2020-2021 Season
Opera Gala
CONTENTS Theater Staff.......................................................................................................... 2 Whitney Morse on The Sharon® L. Morse Performing Arts Center........................ 3 Program................................................................................................................ 4 Program Note........................................................................................................ 5 March, April, May, & Sept VPO Donors...........................................................6-8 Guest Artists....................................................................................................9-10 Orchestra Roster................................................................................................. 11 VPO Season 2020-21 Donors........................................................................12-14
STAFF Director of Operations................................................................... Jason Goedken Artistic Director.............................................................................Whitney Morse Technical Director..................................................................... Kenneth Constant Booking Coordinator & Administrator....................................Elizabeth Constant Executive Administrator.................................................................... Sean Graham Lighting Director..............................................................................David Krupla Assistant Lighting Director.............................................................. Lindsey Young Artist Liaison/Hospitality Management........................................... Leslie Munson Audio/Visual.........................................................................................Luke Bezio Sound/AV Designer.........................................................................Nick Erickson House Manager...................................................................................Heather Ard Director of Ticketing & Customer Relations............................... Yasmeen Stogden Promotion & Marketing...................................... The Villages Sales & Marketing Ad Sales.........................................................................The Villages Media Group
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WHITNEY MORSE on
The Sharon L. Morse ®
PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Dear Friend
,
It’s so lovely to have you back in our beautiful space after a long and difficult break. These last few months have been challenging for all of us. That challenge was no exception for us here at The Sharon. The time we spent with our doors closed felt like an endless cycle. We would plan, rearrange, hope, move dates, cancel shows, create virtual content, move venues, and redesign sets. Then after all of that we would repeat all of the aforementioned steps again and again. We did all of that with the goal of bringing us all back together again in mind. Now, finally, here we are together. I know things are different, and they likely will be for a while. But we will persevere. We will work together to find new ways of creating, new ways to move you, and new ways to exist together in a theater. This innovation will require all of us to do our part. So please, while you are here in our theater, I kindly request that you maintain your physical distance of six feet, wear your favorite mask and sanitize your hands often. The performing arts are the most collaborative art form in the world, but the most important collaborator is you, the patron. You come in at the end of our process and provide us with applause, tears, gasps, and laughter. Now we are also asking that you take care of us, the artists, and each other by following the guidelines above. If we all commit to this together we can continue to enjoy live arts in this new way. Thank you so much for being here today and please enjoy the show.
Whitney Morse
See You at The Sharon,
Artistic Director
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PROGRAM • Overture to Marriage of Figaro by Mozart.............................................. Orchestra • “E’ La solita Storia del Pastore” (It’s the shepard’s usual story) from l’Arlesiana by Cilea....................................................................Daniel Bates • “Deh Vieni non tardar” (Come, do not delay, oh bliss) from Marriage of Figaro by Mozart....................................................Elena Galván • “La ci darem la mano” (There I'll give you my hand) from Don Giovanni by Mozart....................................Elena Galvan & Sean Stork • “Bella Siccome un Angelo” (Beautiful as an angel) from Don Pasquale by Donizetti............................................................Sean Stork • “Prelude, Act One” from La Traviata by Verdi....................................... Orchestra • “il Balen del suo sorriso” (The flashing of her smile) from il Trovatore by Verdi......................................................................Sean Stork • “De’ miei bollenti spiriti” (My passionate spirit) from La Traviata by Verdi..................................................................Daniel Bates • “Caro nome che il mio cor” (Beloved name, the first to move my heart) from Rigoletto by Verdi......................................................................Elena Galván • “Di Provenza il mar il suol” (The dear sea and soil of Provence) from La Traviata by Verdi.....................................................................Sean Stork • “Intermezzo” (Interval) from Cavalleria Rusticana by Mascagni............. Orchestra • “Una furtiva lagrima” (A stealthy tear) from L’ Elisir d’Amore by Donizetti....................................................Daniel Bates • “O mio babbino caro” (O my dear papa) from Gianni Schicchi by Puccini.......................................................Elena Galván • “La calunnia è un venticello” (Defamation is a little breeze) from The Barber of Seville by Rossini.....................................................Sean Stork • “O Mimi, tu più non torni“ (O Mimi, you will return no more) from La Boheme by Puccini..........................................Daniel Bates & Sean Stork • Overture to La Scala di Seta (The Silk Ladder) by Rossini...................... Orchestra • “La Donna e’ mobile” (Women are fickle) from Rigoletto by Verdi.....Daniel Bates • “Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici“ (Let's drink from the joyful goblets) from La Traviata by Verdi........................................Elena Galván & Daniel Bates 4
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PROGRAM NOTE MAGIC MOMENTS OF OPERA SCENES AND AN INTRODUCTION TO ITALIAN OPERA During the nineteenth century, the works of authors such as Gioachino Rossini, Vincenzo Bellini, Gaetano Donizetti and Giuseppe Verdi enjoyed great success. In general, the works of this period were influenced by national literature but also by the nascent European romanticism and by William Shakespeare. Consequently, the plots are often based on the inner movements of the characters, not infrequently protagonists of passionate love stories and tragic actions. The most present figures are those of the tyrant and the woman in love. However, the many spectacular effects and twists are due to the French opera. The libretto usually consists of 2-3 acts. During the nineteenth century a precise relationship was established between the role of the singer and his voice: the tenor was no longer entrusted with the antagonist parts, on the contrary, he more and more often embodied the ideal of the hero in love and extremely passionate. The bass were entrusted with solemn parts, mixed airs of wisdom and morality. Great importance was given to the baritone, as the antagonist in love for the tenor (as is the soprano, its female correspondent, the mezzo-soprano). The soprano's voice was by now inextricably associated with very delicate as well as idealized and angelic female figures, fragile but at the same time often strong in the values of modesty and chastity. At the end of the nineteenth century and in the first decades of the twentieth century, the major composers who dedicated themselves to melodrama and were important exponents of musical realism were: Pietro Mascagni, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Umberto Giordano, Francesco Cilea and above all Giacomo Puccini. Critics have united them with the epithet of Young School and, starting with Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana, some of them have followed the path of realist opera, which had particular success in the last decade of the nineteenth century. Your Maestro,
Maestro Pasquale Valerio
Founder, Director, and Chair of The Villages Philharmonic Orchestra
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MARCH, APRIL, MAY, & SEPT VPO DONORS MARCH Avie Abramowitz Ann Marie Acacio Susan Alinovi Charlene Allmen June Amoroso Patricia Anderson Joe Artello Donald Aulick Gail Bailey Janice Barone Ervant & Athalie Berberian Gay Birchard Louis Black Frank & Linda Blews Linda Boese Robert Bollinger Julie Booth William Boucher Gerard & Kathleen Buckley John Bulcroft Barbara Carl Duwayne Carnes Thomas Casey Irma Chernow Jon Churgay Wayne Clark Robert & Charlotte Conway William & Nancy Cook Roger & Julie Cooper Patricia & John Curtin Eleanor Delaplane Don Jesmore 6
Anita Devillegas Joseph Devuono Dorothy E Dobbs Frank Dolence Richard & Jolyne Dufresne Gregory & Mary Feichtel Ann Fender Gail Fraser-Giacchi Lisa French John Gates Linda Geaslin Doris Goodwin Joanne Grant Maxine Graves Karyl Green Carolann Guglielm Edna Hackett Betty Hague Joan Hartung Janet Howell Ilene Hyams Alan Iampietro Maurice & Nettie Joy Gabriele Jung Marlene Knopf Mary A Kowalski Diane Kupchak Mary G Lewis Florabelle Lichty Ttee Orville & Maureen Liesman Margaret Lowery Doris Martin Charles Mathay Jack & Janice McClelland
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MARCH, APRIL, MAY, & SEPT VPO DONORS Eleanor Delaplane Barbara Dipol Dorothy E Dobbs Frank Dolence Judi Doran Arthur & Louise Elwood Gregory & Mary Feichtel Gail Fraser-Giacchi Lisa French John Gates Doris Goodwin Joanne Grant Maxine Graves Karyl Green Edna Hackett Sarah Hewitt Kathleen Ingraham Maurice & Nettie Joy Mary A Kowalski Mary G Lewis Orville & Maureen
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Liesman Margaret Lowery Douglas MacDonald Doris Martin Marilyn K Meyers Sharon Mills Roberta Myers George Neal Jody Nelson John Nickelson John Peterman Elaine Portee Doris J Rainbolt Ronald & June Rose Donald & Janet Schlegel Arthur Sindoris David E Sullivan Judith Weber Anna Whipple Ginger Wray
SEPTEMBER Julie Booth Roger & Julie Cooper Judi Doran Janet Howell Marilyn K. Meyers Arthur Sindoris Sonya Wilt
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GUEST ARTISTS DANIEL BATES Grammy Award-nominated tenor Daniel Bates enjoys a wide-ranging performance schedule in concert and opera. His operatic appearances include debuts with Anchorage Opera as Ernesto in Don Pasquale and with the Imperial Symphony as Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi, as well as a return to Anchorage Opera as the title role in Candide. His concert appearances include a return to The Arts at Grace to perform a solo recital and his Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra debut in their season opening gala. An alumnus of young artist residencies across the United States, Mr. Bates was a 2014–2016 Young Artist with Florida Grand Opera, where his repertoire included a critically acclaimed Ernesto in Don Pasquale, Ferrando in Così fan tutte, Nadir in Les pêcheurs de perles, Goro in Madama Butterfly, the Third SS Man in Mieczyslaw Weinberg's The Passenger, and the Magician (cover) in The Consul. As an Apprentice Artist with the Santa Fe Opera in 2015 and 2016, Mr. Bates performed the role of the Slave in Salome and both Junior and Charlie in the world premiere in Jennifer Higdon's Cold Mountain, a live recording of which was released by Pentatone and which has recently been nominated for a Grammy. Recognized as a young artist of significant talent, Mr. Bates is a Grant Winner in the 2016 Giulio Gari International Vocal Competition and First Place winner in the 2016 National Society of Arts Letters Voice Competition (Florida East Coast Chapter). In 2015 he received a Career Development Grant from the Sullivan Foundation. Additional competition credits include District Winner and Regional Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, First Place winner of the East Bay Opera League Competition, and prizewinner of the Henry and Maria Holt Competition.
ELENA GALVÁN Praised for her “voice [that] shines with a winsome, lyric luster,” soprano Elena Galván, from Ithaca, NY, is gaining recognition as a soprano with “deft timing and repartee of a natural comedienne.” This past season Elena made her debut at Hawaii Opera Theatre as Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro and returned to Opera San José to perform Adele in Die Fledermaus, Gretel in Hansel and Gretel, Papagena and Pamina (cover) in Die Zauberflöte. She was featured in a filmed version of Gianni Schicchi as Lauretta with Opera Ithaca, performed in virtual concerts for Livermore Valley Opera, and joined Fort Worth Opera as the title role of a workshop of Poppea (Lowe). Recently, she performed Mahler’s 4th Symphony with the Oakland Symphony, Susanna in 352-751-7799
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GUEST ARTISTS Le nozze di Figaro at Florida Grand Opera, Blondchen in Die Entführung aus dem Serail at Livermore Valley Opera and Handel’s Messiah with The Cayuga Chamber Orchestra. As a Young Artist with Florida Grand Opera, Elena sang roles to critical acclaim including Oscar (Un ballo in maschera), Norina (Don Pasquale), Frasquita (Carmen) and Yvette (The Passenger). She has also performed with Opera Santa Barbara, First Coast Opera, Out of the Box Opera, Opera Ithaca, Des Moines Metro Opera, Kentucky Opera, Opera Saratoga, Virginia Opera, and more. Elena holds degrees in Vocal Performance from Ithaca College and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. www.elenagalvan.com
SEAN CHRISTOPHER STORK Sean Christopher Stork, lyric baritone, has been singing across the state of Florida since graduating from Florida State University in 2007, including regular engagements with Opera Tampa as well as First Coast Opera in St. Augustine, The Florida Lyric Opera in Tampa, and The Villages® Philharmonic, Imperial Symphony, and Orlando Philharmonic Orchestras. A strong supporter of modern music, his original works have been recorded on two CDs by the Basilica Choir of the National Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Universe. Mr. Stork is currently performing across the country with Diversita Opera Arts Company, Opera Tampa, The Villages Philharmonic Orchestra; Orlando Philharmonic; The Hudson Valley Chorale; Orlando Harmony; Orlando Exchange; the Dickens Carolers; and the Basilica Choir of the National Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Universe.
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ORCHESTRA ROSTER FIRST VIOLIN Stewart Kitts Nina Kim Marius Tabacila Michael De Jesus SECOND VIOLIN Gregory Carreno Elizabeth Kitts Imanuel Sandoval Israel Mendez VIOLA Angelo Goderre Juan C. Siviero Andrea Oliveira
OBOE Lora Mac Pherson Dawn Hardy CLARINET Jason Gibbs Dominique Sniper BASSOON Kathryn Sleeper Chris Eberle FRENCH HORN Hector Rodriguez Kathy Thomas TRUMPET John De Paola Dan Sapochetti
CELLO Kenny Aponte Roy García Edevaldo a Mulla
TYMPANI Christopher Nolin
DOUBLE BASS Kevin Gallagher
HARP Elizabeth M. Roberts
FLUTE Nora Lee García Tanja Agretier
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ANNOUNCING SEASON 6
Tiny Revolutions, Big Changes. BROADBEND, ARKANSAS
THE CAKE By Bekah Brunstetter
URINETOWN, THE MUSICAL
No. 6 By T.J. Young
Music & lyrics by Mark Hollmann Book & lyrics by Greg Kotis
Act 1 (“Just One Q”) book & lyrics by
Ellen Fitzhugh, with music by Ted Shen
Act 2 (“Ruby”) book & lyrics by Harrison David Rivers, with music & additional lyrics by Ted Shen Presented by special arrangement with Stage Rights (www.stagerights.com)
URINETOWN was produced on Broadway in September, 2001 by the Araca Group and Dodger Theatricals in association with TheaterDreams, Inc., and Lauren Mitchell
“No. 6” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
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