MARCH 18–20, 2016Kravis Center for the Performing Arts

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ARIADNE AUF NAXOS By Richard Strauss

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2016 SEASON

2017 Season Announcement | 4

Letter from the Chairman | 6

Board of Directors | 7

Letter from the General Director | 8

Ariadne auf Naxos | 14

Cast of Characters | 15

Story Synopsis | 16

Director’s Notes | 17

Conductor | 19

Stage Director | 20

Cast | 20

Creative Team | 25

Production Staff | 28

Supporters | 32

Join Our Opera Family | 42

Palm Beach Opera Guild | 46

Palm Beach Opera Staff | 50

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Dear Palm Beach Opera Patrons:

Thank you for joining us for the last opera production of the 2016 season – and what a terrific season this has been! From the record setting Opera @ The Waterfront concert, to nearly sold-out Carmen and Gala with Diana Damrau performances, and most recently, the critically acclaimed hilarious Don Pasquale weekend. We’re thrilled that you are a part of our opera family and greatly appreciate your support in making this an outstanding opera season!

Thanks to the generosity of many of you, we are close to successfully meeting the Executive Committee’s $100,000 Matching Challenge Grant, which will help us close the remaining financial gap for this season. We are most grateful to all of you who have already made a gift to the Matching Grant! We are working hard to end the 2016 season with a balanced budget, and I urge all others to join your fellow opera lovers in making an investment to support one of our programs. I promise you the greatest of all returns on your investment – the satisfaction of knowing that you have made a difference in the life of a child through an education program, in the life of an artist by becoming an artist or production sponsor, or in the life of one of your fellow residents by making opera available, accessible and affordable for all.

Based on the initial reactions to our season announcements and subscription renewals, the 2017 season operas are extremely popular. The 2017 season will create fantastic forward momentum to excite our existing audience and to build new audiences. The success of the company, however, will remain rooted in the support of the whole community. The involvement of each of you is critically important to secure the future of Palm Beach Opera. I urge you to play a significant part in Palm Beach Opera’s success, and I hope you will encourage your friends to join you.

As our 2016 season is starting to wind down, it is with great gratitude to all of you that I address you for the last time as your Chairman. I have tremendously enjoyed leading the Board of Directors and the opera company for the past four years. The second year of my second term will be up in May, and a new Chairman will lead the Board and the company starting with the 2017 season.

Thank you for your love of opera, for your continued enthusiasm, and for your past, current and future investment in this incredible Opera Company. Have a wonderful summer season and I look forward to seeing you next season again at the opera!

Dennis K. WilliamsChairman of the Board

Marc S. Solomon (2009-2012)James W. Beasley, Jr. (2005-2008)Robert M. Montgomery (1986-2005)Shannon Ginn (1984-1985)Herb Benn (1982-1983)Dr. Elwood Groves (1977-1979)

William D. Chalek (1977-1979)Dr. Warner Earle Fusselle (1976)James Nemec (1973-1975)William K. de Veer (1972)Mrs. Carleton R. Dodge (1973)

LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN

PAST CHAIRS

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OFFICERSMr. Dennis K. Williams

ChairmanMrs. Gladys Benenson

Vice PresidentMr. John A. Domenico

Vice PresidentMr. Charles Gottesman

Vice PresidentDr. David I. Kosowsky

Vice PresidentDr. Marsha Laufer

Vice PresidentMr. Nathan Leventhal

Vice PresidentMrs. Ari Rifkin

Vice PresidentMr. Marc S. Solomon

Vice PresidentMr. Peter A. Hoffman

Secretary/Treasurer

DIRECTORSMr. Sanford M. BaklorDr. Elizabeth BowdenMr. William G. BrownMrs. Rita DenersteinMrs. Annette Y. FriedlandMrs. Ann FromerMr. Paul A. GoldnerMr. Chuck HardwickMrs. Ronnie IsenbergMrs. Florence KaufmanMr. Howard LesterMrs. Mary M. MontgomeryMr. John J. PohankaMr. Ed StreimRADM Philip Whitacre

EMERITIMrs. Claire ChasanoffMr. Leon Fassler*Mrs. Arlette GordonMrs. Virginia LongoMrs. Charlotte MillerMrs. Sunny MillerMrs. Helen K. Persson*Mr. M. Mac Schwebel*Mrs. Muriel ShapiroMrs. Reneé Silvester*Mrs. Barbara Weimer

GOVERNORSDr. & Mrs. Sander M. AbendMr. & Mrs. Stephen & Madeline AnbinderMrs. Peg AndersonDr. & Mrs. Hans D. BaumannMr. & Mrs. Douglas DaftMs. Nancy Edman Feldman & Mr. Mike ChefetzMrs. Arlette GordonMr. & Mrs. Carl H. HewittMr. Michael McCafferty & Mr. Joseph HortonMrs. Anka PalitzMr. & Mrs. Ellis ParkerMrs. Muriel A. ShapiroMrs. Rita TacaAnn Van NessDr. & Mrs. Charles WeissmannMrs. Sieglinde Wikstrom

HONORARY GOVERNORSMrs. Veronica AtkinsMrs. Cornelia T. BaileyMr. & Mrs. L. David Callaway Mrs. Ariane Csonka-ComstockMr. James CrystalMs. Hermine Drezner & Mr. Jan WinklerMr. Michael DyerMr. & Mrs. Paul EfronMrs. Estelle Fassler, In Memory of Leon FasslerMr. & Mrs. Gordon GettyMr. & Mrs. Allan GreenblattMr. & Mrs. Ronald S. KochmanMrs. Virginia LongoMrs. Hermé de Wyman MiroMrs. Suzanne L. NiedlandMr. & Mrs. Salvatore NuzzoMrs. Lois PopeMrs. Rose PriceMr. & Mrs. Beverlee & John J. Raymond, Jr.Mr. Israel SchubertDr. & Mrs. John Strasswimmer Mrs. Karen TellMartin & Toni SosnoffMrs. Roseanne Williams

*In memoriam

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BOARD OF GOVERNORS

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Dear Palm Beach Opera Friends:

Thank you for joining us for the third and sadly already last opera of the 2016 season. I hope you enjoyed our two mainstage productions so far, and also made some new opera friends along the way. We all very much appreciate your continued patronage, and are thrilled to count you among the Palm Beach Opera family.

I’m particularly grateful that you are here for Ariadne auf Naxos. It’s a real gem, a highpoint of German comic opera

combining Strauss’ talent of writing soaring, lush melodies in the opera proper with a conversational and fast paced prologue. Allow yourself to go along with their journey, and you will be amply rewarded in the second half of the evening with the most exquisite combination of Hugo von Hofmannsthal’s literary greatness and Richard Strauss’ musical genius. The opera has such a ‘purifying’ aspect that, if you permit yourself to delve into the world of our various characters and their character development, you will come out a better and more well rounded human!

We hope to see you at our Liederabend and the Guild’s Palm Beach Opera Goes Broadway Cabaret Style, and look forward to a terrific 2017 season! I thank all of you subscribers who have already renewed your seats for next year. Madama Butterfly, Rigoletto and The Pirates of Penzance are sure to sell out, so I encourage all others to get the best seats at the best prices now. Having a plentiful subscriber family creates a solid financial and emotional foundation for Palm Beach Opera. Thank you in addition to those of you who have contributed toward our 2016 Matching Challenge Grant. Your support directly affects the quality of our productions and programs, and impacts the cultural well-being of the entire community.

As our season is coming to a close, I’d also like to thank all members of our Board of Directors, in particular the Executive Committee, our Board of Governors, and the Guild for all their leadership and support during the 2016 season. All groups are happy to welcome new members, are eager to hear your ideas, and look forward to working together with you to create a strong, rewarding future for Palm Beach Opera.

Enjoy Ariadne auf Naxos, and have a wonderful time until we see each other again at Madama Butterfly.

Daniel Biaggi General Director

LETTER FROM THE GENERAL DIRECTOR

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ARIADNE AUF NAXOS SPONSORS

Palm Beach Opera acknowledges with sincere gratitude and appreciation the following generous major donors whose designated contributions have been instrumental in making this production of Ariadne auf Naxos possible.

Mrs. Karen Tell

Mrs. & Dr. David I. Kosowsky

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Drs. Marsha & Henry LauferMrs. Ronnie Isenberg

Mrs. Cornelia T. Bailey Mrs. Gladys Benenson

Mrs. Ari RifkinMrs. Mary M. Montgomery Mrs. & Mr. Dennis K. Williams

INDIVIDUAL SEASON HONOREES

Palm Beach Opera salutes the individuals who provide critical leadership support needed to make each season possible through their annual gifts. These individuals enable the company to achieve the highest artistic standards possible, and to make an extraordinary impact on our community.

The following in our Leadership Council cumulatively support in the amount of $100,000 or more annually. (List complete as of 2/26/16)

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Mr. and Mrs. William G. Brown

Mrs. & Mr. Paul A. Goldner

Mrs. & Mr. Howard Lester

Mrs. Charlotte Kimelman*

Mrs. & Mr. Marc S. Solomon

INDIVIDUAL SEASON HONOREES

The following in our Chairman Platinum Circle cumulatively support in the amount of $50,000 - $99,999 annually. (List complete as of 2/26/16)

*In Memoriam

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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

PRESTO – $25,000 +

VIVACE – $10,000–$24,999

ALLEGRO – $7,500–$9,999

ANDANTE – $5,000-$7,499

ADAGIO – $2,500–$4,999

LARGO – Up to $2,499

GE FoundationGladys and Sy Ziv Foundation

The Barron Group at UBS FinancialAnn and Gordon Getty Foundation

Friends of the Cultural ArtsFritz and Levinia Jensen FoundationRuth Nelson Kraft FoundationMae Cadwell Rovensky Foundation

The Itto A. Willits Charitable Foundation, BMO Private BankMeridian Capital Group, Israel SchubertAlvin and Louise Myerberg Family Foundation Palm Beach Investment Research Group

GW&K Investment Management, LLC H.E. Hill Foundation, Inc.

The Lunder FoundationThe Lawrence and Marjorie Stoll Foundation

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An opera performed in 2 partsSung in German

With English Supertitles

Music by Richard StraussLibretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal

First PerformanceHofoper, ViennaOctober 4, 1916

Palm Beach Opera Premiere

PRODUCTION SPONSORS

Title Role Sponsor: Mrs. Karen Tell

Performance Co-Sponsor: Dr. & Mrs. David I. Kosowsky

Supertitles Sponsor: Palm Beach Opera Guild

ARIADNE AUF NAXOSMARCH 18, 19, 20, 2016

AT THE RAYMOND F. KRAVIS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

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Conductor: Andreas Delfs* Director: Daniel Witzke*

In order of vocal appearance

The Music Teacher: Mark Schnaible* The Majordomo: Anthony Laciura A Lackey: Andrew Bogard+ An Officer: Spencer Viator+ The Composer: Irene Roberts^ The Tenor (Bacchus): Brian Jagde* (3/18 & 3/20) Jeffrey Hartman* (3/19) A Wigmaker: Jason Duika+ Zerbinetta: Kathleen Kim* (3/18 & 3/20) Bridgette Gan^ (3/19) The Prima Donna (Ariadne): Wendy Bryn Harmer (3/18 & 3/20) Amber Wagner* (3/19) The Dancing Master: John Easterlin* Najade: Jessica Fishenfeld+ Dryade: Fleur Barron+ Echo: Liana Guberman+ Harlekin: Kenneth Stavert^ Truffaldin: Andrew Bogard+ Scaramuccio: Spencer Viator+ Brighella: Robert Watson+

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Scenic Designer: Wolfram Skalicki Lighting Designer: SeifAllah Salotto-Cristobal Hair and Make-up Designer: Kathy Waszkelewicz Associate Conductor & Chorus Master: Greg Ritchey Rehearsal Pianists: Timothy Cheung, Zalman Kelber+ English Supertitles: Brett Finley Scenery Provided By: New Orleans Opera Association Costumes Provided By: Malabar Limited of Toronto

*Palm Beach Opera Debut +Benenson Young Artist

^Former Young Artist

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THE PROLOGUE

THE OPERA

The servants of the richest man in Vienna are busy preparing the stage for a performance in their master’s palace. Behind the scenes, the two troupes hired for the occasion are making their preparations: one troupe is to present the premiere of the opera Ariadne auf Naxos, the first opus of a young composer. The other is to present a dance masquerade in the Italian commedia dell’arte style. The mutual jealousy between the members of the two troupes causes emotions to run high, especially when the host, represented by his Majordomo, announces an unexpected and incomprehensible programme change: at his wish, the two performances will not

take place consecutively, but are to be presented simultaneously to the invited guests. Deeply distressed, the Composer is concerned about the accurate realization of his artistic vision and wants to withdraw his creation from its first public performance. However, the pragmatic Music Teacher and the actress Zerbinetta, who is adept in all the skills of seduction, persuade him to change his mind. With an emphatic hymn to music (“Sein wir wieder gut”), the Composer bows to reality and the instructions of his patron. He agrees that the opera Ariadne auf Naxos will be performed accordingly, with interludes by the commedia troupe.

In front of a cave on the beaches of the island of Naxos, Ariadne awaits her death. She has been deserted by Theseus, who had become her lover after she helped him defeat Minotaur. Ariadne does not pay attention to anything around her: not the three nymphs, not the comedians who try to cheer her up, and not even Zerbinetta, who advises the grieving Ariadne not to shed a tear over her vanished lover, but to be open to new love (“Als ein Gott kam jeder

gegangen”). A radiant youth approaches from afar: Bacchus, the god of eternal renewal. He has just fled from the arms of the enchantress Circe, having resisted her magic spells. Ariadne, taking him for a messenger of death, goes to meet him and gradually becomes inflamed with an ecstatic passion that is reciprocated by the god. Each is transformed by the other, and as if reborn, Ariadne and Bacchus conclude the opera as a mystically united couple.

STORY SYNOPSIS

Approximate running time: 2 hours and 30 minutes

ARIADNE AUF NAXOSTHE PROLOGUE

The house of a rich man in Vienna

INTERMISSION

THE OPERA The island of Naxos

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THE BACKGROUNDAriadne auf Naxos was Richard Strauss’ sixth opera. After a successful partnership with Hugo von Hofmannsthal on Der Rosenkavalier, the duo teamed up to create a comedy. When Ariadne auf Naxos debuted in 1912 (Stuttgart), the opera was preceded by Moliere’s play Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme; this created a very long evening that the audience did not appreciate. After an unsuccessful opening,

Strauss and Hofmannsthal went back to the drawing board and, in 1916 (Vienna), delivered Ariadne auf Naxos as we see the opera presented today.

Interesting fact: Ariadne auf Naxos is scored for only 36 chamber players, one-third the size of orchestra for which Strauss typically composed.

STORY SYNOPSIS

DANIEL WITZKE,DIRECTOR

Ariadne is a play-within-a-play, the first act serving as prologue to the second, which is the opera “Ariadne

auf Naxos” melded with farce. The story is fraught with issues of class, culture, and the nature of love: A composer and a music master nervously await the premiere of their opera, “Ariadne auf Naxos,” which has been commissioned by the wealthiest man in town to entertain his guests. It is high art, a serious German opera about the daughter of King Minos of Crete. The man’s assistant (a speaking role) informs them that the opera will be followed by a musical comedy, in other words low art, and they are outraged. It gets worse when they learn that the two must be performed together since fireworks begin promptly at 9:00 pm. Zerbinetta, the star of the comedy, struts her stuff and is ogled by her four companions. She almost wins over the composer, but he stands firm against melding the shows.

As the second act begins, Ariadne mourns her abandonment by Theseus, a Greek hero whom she has rescued from the Minotaur, her father’s ultimate weapon. Zerbinetta tries to cheer her up, as do the four comedians. Ariadne will not be comforted, but awaits only death in her cave on the island. Joining her in mourning is a cluster of nymphs. Bacchus, who has been wandering aimlessly, arrives and Ariadne welcomes him as the messenger of death. Realizing that she will go with him even to death, Bacchus is transformed into a god and they depart together. Zerbinetta observes this without understanding, saying in effect, “I told you so,” meaning that all Ariadne needed was a new lover.

Ariadne auf Naxos indeed is all of that and more: A tender look into the true condition of the human soul, a high-paced comedy, and a poetic, mystical, and at times dreamlike journey surrounded by irresistibly lush music that will capture your heart and leave you with a feeling of utter completeness. It put a spell on me many years ago. And so it will on you.

DIRECTOR’S NOTES

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ANDREAS DELFS,CONDUCTOR

Andreas Delfs has held chief artistic posts with several orchestras both in North America and Europe. As Music Director (1996–2009) and Conductor

Laureate (2009–2015) of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Andreas Delfs was instrumental in the orchestra’s rise to national prominence. He has also led the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra as Music Director (2001–2004) and Artistic Consultant (2004–2006). He served as General Music Director of the Lower Saxony State Orchestra in Hannover, Germany (1995–2000), conducting the symphony orchestra and Hannover State Opera. Prior to his time in Hannover, Andreas Delfs was Music Director of the Bern Opera, resident conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony (during the tenure of Lorin Maazel) and Music Director, at an early age, of the Orchestre Suisse des Jeunes.

Born in Flensburg, Germany, Andreas Delfs began studying piano and music theory at age 5. He studied with Christoph von Dohnányi and Aldo Ceccato at the Hamburg Conservatory. At 20, Andreas Delfs became the youngest ever Music Director of the Hamburg University Orchestra and Musical Assistant at the Hamburg State Opera. Enrolling at The Juilliard School, Andreas Delfs studied with Jorge Mester and Sixten Ehrling and won the Bruno Walter Memorial Scholarship.

Andreas Delfs keeps an active guest conducting schedule. Recent highlights have included appearances with the Tonkünstler-Orchester Vienna, RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra, Copenhagen Philharmonic, NCPA Orchestra China, NHK Symphony Orchestra Tokyo, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Singapore Symphony, Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie, Calgary Philharmonic, the Phoenix and Alabama Symphonies, and National Symphony Orchestra Washington. He conducted the Britten Sinfonia in a performance of Elijah at London’s Barbican Hall as well as two new operatic productions of Turandot and Carmen at Opera North (UK).

Having conducted numerous world premieres, Andreas Delfs has close links with many of today’s composers. He counts among his profound musical inspirations musicians such as John Corigliano, Philip Glass, Roberto Sierra, and Hans Werner Henze. He is the frequent partner to many of the world’s most renowned solo artists, including Emanuel Ax, Joshua Bell, Yo-Yo Ma, and Renée Fleming.

Andreas Delfs’s more recent recording projects include Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D with Susanne Hou and the London Symphony Orchestra, Robert Sierra’s Missa Latina with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra on the Naxos label, and Beethoven Piano Concertos with the London Symphony Orchestra and pianist John O’Conor on the Telarc label. Other recording projects have included a collection of sacred songs with Renée Fleming for Decca, a production of Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra for Avie, as well as a recording of Mozart’s Requiem with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra.

Over the years Andreas Delfs has led numerous distinguished ensembles. He has conducted orchestras such as the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Tonhalle Orchestra of Zurich, Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Netherlands Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Sydney Symphony, and the Taipei Symphony Orchestra.

Among Andreas Delfs’ most notable operatic achievements have been his highly praised debut with the New York City Opera conducting performances of Carmen, a production of the uncut version of Hans Werner Henze’s monumental König Hirsch for the Württemberg State Theatre in Stuttgart, and a highly acclaimed production of Ariadne auf Naxos with Washington National Opera. He led four productions at the Aspen Music Festival and gave the Swiss premiere of György Ligeti’s Le Grand Macabre, which received special praise from the composer.

CONDUCTOR

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DANIEL WITZKE,STAGE DIRECTOR

I n te rna t iona l l y -accla imed German stage director Daniel Witzke works extensively in both opera and musical theater in Europe and the United States.

He was originally trained as a professional singer and actor in Vienna, Berlin, and Hamburg, pursuing a career onstage. As Staff Director at the Wiener Staatsoper, he was responsible for directing, reviving, and assisting on more than twenty productions including Nabucco, Tristan und Isolde, Tosca, Aïda, and Roméo et Juliette, working closely with some of the world’s most prestigious singers and conductors. Mr. Witzke was appointed Artistic Director for the original German production of Elton John`s Broadway Musical Aida in 2003. He has worked as an audition, acting, and career coach for nearly 20 years, and has directed, conceived,

and written charity galas, fundraisers, cruise ship shows, and major special events for stage and television in the US, Europe, and North Africa. He was a member of Seattle Opera’s directing staff in the 2012/13 season. In the 2013/14 season, he collaborated with renowned Scottish stage director Paul Curran on Baden Baden 1927 for Gotham Chamber Opera in NYC, and directed new productions of Don Giovanni for Opera San José, The Magic Flute for West Bay Opera, and Lee Hoiby’s Bon Appétit for the Buck Hill Skytop Music Festival in Pennsylvania. Productions in 2014/15 included Verdi’s Aïda for Opera San Luis Obispo, Cole Porter’s Something for the Boys with 42nd Street Moon, Mozart’s The Abduction from the Seraglio for Queen City Chamber Opera, The Magic Flute for Opera Colorado, and Lerner & Loewe’s My Fair Lady with Ash Lawn Opera. He is the Founding Artistic Director of The Opera Workshop in San Francisco and Managing Director for Witzke Artists International. Mr. Witzke is a member of AGMA and is currently residing in Los Angeles, CA.

STAGE DIRECTOR

WENDY BRYN HARMERTHE PRIMA DONNA (ARIADNE)Soprano (Roseville, California)Last seen at Palm Beach Opera: Adalgisa, Norma, 2009Sponsored by Mrs. Karen Tell

Upcoming Engagements: Senta, Der fliegende Holländer, Seattle OperaCareer Highlights: Freia, Das Rheingold, Metropolitan Opera/Seattle Opera; Gutrune, Götterdämmerung, Metropolitan Opera/Seattle Opera; Rosalinda, Die Fledermaus, Houston Grand Opera; Leonora, Fidelio, Opera Omaha; Eglantine, Euryanthe, Bard SummerscapeAwards: Richard Tucker Grant; Palm Beach Opera Competition; George London AwardEducation: The Boston Conservatory

AMBER WAGNERTHE PRIMA DONNA (ARIADNE)Soprano (Santa Barbara, California)Palm Beach Opera DebutSponsored by Mrs. Karen Tell

Upcoming Engagements: Senta, Der fliegende Holländer, Oper Frankfurt; Sieglinde, Die Walküre, Oper FrankfurtCareer Highlights: Amelia, Un ballo in maschera, Metropolitan Opera; Leonora, Il trovatore, Lyric Opera of Chicago; Leonora, La forza del destino, Washington National Opera; Elisabeth, Tannhäuser, Lyric Opera Of Chicago; Ariadne, Ariadne auf Naxos, Lyric Opera of Chicago/Minnesota Opera/Théâtre des Champs-ElyséesAwards: Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Grand Prize; Richard Tucker Grant; George London Award; Palm Beach Opera CompetitionEducation: Grand Canyon University

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BRIAN JAGDETHE TENOR (BACCHUS)Tenor (New York, New York)Palm Beach Opera Debut

Upcoming Engagements: Don José, Carmen, Deutsche Oper Berlin/San Francisco Opera; Pinkerton, Madama Butterfly, Teatro Massimo di Palermo; Radames, Aïda, San Francisco OperaCareer Highlights: Pinkerton, Madama Butterfly, Royal Opera House/San Francisco Opera; Cavaradossi, Tosca, Lyric Opera Chicago/San Francisco Opera/Deutsche Oper Berlin/Santa Fe Opera; Don José, Carmen, Teatro San Carlo; Prince, Rusalka, Houston Grand Opera; Narraboth; Salome, Santa Fe OperaAwards: Loren Zachary Competition; Operalia CompetitionEducation: SUNY Purchase College-Conservatory of Music

JEFFREY HARTMANTHE TENOR (BACCHUS)Tenor (Anderson, Indiana)Palm Beach Opera Debut

Career Highlights: Bacchus, Ariadne auf Naxos, Seattle Opera; Cavaradossi (cover), Tosca, Lyric Opera of Chicago/Boston Lyric Opera; Alfredo, La traviata, Connecticut Lyric Opera/Boheme Opera New Jersey; Canio, I pagliacci, Musica Viva Hong Kong; Turiddu; Cavalleria rusticana, Music Viva Hong KongAwards: Wagner Society of New York; New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera CompetitionEducation: Ball State University; Anderson University

KATHLEEN KIMZERBINETTASoprano (Seoul, South Korea)Palm Beach Opera Debut

Upcoming Engagements: Blondchen, Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Metropolitan Opera; Tytania, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Glyndebourne FestivalCareer Highlights: Zerbinetta, Ariadne auf Naxos, Metropolitan Opera/Oper Frankfurt; Olympia, Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Metropolitan Opera/Gran Teatre del Liceu/Bayerische Staatsoper; Oscar, Un ballo in maschera, Lyric Opera of Chicago/Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie; Königin der Nacht, Die Zauberflöte, Lyric Opera of Chicago/Bayerische Staatsoper; Madame Mao, Nixon in China, Metropolitan Opera/San Diego OperaAwards: Sullivan Foundation Award, Sarasota Opera Guild ScholarshipEducation: Manhattan School of Music

BRIDGETTE GANZERBINETTASoprano (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)Last seen at Palm Beach Opera: Marie, La Fille du Régiment, 2015Palm Beach Opera Young Artist - 2014 & 2015

Upcoming Engagements: Mademoiselle Silberklang, The Impresario, Opera OrlandoCareer Highlights: Lila, Cold Mountain, Santa Fe Opera; Frasquita, Carmen, Central City Opera; Eurydice/Venus, Orpheus in the Underworld, Central City Opera; Contessa, Le nozze di Figaro, Pacific Opera Project; Stella, Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Palm Beach OperaAwards: Gerda Lissner Foundation; Giulio Gari FoundationEducation: University of Maryland; Westminster Choir College

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IRENE ROBERTSTHE COMPOSERMezzo Soprano (Sacramento, California)Last seen at Palm Beach Opera: Nicklausse, Les Contes d’Hoffmann, 2014Palm Beach Opera Young Artist - 2009 & 2010

Upcoming Engagements: Carmen, Carmen, San Francisco Opera/Deutsche Oper BerlinCareer Highlights: Cherubino, Le nozze di Figaro, Deutsche Oper Berlin; Giulietta, Les Contes d’Hoffmann, San Francisco Opera; Blumenmädchen, Parsifal, Metropolitan Opera; Suzuki, Madama Butterfly, Palm Beach Opera; Rosina, Il barbiere di Siviglia, Atlanta OperaAwards: Palm Beach Opera CompetitionEducation: Cleveland Institute of Music; University of the Pacific

MARK SCHNAIBLETHE MUSIC TEACHERBass Baritone (Moville, Iowa)Palm Beach Opera Debut

Career Highlights: Méphistophélès, Faust, Oper Leipzig; Friedrich, Das Liebesverbot, Glimmerglass Festival/Oper Leipzig; Nick Shadow, The Rake’s Progress, Utah Opera; Orest, Elektra, Polish National Opera; Escamillo, Carmen, New Orleans OperaAwards: Concours International d’Opéra de MarseilleEducation: Baylor University; Morningside College

JOHN EASTERLINTHE DANCING MASTERTenor (Miami, Florida)Palm Beach Opera Debut

Upcoming Engagements: Ubaldo Piangi, The Phantom of the Opera, Broadway’s Majestic Theatre; Die Knusperhexe, Hänsel und Gretel, Seattle Opera Career Highlights: Andy Warhol, The Perfect American, Teatro Real de Madrid/English National Opera; Herodes, Salome, Wiener Staatsoper; Larry King, Anna Nicole, New York City Opera; Scrivener, Khovanshchina, Metropolitan Opera; Jack O’Brien/Toby Higgins, The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, Bolshoi Opera/Teatro Real de Madrid/ Los Angeles OperaAwards: Grammy Award; Diapason d’OrEducation: University of Miami; Florida International University

KENNETH STAVERTHARLEKINBaritone (Houston, Texas)Last seen at Palm Beach Opera: Grégorio, Roméo et Juliette, 2012Palm Beach Opera Young Artist - 2011 & 2012

Upcoming Engagements: Masetto, Don Giovanni, Intermountain Opera BozemanCareer Highlights: Papageno, Die Zauberflöte, Dayton Opera; Grégorio, Roméo et Juliette, Des Moines Metro Opera; Yamadori, Madama Butterfly, Palm Beach Opera; Handel’s Messiah, Dayton Philharmonic Awards: Young Patronesses of the Opera/Florida Grand Opera Competition; Palm Beach Opera Competition; Metropolitan Opera National Council Regional FinalistEducation: University of Cincinnati, College Conservatory of Music; California State University, Long Beach

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ANTHONY LACIURATHE MAJORDOMOTenor (New Orleans, Louisiana)Last seen at Palm Beach Opera: Monostatos, Die Zauberflöte, 2006

Career Highlights: Eddie Kessler, Boardwalk Empire, HBO; Haushofmeister, Der Rosenkavalier, Metropolitan Opera; Pong, Turandot, Metropolitan Opera; Basilio, Le nozze di Figaro, Metropolitan Opera; Spoletta, Tosca, Metropolitan Opera; Goro, Madama Butterfly, Washington National Opera; Nick, La fanciulla del West, Los Angeles OperaAwards: Screen Actors Guild AwardEducation: Loyola University; Tulane University

JESSICA FISHENFELDNAJADESoprano (Great Neck, New York)Last seen at Palm Beach Opera: Norina, Don Pasquale (children’s performance), 2016Sponsored by Roseanne Williams

Career Highlights: Frasquita, Carmen, Palm Beach Opera; Susanna, Le nozze di Figaro, Miami Summer Music Festival; Zerlina, Don Giovanni, Manhattan School of Music; Lakmé, Lakmé, Manhattan School of Music; Tytania, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Highlands Opera StudioEducation: Manhattan School of Music; New York University

FLEUR BARRONDRYADMezzo Soprano (St. Ives, England)Last seen at Palm Beach Opera: Mercédès, Carmen, 2016Sponsored by Mr. & Mrs. L. David Callaway

Upcoming Engagements: Tanglewood Music Center Vocal FellowCareer Highlights: Carmen, Carmen, Aspen Opera Theater Center; Mere Jeanne/ Mere Marie (cover), Dialogues of the Carmelites, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis; Glyndebourne Festival Opera Young Artist; Ravinia Festival Steans InstituteEducation: Manhattan School of Music; Columbia University

LIANA GUBERMANECHOSoprano (New York, New York)Last seen at Palm Beach Opera: Hannah, Enemies, A Love Story, 2015Sponsored in part by Mickey and Allan Greenblatt, Ruth Nelson Kraft Foundation

Career Highlights: Mimì, La bohème, LoftOpera; Countess, Le nozze di Figaro, LoftOpera; Donna Anna, Don Giovanni, Mannes Opera; Lia, L’enfant prodigue, Bare Opera NYC; Mahler’s 4th Symphony, Music Academy of the WestEducation: Mannes College of Music; SUNY Purchase College - Conservatory of Music; Boston University

CAST

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ROBERT WATSONBRIGHELLATenor (Kansas City, Missouri)Last seen at Palm Beach Opera: Notary, Don Pasquale, 2016Sponsored by Teeda and Salvatore Nuzzo

Upcoming Engagements: Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, Kansas City Symphony; Eric (cover), Die fliegende Höllander, Deutsche Oper Berlin; Grigory the Pretender, Boris Godunov, Deutsche Oper Berlin; Ismaele, Nabucco, Deutsche Oper BerlinCareer Highlights: Henry Cox, Dolores Claiborne, San Francisco Opera; Nika Magadoff, The Consul, Opera Santa Barbara; Bégearss, The Ghosts of Versailles, Wolf Trap Opera; Pinkerton, Madama Butterfly, National Symphony Orchestra; El Remendado, Carmen, Palm Beach Opera/Wolf Trap Opera; Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, Philadelphia OrchestraEducation: San Francisco Conservatory; Oklahoma City University

SPENCER VIATORSCARAMUCCIO/AN OFFICERTenor (Cincinnati, Ohio)Last seen at Palm Beach Opera: Ernesto, Don Pasquale (children’s performance), 2016Sponsored by Sue and Paul Efron

Upcoming Engagements: Fenton (cover), Falstaff, Des Moines Metro Opera Career Highlights: Hymie Felderman, Morning Star, Cincinnati Opera; Liverotto, Lucrezia Borgia, LOFTOpera; Don Ramiro, La cenerentola, CCM Opera; Monostatos, Die Zauberflöte, CCM Opera; Streznik, The Kiss, Opera Theatre of Saint LouisEducation: University of Cincinnati, College Conservatory of Music

ANDREW BOGARDTRUFFALDIN/A LACKEYBass (Columbus, Ohio)Last seen at Palm Beach Opera: Don Pasquale, Don Pasquale (children’s performance), 2016Sponsored by Drs. Marsha and Henry Laufer

Upcoming Engagements: Santa Fe Opera Apprentice ArtistCareer Highlights: Nick Shadow, The Rake’s Progress, Curtis Institute of Music; Méphistophélès, Faust, Curtis Institute of Music; Alidoro, La cenerentola, Curtis Institute of Music; Dulcamara, L’elisir d’amore, Curtis Institute of Music; Leporello, Don Giovanni, Chautauqua Music Festival Education: Curtis Institute of Music; Juilliard School of Music

JASON DUIKATHE WIGMAKERBaritone (Tawas City, Michigan)Last seen at Palm Beach Opera: Malatesta, Don Pasquale (children’s performance), 2016Sponsored by Estelle Fassler, In Memory of Leon Fassler, with additional support from the Ruth Nelson Kraft Foundation

Upcoming Engagements: Handel’s Saul, Alma CollegeCareer Highlights: El Dancairo, Carmen, Palm Beach Opera; Dr. Falke, Die Fledermaus, Indiana University; Ford, Falstaff, Portland State University; Corporal, La Fille du Régiment, Palm Beach OperaEducation: Indiana University; Portland State University; Alma College

CAST

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GREG RITCHEY,ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR & CHORUS MASTERA versatile musician on the podium and at the keyboard, conductor Gregory Ritchey has held positions with companies both in the US and internationally,

including the Wexford Opera Festival, Palm Beach Opera, the Amalfi Coast Music Festival, and the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. Most notably in recent seasons, he has conducted productions of Le nozze di Figaro, Turn of the Screw, Gianni Schicchi, and a workshop Terence Blanchard’s opera, Champion. He returns in the 2015–2016 season to both the Wexford Festival and Palm Beach Opera as Associate Conductor. During his time with Palm Beach Opera, he has been Chorus Master for more than twenty productions including Macbeth, Turandot, Don Giovanni, I pagliacci, Madama Butterfly, La traviata, La bohème, L’italiana in Algeri, L’elisir d’amore, Nabucco, and Orfeo ed Euridice, as well as Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 and Verdi’s Requiem.

Mr. Ritchey also maintains an active chamber music, collaborative and solo piano career, performing throughout the United States and Europe. In a recent recital at the Wexford Festival, Opera News noted that Mr. Ritchey “partnered superbly at the piano.” In the 2015–2016 season, Mr. Ritchey will join with renowned tenor David Portillo for a series of recitals in Florida and Texas. Mr. Ritchey has previously held music staff positions with outstanding companies across the US, including the Dallas Opera, Central City Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, Bard Music Festival, Virginia Opera, and Sarasota Opera.

Mr. Ritchey has been a faculty member at University of North Texas, Louisiana State University, and Texas Christian University. He earned a BM degree from the University of North Texas and the MM degree from the Juilliard School of Music.

WOLFRAM SKALICKI, SCENIC DESIGNERBorn in Vienna, Wolfram Skalicki studied at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts and first developed his career in the theaters of Klagenfurt and Graz before beginning a long association with

San Francisco Opera. A favorite during the tenure of Kurt Adler, he designed nearly 40 productions for the company, including Wagner’s complete Ring Cycle, Tannhäuser, Parsifal, Fidelio, Il trovatore, Don Carlo, Aïda, L’Africaine, Andrea Chénier, Pelléas et Mélisande, Les Troyens, Faust, Die Fledermaus, Salome, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, Pikovaya Dama, and Death in Venice. His production of Andrea Chénier also travelled to the Metropolitan Opera and Lyric Opera of Chicago. Dr. Skalicki was also a frequent designer for the Canadian Opera Company, enjoying a fruitful relationship with Lotfi Mansouri that resulted in 19 new productions, including La bohème, Un ballo in maschera, Simon Boccanegra, Falstaff, Otello, Hamlet, Don Carlos, and Dialogues des Carmélites. This production of Ariadne auf Naxos was created for the Canadian Opera Company and has since been seen at Washington National Opera, Seattle Opera, Arizona Opera, Michigan Opera Theatre, and New Orleans Opera. Alongside Dr. Skalicki’s prolific career in opera, he also served as Professor of Scenic Design at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz.

CREATIVE TEAM

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Amy BernsteinMary GalbickaMartin Gibbs

Wayne McLeadMonica MagalhaesRobert Scarborough

Kelly WeaverBryan Wohlust

SUPERNUMERARIES

Housing:

Car Rental:

Palm Beach Opera Dentist: Dr. Melisande J. Wolff Palm Beach Opera Concierge Doctor: Dr. Earl J. Campazzi, Jr.

SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

CREATIVE TEAM

SEIFALLAH SALOTTO-CRISTOBAL, LIGHTING DESIGNERSeifAllah Salotto-Cristobal makes his Palm Beach Opera debut with this production. His designs have been seen at Opera Colorado (Die Zauberflöte and

Carmen), Tulsa Opera (Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking), Opera in the Ozarks (La bohème, Die Zauberflöte, and A Little Night Music), and The Boston Conservatory (Iphigénie en Tauride, Die Zauberflöte, and Jonathan Dove’s Flight ). He has also had a thriving career in theatre, with credits including regional productions of Evita, Cabaret, Guys & Dolls, Sound of Music, Les Miserables, Avenue Q, Titanic, La Cage aux Folles, and Into the Woods. Based in Boston, he also works in the equipment side of the industry with Advanced Lighting and Production Services (ALPS). Mr. Cristobal holds an MFA in Lighting and Projection Design from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

KATHY WASZKELEWICZ, HAIR AND MAKE-UP DESIGNER Since 1981 Kathy has worked with over 20 different opera companies. She was the winner of the William Zauder Award for

outstanding makeup at the NCA National Show Case in Las Vegas. Kathy has been a makeup artist for the Tony Awards and the Kennedy Center Honors, had toured with Disney’s National Tour of Beauty and the Beast and as their head makeup and prosthetic artist. Kathy has been with Palm Beach Opera since 1993 and became the resident wig and makeup designer in 1999. Kathy participated with Palm Beach Opera’s Swing & Sings summer camp for kids, and enjoys Children’s Performance days.

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David Stern, Chief Conductor

VIOLINKay Stern

Guest ConcertmasterLaura Hilgemann Miller

Co-ConcertmasterRafael Elvira

Associate ConcertmasterRebecca LautarDale Sandvold*Ruby Berland**

VIOLAScott Rawls

Guest PrincipalKaren Hebermehl**Susan Padgitt SchwabDiane K. Weisberg

CELLOChristopher H. Glansdorp*Aaron MerrittJacqueline RobbinsJody Yanow

BASSMik Groninger*Brian Myhr

Co-Principal

FLUTEKaren Fuller Dixon*Beth Larsen

PICCOLOBeth Larsen

OBOEEric Ohlsson*Kendra Hawley

ENGLISH HORNKendra Hawley

CLARINETMichael Forte*Scott Ellington

BASS CLARINETScott Ellington

BASSOONMichael Ellert*Laura Winters

HORNPatrick Milando*Christopher JacksonCameron West

Assistant Principal

TRUMPETRichard Stoelzel*

BASS TROMBONEJames Lehman

TIMPANIAndrew Proctor*

PERCUSSIONMichael Singer*Aya Kaminaguchi SingerDouglas R Friend

HARPKay Kemper*John Wickey

PIANOTimothy Cheung*

HARMONIUMLisa Leonard

CELESTECarina Inoue

ORCHESTRA LIBRARIANDale Sandvold

ORCHESTRA STAGE MANAGERS

Kay KemperKatelyn Fredrickson

ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGER

Michael Ellert

KEY* Principal Player** Assistant PrincipalItalics = substitutes/extras, this

production

ORCHESTRA

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Director of Artistic Operations: Scott Guzielek Director of Production: Jeff Bruckerhoff Artistic and Production Assistant: James Barbato

Production Stage Manager: Brett Finley 1st Assistant Stage Manager: Paul Sieveking 2nd Assistant Stage Manager: Anna Reetz Assistant Director: J. Griffith Brown Costume Director: Meredith Hinton Properties Supervisor: Alanna Maniscalco Assistant Lighting Designer: Paul Arnold Supertitle Manager: Zalman Kelber* Production Carpenter: Stephen Ford Assistant Production Carpenter: Peter Marzilli Carpenter: Gary Millar Flyman: Jeffrey Whitehead Production Electrician: George Benckenstein Electrician: Russ Baron Props: Rick Howarth Sound: Jeff Curtis Production Wardrobe: Victoria Olson Wardrobe: Maureen Peña George Pires Stitchers: Lisa Horwitz Alice McClanahan Patricia Lodge Wig and Make-Up Designer: Kathy Waszkelewicz Make-Up Artist: Kelsey Truesdale Michele Poletti-Bush Wig and Make-Up Crew: Steven Hampton Jennifer Justo Patricia Larose Karen Laureano Desiree Shipp

*Benenson Young Artist

PRODUCTION STAFF

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The Palm Beach Opera Young Artist Program is funded by The Edward H. Benenson Foundation.Additional support provided by Il Circolo, The Italian Cultural Society of the Palm Beaches, and the Fritz and Levinia Jensen Foundation.

The Palm Beach Opera Young Artist Program is a stepping stone to a successful career as an opera singer for post-graduate and emerging singers. During their five-month residency in Palm Beach they develop and polish essential stagecraft and performance skills, aided by musical and career guidance from Palm Beach Opera’s experienced artistic staff. The Young Artists are Palm Beach Opera’s community ambassadors, performing throughout the area in education and outreach concerts as well as covering lead roles and performing comprimario roles on the mainstage.

Jessica Fishenfeld Soprano

Sponsored by Roseanne Williams

Liana Guberman Soprano

Sponsored in part by Mickey and Allan Greenblatt, Ruth Nelson Kraft Foundation

Fleur BarronMezzo Soprano

Sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. L. David Callaway

Danielle MacMillan Mezzo Soprano

Sponsored by Drs. Marsha and Henry Laufer

Jason DuikaBaritone

Sponsored by Estelle Fassler, In Memory of Leon Fassler, with additional support from the Ruth Nelson Kraft Foundation

Andrew BogardBass-Baritone

Sponsored by Drs. Marsha and Henry Laufer

Zalman KelberPiano

Sponsored by the Gladys and Sy Ziv Foundation

Robert Watson Tenor

Sponsored by Teeda and Salvatore Nuzzo

Spencer Viator Tenor

Sponsored by Sue and Paul Efron

THE BENENSON YOUNG ARTIST PROGRAM

For sponsorship opportunities or to get involved, please contact David Walker at 561.835.7558 or dwalker@pbopera.org.

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PRODUCTION UNDERWRITERS& PROGRAM SPONSORS

PRODUCTION SPONSORSPalm Beach Opera acknowledges with gratitude and appreciation the generous major donors whose designated contributions have been instrumental in making possible this season’s productions. Palm Beach Opera offers its production underwriters many benefits and privileges. For more information about participating as a Production Sponsor, and the privileges accorded to supporters, please contact Daniel Biaggi, General Director, at (561)835-7563.

OPERA @ THE WATERFRONTMrs. Mary M. Montgomery

CARMENMrs. Ronnie Isenberg, in loving memory of Eugene IsenbergMr. & Mrs. Howard LesterMrs. Ari RifkinSolomon Family Foundation TrustDr. Elizabeth Bowden

DON PASQUALEMrs. Cornelia T. BaileyMr. & Mrs. William G. BrownToni & Martin SosnoffMr. & Mrs. Ellis Parker

ARIADNE AUF NAXOSMrs. Karen TellDr. & Mrs. David I. Kosowsky

WE’LL MEET AGAIN: THE SONGS OF KATE SMITHIsanne & Sanford Fisher

THE BENENSONYOUNG ARTIST PROGRAMPalm Beach Opera acknowledges with sincere appreciation the generous major donors whose designated contributions have been instrumental in making possible, and furthering the mission of, Palm Beach Opera’s Benenson Young Aritst Program. This extraordinary program provides a vital stepping stone to a successful career as an opera singer for post-graduate and emerging singers. Palm Beach Opera offers its program sponsors many benefits and privileges. For more information about participating as a Benenson Young Artist Program Sponsor, and the privileges accorded to supporters, please contact David Walker, Director of Institutional Advancement, at (561)835-7558.

The Edward H. Benenson Foundation Mrs. Gladys Benenson, President

Mr. & Mrs. L. David CallawaySue & Paul EfronMrs. Estelle Fassler, in memory of Leon FasslerMickey & Allan GreenblattDrs. Henry & Marsha Laufer in Memory of Dmitri NabokovTeeda & Salvatore NuzzoRoseanne WilliamsGladys & Sy Ziv Foundation

Il Circolo, The Italian Cultural Society of the Palm BeachesFritz and Lavinia Jensen FoundationRuth Nelson Kraft Foundation

LIEDERABENDMr. & Mrs. Peter HoffmanMrs. Hermé de Wyman Miro, President, The International Society of Palm BeachMs. Ann Van Ness

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PRODUCTION UNDERWRITERS& PROGRAM SPONSORS

GOLDNER CENTER FORCHILDREN’S OPERA EDUCATIONPalm Beach Opera acknowledges with deep appreciation the generous major donors whose designated contributions have been instrumental in making possible, and furthering the mission of, Palm Beach Opera’s Goldner Center for Children’s Opera Education. The Goldner Center for Children’s Opera Education at Palm Beach Opera aims to bring opera to children through interactive education and outreach programs, and strives to make a difference in the lives of children by sharing the magic of opera. For more information about participating as an Education Sponsor, please contact David Walker, Director of Institutional Advancement, at (561)835-7558, or Kristina Klaas, Individual Giving Officer, at (561)835-7554.

Mr. & Mrs. Paul GoldnerThe Daft Family FoundationMrs. Rita DenersteinMr. & Mrs. Chuck HardwickThe Itto A. Willits Charitable Foundation, BMO Private BankAlvin & Louise Myerberg Family FoundationMs. Suzanne L. Niedland

CHILDREN’S PERFORMANCEThe Itto A. Willits Charitable Foundation, BMO Private BankMs. Hermine Drezner & Mr. Jan WinklerMr. & Mrs. Chuck HardwickMr. & Mrs. John StaluppiMr. Claude JacqueminPublix Super Markets CharitiesMrs. Margaret Donnelley, in honor of Mr. Angus Donnelley

AnonymousMr. & Mrs. Jeffrey SheldonMs. Lissette BalbiersMr. & Mrs. Norman BrodyDr. & Mrs. Philip CaplanMr. William EskandariMs. Kristina Klaas & Mr. Travis MooreMs. Christina Sheridan

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LEADERSHIP COUNCIL ($250,000 AND ABOVE)Mrs. Gladys Benenson

The Edward H. Benenson FoundationMrs. Eugene Isenberg

($100,000-$249,999)Mrs. Cornelia T. BaileyDrs. Henry & Marsha LauferMrs. Mary M. MontgomeryMrs. Ari RifkinMr. & Mrs. Dennis K. Williams

CHAIRMAN CIRCLECHAIRMAN PLATINUM ($50,000-$99,999)Mr. & Mrs. William G. BrownMr. & Mrs. Paul A. GoldnerMrs. Charlotte Kimelman*Mr. & Mrs. Howard LesterPalm Beach Opera GuildSolomon Family Foundation Trust

CHAIRMAN GOLD ($25,000-$49,999)Mrs. Veronica AtkinsMr. Sanford M. Baklor & Ms. Arlene KaufmanDr. Elizabeth M. BowdenMr. & Mrs. L. David CallawayThe Daft Family FoundationMrs. Rita Heller DenersteinMrs. Annette Y. FriedlandMr. & Mrs. Robert FromerMr. & Mrs. Charles GottesmanMr. & Mrs. Chuck HardwickDr. & Mrs. David I. KosowskyMr. & Mrs. George LindemannMr. & Mrs. Ellis ParkerToni & Martin SosnoffMrs. Karen Tell

CHAIRMAN SILVER($15,000-$24,999)Ms. Ariane Csonka-Comstock,

In Memory of Dmitri NabokovMr. & Mrs. John A. Domenico

Mr. & Mrs. Paul EfronMrs. Estelle FasslerMr. & Mrs. Sanford H. FisherMr. & Mrs. Peter A. HoffmanMr. & Mrs. Robert KaufmanMr. & Mrs. Christopher KelloggMr. Nathan LeventhalMr. & Mrs. Salvatore NuzzoMr. & Mrs. John J. PohankaMrs. Lois PopeMr. Israel Schubert, Meridian Capital Group, LLCMr. & Mrs. Ed Streim

GOVERNOR CIRCLEGOVERNOR GOLD ($10,000-$14,999)Dr. & Mrs. Hans D. BaumannMr. & Mrs. Theodore BerensonMr. James W. Crystal, Crystal & CompanyMs. Nancy Edman Feldman & Mr. Mike ChefetzMrs. Miriam FlammMr. & Mrs. Allan GreenblattMr. & Mrs. Carl H. HewittMs. Susan LehrmanMr. Michael McCafferty & Mr. Joseph HortonMrs. Hermé de Wyman Miro, President,

The International Society of Palm BeachAlvin and Louise Myerberg Family FoundationMrs. Suzanne L. NiedlandMr. & Mrs. Beverlee and John Raymond, Jr.Dr. & Mrs. Charles WeissmannMrs. Sieglinde Wikstrom

GOVERNOR ($7,500-$9,999)Dr. & Mrs. Sander M. AbendMr. & Mrs. Stephen and Madeline AnbinderMrs. Shirley DiamondMs. Hermine Drezner & Mr. Jan WinklerMrs. Arlette GordonMr. & Mrs. Gordon Getty, Ann and

Gordon Getty FoundationMrs. Anka PalitzDr. & Mrs. John StrasswimmerAnn Van NessRADM Philip Whitacre

THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS!

Palm Beach Opera is sincerely thankful to the following individuals, foundations, corporations, and government entities whose donations support live world-class opera, as well as educational and outreach programs, that enrich and meaningfully impact our community. Individual contributions are listed cumulatively with support comprised of board gifts, annual gifts, gala support, corporate matches, in kind donations, and production sponsorships.

Contributions to the 2016 season, current as of 2/26/16

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THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS!

BENEFACTOR CIRCLEGRAND BENEFACTOR ($5,000-$7,499)Mr. Roy Bartolomei & Mr. Peter WronskyMr. Bruce Beal & Mr. Francis V. CunninghamMr. Daniel Biaggi & Mr. David EspinosaMr. & Mrs. Harvey BlauMr. & Mrs. Stanley GainesMr. Stanley GoldsteinMrs. Martha R. IngramMrs. Jeanne KandersMr. & Mrs. Sidney KohlMr. & Mrs. Bruce and Suzie KovnerDr. & Mrs. Morton MandellMr. & Mrs. Harold OelbaumMrs. Jo K. PulvermacherMr. & Mrs. Meyer SapoffMrs. Beverly SommerMr. & Mrs. James and Jennifer TakatsMrs. Maureen P. WilkensMr. & Mrs. David Wilkinson Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Wolff

BENEFACTOR ($2,500-$4,999)AnonymousMr. & Mrs. Jeffrey AbramsonMs. Jane BeasleyMr. & Mrs. Theodore BerensonMs. Eileen Berman & Mr. Jay BauerMr. & Mrs. David BigelowMr. & Mrs. David BrodskyMrs. Nancy H. Canary & Mr. William SullivanMr. Victor Cohen & Ms. Julia Rotwein Mrs. Margaret DonnelleyMr. Alfonso Fanjul, Jr.Mrs. Donald FindlayMrs. Damaris D.W. Ford Mr. & Mrs. Roy L. FurmanMr. & Mrs. Leon GnatMr. & Mrs. Marc GoldbergMrs. Phyllis GoldenMr. & Mrs. Dan L. GoldwasserMr. & Mrs. Peter GrablerMs. Roe GreenMr. & Mrs. Thomas HolienMs. Catherine JacobusMr. Claude JacqueminMr. & Mrs. Paul KozloffMr. & Mrs. George KruppMr. & Mrs. Scott LauransMrs. Shirley F. LevyMrs. Bernice LiebermanMr. James L. LongMrs. Virginia Longo

The Lunder FoundationMr. & Mrs. George MannMr. J. D. McClatchy & Mr. Chip KiddMs. Jane MitchellMrs. Marvin MordesThe Hon. & Mrs. Samuel RaiaMr. & Mrs. Harland A. Riker, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Meyer SapoffMr. Conrad Schmitt & Mr. Andrew P. PaytiMr. & Mrs. Martin SosnoffMr. & Mrs. John StaluppiMr. & Mrs. Seth P. SteinMrs. Rosalie W. StoneMr. & Mrs. Ed StreimDr. & Mrs. Charles TagerMr. & Mrs. Robert I. TuteurMr. & Mrs. Scott WoodMs. Laura Yellin & Mr. Christopher Wege

CAMERATA SOCIETYPATRON ($1,000-$2,499)Mr. Alan AdamsMs. Patrice AuldMr. & Mrs. Todd BarronMrs. Gloria BeckerMr. & Mrs. Harold BellMr. & Mrs. Mark H. BerliantMr. & Mrs. Roger BeutnerDr. Allen H. BeznerMrs. Hildi BlackDr. Rachael BloomfieldMs. Roxanne BrandtMr. Charles BuchnerMs. Susan CallahanDr. Earl J. Campazzi, Jr.Ms. Jacqueline CestoneMs. Maude CookMr. Richard D. Crone & Mr. Andre ManziMr. & Mrs. Harold DanenbergMrs. Sophie F. DanforthMr. Robert DevinsMs. Jean DolanMrs. Margaret Donnelley Ms. Mary Sue Donohue, Esq.Mr. & Mrs. Ronald EarlyMrs. Joan K. EigenMrs. Jo Ann Engelhardt & Mr. George ElderMr. & Mrs. Stephen and Linda EpsteinMr. & Mrs. Robert EpsteinMr. & Mrs. Gerald FinebergMrs. Hilary FinerDr. Stephanie FlickerMr. & Mrs. Thomas FotopulosMr. & Mrs. Joel Freedman

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THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS!

Mr. & Mrs. Ralph and Audrey FriednerMrs. Joan GalisonMr. & Mrs. George and Sandy GarfunkelMr. Eugene F. Gaughan & Ms. Margaret DuffyMr. & Mrs. David GenserDr. Gabriella GerstleDr. & Mrs. Donald GiddonMrs. Trudy GlekelMrs. M. Fredrica GodshalkMr. Jerome & Dr. Barbara GoldenMs. Barbara Greis & Mr. Howard GottliebMrs. Rachel GrodyDr. & Mrs. Randolph GuthrieMrs. Diane HallenbeckMr. & Mrs. Steven and Caroline HarlessMrs. Carla HerwitzMr. & Mrs. Ashley HoffmanMrs. Suzanne HolmesMrs. Lisa L. HuertasMr. & Mrs. Theodore HydeMr. Julio IguchiMs. Sheila JosephbergMrs. Helene KarpDr. Judith KayloeMs. Deborah KennedyMs. Lisa KoeperMrs. Sandra KrakoffMs. Anneliese LangnerMr. & Mrs. Scott LauransDr. & Mrs. Richard LazzaraMs. Kathleen LehanMrs. Jill L. LeinbachMr. Herman LevinskyMr. & Mrs. Arthur LoringThe Honorable & Mrs. Roger H. LourieMs. Adriana LuchechkoMrs. Fran LuckoffMr. Nic MellodyMrs. Sheila MondryMr. Thomas O’HaraDr. Cleopatra Ortiz & Mr. Michael CohenMrs. William G. PannillMrs. Cynthia PappasMrs. Sheila E. PayneDr. Richard E. PelosiMr. Naj & Mrs. Emily Tannen PervezMrs. Victoria PreussMr. Michael RamosMr. Mark S. RosenMr. & Mrs. Harold RosensonMr. & Mrs. Howard RuskinMr. & Mrs. S. Lyon SachsMr. & Mrs. Ralph SaltzmanDr. & Mrs. William SchneiderMr. & Mrs. Steven Schwarzberg

Mr. & Mrs. Alfredo SianiDr. Wilma Bulkin SiegelMr. Myles J. Slosberg & Ms. Diane KraneMr. & Mrs. Robert N. SnyderMr. & Mrs. Harvey SpackMr. & Mrs. Robert and Dorinda SpahrMr. & Mrs. Harold StraussMr. & Mrs. Charles SumnerMrs. Nada TauberMr. & Mrs. Robert Taylor Mrs. Barbara Goldfarb Tepperman &

Mr. Fred TeppermanMr. & Mrs. James WalkerMr. & Mrs. Andrew WatsonMs. Barbara WolfDr. Melisande J. Wolff & Mr. Claudio MankevichMr. & Mrs. Walter Wolpin

SUPPORTER ($500-$999)AnonymousMr. & Mrs. Alan D. BleznakDrs. David W. Breneman & Donna PlasketMs. Gavrila A. BrotzMrs. Polly U. ChampMrs. Leona Chanin, Marcy and

Leona Chanin Foundation, Inc.Coyne Family FoundationMs. Catherine G. Edgar Ms. Malka FingoldMr. & Mrs. Alan FuirstMr. & Mrs. Stuart HirshfieldMr. & Mrs. Howard Kanner Mr. & Mrs. Steven M. KatzMr. & Mrs. Brent KirsteinMr. Mark Hsiao & Mr. Howard KoeppelHannah, Barbara & Eric MalkinMr. Gustavo A. MartinezMrs. Eugenia O’SheaMr. Stephen Peterson Mr. & Mrs. William J. PittlerMr. & Mrs. Misha RudolphMr. & Mrs. John RutherfurdDr. Richard J. & Mrs. Maureen W. SaabMr. & Mrs. Murray SchneiderMr. & Mrs. Robert SchneiderMrs. Melvin SirowMr. & Mrs. Jonathan Smith, Jon Smith SubsMr. & Mrs. Mark SmithMr. Eugene UngarMr. & Mrs. Karl WeinrichMr. Michael Winter & Ms. Deborah Goldberg

*In Memoriam

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THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS!

FOUNDATIONS, GOVERNMENT,AND CORPORATIONS

PRESTO ($25,000 AND ABOVE)Community Foundation for Palm Beach and

Martin CountiesCultural Council of Palm Beach County,

Tourist Development GrantGE FoundationHawthorn Suites by Wyndham West Palm BeachPalm Beach BroadcastingState of Florida, Department of State,

Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture

Gladys and Sy Ziv Foundation

VIVACE ($10,000-$24,999)City of West Palm BeachCrystal & CompanyEau Palm Beach Resort & SpaThe Itto A. Willits Charitable Foundation,

BMO Private BankLamborghini Palm BeachMeridian Capital Group, LLCMia 92.1Alvin and Louise Myerberg Family FoundationNational Endowment for the ArtsOwens-Illinois

ALLEGRO ($7,500-$9,999)The Barron Group at UBS FinancialAnn and Gordon Getty Foundation

ANDANTE ($5,000-$7,499)EscadaFlorida Crystals CorporationFriends of the Cultural ArtsFritz and Levinia Jensen FoundationRuth Nelson Kraft FoundationMae Cadwell Rovensky FoundationVisit FloridaWLRN-Miami Herald

ADAGIO ($2,500–$4,999)Enterprise Holdings FoundationFlorida WeeklyFour Seasons Resort & SpaGW&K Investment Management, LLC H.E. Hill Foundation, Inc.Il Circolo, The Italian Cultural Society of the

Palm BeachesThe Lunder FoundationThe Lawrence and Marjorie Stoll Foundation

LARGO (UP TO $2,499)Bigelow TeaGoogle GrantsImprov CityPlace Inc. Jon Smith SubsLegends RadioOpera America, Inc.Publix Super Markets Charities, Inc.Quantum FoundationTotal Wine & MoreWest Palm Beach Downtown

Development Authority

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In honor of Mr. Angus DonnelleyMrs. Margaret Donnelley

In honor of Mrs. Estelle FasslerMrs. Betty Steinberg

In honor of Mr. & Mrs. Sandy and Isanne FisherMr. & Mrs. Stuart HirshfieldMr. & Mrs. George Krupp

In honor of Mr. & Mrs. Robert and Ann FromerMr. & Mrs. Harvey Blau Mr. & Mrs. Roy L. FurmanMr. & Mrs. David Genser Mr. & Mrs. Walter Wolpin

In honor of Mr. & Mrs. Charles and Merrill GottesmanMr. & Mrs. Theodore BerensonMr. & Mrs. Gerald FinebergMs. Malka FingoldGW&K Investment Management, LLC Mrs. Sandra KrakoffMr. & Mrs. Stephen MillerMr. William Murphy & Ms. Jane Zises Mr. & Mrs. Frederick RebakMr. & Mrs. Robert A. SchlagerMr. & Mrs. Michael SclarMr. Michael Winter & Ms. Deborah Goldberg

In honor of Mr. Robert HurwitDr. & Mrs. Wallace Lebowitz

In honor of Vicki & Chris KelloggMrs. Rebecca Jagle

In honor of Miss Kathryn KlaasMr. & Mrs. Richard Klaas

In honor of Drs. Marsha & Henry LauferMs. Helen L. Kaplan

In honor of Mrs. Chris Marden Ms. Patrice Auld

In honor of Mr. M. Mac SchwebelMr. & Mrs. Norman Brody

In honor of Mr. & Mrs. Charles and Jean ShacterMs. Mary Sue Donohue, Esq.

In honor of Christina SheridanMr. William Eskandari

In honor of Mr. Marc SolomonMr. James W. Crystal

In honor of Ann Van NessMr. & Mrs. Peter A. Hoffman

In honor of Mr. & Mrs. Dennis and Roseanne WilliamsMr. Daniel Biaggi & Mr. David EspinosaMr. & Mrs. Mark S. Newman

In honor of Mrs. Gladys Benenson and in support of the Benenson Young Artist ProgramMr. Gerald Levy & Ms. Gladys AlpertMr. Daniel Biaggi & Mr. David EspinosaMr. & Mrs. Alan D. Bleznak Mr. & Mrs. David and Connie BlueMs. Marjorie Boas-LevinsMs. Merel CayneMs. Shirley DuhlMrs. Annette Y. FriedlandMrs. Audrey GoodmanMr. & Mrs. Robert KaufmanMrs. Joyce KoslowMrs. Helen Koslow SweigMr. and Mrs. Peter L. KoslowMrs. Dorothy LappinMs. Audrey M. LarmanMs. Patricia MarkowitzMrs. Betty SteinbergMr. Michael L. Steinberg

IN HONOR OF

Donations from 1/1/2015 to 2/26/2016

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In memory of Mr. & Mrs. Herbert and Edythe F. BenjaminMr. & Mrs. Peter A. Hoffman

In memory of Mr. Russ BeckerMrs. Gloria H. Becker

In memory of Mrs. Phyllis A. BienerMr. Martin Biener

In memory of Mr. Leon FasslerMrs. Estelle FasslerMs. Nikki FriedlanderMrs. Ethel Matarasso

In memory of Ms. Virginia FureyMs. Gerrie AurreMs. Camille BabusikMs. Katy DiGioiaMs. Tess LindsayMs. Karen Reinhart

In memory of Ms. Dorothy Goldstein & Mr. Lew MalamutMrs. Rhoda Malamut & Mr. Marvin Goldstein

In memory of Mr. Ralph Ianuzzi, Sr.Mrs. Lyn Ianuzzi

In memory of Mr. Eugene M. IsenbergMrs. Eugene Isenberg

In memory of Mr. Sam KisseloffDr. Judith Kayloe

In memory of Dr. Michael LongoMr. & Mrs. Charles Miller

In memory of CDR. Robert Huntley MillerMrs. Sunny Miller & Ms. Huntley Miller

In memory of Mr. Dmitri NabokovMrs. Ariane Csonka-ComstockEstate of Dmitri Nabokov

In memory of Mrs. Helen K. PerssonRADM Philip Whitacre

In memory of Mr. Timothy RiversMrs. Victoria Preuss

In memory of Charlotte SachsDr. Gabriella Gerstle

In memory of Mr. M. Mac SchwebelMr. & Mrs. Norman Brody Ms. Audrey S. DiamondMs. Huntley Miller

In memory of Mr. Stanley TrockmanMs. Sandra Trockman

IN MEMORY OF

Donations from 1/1/2015 to 2/26/2016

Palm Beach Opera would like to thank the Estate of Dmitri Nabokov for its support in memory of Dmitri Nabokov (1934-2012), opera singer, literary author and translator, race car driver, and resident of Palm Beach. Mr. Nabokov’s sonorous bass rang out in Palm Beach Opera productions of Don Giovanni, Lucia di Lammermoor, and many concerts. His legacy will live on by supporting vocal and dramatic training of the next generation of opera singers.

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Palm Beach Opera thanks the following donors who, through their foresight and generosity, have included the Opera in their wills or estate plans. You are invited to join other opera lovers by leaving a legacy gift to Palm Beach Opera. Named for the mythological poet who charmed the gods with his music, the Orpheus Legacy Society recognizes those forward thinking individuals. If you have already made such a provision, please notify us so that you may be appropriately recognized.

For further information about planned gifts, please call David Walker, Director of Institutional Advancement, at 561.835.7558 or e-mail dwalker@pbopera.org.

MembersDr. & Mrs. Hans D. BaumannMr. Norman Burwen*Dr. & Mrs. David I. KosowskyMrs. Mary M. MontgomeryMrs. Rose Marie Morton

Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. PannizzoMrs. Helen K. Persson*Mrs. Rose PriceMrs. Marjorie ShieldsMr. & Mrs. Gladys and Sy Ziv*

*In Memoriam

THE ORPHEUS LEGACY SOCIETY

WHAT IS YOUR PLAN?The Orpheus Legacy Society recognizes those individuals who are

supporting Palm Beach Opera in their wills or estate plans. When you join, you make a lasting mark on your community.

To learn more about the Orpheus Legacy Society or to inform Palm Beach Opera of a planned gift you have already made,

please contact David Walker at 561.835.7558 or dwalker@pbopera.org.

Mrs. Helen K. PerssonIn Memoriam

Helen’s legacy as Palm Beach Opera’s angel will continue every time the curtain rises on another production, and every time a singer touches a fellow human's soul.

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DR. & MRS. CHARLES TAGER

If you were to introduce a friend to opera, why would you encourage them to attend the opera?

There is no substitute for live opera. We have been attending Palm Beach Opera since we moved to South Florida.

We are grateful for your support for Palm Beach Opera. Would you please share why you support Palm Beach Opera?

We believe that Palm Beach Opera is an integral and essential part of our cultural life. Palm Beach Opera has gotten better and better each season.

Is there anything else you would like to share about opera or Palm Beach Opera?

Live (local) opera is the training ground for the grand opera houses of the world. We are grateful to have such quality opera productions here in our backyard and are excited for the upcoming 2017 season!

PATRON SPOTLIGHT

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JOINTHE PALM BEACH OPERA FAMILY!

Every contribution to Palm Beach Opera is instrumental to producing world class live opera in our community, and to enriching the lives of thousands of children through our education programs.

There are many ways to join our opera family. Please consider joining our Board of Directors, Board of Governors, Palm Beach Opera Guild, or one of our various committees such as our Hospitality or Education Committees. Your role and involvement is critically important to secure the future of Palm Beach Opera!

To join the opera family, visit pbopera.org or email donate@pbopera.org.

WHY WE SUPPORT PALM BEACH OPERA“As rabid opera lovers, we are particularly pleased at the outstanding quality of Palm Beach Opera productions. Opera is the most sublime of all art forms, and as such we are delighted to support it in our community.”

MR. MICHAEL MCCAFFERTY & MR. JOSEPH HORTONPalm Beach Opera Supporters

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AnonymousMs. Barbara AdlerMs. Carole E. AndersonMs. Gerrie AurreMs. Camille BabusikMr. Roy Bartolomei & Mr. Peter WronskyMs. Barbara BermanMr. & Mrs. David BigelowMs. Samai BoelterMs. Claudia BrandtMr. Neil BreckerMrs. Polly U. ChampMrs. Edith ColtoffMr. & Mrs. David CombsMr. Greg ConnellyMrs. Karen CorcoranMr. Fred CorradoDr. Clare L. DanaMr. & Mrs. Gabriel De TommasoMr. & Mrs. William J. DeversMr. & Mrs. Alan DiamondMs. Katy DiGioiaMs. Violet DiGioiaMs. Barbara DorfMr. & Mrs. Ronald EarlyMs. Catherine G. EdgarMrs. Jo Ann Engelhardt & Mr. George ElderMr. & Mrs. Paul FinkelMrs. Vally FlintMr. & Mrs. Richard H. FosterMr. & Mrs. Robert FromerDr. Gabriella GerstleMr. & Mrs. John GigantiMrs. Barbara GoetzMs. Rona GoldsteinMs. Vivian GoldsteinMr. John GoreDr. & Mrs. Martin GreenbergMrs. Ann HagelsteinMr. Christian HavemeyerMrs. Merri Hinkis-ScottMr. Eric JorgensenMr. & Mrs. Steven M. KatzMs. Danielle KittredgeMr. & Mrs. Stanley KottickMr. & Mrs. Gerald KramerMr. & Mrs. Gerald KraskerMs. Pamela Kurzka

Drs. Henry & Marsha LauferMs. Carolyn LedewitzMr. & Mrs. Russell LeonardMs. Carole LevittMs. Tess LindsayMrs. Antonietta LorinaMs. Emily Jean McFaddenHannah, Barbara & Eric MalkinMr. & Mrs. Mervyn H. ManningMs. Marjorie J. MarksMs. Jean MastersMrs. Maria A. MolMr. & Mrs. William M. MooreMrs. Heidi NiblackMr. Barry NitkinMr. & Mrs. Phil D. O’Connell, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Owens, Jr.Ms. Olivia PallMr. Stephen PetersonMrs. Victoria PreussDr. & Mrs. David RabinowitzRedstell PropertiesMs. Karen ReinhartMrs. Ari RifkinMs. Stella RitaStanley & Helenan RobinMr. Bruce RogersMr. Charles RossMr. Dan SherboMs. Carol Barshad SheridanMr. & Mrs. Arthur SimonMs. Lisa SpitzerMr. & Mrs. David StainbackMs. Ann StockerMr. & Mrs. Joel StoneDr. & Mrs. Michael TagerMs. Diane TamesMr. & Mrs. Robert TaylorMrs. Gail TheodoracopulosMr. Leonard P. TomakaMr. Eugene UngarMrs. Phyllis VictorMr. Myron WagmeisterMr. & Mrs. Karl WeinrichMr. Robert WeismanMr. Roger YaseenMs. Barbara Zech

2016 MATCHING GRANT SUPPORTERS

Palm Beach Opera would like to express sincere gratitude to the following supporters who have participated in our 2016 Matching Grant campaign. Their generosity directly supports our 2016 productions, as well as our education and outreach programs.

Contributions to the 2016 Matching Grant, current as of 2/29/2016

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND BOARD MEMBERS

ARI RIFKINPresident

ELIZABETH BOWDENVice President

ESTELLE FASSLERVice President

BARBARA WEIMERRecording Secretary/Treasurer

ARLETTE GORDONPast President

CAROL BERLIANTPast President

LISA KOEPERCorresponding Secretary

PHYLLIS PRESSMAN Vice President

SIGRID BAUMANNPast President

CLAIRE CHASANOFFChairwoman of the Board

Maude CookRita DenersteinShirley DiamondNancy FeldmanJacqueline GoldmanRonnie Isenberg

Gail KleinertDiane KraneIngrid KosowskyAnneliese LangnerMary M. MontgomeryElayne Mordes

Sally O’ConnorBernis RosenbloomMuriel Shaprio (Parliamentarian)Virginia Zeani

BOARD MEMBERS

PALM BEACH OPERA GUILD

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GENERAL DIRECTOR Daniel Biaggi

ARTISTIC & PRODUCTION Director of Artistic Operations Scott Guzielek Director of Production Jeff Bruckerhoff Artistic & Production Assistant James Barbato Associate Conductor & Chorus Master Greg Ritchey Orchestra Personnel Manager Michael A. Ellert Head Coach Young Artist Program Timothy Cheung

INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT Director of Institutional Advancement David Walker Individual Giving Officer Kristina Klaas Marketing & PR Manager Inez Frid Education & Community Engagement Manager Jourdan Laine Howell Audience Services Manager Jennifer Isola Institutional Advancement Coordinator Christina Sheridan Patron Engagement & Events Coordinator Kimberly Banta Audience Services Associate Janine Dupont Guild & Patron Relations Liaison Ann E. Baskind

FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION Director of Finance & Administration Joe Cremona

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Christine AlfanoDebbie BantaMark BantaErica BardenCatherine BeecheFelicie BrettTom BrettPatricia CapuccioTony Capuccio Naomi CohenAles DayAngus Donnelley

Kevin FosterVern GorhamKendall HughesLee JamesRhiannon KarpNicole KellyCarolyn Liss Wayne McLeadLiz MagdalenoPatricia McKee-Capuccio Susan Ann Movizzo

Kathleen Ostrov Glenna PappasWendy PerlmanSophie PressSteve RiveraBrandi SaarinenJoellen Schillaci Leah Sharrock Elaine TextorAshlyn TaylorHulya Yurtsever

VOLUNTEERS

HOSPITALITY COMMITTEEChuck & Sheilagh Hardwick, co-chairsRoger & Claude Lourie, co-chairs

Amy BernsteinTom & Felicie BrettAnnette Friedland Michael & Olive Schaeffer

Nancy StainbackAlan & Sharon WeinsteinNancy Wilkinson

VOLUNTEERS AND HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE

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