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MadaMa Butterfly
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Tragedia giapponese in two acts by Giacomo Puccini; Libretto by Giuseppe Giacose and Luigi Illica; First Performance: Milan, Teatro alla Scala, February 17, 1904
Madama Butterfly runs approximately 2 hours and 50 minutes including one intermission and is performed in Italian with English subtitles
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What are the odds of success that a story takes hold of an opera composer, stirs his or her psyche to such a heightened level that he/she turns prodigious musical creative talents loose over many hours, days, weeks and months scribbling dots on music paper (or nowadays, inputting data into a computer program), that, after completion, is turned over to a host of other artists to learn, memorize, sing, play, design costumes and scenery, at the statistically slim chance that you, the paying public, might want to come see it? And how many times? Once? Twice? Several? In our modern times, one adds – would you buy the CD? DVD?
I am far from being a mathematician, but my practical experience in this profession leads me to believe that we are talking about odds similar to winning Powerball.
Giacomo Puccini clearly decimated these formidable odds, not just once, but repeatedly, between his opera composition years of 1884 and 1926. Of his dozen operas, nine have been and are performed annually around the world, and four are given an almost blinding multiplicity of performances yearly by every organization that claims to call itself an opera company. The New Grove Dictionary of Opera states simply he was “the most successful composer of Italian opera after Verdi.”
I believe we choose to visit or repeatedly return to great works of art in part due to their multifaceted richness. In the case of Madama Butterfly, we have a naïve, tragic love story set in an historically all-too-common political situation, expressed through a flexible musical style that beguiles in the dialogue scenes as well as in the traditional arias, duets and trios and ensembles.
Our current physical presentation, the brainchild of the late great British opera director Colin Graham, looks at the work from a traditional yet somewhat elegantly rarified perspective. Among our gifted cast of artists, returning director Mark Streshinsky (Julius Caesar, 2008; The Marriage of Figaro, 2011), himself a former assistant of Mr. Graham, enlivens the production with his own perspective on this tragedy. We are eager to present returning tenor Dinyar Vania (Carmen, 2010) as Pinkerton, and the exciting role debut of Cuban-American soprano Elizabeth Caballero as the title character, after her triumph here last season as Liù in Turandot.
We hope that these performances of this masterwork will move you, either as the first or the umpteenth encounter with this poignant, tender, musical drama.
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I’m delighted to return to Lyric Opera of Kansas City. Closing the final season at the Lyric Theatre with my updated production of The Marriage of Figaro was a highlight of my career. Having the privilege to follow with an opera that I love, in the Kauffman Center, is made even more wonderful by the fact that this production was created by the late Colin Graham.
I consider Colin a mentor even though I only knew him the last few years of his life. Colin was a stalwart at the English National Opera and was awarded an Order of the British Empire. A collaborator with Benjamin Britten, he is the original director of many of Britten’s later works. He was a talented librettist and directed over 40 new operas with major new productions at The Met, San Francisco and many others. I first met Colin when I was hired to be his assistant on a 1999 production of Otello in Saint Louis. Colin was notoriously hard on his assistants, so it was with great relief that he took to me and was pleased with my work. I helped revive the Otello for him in Omaha and then worked with him on The Ballad of Baby Doe at New York City Opera.
By the time of the City Opera production, Colin was beginning to deteriorate, and a weak heart forced him to reduce his schedule. He had, however been working on a new opera of Anna Karenina, commissioned for the opening of the new opera house in Miami. He called and asked if I would assist him on the production and be ready to take it over from him should he be unable to direct it. I quickly fell in love with the piece and decided to accept his offer, turning down some pretty plum directing jobs to do it. He also asked me to take over his production of The Marriage of Figaro for Michigan Opera Theater. As time went on, it became clear that Colin would not be able to travel to Miami. I spent four days with him working on the piece in the hospital he never left. At the end he wrote me a wonderful note thanking me for loving the piece and that he was so happy to have given it to the right person. I was beyond honored.
Anna Karenina was a wonderful success, though made sad by the news during rehearsals that Colin had passed away. In staging his Madama Butterfly, it is wonderful to discover little touches that remind me of him. He liked working in an abstract environment and this set is only evocative of a Japanese locale. His love for source material is also in evidence. For example, the costume of Prince Yamadori is a foreign dress military suit, not at all Japanese. In the play by David Belasco, Yamadori is only visiting his home country, he is very well traveled and spends much of his time in New York. Having also studied both the Belasco play and the short story that it was based on, I’m excited to see how that will eventually inform our staging. I hope you enjoy what I believe is part of the legacy of a great man.
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MadaMa Butterfly: The sToryAct I - Nagasaki, Japan, early 1900s
U.S. Navy Lieutenant Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton has leased a home overlooking Nagasaki Harbor. The marriage broker, Goro, has also procured for him three servants and a “wife,” the geisha Cio-Cio-San, known as Butterfly. The 999-year lease, which applies to both Butterfly and the house, can be cancelled at a month’s notice. When the American consul, Sharpless, arrives to witness the marriage ceremony, he chides Pinkerton for his casual attitude toward life. He points out that Butterfly is truly in love with him. Although Pinkerton seems infatuated with his young bride, he proposes a toast to his future “true” wife in America.
Butterfly and the other geishas are heard in the distance coming up the hill. She and the bridal party enter and introductions are exchanged. She tells Pinkerton that her family was once wealthy, but then they fell on hard times. Her relatives bustle in, expressing their opinions of the marriage. In a quiet moment, Butterfly shows the bridegroom her few earthly treasures, and reveals that she has secretly forsaken her religion for his. Pinkerton is stunned to discover the sword with which her father had committed ritual suicide.
The marriage ceremony is performed, and the guests begin to toast in celebration. Butterfly’s uncle, a priest, bursts in, cursing her for having renounced her ancestral religion. Horrified at Butterfly’s decision, the guests abandon her. In the moonlit garden, Pinkerton consoles a tearful Butterfly, and the two sing of their love for one another.
Act II - three years later
Though Lieutenant Pinkerton has been gone for nearly three years, Butterfly waits patiently for his return. When Suzuki reveals how little money they have left, Butterfly urges her to have faith. She is certain her husband will return from America, as promised. Sharpless arrives with a letter from the Lieutenant, but before he can read it, Goro enters with wealthy Prince Yamadori, who wishes to marry Butterfly. The girl dismisses them, insisting her American husband has not deserted her. Sharpless tries unsuccessfully to read the letter, and urges Butterfly to give up and marry Prince Yamadori. A stunned Butterfly rushes out and returns with her child, Dolore (Sorrow), saying that Pinkerton will surely return once he learns of his son. If he does not, she vows that she would rather die than to live as a geisha again. Sharpless leaves, promising to tell Pinkerton of their son.
A cannon report echoes to announce the arrival of a ship in the harbor, which Butterfly recognizes as Pinkerton’s. Joyfully, she orders Suzuki to fill the house with flowers. As the sky darkens, she, Suzuki and the child await the Lieutenant’s return in a night-long vigil.
Act III - Dawn, the next day
As day breaks, Suzuki sends Butterfly and her child away to rest. Pinkerton enters, followed by his American wife, Kate, and Sharpless. They have been told of Pinkerton’s child and Kake wants to raise him as her own. When Suzuki realizes who the American woman is, she collapses in despair, but agrees to help break the news and convince
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ElizabEth CaballEro, Soprano (Cio-Cio-San)sponsored by Dr. Michael and Ginger Frost
Lyric Opera Debut: Liù, Turandot, 2011
Recently:
La Rondine, Florida Grand OperaTurandot, Austin Lyric OperaLa bohème, Central City OperaUpcoming:
La bohème, Seattle OperaDon Giovanni, Madison Opera
Chris Carr, Baritone (Prince Yamadori)
Lyric Opera Debut
Recently:
The Marriage of Figaro, Simpson CollegeDon Giovanni, University of Missouri-Kansas CityTosca, Cosi fan tutte, Cedar Rapids OperaLa bohème, Les Mamelles de Tirésias, Des Moines Metro Opera
MiChaEl ColMan, Bass (Imperial Commissioner)
Lyric Opera Debut
Recently:
Dido and Aeneas, Le Nozze di Figaro, Albert Herring, Signor Deluso, Baylor Opera Theater
2012-13 Lyric Opera/UMKC ApprenticeKaplan Apprentice
2012-13 Lyric Opera/KU Apprentice
Butterfly. Pinkerton feels a surge of remorse for Butterfly, bids farewell to his former happiness in the little home, and quickly leaves. Butterfly enters, and upon seeing Kate, realizes the truth. Strangely calm, Butterfly agrees to give them the child, if Pinkerton will return for him in a half-hour.
Alone, she kneels before the statue of Buddha, and unsheathes her father’s sword so that she may die with honor. Suzuki pushes the child back into the room, and Butterfly drops the sword to embrace him. She then brings the child to play, blindfolding him so that he will not witness his mother’s ritual suicide. As she dies, Pinkerton is heard calling her name.
MadaMa Butterfly: thE story
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Weston Hurt, Baritone (Sharpless)sponsored by Mike and Vera Seeley
Lyric Opera Debut
Recently:
Maria Stuarda, Canadian Opera CompanyUpcoming:
Rigoletto, Boston Youth SymphonyMadama Butterfly, Boston Lyric OperaLa Traviata, Atlanta OperaFalstaff, Portland Opera
Dominic JoHnson, Baritone (Official Registrar)
Lyric Opera Debut: Sergeant, The Barber of Seville, 2012
Recently:
Così fan tutte, Oberlin Opera TheaterRomeo and Juliet, Seagle Music ColonyThe Magic Flute, A Little Night Music, Opera in the Ozarks
2012-13 Lyric Opera/KU Apprentice
PHiliP Horst, Bass-Baritone (The Bonze)sponsored by Dr. Russell Shelden
Lyric Opera Debut
Recently:
Arabella, Oper Frankfurt, Theater St. GallenEine florentinische Tragödie, Greek National OperaPique Dame, Komische Oper BerlinUpcoming:
Wozzeck, New Israeli OperaFrancesca da Rimini, The Metropolitan Opera
AngelA gribble, Soprano (Kate Pinkerton)
Lyric Opera Debut
Recently:
Opera Goes to the Movies, Indianapolis OperaH.M.S. Pinafore, Indianapolis Opera EnsembleL’elisir d’amore, Janiec OperaUpcoming:
Viennese Bonbons, Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra2012-13 Lyric Opera/UMKC Apprentice
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Dinyar Vania, Tenor (Lt. B. F. Pinkerton)sponsored by Jane and Richard Bruening
Lyric Opera Debut: Don José, Carmen, 2010
Recently:
La bohème, New York City Opera Madama Butterfly, Pensacola OperaCarmen, Lyric Opera of Kansas CityRigoletto, Opera Grand RapidsUpcoming:
Madama Butterfly, Boston Lyric Opera
WarD Holmquist, ConductorLyric Opera Debut: Conductor, The Marriage of Figaro, 1996
Recently:
Turandot, Carmen, Tosca, Nixon in China, Lyric Opera of Kansas CityTosca, Fort Worth OperaLa bohème, Atlanta Opera CompanySusannah, Palm Beach OperaUpcoming:
The Flying Dutchman, Lyric Opera of Kansas City
ElizabEtH trEDEnt, Mezzo-Soprano (Suzuki)sponsored by Lee and Carl McCaffree
Lyric Opera Debut
Recently:
Le Nozze di Figaro, University of Missouri-Kansas CityH.M.S. Pinafore, Opera New JerseyLa finta giardiniera, Serse, Ariadne auf Naxos, Cleveland Institute of MusicUpcoming:
The Mikado, Lyric Opera of Kansas City2012-13 Lyric Opera/UMKC Apprentice
Kaplan Apprentice
Doug JonEs, Tenor (Goro)
Lyric Opera Debut: Monostatos, The Magic Flute, 2008
Recently:
Turandot, Carmen, Tosca, Lyric Opera of Kansas CityPagliacci, Madama Butterfly, Seattle OperaThe Magic Flute, Opera Bordeaux, Theatre du Capitole ToulouseUpcoming:
Samson et Dalilah, San Diego OperaTurandot, Elektra, The Royal Opera (Covent Garden)
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Joanne Middleton Weaver, Wig & Make-Up Designer
Lyric Opera Debut: Wig & Make-Up Designer, The Daughter of the Regiment, 2011
Recently:
Michigan Opera Theatre Washington National OperaDes Moines Metro OperaPalm Beach OperaOpera Company of Philadelphia
Mark Ferrell, Chorus Master & Accompanist Coach
Lyric Opera Debut: Chorus Master, The Rake’s Progress, 2000
Recently:
Music Director, KU Opera, New Theatre RestaurantMusic Director, A Christmas Carol, KC Repertory TheatreMusic Staff, Dallas Opera, Opera Theatre of Saint LouisConductor, H.M.S. Pinafore, Lyric Opera of Kansas CityUpcoming:
Conductor, The Mikado, Lyric Opera of Kansas City
kendall SMith, Lighting Designer
Lyric Opera Debut: Lighting Designer, Billy Budd, 1999
Recently:
Tosca, Fort Worth OperaDracula, Pioneer Theatre CompanyThe Daughter of the Regiment, Lyric Opera of Kansas CityUpcoming:
The Barber of Seville, Michigan Opera TheatreCarousel, Virginia Opera Theatre
Mark StreShinSky, Directorsponsored by Lyric Opera of Kansas City Endowment Fund
Lyric Opera Debut: Director, Julius Caesar, 2008
Recently:
The Marriage of Figaro, Lyric Opera of Kansas CityEugene Onegin, Cincinnati OperaAriadne Auf Naxos, West Edge OperaUpcoming:
L’incoronazione di Poppea, West Edge OperaBonjour M. Gauguin, West Edge Opera
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SupernumerarieSBeau CrowderWilliam Petrie
Brad ReederErnesto Suárez
+ KU Apprentice~ UMKC Apprentice
^ Kaplan Apprentice@ Former Lyric Opera Apprentice
choruS
Benjamin Cleveland +^Casey Finnigan ~^Alex GoeringTrent GreenJedd SchneiderTrevor SmithJonathan Thomas @
Tenor
Victoria BoteroLindsey BushAmy Cahill @
Etta Fung +
Angela Gribble ~
Sarah LaBarrAshley Wheat
Ruth CarverTara Curtis +
Kaitlin GalettiHillary GrayErica KoehringJulia Scozzafava @
Holly White @
Soprano Mezzo-Soprano
The appearance of these artists is made possible through the generous support of the following Lyric Opera patrons:
Bel canto artiSt SponSorShip
MadaMa Butterfly
elizabeTh Caballero (Cio-Cio-san) Sponsored by Dr. Michael and Ginger Frost
WeSTon hurT (sharpless) Sponsored by Mike and Vera Seeley
Dinyar Vania (lT. b. F. pinkerTon) Sponsored by Jane and Richard Bruening
philip horST (The bonze) Sponsored by Dr. Russell Shelden
elizabeTh TreDenT (Suzuki) Sponsored by Lee and Carl McCaffree
Mark STreShinSky (DireCTor) Sponsored by Lyric Opera of Kansas City Endowment Fund
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The Kansas CiTy symphonyFirst Violins
Noah GellerDorris Dai Janssen Vladimir RykovAnne-Marie BrownSusan GoldenbergAnthony DeMarcoTomoko IguchiWill HaapaniemiLisa JacksonJeannine DeMarco
second Violins
Kathy Haid BerryKristin VelicerKevin HaoChia-Fei LinAdrienne GeislerNancy BeckmannRena IshiiKayo Hasegawa
Violas
Christine GrossmanJessica NanceJenifer RichisonDuke LeeSean BrumblePeter Chun
cellos
Susie YangAlexander EastMaria CrosbyRichard Bell
double basses
Nancy NewmanLouis NewmanTodd Lockwood
Flutes
Shannon FinneyDiane SchickChristina Webster
oboes
Barbara BishopKenneth LawrenceKatrinka Sizemore
english horn
Kenneth Lawrence
clarinets
Boris AllakhverdyanTzu-Ying HuangJane Carl
bass clarinet
Tzu-Ying Huang
bassoons
Ann BilderbackMarita Abner
horns
David SullivanDavid GambleStephen MulterDavid Brimhall
trumpets
Philip ClarkBrian RoodKeith Benjamin
trombones
Porter Wyatt HendersonDavid BeckerJoDee DavisAndrew Schwartz
timpani
Jonathan Goldstein
percussion
Christopher McLaurinLee VinsonMatthew Henderson
harp
Deborah Wells Clark
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Lyric OperaO f K a n s a s c i t y
The Lyric Opera of Kansas City is deeply grateful to the following donors for their generous participation through the initial phase of the BuiLding fOr SuCCeSS capital campaign.
Corner Stone Gift ($1M Or MOre)
dr. Michael and ginger frost
Corner Stone Gift ($500K Or MOre)
LeaderShip Gift ($250K Or MOre)
AnonymousdST Systems, inc.Lyric Opera CircleThe J.e. and L.e. Mabee foundation, inc.
LeaderShip Gift ($100K Or MOre)
david T. Beals iii Charitable Trust, Bank of Americagary dickinson family Charitable foundationJoyce g. HollandMrs. Beth ingram
Major Gift ($25K Or MOre)
richard P. and Jane Bruening foundationMrs. Caroline frenchdon and Pat dagenaisrichard and Maureen durwood foundationAnne and Howard elsberry family foundationKenneth V. and Marilyn J. HagerAlbert and Sandra MauroCourtney S. Turner Charitable Trust
patron Gift ($5K Or MOre)
AnonymousMort and una Creditordr. fred d. fowlerMr. Cliff C. JonesKirk family foundationMaria Kunstadter and Michael Siglerdr. revis C. LewisMichelle and Chuck ritterJ. Michael SiglerKevin and erika SweeneySarah and Paul Tiedt
gifts and Pledges as of August 24, 2012.
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BUILDING FOR SUCCESSA $10.5 mill ion capital campaign to support the construction of the Lyric Opera Richard J. Stern Center.
The Opera Center, which includes the Michael & Ginger Frost Production Arts Building and the Beth Ingram Administration Building, became the Company’s permanent home on July 5, 2012.
The Opera Center accommodates our full range of production and administrative needs and anchors the revitalization of the East Crossroads neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri.
HOw yOU CaN BE aN INtEGRaL paRt OF tHE CapItaL CampaIGN:
NamiNg OppOrtuNitiesCelebrate your love of opera or honora friend with a lasting tribute. Namingopportunities are available.
pledgesPledges can be made and paid to theCompany over a 3-year period to supportthe Opera Center’s construction costs.
plaNNed estate giftsName the Lyric Opera in your estate plan.Estate gifts will support a maintenancereserve to guarantee the preservation ofthe Opera Center.
For more information about theBUILDING FOR SUCCESS capital campaign,please call Michelle LaPointe, Director ofDevelopment, at (816) 802-6058 or [email protected].
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SpECIaL GIFt ($1K OR MORE)
Dr. Loretta M. BrittonR. Keith BrumleyDr. Rita M. BurnettJim and Jennifer DeGoodMr. and Mrs. Lafayette FordJudge Jon R. Gray and Dr. Valerie E. ChowMr. and Mrs. Ward HolmquistMichelle LaPointePhyllis G. LeachMr. and Mrs. Carl McCaffreeBrogan and Lara Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Chester ThompsonTom and Priscilla Wallingford Dr. Wilma B. Wilcox
SpECIaL GIFt ($100 OR MORE)
Arthur and Diane FedermanJane and Keith GardMr. and Mrs. Charles HavilandMr. and Dr. Gregory HubbardEvan R. Luskin and Andrea C. KempfKate and Dan RiekePaula Winans
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We gratefully acknoWledge our 2012-2013 season sponsors:
Corporations and foundationslyric opera underWriters $100,000 or more
Hall Family Foundationmuriel mcBrien Kauffman FoundationLyric opera CircleLyric opera of Kansas City Foundationrichard J. Stern Foundation for the Arts, Commerce Bank, Trustee
richard j. stern society $50,000 or more
AnonymousHallmark Corporate FoundationLyric opera Guildmissouri Arts CouncilNational endowment for the ArtsWilliam T. Kemper Foundation, Commerce Bank, Trustee
overture patrons $25,000 or more
Cyr Family Charitable remainder TrustArvin Gottlieb Charitable Foundation, UmB Bank, n.a., Trusteeoppenstein Brothers Foundation
Maestro’s circle $10,000 or more
Arts Council of metropolitan Kansas City, ArtsKC FundFrancis Family FoundationAnn and Gordon Getty FoundationThe H & r Block FoundationThe Kansas City StarHelen and Sam Kaplan Charitable Foundation Trust Fund, Country Club Trust Company, Trusteemaster Craftsmen Foundationmetropolitan Performing Arts Fund, UmB Bank, N.A., Investment Advisor and CustodianNeighborhood Tourism Development FundPolsinelli Shughartresidence Inn by marriott on the PlazaShumaker Family FoundationVivian and Hymie J. Sosland Charitable TrustThe Sosland FoundationSprint Foundation
iMpresarios $5,000 or more
robert W. Baird/J. michael SiglerGarmin International, Inc.Lathrop & Gage LLP
RICHARD J. STERN A
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BravissimO patrOns $2,500 or more
Bank of Kansas CityBartlett and Company Grain Charitable FoundationCountry Club BankDeBruce CompaniesDickinson FinancialDST Systems, Inc.Husch Blackwell Sanders, LLPmcCownGordon Construction, mr. and mrs. Pat mcCownmiller Law FirmShook Hardy & Bacon, LLPUS Bank
aria sOciety $1,000 or more
Central States Beverage Company Clevenger Group at morgan Stanley Smith BarneyHartley Family FoundationLyric opera Foundation – Polsky Fundopera AmericaThe Parmelee Foundationmartha Lee Cain Tranby music enrichment FundThe Trudy Foundation
virtuOsOs $500 or more
AnonymousDavid Woods Kemper FoundationDe Priest Family Foundation, Inc.JoAnn meierhoff Charitable remainder Trust, Commerce BankPerforming Arts Scholarship Foundationresearch and Training Association
cOmprimariOs $250 or more
Charles D. Williams and Company
Lyric Opera chOrus $100 or more
Copilevitz and Canter LLCePI INC.Finch and Campbell, LLPGeneral mill machineIBm International FoundationKaplan’s FabricsKumonLate model Auto Partsmancuso Constructionmerchant and Gouldmerck Partnership For GivingPadgett Family Foundation
the Lyric Opera Of Kansas city is a prOud memBer Of the fOLLOwing OrganizatiOns:
Association of Fundraising ProfessionalsCrossroads Community AssociationDowntown Council of Kansas City
Greater Kansas City Chamber of CommerceGreater Kansas City Attractions Association
Kansas City Convention and Visitors AssociationOPERA America
Lyric Opera Of Kansas city is prOud tO acKnOwLedge the vaLuaBLe suppOrt Of the fOLLOwing federaL, state, and LOcaL agencies:
A SpeciAl thAnkS – The Lyric Opera of Kansas City gratefully acknowledges Ginger Frost in support of the Ginger Frost high School honors Artists program, which provides musical scholarships to high school students showing vocal excellence or promise.
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richard J. Stern Society$50,000 or more
mr. and mrs. richard BrueningDr. michael and Ginger Frostmrs. Beth Ingrammike and Vera Seeley
overture patronS$25,000 or more
G. Kenneth and Ann Baummr. and mrs. richard m. Durwoodelsberry Family Foundation, Anne and Howard elsberryIngram Family Foundation, Jill reynolds, Trusteemr. Cliff C. Jonesmr. edward milbankmr. and mrs. Landon rowland
MaeStro’S circle$10,000 or more
mrs. Paul H. HensonJoyce HollandLee and Carl mcCaffreemichelle and Chuck ritterDr. russell D. Sheldenmr. and mrs. C. Humbert Tinsman, Jr.
iMpreSarioS$5,000 or more
AnonymousT. eugene Bileski and Diane r. KrizekPat and Don DagenaisKen and marilyn HagerDiane and ernest Neighbormr. and mrs. richard W. miller
BraviSSiMo patronS$2,500 or more
mr. and mrs. Paul D. Bartlettmr. and mrs. raymond BackstromDonna and ed CarperVirginia and Charles ClarkUna and morton Creditormrs. Ann DickinsonDr. Fred D. Fowlermr. J. Scott Francismrs. Caroline FrenchJack and Trudy GabrielJudge Jon r. Gray and Dr. Valerie e. Chowmr. and mrs. moulton GreenSusan Illigmr. and mrs. Albert mauromr. and mrs. John middelkampDeborah Sandlermr. J. michael Siglermr. and mrs. morton SoslandKevin and erika SweeneyLessie and Chester ThompsonDr. Alfred e. TwomeyDr. Linda e. Voigts and mr. Gene Voigtsmr. michael Waterford
inGraM anGelS$2,000 or more
mr. Charles Andres and ms. Julia Chapmanmr. and mrs. William AtkinsonCharles and Catherine Ballmr. and mrs. Scott Blakesleymr. and mrs. robert L. BlochDr. Loretta BrittonArnold and Donna Brown
Dr. rita Burnett-FergusonJoyce CastleBruce and Cathy CavittJoan and Thornton Cookemr. and mrs. David embrymr. and mrs. michael FieldsDr. Katherine Florendo and Dr. Charles GibbsJane and Keith Gardmr. and mrs. Donald Higdonmarcia and Stephen HillJudith L. Kingmr. michael KleinDr. maria Kundstadter and Dr. michael SiglerPhyllis G. LeachGerald and Beth Lillianmr. and mrs. Phillip millermr. and mrs. A.H. myers, Jr.Kenneth and roswitha SchafferJoshua & Jane Sosland Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish Community Foundationmary Lou and Dr. Wilber SpaldingHinrich and Danielle Staeckermr. eugene m. StraussBrogan and Lara SullivanLinda and Steve Taylorms. Sarah m. Tiedtmrs. Jack Tillotsonrev. Paul Turnermr. and mrs. Thomas WallingfordDr. and mrs. James WellsDr. Wilma B. WilcoxDr. and mrs. John Yungmeyer
AnGelS And individuAl contributorS
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aria sOciety$1,000 or more
Anonymousmr. and mrs. John AbbottJoan and Bert BerkleyLeonard and Irene Bettinger Philanthropic Fundmeg and John Brugnonims. Barbara CarterDr. and mrs. Conan CastleDrs. richard and Donna ChildsDr. Gwendolyn CookeDr. Thomas Bruce Danielmr. and mrs. matthew DeCocqmr. and mrs. Homer C. evansDr. Kimberly GandyGateway music Festivals and Toursellen and John Goheenmrs. H. D. HaleInnes and John HaleSusan and Zack HangauerIleana and John IngrahamCharles S. Joss, Jr.mr. and mrs. richard Katzmr. and mrs. robert Kippmr. and mrs. William KortWayne Lippmanevan r. Luskin and Andrea C. KempfBarbara marshallmarilyn PattersonTom and Janice Pearsonmr. and mrs. maurice Peverichard and Sarah Portermr. Jie Zhang and mr. Gary reedHal and Wilda Sandymr. and mrs. Thomas SchraderDr. Stan ScottThe Sosland Foundationrichard Stitt and Brian Staihrmr. and mrs. Terrence P. Sullivan
Lillie and Jim TrimbleClyde and Katie Wendel
Sarah Ye
virtuOsOs$750 or more
KC Lyric opera Chorus Alumselaine and Benjamin mannJack and Jean rosenfieldHal and Nina Sinclairmr. Heinz WehnerDewey Ziegler m.D.
cOmprimariOs$500 or more
Ken and Jeanne Bertelsonmr. and mrs. Joseph BrandmeyerNan Chapmanmr. and mrs. Forrest Chumleymr. H. Hurst CoffmanDr. Dale and Julie DavisFrederick and Constance DeSieghardtJohn and Kimberly Drewmartin and Sandra eisenmanSusan and Bob ellisAngela miratsky-Figasrobert Friaufmr. mark GilmanDr. B. Williams and Cheryl GinsbergDr. richard Kent GutknechtBarnett and Shirley Bush HelzbergLaura HennesseyCaroline HosfordDr. r. A. riched and Ann Kandermargo Krenmichelle LaPointeLawrence Lyric opera GuildDr. and mrs. William mcCollumKathy and Bill migneronrick and Serena Naylor
Imo erna o’BenarGeorge and Suzy Pagelsmr. and mrs. Bobby Pattonmr. and mrs. roger PrewittAnn T. reedJean m. rommesStephen and Delores SchroffGreg and Ann SmithJohn and Denise TillerDr. James and elfrieda WaltzPaula WinansJ. robert WiseWilliam Wright
chOrus$250 or more
Anonymousms. Ursel AlbersDr. robert and Harriett Andersonmr. robert BeckAndrea Norris and Tom Beiseckermr. and mrs. George W. BeresHarvey S. BodkerJack C. and Peggy Bondonrobert Bowlinerobert Brand and Linda Ade BrandDr. Stanley and margie Brandmr. Baird Brockmr. Hugh BrunerKay and Jim CalvertArden and mary Ann Carrms. Joyce Castlemaria e. Chastain-Brandmr. William Clamurromr. Walter L. Cofer and ms. Nicola r. HeskettDixie Davidsonrobert and edna DillonKenneth J. Dollmary Jane DuffJohn and Julia Dutymrs. ellen ellisms. ellen Feldhausen
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Mike and Dannette FieldsMs. Meredith FlorianAndrew and Victoria FlowerLance and Melissa FultonNorman E. and Marilyn A. W. GaarWilliam and Barbara GaeddertDouglas and Ann GhertnerCarol-Ann and Mary-Olivia GibbsDr. and Mrs. Charles W. GorodetzkyMichael and Judy GrafAnita Toby GrowDrs. Richard and Virginia GruendelMr. Ben Hansen and Ms. Tonya WitmerLouise and Allan HansonDr. and Mrs. Edward HigginsDick and Sue HimesRodney HippJeanne HollisterDr. John R. Hugo DDSMs. Margaret JacksonDrs. David & Judy JacobsDr. Karen M. JordanLt. Col. Daniel Karp and Rosemary Olshanski-KarpDuane and Cosette KellyMr. and Mrs. H. Elvin KnightMr. Jon D. KowingMs. Betty LairdJane LeeMr. Charles MartinJacob May and Rosalie PompushkoDouglas and Nina McKennaDonald G. McMicanTom and Loretta MentzerMr. William C. MotterWalter and Daisy MuffMs. Carol NashMrs. Gudrun S. NeumannMrs. Joyce Nichols
Col. and Mrs. D.A. Nowowiejski, PhD, USA RetMr. Dale W. O’BrienSandra OrdingDr. and Mrs. Jorge ParadeloDebra and Allen ParmetBraden and Megan PrenticeAnn and Paul RaikulaDon and Rita ReedDumont and Barbara ReedMr. and Mrs. Walter RichardsonDr. and Mrs. Nelson R. SabatesMs. Joyce SchwartzMr. and Mrs. Arthur ScottDel and Bev SherwoodMrs. Hazel ShippeeDr. Medford H. ShivelyJoel, Dawn, and Aaron ShortDr. Marjorie SirridgeSusie and George StewartClyde D. StoltenbergGene SwitzerFlorence TaylorMr and Mrs. Paul C. TaylorStephen and Karen TylerDennis and Marcia TigheEdwin and Virginia TrainorMr. and Mrs. Robert TrueDr. and Mrs. John J. TurleyGeorge and Elizabeth UlbrickDoris W. VirdenDavid and Victoria VlachBob and Carol WatsonMr. and Mrs. Paul White
Julian and Tasha Zugazagoitia
Supernumerary$100 OR MOREAnonymous Mrs. Mila AchaconPerry and Kaye AdkinsRobert and Carolyn AdkinsMs. Kate AlbertsBernie and Liz AlbrechtMs. Ida B. AndersonDorothy and John Anderson
Eleanor AngelbeckMs. Elizabeth ApplebyMr. and Mrs. Robert ArensMr. and Mrs. Donald AustinBipin AvashiaMs. Rachel AvilaMichael Barrett and Cynthia FungDr. Amy E. Barth and Mr. Joe LundsgaardDr. and Mrs. Ivan BattleMs. Marlen BeachMr. John BechenPenny BeebeRuth BeedleAl and Barbara BeitchmanDr. and Mrs. Thomas BembynistaDonald and Connie BennettKathy and Thomas BennettKat and Mark BergerDan BernsteinJames G. BirtCheryl BlackwellMr. David BlandDr. Joanne and Mr. Andrew BodnerRoger Bond and Victoria Hermes-BondMrs. Laura BorchertSherman and Becky BottsDana and Jeanette BoucherCatherine M. LaBianco and Charles D. BouskaJane BowersChristopher and Sharon BradfordJim D. BrakeTom BrandtWalter and Patricia BraymanLanny D. BrewerDr. V. Eileen BroadieJudith B. BroughamMs. Ann Powell-BrownMr. and Mrs. Matthew BuchmannEarl of Darlow, Rev. Ben Brian C. Buckles and Mr. Chris RileyMr. and Mrs. James BuddeBill and Betty BundschuFrank and Elizabeth BurkeCheryl and Randy BusemanMr. and Mrs. Jordan BushmanMarilyn BynumDick and Sharon CahillMr. James G. CariddiMaureen E. CarmackDr. and Mrs. Phillip CarrMs. Frances P. CaseyShawn and Amy CaseyAlietia CaughronMr. Jeff Chaikin and Mr. Lee SiskevJohn and Sharon ChezikMr. Tim ChilenMr. and Mrs. Robert ClarkDelbert ClevengerMs. Carrie Clogg and Mr. Joshua Barlage
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apprentice SpOtLight - eLizabeth tredentStarring aS Suzuki in MadaMa Butterfly
When asked about things our audiences would be surprised to learn about her, Ms. tredent didn’t pause when mentioning, “i LOVE to bake.” as part of the Company’s 10 Questions series with artists, Ms. tredent shared all about her other potential careers and an affinity for all operas Puccini, read excerpts from her interview below.
What story about your personal/professional life do you wish reporters would tell when promoting your work for a producing Company, but have not?elizabeth: i would not be here had i not been encouraged by my brother, sister-in-law, and local choir director to audition for vocal performance. i thought i was a big fish in a small pond, and the thought of pursuing this path seemed insane!
What is an average day like for you? Do you have a set routine?elizabeth: i wish i had a routine, but with different class schedules, it is nearly impossible! i try to practice two hours a day as well as work out five days a week.
Scan the Qr code (right) or visit the Lyric Opera Blog at kcopera.wordpress.com to read the full interview along with other Madama Butterfly related content.
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To join, or for more information if your company participates in the Employer Share program, please contact Kimberly Wealthall in Patron Services at (816) 471-7344.
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participating empLOyer share cOmpanies
matching gifts companiEsAssurant Foundation Bank of AmericaBristol-Myers SquibbDST Systems, Inc.GE FoundationHoughton Mifflin HarcourtIBM International FoundationJPMorgan ChaseMerck
Pfizer FoundationSchering-Plough FoundationSpectra EnergySprint State StreetSwiss ReVerizon VML
planning to attEnd with a group?The Lyric Opera offers discounts to groups of 10 or more. To learn more about group discounts contact Patron Services at (816) 471-7344, [email protected], or by scanning the QR code (right).
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The Lyric Opera planned giving program will allow you to share the gift of opera with future audiences and create a legacy of your own. Through the Encore Society, you will support programs you are passionate about and receive tax benefits for you and your estate.
Founding MeMbers
Mrs. Madeline Benoit* Mrs. Jacqueline Coen* Mr. and Mrs. Bernard D. Craig Dr. and Mrs. Morton C. Creditor Mr. and Mrs. Don Dagenais Mrs. Carolyn Dayani Mrs. Ann K. Dickinson Mr. and Mrs. Richard Durwood Dr. Fred D. Fowler Mrs. Caroline French Mr. and Mrs. Keith Gard Mr. and Mrs. Joe A. Harter Mr. and Mrs. Stephen H. Hill Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Holland, Jr. Mrs. Beth Ingram Mr. and Mrs. H. Elvin Knight, Jr. Dr. Revis Lewis* Mr. Jack May and Dr. Rosalie Pompushko Mr. and Mrs. Joe Miller Mrs. Vivian Menees Nelson* Mr and Mrs. L. Joshua Sosland Mrs. Alice Statland and the late Dr. Harry Statland Mr. and Mrs. C. Humbert Tinsman Ms. Julie Holmquist Mr. Hal vonBohnhoff Dwight Youngman
* deceased
The encore SocieTy
charter MeMbers
For more information contact Michelle LaPointe, Director of Development, at (816) 471-4933 or visit the planned giving section at kcopera.org.
Legacy MeMbers
Mr. Bob Baughman*Mrs. Carolyn GordanierMr. and Mrs. John GrowGary D. HarmsJohn KanderElizabeth Liftin*Virginia M. LongAnn T. ReedMr. and Mrs. Jack RosenfieldLisa SicolaMr. J. Michael SiglerMr. John J. Strandberg*Mr. Thomas Sotham*Dr. Wilma B. WilcoxMs. Paula WinansMr. and Mrs. Jonah Wright
Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Patterson*
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blUE bird biStrO1700 Summit, KCMO 64108bluebirdbistro.com • (816) 221-755910% discount, week of performance.
briStOl SEafOOd Grill51 East 14th Street, KCMO 64106bristolseafoodgrill.com • (816) 448-600710% discount, food only. Night of performance only.
bUlldOG bar & Grill1715 Main Street, KCMO 64108kcbulldog.com • (816) 421-4799Complimentary dessert, night of performance only.
Café triO4558 Main Street, KCMO 64111cafetriokc.com • (816) 756-322715% discount for one week before or after the performance.
fiOrElla’S JaCk StaCk101 West 22nd Street, #300, KCMO 64108jackstackbbq.com • (816) 472-7427Complimentary desert or appetizer, night of performance only.
fran’S rEStaUrant & bar11 East 14th Street, KCMO 64106fransrestaurant.com • (816) 221-455110% discount, week following performance.
GarOzzO’S riStOrantE (dOwntOwn)
526 Harrison Street, KCMO 64106garozzos.com • (816) 221-245515% discount, night of performance only, not valid with any other offers. Downtown location only.
GOrdOn biErSCH brEwEry & rEStaUrant100 East 14th Street, KCMO 64106gordonbiersch.com • (816) 471-234010% discount, week following performance.
Opera night restaurant DiscOunts
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GrünaUEr101 West 22nd Street, KCMO 64108grunauerkc.com • (816) 283-323410% discount week following performance.
lilly’S (dOwntOwn MarriOtt)
200 West 12th Street, KCMO 64105(816) 421-680010% discount, night of performance only.
nara - a JaPanESE rObata
1617 Main Street, KCMO 64108narakc.com • (816) 221-036215% discount off of food only (before tax), night of performance only.
PHOEnix Jazz ClUb302 West 8th Street, KCMO 64105thephoenixkc.com • (816) 221-529915% discount, week following performance.
Plaza iii StEakHOUSE (Plaza)
4749 Pennsylvania, KCMO 64112plazaiiikcsteakhouse.com • (816) 753-0000Complimentary dessert, week following performance.
riEGEr HOtEl Grill & ExCHanGE1924 Main Street, KCMO 64108theriegerkc.com • (816) 471-2177Complimentary dessert, week following performance.
SnOw and COMPany, artfUl frOzEn COCktailS
1815 Wyandotte Street, KCMO 64108snowandcompany.com • (816) 221-372210% discount, night of performance only. Good for food and non-alcoholic drinks only.
tannin winE bar & kitCHEn1526 Walnut Street, KCMO 64108tanninwinebar.com • (816) 842-266015% discount, week following performance.
zEbra rOOM (tHE aladdin HOtEl)
1215 Wyandotte, KCMO 64105hialaddin.com • (816) 421-888815% discount and complimentary dessert. Good with purchase of two entrees. Night of performance only.
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