 2017–18 SEASON ON THE FULLERTON STAGE Into the Woods music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by James Lapine directed by Barry Brunetti, musical direction by Mark Elliott November 3–12, 2017 | Previews November 1 and 2, 2017

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, adapted by Nick Dear directed by Michael E. Burke February 9–18, 2018 | Previews February 7 and 8, 2018

Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov directed by Jacob Janssen April 13–22, 2018 | Previews April 11 and 12, 2018

New Playwright Series

GIFTS OF EVERY AMOUNT MAKE AN IMPORTANT IMPACT ON THE NEXT GENERATION OF MUSICIANS AND SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE SCHOOL OF MUSIC. MAKE YOUR GIFT TODAY BY VISITING ALUMNI.DEPAUL.EDU/GIVETOMUSIC

Title, Playwright, and Director TBD May 18–26, 2018 | Previews May 16 and 17, 2018

IN THE HEALY THEATRE

Seven Homeless Mammoths Wander New England by Madeleine George directed by April Cleveland October 20–29, 2017 | Previews October 18 and 19, 2017

Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play by Anne Washburn music by Michael Friedman, directed by Jeremy Aluma January 26–February 4, 2018 | Previews January 24 and 25, 2018

MFA18, Title TBD

An ensemble performance created by MFA III actors, directed by Dexter Bullard May 4–13, 2018 | Previews May 2 and 3, 2018

CHICAGO PLAYWORKS FOR FAMILIES AND YOUNG AUDIENCES at DePaul’s Merle Reskin Theatre Augusta and Noble by Carlos Murillo, directed by Lisa Portes October 5–November 11, 2017

Junie B. Jones Is Not a Crook by Allison Gregory, adapted from the book series by Barbara Park directed by Krissy Vanderwarker January 11–February 17, 2018

The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss directed by Jeff Mills April 19–May 26, 2018

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GENERAL INFORMATION

UPCOMING SCHOOL OF MUSIC EVENTS

Box Office Telephone (312) 922-1999

MUSIC AND DANCE COLLABORATION Sunday, April 9 at 5:00 p.m. in the Concert Hall

for the Merle Reskin Theatre

Regular Box Office Hours Noon – 4 p.m. at The Theatre School in Lincoln Park Performance Box Office Hours Evening performance days: 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Sunday matinee days: Noon-2:30 p.m. No Smoking In compliance with the City of Chicago Clean Air Ordinance, smoking is prohibited in the M erle Reskin Theatre. We appreciate your cooperation. Emergency Exists Please note the location of emergency exits in the theatre. No Cellular Phones, Text Messaging, Recording Devices, Photography, Pagers or Food and Beverages Please do not use the above listed items in the theatre. Patrons with electronic pagers or cellular telephones are asked to either turn off their equipment in the theatre or check them with the House Manager prior to curtain. We discourage text messaging during the performance. The light from the screen can bother other patrons. We allow photographs to be taken before and after, but never during, the performance. You may also check cameras and recording equipment with the House Manager who will secure them until final curtain. Water fountains are located in the lower lobby and in the lobbies of the mezzanine and balcony. 22

Restrooms Restrooms are located in the lower lobby, the mezzanine, and balcony. An accessible restroom is located on the main floor inside of the theatre. Lost and Found If you find an item or have lost an item, please contact the House Manager. You may also call (773) 325-7900 to determine if an item has been found. Emergency Telephone Calls Patrons with electronic pagers are requested to either turn off their pagers in the theatre or check them with the House Manager prior to showtime. Should you need to give an emergency telephone number where you can be reached during a performance, please alert the House Manager of your seat location and give the Box Office telephone number for emergencies, (773) 325-7900. Parking Arrangements We have arrangements with two parking lots: Multi-Park, 635 S. Wabash at Balbo, and LAZ Parking, One East 8th Street at State. Please ask the Box Office for details about rates and payment.

DEPAUL WIND ENSEMBLE Wednesday, April 26 at 8:00 p.m. in the Concert Hall DEPAUL CONCERT ORCHESTRA AND ENSEMBLE 20+ Friday, April 28 at 8:00 p.m. in the Concert Hall DEPAUL CHAMBER CHOIR AND CONCERT CHOIR Saturday, April 19 at 8:00 p.m. in the Concert Hall NEW MUSIC DEPAUL Friday, May 5 at 8:00 p.m. in the Concert Hall DEPAUL WIND SYMPHONY Saturday, May 6 at 8:00 p.m. in the Concert Hall DEPAUL OPERA THEATRE Friday, May 19 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 21 at 2:00 p.m. in the Concert Hall DEPAUL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Wednesday, May 24 at 8:00 p.m. at Symphony Center DEPAUL JAZZ ENSEMBLES Thursday, May 25 at 8:00 p.m. in the Lincoln Park Student Center BAROQUE ENSEMBLE Sunday, May 28 at 8:00 p.m. in the Concert Hall For more information on these and other events, visit

music.depaul.edu

Sennheiser Infra-Red Listening System We require the security deposit of a driver’s license or other identification during the performance. The ID will be returned when you return the device. Large Print Programs You may request a large print program from the ticket taker or the House Manager. 23

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