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FAUST
bv Charles Gounod
Our 201'1 Season Sponsor isTheViterbi Family. This production of Faustis dedicated to
Title Co-Sponsors Anonymous and Peri and Peg Urvek, Producers' Circle Sponsors ln Memory of
Harle Montgomery. Moses Urbano and Sheryl and Harvey White.
San Diego Opera is pleased to recognize Goodwin Procter LLP as our Corporate Producing Partner
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(in order of vocal appearance)
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Faust
M6phistoph6lds
Valentin
Wagner
Si6bel
Marguerite
lVarthe Schwerlein
Cond uctor
Director
Qnonic
l-)ocinnor
Costume Designer
Lighting Designer
Robert Perdziola
Michael Whitfield
Wig and Makeup Designer Steven W. Bryant
Acting Chorus lVaster
Principal Pianist
Choreographer
Fight Director
Q.r rnarfiiloc
Diction Coach
Stephen Costello
Greer Grimsley
Joshua Hopkins-
Scott Sikon
Sarah Castle
Ailyn P6rez
Jane Bunnell
Karen Keltner
David Gately
Robert Perdziola
Walter Huff
Dorothy Randall
Javier Velasco-
Dale Anthony Girard
Charles Arthur
Karen Keltner
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Saturday April 23, 2011 7 pm
Tuesday April 26,2011 7pm
Friday April 29, 2011 8pm
Sunday May 1,2011 2pm
This production oI Faust will be broadcast on
Saturday. June 1'1 at 7:OOpm on KPBS Radio 89.5 FM,
Bg l FVl La Jolla and 97.7FM lmperial Valley.
Special thanks to Congregation Beth lsrael and
St. James By-The-Sea Episcopal Church, our 2011
Community Conversation partners for Faust.
ACT I, SCENE 1
Faust's laboratory
ACT I, SCENE 2
The Kermesse
- 2O Minute lntermission -
ACT II
Marguerite's garden
- 2O Minute lntermission -
ACT III, SCENE 1
A mill
ACT III, SCENE 2
A church
ACT III, SCENE 3
A street
ACT III, SCENE 4
A prison
. The running time is approximately 3 hours and 30 minutes,
including two 20-minute intermissions.
. This production of Faust is owned by the Lyric Opera of
Chicago and was made possible by the Port, Washlo and
Errant Families.
. Original production staged by Frank Corsaro.
. Sets constructed by San Diego Opera Scenic Studio.
. Costumes constructed by Marianne Krostyne for Lyric Opera
of Chicago. Uniforms by Col. Craig Nannos and Hats by Lynn
Mackie.
. Libretto by Michel Ca116 and Jules Barbier after Carr6's Fausl
et Marguerrte and Goethe's Faust Part 1.
. First performance was in Paris. France on March 19, 1859.
. Orchestral material by agreement with G. Schirmer on behall
of Editions Choudens. owner and copyright holder.
. Cas- sr rhiee- tn .hr.qe.
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.JANE BUNNELL
Marthe Schwerlein
"I arn delighted to return to the scene of rny
frstFaust - (as Siibel) - and enjoy a play date
with the Deuil (as Martbe)! I was ltonored
to be a part 0f the cast(Furlanetto, Souiero,
Leech) 24 years ago and I am honored to be a
-- parr oJ rots casr(uflmsreJ, I'erez, Losteuo).1hts
opera is one of myfauorites - I neuer tire of it orfailed to be moued
blt it," says American mezzo soprano Jane Bunnell. She made
her San Diego Opera debut in 1988 as Inez in ll trovatore,
returning the same year as Siebel in Faust, and again in 1999
as Hansel in Hansel and Gretel. Recent engagements include
Gertrude in Romeo and Juhet for The Dallas Opera. Mamma
Lucia in Cavallerla rustlcana at the Metropolitan Opera and
her Lyric Opera of Chicago debut as Marthe Schwerlein. She
has enjoyed a long relationship with the Metropolitan Opera
where her varied roles include Annio in La clemenza dl Tito.
Cherubino in The Marrlage of Figaro, Dorabella in Cosi fan
fufte. Rosina in The Barber of Seville, Nicklausse in The Tales of
Hoffmann. Suzuki in Madama Butterfly, Meg Page in Falstaff,
Ascagnio in Les Troyens. Dryad in Arladne auf Naxos, Emilia in
Otello, Stephano in Romeo and Juliet and Si6bel in Fausr. She
has performed with Houston Grand Opera, The Dallas Opera,
New York City Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Seattle Opera,
Vienna Volksoper, Oper der Stadt Koln and the Lvric Opera of
Kansas City. among others.
SARAH
CASTLE, Si4bel
"For much of the time, Faust is a dark, rnlsterious,
deuilish drama! One of the things I
loae about the role 0f Sidbel is tbat he brings
a welcome touch of lightness and charm to the
scenes in which he appearl He is infatuated
with Marguerite, and that giues his music a
passion and an elegance abich is a joy to sing"
says New Zealand mezzo soprano Sarah Castle. She made her
San Diego Opera debut in 2OO1 as Cherubino in The Marriage
of Figaro, returned in 2008 as Lola in Cavalleia rusticana and
last season as St6phano in Romeo and Jullet. Recent engagements
include Dido ln Dido and Aeneas for L'Op6ra de Vichy
and Op6ra de Lausanne, the title role in Tan Dun's Marco
Polo for the Netherlands Opera, Cherubino in The Marriage of
Figaro Ior Seattle Opera, Fox in The Cunnlng Llttle Vixen for
lsraeli Opera, Nicklausse in Les Contes D'Hoffmann for Teatro
Real. Hansel in Hansel and Gretel and Ruggiero in Alcina for
Opera Australia and Prince Orlovsky in Die Fledermaus with
Opera Company of Philadelphia. She has sung Mademoiselle
Dangeville in Adriana Lecouvreur, Herodias, page in Salome,
Dryad in Ariadne auf Naxos, Siegrune in Dle Walktire and
Tisbe in Cinderella for Covent Garden, Oberto in Alcina Ior
San Francisco Opera and Staatsoper Stuttgart, Olga in Eugene
Onegin at Th66tre Royal de la Monnaie and in Auckland,
Flosshilde ln both Das Rheingold and Gotterdammerung
and Grimgerde in Dle Walkure with Bayreuther Festpiele and
Carmen for both Opernhaus Zurich and New Zealand Opera.
STEPHEN COSTELLO, Faust
"Faust is a great role and I rn happy to do itfor
the frst time in San Diego,'says American
tenor Stephen Costello. He made his San
Diego Opera debut last season as Romeo
in Romeo and Juliet and, earlier this season,
sang the role of the ltalian Singer in Der
Rosenkavaller. He made his Metrooolitan
Opera debut as Arturo in Lucra dl Lammermoor and returned
to sing the role of Edgardo later that season. Other performances
include the role of Greenhorn (lshmael) in The Dallas
Opera's world-premiere production of Jake Heggie's Moby-
Dick. relurning there for his role debut as Lord Percy in a new
production of Anna Bolena, his debut at Royal Opera Covent
Garden as Carlo in Donizetti's Llnda di Chamounix, a return
to the Salzburg Festival as Romeo in Gounod's Romeo and
Jullet, which he also sang with Opera Company of Philadelphia.
Rodolfo in La bohdme for Vienna State Opera and gave his
first solo recital in the U.S. in Kansas City's Harriman-Jewell
series. In 2O09. Costello won the prestigious Richard Tucker
Award and also won first prize in the 20OO George London
Foundation for Singers Competition, as well as First Prize and
Audience Prize in the Giargiari Competition, and First Prize in
the Licia Albanese Puccini Foundation Competition. Upcoming
performances include his debut at the Glyndebourne Festival
as Nemorino in The Ellxir of Love and the role of percy
in Donizetti's Anna Bolena for the Metropolitan Opera.
GREER GRIMSLry,
M'phistoph'tds
"Thejoy ofgetting to sing Mipbistopbila is that
the Deuil bas no litnits. Society's idea of buil'
always seems to change, so tltere is a rrytriad
of cboices about the character M1 cltaracter is
the manifestation of what Faust or Marguerite
thir?k the deuil to be," savs American bassbaritone
Greer Grimslev. He made his San
Diego Opera debut in Lohengrln in 2000, returned Ior Fidelio
in 2003. Samson and Delllah in 2OOl and as Scarpi a in Tosca
in 2009. He made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Captain
Balstrode in Peter Grimes and has returned as Escamillo in
Carmen, Jokanaan in Salome, Scarpia in Tosca, Telramund
in Lohengrln and Amfortas in Parslfal. Recent engagements
include Telramund in Lohengrln for Lyric Opera of Chicago,
the Wanderer in Siegfried for Cologne Opera, Wotan in
Dle Walktire and Das Rhelngold for Cologne Opera and
Seattle Opera's Ring Cycle, Don Pizarro in Fldelio with Opera
Company of Philadelphia, Portland Opera and the portuguese
National Opera, Kurwenal in Trlstan und lsolde at Lyric Opera
of Chicago, Jokanaan in Salome with operas of Santa Fe.
Vancouver and San Francisco and Scarpia in losca with
L'Op6ra de Montr6al, Deutsche Oper Berlin. Opera Colorado
and Lyric Opera of Kansas. Other roles include the tltle role
tn The Flylng Dutchman in Lithuani and with Seattle Opera,
the title role oI Macberh with Vancouver Opera, Amonasro in
Aida with Portland Opera and Mephistoph6lds in Fausr with
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New Orleans Opera. A frequent singer in Europe. Grimsley has
performed leading roles at Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Royal
Danish Opera, Prague National Theatre. Aarhus-Den Jyske
Opera in Denmark. the Scottish Opera and the Stadttheater
Basel in Switzerland, amonq others.
.JOSHUA HOPKINS, Valentin
"This role has hll the aduenture antl drarna
that a baritone could want: the willingness
to fght and dle for his homeland, a thrilling
sword-f.ght and a juicy death scene. tr4/hile
Valentin's opening aria, 'Auant de quitter ces
lieux' , is most widely known, what I relish is
the rare opportunit! to sing a lengthy death
scene during which I spew uenomous hate towards mlt sister, the uer\
person I was trllng t0 protect. It doesn't get ?nore operatic tban tltat,"
says Canadian baritone Joshua Hopkins, making his San Diego
Opera debut. He made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Ping
in Turandot. Other recent engagements include Junior in ,4
Ouiet Place for New York City Opera. Merculio in Romeo and
Jullet Ior The Dallas Opera, Papageno in The Magrc Flute for
Opera Lyra Ottawa, Santa Fe Opera and Arizona Opera, Olivier
in Capicdo at Pacific Opera Victoria. Figaro in The Barber
of Seville at Arizona Opera, Sid in Albert Herrlng at Santa Fe
Opera. Guglielmo in Cosl fan tutte at IVadison Opera and the
Verbier Fesitval, Valentin at Calgary Opera. Junius in The Rape
of Lucretia with Central City Opera and Marcello tn La boheme
with Houston Grand Opera. Other notable performances have
included appearances tn Pagliacci with Opera Carolina, Don
Glovannl and La clemenza di Tito at L'Op6ra de Montr6al and
Carmen at the Canadian Opera Company. A former member of
the Houston Grand Opera Studio. he has appeared in numerous
productions with the Company. He is an acrrve concert
soloist and recitalist and has given performances at Carnegie
Hall. He is a prize winner at the ARD Musikwettbewerb, Pl6cido
Domingo's Operalia Competition in Madrid and first place winner
in the Juli6n Gayarre International Singing Competition.
AILYN PinfZ,
Marguerite
"I arn really looking forward to returning to
San Diego for such a special role debut with
perfect tirning! Marguerite is a cornerstone ln
the lyric szprano repertoire. A role whose singing
history is as great as its iconlc opera and
literature bistoryt.
I know already what great
challenges and beauty it possesses and I hope
to bring it to life in a unirlue wa!." says American soprano Ailyn
P6rez. She made her San Diego Opera debut last season as
Juliet in Romeo and Juliet. She made her professional debut at
Palm Beach Opera where she sang Zerlina in Don Giovannl and
Soeur Constance in Dralogues of the Carmelites. She recently
debuted with the Royal Opera Covent Garden as Violetta rn la
traviata on tour in Japan. sang Amelia in Slmon Boccanegra
for Milan's La Scala and for Opernhaus Zirich. performed Juliet
with the Salzburg Festival, the Four Heroines in The Tales of
Hoffmann wlth Opera Theatre of St. Louis and Susanna in lhe
Marriage of Frgaro with Michigan Opera Theatre. Boston Lyric
Opera as well with the Salzburg Festival on a tour of Japan.
Other notable performances include Violetta in La traviata with
Opera Theatre of St. Louis and Vienna Staatsoper. Juliet in
Romeo and Jullet for Opera Company of Philadelphia. Pamlna
in The Magic Flute Ior Deutsche Oper Under der Linden Berlin,
Zerlina in Don Glovanni for The Dallas Opera. Amor in the
world premiere of Conclerto para Mendez with Los Angeles
Opera and Gilda in Rrgoletto for Opera Carolina. She has also
toured the United States and Mexico with Andrea Bocelli. Other
roles in repertoire lnclude the title role oI Lucra dl Lammermoor.
Adina in The Ellxlr of Love, Suzel in L'amlco Fritz, l,Aim\ in La
bohdme and Anna in Le villi. She was Ihe 2OO1 wlnner of the
Shoshana Foundation Career Grant.
SCOTT SIKON,
Wagner
"Im uerl excited to be a part of this production
of Faust, both because of the truly
world-class caliber of the cast and the always
lnnouatiue direction of Dauitl Gately." says
American bass-baritone Scott Sikon. Since
his San Diego Opera debut in 1991 as
Superintendent Budd in Albert Herring. he
has sung more than twenty roles here including Schaunard in la
boheme. Dikoi in Katya Kabanora, Steve Hubble in A Streetcar
Named Deslre, Montano in Otello, Morales in Carmen, Curio
in Julus Caesar ln Egypt, the Second Philistine in Samson
and Delilah, the First Journeyman in Wozzeck. Antonio in lhe
Marriage of Flgaro, Reinmar von Zweter in Tannhduser and
Sacristan in Tosca, Count Monterone in Rlgoletto and The
Bonze in Madama Butterfly He has performed throughout the
United States with Utah Opera. Arizona Opera. Houston Grand
Opera. San Francisco Opera, New York City Opera, The Dallas
Opera, Hawaii Opera Theatre. Cincinnati Opera and Cleveland
Opera. His European debut was at the Vienna Volksoper in the
premiere oI The Number // Bus. An active concert artist. Sikon
has performed with the Spoleto Festival USA, the San Antonio
Symphony and the Arkansas Symphony.
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STEVEN W. BRYANT
Wig 8 Makeup Designer
American wig and makeup designer Steven
W. Bryant's work has encompassed over
5OO different productions in opera, regional
theater, Broadway and film. He made
his San Diego debut in 2006 and has
designed every production since. Currently
he is the wig designer for McCarter Theatre
and the Fort Worth Opera Festival. Other credits include
Santa Fe Opera, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Cleveland Opera,
New York City Opera. The Dallas Opera and Teatro Col6n in
Argentina. He has worked on several notable world premieres
including Leonard Bernstein's,4 Ouiet Place and Carlisle Floyd's
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Wlllie Stark at Houston Grand Opera. Stewart Copeland's Holy
Blood aI Cleveland Opera. Pasatieri's Frau Margot and Martin's
Before Nrght Falls at Fort Worth Opera. His Broadway credits
include Julie Tavmor's production of Gozzi's Green Blrd and
Styne's Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
DAVf D GATELY Stage Director
"Tbis k a uery exciting productionfor rne as I
get to work witb four dear friends. Greer and.
I baue known each other for ouer tbirty years.
Conductor Karen Kebner and I go backf.fieen.
And I directed Ailyn and Stephen when they
were students at the Acaderryt of Vocal Arts"
says American stage director David Gately.
He made his San Diego Opera debut in 2OO2 duecling Don
Pasquale in the "Wild West" production. which returns in 2012.
a production also seen at Kentucky Opera. Opera Colorado,
Calgary Opera, Chautauqua Opera, Virginia Opera, Dayton
Opera. Canadian Opera Company. Opera Omaha. Edmonton
Opera and Fort Worth Opera. Recent productions of note
include Llttle Women and Hansel and Gretel for Salt Lake City
Opera, Arabel/a for Philadelphia Academy of Vocal ArIs, The
Elixlr of Love with The Dallas Opera and Atlanta Opera. Madama
Butterflv with Seattle Ooera, La bohdme with Florida Grand
Opera and Atlanta Opera, Carmen with New Orleans Opera, The
Tales of Hoffmann wilh Edmonton Opera, The Magic Flute with
Cincinnati Opera and Vancouver Opera, A Mldsummer Nlght's
Dream with Florentlne Opera and Glimmerglass Opera. Falstaff
with Opera Omaha and Rlgoletto with Utah Opera. Other recent
productions include The Barber of Sevrlle with Washington
National Opera. Opera Colorado and Manitoba Opera, Srmon
Boccanegra for L'Op6ra de Montr6al and Before Night Falls
with Fort Worth Opera where he also directed acclaimed productions
oI Dead Man Walklng and Crnderella, among others.
DALE ANTHOI{Y GIFIARD
Fight Director
2s a f.gbt director, what is captiuating about
Faust zi that tbe music that accornpanies the
acts of ui.olence is as clear and speciflc as that
which expresses joy, loue and sorrow. You cannot
belp but see andfeel wbat is happening, and
that is tbe artistry of Gounod and tbe magtc of
this opera." Canadian Dale Anthony Girard made his San Diego
Opera debut in 2O1O wilh Romeo and Juliet and is an awardwinning
Fight Director. Choreographer and author of the stage
combat manual Actors On Guard. He is a Second Degree Black
Belt in Taekwondo/Hopkido. a founding member of the North
Carolina Stuntmen's Association and one of only fifteen recognized
Fight Masters in the U.S by the Society of American
Fight Directors. Recent credits include the l\letropolitan Opera,
The Folger Theatre. Opera Carolina, Arden Theater. Piedmont
Opera. Pioneer Theatre, Studio Arena Theatre. and Chautauqua
Opera Film credits include Eyeborgs, The Key Man, The Trlal
and the critically acclaimed Junebug. He serves on the fac-
ultv of the Universitv of North Carolina School of the Arts as
Director of Stage Combat Studies.
WALTER HUFF
Acting Chorus Master
"I belieue that there are four choral scenes
in Faust that can rnake an irutnediate and
dramatic impression upon the audience, and
they all are quite dffirent
in ruusical content
and style: 1) the Kermesse scene --a true
opera chorus 'crowd scene'with rapld text and
busl textures 2) the louely waltz 'Ainsi que la brise legere' with
its elegance and lilt 3) Tbe Soldier's Chorus --a cltorus that the
audience responds to immediateb upon hearing with its 'hit-tune'
melod.1, and masculine strength 4) and the f.nal paga of 'Christ
est ressuscite!' -- I belieue, rny fauorite offstage chorus, with its
purely spiritual impact." Making his San Diego Opera debut,
Walter Huff has been Chorus Master for The Atlanta Opera for
twenty-two years in over 70 productions. He has degrees from
Oberlin and Peabody conservatories and has been a coach for
Peabody Opera Theater, Washington National Opera, Baltimore
Opera and Tanglewood Music Festival. He has performed in
master classes presented by singer such as Sir Peter Pears,
Licia Albanese, Eileen Farrell, and Elly Ameling. He has served
on the faculty of Georgia State University as coach and conductor.
Huff received the first Loridans Arts Award, honoring
exceptional contributions to the arts in Atlanta. In 2008. the
Atlanta Opera Chorus sang acclaimed performances oI Porgy
and Bess at Paris' Opera-Comique and in Spain. Normandy,
and Luxembouro.
KAREN KELTNER, Conductor
"Blessed with the color and cbaracter palette
that Gounod creates with his Faast----played
out in glittering arias, soaring melodies, thrilling
choruses, and beautful soli ensembles--
---all that rnusic in its myriad forrns, sung
in a language I loue-----abat rnore can I
ask?" says San Diego Opera's Residenl"
Conductol Karen Keltner. She has been associated with the
company since 1980 and has conducted a broad repertoire
including last season's La bohdme. Romeo and Juhet, and
unexpectedly. the opening night of La travrata. Among the
other productions which she has conducted for San Diego
Opera are Don Ouixote. The Pearl Fishers, Samson and Delilah,
Wozzeck. Carmen, The Conquistador, Cos) fan tutte, Thdrese
Raquln, The Flylng Dutchman, The Lighthouse. Cold Sassy
Tree, A Streetcar Named Desrre and Rrgoletto. Guest engagements
have been with the Washington National Opera, New
York City Opera, Pittsburgh Opera, the Opera Company of
Philadelphia. Winnipeg and Vancouver Operas (Canada), and
I'Op6ra National du Rhin (France). among many others. 2O'l 1
marks her 15th season as conductor with the Utah Festival
Opera where in addition to conducting opera and concerts,
she also indulges her passion for the American musical by
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conducting each summer productions which have included
South Paclfic, Carousel, Guys and Dolls, The Most Happy Fella,
/776, The Sound of Muslc, Man of La Mancha. and / Do, I Dol,
amonq others.
ROBERT PERDZIOTA
Set and Costume Designer
San Diego Opera debut. American designer
Robert Perdziola originally designed this
production for the Lyric Opera of Chicago
where he recently designed the sets and
costumes for Cosl fan tutte and the costumes
for Carmen. He has also designed
productions oI Faust for the Hannover
Staatstheater and Opera Theatre of St. Louis. He debuted at
the Metropolitan Opera with ll prrata and returned to design
sets for Caprrccro for the opening-night gala. Other work
includes L'lncoronazione de Poppea, Hamlet and Ariadne auf
Naxos Ior San Francisco Opera, Arabel/a for Santa Fe Opera,
and Cosl fan tutte for Milwaukee Skylight Theater as wel as
The Dallas Opera. His Opera Australia production oI Arabella
received five Helpmann Awards. He has an ongoing association
with Washington's Shakespeare Theatre Company where
his work includes Deslgn for Livlng as well as Don Carlos, The
Country Wlfe and Krng John for which he won three Helen
Hayes awards for costume desiqn.
.JAVIER VELASCO,
Choreographer
7s tbe director of a ballet company, I am hauing
a bit of fun wlth tbe knowledge tbat my
frst choreographic outing in opera is with a
piece that once contained afull length ballet in
Its fna/ act. As sucb, d.uring the dances in the
Kermesse scene, if one were to look hard enough,
one might fnd a few choreograpbic echoes of
the Walpurgisnacbt ballet trying to worrn its way back into the
opera." San Diego Opera debut. Choreographer Javier Velasco
has suppliedances for La Jolla Playhouse. Old Globe Theatre
and San Diego Repertory Theatre, where he has directed and
choreographed A Christmas Carol, Cabaret and Suds. among
others. He currently serves as Artistic Director of the San Diego
Ballet creating over 50 original pieces and his ballet has been
set to the poems of Kenneth Fearing, "Love: 20 Cents the
First Ouarter-Mile." He received Best Choreography by the San
Diego Dance Alliance and enjoyed creative relationships with
Luis Valdez on the 2oth Anniversary production of Zoot Suit,
Bandldo. and Corridos. with composer Steve Gunderson on
the premieres of Dixie Hlghway, Back to Bacharach and David,
and with lhe The Brontes: Secret Pleasures, Secret Tears and
with Doug Jacobs, founding artistic director of the San Diego
Rep. Velasco serves on the Board of Advocates for the San
Diego Performing Arts League, is a consultant for the School
for Creative and Performing Arts in Chula Vista and was listed
among people to watch in the art and theater scene by San
Diego Magazine.
MICHAEL
Lighting Designer
WHTTFIELD
"The Fawt set designer, Robert Perdziola, has
prouidetl us with essentially a unit set to abich
carefully chosen elentents are added for each
scene. I arn seekingwith my ligbting to selectiuely
lllurninate certain aspects ofthe set to suggest
rather tbanfully present tbe d,etails of the scene.
This approach rnay help conuey the sense tbat we are in a sbadowy
world that isfull of deception, manipulation and transforrnations,
but it rnay also leaue roorn for audience rrternbers to fll out each
picture using their irnaginations." Canadian N/ichael Whitfield
made his company debut in 2006 designing The Barber of
Seville, returning tn 2OO7 for Cavallerla rustlcana/Pagliacci.
in 2009 for Rlgoletto, in 201O for La bohdme and Nabucco
and earlier this season for Turandot and Der Rosenkavalier. Ne
has designed for L'Op6ra de Montr6al. San Francisco Opera,
Houston Grand Opera, The Dallas Opera and Los Angeles
Opera. He has designed lighting for over 7O productions at
the Canadian Opera Company since "l 979. includin g Madama
Butterfly. The Cunnlng Little Vlxen and Death in Venice. Dulng
his over 25 years as Resldent Lighting Director for the Stratford
Shakespeare Festival of Canada he lit over 100 productions
including The Trojan Women, Fuente Ovejuna. King Lear,
Othello and The Mrkado (including the 1984 engagement at
London's The Old Vic). He has also designed tor numerous
theatres. ballet companies and for the Canadian Broadcastinq
Corporation.
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Rachel Copeland-
Patrizia Ciofi-
Priti Gandhi
Ermonela Jaho
Anishka Lee-Skorepa
Lise Lindstrom.
Ailyn P6rez
Twyla Robinson.
Talise Trevigne.
Q+anhrnio
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Andrew Bennett
Stephen Branch
Stephen Costello
John Duykers
Simeon Esper
Joseph Frank
Joseph Hu
Salvatore Licitra.
Manuel Paz Castillo
Joel Sorensen
Carlo Ventre
MCUZ{i-S{:}pRp.ilt{:S
Jane Bunnell
Tiffany Carmel
Sarah Castle
Nino Surguladze.
Anke Vondungc{)hi-rR4LT*
Helene Schneiderman-
mARtTSt\in$ A.ris
B.AS*-SA"F?tT{)Fr{:S
Andrew Greenan
Joshua Hopkins.
Hans-Joachim Ketelsen-
Jeff Mattsey
Scott Sikon
Wayne Tigges
m.&,sscs
Anthony Ballard
Michael Blinco
Greer Grimsley
Reinhard Hagen
Kevin Langan
*tlN$ueroRs
Karen Keltner
Edoardo Muller
Christof Perick
AIRECT*RS
Sonja Frisell
David Gately
Lotfi Mansouri
$CENERY OESIGNERS
Thierry Bosquet
John Conklin
David Hockney
Robert Perdziolap;,4h{t5T5
Paul Harris
Rita Kaufmann.
Janie Prim (Ballet)
Dorothy Randall
*H0Rre)sRAp!-inRg
Kristina Cobarrubia
Javier Velasco.
F"IGHT DNRECTORS
Dale Anthony Girard
Mike Mahaffey.
COSTUME DESIGNERS
Susan Memmott Allred
Thierry Bosquet
lan Falconer
Robert Perdziola.
LIGHTlNG DESIGNERS
Gary Marder
Michael Whitfield
.San Diego Opera debut
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SOPRANO
Lisa Austin
Anna Belaya
Sarah Brand
Melissa M. Carter
Cindy Choi
Julia Teal Kermott
Cherylyn Larson
Anishka Lee-Skorepa
Natalie Mann
Patricia McAfee
Elyse Nakajima
Shouna Shoemake
ALTO
Kristin Behrmann
Laura Bueno
Sandra Camarena
Tiffany Carmel
Rita Cantos Cartwright
Jessica Elisabeth
Ava Baker Liss
Lois Myers
Carla Ponti
Elena Vizuet
Jennifer Wallace
Karin Wilcox
TENOR
Aleksandr Agamirzov
Rolf Barnick
Andrew Bennett
Brad Fox
Chad Frisque
Garrett Harris
lldoo Kim
Robert Larson
Gregory Long
Nick Munson
Tom Oberjat
Manuel Paz Castillo
Benjamin Plach6
Christian Sanders
Enrique Toral
Joshua Vincent
Gerald Whitney
BASS
Anthony Ballard
Vlad Bgatov
Joshua Camp
Joseph Grienenberger
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Richard LaFetra
Kent Lasater
Matthew Lofton
David Marshman
Vincent Martin
Scott Rambo
Jeffrey Shipman
Harold Skelly
Michael Sparaco
Richard Stanford
Christopher Stephens
Austin James Thompson
Andy Watson
Ricky Bulda. Dance Captain
Melissa Cabrera
Leila Gardener
Spencer Smith
Alanna Rose Swovelin
Mauricio Vergara
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Artists and Production
Staff are members of
the American Guild of
t\,4usical Artists, AFL-
ClO. the labor union
that represents musi-
uo, ^^l o, ^.+i-+^,^ urrilil vPvrd, ^^^-^
concert, and dance in
the United States.
Fausf SIJ trfiAN U M f RARI I;S
Alan Alpert
Martin Astl
Chris Getsla
Lisa Gonzalez
Zdenek Hostomsky
Michael Kaye
Lane Lee
Jim McNeill
Kit Medina
Tim Morioka
Siobahn Sung
Frederick ter Veer
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Musicians for this production are members of the San Diego Symphony Orchestra
s&r"* ntn** syMph{th}y *rech{f,syffiA
Jahja Ling. Music Director
VIOLIN
Jeff Thayer (D. Pate
and J. Forrest Chair).
Concertmaster
Nick Grant, Prlnclpal
Assocla te Concertma ste r
Jisun Yang. Associate
Princrpal I
Alexander Palamidis,
Principal ll
Jeff Zehngut, Associate
Princlpal ll
Randall Brinton
Yumi ChoL
Hernan Constantino
Alicia Engley
otto Feld
Pat Francis
Kathryn Hatmaker
Angela Homnick
lVei-Chrng Huang
Laurence Leeland
Lenora Leggatts
Martha Nilsen
lgor Pandurski
Julia Pautz
Susan Robboy
Shigeko Sasaki
Edmund Stein
John Stubbs
Pei-Chun Tsai
Jing Yan
Joan Zelickman
lvlrngzhao Lhour
VIOLA
Che-Yen Chen (Karen I
Warren Kessler Chair),
Princlpal
Nancy Lochn er, Assocrate
Principal
Rebekah Campbell
Chi-Yuan Chen
Wanda Law
Oing Liang
Thomas Morgan
Linda Piatts
Dorothy Zeavin
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CELLO
Yao Zhao, Prtnclpal
Chia-Ling Chien, Associate
Prlncipal
lVarcia Bookstein
Glen Campbell
Michael Deatherage
Karla Holland-Moritz
Richard Levine
Ronald Robboy
Mary Oda Szanto
BASS
Jeremy Kurtz, Prrnclpal
Susan Wulff, Assoclate
Princrpal
W. Gregory Berton
Samuel Hager
Jory Herman
lVargaret Johnston+
Allan Rickmeier
Michael Wais
FLUTE
Demarre McGill. Princlpal
Sarah Tuck
Elizabeth Ashmead
PtccoLo
Elizabeth Ashmead
OBOE
Sarah Skuster, Prrnclpal
Betsy Spear
Andrea Overturf
ENGLISH HORN
Andrea Overturf
CLARINET
Sheryl Renk. Prlncipal
Theresa Tunnicliff
Frank Renk
BASS CLARINET
Frank Renk
BASSOON
Valentin Martchev. Prlndpa I
Ryan Simmons
Leyla Zamora
CONTRA BASSOON
Leyla Zamora
HORN
Benjamin Jaber, Prlncipa I
Wei-Ping Chous. Asslsta nt
Principal/Utility
Warren Gref
Tricia Skye
Douglas Hall
TRUMPET
Calvin C. Price, Prrnclpal
John MacFerran Wilds
Mark Bedell
TROMBONE
Kyle R. Covington. Principal
George Johnston
Richard Gordon+
Michael Priddy
BASS TROMBONE
Michael Priddy
TUBA
Matthew Garbutt, Pinupal
HARP
Julie Ann Smith, Prlncipal
TIMPANI
Ryan DiLisi. Prlnclpal
Andrew Watkins. Assistant
Principal
PERCUSSION
Gregory Cohen. Prlndpal
James Plank
Andrew Watkins
PIANO/CELESTE/ORGAN
lVary Barranger
PERSONNEL MANAGER
Magdalena O'Neill
PRINCIPAL LIBRARIAN
Nancy Fisch
ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN
Courtney Cohen
PIANO TECHNICIAN
Bud Fisher
ASSISTANT PERSONNEL
MANAGER
Douglas Hall
L on Leave
s Substitute Musician
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The muslc.lans employed by the San Diego Symphony are members of the Musicians'Association of San Dlego Counry,
Local 325. Amerlcan Federatlon of Muslcrans. AFL-CIO.
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