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La Traviata

JUNE 12, 2022 • GRANADA

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ARTISTIC

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GENERAL DIRECTOR and BOARD CHAIR

Dear friends:

Today’s performance feels like a homecoming: after two-plus years of navigating every possible uncertainty while continuously reinventing and reimagining ourselves, our art form, and our mission, we return to the Granada for our first full-length grand opera production. Although our journey wasn’t quite as long as Odysseus’ return to Ithaca, it was equally full of adventure and new wisdom.

Over the last several years–including those of the pandemic–Opera Santa Barbara gained a reputation for creativity and innovation. Much of our 202122 season included lesser-known and contemporary works that connected us with our community in new and unexpected ways. Yet, producing vibrant productions of the classics remains in the center of our mission. Today’s performance attests to our love and devotion to this repertoire.

With La Traviata Verdi showed for the first time how romantic opera can be urgent and compelling contemporary drama. He provided an unsurpassed example of how music can serve as the basis for creating vibrant, threedimensional characters. His music goes straight to the heart with its simple beauty and sincerity. La Traviata demonstrates the timelessness of opera, and serves as an example of the perfect music drama.

We are thrilled that you are here this afternoon to experience this incredible work. Now more than ever our company is committed to producing vibrant music theater that celebrates operatic tradition and envisions its bright future. We look forward to producing classic and contemporary works with equal passion and audacity for many seasons to come!

Kostis Protopapas

Joan Rutkowski Artistic & General Director Board Chair

Diane Louise Dodds-Reichert

January 7, 1947-March 22, 2022

A Remembrance by David Reichert

For eleven years I had the privilege of being Diane’s loving partner. After four years, we married, and this past April 11 would have been our seventh anniversary. As she was hospitalized, I told her she HAD to get better so we could celebrate! Alas, such didn’t happen.

La Traviata is both the opening note and the coda for us. We met at Opera Santa Barbara’s opening dinner before the March 4, 2011 performance of La Traviata. Today’s show comes as we are in the process of saying goodbye to Diane and adjusting to a smaller world without her earthly presence.

Diane was first exposed to opera in a music appreciation class at Pasadena City College where she studied before transferring to UCSB. La Traviata was her first Opera Santa Barbara experience, beginning a new cultural love. She leaves a broad philanthropic legacy in our town. Along with having been a key contributor to this company, Diane supported the Choral Society, CAMA and the Natural History Museum, among others. The Santa Barbara Rescue Mission was her favorite human services charity, and she became a Gaucho for the ages. Along with having given significantly, at the time of her passing Diane served on the UCSB Alumni Board. Every so often in Heaven, I think she switches out her halo for a golden Gaucho hat!

Diane’s Celebration of Life will take place Saturday July 30 at 1:00, at First Presbyterian Church of Santa Barbara.

presents

GIUSEPPE VERDI

LA TRAVIATA

SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 2022 • 2:30PM • GRANADA THEATRE

CAST

Anya Matanovic .............................................................................................................................

Nathan Granner

Joel Balzun*

Matthew Peterson+

Violetta Valéry

Alfredo Germont

Giorgio Germont

Baron Douphol

Omar Rodriguez+ Marquis D’Obigny

Max Potter° Flora Bervoix

Benjamin Brecher Gastone De Letorieres

Norman Espinoza+ ......................................................................................................................

Doctor Grenvil

Adrien Roberts Annina

* OSB Mainstage Debut +

PRODUCTION

CONDUCTOR

Kostis Protopapas

STAGE DIRECTOR

Tara Faircloth

SCENIC & PROJECTION DESIGN

François-Pierre Couture

LIGHTING DESIGN

Azra King-Abadi

CHOREOGRAPHER

Cecily MacDougall

HAIR/MAKEUP DESIGN

Heather Sterling

PROPS MASTER

T. Theresa Scarano

COSTUME MANAGER

Stacie Logue

PRODUCTION

STAGE MANAGER

Kourtni Dale-Noll

Mitchiner

ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS

Katherine Belyea

Jamie Fuller

ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR

Jakub Rompczyk

PRINCIPAL PIANIST

Timothy Accurso

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

Todd Jared

DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION

Helena Kuukka

HAIR & MAKEUP ARTISTS

Berenice Gallegos

Marisol Miller Wave

ASSISTANT COSTUME SHOP MANAGER

Jane Hatfield

STITCHERS

Lexi Quolas

Salma Galvan

Please turn off all cell phones, electronic devices, and watch alarms. Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the house management. Members of the audience who leave during the performance will not be shown back into the theater until the next intermission. The use of camera and recording equipment is strictly prohibited. Your use of a ticket acknowledges your willingness to appear in photographs taken or videos filmed in public areas of the Granada Theatre, and releases the theater and its lessees and others from liability resulting from use of such photographs or video footage.

CHRISMAN STUDIO ARTIST PROGRAM

Named in recognition of the support of Sarah and Roger Chrisman, the Chrisman Studio Artist Program began in 2007 with the purpose of identifying and developing talented young opera performers. For more than a decade, the program has provided singers, as well as coaches, with high-level performance opportunities and valuable training. These performers work with top industry directors, conductors, and coaches in masterclasses, coachings, and public performances including cover and mainstage role assignments. Studio Artists Alumni are in high demand and have performed at companies around the US including the Metropolitan Opera, the San Francisco Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Washington National Opera, the Santa Fe Opera, and abroad with the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Teatro Regio, Opernhaus Zürich, Bregenzer Festspiele, Hong Kong Opera, and the Aix-en-Provence Festival.

2021/2022 CHRISMAN STUDIO ARTISTS

Join us in welcoming our 12 artists in our newly expanded Chrisman Studio Artist Program, featuring all California based artists.

OPERA SANTA BARBARA

+ Current Member of the Chrisman Studio Artist Program ORCHESTRA

VIOLIN

Steven Zander, Concertmaster

Ji Young An, Associate Concertmaster

Colleen Coomber, Principal

Sasha Chandler

Claudelise LaFranque

Hannah Murray

Mona Tian

Jeannie Ullom

Maia Zander

VIOLA

Diane Gilbert, Principal

Hyeree Yu

Karen Long

CELLO

Christopher Ahn, Principal

Paula Fehrenbach

Jacqueline Greenshields

BASS

Neil Garber, Principal

Ryan Baird

OBOE/ENGLISH HORN

Catherine Del Russo, Principal

Robert Walker

Guillermo Aguilar

Olivia Barker

Ji Yun Choe

Natalie Douglas

Jessica Gonzalez-Rodriguez+

David Harridge

Ariana Horner

Gaia Hubbard Kabaretti

Rachel Labovitch

Megan Lindsey McDonald

Jonathan Matthews

David McKee

FLUTE/ PICCOLO

Gary Woodward, Principal

Suzanne Duffy

CLARINET

Lawrence Hughes, Principal

Patricia Massey

BASSOON

Duncan Massey, Principal

David Sarachene

TRUMPET

John Ernest, Principal

James Grinta

HORN

Kathryn Faraudo, Principal

Danielle Ondarza

Preston Shepard

TROMBONE

Daniel Lawlor, Principal

Callan Milani

TUBA

Gabe Sears, Principal

TIMPANI/PERCUSSION

Jon Nathan, Principal

Cambria Metzinger+

Anthony Moresi

Peter Otte

Angeline Petronijevic

Phil Pritchard

Anthony Rivera

Adrien Roberts

Levi Smylie

Rachel Stoughton

Lisa Sueyres

Arthur Swalley

OPERA SANTA BARBARA

DANCERS

Julia Kamilos

Ryan Lenkey

Noam Tsivkin

Saori Yamashita

MUSIC STAFF

CONDUCTOR

Kostis Protopapas

ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR

Jakub Rompczyk

PRINCIPAL PIANIST

Timothy Accurso

Costumes provided by Utah Opera. Supertitles by Chadwick Creative Arts.

ORCHESTRA MANAGER

Susanne Duffy

SUPERTITLE OPERATOR

Kaitlyn Griswell

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Barbara H. Burger

Suzanne and Duncan Mellichamp

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Lori Meschler

Patricia Bivans Dixon

Christopher Carroll*

Dr. Mary Collier

Mary Tonetti Dorra

Patricia Bivans Dixon

Beatrice Duncan*

Nancy Golden

Mary Tonetti Dorra

Beatrice Duncan*

Christine Holland

Nancy and Fred Golden

Herbert Kendall

Pamela Gunther

Jean Nell*

Jean Rogers

Jean Nell*

Eric Oltmann and Susan Van Abel

Monika Ruppert-Luikart

Joan Rutkowski

Shirley Otto*

Jean Rogers

Helen Schuerch*

Joan Rutkowski

Judith Smith

June Schuerch*

Sarah Jane Lind

Christine and Michael Holland

Bob Weinman

Judith Smith

Duncan Mellichamp

*Deceased

Herbert Kendall

Karen C. Knight

Sarah Jane Lind*

* Deceased

Lou Ann Treloar Jensen*

Dr. Robert Weinman

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COMPOSER

Giuseppe Verdi

SUNG IN ITALIAN

RUN TIME: APPROX. 1 HR 40 MIN. THERE WILL BE A 20 MIN INTERMISSION

ACT I

Violetta Valéry is dying, plagued with a fatal illness and exhausted by her restless life as a courtesan. At a party she is introduced to Alfredo Germont, who has been fascinated by her for over a year. He offers a toast to true love, and Violetta responds in praise of free love (Ensemble: “Libiamo ne’ lieti calici”). She is touched by his candid manner and honesty. Suddenly she feels faint, and the guests withdraw. Alfredo remains behind and declares his love (Duet: “Un dì felice”). There is no place for such feelings in her life, Violetta replies. She gives him a camellia, asking him to return when the flower has faded. He realizes this means he will see her again the following day. Alone, Violetta is torn by conflicting emotions—she doesn’t want to give up her way of life, but at the same time she feels that Alfredo has awakened her desire to be truly loved (“Ah, fors’è lui… Sempre libera”).

ACT II

Violetta has chosen a life with Alfredo after all, and they have escaped to a country retreat to enjoy one another (“De’ miei bollenti spiriti”). When Alfredo discovers Violetta has been selling her property in order to finance their lifestyle, he immediately leaves for Paris to procure money. In Alfredo’s absence, his father, Giorgio Germont, pays Violetta a visit, demanding that she separate from his son, as the scandal of their relationship threatens his daughter’s impending marriage (Duet: “Pura siccome un angelo”). Over the course of their conversation, Germont comes to realize that Violetta is not after his son’s money—she is a woman who loves unselfishly. He appeals to Violetta’s generosity of spirit and explains that, without the assurance of marriage, her liaison with Alfredo has no future. Violetta’s resistance dwindles and she finally agrees to leave Alfredo forever. She makes plans to attend a grand party in Paris and writes a goodbye letter to her lover. Alfredo returns, and while he is reading the letter, his father appears to console him (“Di Provenza”), but Germont’s strongest pleas cannot prevent the furious and jealous Alfredo from seeking revenge for Violetta’s apparent betrayal.

At the masked ball, news has spread of Violetta and Alfredo’s separation. Violetta arrives on the arm of Baron Douphol while Alfredo gambles recklessly. When everyone has withdrawn, Alfredo confronts Violetta, who claims to be truly in love with the Baron. In his rage, Alfredo calls the guests to be witnesses: while he foolishly thought he and Violetta had been in love, he will now publicly pay for her services in full. Giorgio Germont arrives on the scene and rebukes Alfredo for his behavior. The baron challenges him to a duel.

ACT III

Violetta is dying. She pines over a well-worn letter from Alfredo’s father: his son lived through the duel, but has been traveling abroad. Full of remorse, Germont has told him about Violetta’s sacrifice. Alfredo wants to rejoin her as soon as possible, but Violetta is afraid that he might be too late (“Addio, del passato”). Alfredo does arrive and the two dream of a future away from Paris, where they will be happy together again. (Duet: “Parigi, o cara”). Violetta is overwhelmed with happiness, and for a moment, all seems well, but it is a cruel illusion and she dies, surrounded by the ones who love her.

Adapted from the Metropolitan Opera

TRAVIATA SPONSORS

SEASON SPONSOR

Elaine F. Stepanek Foundation

PRODUCTION SPONSOR

Bob Weinman

DIRECTOR

Maya Smidt

CONDUCTOR

Bella Domani

ARTISTS

Patricia Dixon and Howard Smith - Violetta

Christine and Michael Holland - Alfredo

Kay and Keith Schofield - Germont

Arlington Financial Advisors - Chorus

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ARTISTS

KOSTIS PROTOPAPAS

Conductor

Kostis Protopapas was named General Director of Opera Santa Barbara in December 2017, after two-and-a-half seasons as Artistic Director.

During his time as Artistic Director and principal conductor, Kostis brought a unified vision to OSB’s musical and production values, strengthening the orchestra and chorus, engaging some of the country’s most promising young directors and singers, building a high-performing production team, and increasing focus on contemporary American opera. As General Director, Kostis assembled a team of enthusiastic overachievers with a passion for innovation and the desire to strengthen the company’s bond with the community, who consistently deliver programs and communications far greater than what can be expected from the size of the company.

Performance highlights from Kostis’ tenure include grand opera classics like Madama Butterfly, Manon, and Eugene Onegin as well as contemporary works like Daniel Catan’s Il Postino, the mariachi opera Cruzar la cara de la luna, and Robert Ward’s The Crucible, which the Santa Barbara Independent called “one of the season’s most exciting performances of any kind in Santa Barbara”.

During Kostis’ tenure Opera Santa Barbara saw the creation of the Santa Barbara Youth Opera, a program providing educational and performance opportunities for school-age children; the expansion of the company’s Chrisman Studio program which this season includes twelve artists from California; and an impressive growth in the company’s community engagement and educational activities throughout the Central Coast.

Between March 2020 and June 2021, under Kostis’ leadership Opera Santa Barbara remained active and fully staffed. It was the first performing arts organization in Santa Barbara to offer streaming programming, and one of only two opera companies in California to present three live operas in the 2020-21 season. Additionally, Opera Santa Barbara became an advocacy leader for the reopening of the performing arts, and funded live performances by local musicians through “Operation Eurydice”.

Before coming to Santa Barbara Kostis was the Artistic Director of Tulsa Opera since 2008. He previously was an Assistant Conductor with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, LA Opera and Santa Fe Opera. At the Lyric Opera of Chicago, he also served as Assistant Chorus Master under Donald Palumbo for two seasons..

Born in Athens, Greece, Kostis Protopapas studied Archaeology and History of Art at the University of Athens before coming to the United States in 1993, on an Onassis Foundation scholarship, to study piano at The Boston Conservatory and conducting at Boston University. He became an American citizen in 2011. He loves living in Santa Barbara, and enjoys downtown restaurants, the Funk Zone’s tasting rooms, and sailing on the Santa Barbara Channel.

SPONSOR: Bella Domani

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TARA FAIRCLOTH

Stage Director

Tara Faircloth’s work has been seen widely across the nation. In addition to having directing Lyric Opera of Chicago’s season opener for 2019/20 (The Barber of Seville), in recent seasons, Faircloth created new productions of The Little Prince (Utah Opera), The Merry Wives of Windsor (Juilliard Opera), Ariadne auf Naxos (Wolf Trap Opera), Il re pastore (Merola Opera), Agrippina (Ars Lyrica Houston), and L’incoronazione di Poppea (Boston Baroque). She is currently working on several major new productions, including Emmeline (Tulsa Opera), Cunning Little Vixen (University of Michigan) and La Traviata (Opera Santa Barbara), as well as a new multidiscipline work based on the Ariadne myth set to the music of Monteverdi. The Baroque repertoire is of special interest to Faircloth, who made her directorial debut with Ars Lyrica Houston’s production of Cain: Il primo omicidio in 2003 and has since designed and directed numerous productions for the company. She is the Drama Instructor for the Houston Grand Opera Studio, and regularly coaches the fine singers at Rice University.

SPONSOR: Maya Smidt HOST: Lori K. Meschler

ANYA MATANOVIC

Violetta Valery

Soprano Anya Matanovič has been praised for possessing a “thrilling vocal color” and “the effortless emotional presence of a born actress.” She made her professional debut as Mimi in Baz Luhrmann’s La Boheme in Los Angeles and has gone on to perform to great acclaim with opera companies and symphonies worldwide, including leading roles and concerts with the Seattle Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, Utah Opera, New York City Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, Kansas City Lyric Opera, New Israeli Opera, Arizona Opera, Opera Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Symphony, and the Cleveland Orchestra.

The 2021-2022 season brings Anya’s highly-anticipated return to Seattle Opera, singing one of opera’s most cherished roles, Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro, as well as her return to Opera Santa Barbara, bowing as Violetta in La Traviata During the summer, she will sing Isotta in Richard Strauss’ Die schweigsame Frau at Bard Summerscape. Next season she joins the roster of the Metropolitan Opera as a cover for the role of Violetta in all performances of La Traviata

Anya was raised in Issaquah, Washington to a Slovenian-born father and an American mother. She attended the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California and continued her training in the Seattle Young Artist Program and as an Apprentice Artist with the Santa Fe Opera. The soprano, her husband, television writer John P. Roche, and their daughter, Zara, live between Santa Barbara, CA and Manchester, VT.

SPONSOR: Patricia Dixon and Howard J. Smith

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NATHAN GRANNER

Alfredo Germont

Through his performances on the stage, on film and on recordings, tenor Nathan Granner has literally connected with millions of people across the globe.

From his early apprenticeships with Wolf Trap and Glimmerglass Operas to starring as Rob Hall in Opera Paralléle‘a award winning film, “Everest - a Graphic Novel Opera,” Granner’s path is blessed with distinction, variety and wild extremes.

As a leading tenor in Bel-Canto, his repertoire includes Puccini’s Rodolfo, Mozart’s Ferrando and Verdi’s Jacopo Foscari. Granner’s intense performance style hits all of his characters, even in world premieres such as in Anthony Davis’ 2020 Pulitzer Prize-winning “The Central Park Five.” Stewart Copeland’s “Invention of Morel” and Gordon Getty’s newest opera film “Goodbye, Mr. Chips.”

Gaining chart-topping success as a founding member of the Sony Classical group, “The American Tenors”, Nathan has also toured extensively as a solo artist, accompanied by classical guitarist/ producer Beau Bledsoe. Together they’ve brought arrangements of Lieder, Chanson, Spirituals, Flamenco, Tango and new compositions to such remote places as Glendive, Montana and Perm, Russia, a city of more than a million people held secret until the cold war between the U.S.S.R. and The United States of America ended.

SPONSOR: Christine and Michael Holland HOST: Dick and Marilyn Mazess

JOEL BALZUN

Giorgio Germont

Praised as a “mature artist with a voluminous sound,” baritone and composer Joel Balzun is the Winner of the 2021 Fulham Opera Robert Presley Memorial Verdi Prize, and prize-winner in Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition (Los Angeles District and Western Region) and Pasadena Vocal Competition, in addition to being a finalist in Orchestre symphonique de Montréal Concours all in the 2021-2022 season. Other highlights include role debuts as Dandini (La Cenerentola) with Pacific Opera Project, Vaughan Williams’ Dona nobis pacem and Five Mystical Songs with San Luis Obispo Master Chorale and recitals featuring a new work by Tom Cipullo. His continually-expanding repertoire includes the title roles of Don Giovanni and Gianni Schicchi, Marcello (La bohème) the Four Villains (Les contes d’Hoffmann), Prince Yeletskiy and Count Tomskiy (Pikovaya Dama), Albert (Werther), Belcore (L’elisir d’amore), Dr. Malatesta (Don Pasquale) and Valentin (Faust), among others, with companies including Opera Saratoga, Pacific Opera Project, Pittsburgh Festival Opera and others. An avid proponent of the music of living and contemporary composers, Mr. Balzun won critical acclaim for his portrayal of the titular Joseph de Rocher in the South Florida premiere of Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking with Miami Music Festival. He worked with the

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composer on this work and the role of Charlie in excerpts from Three Decembers He is the founding curator of Black Dog Commission, a new commissioning series for art song repertoire which openly discusses life with mental illness, as inspired by his own journey with depression. http://www.joelbalzun.com/ HOST: Torben and Lauren von Staden

MATTHEW PETERSON

Baron Douphol

Praised by the Colorado Spring’s Gazzette for his “stunning” singing with “power and beauty”, Matthew Peterson is an up and coming Baritone acclaimed for his rich voice and expressive acting ability.

A Colorado native, Matthew has performed with many of Colorado’s premiere musical organizations including Central City Opera, the Colorado Ballet, Opera Colorado, Boulder Symphony, the Boulder Philharmonic, and numerous others. He has also performed nationally with Virginia Opera, the Fort Hayes Symphony, the New England Symphony, and Opera Santa Barbara. His role highlights are the leading baritone roles in Don Giovanni, Cosí fan tutte, and Le Nozze di Figaro, as well the Novice in Billy Budd, Silvio from Pagliacci, and the title role of Gianni Schicchi. As a sought after soloist, he’s performed in a number of large scale concert works including Orff’s Carmina Burana, Mozart’s Requiem, Mendelssohn’s Die erste Walpurgisnacht, Poulenc’s absurd and technical Le Bal Masque, and premiered the dance oratorio Ode to Nature that was recorded and released by Albion Records.

In 2019, Matthew won 1st place in the Denver Lyric Opera Guild competition. He is a graduate of the prestigious Yale School of Music and University of Denver. He currently lives in Santa Barbara and is a Chrisman Studio Artist with OSB.

MAX POTTER

Flora Bervoix

Praised by Opera News for her “relish and energy,” mezzo-soprano MAX POTTER is an engaging artist known for her warmth of tone and dramatic presence.

This season features her symphonic debut as the alto soloist in Mendelssohn’s Elijah at the Washington National Cathedral, and her company debut with American Opera Project in their “First Glimpse” concert series featuring world premieres by established and emerging contemporary opera composers. Max also makes her mainstage debut as Jenny Reefer in Virgil Thompson’s The Mother of Us All and joins the workshop cast of Derek Bermel and Sandra Cisneros’ new opera The House on Mango Street with the Chautauqua Opera Company. She then returns to Salt Marsh Opera for performances of Puccini’s beloved comedy Gianni Schicchi.

The 2020 | 2021 season included Max’s mainstage debut with Opera Santa Barbara as Flosshilde in Wagner’s Das Rheingold, in which she also covered the

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role of Fricka. Last season also included her debut of an innovative staging of Berlioz’s Les nuits d’ètè with Opera Santa Barbara, the world premiere recording of Constantine Carvasilis’ song cycle ‘Epiphany,’ and a concert series with The Muse’s Project featuring a gala performance at the Arkansas Governor’s Mansion for Governor Asa Hutchinson.

Equally at home on the concert stage, Max has shown her natural affinity for new works. Highlights include The Sacred Feminine, an innovative performance piece celebrating the work of Emily Dickinson through spoken word and art song, with New Camerata Opera, and Heggie’s The Breaking Waves with Des Moines Metro Opera, which she performed in recital for the composer.

BENJAMIN BRECHER

Gastone De Letorieres

Tenor, Benjamin Brecher has performed over fifty operatic roles with many of the world’s most prestigious opera companies, specializing in the high lying lyric tenor repertoire. He has performed 16 roles with New York City Opera alone. Career highlights include performances with Opera Orchestra of New York, L’Opera de Nice, Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro, L’Opera de Montreal, Santa Fe Opera, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, among many others. In 2000 he began performing the great Irish Tenor songs in a concert produced for him entitled, A Celtic Celebration. Eighteen years later, the show has become a North American hit with performances with 45 Symphonies. Ben continues his discography having added his twelfth recording in 2016 Forgotten Liszt, with pianist Robert Koenig, and will record a new release entitled “Three Centuries of Thomas Moore” including the music of Britten, Berlioz, and Sarah Gibson in 2022. He is a Professor of Voice at University of California Santa Barbara.

OMAR RODRIGUEZ

Marquis D’Obigny

Known for his vocal flexibility across multiple styles, some of Omar Rodriguez’ recent operatic roles include one of the Stevedores in Puccini’s Il Tabarro, Papageno in Mozart’s The Magic Flute, Count Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro, and Guglielmo in CosÍ fan tutte, Joe in Musto’s Later the Same Evening, Mr. Ford in Nicolai’s The Merry Wives of Windsor, and Ben Upthegrove in Menotti’s

The Telephone. Mr. Rodriguez has also been a frequent soloist with Ensemble Monterey Chamber Orchestra, including as bass soloist in Purcell’s Mass to St. Cecilia, Handel’s Messiah and Israel in Egypt, and the title role in Mendelssohn’s Elijah. Other highlights include attending the Middlebury College German for Singers Language Immersion program as a 2021 Max Kade fellow, where he reprised the role of Papageno.

Omar has performed as a soloist in venues such as Carnegie Hall, Venice’s Basilica San Marco, Vienna’s Votivkirche and the Salzburg Residenz Palast. As a session musician, he has sung multiple times in the ensembles of Andrea

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Bocelli, the Hollywood Bowl’s Harry Potter: In Concert, and in John WilliamsSteven Spielberg: The Ultimate Collection with Sony Classical. Omar is also an avid mariachi singer, performing both live and on Tiktok @shonen_chump, and is working on a symphonic metal album with the Canada-based band Dusk Meridian. He speaks English, Spanish, and German.

HOST: Marilyn Gilbert

NORMAN ESPINOZA

Doctor Grenvil

Norman Espinoza, a Bass from San José California, has performed internationally and with numerous opera companies around the country. He is a graduate from San José State University where he obtained both his B.M. and M.M. in Vocal Performance.

Recognized for his powerful low notes, he has sung for Opera San José, Livermore Valley Opera, Lyric Opera Orange County, Opera Las Vegas, Berlin Opera Academy, Montefeltro Music Festival in Italy, and is currently a Chrisman Studio Artist for Opera Santa Barbara for their 2021-2022 season.

Roles include: Colline, Alidoro, Reverend Hale, Il Commendatore, Sparafucile, Leporello, Bartolo, Seneca and Sarastro, to name a few.

Recently Norman won third place in the 2021 Classical Singer Competition for Classical Young Artist/Emerging Professionals. “Tremendous voice! Love the color, especially in the lower part of his register.“ – CS Music 2021

Norman will be singing Dottore Grenvil in Opera Santa Barbara’s production of La Traviata and this summer he will be returning to Italy to sing Mustafà in L’italiana in Algeri and Colline in La Bohème

Off stage, Norman and his wife run a small business in financial services. They are a great team and have a passion for educating others about financial literacy/helping others reach their goals and dreams. www.normanespinoza.com

HOST: Ed Bookin

ADRIEN ROBERTS

Annina

Adrien Roberts recently played Marguerite in Faust with VOPA Opera. Adrien’s operatic roles include: Cio Cio San in Madame Butterfly, Mimi in La Boheme, Rosalinda in Die Fledermaus, the Rooster in The Cunning Little Vixen, Yvette in La Rondine, Countess in Le nozze di Figaro, and Adina in L’elisir d’Amore. This is Adrien’s 20th opera production with Opera Santa Barbara. Adrien also performs with Pacific Chorale and recently performed in a super secret Star Wars project in May. Every Christmas, Adrien performs in the Beatles project BOTH with the Open Fist theater. adrienroberts.com

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FRANÇOIS-PIERRE COUTURE

Projection, Scenic Design

Originally from Montréal, Canada, François-Pierre Couture has been working in the United States since 2006. His multifaceted and dynamic approach to his craft has given him the opportunity to work across multiple environments and venues. He is also proud to be full time professor at East Los Angeles College, one of the most dynamic and upcoming theatre department in Los Angeles.

François-Pierre Couture has had the privilege of working in Los Angeles and the United States for the last decade as a scenic, lighting and projection designer. He has received multiple Ovation, LADCC, LA Weekly awards & nominations. Designs include: Invisible Tango, A Picasso, Geffen Playhouse; Everything that Never Happened, With Love and Major Organ, Boston Court Theatre; Frankenstein, A Noise Within; Destiny of Desire, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Arena Stage Theatre, South Coast Repertory & Goodman Theatre; Jackie Unveiled, Wallis Theatre; The Mexican Trilogy, an American History, Los Angeles Theatre Center; Metamorphoses, Everything is Illuminated, Ensemble Theatre Company; Médée and Teseo, Chicago Opera Theatre; Carmen and Cold Mountain, Music Academy of the West.

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or budgets. She is always excited by the prospect of creating new and exciting work, and participating in the collaborative process.

HOST: Rodney Baker and Robert Ooley

CECILY MACDOUGALL

Choreographer

Cecily MacDougall is from Santa Barbara, CA. Cecily serves as the Associate Executive Director for State Street Ballet and is also the Founder and Director of Library Dances. She danced professionally with New York Theatre Ballet, Allegro Theatre Company, Richmond Ballet, Artbark International, and State Street Ballet. Cecily has choreographed numerous pieces for State Street Ballet. She received the Indy Award for Anne’s Window in 2015, and in 2020 earned the Apogee Award for her successful arts outreach initiatives. Cecily graduated Summa Cum Laude with a B.A. in Performing Arts from St. Mary’s College and is an ABT Certified Teacher. Cecily is thrilled to be collaborating with Opera Santa Barbara for the first time.

AZRA KING-ABADI Lighting Design

Azra is a theatre designer specializing in lighting and costume design. She is currently based in Los Angeles, after moving here from Montreal.

Azra trained at Concordia University and received her BFA in Fine Arts, Specialization in Theatre Design. Later she attended Cal State Long Beach where she received her MFA in Lighting Design. After graduation, she began working as a freelance designer in the Los Angeles area and took over the position of Assistant Lighting Designer for the Los Angeles Opera. She is a member of United Scenic Artists, union local 829. She has worked at several prestigious companies such as the LA Opera, Opera Santa Barbara, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Long Beach Opera, Los Angeles Philharmonic and Central City Opera, as well as many prestigious educational programs and theatre companies in California. Before moving to Los Angeles she mainly designed costumes in her hometown of Montreal. She designed for exciting young companies such as Tableau D’Hote and Gravy Bath Productions. Azra found herself drawn to theatre, as an environment for collaboration and the ability to mix so many different media.

Her design approach focuses on the emotional truth of the moment is order to tell the story in an effective way and bring the audience along on the journey. She enjoys the expressionistic style and tries to represent a character’s internal psychology on the stage. She has been able to do this in a variety of ways since she has worked in varying theatres with a wide range of capacities and/

KOURTNI DALE-NOLL MITCHINER Production Stage Manager

Kourtni Dale-Noll Mitchiner, a Texas native, received her Bachelors in Music from Baylor University and her Masters in Music Performance from Loyola University, New Orleans. She has previously sung with the Plano Civic Chorus, the Cornish American Song Institute, New Orleans Opera Association, New Fangled Opera, the Mediterranean Opera Studio, Santa Barbara Choral Society, Santa Barbara Symphony, and Opera Santa Barbara. She has managed the social media profiles for Friday Artists Management, INC and has helped coordinate the Cornish-American Song Institute’s summer program. In early 2014, she made the switch to stage management and loves it! She has had the honor of stage managing with Echo Theater Company, California Opera Association, Ojai Youth Opera, the Santa Barbara Choral Society, the Santa Barbara Symphony, Pacific Opera Project, Opera San José, Arizona Opera, Music Academy of the West, and calls Opera Santa Barbara home.

HEATHER STERLING MORSE Hair & Makeup Design

Heather Sterling has been designing and implementing wig and makeup looks for theater for the past 18 years. Pulling inspiration from history, nature, psychology and fashion creates the foundation for her designs. From the glamorous 18th century profiles of Manon to the magical creatures of Cunning Little Vixen makes designing for opera incredibly enjoyable. Recent wig and makeup

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designs with Opera Santa Barbara include Barber of Seville, The Crucible, Il Postino, Eugene Onegin and La Boheme. Heather also shares her time with the San Francisco Conservatory of Music as a Wig and Makeup Designer as well as a workshop educator in the craft of theatrical hair and makeup. Most recently, she worked with SFCM on a filmed version of Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss II and and an in-theater production of Joseph Bologne’s L’Amant-Anonyme. When Heather is not in the theater, she is the Assistant Director at Studio 10 Dance, enjoys dim sum with her family and spends too much time taking care of their cat.

STACIE LOGUE

Costume Design

Stacie Logue / Costume Manager: Ms. Logue’s first production with Opera Santa Barbara with the 2004 production of Faust. Throughout the years Ms. Logue worked on many OSB classic productions of Rigoletto, Elixir of Love, Carmen and La Boheme. During this time she worked as a costume coordinator, design assistant & stitcher. In 2013 Ms. Logue designed costumes for Don Pasquale and became the main costumer for OSB. In 2017 Ms. Logue was promoted to Costume Manager. She continued to coordinate costumes for the larger shows and design the costumes for the smaller shows such as Double Bill Trouble in Tahiti/Gallantry, Dr. Miracle, Il Postino, Tragedy of Carmen, Don Pasquale, Das Rheingold. For this season 21/22 she will be designing & coordinating all of the shows. Since 2016 Ms. Logue also worked for Central City Opera Festival of Colorado as their costume shop manager during the summer. Before that she worked for the Rubicon Theatre in Ventura, the Kingman Shakespeare Festival in Thousand Oaks, the Geffen Playhouse in Westwood & The Wallis Theater in Beverly Hills. But Ms. Logue’s home is with Opera Santa Barbara and she is very grateful for all of the opportunities they have offered her.

T. THERESA SCARANO

Props Master

Teresa’s multi-faceted career of 25 years spans theatre and dance in varying capacities including technical direction, prop design, and set design and construction. Theresa has been Stage Manager for California Ballet, Kairos Dancers, and Dancing Images Dance Company. She served as both Scenery Warehouse Manager and Prop Master at San Bernardino Civic Light Opera and was Rental Manager of Santa Barbara Civic Light Opera (later The Set Company), where she was Director of Operations. Theresa wrote and directed adolescents in various performances, including those for Juvenile Court Judges in Riverside County. Her work includes prop design and set dressing for Theatre 150, Cabrillo Music Theatre, Ensemble Theatre Company, CLO of South Bay Cities, the Welk Resort, Music Academy of the West,

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Universal Studios, Phoenix Rising Productions, Kingsmen Shakespeare Company and Rubicon Theatre Company where she is Resident Prop Designer.

HOST: Betsy Gallery

JAKUB ROMPCZYK Assitant Conductor

Polish-born conductor Jakub Rompczyk recently conducted the final performance of Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress for Opera UCLA in March. A secondyear DMA orchestral conducting major at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, he studies with Neal Stulberg. At UCLA, he co-directs UCLA Symphony, assists in productions of Opera UCLA, and serves as a graduate teaching associate. Before moving to Los Angeles, Rompczyk graduated from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY, where he served as Assistant Conductor of the Eastman Philharmonia and Eastman School Symphony Orchestra. In 2016-17 and 2017-18, he was a conducting apprentice at the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Munich, where he was mentored by the orchestra’s chief conductor Mariss Jansons. He has participated in masterclasses with Bertrand de Billy, Nicolas Pasquet, Leonard Slatkin, Mark Stringer, Kirk Trevor, and David Zinman.

Jakub also assistant conducted the world premiere workshop readings of Quake by UCLA Professor Kay Rhie; directed concerts with the Eastman School and UCLA orchestras; and performances with Eastman’s OSSIA New Music Ensemble. Internationally, he has conducted the Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic Orchestra MAV Symphony Orchestra, Sibiu Philharmonic Orchestra, and Poznan Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra.

A passionate scholar, Rompczyk received the Erasmus Program scholarship to study at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. He was awarded two prestigious UCLA research awards supporting his ongoing research into the Hollywood composer duo of Walter Jurmann and Bronislaw Kaper. This summer he will be researching the texts of Julian Tuwim used by Mieczyslaw Weinberg for his Symphony No. 8.

HOST: Robert Ramey

TIMOTHY ACCURSO

Principal Pianist

Timothy Accurso is the Principal Pianist and Music Administrator for Opera Santa Barbara and joined Team OSB in 2018. Tim has been on music staff with Palm Beach Opera, Opera Saratoga, and the Seagle Music Colony. This season Tim will rejoin the music staff at Utah Opera in the spring for their production of Pirates of Penzance. Originally from Glen Lyon, Pennsylvania, he completed his undergraduate studies at Susquehanna University in vocal and piano performance, and went on to receive a Master’s

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of Music in vocal coaching and accompanying from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he studied with Dr. Julie Jordan Gunn. Following his studies, Tim became a resident artist with Utah Opera as well as a young artist with Opera Saratoga. Tim spends his time coaching the Chrisman Studio artists, engaging in the education initiatives of Opera Santa Barbara, playing mainstage rehearsals, and performing throughout the community in recitals and events with the company. In addition to the vibrant arts scene, Tim loves Santa Barbara for its beautiful weather, vast wine industry, and stunning views.

KATHERINE BELYEA

Assistant Stage

Manager

Musik für das Ende, Two Odysseys (Southbank Centre/ Soundstreams); L’elisir d’amore, La bohème, Nabucco, Turandot (Sarasota Opera); Obeah Opera (Luminato); Bad Jews (Harold Green Jewish Theatre); Fiddler on the Roof (Port Hope Festival Theatre); Bunny, Undercover (Tarragon Theatre); Louis Riel (National Arts Centre); Production Assistant at Canadian Opera Company; Faust, The Brothers Grimm, The Bremen Town Musicians (Highlands Opera Studio); Candide (Talk Is Free Theatre); Faust, As You Like It (Theatre By The Bay); The Rape of Lucretia, Béatrice et Bénédict (MYOpera); The Magic Flute, Il barbiere di Siviglia, Il trovatore (Opera York). Thanks, everyone!

HOST: Marilyn Zellet

JAMIE K. FULLER

Assistant Stage Manager

Jamie K. Fuller (assistant stage manager) is a freelance stage manager of opera, theater, dance, and events. Originally from Henry, IL, Jamie earned her MFA in Stage Management from the University of Illinois, UrbanaChampaign. Favorite stage management credits include Elektra (Minnesota Opera), Peter and the Starcatcher (Illinois Shakespeare Festival), and The Nutcracker (Champaign-Urbana Ballet). www.jamiekfuller.com

HOST: Kathy Denlinger

OPERA SANTA BARBARA

FOUNDERS

Marilyn Gilbert & Nathan Rundlett

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Joan Rutkowski, Chair

Nicholas Burlett, Vice Chair

Patricia Dixon, Secretary

Dylan Minor, Treasurer

Mary Tonetti Dorra, Member at Large

Susan Aberle

Barbara Burger

Tanner Cassidy

Sarah Chrisman

Josepha DiRado

Christine Holland Dan Hone

Mahri Kerley

Karen Knight

Gregory McMurray

Duncan Mellichamp

Dan Reicker

Eric Small

Judith Smith

Sandy Urquhart

Robert Weinman

Monica Williams

Simon Williams

Eric Capelle Brian Galura

BOARD INTERNS Herb Kendall Duncan Mellichamp Fred Sidon

HONORARY BOARD

EMERITUS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Richard Aberle+

Pat Andersons

Rodney Baker

James Ballantine*

Britt Beauvoix

Marlyn Bernard

Bernstein+

Sue Birch

Cynthia Brittain

Jim Burkemper+

Bonnie Corman *

Marilyn Crawford

Roger Davidson

Denise DeBellefeuille

George DeRado+

Nick DiNapoli

Jon DuPrau

Léni Fé Bland+

Kenneth Fitzpatrick

Louise Gaylord

Steve Gilbar

Nancy Golden*

Mary Hampson

William Jones

Sarah Jane Lind+

Jayne Menkemeller

Carolina Montgomery

A.C. Moore

Martin Moskovits

Eric Oltmann

Christina Omdahl

Mary Penny

David Peri

Paksy Plackis-Cheng

William Ramsay+

Ida Rickborn+

Jean Rogers

J. Gordon Schontzler*

Linda Van Buren

Joann Younger

* Denotes Former Chair + Deceased

OPERA SANTA BARBARA

ADMINISTRATION

ARTISTIC & GENERAL DIRECTOR

Kostis Protopapas

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

Zach Mendez

DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION

Helena Kuukka

GRAPHIC DESIGN

Karen Kowalski

PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEOGRAPHY

Zach Mendez

CONDUCTOR

Kostis Protopapas

STAGE DIRECTOR

Tara Faircloth

SCENIC &

PROJECTION DESIGN

François-Pierre Couture

LIGHTING DESIGN

Azra King-Abadi

CHOREOGRAPHER

Cecily MacDougall

HAIR/MAKEUP DESIGN

Heather Sterling

PROPS MASTER

Teresa Scarano

DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR

Nina Dunbar

PRINCIPAL PIANIST & MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR

Timothy Accurso

EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATOR

Kaitlyn Griswell

CONSULTANTS

AUDIO RECORDING

Opus 1 Mobile Recording

EVENTS

Marylove Thralls

PRODUCTION STAFF

COSTUME MANAGER

Stacie Logue

PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER

Kourtni Dale-Noll

Mitchiner

ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS

Katherine Belyea

Jamie Fuller

ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR

Jakub Rompczyk

PRINCIPAL PIANIST

Timothy Accurso

MASTER TEACHER

Linda DiFiore

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

Todd Jared DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION

Helena Kuukka

HAIR & MAKEUP ARTISTS

Berenice Gallegos

Marisol Miller Wave

ASSISTANT COSTUME SHOP MANAGER

Jane Hatfield

STITCHERS

Lexi Quolas

Salma Galvan

THE GRANADA THEATRE STAFF

CHRISMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT

Caren Rager

VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS & PRODUCTION

David Johnson

STAGE COORDINATOR

DeAnn Nguyen

HEAD OF AUDIO

Jon Fowler

TICKETING SERVICES MANAGER

Drew Davis

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

Megan Landry

HOUSE MANAGER

Shawn Franklin

CONTRACTS & ADMINISTRATION MANAGER

Amy Robertson

IMPRESARIO CIRCLE

GRAND IMPRESARIO

($25,000 & ABOVE)

Anonymous

Bella Domani

Dan and Meg Burnham

Roger and Sarah Chrisman

The Christopher Carroll Endowment

Diane Dodds and David Reichert

Elaine F. Stepanek Foundation

The Herbert and Elaine Kendall Foundation

John Mithun and Mercedes Millington & The Mithun Foundation

Duncan and Suzanne Mellichamp

Mosher Foundation

Jean Nell*

Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation

Joan Rutkowski

Dan and Romy Reicker

Maya Smidt

LouAnn Treloar Jensen*

Robert and Sandy Urquhart

Walter and Holly Thomson Foundation

Dr. Robert Weinman

Dana White

PLATINUM IMPRESARIO

($24,999 - $10,000)

Ann Jackson Family Foundation

Susan Aberle

Fred and Linda Anson

Eve Bernstein

Nicholas Burlett and Jessie Dove

NancyBell Coe

Josepha DiRado

Louise Gaylord

Cheryl and Michael Goldberg

Fred and Nancy Golden

Frederick Gardner Cottrell Foundation

Christine & Michael Holland

Dan and Donna Hone

Lillian Lovelace

Richard and Marilyn Mazess

Eric Oltmann and Susan Van Abel

Shirley J. Otto*

Marc and Pauline Sylvain

Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin

Performing Arts

Scholarship Foundation

Santa Barbara Office of Arts and Culture

Towbes Fund for the Performing Arts

The Williams-Corbett Foundation

Zegar Family Fund

GOLD IMPRESARIO

($5,000-$9,999)

Margaret Arvey

Barbara H. Burger

Denise and Ian Burrows

Patricia Bivans Dixon

Ms. Mary Tonetti Dorra

Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Hone

Richard and Luci Janssen

Dr. and Mrs. Ron Latimer

Dylan Minor

Dr. Peter Morris

Farrokh and Sally Nazerian

Jean Rogers

Lee and Linda Rosenberg

Dr. and Mrs. Keith Schofield

Arthur Swalley

Eric Small

Dr. and Mrs. Simon Williams

Monica Williams

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wudl

Performing Arts

Scholarship Foundation

IMPRESARIO CIRCLE

SILVER IMPRESARIO

($2,500-$4,999)

Richard and Kathy Abbott

James Ballantine

Keith C. Berry*

Marilyn Gilbert

Mrs. Donald Hamister*

Dr. Gerhart Hoffmeister

Natalia and Michael Howe

Gretchen Lieff and Miles Hartfield

Leslie and Carlos Lopez

David Mason

Christine and Stefan Riesenfeld

Robert Ronus

Merlin Rossow

Anitra Sheen

Torben and Lauren von Staden

Joanne Younger

IMPRESARIO

($1,500-$2,499)

American Riviera Bank

Todd and Allyson Aldrich Convox

Eiler Family

Joy Holman

Montecito Bank & Trust

Music Academy of the West

Christina Omdahl

Pamela Gunter

Steve and Jackie Sereboff

Mel and Irene Sahyun

Vista del Monte

Takako Wakita

Mort and Judy Weisman

Isabel Wendt

Parmele Williams

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PATRONS OF THE OPERA

AFICIONADO

($500-$1,499)

Greg and Debbie Armstrong

Aviation Maintenance Support

Henry and Gwen Baker

Chris Brock

Mike and Debbie Bruce

Tanner Cassidy

Layna Chianakas

Bonnie Corman

Jim Craviotto

Linda DiFiore

Melody DuPrau

Mark Evans

Brooks and Kate Firestone

Betty Fussell

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gilmore

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Giordano

Roberta Griffin and Michael Annese

Gary and Susan Gulbransen

Dr. and Mrs. Alan Heeger

Leonard Himelstein

Barbara Hirsch

Dr. and Mrs. Robert Hume

James Hurst

Pamela and John Johnson

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kennelly

Karen Knight

George Konstantinow and Helene Segal

James & Elinor Langer

Sue Larsen

Gail Lucas

Mr. and Mrs. David McKee

Martin G. McKenzie

Greg McMurray

Lori Kraft Meschler

Miller Family Fund

Sara and Ryan Mills

Anthony and Revae Moran

Tracy and Vicki Noll

Priscilla Peale

Mary Penny

Hon. and Mrs. Steven Perrin

Michele Profant

Kostis Protopapas

Jane Ramsay

Dr. and Mrs. Robert Reid

Staci Richard

Ms. Laura Rockwell

Mr. and Mrs. Jennings Schmidt

Dale and Judy Seborg

Jill and Scott Seltzer

Seniel Ostrow Foundation

Charles and Diane Sheldon

Halina W. Silverman

Judith Smith

Owen Smith

Monique Stephanson-Adams

Jane Thomas

Marylove Thralls and Michael Hackett

Rachel Tierney

University Club of Santa Barbara

John Whitehurst

Carol Wilburn

SUSTAINER

($250-$499)

Robert Adams and Nancy Caponi

Carla Amussen

Miguel Avila

Mary Biamonte

Richard Banks

John and Caron Berryhill

Ed Bookin

Vince and Jane Buck

Mr. and Mrs. M. Peyton Bucy

Dr. Helen Dorra

Steve Epstein

Mary Furner

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gates

Daniel Gira

PATRONS OF THE OPERA

Cassandra Grant

Michael and Elaine Gray

Mr. and Mrs. Palmer Jackson, Jr.

Karin Jacobson

Nir and Gaia Kabaretti

Joon Kang

Sally Kinney

Bruce Klores

Doug and Martha Lorch

Mr. and Mrs. Donald McCall

Peggy Merizalde

D. Mitchell

Jairo Mazariegos and Robert Ridenour

Amy Robinson

Sybil Rosen

Zach Rosen

Drs. Michael and Beverly Steinfeld

Robert and Irene Stone

Katie Szopa

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Tunberg

Alex and Lori Weathers

Gary Yencich

CONTRIBUTOR

($100-$249)

Anonymous

Catherine Albanese

Hillary Allen

Pat Andersons

Dr. and Mrs. Mounir R. Ashamalla

Minos and Tracy Athanassiadis

Mashey Bernstein

Dr. Stuart Braverman

& Angela Moloney

Benjamin Brecher

Larry & Sue Browne

Marvin & Ria Carlis

Mr. & Mrs. John Carter

Nan Cisney

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Connell

Gerald Corrigan

Ilene Dennis

Sharon & John Dobson

Charles Donelan

Marilyn Dove

Jon DuPrau

Beatriz Flores

Jonathan Fox and Greg Roper

Bill and Ellie Freudenstein

Brian and Jana Galura

James Graffy and Erin Graffy de Garcia

Mr. and Mrs. David Gersh

Jerry Gothe

Bill and Gloria Hallier

Robert Hanrahan

Douglas Heithoff

Ms. Carolyn Holmquist

Brian Hotchkin

Betty Iliff

Karin Jacobson

Losi Kaplan

Harry Kazali

Susan Keller & Myron Shapero

Ms. Lynette Klawon

Alex Kowblanksy

Sharon Landecker

Gillian Launie

Kate Leary

Mr. & Mrs. Fima Lifshitz

Mr. & Mrs. Russ Lombardo

Jack Martin

Kimi J. Matar

Lyndon Meyer

Kerry Mistretta

Robert Nicholas

Dr. Carol Pattillo

Pauline Paulin

Mr. and Mrs. David Peterson

Marla Pleyte and Ryan Oprea

Judy Pochini

Scott Reed

PATRONS OF THE OPERA

Kathleen Rees

Susan Renfrew

Judith Rice

Raymond Riezman

Dr. Daniel Rimkus

Cordelia Roberts

Adele Rosen

Dr. Paula Rudolph

Nino Sanikidze

Steven Siegel and Joan Tapper

Debra Stewart

Elvira Tafoya

Drs. Jack Tiethof and Anita Sy

Jeanne Ullom

Helen Vick

Ron Vogel

Elizabeth Westby

Dr. and Mrs. Kipp Young

FRIEND

(UNDER $100)

Mr. & Mrs. Ted Anagnoson

Ryan Baird

Katrina Baxter

Doris Binon

Dr. and Mrs. David Chernof

Craolyn Creasey

Irene Cunningham

Steve Kinkelaker

Barbara Dixon

Josefina Espinosa

Phyllis Flescher

Catherine Genender

Donald Gillies

Annette Goena

Mr. and Mrs. Jon Greenleaf

Joan Hazell

Nicole Katz

Karen Kolehmainen

Anita Lampert

Kathryn Lawhun

Sizhuang Liang

Letty Ward Laufffer

Mr. & Mrs. Irving Margol

Virginia Mariposa

Anne Maxwell

Ryan McDaniel

Maureen McFadden

Mr. & Mrs. Art McKinster

Ann Millican

Anaiya Mussolini

Dorothy Olevski

Ana Papakhian

Lucio Ribeiro

Amanda Ryvkin

Mary Lou Schmidt

Mr. and Mrs. Alan Smith

Alfred Souma

Ken Steiner

Suzette Tautrim

Ray and Ursula Tracy

Niki Van Buren

Judy Weirick

Father Vaughn Winters

Charles Wylie

Leah Young

Katherine Zeiss

OPERA SANTA BARBARA

HOUSING DONORS

Ed Bookin

Rodney Baker and Robert Ooley

Kathy Denlinger

Dick and Marilyn Mazess

Torben and Lauren von Staden

Betsy Gallery

Marilyn Gilbert

Colleen Kelly

Lori K. Meschler

Christine and Michael Holland

Marilyn Zellet

SPECIAL THANKS

Paseo Nuevo

The Granada Theatre

Santa Barbara County office of Arts and Culture

Bob Weinman

State Street Ballet

2021-2022

OCTOBER

PERCUSSION XTRAVAGANZA

NOVEMBER

MARILYN HORNE SONG COMPETITION WINNERS RECITAL

DECEMBER

WOMEN’S AUXILIARY AUCTION AND COMMUNITY EVENT

JANUARY

ALUMNI ENTERPRISE AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED

FEBRUARY

INNOVATION SHOWCASE

MARCH

LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONCERTS WITH SIR SIMON RATTLE

FEATURING SING! CHILDREN’S CHORUS & KESTON MAX ALL-STARS

OPERATION EURYDICE

Healing Community & Supporting Musicians

During Covid Opera SB began a new initiative to financially support area musicians and help local venues permitted to host live music. To date, over 40 individual performers and groups have benefited from Operation Eurydice payments and thousands of Santa Barbara residents and visitors have experienced the comfort of live music when we needed it most

We extend a heartfelt thanks to the John C. Mithun Foundation, our community partners and donors to OSB’s Performing Artists Fund for helping us keep music playing with more than 66 events featured at Roar & Pour, Balcony Jam Sessions and Opera SB Night Out.

APRIL WINNERS RECITAL SERIES

75 TH ANNIVERSARY SUMMER FESTIVAL

JUNE 13 - AUGUST 6 • SANTA BARBARA, CA