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2019–2020 SEASON

WHAT’S INSIDE

From Opera Columbus 6

Institutional Supporters 8

Annual Fund Contributors 9

The Barber of Seville 12

Cast Bios 14

Production Staff Bios 20

Opera Columbus Staff 24

Board of Trustees 26

For Your Reference 27

Peggy Kriha Dye General Director + CEO

FROM OPERA COLUMBUS

Knowing we all could use a collective laugh, we are kicking off the new year with the funny, whimsical and beloved opera, The Barber of Seville.

This production is full of the unexpected, while showcasing glorious music and young artists full of world-class talent. We are proud to be performing with ProMusica Chamber Orchestra, after beginning our award-winning partnership with them one year ago with the world premiere of The Flood. We are also honored to highlight our partnership with Capital University by having their talent and enthusiasm in our chorus, and showcasing our shared Resident Artists throughout the season.

Saturday, March 21 will be a night that celebrates the stories and strengths of African-American heroes from the Civil Rights era in The Journey: Civil Rights. This concert will tell these stories through song, spoken word, and dance, showcasing talent from local artists and organizations. This is a special one-night-only performance at the Lincoln Theatre.

In April, please join us for The Poppea Project, our new co-production adventure with the Pizzuti Collection of the CMOA. OC was awarded the Columbus Performing Arts Prize of The Columbus Foundation and an OPERA America Innovation Grant because of this production’s unique and inclusive nature. Grab your drink and a mask and enjoy this memorable experience.

We are so proud to close our 2019-2020 season in June with Opera Columbus Presents Nina West at the Southern Theatre. We want to provide one of the most treasured members of our community with a beautiful backdrop and all the toys of the theatre!

OC is so grateful to have such rich and enthusiastic artistic partners, like BalletMet, ProMusica, Columbus Symphony, Fashion Week Columbus, The Pizzuti Collection of the CMOA, Carpe Diem String Quartet, Capital University Opera and Musical Theater, The Juilliard School, and CAPA. And that is just this season alone!

We are also delighted and astonished by the generous community, corporate, and individual support that has lifted Opera Columbus to a level we can all be proud of. And I must brag: we have the most incredible board of trustees you could ever want to have!

Please don’t take us too seriously tonight! Have a drink, laugh, and forget your worries for the next couple of hours!

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FROM OPERA COLUMBUS

Thank you for joining us for The Barber of Seville! At Opera Columbus, we seek to offer our audience diverse programming, both traditional and contemporary opera,

reflective of today’s issues and our community.

I hope that you will join us for the rest of our innovative season, including, The Journey: Civil Rights on March 21 and The Poppea Project at the Pizzuti Collection of the Columbus Museum of Art on April 22 through 26. Also, we encourage you to return to the Southern Theatre in spring 2020 for the Cooper-Bing Competition, which engages impressive young operatic talent from all over the world. Please join us for an afternoon of outstanding singers as they compete for a top prize of $10,000—hear tomorrow’s opera stars today, and cast your vote for your favorite! Finally, we recently announced an exclusive collaboration with Columbus’ own Nina West, where drag meets Opera, on Saturday, June 13, 2020.

Get your season subscription to make sure you don’t miss any of these exceptional productions!

Enjoy the show!

William E. Miller, President Opera Columbus Board of Trustees

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$100,000+

$50,000–$99,999

$10,000–$49,999The Aramark Charitable Fund

at the Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

Baxter International Inc.Cardinal HealthCrane GroupImpresarios of Opera Columbus

LBrands FoundationNational Endowment for the ArtsOhio Arts CouncilOPERA America’s Opera Grants for

Female Composers supported by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation

OPERA America/The Opera Fund

$5,000–$9,999Anonymous Fund of

The Columbus FoundationFifth Third BankGoldTech Inc.Huntington BankOSU Office of the PresidentPorter Wright Morris and Arthur LLPReinberger Conductor’s Chair Fund of

The Columbus Foundation

$2,500–$4,999KPMG LLPVoice Center, The Ohio State

University Wexner Medical CenterUBS Financial Services

$500–$1,499Ernst and YoungHinson Family TrustNew Albany Community Foundation

OPERA COLUMBUS BRAND SUPPORTER

OPERA COLUMBUS EXCLUSIVE HOTEL PARTNER

With gratitude, Opera Columbus acknowledges all of our Corporate and Foundation supporters. This publication lists names for donors who made gifts, pledges, and in-kind donations of $500 or more in the 2019 fiscal year (July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019).

Please contact the Development Office at 614-221-5249 if an error has occurred in compiling this information.

INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORTERS

Want to see YOUR name on our donor list next season? Make a gift while you’re waiting for the show to start!

Text OPERACBUS to 44-321.

Donations like yours make up 80% of Opera Columbus’ annual revenue; we can’t do it without you.

Thank you!Tricia RigelVice President + Development Chair, Opera Columbus Board of Trustees

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$50,000+Dr. Johanna DeStefano

$25,000–$49,999AnonymousArthur and Hetty BingAnne Melvin*Patty Morrison and Gary TiesengaSheldon and Rebecca Taft

$10,000–$24,999George Barrett and

Deborah Neimeth FundRuth and Dick McNeal Endowment

for Opera Columbus*David and Mary Beth MeuseWilliam E. MillerBob Philips and Kara Trott

$5,000–$9,999Anonymous (2)James and Luanna BicknellDr. and Mrs. Jerome J. CunninghamMarilu and Timothy FaberJohn and Bebe FinnKelvin and Karolyn GholstonWillie and Katie GrovéThomas and Mary KatzenmeyerMrs. Robert LindemannJodi and Stanley RossTadd and Nancy SeitzLee ShackelfordMiriam and Don UtterCharles and Betsy Warner

$2,500–$4,999Femi and Bryn AdeyanjuLois H. AllenVanessa and George ArnoldDr. Jean Atwood and Michael KirkmanLori Barreras and Alex FischerGeorge BarrettDottie BurchfieldJim Crane and Laura DehlendorfTom and Susan CrawfordSteven and Patricia GabbeDon and Janelle GrubbsLinda and Mike KaufmannJames and Jean LorimerJordan A. Miller, Jr.Ron and Ann PizzutiBob Redfield and Mary Yerina

Tricia RigelAllison Steiner and Ryan Harding

$1,500–$2,499Deborah M. AndersonDorothy Loew CameronRobert and Marilyn CarbonaraLaura MacGregor ComekMark and Mindy CornaJerome and Bette DareJames and Ruth DeckerGary and Bruni DuncanJeff HarrisBrandon Kim, MDJay and Sue KromalicLyman Leathers*Fran LuckoffDoug and Cookie McIntyreRiek and Andrew OldenquistJay Panzer and Jennifer HeitmeyerDr. Karen Peeler and

Rev. Deniray MuellerCarol Wojcik

$500–$1,499Anonymous (6)Sine-Marie AyresRhoma BerlinJim and Susan BerryAlfred H. BivinsPaul and Lynn BlowerKen and Laura BowenJessica Celeste BurtonRon Clark-AguilarPeter Coccia and Nena CouchEsther ConnorsTanny Crane and John WolffJo Dee DavisRuth DeaconDon Dell and Violet MeekElfi Di BellaMichael and Brenda DrakeC. John EastonRyan EberhartLarry and Marion FisherKen Fultz and Jeff ForneyMichelle GalliganLinda and Richard GuntherKrista HazenSusan E. Hodge and

David A. GreenbergDonna and Larry James

Nancy JeffreyDouglas N. and Darlene V. JonesJudy and N. Howard KanderSuzanne KarpusGale KingBret and Cheri KlisaresJohn KuijperMark and Jane LandonAnne M. LaPidusMary LazarusTodd Majidzadeh and

Karen Hough MajidzadehKimberly and Jonathon MayhewMegan McAlisterPriscilla MeeksDixie Sayre Miller Fund of

The Columbus FoundationBill and Jane MillerJutta NeckermannJim NegronGerald and Ann NewsomAida and Robert NormanGeorge and Ruth PaulsonSue Porter and Mike SayreNeil RosenbergLois RosowDr. Philip and Mrs. Elizabeth SamuelsDavid R. SchoolerAnn and Robert ShellyDavid ShouvlinLarry and Cheryl SimonShannon SkaggsDwight SmithBruce A. SollCharles and Joan StadlerDr. Brenda Stearns and

Dr. Linda MeadowsHoward and Mindee VanceJane O. WareRobert and Catharine WarmbrodDr. Joel and Barbara WeaverThomas and Terri WhitmanChad and Melinda WhittingtonBecky Wright

$200–$499Anonymous (3)Ned AlexanderBob BrokawJonica BurkeCatherine Callard and Craig HowellDonna Cavell

With gratitude, Opera Columbus acknowledges all of our individual donors. This publication lists names of donors who made gifts, pledges, and in-kind donations of $200 or more to the 2019 fiscal year (July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019).

Please contact the Development Office at 614-221-5249 if an error has occurred in compiling this information.

ANNUAL FUND CONTRIBUTORS

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Tom and Lisa CourticeRobert and Janet CoxJoseph and Leslie CunninghamNorman and Shirley DewireHarriet and Scott DonaldsonNancy DonoghueTony Logan and Mary DuffeyRobert DuhartBarbara E. GoettlerMartin Golubitsky and Barbara KeyfitzEva GoodeMatthew HallSusan M. HartmannJane HathawaySteven HillyerDan and Michael JacksonDan JensenKaren KennedyTom Krouse

Carolyn Whipps LeickBarry LissPatrick and Michelle McCarthyTim and Sue McMullenDavid and Betty MeilAndrew Mitchell and Brad ColegateDorothy Noyes and

Michael KrippendorfJulie and Ralph NuskenJohn and Christine OlsenNgozi Osuagwu and

Chukwuemeka BosahKari PalmerCarolyn Patch and Bob BrodkeyAngela and John PetroJim ReardonCaroline RoccoMartha ShawMs. Junko Shigemitsu

Doug and Pat SlusherWilliam Slutz and Linda RoomannAngela SnyderNancy StrauseDavid H. TimmonsAlexis TucayJoan WallickJulie and Bruce WeinbergMichael and Arlene WeissValarie Williams and Sergio SoaveMichael Yaffe and Karin Yaffe StumpCharlotte YatesJonathon and Kim Zavislak

IN KINDCult MarketingDiamond CellarAudrey* and Theodore* GinsbergPerfect Plate Catering

IN HONOR OF Bill Boggs

Judy HaysJohanna DeStefano

Michael Ranney and Greg NutterPeggy Kriha Dye

Arthur and Hetty Bing John and Bebe Finn Syd Lifshin New Albany Community Foundation

Willie and Katie Grové Larry and Cheryl Simon

Jutta Neckermann Wolfgang and Ursula Kunze

Helen Swank Ruth Deacon

IN MEMORY OFJon Mac Anderson

Deborah M. AndersonDr. Michael O. Garraway

Dr. Annie Marie GarrawayBill Goode

Eva GoodeWilliam Jensen

Beverly Jensen

Gilly Ludden Riek and Andrew Oldenquist

Lyman Leathers Tom and Lisa Courtice Willie and Katie Grove

Winifred Mackil Patricia Larson

Walt and Betty McEnery McEnery Family

Anne Melvin Cordelia Robinson

Robert Mills Patti Mills

Merv Muller Gerald and Ann Newsom

George Paulson Anonymous Douglas N. and Darlene V. Jones Ivan and Marianne Mueller

David F. Robinson Anne R. Robinson

Charlotte Simons Ellen Stukenberg

Judith W. Thomas James G. Griffin

Peggy Yerke John and Kristy Vodopich

OPERA COLUMBUS TRIBUTES GIFTS RECEIVED JULY 1, 2018 TO NOVEMBER 31, 2019

ANNUAL FUND CONTRIBUTORS

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Opera by Gioachino Rossini

Orchestral reduction by Tony Burke© Pocket Publications.

CAST Count Almaviva Miles Mykkanen Bartolo Aubrey Allicock Rosina Olivia Cosio Figaro Xiaomeng Zhang + Basilio Carl DuPont Berta Emily Spencer Officer Scott Clark * Notary Catherine Goode *

CREATIVE TEAMDirector

Mary Birnbaum

Assistant Director Nora Winlser

Costume Designer Amanda Seymour

Conductor Kathleen Kelly

Set Designer Grace Laubacher

Lighting Designer Anshuman Bhatia

OPERA COLUMBUS PRESENTS

+ Juilliard ADOS Artist* Opera Columbus Capital University Resident Artist

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PRODUCTION STAFFProduction Manager ...................................................................................................................Greg BryanStage Manager..................................................................................................................... Danielle RannoAssistant Stage Manager ................................................................................................. Melissa BelmanAssistant Stage Manager .................................................................................................... Chloe RawlinsChorus Master + Rehearsal Pianist .................................................................................Anthony Benz*Harpsichordist + Rehearsal Pianist ....................................................................Barbara Brenton SahrCostume Shop Supervisor ......................................................................................................Marcia HainProps Master ............................................................................................................................ Kevin F. CartyHair + Make Up ........................................................................................................................Michele Rees

Scenery constructed by Infinity Productions, Louisville KY + CATCO Scene Shop, Columbus OH Costume shop courtesy of BalletMet

Anna AllmanRoksalana Antonyuk

Scott Clark*Jackson Cleland

Isaiah CoeGareth Evans Logan Foster

Catherine Goode*

Brooklynn GraceEmily KnightAlex Lynch

Raphaella Medina*Lindsay Polcyn

Drew SchoenhoferJessie StraightRobin Terschak

Under the direction of Joshua Borths, Director of Opera + Musical Theatre at Capital University

CHORUS MEMBERS

PROMUSICA CHAMBER ORCHESTRAVIOLINHeather Kufchak,

concertmasterSolomon Liang,

assistant concertmaster Eric Kline, principal second Robert GillespieKirstin GreenlawPaul HalberstadtJonathan MoserStefanie SchoreAnn Yu

VIOLAMary Harris, principalBrett AllenMichael Isaac StraussKevin Boden

CELLOCora Kuyvenhoven, principalNathaniel ChaitkinJoel Becktell

BASSJoshua Tripp, principal

FLUTENadine Hur, principal

OBOEJessica Smithorn, principal

CLARINETIlya Shterenberg, principal Jennifer Magistrelli

BASSOONEllen Connors, principal

HORNStephanie Blaha, principalEmily Shelley

TRUMPETTimothy Leasure, principal

TIMPANI & PERCUSSIONRenee Keller, principal

Janet Chen, Chief Executive Officer

Mariana Szalaj, Orchestra & Operations Manager

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MILES MYKKANEN (Count Almaviva)

Miles Mykkanen makes his debuts this season with Minnesota Opera in Silent Night and with Opera Philadelphia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Other performances include debuts with the Bayerische Staatsoper, the Cleveland Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra, and return engagements with the Atlanta Symphony and New York Festival of Song.

Highlights of the recent past include performances of the title role of Bernstein’s Candide at Arizona Opera; Palm Beach Opera; and Tanglewood; a debut at the Canadian Opera Company; a New York Philharmonic debut led by Leonard Slatkin; and recitals with Mitsuko Uchida at the Malboro Festival.

AUBREY ALLICOCK (Bartolo)

As a nominee for both a Grammy® and Gramophone Classical Music Awards for his role as General Leslie Groves in Doctor Atomic, Aubrey Allicock’s current season includes: Glyndebourne, Argante (Rinaldo); Michigan Opera Theater, Young Emile (Champion); and the role of Dick Halloran in The Shining in his debut with Lyric Opera Kansas City. Past engagements: Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro), Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Saltzburger Landestheater, Michigan Opera Theater; Los Angeles Philharmonic debut, Gustavo Dudamel conducting; John Henry (We Shall Not Be Moved ), Opera Philadelphia and Dutch National Opera; Young Emile (Champion), New Orleans Opera, Opera de Montréal, Washington National Opera; Concertgebouw in John Adams’ El Niño; General Groves (Doctor Atomic), BBC Symphony Orchestra and Nonesuch Records; and a Metropolitan Opera debut as Mamoud (The Death of Klinghoffer).

OLIVIA COSIO (Rosina)The role of Rosina has been graciously underwritten by the Impresarios of Opera Columbus.

Originally from San Francisco, mezzo-soprano Olivia Cosio has been hailed as a “formidable talent...and a charismatic, even striking, stage presence” (San Francisco Classical Voice). She is currently a Master of Music degree student at The Juilliard School, studying with Elizabeth Bishop. She will spend this summer with the Opera Theater of St. Louis as a Gerdine Young Artist, performing Mercedes in Carmen and Ms. Kohl in the world premiere of Tobias Picker’s Awakenings. Olivia has completed two summer fellowships at the Tanglewood Music Center, where she performed world premieres and recitals in Seiji Ozawa Hall, as well as the role of Susie in a new production of A Quiet Place, for which the

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CAST BIOSWall Street Journal noted her as a “standout”. Previous role credits include Cherubino (Le nozze di Figaro), Bradamante (Alcina), and Dorothée (Cendrillon) with Oberlin Conservatory, from which she earned her undergraduate degree.

XIAOMENG ZHANG (Figaro)

Baritone Xiaomeng Zhang hailing from Wenzhou, China is currently an is an Artist Diploma student at the Juilliard School. Past performances include Belcore (L’Elisier d’Amore), Kuligin (Katya Kabanova),Tancredit (Il Cambattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda at Carnegie Hall, as well multiple roles with the Juilliard Opera. Mr. Zhang has been a soloist with the New Jersey Orchestra, the NYC Master Chorale and appearances at the Caramoor Festival, Chautauqua Opera and the Merola Opera Program. Upcoming: the title role of Don Giovanni with Juilliard Opera and Count Almaviva with the Aspen Festival. Recent awards include, Opera Index, The Licia Albanese-Puccini Competition, Giulio Gari and Gerda Lissner International Vocal Competition and the 2018 semifinalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions.

CARL DuPONT (Basilio)

Bass Baritone, Carl DuPont’s operatic credits include The Glimmerglass Festival, Opera Carolina, El Palacio de Bellas Artes, Opera Company of Brooklyn, and Leipzig Opera. He has been heard in world premieres, including the title character in Dennis Rodman in North Korea, as well as Why Peace is Always a Good Idea at Carnegie Hall. Dr. DuPont has also performed with many of the world’s leading orchestras in performances across the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. His solo debut album of these works, entitled The Reaction, was released on Albany Records earlier this year. Recent highlights include Hortensius in La Fille du Regiment and Zuniga in Carmen with Opera Carolina, and a debut with Opera Toledo.

EMILY SPENCER (Berta)

Celina, Ohio native Emily Spencer has brought her “luscious mezzo-soprano” (Boston Musical Intelligencer ) to the operatic stages of the Castleton Festival, Chautauqua Opera, Opera Saratoga, Palm Beach Opera, and Indianapolis Opera, and in 2018 she won the emerging artist division of the second annual Opera MODO Detroit Aria Competition. Emily made her Opera Columbus debut singing Zita in Gianni Schicchi (Twisted 3). Emily holds both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in voice from Northwestern University, as well as a post-graduate certificate from the Boston University Opera Institute.

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CAST BIOSSCOTT CLARK (Officer / Figaro Cover)

Recently, Mr. Clark created the role of F. Scott Fitzgerald in the new opera The Ghosts of Gatsby by Evan Mack and Joshua McGuire for Opera Birmingham at the Opera America New Works Forum. He also starred as Homecoming Soldier in Seagle’s production The Falling and the Rising by Zach Redler and Jerre Dye. Scott was an emerging artist at Seagle Music Colony for two summers, where he performed the roles of Belcore in L’elisir d’amore and Papageno in Die Zauberflöte. His most recent performances include Didier in Lone Star Lyric’s production of Madeleine by Victor Herbert; he also was a young artist this season with Houston Grand Opera’s “Opera to Go” program.

CATHERINE GOODE (Notary)

Praised for her “sparkling” voice, coloratura soprano Catherine Goode enjoys performing both on and off the operatic stage. She has appeared with Opera in the Heights, as an Apprentice Artist with Des Moines Metro Opera (2018, 2019), and as an Emerging Artist with Virginia Opera (2018–2019) and Seagle Music Colony (2016, 2017). Favorite previous roles include Königin der Nacht , Adina, Susanna, Cunegonde, and Controller (Flight). Notable solo performances include Carmina Burana, Messiah, and Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater. A native of Friendswood, Texas, Catherine holds degrees from the University of Houston (BM – Performance/Education) and Michigan State University (MM – Performance). For more information, visit www.catherinegoode.com.

RAPHAELLA MEDINA (Rosina Cover)

Praised for her rich timbre and moving interpretations, mezzo-soprano Raphaella Medina has performed in virtually every genre of theater. In the 2019/20 season, she joins Opera Columbus as a Resident Artist, covering Rosina in The Barber of Seville and Ottavia in The Poppea Project, as well as concert performances with the New Albany Symphony Orchestra. Last season saw debuts with BARN Opera and the Paradise Symphony. Medina was also named a San Francisco District Winner and a Western Region Finalist Metropolitan Opera National Council auditions. she has performed roles with Opera in the Heights, BARN Opera, Opera Saratoga, and Seagle Music Colony. For more, visit raphaellamedina.com.

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MARY BIRNBAUM (Director)

is thrilled to return to Opera Columbus, where she directed Aida (2018) with the Columbus Zoo and La Traviata (2016). New York credits include: Die Zauberflöte, The Rape of Lucretia, Eugene Onegin (Juilliard), The Classical Style (Carnegie Hall, world premiere), and concerts with NYFOS. Recent work includes: Hatuey (Montclair Peak Performances, world premiere), Kept (VA Arts Festival, world premiere), Halka (Bard Music Festival), Giulio Cesare (Boston Baroque), collaborations with New World Symphony, and the Ojai Festival. International work includes: Otello in Taipei and Elisir in Costa Rica. Ms. Birnbaum co-curates a collaborative arts accelerator at the Orchard Project called The Greenhouse. Upcoming: new production of La Bohème (Santa Fe Opera, 2019) and Empty the House (Curtis/Opera Philadelphia).

Mary Birnbaum is a New York based opera director. Recent productions include Dido and Aeneas (The Juilliard School, Chateau de Versailles), Empty the House (Curtis/Opera Philadelphia), Enemies (Kentucky Opera), Hatuey (Montclair Peak Performances) and The Classical Style (Ojai Festival, Carnegie Hall). International work includes: Otello (National Symphony Orchestra, Taipei, Taiwan) and L’elisir d’amore (Compania Lirica, Costa Rica). Mary’s new production of La Bohème opened the 2019 season at Santa Fe Opera; she is the first woman to have directed the season opener since 1997.

In addition to her directing work, she teaches and coaches acting for singers, and is the associate director of the Artist Diploma Program in Opera Studies at The Juilliard School, where she has taught for 10 years. She has also taught at the Metropolitan Opera Lindemann program, Bard, Harvard, Mannes and the Santa Fe Opera.

KATHLEEN KELLY (Conductor)

is happy to return to Opera Columbus after opening the season in TWISTED 3. Kathleen was an assistant at the San Francisco Opera and the Metropolitan Opera before moving on to leadership positions at the Berkshire Opera, Houston Grand Opera, and the Vienna State Opera. Kathleen has conducted at the Glimmerglass Festival, Wolf Trap Opera, Arizona Opera, El Paso Opera, Opera Columbus, the Merola Program, and the Alexandria Symphony. As a recital pianist, she has appeared at Weill Hall, Zankel Hall, the Kennedy Center, Vienna’s Musikverein, the Mahlersaal of the Vienna State Opera, the Neue Galerie, the Schwabacher Series in San Francisco, and the Tucson Desert Song Festival. She has curated art song series for the Houston Grand Opera and the Vienna State Opera. Kathleen is in demand as a mentor of rising artists, giving masterclasses and workshops across North America. She is a published poet and essayist, and has several English adaptations of operas to her credit. She joined the opera faculty of the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music in 2018.

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PRODUCTION STAFF BIOSNORA WINSLER (Assistant Director)

holds a Bachelor’s degree in Music from James Madison University. At JMU, she choreographed Candide, HMS Pinafore, The Mikado, The Merry Widow, and Pirates of Penzance. She also assistant directed Dead Man Walking and directed Hansel und Gretel. In theater, Nora has worked as a director, movement director, and choreographer on projects such as Orpheus Descending, Equus, and Leonce und Lena. Most recently, Nora directed a production of All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 at Opera North in New Hampshire. Since moving to New York City last fall, Nora has assisted on projects with New York Musical Festival and the PROTOTYPE Festival. www.norawinsler.com

GRACE LAUBACHER (Set Designer)

Opera Columbus debut: Grace Laubacher is a New York City-based scenic designer. Upcoming and recent opera credits include: La Bohème (Santa Fe Opera); Glory Denied and Enemies, A Love Story (Kentucky Opera); Riders to the Sea/Empty the House (Curtis Institute/Opera Philadelphia); Dido and Aeneas (Juilliard/Versailles); La Finta Giardiniera and The Magic Flute (Juilliard); Halka and Le Villi/La Navarraise (Bard Music Festival); Giulio Cesare (Boston Baroque); and Aida (Pacific Symphony). Grace was a winner (along with Mary Birnbaum and Anshuman Bhatia) in the 2015 Opera America/Robert L.B. Tobin Director-Designer showcase, and has been named a “Young Designer to Watch” by Live Design Magazine. She holds an MA in Performance Design from Central Saint Martins in London and a BA in Visual and Environmental Studies from Harvard. www.gracelaubacher.com

AMANDA SEYMOUR (Costume Designer)

Credits include: Riders to the Sea, Empty the House, Curtis Institute of Music; Candide, Tanglewood Music Festival; Romeo et Juliette, Idomeneo, Le Pauvre Matelot, Les Mamelles de Tiresias, Wolf Trap Opera; La Finta Giardiniera, Don Pasquale, The Juilliard School; Guilio Ceasare, Boston Baroque Opera; Ariadne auf Naxos, Barber of Seville, Opera Theatre of St. Louis; Paul’s Case, New York City Prototype Festival and Urban Arias, Arlington; Rusalka, Opera San Antonio; Diner : the Musical, Delaware Theatre Company; Macbeth, The Public Theatre’s Mobile Shakespeare Unit; Oliver!, Paper Mill Playhouse. Associate credits: Disney’s Frozen on Broadway ; Hedwig and the Angry Inch First National; Madonna’s Rebel Heart World Tour.

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PRODUCTION STAFF BIOSANSHUMAN BHATIA (Lighting Designer)

His designs for opera, theater, and dance have been seen at Beijing’s National Center for the Performing Arts, Dublin’s Civic Theater, Soho Rep, The Public, The Atlantic, Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., The Park Avenue Armory, Bard Music Festival, WP Theater, The Juilliard School, Madison Opera, Classic Stage Company, HERE Arts Center, LoftOpera, Ma-Yi Theater Company, Keen Company, Pacific Symphony, Puerto Rican Traveling Theater, Virginia Arts Festival, Rattlestick Theater, The Sheen Center, Troy’s EMPAC. M.F.A. NYU. www.bhatiadesign.com

DANIELLE RANNO (Stage Manager)

Danielle was last at Opera Columbus this past fall with Twisted 3. Opera credits include: Hydrogen Jukebox, La Traviata (Tri-Cities Opera); South Pacific, Sweeney Todd (Opera Roanoke); Falling Angel (world premiere), Candide, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, La Cenerentola, and Kurt Weill’s Street Scene (The Brevard Music Center); Orpheus & Eurydice (Opera Grand Rapids); L’ Heure Espagnole, Don Giovanni, Scalia/Ginsburg (world premiere), and Otello (The Castleton Festival). Danielle received her MFA from Rutgers University. She is a proud member of the Actors Equity Association (AEA) and the American Guild of Musical Arts (AGMA).

MELISSA BELMAN (Assistant Stage Manager)

Originally from Illinois, now considers Ohio her home after graduating in December 2014. It’s been over eight years since working on her first show in 2011, and she feels so blessed to have worked with companies including Curtain Players (SM), Short North Stage (SM), New Vision Dance Company (PD), SoArtsPro (SM), Hixon Dance (SM), and her role as 2019–2020 production manager for Imagine Productions. She is ecstatic that this will be her third show credit with Opera Columbus. Previous OC credits include Assistant Stage Manager for Madama Butterfly (2018) and ASM for The Flood (2019). Enjoy the show!

CHLOE RAWLINS (Assistant Stage Manager)

Chloe Rawlins is a junior Music Industry major at Capital University’s Conservatory of Music. She is excited to be doing her first show with Opera Columbus as the intern Assistant Stage Manager. After graduation, she will continue to pursue her career in stage management.

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PRODUCTION STAFF BIOSANTHONY BENZ (Chorus Master + Rehearsal Pianist)

is a Chicago-based pianist and vocal coach. He has spent two years with Des Moines Metro Opera, serving both as apprentice coach and as music director for OPERA Iowa outreach tour. At DMMO, he has played and coached productions of La bohème, The Tender Land, and Die Fledermaus. He spent the summer of 2017 as an apprentice coach at the Miami Music Festival, where he coached The Cunning Little Vixen and Dead Man Walking. Benz holds a Master of Music in Vocal Coaching from Oklahoma City University, where he studied with Jan McDaniel. At OCU, Benz coached productions including Le nozze di Figaro, The Juniper Tree, Anything Goes, Hairspray, and Kiss of the Spider Woman. Benz also holds a BM in Vocal Music Education from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota. After, Anthony spent three years teaching and accompanying choirs in Texas and the middle and high school levels.

BARBARA BRENTON SAHR (Harpsichordist + Rehearsal Pianist)

is an international vocal coach, accompanist and pianist. Graduate of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and Westminster Choir College. Barbara has taught at OSU School of Music, Westminster Summer Sessions, and currently teaches at Capital University School of Music. She is also the musical director for Opera Goes to School with Opera Columbus.

MARCIA HAIN (Costume Shop Supervisor)

Marci has been a Theatrical Costumer/Designer in the Columbus area for the past 35 years. She was the Costume Shop Manager for Otterbein University for 22 years. She worked for CATCO for another four years before retiring. Some of her favorite shows designed include Music Man, Hello Dolly, Secret Garden, and The Drowsy Chaperone for Otterbein and Peter and the Starcatcher, Shipwrecked, and Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, for CATCO. Marci has also designed and built two shows for Children’s Hospital’s Butterfly Guild, Beauty and the Beast and Little Mermaid. In her spare time, she freelances for Ballet Met and is pleased to be working for Opera Columbus. She is a graduate of Ohio State University.

KEVIN F. CARTY (Props Master)

Kevin Ford Carty is pleased to return to Opera Columbus doing props. Kevin has also done props and scenic design for CATCO, CCT and many corporate special events. Kevin was the Director and Scenic Designer for The Billy Goat Gruff, part of Opera Columbus’ education program.

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OPERA COLUMBUS STAFFEXECUTIVEPeggy Kriha Dye, General Director + CEOChristina Pelletier, Executive Assistant to the

General Director + CEO

EDUCATION + ADMINISTRATIONDestiny Coleman, Director of Education

+ Artistic Administration

DEVELOPMENTJessica Morris, Director of DevelopmentSusan Ropp, Foundations + Grants ManagerKatie Cullen, Data Analyst + Project ManagerJulie Weeks, CSEP, Special Events Manager

FINANCEJill Lukshin-Hoff, CPA, Kaiser Consulting LLC,

Accounting ConsultantCindy Ries, Kaiser Consulting LLC,

Accounting Consultant

MARKETINGRachel Will, Director of Audience ExperienceCULT MarketingIrvin Public Relations

PRODUCTIONGreg Bryan, Production Manager

TICKETINGJuleah Buttermore, Ticketing + Subscription Lead

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEBill Miller, President

KPMG LLP

Tricia Rigel, Vice President & Development Chair Cardinal Health

Femi Adeyanju, Vice President & Finance Chair Ernst & Young

Sheldon A. Taft, Secretary Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease, retired

Charles C. Warner Porter, Wright, Morris and Arthur LLP

Peggy Kriha Dye, General Director & CEO Ex officio

TRUSTEESGeorge Arnold

H.R. Gray & Associates

James Bicknell RBX Media

Arthur G.H. Bing, MD, FACS Bing MD

Jessica Burton Orange Barrel Media

Laura MacGregor Comek Laura M. Comek Law LLC

Marilu Faber Community Advocate

Kelvin Gholston GoldTech

Donell R. Grubbs JobsOhio

Shawn Homan Nationwide

Brandon Kim, MD Ohio State University Medical Center

Joseph J. Kromalic Parker Trutec

Kimberly Mayhew Fifth Third Bank

Megan McAlister Bank of America

Doug McIntyre Cult Marketing

Bob Philips Community Advocate

Allison Steiner PricewaterhouseCoopers

Terri Whitman Huntington Bank

Valarie Williams The Ohio State University

LIFE TRUSTEESJohanna DeStefano, PhD

The Ohio State University, retired

William T. Grové UBS Financial Services, Inc.

Stanley D. Ross Attorney at Law

Sheldon A. Taft Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease, retired

Charles C. Warner Porter, Wright, Morris and Arthur LLP

BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2019–2020

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OPERA COLUMBUS55 East State StreetColumbus, Ohio 43215Administrative Offices: 614-461-8101www.OperaColumbus.org

CBUSArts Ticket Center39 E. State StreetColumbus, Ohio 43215Phone: 614-469-0939Monday–Friday 9am–5pmSaturday 10am–2pm

ONLINE TICKET SALESSingle tickets may be purchased online at operacolumbus.org.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION• Performance seating begins one hour before curtain.• Performances begin at 7:30pm Friday and 2pm Sunday.• Latecomers will be seated at the rear of the main floor and will be ushered to their seats at an appropriate point in the production.• Please turn off sound, and dim your screens on your mobile phones and electronic devices.

FOR YOUR REFERENCE

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