Annapolis Opera's Voices of Our Time

THE ANNAPOLIS OPERA CELEBRATES OUR
GOLDEN eason
APRIL 15, 2023 at 7:30 PM | MARYLAND HALL

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Timeless. The voices you will be hearing
over this weekend will be astonishing,
dramatic and powerful. We begin with, as
the Los Angeles Times noted, “one of the
finest countertenors of his generation,”
John Holiday. Holiday’s unique voice and
powerful story have been the subject of
numerous profiles across the country.
An acclaimed opera singer, Holiday has
performed at world-renowned venues
around the globe and is also acclaimed for
his work in jazz, gospel, and pop music. He will be accompanied
on the stage by celebrated pianist Jonathan King. Make sure to
read their biographies in our Playbill. Truly outstanding artists!
Our 35th Annual Vocal Competition finals keeps the excitement
going with some of the rising stars in the classical vocal world.
Mr. Holiday and YOU will be among the judges at this free event.
Be prepared to be amazed by the talent on the stage.
Annapolis Opera wishes to thank and recognize our staff, Board
of Trustees, volunteers, artists, donors, and patrons. Special
thanks and appreciation go to our Ruby Society members and
corporate sponsors. Your support, hard work, and dedication
to keeping opera alive in Annapolis make programs like this
possible.
As the curtain closes on our 50th Anniversary, we look forward
to having you join us this fall for exciting performances and
events as we begin our 51st Season.
Thank you for being with us!
Cary Melnyk
President
a message from
THE PRESIDENT.
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a message from
THE MAESTRO.
It is my pleasure to welcome you to this
weekend, featuring two exciting events
as we conclude Annapolis Opera’s 50th
Anniversary Season! Saturday evening,
we welcome John Holiday, countertenor,
and Jonathan King, pianist. This artist
series, Voices of our Time, reflects our
commitment to bringing established
artists to our stage who use their
voices to illuminate the relevance and
importance of this beloved art form.
We’re thrilled to witness first-hand the
many ways both these artists embody these qualities as they
offer a marvelously diverse program!
This recital is also part of our Annual Vocal Competition weekend.
For 35 years, Annapolis Opera has supported emerging artists
through this competition which has cultivated generations
of young talent, connecting them to audiences and industry
professionals while also providing crucial financial support.
We heard approximately 300 singers in the first round, 30
singers in the semi-finalist round—both of which were virtual—
and this weekend, look forward to welcoming the 8 finalists
to Annapolis. John Holiday and Elizabeth Futral, soprano, join
me to adjudicate and share feedback with the finalists as they
continue their well-deserved ascent in the profession.
Enjoy this weekend’s recital and the final round of the Annual
Vocal Competition!
Craig Kier
Artistic and Music Director
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Cary Melnyk, President
Kathryn Dahl, Vice President
Michael Lehr, Interim Treasurer
Paula Abernethy, Secretary
Rev. Dr. Carletta Allen
Betty Austin
Melvin Bender
Barbara Bohl-Watkins
Joy Chambers
Georgianna Crosby
Richard Hack
Richard Krimm
Andrew Noel
Melissa Osmond
Kimberly Ross Page
Leah Solat
Lyn Songy
William Tham
HONORARY TRUSTEES
Hon. Westley Moore, Governor of Maryland
Hon. Steuart Pittman, Anne Arundel County Executive
Hon. Gavin Buckley, Mayor, City of Annapolis
Dr. Dawn Lindsay, President, Anne Arundel Community College
Nora V. Demleitner, President, St. John’s College, Annapolis
ADVISORY TRUSTEES
Thomas DeKornfeld Patrick Lee, Jr.
Anna E. Greenberg David Stern
Catherine Hollerbach
LIFT EVERY VOICE TRUSTEES
Rev. Dr. Carletta Allen Patsy Blackshear
Betty Austin
Terry Eberhardt
STAFF
Craig Kier, Artistic and Music Director
Kathy Swekel, General Director
Jane Weaver, Director of Development
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THE ENCORE SOCIETY
The Encore Society acknowledges the generosity of those who have made
an important commitment to leave a lasting legacy of live opera in Annapolis
through their estate. Planned gifts are a powerful way to make an ongoing
impact on the cultural life of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County, and the
Annapolis Opera is grateful for the many donors who have chosen to include
us in their estate plans.
Not only do members enjoy access to exclusive events, but these gifts have
the potential to provide valuable tax and income benefits now and in the
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The Annapolis Opera is proud to recognize the members of The Ruby
Society who, through their generosity, have committed to keeping worldclass
opera in Annapolis. They are passionate about the power of great
music to enrich the cultural life of our community. They appreciate the
importance of opportunities for people of all ages to experience the magic
of live opera performances, and have given generously to ensure it’s future.
“We support the opera because the programs presented have enriched
our lives in many ways. In addition, we love supporting the annual Vocal
Competition, which encourages young singers to achieve their best.” –
Sylvia and Jim Earl, The Helena Foundation
“We believe that supporting the opera and it’s mission to help the
next generation of performers reach their potential enriches all
of Annapolis.” – David and Carol Stern
The Ruby Society honors those donors who support the opera with a gift
of $30,000 or more over a three-year period. Ruby Society members enjoy
special benefits and access to special events throughout the season.
Contact Kathy Swekel at the Annapolis Opera office, 410.267.8135, for
more information about The Ruby Society and how you can join.
members
MEMBERS
MEMBERS
Sylvia & Jim Earl
The Helena
Foundation
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Chambliss
MEMBERS
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FOUNDATION
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Prosser
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FOUNDATION
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& Doris Fisher
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& William Tham
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Schwieters
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Stern
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thank you to our
SINGER SPONSORS.
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Annapolis Opera extends a special thanks to our Singer Sponsors.
These sponsors directly support singers in the opera’s productions,
while creating a personal connection.
To learn more about becoming a sponsor contact
Kathy Swekel—410.267.8135 | kswekel@annapolisopera.org
thank you to our
CORPORATE SPONSORS.
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thank you to our
VOLUNTEERS.
Thank you to the wonderful volunteers who provided housing,
transportation, hospitality, and helped in numerous ways!
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ANNOUNCING THE ANNAPOLIS OPERA
2023-2024 SEASON
THE MAGIC FLUTE
GLORY DENIED
THE ELIXIR OF LOVE
HANSEL AND GRETEL
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STARRING
JOHN HOLIDAY
JONATHAN KING
This performance was made
possible in part by a generous gift
from the estate of Patricia Edwards.
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THE
program
Phidylé
La manoir de Rosemonde
Three Dream Portraits
1. Minstrel Man
2. Dream Variations
3. I, too, sing America
Sence You Went Away
Henri Duparc
Margaret Bonds
Lori Hicks
Soliloquy John W. Work
from Lyric Suite
Robert L. Morris
Humoresque
Gospel Blues
Juba
accompanied by Mr. Jonathan King
Summertime
from Porgy and Bess
Misty
Strange Fruit
A Bridge Over Troubled Water
George Gershwin
Erroll Garner
Abel Meeropol
arr. by John Holiday
Paul Simon and
Art Garfunkel
Over My Head and ThisTraditional
Little Light of Mine
arr. by John Holiday
self-accompanied by Mr. John Holiday
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about the
PERFORMERS.
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JOHN HOLIDAY | Countertenor
Countertenor John Holiday has
established himself as “one of
the finest countertenors of his
generation” (Los Angeles Times).
His voice has been praised as “a
thing of astonishing beauty” (New
Yorker), “arrestingly powerful,
secure and dramatically high” (Wall
Street Journal), and “timeless”
(Washington Post). Holiday’s unique voice and powerful
story have been the subject of profiles in The New Yorker,
CNN’s Great Big Story, Los Angeles Times, and more.
Holiday began his 2022-23 season as a featured artist with
the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles. The season continues
in October at Quantum Theatre in Claire van Kampen’s
production of Idaspe, where Holiday makes his debut in the
title role alongside mezzo-soprano Vivica Genaux, followed
by the screening and streaming release of his acclaimed
film After/Glow on the Opera Philadelphia Channel, part
of their event Shorts: The Opera We Made. In November,
Holiday returns to The Metropolitan Opera as the Man Under
Arch and Hotel Clerk roles for the highly anticipated stage
premiere of Kevin Puts’s The Hours. In 2023, Holiday is set
to debut as a featured artist in the world premiere of Four
Portraits (Caroline Shaw/Jocelyn Clark) at the Lyric Opera of
Chicago. Holiday will also be joining the Pittsburgh Opera in
May of 2023 to star as John Blue in their production of We
Shall Not Be Moved, directed and choreographed by Tony
Award-winner and Kennedy Center Honoree Bill T. Jones.
An acclaimed concert singer, Holiday has performed at
world-renowned venues such as Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy
Center, Lincoln Center, London’s Barbican Center, and the
Philharmonie de Paris. His career highlights include a tour
with Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic;
the Sorceress in Barrie Kosky’s production of Purcell’s Dido
and Aeneas, and the world premiere of Matthew Aucoin’s
Eurydice as Orpheus’s Double at the Los Angeles Opera; the
world premiere of Daniel Bernard Roumain’s We Shall Not
Be Moved with Opera Philadelphia and the Dutch National
Opera; title role in Xerxes at the Glimmerglass Festival;
and Caesar in Handel’s Giulio Cesare in Egitto at Wolf Trap
Opera. In addition to the traditional concert performances

and recitals, Holiday has curated The John Holiday Experience (JHE)
to showcase his affinity and talent for many different genres that
includes classical, pop, jazz, and R&B. He has performed the program
on a national scale, bringing it to Dallas, Des Moines, and Dayton,
with plans to continue the eclectic evening of song in his upcoming
seasons.
Outside of classical repertoire, Holiday excels in jazz, gospel, and pop
music having opened for Grammy award winner Jason Mraz in concert.
In 2018, Holiday sang the national anthem for his hometown team
the Houston Rockets, and in 2019, Holiday performed at the starstudded
Ozwald Boateng Harlem Runway Show at The Apollo Theater,
in a performance that was covered by Vogue, Forbes, and CNN, and
attended by celebrities Jamie Foxx, Idris Elba, Dapper Dan and others.
Additionally, in 2019 Holiday performed Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit”
at the Apollo Theater Spring Gala. His debut pop single “Alive in Me”
was released in August 2021, followed by two more singles: “Waste
Mine” and “Love Finds A Way”. Holiday released a Future Rave remix of
“Love Finds A Way” through UnitedMasters on August 19, 2022.
JONATHAN KING | Piano
Celebrated as a “fresh presence,” and “fully
alive” (Washington Post), Jonathan King is
Associate Conductor for The Washington
Chorus and teaches at the Peabody Institute
of Johns Hopkins University, where he
coaches and conducts with Peabody Opera
Theatre. He is also a doctoral candidate
in choral conducting at the University of
Maryland School of Music, where he has
served as assistant conductor, chorus master, and junior lecturer with
Maryland Opera Studio. King has prepared choirs to work with eminent
conductors including Leonard Slatkin, Marin Alsop, and Gianandrea
Noseda, and regularly serves as assistant conductor to John Nelson.
As “a deft and sensitive accompanist” (Chicago Tribune), King has
served as répétiteur with the National Symphony Orchestra, Nashville
Opera, Opera Saratoga, the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Unlimited Series,
and at the Oregon Bach Festival, where he also served as assistant
conductor during the 2018 and 2019 seasons. As a collaborative pianist,
King has worked with celebrated singers including J’Nai Bridges, John
Holiday, and Will Liverman.
King holds two Master of Music degrees in piano chamber music and
choral conducting from the University of Michigan, where he was the
recipient of the Edward P. Frolich and Brehm Fellowship awards, and a
Bachelor or Music degree from Wheaton College (IL).
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LYRICS.
PHIDYLÉ
Composer: Henri Duparc (1848-1933)
Author: Charles-Marie-René Leconte de Lisle (1818-1894)
L’herbe est molle au sommeil sous les frais peupliers,
Aux pentes des sources moussues,
Qui, dans les prés en fleur germant par mille issues,
Se perdent sous les noirs halliers.
Repose, ô Phidylé! Midi sur les feuillages
Rayonne, et t’invite au sommeil.
Par le trèfle et le thym, seules, en plein soleil,
Chantent les abeilles volages.
Un chaud parfum circule au détour des sentiers,
La rouge fleur des blés s’incline,
Et les oiseaux, rasant de l’aile la colline,
Cherchent l’ombre des églantiers.
Mais, quand l’Astre, incliné sur sa courbe éclatante,
Verra ses ardeurs s’apaiser,
Que ton plus beau sourire et ton meilleur baiser
Me récompensent de l’attente!
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translations
PHIDYLÉ
Composer: Henri Duparc (1848-1933)
English Translation: Richard Stokes
The grass is soft for sleep beneath the cool poplars
On the banks of the mossy springs
That flow in flowering meadows from a thousand sources,
And vanish beneath dark thickets.
Rest, O Phidylé! Noon on the leaves
Is gleaming, inviting you to sleep.
By the clover and thyme, alone, in the bright sunlight,
The fickle bees are humming.
A warm fragrance floats about the winding paths,
The red flowers of the cornfield droop;
And the birds, skimming the hillside with their wings,
Seek the shade of the eglantine.
But when the sun, low on its dazzling curve,
Sees its brilliance wane,
Let your loveliest smile and finest kiss
Reward me to for my waiting!
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LYRICS.
LE MANOIR DE ROSEMONDE
Composer: Henri Duparc (1848-1933)
Author: Robert de Bonnières (1850-1905)
De sa dent soudaine et vorace,
Comme un chien l’Amour m’a mordu;
En suivant mon sang répandu,
Va, tu pourras suivre ma trace.
Prends un cheval de bonne race,
Pars et suis mon chemin ardu,
Fondrière ou sentier perdu,
Si la course ne te harasse.
En passant par où j’ai passé,
Tu verras que, seul et blessé,
J’ai parcouru ce triste monde,
Et qu’ainsi je m’en fus mourir
Bien loin, bien loin, sans découvrir
Le bleu manoir de Rosemonde.
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translations
THE MANOR OF ROSAMONDE
Composer: Henri Duparc (1848-1933)
English Translation: Richard Stokes
With sudden and ravenous tooth,
Love like a dog has bitten me.
By following the blood I’ve shed –
Come, you’ll be able to follow my trail.
Take a horse of fine breeding,
Set out, and follow my arduous course
By quagmire or by hidden path,
If the chase does not weary you.
Passing by where I have passed,
You will see that, solitary and wounded,
I have traversed this sorry world,
And that thus I went off to die
Far, far away, without ever finding
The blue manor of Rosamonde.
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Annapolis Opera gratefully acknowledges
our members and supporters.
January 1, 2022 – April 5, 2023
THE RUBY SOCIETY ($30,000 PLUS OVER 3 YEARS)
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Norman Fisher & Doris Fisher Foundation
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