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Dear Friends,

I can’t express to you how happy I am to welcome you to the Atlanta Opera 2014-2015 season, my first planned season as General & Artistic Director. Atlanta has embraced my wife, Susanna, and me and offered us a warm, genuine welcome to the wonderful city that we now call home.

We are proud to bring you this season, with a selection that includes familiar, well-loved operas reimagined in new productions, featuring great performances by exciting stars of the opera world. It is a special treat for me to bring you the Southeastern premiere of a modern American opera by one of the most prominent living composers of our time – Jake Heggie.

We open the season with Puccini’s immortal Madama Butterfly, in a stunning new production co-produced

by the late Lorin Maazel’s Castleton Festival. Verdi’s incredibly touching Rigoletto opens this winter in a co-production that premiered in Boston to great acclaim. Our spring production features Mozart’s profound masterpiece The Marriage of Figaro in an applauded production directed by Georgia native Tara Faircloth. To close this attractive season we will move back to Midtown’s Alliance Theatre to showcase the Atlanta premiere of Jake Heggie’s deeply moving American opera Three Decembers, in a new production by a New York-based team, helmed by director Emma Griffin.

I think of opera performance as a daily miracle: orchestra, chorus, designers, singers, backstage crew, and hundreds of other people working tirelessly to coordinate efforts and create a moving experience that will stir an audience. I can’t think of any art form that has a stronger impact on the soul. It can be pure magic.

I hope that this upcoming season, planned with so much thought and passion, will have many evenings when all those efforts align perfectly to create that elusive magic that we are constantly chasing. Those are the evenings that I live for.

Tomer Zvulun

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Dear Friends,

I can’t express to you how happy I am to welcome you to the Atlanta Opera 2014-2015 season, my first planned season as General & Artistic Director. Atlanta has embraced my wife, Susanna, and me and offered us a warm, genuine welcome to the wonderful city that we now call home.

We are proud to bring you this season, with a selection that includes familiar, well-loved operas reimagined in new productions, featuring great performances by exciting stars of the opera world. It is a special treat for me to bring you the Southeastern premiere of a modern American opera by one of the most prominent living composers of our time – Jake Heggie.

We open the season with Puccini’s immortal Madama Butterfly, in a stunning new production co-produced

by the late Lorin Maazel’s Castleton Festival. Verdi’s incredibly touching Rigoletto opens this winter in a co-production that premiered in Boston to great acclaim. Our spring production features Mozart’s profound masterpiece The Marriage of Figaro in an applauded production directed by Georgia native Tara Faircloth. To close this attractive season we will move back to Midtown’s Alliance Theatre to showcase the Atlanta premiere of Jake Heggie’s deeply moving American opera Three Decembers, in a new production by a New York-based team, helmed by director Emma Griffin.

I think of opera performance as a daily miracle: orchestra, chorus, designers, singers, backstage crew, and hundreds of other people working tirelessly to coordinate efforts and create a moving experience that will stir an audience. I can’t think of any art form that has a stronger impact on the soul. It can be pure magic.

I hope that this upcoming season, planned with so much thought and passion, will have many evenings when all those efforts align perfectly to create that elusive magic that we are constantly chasing. Those are the evenings that I live for.

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This production of Madama Butterfly is a co-production of Castleton Festival and The Atlanta Opera.

English Captions for Madama Butterfly owned by Seattle Opera ©2012.

Additional costumes provided by Festival of International Opera of the Americas.

Performed in Italian with English Captions.

Approximate running time: 2 hours and 30 minutes with one intermission

CAST (in order of vocal appearance)

Goro Jason Ferrante

B.f. pinKerTon Adam Diegel

SHarpleSS Corey McKern

SUZUKi Nina Yoshida Nelsen

cio-cio San Dina Kuznetsova

coUSin Carrie Anne Wilson

MoTHer Mary Brooke Quarles

aUnT Sally Rose Bates

YaKUSide William Green

iMperial coMMiSSioner Alan Higgs

reGiSTrar Jonathan L.B. Spuhler

THe BonZe Kyle Albertson

prince YaMadori Joseph Lattanzi

SorroW Angelica Hale

KaTe pinKerTon Ashley Curling

MUSic Giacomo Puccini

liBreTTo Giuseppe Giacosa & Luigi Illica

firST perforMance Teatro alla Scala, Milan, February 17, 1904

MUSical preparaTion Rogelio Riojas

aSSociaTe STaGe direcTor/cHoreoGrapHer Sara Erde

aSSiSTanT cHorUS MaSTer Rolando Salazar

STaGe ManaGer Becki Smith

aSSiSTanT STaGe ManaGerS Greg Boyle & Taylor Ruge

aSSiSTanT liGHTinG deSiGner Amith Chandrashaker

condUcTor Arthur Fagen

prodUcTion direcTor Tomer Zvulun

SeT & proJecTion deSiGner Erhard Rom

aSSociaTe proJecTion deSiGner Greg Emetaz

liGHTinG deSiGner Robert Wierzel

oriGinal coSTUMe deSiGn Jonathan Knipscher & Lauren Gaston

coSTUMe coordinaTor Joanna Schmink

WiG & MaKeUp deSiGner Richard Jarvie

cHorUS MaSTer Walter Huff

enGliSH capTionS Jonathan Dean

MadaMa Butterfly crediTSMadaMa Butterfly

prodUcTion SponSorS Nancy & Jim Bland

photo: Ray Boc - Castleton Festival

Mayor’s Office ofCultural Affairs

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This production of Madama Butterfly is a co-production of Castleton Festival and The Atlanta Opera.

English Captions for Madama Butterfly owned by Seattle Opera ©2012.

Additional costumes provided by Festival of International Opera of the Americas.

Performed in Italian with English Captions.

Approximate running time: 2 hours and 30 minutes with one intermission

CAST (in order of vocal appearance)

Goro Jason Ferrante

B.f. pinKerTon Adam Diegel

SHarpleSS Corey McKern

SUZUKi Nina Yoshida Nelsen

cio-cio San Dina Kuznetsova

coUSin Carrie Anne Wilson

MoTHer Mary Brooke Quarles

aUnT Sally Rose Bates

YaKUSide William Green

iMperial coMMiSSioner Alan Higgs

reGiSTrar Jonathan L.B. Spuhler

THe BonZe Kyle Albertson

prince YaMadori Joseph Lattanzi

SorroW Angelica Hale

KaTe pinKerTon Ashley Curling

MUSic Giacomo Puccini

liBreTTo Giuseppe Giacosa & Luigi Illica

firST perforMance Teatro alla Scala, Milan, February 17, 1904

MUSical preparaTion Rogelio Riojas

aSSociaTe STaGe direcTor/cHoreoGrapHer Sara Erde

aSSiSTanT cHorUS MaSTer Rolando Salazar

STaGe ManaGer Becki Smith

aSSiSTanT STaGe ManaGerS Greg Boyle & Taylor Ruge

aSSiSTanT liGHTinG deSiGner Amith Chandrashaker

condUcTor Arthur Fagen

prodUcTion direcTor Tomer Zvulun

SeT & proJecTion deSiGner Erhard Rom

aSSociaTe proJecTion deSiGner Greg Emetaz

liGHTinG deSiGner Robert Wierzel

oriGinal coSTUMe deSiGn Jonathan Knipscher & Lauren Gaston

coSTUMe coordinaTor Joanna Schmink

WiG & MaKeUp deSiGner Richard Jarvie

cHorUS MaSTer Walter Huff

enGliSH capTionS Jonathan Dean

MadaMa Butterfly crediTSMadaMa Butterfly

prodUcTion SponSorS Nancy & Jim Bland


Mayor’s Office ofCultural Affairs

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SynopSiS SynopSiS

ACT i

At the turn of the century, on the outskirts of the harbor town of Nagasaki, U.S. Navy Lieutenant Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton inspects the house that he has leased and is soon to occupy with his Japanese bride, Cio-Cio San, known as Madama Butterfl y. Goro, the marriage broker, has arranged both the match and the house with a 999-year contract that can be canceled at a month’s notice. Presently, Sharpless, the United States Consul arrives, and Pinkerton shares with him his carefree philosophy of a sailor and the beautiful Japanese girl who has captivated him. Sharpless tries to persuade him that there is danger in this convenient arrangement; the girl may not regard her vows so lightly. The Lieutenant laughs at such apprehension and proposes a toast to America and the American girl who will someday be his “real” wife.

The hour for the wedding ceremony approaches. Butterfl y, accompanied by

her friends, arrives joyously singing of her wedding. She tells Pinkerton that since the death of her father she has had to earn her living as a geisha. Her relatives noisily bustle in, commenting on the bridegroom. In a quiet moment, Cio-Cio San shows Pinkerton her few earthly treasures and tells him that she has secretly renounced her traditional faith in favor of Christianity. The Imperial Commissioner performs the brief ceremony, and the guests toast the couple when, suddenly Cio-Cio San’s uncle, the Bonze, bursts in shouting. A Buddhist priest, he curses her for renouncing her ancestors’ religion. The relatives instantly turn on the young bride. When Pinkerton angrily orders all the guests away, Butterfl y is left weeping. Pinkerton consoles her with tender words, and as night falls, the lovers share a moonlit duet.

ACT ii

Three years later, with a gaze fi xed upon the horizon, Cio-Cio San patiently awaits

her husband’s return. Beside her, Suzuki prays to an image of Buddha, imploring the gods for aid. The money Pinkerton left is now almost gone. Butterfl y bids her maid to have faith. One day, Pinkerton’s ship will appear in the harbor and he will again embrace his beloved wife.

Soon Sharpless enters with a letter from the Lieutenant and tries several times unsuccessfully to explain the reason for his visit. The letter tells of Pinkerton’s marriage to an American girl. But before he can break the news to Butterfl y, Goro interrupts, bringing with him a noble suitor, the wealthy Prince Yamadori. Cio-Cio San greets the prince with dignity but fi rmly refuses his offer of marriage, insisting that her American husband has not deserted her. Sharpless again attempts to read the letter and gently advises the girl to accept the prince. He asks her what she would do if Pinkerton never returned. Cio-Cio San proudly carries forth her young son, “Sorrow.” As soon as Pinkerton knows of his son, she insists, he will

return to them, and that day, “Joy” will become the child’s name. If her husband does not come back, she says she would rather die than return to her former life. Utterly defeated, but moved by Butterfl y’s devotion, Sharpless quickly exits.

A cannon roars from the harbor. Seizing a spyglass, Butterfl y discovers that Pinkerton’s ship, the Abraham Lincoln, is coming into port. Deliriously happy, she orders Suzuki to help her strew the house with blossoms. As evening falls, Cio-Cio San dons her wedding gown and with her maid and her son, she prepares to keep vigil throughout the long night.

ACT iii

The pale light of dawn fi nds Suzuki and the baby asleep. Butterfl y still stands watching and waiting. Suzuki awakens with the sunshine and insists that Cio-Cio San rest. Humming a lullaby, the young mother carries her boy to another room. Before long, Sharpless, Pinkerton

MadaMa Butterfly GiACOMO PUCCiNi


The Atlanta Opera's 2004 production of Madama Butter� yperformed at the Atlanta Civic Center.

photo: Tim Wilkerson

The Atlanta Opera's 1996 production of Madama Butter� y

with Paula Delligatti as Cio-Cio San at the Fox Theatre.

photo: Charles Rafshoon

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SynopSiS SynopSiS

ACT i

At the turn of the century, on the outskirts of the harbor town of Nagasaki, U.S. Navy Lieutenant Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton inspects the house that he has leased and is soon to occupy with his Japanese bride, Cio-Cio San, known as Madama Butterfl y. Goro, the marriage broker, has arranged both the match and the house with a 999-year contract that can be canceled at a month’s notice. Presently, Sharpless, the United States Consul arrives, and Pinkerton shares with him his carefree philosophy of a sailor and the beautiful Japanese girl who has captivated him. Sharpless tries to persuade him that there is danger in this convenient arrangement; the girl may not regard her vows so lightly. The Lieutenant laughs at such apprehension and proposes a toast to America and the American girl who will someday be his “real” wife.

The hour for the wedding ceremony approaches. Butterfl y, accompanied by

her friends, arrives joyously singing of her wedding. She tells Pinkerton that since the death of her father she has had to earn her living as a geisha. Her relatives noisily bustle in, commenting on the bridegroom. In a quiet moment, Cio-Cio San shows Pinkerton her few earthly treasures and tells him that she has secretly renounced her traditional faith in favor of Christianity. The Imperial Commissioner performs the brief ceremony, and the guests toast the couple when, suddenly Cio-Cio San’s uncle, the Bonze, bursts in shouting. A Buddhist priest, he curses her for renouncing her ancestors’ religion. The relatives instantly turn on the young bride. When Pinkerton angrily orders all the guests away, Butterfl y is left weeping. Pinkerton consoles her with tender words, and as night falls, the lovers share a moonlit duet.

ACT ii

Three years later, with a gaze fi xed upon the horizon, Cio-Cio San patiently awaits

her husband’s return. Beside her, Suzuki prays to an image of Buddha, imploring the gods for aid. The money Pinkerton left is now almost gone. Butterfl y bids her maid to have faith. One day, Pinkerton’s ship will appear in the harbor and he will again embrace his beloved wife.

Soon Sharpless enters with a letter from the Lieutenant and tries several times unsuccessfully to explain the reason for his visit. The letter tells of Pinkerton’s marriage to an American girl. But before he can break the news to Butterfl y, Goro interrupts, bringing with him a noble suitor, the wealthy Prince Yamadori. Cio-Cio San greets the prince with dignity but fi rmly refuses his offer of marriage, insisting that her American husband has not deserted her. Sharpless again attempts to read the letter and gently advises the girl to accept the prince. He asks her what she would do if Pinkerton never returned. Cio-Cio San proudly carries forth her young son, “Sorrow.” As soon as Pinkerton knows of his son, she insists, he will

return to them, and that day, “Joy” will become the child’s name. If her husband does not come back, she says she would rather die than return to her former life. Utterly defeated, but moved by Butterfl y’s devotion, Sharpless quickly exits.

A cannon roars from the harbor. Seizing a spyglass, Butterfl y discovers that Pinkerton’s ship, the Abraham Lincoln, is coming into port. Deliriously happy, she orders Suzuki to help her strew the house with blossoms. As evening falls, Cio-Cio San dons her wedding gown and with her maid and her son, she prepares to keep vigil throughout the long night.

ACT iii

The pale light of dawn fi nds Suzuki and the baby asleep. Butterfl y still stands watching and waiting. Suzuki awakens with the sunshine and insists that Cio-Cio San rest. Humming a lullaby, the young mother carries her boy to another room. Before long, Sharpless, Pinkerton

MadaMa Butterfly GiACOMO PUCCiNi


The Atlanta Opera's 2004 production of Madama Butter� yperformed at the Atlanta Civic Center.


The Atlanta Opera's 1996 production of Madama Butter� y

with Paula Delligatti as Cio-Cio San at the Fox Theatre.

photo: Charles Rafshoon

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SynopSiSand Kate, his new wife, approach the house. Suzuki almost at once realizes who the strange woman is. Overcome with despair, she reluctantly agrees to aid in breaking the news to her mistress. Pinkerton, now surrounded by evidence of his fragile Butterfl y’s unwavering faith and devotion, bids an anguished farewell to the scene of his former happiness. He then rushes away leaving the consul to arrange things as best he can. Cio-Cio San hurries in expecting to fi nd her husband, and instead fi nds Kate. She instantly guesses the truth and with touching dignity, Butterfl y wishes “the real American wife” happiness. She asks Kate to tell Pinkerton that he may have his son if he will return for him in half an hour. Kate sadly departs with Sharpless.

Butterfl y orders Suzuki and the child away. She pulls from its sheath the dagger with which her father committed suicide. She reads aloud its inscription, “To die with honor when one no longer can live with honor.” As she raises the blade to her throat, Suzuki pushes the boy into the room. Cio-Cio San drops the knife and embraces her child, passionately imploring him to look well upon his mother’s face. After fi nally sending him off to play, she takes her father’s dagger and stabs herself. As Butterfl y dies, Pinkerton’s voice is heard crying out her name.

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In Memoriam

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SynopSiSand Kate, his new wife, approach the house. Suzuki almost at once realizes who the strange woman is. Overcome with despair, she reluctantly agrees to aid in breaking the news to her mistress. Pinkerton, now surrounded by evidence of his fragile Butterfl y’s unwavering faith and devotion, bids an anguished farewell to the scene of his former happiness. He then rushes away leaving the consul to arrange things as best he can. Cio-Cio San hurries in expecting to fi nd her husband, and instead fi nds Kate. She instantly guesses the truth and with touching dignity, Butterfl y wishes “the real American wife” happiness. She asks Kate to tell Pinkerton that he may have his son if he will return for him in half an hour. Kate sadly departs with Sharpless.

Butterfl y orders Suzuki and the child away. She pulls from its sheath the dagger with which her father committed suicide. She reads aloud its inscription, “To die with honor when one no longer can live with honor.” As she raises the blade to her throat, Suzuki pushes the boy into the room. Cio-Cio San drops the knife and embraces her child, passionately imploring him to look well upon his mother’s face. After fi nally sending him off to play, she takes her father’s dagger and stabs herself. As Butterfl y dies, Pinkerton’s voice is heard crying out her name.

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One of the most beloved operas in the repertory began as a short story by John Luther Long, titled Madame Butterfly: A Tragedy of Japan (1898). A lawyer and occasional writer, Long based his story on the recollections of his sister who had been a missionary in Japan. The story attracted the attention of the well-known impresario and playwright David Belasco, whose staging of the play was performed in London in 1900. It was here that Puccini saw the performance, and although he did not speak a word of English he was riveted by the story. He rushed to bring it to life on the operatic stage, once again enlisting his librettists Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa.

Puccini, Illica, and Giacosa had already had tremendous successes with La bohème (1896) and Tosca (1900) and were perhaps unprepared when the initial performances of Madama Butterfly at La Scala in 1904

were not well received. They were mortified by its failure – one of the great fiascos in operatic history. However, Puccini’s deep love for the opera prompted him to continue to revise the work. Four months later, performances in Brescia received a vastly different reception. Madama Butterfly continued to be refined over the next few years: Puccini’s fifth and last revision was made in 1907; this is the version most opera houses perform to this day.

Even 110 years after its premiere, Madama Butterfly continues to be one of the most frequently performed operas around the world. Its enduring stature has much to do with the blending of Puccini’s music and Illica and Giacosa’s text. The visceral impact of the music fuses with the drama and poetry of the story in a way that leaves us breathless as we watch events unfold, hoping against hope that this time it might have a different ending.

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But Butterfl y’s story is not an abstract tragedy that happens to a stranger in an exotic land. Although on the surface the story is about a clash of cultures, what is truly revealed is the rise and fall of a typical Italian heroine. Nobody does this better than Puccini, and the music and text reveal something much more universal. Butterfl y’s story resonates for anyone who has ever felt the excitement of infatuation, the longing for a distant loved one, the sting of familial disapproval, the ache of rejection, the deep bond of motherhood and the resolve to make impossible choices. We love when Butterfl y loves, we rejoice when she rejoices, and we cry when her patience is rewarded with pain.

This new production of Madama Butterfl y further enhances the immediacy

of the emotions and the complicated interpersonal interactions involved. It steers away from visual clichés in an attempt to honor the universality of experience in the storytelling. The character of Butterfl y must go through her own metamorphosis over the course of the evening, and this production provides our great singing actors a wonderful canvas for the transformation.

Butterfl y isn’t the only one who transforms. Her dignity gives us pause, inspires us, redeems us; we are better for knowing her and experiencing her journey. No matter who we are when we enter the opera house, we leave the theater changed by our experience.

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ToMer Zvulun PRODUCTiON DiRECTORATlANTA OPERA DEBUT: The FLYinG DuTchman 2009General & Artistic Director of The Atlanta Opera, Tomer Zvulun is also one of opera’s most exciting young stage directors, earning consistent praise for his creative vision, often described as cinematic and fresh. His work has been presented in prestigious opera houses around the world, including the Metropolitan Opera, the opera companies of Seattle, Atlanta, Cleveland, Dallas, Cincinnati, Buenos Aires, and Wolf Trap, and at leading educational institutions such as The Juilliard School, Indiana University, Boston University, and IVAI in Tel Aviv. In 2013 he directed a critically acclaimed new production of La bohème for Seattle Opera, Don Giovanni for Cincinnati Opera, and a new Lucrezia Borgia in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He then returned to the Metropolitan Opera to direct Carmen and to Wolf Trap Opera for a new Falstaff. In 2014 he directed a new co-production of Rigoletto, which premiered at Boston Lyric Opera and will be remounted in Omaha and Atlanta. In summer 2014, Zvulun created a new Madama Butterfl y for Lorin Maazel’s Castleton Festival, a production that will open the season in his home company of Atlanta. In the 2014-2015 season he will make his European debut with a new production of Silent Night for the Wexford Festival in Ireland and will return to Seattle Opera for a new production of Semele. For the Atlanta Opera, Zvulun directed three productions before his appointment as General & Artistic Director: Der fl iegende Holländer, The Magic Flute, and Lucia di Lammermoor. For the Metropolitan Opera, Zvulun directed revivals of Tosca and Carmen and worked on a number of new productions during his seven years on the directing staff.


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ArThur FAgen CONDUCTORATlANTA OPERA DEBUT: La TraviaTa 2005Arthur Fagen, Atlanta Opera’s Music Director, is a regular guest of the world’s leading opera houses, concert halls, and music festivals, including, most notably the Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Staatsoper Berlin, Bavarian State Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, and Vienna State Opera. In North America he has been a frequent guest of the New York City Opera, Florentine Opera, Portland Opera, Edmonton Opera, Chautauqua, and New Orleans Opera, among others. In the coming season Mr. Fagen conducts at the Teatro del Bicentenario in Mexico and leads La traviata at Boston Lyric Opera. Notable orchestras he has conducted include the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the Czech Philharmonic, Munich Radio Orchestra, Tokyo Philharmonic, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, RAI Orchestras of Turin, Naples, Milan, Rome, and Israel Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Fagen has served as Music Director of the Dortmund Philharmonic Orchestra and Opera, Principal Conductor in Kassel and Brunswick, Chief Conductor of the Flanders Opera of Antwerp and Ghent, and was Music Director of the Queens Symphony Orchestra. He has made a number of recordings for Naxos and BMG. Born in New York, Mr. Fagen began his conducting studies with Laszlo Halasz. Further studies continued at the Curtis Institute under the guidance of Max Rudolf, and at the Salzburg Mozarteum with Hans Swarowsky. He also served as assistant to Christoph von Dohnanyi at Frankfurt Opera and James Levine at the Metropolitan Opera. Mr. Fagen is Professor of Music in Instrumental Conducting at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music.

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dinA KuZneTSovA CiO-CiO SANATlANTA OPERA DEBUTNoted for her exceptional musicianship and captivating stage presence, Russian-American soprano Dina Kuznetsova is an alumna of the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s young artist program and has gone on to sing at some of the world’s most prestigious opera houses including the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Wiener Staatsoper, Bayerische Staatsoper, and the Metropolitan Opera. Recent role debuts have included the title role in Katya Kabanová for Teatro Municipal de Santiago de Chile and Staatsoper Hamburg, the title role in Rusalka for the Glyndebourne Festival under Sir Andrew Davis and in Montpellier, Desdemona in Otello with the Gulbenkian Orchestra under Lawrence Foster, and Lisa in Pique Dame with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra under Vladimir Ashkenazy. Following her highly acclaimed debut as Cio-Cio San in Anthony Minghella’s production of Madama Butterfl y at English National Opera under Gianluca Marciano, Ms. Kuznetsova reprises the role with The Atlanta Opera this season. She also returns to Teatro Municipal de Santiago de Chile as Rusalka and to Opera Carolina as Liu in Turandot. Upcoming appearances include Rachmaninov’s The Bells with Washington’s National Symphony Orchestra under Vassily Sinaisky and Verdi’s Messa da Requiem with the Gulbenkian Orchestra under Paul McCreesh.

ninA yoShidA nelSon SUZUKiATlANTA OPERA DEBUTMezzo-soprano Nina Yoshida Nelsen’s upcoming engagements include a return to Utah Opera for Suzuki in Madama Butterfl y and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Southwest Florida Symphony. Last season Ms. Nelsen performed the role of Khanh in the world premiere of Huang Ruo’s new opera, Bound, for Houston Grand Opera and returned to Opera Santa Barbara for a role debut as the Secretary in Menotti’s The Consul. Recent appearances include the world premiere of the chamber opera Memory Stone at Houston Grand Opera, her Avery Fisher Hall debut as Mother in Amahl and the Night Visitors, and Verdi’s Requiem with the Bakersfi eld Symphony Orchestra. Suzuki in Madama Butterfl y is one of Ms. Nelsen’s signature roles; she has performed the role for New York City Opera, Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice, Opera Santa Barbara, Sarasota Opera, and Royal Albert Hall in London. Other operatic appearances include Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro, Rebecca Nurse in The Crucible for Utah Opera, Stéphano in Roméo et Juliette with Opera New Jersey, the title role in Carmen, and the role of Antonia’s Mother in Les contes d’Hoffmann with Komische Kammeroper of Munich.

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dinA KuZneTSovA CiO-CiO SANATlANTA OPERA DEBUTNoted for her exceptional musicianship and captivating stage presence, Russian-American soprano Dina Kuznetsova is an alumna of the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s young artist program and has gone on to sing at some of the world’s most prestigious opera houses including the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Wiener Staatsoper, Bayerische Staatsoper, and the Metropolitan Opera. Recent role debuts have included the title role in Katya Kabanová for Teatro Municipal de Santiago de Chile and Staatsoper Hamburg, the title role in Rusalka for the Glyndebourne Festival under Sir Andrew Davis and in Montpellier, Desdemona in Otello with the Gulbenkian Orchestra under Lawrence Foster, and Lisa in Pique Dame with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra under Vladimir Ashkenazy. Following her highly acclaimed debut as Cio-Cio San in Anthony Minghella’s production of Madama Butterfl y at English National Opera under Gianluca Marciano, Ms. Kuznetsova reprises the role with The Atlanta Opera this season. She also returns to Teatro Municipal de Santiago de Chile as Rusalka and to Opera Carolina as Liu in Turandot. Upcoming appearances include Rachmaninov’s The Bells with Washington’s National Symphony Orchestra under Vassily Sinaisky and Verdi’s Messa da Requiem with the Gulbenkian Orchestra under Paul McCreesh.

ninA yoShidA nelSon SUZUKiATlANTA OPERA DEBUTMezzo-soprano Nina Yoshida Nelsen’s upcoming engagements include a return to Utah Opera for Suzuki in Madama Butterfl y and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Southwest Florida Symphony. Last season Ms. Nelsen performed the role of Khanh in the world premiere of Huang Ruo’s new opera, Bound, for Houston Grand Opera and returned to Opera Santa Barbara for a role debut as the Secretary in Menotti’s The Consul. Recent appearances include the world premiere of the chamber opera Memory Stone at Houston Grand Opera, her Avery Fisher Hall debut as Mother in Amahl and the Night Visitors, and Verdi’s Requiem with the Bakersfi eld Symphony Orchestra. Suzuki in Madama Butterfl y is one of Ms. Nelsen’s signature roles; she has performed the role for New York City Opera, Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice, Opera Santa Barbara, Sarasota Opera, and Royal Albert Hall in London. Other operatic appearances include Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro, Rebecca Nurse in The Crucible for Utah Opera, Stéphano in Roméo et Juliette with Opera New Jersey, the title role in Carmen, and the role of Antonia’s Mother in Les contes d’Hoffmann with Komische Kammeroper of Munich.

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AShley Curling KATE PiNKERTONATlANTA OPERA DEBUT: La TraviaTa 2012

Soprano Ashley Curling has appeared with The Atlanta Opera, Riverside Opera, and New York Lyric Opera, where she sung the title role of Puccini’s Suor Angelica at Carnegie Hall. Most recently she performed scenes from Strauss’ Arabella and Verdi’s Otello at the Harrower Opera gala, and appeared as the Mozart heroines Countess Almaviva, Donna Anna, Elettra, and Fiordiligi at Aspen Opera Theatre. While in Aspen, she sang the Marschallin in scenes from Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier in the concert “The Beautiful Voice” with the Aspen Music Festival. She is also honored to have covered the title role in Carlisle Floyd’s Susannah with IVAI at the Israeli premiere of the work in Tel Aviv. Ms. Curling has received awards from the Metropolitan Opera National Council, Violetta DuPont-Opera at Florham, and Alexander Buono vocal competitions. She makes her concert debut next spring with the Lancaster Symphony as the soprano soloist in performances of Mozart’s Coronation Mass.

AdAM diegel B.f. PiNKERTONATlANTA OPERA DEBUTAdam Diegel is rapidly establishing international notoriety for an impassioned dramatic sense, powerful voice, and for his classic leading looks in the lyric tenor repertoire. Mr. Diegel’s 2014-2015 season includes performances of Tosca at Seattle Opera, Toledo Opera, and for the Orlando Philharmonic as well as Madama Butterfly for the Perth International Festival in Australia. Last year, the tenor returned to the Metropolitan Opera in Madama Butterfly in two series of performances led by Marco Armiliato and Philippe Auguin. He debuted at Opera Philadelphia as Ismaele in a new production of Nabucco under the baton of Music Director Corrado Rovaris and bowed for the first time at Vancouver Opera as Cavaradossi in Tosca led by Music Director Jonathan Darlington. Mr. Diegel’s Metropolitan Opera debut came in 2010 as Froh in the new Robert Lepage production of Das Rheingold conducted by James Levine, a role he repeated for the Met under the direction of Fabio Luisi. His other Metropolitan Opera roles have included Pinkerton, conducted by Plácido Domingo, and Ismaele in Nabucco led by Paolo Carignani.

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Corey MCKern SHARPlESSATlANTA OPERA DEBUTCorey McKern continuously earns critical acclaim and accolades in every appearance he makes. Upcoming projects take Mr. McKern to the San Juan Symphony for a concert of arias and duets; the Phoenix Symphony, Alabama Symphony, and Milwaukee Symphony for Carmina Burana, a piece he debuted last season with Seattle Symphony; a return to Opera Birmingham for the title role in Hamlet by Ambroise Thomas; and a reprisal of Zurga in Les pêcheurs de perles with Florida Grand Opera. Mr. McKern is gaining attention at the nation’s leading houses for his charming and dynamic portrayals of signature roles: Marcello in La bohème for Santa Fe Opera, Florentine Opera of Milwaukee, Nashville Opera, Opera Grand Rapids, and in his Asian debut at Opera Hong Kong; Figaro in Il barbiere di Siviglia with Nashville Opera; the Count in Le nozze di Figaro with Nashville Opera, Opera Cleveland, Opera Columbus, Michigan Opera Theatre, Tulsa Opera, and Syracuse Opera; Papageno in Die Zauberflöte with Opera Omaha, Arizona Opera, and Tulsa Opera; and Silvio in Pagliacci with Austin Lyric Opera, Arizona Opera, Opera Birmingham, and Central City Opera.

JASon FerrAnTe GOROATlANTA OPERA DEBUTJason Ferrante is recognized as one of the leading character singers of his generation, singing both comedians and protagonists on the operatic stage and, in concert, a repertoire of a wide range of composers from Bach and Handel to John Musto and Lowell Liebermann. In 2014-2015 Mr. Ferrante returns to Florida Grand as the Magician in The Consul. Last season saw his debut with the Boise Philharmonic and return to Jacksonville Symphony as the tenor soloist in Handel’s Messiah, a guest artist appearance with the Sarasota Artist Series, Fourth Jew in Salome with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Ravinia Festival, and Spoletta in Tosca with Florida Grand Opera. Mr. Ferrante’s other recent engagements included his return to the Orlando Philharmonic for Basilio and Don Curzio in Le nozze di Figaro, the Fourth Jew in Salome for Palm Beach Opera, and his return to New York City Opera covering the role of Aronne in Mose in Egitto. Additional recent highlights include Borsa in Rigoletto with Florida Grand Opera and the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, Basile in Le Roi Malgré Lui with the Bard Summerscape Festival, Jacquino in Fidelio for his debut with Opera Boston, and his most frequently performed role, Goro in Madama Butterfly, for debuts at Opera Omaha, Syracuse Opera, and Kentucky Opera.

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Corey MCKern SHARPlESSATlANTA OPERA DEBUTCorey McKern continuously earns critical acclaim and accolades in every appearance he makes. Upcoming projects take Mr. McKern to the San Juan Symphony for a concert of arias and duets; the Phoenix Symphony, Alabama Symphony, and Milwaukee Symphony for Carmina Burana, a piece he debuted last season with Seattle Symphony; a return to Opera Birmingham for the title role in Hamlet by Ambroise Thomas; and a reprisal of Zurga in Les pêcheurs de perles with Florida Grand Opera. Mr. McKern is gaining attention at the nation’s leading houses for his charming and dynamic portrayals of signature roles: Marcello in La bohème for Santa Fe Opera, Florentine Opera of Milwaukee, Nashville Opera, Opera Grand Rapids, and in his Asian debut at Opera Hong Kong; Figaro in Il barbiere di Siviglia with Nashville Opera; the Count in Le nozze di Figaro with Nashville Opera, Opera Cleveland, Opera Columbus, Michigan Opera Theatre, Tulsa Opera, and Syracuse Opera; Papageno in Die Zauberflöte with Opera Omaha, Arizona Opera, and Tulsa Opera; and Silvio in Pagliacci with Austin Lyric Opera, Arizona Opera, Opera Birmingham, and Central City Opera.

JASon FerrAnTe GOROATlANTA OPERA DEBUTJason Ferrante is recognized as one of the leading character singers of his generation, singing both comedians and protagonists on the operatic stage and, in concert, a repertoire of a wide range of composers from Bach and Handel to John Musto and Lowell Liebermann. In 2014-2015 Mr. Ferrante returns to Florida Grand as the Magician in The Consul. Last season saw his debut with the Boise Philharmonic and return to Jacksonville Symphony as the tenor soloist in Handel’s Messiah, a guest artist appearance with the Sarasota Artist Series, Fourth Jew in Salome with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Ravinia Festival, and Spoletta in Tosca with Florida Grand Opera. Mr. Ferrante’s other recent engagements included his return to the Orlando Philharmonic for Basilio and Don Curzio in Le nozze di Figaro, the Fourth Jew in Salome for Palm Beach Opera, and his return to New York City Opera covering the role of Aronne in Mose in Egitto. Additional recent highlights include Borsa in Rigoletto with Florida Grand Opera and the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, Basile in Le Roi Malgré Lui with the Bard Summerscape Festival, Jacquino in Fidelio for his debut with Opera Boston, and his most frequently performed role, Goro in Madama Butterfly, for debuts at Opera Omaha, Syracuse Opera, and Kentucky Opera.

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AlAn higgS iMPERiAl COMMiSSiONERATlANTA OPERA DEBUTBass-baritone Alan Higgs makes his professional debut in Madama Butterfly. Mr. Higgs attended Florida State University for his masters degree in Voice Performance, where he performed Simone in Gianni Schicchi, Prince Gremin in Eugene Onegin, Don Alfonso in Così fan tutte. While singing Rucker Lattimore in Cold Sassy Tree, he had the honor of working with composer Carlisle Floyd. During his undergraduate studies at the University of Florida, his roles included Guglielmo in Così fan tutte, The Husband in Amelia Goes to the Ball, and Kecal in The Bartered Bride. Mr. Higgs has performed in the chorus with the Florida Grand Opera and sang the bass soloist in Judas Maccabaeus for the New World School of the Arts in Miami.

JoSeph lATTAnZi PRiNCE YAMADORiATlANTA OPERA DEBUTA native of Mableton, Ga, baritone Joseph Lattanzi’s recent appearances included a return to Seattle Opera in The Consul, a debut with Cincinnati Opera, and his international debut in Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem with the Orchestra e Coro Sinfonica di Milano “Giuseppe Verdi.” Mr. Lattanzi garnered acclaim for his performance of Count Almaviva in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro led by Xian Zhang at San Francisco Opera’s Merola Opera Program. Equally at home in standard and new repertoire, he created the role of Hawkins Fuller in workshop of Gregory Spears’ new opera Fellow Travelers. Upcoming engagements include a workshop of Jake Heggie’s new opera, Great Scott, a reprise of Fellow Travelers at the National Opera Center in New York City, Così fan tutte at CCM, and Carmina Burana with the Chicago Sinfonietta. Mr. Lattanzi recently debuted as Moralès in Bizet’s Carmen with Seattle Opera and as a member of Seattle Opera’s Young Artist Program he performed the roles of Dr. Malatesta in Donizetti’s Don Pasquale and Albert in Massenet’s Werther. Other stage credits include the title role in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Papageno in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, and Guglielmo in Mozart’s Così fan tutte. Upon graduating from the Cobb County Center for Excellence in the Performing Arts at Pebblebrook High School, Mr. Lattanzi studied at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM), the Brevard Music Center, the Chautauqua Institute Voice Program, and spent two summers in the Merola Opera Program.

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Kyle AlBerTSon BONZEATlANTA OPERA DEBUTBass-baritone Kyle Albertson has made his mark on the operatic world in recent seasons performing a variety of roles such as Leporello in Don Giovanni, Lescaut in Manon Lescaut, and Henry Kissinger in Nixon in China. This season’s engagements include a return to the Metropolitan Opera for Manon and The Merry Widow, Mr. Rodriguez in Past the Checkpoints in concert with HGOco, and the baritone solo in Verdi’s Requiem with The Handel Society of Dartmouth. He will make his Houston Grand Opera main stage debut in 2015. In recent seasons, Mr. Albertson made his Dallas Opera debut as Zuniga in Carmen and joined the Metropolitan Opera roster to cover Bretigny in Manon, Masetto in Don Giovanni, and for productions of Le nozze di Figaro, Die Zauberflöte, and Dialogues des Carmélites. Other recent engagements include the title role of Sweeney Todd with Syracuse Opera, Rucker Lattimore in Cold Sassy Tree with Sugar Creek Opera Festival, and Prison Warden in Dead Man Walking, Hobson in Peter Grimes, and the Duke in Roméo et Juliette, all with Des Moines Metro Opera. Mr. Albertson made his Carnegie Hall début in Rutter’s Mass of the Children and excerpts from Messiah and performed a concert version of Der Rosenkavalier with Christoph Eschenbach and the National Symphony.

erhArd roM SET & PROJECTiONS DESiGNERATlANTA OPERA DEBUT: Lucia Di Lammermoor 2011Erhard Rom has designed settings for nearly 200 productions around the world. This season he returns to San Francisco Opera to design a new production of Susannah, after his debut there in 2012 with designs for Nixon in China. Other venues include Seattle Opera, Vancouver Opera, The Glimmerglass Festival, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Minnesota Opera, Syracuse Stage, Geva Theatre Center, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Boston Lyric Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Opéra de Montréal, The Atlanta Opera, and Wolf Trap Opera among many others. Mr. Rom has collaborated with many of the world’s leading directors, including Colin Graham, Nicholas Muni, and Francesca Zambello, for whom he designed the world premiere of the 2011 Glimmerglass Festival production of A Blizzard on Marblehead Neck with music by Jeanine Tesori and libretto by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner. Several of Mr. Rom’s designs have been featured in the Prague Quadrennial International exhibition of scenography. Future engagements include a new production of Silent Night for the Wexford Festival Opera, Semele for Seattle Opera, and Carmen for Minnesota Opera. Mr. Rom is an associate professor at Montclair State University where he teaches design.

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greg eMeTAZ ASSOCiATE PROJECTiONS DESiGNERATlANTA OPERA DEBUT: The GoLDen TickeT 2012Mr. Emetaz’s recent video designs for the stage include the world premiere of Tobias Picker’s Dolores Claiborne at San Francisco Opera, the world premieres of 27, Champion, The Golden Ticket, the American premiere of Unsuk Chin’s Alice in Wonderland, and The Death of Klinghoffer at Opera Theater of Saint Louis. Upcoming designs for the world premiere of Bel Canto at Lyric Opera of Chicago and Salome at Opera San Antonio. He is the director of the award-winning short film Death by Omelette as well as Bowes Academy and the feature documentary Fay Lindsay-Jones Story, in addition to music videos Eating 4 Two, and Butt Drunk with Amanda DeSimone (Friar’s Club Film Festival Special Jury Award). He has created behind-the-scenes documentary of Julie Taymor’s feature film The Tempest, promotional documentaries for the Broadway musical Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark, along with numerous short documentary films for Opera Theatre of Saint Louis and New York City Opera. He served as video director for the NEA Opera Honors (2008-2011), NEA Jazz Masters (2011, 2013), and New York City Opera’s VOX Showcase (2007-2010).

roBerT WierZel liGHTiNG DESiGNERATlANTA OPERA DEBUT: Lucia Di Lammermoor 2011Robert Wierzel is happy to be returning to The Atlanta Opera. Other credits include productions with the opera companies of Paris-Garnier, Tokyo, Toronto, New York City Opera, Glimmerglass, Seattle, Boston Lyric, Minnesota, San Francisco, Houston, Virginia, Chicago Lyric, Montreal, Vancouver, Portland, Wolf Trap, and San Diego. Dance work includes 27 years with choreographer Bill T. Jones (Bessie Awards) including productions at the Lyon Opera Ballet, Berlin Opera Ballet and Walking the Line at The Louvre Museum, Paris. Broadway credits include Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill starring Audra McDonald Fela! (Tony nomination, productions at the National Theatre, London, International & American tours), David Copperfield’s Broadway debut Dreams and Nightmares. Off-Broadway includes productions with the New York Shakespeare Festival/Public Theatre, the Signature Theatre, the Roundabout, Playwrights Horizons. Extensive regional theatre work includes productions at Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre Company, A.C.T. San Francisco, Berkley Rep, Center Stage, Arena Stage, Hartford Stage, Long Wharf Theatre, Westport Country Playhouse, Goodman Theatre, The Guthrie, Mark Taper Forum, Actors Theatre Louisville, The Old Globe. Wierzel holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Yale School of Drama and is an adjunct faculty member at NYU Tisch School of the Arts and the Yale School of Drama.

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WAlTer huFF CHORUS MASTERATlANTA OPERA DEBUT: ToSca 1988This season Walter Huff celebrates 25 years as Chorus Master for The Atlanta Opera. Mr. Huff is an Associate Professor and Faculty Director of Opera Choruses at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music. In the past two seasons, he has led choruses in IU Opera Theater’s productions of Don Giovanni, The Merry Widow, Akhnaten, the world premiere of The Tale of Lady Thi Kinti, H.M.S. Pinafore, and La traviata. Mr. Huff studied piano with Sarah Martin, Peter Takacs, and Lillian Freundlich. He has performed with singers throughout Europe and the United States and served as coach with the Peabody Opera Theatre and Washington National Opera. Mr. Huff also has performed in master classes given by renowned singers and pianists such as Sir Peter Pears, Licia Albanese, Eileen Farrell, Dalton Baldwin, Leon Fleisher, and Elly Ameling. He has been musical director for The Atlanta Opera Studio, Georgia State University Opera, and Actor’s Express, and served as chorus master for Faust and Der Rosenkavalier with San Diego Opera. In 1984, he received Tanglewood’s C.D. Jackson Master Award for Excellence, presented by Seiji Ozawa and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Huff was one of four Atlanta artists chosen for the fi rst Loridans Arts Awards, given to artists who have made exceptional contributions to the cultural life of Atlanta.

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Helen Kim Assistant Concertmaster

Fia DurrettPrincipalSecond Violin

Adelaide FedericiAssistant PrincipalSecond Violin

Amy Chang

Edward Eanes

Felix Farrar

Robert Givens

Patti Gouvas

Alison James

Jeanne Johnson

Sally Wilson Martin

Lisa Morrison

Lee Nicholson

Shawn Pagliarini

Patrick Ryan

Lee Sheehan

Sheela Iyengar

Angele Sherwood-Lawless

Jessica Stinson

Rafael Veytsblum

Elonia Varfi

violA

William JohnstonPrincipal

Elizabeth Derderian-WoodAssistant Principal

Allyson Fleck

Catherine Price

Julie Rosseter

Karl Schab

Sherrod Mitchell

Joli Wu

Cello

Charae KruegerPrincipal

Erin EllisAssistant Principal

Barney Culver

David Hancock

Mary Kenney

Cynthia Sulko

BASS

Lyn DeRamusPrincipal

Christina Caterino

Emory Clements

Rob Henson

FluTe/piCColo

James ZellersPrincipal

Jeana Melili

Kelly Bryant

oBoe

Dane PhilipsenPrincipal

Barbara Cook

Ann LilyaEnglish Horn

ClArineT

David OdomPrincipal

Jeanne Heinze

John WarrenBass Clarinet

BASSoon

Michael MuszynskiPrincipal

Debra Grove

The ATlAnTA operA orCheSTrA

horn

David BradleyPrincipal

Anna Dodd

Jason Eklund

Edward Ferguson

TruMpeT

Yvonne TollPrincipal

Hollie Lifshey

Kevin Lyons

TroMBone

Mark McConnellPrincipal

Edmon Nicholson

Richard Brady

TiMpAni

John LawlessPrincipal

perCuSSion

Michael CebulskiPrincipal

Scott Douglas

Karen Hunt

Jeff Kershner

hArp

Susan BradyPrincipal

The ATlAnTA operA ChoruS

ChoruS MASTer

Walter Huff

ASSiSTAnT ChoruS MASTer

Rolando Salazar

* String sections are listed in alphabetical order

Musicians employed in this production are represented by the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.The Atlanta Opera Chorus performs on the opening night of the Choral Silver Celebration

at the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts at Emory University.photo: Jeff Roff man

SOPRANOS

Caitlin Andrews

Rebecca Blouin

Lisa Brown

Megan Brunning

Sakinah Davis

Christina Howell

Mary Brooke Quarles

Zorica Pavlovic

Laura Porlier

Allegra Whitney

Carrie Anne Wilson

ChoruS For MadaMa ButterflyAlTOS

Sally Rose Bates

Abigail Halon

Sarah Harville

Jessica Lane

Teri Sawyer

Laurie Ann Taylor

Laurie Tossing

TENORS & BASSES

Xavier A. Durden

Brendan Callahan-Fitzgerald

William Green

Ben Larkin

J. Brandon Odom

Jonathan L.B. Spuhler

Gregory Sterchi

Matthew Talley

John M. Young

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violinS

Peter CiaschiniConcertmaster

Helen Kim Assistant Concertmaster

Fia DurrettPrincipalSecond Violin

Adelaide FedericiAssistant PrincipalSecond Violin

Amy Chang

Edward Eanes

Felix Farrar

Robert Givens

Patti Gouvas

Alison James

Jeanne Johnson

Sally Wilson Martin

Lisa Morrison

Lee Nicholson

Shawn Pagliarini

Patrick Ryan

Lee Sheehan

Sheela Iyengar

Angele Sherwood-Lawless

Jessica Stinson

Rafael Veytsblum

Elonia Varfi

violA

William JohnstonPrincipal

Elizabeth Derderian-WoodAssistant Principal

Allyson Fleck

Catherine Price

Julie Rosseter

Karl Schab

Sherrod Mitchell

Joli Wu

Cello

Charae KruegerPrincipal

Erin EllisAssistant Principal

Barney Culver

David Hancock

Mary Kenney

Cynthia Sulko

BASS

Lyn DeRamusPrincipal

Christina Caterino

Emory Clements

Rob Henson

FluTe/piCColo

James ZellersPrincipal

Jeana Melili

Kelly Bryant

oBoe

Dane PhilipsenPrincipal

Barbara Cook

Ann LilyaEnglish Horn

ClArineT

David OdomPrincipal

Jeanne Heinze

John WarrenBass Clarinet

BASSoon

Michael MuszynskiPrincipal

Debra Grove

The ATlAnTA operA orCheSTrA

horn

David BradleyPrincipal

Anna Dodd

Jason Eklund

Edward Ferguson

TruMpeT

Yvonne TollPrincipal

Hollie Lifshey

Kevin Lyons

TroMBone

Mark McConnellPrincipal

Edmon Nicholson

Richard Brady

TiMpAni

John LawlessPrincipal

perCuSSion

Michael CebulskiPrincipal

Scott Douglas

Karen Hunt

Jeff Kershner

hArp

Susan BradyPrincipal

The ATlAnTA operA ChoruS

ChoruS MASTer

Walter Huff

ASSiSTAnT ChoruS MASTer

Rolando Salazar

* String sections are listed in alphabetical order

Musicians employed in this production are represented by the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.The Atlanta Opera Chorus performs on the opening night of the Choral Silver Celebration

at the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts at Emory University.photo: Jeff Roff man

SOPRANOS

Caitlin Andrews

Rebecca Blouin

Lisa Brown

Megan Brunning

Sakinah Davis

Christina Howell

Mary Brooke Quarles

Zorica Pavlovic

Laura Porlier

Allegra Whitney

Carrie Anne Wilson

ChoruS For MadaMa ButterflyAlTOS

Sally Rose Bates

Abigail Halon

Sarah Harville

Jessica Lane

Teri Sawyer

Laurie Ann Taylor

Laurie Tossing

TENORS & BASSES

Xavier A. Durden

Brendan Callahan-Fitzgerald

William Green

Ben Larkin

J. Brandon Odom

Jonathan L.B. Spuhler

Gregory Sterchi

Matthew Talley

John M. Young

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Behind The CurTAinBehind The CurTAin

Nancy and Jim Bland are an extraordinary couple who have demonstrated their love for the community for many years. Nancy is originally from Atlanta and Jim grew up in Statesboro, Ga. Together, they married and raised three children.

From Jim’s position as the Chief of Anesthesiology at Egleston Children’s Hospital, and Nancy’s role as a teacher at The Lovett Schools, they have made a positive impact on the lives of countless children and families.

Over the years, they have also worked together to preserve the past and help set the stage to improve the future. Through their philanthropic decisions, they have sought to improve the community. Their

born of the desire for all people to have the opportunity to experience that magic.

Nancy and Jim have been involved with The Atlanta Opera since its inception and continue to have an active role in ensuring its success and sustainability for the future. Their leadership and commitment have inspired many people and they have never stepped away from their pledge of support, both in terms of time and treasure.

The Blands believe in the power of live opera. Whether they are board members or audience members, their support has been unwavering. Equally important, they believe in the growth and continued health of The Atlanta Opera. Our ability to produce high-quality productions and educational programs is due to the compassionate support of people like the Blands.

From the fi rst note to the last, Nancy and Jim Bland’s selfl ess generosity has helped share their love of opera with each of us.

Nancy and Jim Bland are the Production Sponsors of Madama Butterfl y. As the curtain lifts to reveal a vision of Nagasaki, Japan, say a little thank you to Nancy and Jim Bland for helping to bring this beautiful production to life.

vision of community embraces the larger population of Atlanta and they care deeply about preserving the stories that make this city so special.

They share a belief in quietly doing good works to help enrich the lives of others. Across their support of Sheltering Arms, the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, and The Atlanta Opera, runs a common thread: They want things to be better for the next generation.

Throughout their lives together, Nancy and Jim have shared a love of opera. Not only do they appreciate the combination of thrilling music and spectacular visual experience, they enjoy being part of a live audience experiencing the performance together. Their support of the Opera is

nAnCy & JiM BlAnd, quieT generoSiTy

Photos from top to bottom: Jim and Nancy stop for a photo at the 1989 Opera Ball; (left to right) Sheperd and Boyce Ansley and Nancy and Jim pose on the set of Hansel & Gretel

from the 2007-08 inaugural season at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre; The Atlanta Opera's

past Artistic Director, William Fred Scott, Jim, and Nancy deep in conversation at the 2005

Atlanta Opera Ball at The Biltmore.photos: Jim Fitts, & Tim Wilkerson


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Behind The CurTAinBehind The CurTAin

Nancy and Jim Bland are an extraordinary couple who have demonstrated their love for the community for many years. Nancy is originally from Atlanta and Jim grew up in Statesboro, Ga. Together, they married and raised three children.

From Jim’s position as the Chief of Anesthesiology at Egleston Children’s Hospital, and Nancy’s role as a teacher at The Lovett Schools, they have made a positive impact on the lives of countless children and families.

Over the years, they have also worked together to preserve the past and help set the stage to improve the future. Through their philanthropic decisions, they have sought to improve the community. Their

born of the desire for all people to have the opportunity to experience that magic.

Nancy and Jim have been involved with The Atlanta Opera since its inception and continue to have an active role in ensuring its success and sustainability for the future. Their leadership and commitment have inspired many people and they have never stepped away from their pledge of support, both in terms of time and treasure.

The Blands believe in the power of live opera. Whether they are board members or audience members, their support has been unwavering. Equally important, they believe in the growth and continued health of The Atlanta Opera. Our ability to produce high-quality productions and educational programs is due to the compassionate support of people like the Blands.

From the fi rst note to the last, Nancy and Jim Bland’s selfl ess generosity has helped share their love of opera with each of us.

Nancy and Jim Bland are the Production Sponsors of Madama Butterfl y. As the curtain lifts to reveal a vision of Nagasaki, Japan, say a little thank you to Nancy and Jim Bland for helping to bring this beautiful production to life.

vision of community embraces the larger population of Atlanta and they care deeply about preserving the stories that make this city so special.

They share a belief in quietly doing good works to help enrich the lives of others. Across their support of Sheltering Arms, the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, and The Atlanta Opera, runs a common thread: They want things to be better for the next generation.

Throughout their lives together, Nancy and Jim have shared a love of opera. Not only do they appreciate the combination of thrilling music and spectacular visual experience, they enjoy being part of a live audience experiencing the performance together. Their support of the Opera is

nAnCy & JiM BlAnd, quieT generoSiTy

Photos from top to bottom: Jim and Nancy stop for a photo at the 1989 Opera Ball; (left to right) Sheperd and Boyce Ansley and Nancy and Jim pose on the set of Hansel & Gretel

from the 2007-08 inaugural season at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre; The Atlanta Opera's

past Artistic Director, William Fred Scott, Jim, and Nancy deep in conversation at the 2005

Atlanta Opera Ball at The Biltmore.photos: Jim Fitts, & Tim Wilkerson


p r o u d ly s u p p o r ts

the AtlAntA operA

www.parktavern.comikebanahq.org

Ikebana International is proud to partner with The Atlanta Opera. Please visit our exhibition in the lobby.

For more information, please contact

Sue Wislar2nd VP/Program [email protected]

Jennie [email protected]

p r o u d ly s u p p o r ts

the AtlAntA operA

www.parktavern.comikebanahq.org

Ikebana International is proud to partner with The Atlanta Opera. Please visit our exhibition in the lobby.

For more information, please contact

Sue Wislar2nd VP/Program [email protected]

Jennie [email protected]

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Sylvia McNair and Kevin Cole performed in the Molly Blank Concert Series, a partnership between the Breman Museum and The Atlanta Opera.

photo: The Breman Museum / Ivani Photography

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Each season The Atlanta Opera happily steps beyond the mainstage to bring opera of the highest caliber to locations throughout the Atlanta metro area. We offer programming and experiences for a wide variety of ages, from the novice to the super fan and everyone in between.

During the 2014-2015 season we are honored to return as participants in the Molly Blank Jewish Concert series at the William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum. On Jan. 15 we perform the music of Gershwin and Bernstein, exploring their impact as the children of Jewish immigrants. On March 12 we return for a concert of music by Kurt Weill as we share his fascinating life story, which takes him from Berlin to Broadway.

Jan. 24 also brings us the fi fth annual 24-Hour Opera Project, to be performed for the fi rst time at Theatrical Outfi t. This whirlwind of creativity features a brave group of composers and librettists who meet for the fi rst time to compose 10-minute operas over the course of one long night. The following morning, singers, accompanists, and directors join the process, yielding a performance that evening. It’s a wild ride, frequently hilarious, occasionally touching and always a lot of fun.

For audience members desiring a closer look at the world of the composer, we continue our popular pre-show lectures, held one hour before every performance. Additionally, we are pleased to introduce a new panel discussion series called

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Perspectives, which, starting with Rigoletto, will take place at the beginning of each rehearsal period and feature a lively discussion of the themes and ideas connected to each opera production.

Our offerings for students of all ages begin this year with a special student matinee of Madama Butterfl y at the Cobb Energy Centre on Nov. 13. This one-hour reduction of the opera is performed with full set and costumes and features the cast, chorus, and orchestra of the mainstage show.

The Studio Tour is our longest-running education initiative, performed for thousands of school-age children every season. This year we have prepared a special one-hour reduction of Mozart’s glorious The Marriage of Figaro, which tours middle and high schools throughout January and February.

June will see a reinvention of our High School Opera Institute as a

weeklong intensive workshop for talented high school singers to explore aspects of preparing for an audition. Sessions include intensive music and diction coaching, as well as classes in acting, movement, improvisation, and professional development. The week culminates in a mock audition/recital for parents and friends.

For older music students, we continue to partner throughout the season with our area colleges and universities for a series of master classes, featuring our talented mainstage singers and teaching artists.

Our community and education partners are instrumental in helping The Atlanta Opera to bring the power and passion of opera to thousands of students and audience members across the Atlanta metro area. We are grateful for their support and we encourage you to learn more about our community programs by visiting us at atlantaopera.org.

volunTeerSVolunteers are a vital component of the continued success and growth of The Atlanta Opera. We would like to acknowledge the many contributions offered in the past year by the individuals listed below. We appreciate everything they do for the Opera and the greater Atlanta community by nurturing this important cultural asset.

Are you interested in working behind the scenes? Our volunteers work in our offi ces, in the community, backstage and even on the stage as supernumeraries! We can use you wherever you feel your particular skill set can best benefi t the company, whether as an artist ambassador, or stuffi ng envelopes, or marketing, or assisting with community events – there is a place for you in The Atlanta Opera family. Call Natasha King at 404-591-2928, email [email protected] or visit the “Support Us” section at atlantaopera.org to learn more about becoming a volunteer.

Denise AndersenKimberly AndersonChantey AndrewsAlishia AustinK. Ilena BanksJoan BaskinSanford BaskinZachary BermanStacy BerryRosa BlandErnie BraunschweigAllison BrownBennett BrzyckiCharley BurneyPaul BurnoreJessica CallahamEydie CastroRichard CherryErin CoheeNoreen ConortBeth CooperJean CornnKimberly DanielsLorie DavisChris DeutschlerKevin DewStacey DietzRichard DodderBrad DorfmanJanay DouglasChandrea DungyRabiah A. ElisaLance ElliottKatia EvansAnna FilardiOlga FloresBrenda Flores

Pete FujimotoPeggy FungAnne Marie GaryMaxi GeorgeAaron GilliamElliott GoldsteinElizabeth GoldsteinPhoenixx GreywolfSylvia HalleckJumaanah HarrisAnne HayesLauren HayesSuzanne HayesJennifer HendricksFrances HollandDavid Huff manCardine R. JohnsonJocelyn JohnsonKathy JohnsonNicolas JohnsonCorey JohnsonJamey JonesW.C. JonesAmanda KautzerGeorge KazarianRita KennedyPaula KocherAnie KogutkiewictSarah KoubaPatty Kramer-LakeAlison KratzertHelen & Steve KrausEsther KudronVirginia J. LamRyan LeeVicky LegaseiJesse Leonard

Peg & James LowmanDiana LulushiMeigan ManisRachael McDonaldMary Ruth McDonaldJenny McElligottDenisha MillerLorrain & Joseph MillsMarcus MitchellCiara MontalboKristin MoyeFatimah MustafaaJC NameNatalie LynchRobert NemoGwendolyn NestlehuttVernon NorrisMs. Marianela NoyaKim OngSonia OxmanPriya PatelPolly PaterGlenda PearsonMatthew PinnowLarry PinsonTandi ReddickNancy ReedMarie ReidAlex RiveraBlake RobersonCatherine RobersonDiana RobinsonTanish RossSuzanna SaiahCherylene & John SandsMartha SchallernCatherine Schatz

Joyce SchechterCarol SchmiedGail ShattahAmanda ShearrowTatiana ShifersonDan ShumateVerna SladeAlisha SmithCourtney Smith Sheena SpencerMargaret A. StephenEleanor & Jim StrainBeth SuryanSandy Taff elLinda TaylorCarol ThurmanDonald ThurmanLaura TompkinsSuzanne TouchstoneRuth VaughtMark & Tricia VogelgesangAlice WadeDarrell Gene WaitsAlana C. WalkerDorman WallaceHilary WayneHarold WhitneyBranalyn WilliamsLaura Chris WrightYilan XiangBarbara ZellnerSanaa FurqanConstance MackSevim Jumper

Students attending the 2013 Student Short matinee of Tosca at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre.

photo: Andrew Snook

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Perspectives, which, starting with Rigoletto, will take place at the beginning of each rehearsal period and feature a lively discussion of the themes and ideas connected to each opera production.

Our offerings for students of all ages begin this year with a special student matinee of Madama Butterfl y at the Cobb Energy Centre on Nov. 13. This one-hour reduction of the opera is performed with full set and costumes and features the cast, chorus, and orchestra of the mainstage show.

The Studio Tour is our longest-running education initiative, performed for thousands of school-age children every season. This year we have prepared a special one-hour reduction of Mozart’s glorious The Marriage of Figaro, which tours middle and high schools throughout January and February.

June will see a reinvention of our High School Opera Institute as a

weeklong intensive workshop for talented high school singers to explore aspects of preparing for an audition. Sessions include intensive music and diction coaching, as well as classes in acting, movement, improvisation, and professional development. The week culminates in a mock audition/recital for parents and friends.

For older music students, we continue to partner throughout the season with our area colleges and universities for a series of master classes, featuring our talented mainstage singers and teaching artists.

Our community and education partners are instrumental in helping The Atlanta Opera to bring the power and passion of opera to thousands of students and audience members across the Atlanta metro area. We are grateful for their support and we encourage you to learn more about our community programs by visiting us at atlantaopera.org.

volunTeerSVolunteers are a vital component of the continued success and growth of The Atlanta Opera. We would like to acknowledge the many contributions offered in the past year by the individuals listed below. We appreciate everything they do for the Opera and the greater Atlanta community by nurturing this important cultural asset.

Are you interested in working behind the scenes? Our volunteers work in our offi ces, in the community, backstage and even on the stage as supernumeraries! We can use you wherever you feel your particular skill set can best benefi t the company, whether as an artist ambassador, or stuffi ng envelopes, or marketing, or assisting with community events – there is a place for you in The Atlanta Opera family. Call Natasha King at 404-591-2928, email [email protected] or visit the “Support Us” section at atlantaopera.org to learn more about becoming a volunteer.

Denise AndersenKimberly AndersonChantey AndrewsAlishia AustinK. Ilena BanksJoan BaskinSanford BaskinZachary BermanStacy BerryRosa BlandErnie BraunschweigAllison BrownBennett BrzyckiCharley BurneyPaul BurnoreJessica CallahamEydie CastroRichard CherryErin CoheeNoreen ConortBeth CooperJean CornnKimberly DanielsLorie DavisChris DeutschlerKevin DewStacey DietzRichard DodderBrad DorfmanJanay DouglasChandrea DungyRabiah A. ElisaLance ElliottKatia EvansAnna FilardiOlga FloresBrenda Flores

Pete FujimotoPeggy FungAnne Marie GaryMaxi GeorgeAaron GilliamElliott GoldsteinElizabeth GoldsteinPhoenixx GreywolfSylvia HalleckJumaanah HarrisAnne HayesLauren HayesSuzanne HayesJennifer HendricksFrances HollandDavid Huff manCardine R. JohnsonJocelyn JohnsonKathy JohnsonNicolas JohnsonCorey JohnsonJamey JonesW.C. JonesAmanda KautzerGeorge KazarianRita KennedyPaula KocherAnie KogutkiewictSarah KoubaPatty Kramer-LakeAlison KratzertHelen & Steve KrausEsther KudronVirginia J. LamRyan LeeVicky LegaseiJesse Leonard

Peg & James LowmanDiana LulushiMeigan ManisRachael McDonaldMary Ruth McDonaldJenny McElligottDenisha MillerLorrain & Joseph MillsMarcus MitchellCiara MontalboKristin MoyeFatimah MustafaaJC NameNatalie LynchRobert NemoGwendolyn NestlehuttVernon NorrisMs. Marianela NoyaKim OngSonia OxmanPriya PatelPolly PaterGlenda PearsonMatthew PinnowLarry PinsonTandi ReddickNancy ReedMarie ReidAlex RiveraBlake RobersonCatherine RobersonDiana RobinsonTanish RossSuzanna SaiahCherylene & John SandsMartha SchallernCatherine Schatz

Joyce SchechterCarol SchmiedGail ShattahAmanda ShearrowTatiana ShifersonDan ShumateVerna SladeAlisha SmithCourtney Smith Sheena SpencerMargaret A. StephenEleanor & Jim StrainBeth SuryanSandy Taff elLinda TaylorCarol ThurmanDonald ThurmanLaura TompkinsSuzanne TouchstoneRuth VaughtMark & Tricia VogelgesangAlice WadeDarrell Gene WaitsAlana C. WalkerDorman WallaceHilary WayneHarold WhitneyBranalyn WilliamsLaura Chris WrightYilan XiangBarbara ZellnerSanaa FurqanConstance MackSevim Jumper

Students attending the 2013 Student Short matinee of Tosca at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre.

photo: Andrew Snook

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AnnuAl FundThe following names represent gifts from individuals, family foundations, The Atlanta

Opera Board of Directors, staff, chorus, and orchestra. We express our most sincere

thanks and appreciation to every donor. The ongoing support allows The Atlanta

Opera to continue building on a tradition of excellence, and makes possible quality

productions just like you are experiencing now! For a full list of donors visit us online at

atlantaopera.org.

Listed on the following pages are friends who contributed and/or pledged $100 or more

to The Atlanta Opera between January 1, 2013 and September 26, 2014.

Platinum (continued) Platinum (continued)DiamonD $100,000+Nancy & Jim BlandMr. & Mrs. Carl W. Knobloch, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Donald Keough

$50,000+Martha Thompson DinosJerry & Dulcy RosenbergJohn L. Hammaker

$25,000+Mr. & Mrs. Andy BergThe Laura & Montague Boyd FoundationMr. & Mrs. John L. ConnollyDr. Frank A. CritzMr. Howard HunterMr. & Mrs. Michael L. KeoughMr. William F. SnyderJudith & Mark Taylor

Platinum$10,000+R. Dwain BlackstonMr. David BoatwrightMr. & Mrs. Roy DorseyMrs. Bernadette Faber & Mr. John NadobnyMs. Rebecca Y. Frazer & Mr. Jon ButtreyDr. & Mrs. Alexander GrossMrs. Dale Levert & Mr. George W. LevertMs. Franca G. OrefficeMr. William E. PenningtonMr. James D. PowellMr. Charles SharbaughTriska Drake & G. Kimbrough TaylorMr. & Mrs. William E. TuckerCharlie & Dorothy Yates Family FundThe Mary & Charlie Yates Family Fund

Mr. Tomer Zvulun & Mrs. Susanna Eiland

$5,000+Bryan & Johanna BarnesDr. Florence C. BarnettMrs. Elizabeth Tufts BennettDr. Harold BrodyCol. & Mrs. Edgar W. DuskinMr. & Mrs. Robert G. EdgeMr. Arthur FagenCarl & Sally GableNancy & Holcombe GreenDr. Thomas N. Guffin, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Douglas HantulaMr. & Mrs. Edward J. HardinMr. & Mrs. Harry C. HowardMr. Alfred D. Kennedy & Dr. Bill KennyMr. & Mrs. Kenneth D. JohnsonJames M. Kane & Andrea Braslavsky KaneMary Ruth McDonaldMr. & Mrs. Harmon B. Miller IIIDrs. Aileen O'Neill & Richard RobinsonMr. & Mrs. William A. Parker, Jr.Polly N. PaterMilton J. SamsMorton & Angela SherzerMr. & Mrs. J. Barry Schrenk

$2,500+AnonymousMr. & Mrs. Phillip E. AlveldaMr. & Mrs. Ronald R. AntinoriDr. Asad BasheyMr. & Mrs. C. Duncan BeardMrs. Enrique E. Bledel Dr. Bruce Cassidy & Dr. Eda Hochgelerent

Dr. John W. CooledgeJean & Jerry CooperMr. Robert S. DevinsDr. & Mrs. Donald J. FilipDr. Mary M. FinnCaroline & Harry GilhamMr. L. D. HollandMrs. Joseph W. JonesMr. & Mrs. Michael A. KlumpLinda L. Lively & James E. Hugh IIISally & Allen McDanielDr. & Mrs. Lawrence S. PhillipsMr. & Mrs. George P. RodrigueJohn & Barbara RossSachin ShailendraMr. Nicholas ShreiberJohannah SmithDr. & Mrs. Patton P. SmithYee-Wan & John StevensMs. Melinda R. StukMr. & Mrs. Hugh M. TarbuttonDr. Nicholas Valerio IIIMs. Linda D. WickhamMs. Bunny Winter & Mr. Michael Doyle

GolD$1,000+AnonymousMichael AhrensMr. & Mrs. Steven M. AstriabMr. & Mrs. Walter BaileyMrs. Wallace F. BeardMichael L. & Valerie W. BenoitMiss Mary D. BrayBarbara S. Bruner, M.D.Mr. Robert Bunker

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AnnuAl FundThe following names represent gifts from individuals, family foundations, The Atlanta

Opera Board of Directors, staff, chorus, and orchestra. We express our most sincere

thanks and appreciation to every donor. The ongoing support allows The Atlanta

Opera to continue building on a tradition of excellence, and makes possible quality

productions just like you are experiencing now! For a full list of donors visit us online at

atlantaopera.org.

Listed on the following pages are friends who contributed and/or pledged $100 or more

to The Atlanta Opera between January 1, 2013 and September 26, 2014.

Platinum (continued) Platinum (continued)DiamonD $100,000+Nancy & Jim BlandMr. & Mrs. Carl W. Knobloch, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Donald Keough

$50,000+Martha Thompson DinosJerry & Dulcy RosenbergJohn L. Hammaker

$25,000+Mr. & Mrs. Andy BergThe Laura & Montague Boyd FoundationMr. & Mrs. John L. ConnollyDr. Frank A. CritzMr. Howard HunterMr. & Mrs. Michael L. KeoughMr. William F. SnyderJudith & Mark Taylor

Platinum$10,000+R. Dwain BlackstonMr. David BoatwrightMr. & Mrs. Roy DorseyMrs. Bernadette Faber & Mr. John NadobnyMs. Rebecca Y. Frazer & Mr. Jon ButtreyDr. & Mrs. Alexander GrossMrs. Dale Levert & Mr. George W. LevertMs. Franca G. OrefficeMr. William E. PenningtonMr. James D. PowellMr. Charles SharbaughTriska Drake & G. Kimbrough TaylorMr. & Mrs. William E. TuckerCharlie & Dorothy Yates Family FundThe Mary & Charlie Yates Family Fund

Mr. Tomer Zvulun & Mrs. Susanna Eiland

$5,000+Bryan & Johanna BarnesDr. Florence C. BarnettMrs. Elizabeth Tufts BennettDr. Harold BrodyCol. & Mrs. Edgar W. DuskinMr. & Mrs. Robert G. EdgeMr. Arthur FagenCarl & Sally GableNancy & Holcombe GreenDr. Thomas N. Guffin, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Douglas HantulaMr. & Mrs. Edward J. HardinMr. & Mrs. Harry C. HowardMr. Alfred D. Kennedy & Dr. Bill KennyMr. & Mrs. Kenneth D. JohnsonJames M. Kane & Andrea Braslavsky KaneMary Ruth McDonaldMr. & Mrs. Harmon B. Miller IIIDrs. Aileen O'Neill & Richard RobinsonMr. & Mrs. William A. Parker, Jr.Polly N. PaterMilton J. SamsMorton & Angela SherzerMr. & Mrs. J. Barry Schrenk

$2,500+AnonymousMr. & Mrs. Phillip E. AlveldaMr. & Mrs. Ronald R. AntinoriDr. Asad BasheyMr. & Mrs. C. Duncan BeardMrs. Enrique E. Bledel Dr. Bruce Cassidy & Dr. Eda Hochgelerent

Dr. John W. CooledgeJean & Jerry CooperMr. Robert S. DevinsDr. & Mrs. Donald J. FilipDr. Mary M. FinnCaroline & Harry GilhamMr. L. D. HollandMrs. Joseph W. JonesMr. & Mrs. Michael A. KlumpLinda L. Lively & James E. Hugh IIISally & Allen McDanielDr. & Mrs. Lawrence S. PhillipsMr. & Mrs. George P. RodrigueJohn & Barbara RossSachin ShailendraMr. Nicholas ShreiberJohannah SmithDr. & Mrs. Patton P. SmithYee-Wan & John StevensMs. Melinda R. StukMr. & Mrs. Hugh M. TarbuttonDr. Nicholas Valerio IIIMs. Linda D. WickhamMs. Bunny Winter & Mr. Michael Doyle

GolD$1,000+AnonymousMichael AhrensMr. & Mrs. Steven M. AstriabMr. & Mrs. Walter BaileyMrs. Wallace F. BeardMichael L. & Valerie W. BenoitMiss Mary D. BrayBarbara S. Bruner, M.D.Mr. Robert Bunker

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& Mr. Christian KirbyMr. & Mrs. Gert KampferRonnie & Peter KessenichMarsha & David KingMs. Eleanor KinseyJoan & Arnold KurthMrs. Treville LawrenceMs. Salli LeVanDr. Jason LiebzeitMr. & Mrs. J. David LifseyDr. Jill MableyDouglas W. & Sarah MabryJeanie & Albert MarxDan D. MasliaMargaret P. McCamishMr. & Mrs. Jack C. McDowellMr. & Mrs. Robert S. McKeemanMimi S. MonettMs. Priscilla M. MoranMr. & Mrs. Peter J. Morelli IIMortimer Family

Mr. & Mrs. Frank MucklerTerri & Stephen NaglerNorfolk Southern FoundationVictoria & Howard PalefskyLucy S. PerryMrs. Betsy PittmanThe Reverend Neal P. Ponder, Jr.Dr. Michael F. Pratt & Nancy PetermanMr. David PylateMr. & Mrs. Robert RatonyiLynn & Kent RegensteinR.J. & D.G. Riffey, Jr.The Rockdale Foundation, Inc.Ms. Heidi M. RockwoodSidney & Phyllis RodbellMary Welch RogersDr. & Mrs. Mark RowlesMs. Lorraine RussellMr. Fred B. SmithDr. Jane T. St. Clair & Mr. James E. SustmanJane StoddardSteve & Christine StrongMr. Eric TaylorDr. & Mrs. Kenneth G. TaylorMr. Richard ThioMs. Carol UhlMr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Ventulett IIIMr. & Mrs. Leroy WaldenHenry Waszkowski & Patty ThomasRae & George WeimerDr. & Mrs. James O. Wells, Jr.William Wilkinson & Robert K. BellingerLarry & Beverly WillsonMrs. Frank Wilson, Jr.Dr. & Mrs. David WingertMrs. Wadleigh C. WinshipMr. Allen W. Yee, Esq.Drs. Martin & Holly YorkMrs. Sarah Zabinski

$500+AnonymousMr. & Mrs. David S. BakerMr. & Mrs. Robert O. BankerDr. & Mrs. John BarnesMr. & Mrs. Samuel Betor

Mr. & Mrs. Kenny L. BlankMs. Martha S. BrewerMs. Lynnore BuersmeyerMrs. Stella M. CarlsonMr. & Mrs. Raymond H. ChenaultDr. Earle D. ClowneyMr. Lawrence M. CohenMr. N. Jerold Cohen

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GolD (continued) GolD (continued) GolD (continued)Dr. J. Bricker BurnsDr. & Mrs. W. Brantley BurnsMrs. Carol J. ClarkMrs. Jan W. CollinsMr. & Mrs. Michael J. CurryDr. & Mrs. F. Thomas Daly Jr.Mr. Robert P. Dean & Mr. Robert EpsteinMrs. William ElmoreHeike & Dieter ElsnerDr. & Mrs. David J. FrolichPeg Simms GaryMrs. John W. Grant IIIMs. Lois M. GrantMrs. Helen C. GriffithMr. & Mrs. George GundersenSylvia Halleck, MDMr. George Hickman, IIIDonna & Richard HillerJames E. Honkisz & Catherine A. BinnsMr. & Mrs. James HorganAnn P. HowingtonMr. & Mrs. David C. HuffmanDr. & Mrs. Duke Jackson, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Wayne JamesMr. Shawn Rieschl Johnson

& Mr. Christian KirbyMr. & Mrs. Gert KampferRonnie & Peter KessenichMarsha & David KingMs. Eleanor KinseyJoan & Arnold KurthMrs. Treville LawrenceMs. Salli LeVanDr. Jason LiebzeitMr. & Mrs. J. David LifseyDr. Jill MableyDouglas W. & Sarah MabryJeanie & Albert MarxDan D. MasliaMargaret P. McCamishMr. & Mrs. Jack C. McDowellMr. & Mrs. Robert S. McKeemanMimi S. MonettMs. Priscilla M. MoranMr. & Mrs. Peter J. Morelli IIMortimer Family

Mr. & Mrs. Frank MucklerTerri & Stephen NaglerNorfolk Southern FoundationVictoria & Howard PalefskyLucy S. PerryMrs. Betsy PittmanThe Reverend Neal P. Ponder, Jr.Dr. Michael F. Pratt & Nancy PetermanMr. David PylateMr. & Mrs. Robert RatonyiLynn & Kent RegensteinR.J. & D.G. Riffey, Jr.The Rockdale Foundation, Inc.Ms. Heidi M. RockwoodSidney & Phyllis RodbellMary Welch RogersDr. & Mrs. Mark RowlesMs. Lorraine RussellMr. Fred B. SmithDr. Jane T. St. Clair & Mr. James E. SustmanJane StoddardSteve & Christine StrongMr. Eric TaylorDr. & Mrs. Kenneth G. TaylorMr. Richard ThioMs. Carol UhlMr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Ventulett IIIMr. & Mrs. Leroy WaldenHenry Waszkowski & Patty ThomasRae & George WeimerDr. & Mrs. James O. Wells, Jr.William Wilkinson & Robert K. BellingerLarry & Beverly WillsonMrs. Frank Wilson, Jr.Dr. & Mrs. David WingertMrs. Wadleigh C. WinshipMr. Allen W. Yee, Esq.Drs. Martin & Holly YorkMrs. Sarah Zabinski

$500+AnonymousMr. & Mrs. David S. BakerMr. & Mrs. Robert O. BankerDr. & Mrs. John BarnesMr. & Mrs. Samuel Betor

Mr. & Mrs. Kenny L. BlankMs. Martha S. BrewerMs. Lynnore BuersmeyerMrs. Stella M. CarlsonMr. & Mrs. Raymond H. ChenaultDr. Earle D. ClowneyMr. Lawrence M. CohenMr. N. Jerold Cohen

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Mrs. H.F. HunterMr. John M. Hutchinson & Mr. Brian BoninMs. Irmgard S. ImmelMr. Rolf IngenleufMr. & Mrs. Francis M. JackMr. Gregory F. JohnsonMs. Beth JonesMs. Jo. Elliott JonesMr. & Mrs. Paul JonesMr. & Mrs. Bernd KahnMr. Stephen J. KalistaMr. & Mrs. Fred R. KeithMary Nell & Jim KerrJane & Bob KiblerMs. Donna J. KilgoreMr. Allen D. King, Jr.Mrs. Jo W. KochMrs. Cynthia KutkaJudge & Mrs. John LangfordMrs. Emma LankfordJuliette & Andrew LeborMrs. Jeanine LewisMs. Constance B. LewisSophie LiMr. Sidney E. LintonVaneesa & Allan LittleMrs. Shirley LitwhilerRichard Lodise & Valerie JagiellaCharles & Katherine LordMr. Benjamin W. LovvornKatherine B. Maxwell & Michael J. MaxwellMs. Gloria G. McCroryPatricia & Laughlin McDonaldCindy & Edward MillerMr. Kenneth A. MillerMr. Simon MillerMr. Anthony MontagMr. Bill MoodyAnne Lanier Mursch

Ms. Janine MusholtMr. & Mrs. Stephen L. NamanMs. Pat NashMr. & Mrs. Richard NewtonMr. Carl W. NicholsMrs. Amy Wynn NormanMr. Howard R. OsofskyMr. Joseph M. PabstDr. Mark ParsonsEdward & Marjorie PattersonDr. & Mrs. John G. Paty, Jr.Peachtree Battle Garden ClubMs. Sandra PerkowitzMr. & Mrs. Benjamin S. Persons Sr.Mr. W. Ray PersonsMs. Sophia B. PetermanMs. Maria M. PflugbeilMr. Lawrence F. PinsonCalvin Pleasants & Vasily GoncharovMs. Catherine PobstMs. Anne PollockMs. Ivetta PolyarovLavinia PretzMr. Donald W. PrichardStephen L. RannMr. Leonard B. Reed & Ms. Lisa N. DavisMrs. David A. ReinachMr. Norman RobinsonMr. Dwight Ross Jr.Mr. & Mrs. John Philip RogersMs. Linda RubinWallace & Cindy SagendorphWeslyn A. SamsonDr. & Mrs. David SatcherDr. & Mrs. Joseph M. ScanlanCrista & Glenn D. SchaabMr. & Mrs. James SchiwalMr. Donald Schreiber & Ms. Barbara SealHarold Settle MD

Ms. Roberta SetzerSharon SilvermintzDr. & Mrs. Stanley J. SmitsMr. & Mrs. James SpencerMs. Joan SpoffordJay & Katie SullivanMarjorie H. & David N. SummersMr. & Mrs. Hugh SwitzerDavid C. TalbertMr. & Mrs. Frederick C. TaylorLeigh & Jay TelottePaul & Loretha ThieleMs. Michelle M. Thomas & Mr. Kevin MyersMs. Nancy A. ThomasMs. Janet P. TillerRaymond C. TownsendMr. Joseph M. TroncaleCarol C. UhlJ. VilanovaCameron & Scott Vowell Mr. & Mrs. Lewis WatfordDr. Linda WebbMrs. Constance WehnerDr. Bernard WeissMs. Parsla A. WelchMr. & Mrs. A. E. Westmoreland, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Richard T. WhiteDr. Kay C. WidemanMs. Teri WikesjoMr. & Mrs. Alexander M. WilliamsJone WilliamsVirginia S. WilliamsSue WilliamsMr. Jason WilliamsMr. Calvin WingoMs. Ann D. WintersMrs. Loretta C. WolfBob & Cappa WoodwardMrs. Mary S. Wright

John & Agnes NelsonMr. & Mrs. Richard P. Nicholas IIIThe Honorable & Mrs. George A. NovakMs. Marianela E. NoyaMr. John OwensMr. & Mrs. Henry C. Parrish IIIMr. & Mrs. Guy PaschalMr. & Mrs. John PayanMr. Darryl C. Payne & Ms. Lisa C. RichardsonDan Pompilio & Lark Ingram Mr. Ronald L. Harris

& Mrs. Jacqueline PownallMr. James L. RhodenMr. John B. RofranoMr. Hervey S. RossMr. Robert SidewaterHelga Hazelrig SiegelGail & Barry SpurlockDr. Susan Y. StevensMr. Paul StukCarolyn & Robert SwainMs. Virginia S. TaylorMr. Stephen H. Thompson

& Mr. Drew MoteMr. James ToddMr. & Mrs. Charles D. TullerMrs. James B. VaughtDr. & Mrs. James H. VenableMr. & Mrs. Fritz von AmmonAlan & Marcia WattMs. Reba P. WelchMs. Venette WilliamsMr. Russell Williamson

& Ms. Shawn PagliariniMs. Jerrie WoodwardSherrilyn & Donn WrightMrs. Johnnie Zahler & Jeanette ZahlerMr. & Mrs. John Zellner

Silver$100+AnonymousMr. Keith E. AdamsHilda S. AdamsJudith AlembikMr. Harold H. Alexander

Dr. Catherine AllardDr. Raymond AllenMr. & Mrs. William A. AllisonDr. Robert J. & Mrs. Lynne S. AlpernMr. James D. AltmanMs. Susan AlvarezMr. William F. AmideoScott & Sandra AndersonMs. Oana AndreescuArlene & Dan AppelrouthDr. & Mrs. Charles ArpAtlanta Opera GuildElizabeth BairMs. Mary M. BallMr. & Mrs. Michael BarkerDr. & Mrs. Frank C. BellMr. Albert E. Bender, Jr.Ms. Lauren BenevichDaniel & Bethann BergerMr. I. Robert BetonMr. Gary BivinsMs. Martha BoboMrs. Katherine BoothMarvin S. BrownMrs. Karen BunnDrs. Brenda & Craig CaldwellMs. Hope Caldwell-FosterMr. & Mrs. Raymund CallawayDr. & Mrs. W. Jerry CappsThomas S. Caras, M.D.Mrs. Emma CasanovaDr. Lynn CathcartMr. & Mrs. George CemoreMr. & Mrs. Thomas Hal ClarkeMr. & Mrs. Don S. CoatworthDr. & Mrs. Sheldon B. CohenMr. Malcom H. ColeMr. & Mrs. Newt CollinsonHenry & Claudia ColvinMs. Sally CombsMs. Carol Comstock & Mr. James L. DavisMr. & Mrs. Jimmy ConnellMr. & Mrs. F. Dean CopelandMrs. & Mr. Amanda CottermanMr. & Mrs. David CourtneyMr. Charles Dale

Mr. & Mrs. Peter DalloMrs. Jeanne DanielsJoseph & JoAnne DeSantisJim & Carol DewMs. Rosemarie DistefanoMr. Jere DoddMs. Pamela J. DrummondMr. Kip DuchonSuzanne DurbinMr. & Mrs. David R. DyeMr. Greorgy J. EarnestDr. G. EichholzMs. Elizabeth R. EtollRita EvansMs. Barbara FahertyMr. & Mrs. Kurt FanstillMs. Barbara M. FarrJoann FelderDr. & Mrs. Edwin E. FlournoyGray & Ruth FountainMr. & Mrs. Michael E. FriedmanMr. Glen GalbaughMr. James GaryMs. Maryanne F. GauntDan & Harriet Gill Mr. & Mrs. Sander L. GilmanCol. & Mrs. Donald M. GilnerDr. & Mrs. Martin GoldsteinMr. Richard GoodjoinJames C. Goodwyne

& Christopher S. ConnellyMs. Katharine GradyMs. Nelda GreeneMr. Kevin Greiner & Robyn RobertsMr. & Mrs. Richard P. GrodzickiMs. Anne L. GrossmanDr. & Mrs. John B. HaberlenMs. Mary Joe HanesDr. & Mrs. Eugene HarleyDr. Gary HenschenMs. Elizabeth B. HodgesMr. & Mrs. Douglas M. Holly, Jr.Mrs. Sally HorntvedtDr. Karen Kuehn HowellMrs. Roberta L. HuebnerMs. Emma Hughes

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Mrs. H.F. HunterMr. John M. Hutchinson & Mr. Brian BoninMs. Irmgard S. ImmelMr. Rolf IngenleufMr. & Mrs. Francis M. JackMr. Gregory F. JohnsonMs. Beth JonesMs. Jo. Elliott JonesMr. & Mrs. Paul JonesMr. & Mrs. Bernd KahnMr. Stephen J. KalistaMr. & Mrs. Fred R. KeithMary Nell & Jim KerrJane & Bob KiblerMs. Donna J. KilgoreMr. Allen D. King, Jr.Mrs. Jo W. KochMrs. Cynthia KutkaJudge & Mrs. John LangfordMrs. Emma LankfordJuliette & Andrew LeborMrs. Jeanine LewisMs. Constance B. LewisSophie LiMr. Sidney E. LintonVaneesa & Allan LittleMrs. Shirley LitwhilerRichard Lodise & Valerie JagiellaCharles & Katherine LordMr. Benjamin W. LovvornKatherine B. Maxwell & Michael J. MaxwellMs. Gloria G. McCroryPatricia & Laughlin McDonaldCindy & Edward MillerMr. Kenneth A. MillerMr. Simon MillerMr. Anthony MontagMr. Bill MoodyAnne Lanier Mursch

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John & Agnes NelsonMr. & Mrs. Richard P. Nicholas IIIThe Honorable & Mrs. George A. NovakMs. Marianela E. NoyaMr. John OwensMr. & Mrs. Henry C. Parrish IIIMr. & Mrs. Guy PaschalMr. & Mrs. John PayanMr. Darryl C. Payne & Ms. Lisa C. RichardsonDan Pompilio & Lark Ingram Mr. Ronald L. Harris

& Mrs. Jacqueline PownallMr. James L. RhodenMr. John B. RofranoMr. Hervey S. RossMr. Robert SidewaterHelga Hazelrig SiegelGail & Barry SpurlockDr. Susan Y. StevensMr. Paul StukCarolyn & Robert SwainMs. Virginia S. TaylorMr. Stephen H. Thompson

& Mr. Drew MoteMr. James ToddMr. & Mrs. Charles D. TullerMrs. James B. VaughtDr. & Mrs. James H. VenableMr. & Mrs. Fritz von AmmonAlan & Marcia WattMs. Reba P. WelchMs. Venette WilliamsMr. Russell Williamson

& Ms. Shawn PagliariniMs. Jerrie WoodwardSherrilyn & Donn WrightMrs. Johnnie Zahler & Jeanette ZahlerMr. & Mrs. John Zellner

Silver$100+AnonymousMr. Keith E. AdamsHilda S. AdamsJudith AlembikMr. Harold H. Alexander

Dr. Catherine AllardDr. Raymond AllenMr. & Mrs. William A. AllisonDr. Robert J. & Mrs. Lynne S. AlpernMr. James D. AltmanMs. Susan AlvarezMr. William F. AmideoScott & Sandra AndersonMs. Oana AndreescuArlene & Dan AppelrouthDr. & Mrs. Charles ArpAtlanta Opera GuildElizabeth BairMs. Mary M. BallMr. & Mrs. Michael BarkerDr. & Mrs. Frank C. BellMr. Albert E. Bender, Jr.Ms. Lauren BenevichDaniel & Bethann BergerMr. I. Robert BetonMr. Gary BivinsMs. Martha BoboMrs. Katherine BoothMarvin S. BrownMrs. Karen BunnDrs. Brenda & Craig CaldwellMs. Hope Caldwell-FosterMr. & Mrs. Raymund CallawayDr. & Mrs. W. Jerry CappsThomas S. Caras, M.D.Mrs. Emma CasanovaDr. Lynn CathcartMr. & Mrs. George CemoreMr. & Mrs. Thomas Hal ClarkeMr. & Mrs. Don S. CoatworthDr. & Mrs. Sheldon B. CohenMr. Malcom H. ColeMr. & Mrs. Newt CollinsonHenry & Claudia ColvinMs. Sally CombsMs. Carol Comstock & Mr. James L. DavisMr. & Mrs. Jimmy ConnellMr. & Mrs. F. Dean CopelandMrs. & Mr. Amanda CottermanMr. & Mrs. David CourtneyMr. Charles Dale

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& Christopher S. ConnellyMs. Katharine GradyMs. Nelda GreeneMr. Kevin Greiner & Robyn RobertsMr. & Mrs. Richard P. GrodzickiMs. Anne L. GrossmanDr. & Mrs. John B. HaberlenMs. Mary Joe HanesDr. & Mrs. Eugene HarleyDr. Gary HenschenMs. Elizabeth B. HodgesMr. & Mrs. Douglas M. Holly, Jr.Mrs. Sally HorntvedtDr. Karen Kuehn HowellMrs. Roberta L. HuebnerMs. Emma Hughes

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TriBuTeS & MeMoriAlSin Honor of mr. & mrS. SHeParD B. anSleyJanice West

in memory of Jay BeaDleDan & Harriet Gill

in Honor of nancy & Jim BlanDMr. & Mrs. Richard Newton Mr. & Mrs. Ben J. Tarbutton, Jr.

in Honor of laura & coSmo BoyDEleanor Strain

in memory of JoHn coxMr. Kevin Dew & Mr. Hal Platt Rae & George Weimer

in Honor of aSHley curlinGDavid & Carmen Mcclellan

in Honor of SuSanna eilanDDrs. Morgan & Susan Eiland

in memory of arnolDo fieDotinMrs. Enrique E. Bledel

in memory of JoHn W. Grant, iiiCarol Smart

in memory of BetSy HanSenHarald Hansen

in memory of mia HecHt oWenS Mrs. Enrique E. Bledel Ms. Janet R. PiercyMrs. Catherine T. PorterLeslie Brooks & L.J Yankosky

in Honor of DouG HollyBoris Bauer

in Honor of cHoruS maSter Walter Huff & tHe atlanta oPera cHoruSJane S. WillsonJoanna Adams

in memory of racHel leHmannEleanor Strain

in Honor of Polly n. PaterMr. & Mrs. Charles SlickMr. Tom Slick

in Honor of William e PenninGtonMrs. Martha Wilson

in Honor of mS. faye P. PoPPerCatherine Popper & Noah Eckhouse

in memory of Jim StrainMr. William E. Pennington

in memory of marya GaBrielle WilliamSJone Williams

in Honor of cHarlie yateS, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Mark EdenMr. & Mrs. Benjamin G. Bowen

in memory of lloyD ZacHaryStephen Fusco

in Honor of tomer ZvulunDr. Richard S. Sarason & Anne S. Arenstein Cameron & Scott Vowell

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$10,000+CartierFidelity BankGeorgia Dermatology CenterRichemont North America, Inc. - CartierUBS Financial Services Inc.

$5,000+Bloomingdale'sBNY Mellon Wealth ManagementDavid YurmanKPMG LLPPNC Financial Services Group

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$100,000+The Sara Giles Moore Foundation

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Dennis Dean CateringDouble Cross VodkaFast Signs Sandy SpringsFederal Home Loan Bank of AtlantaGas South

National Distributing CompanySoiree Catering and EventsTony Brewer & Co.

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in Honor of laura & coSmo BoyDEleanor Strain

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in Honor of SuSanna eilanDDrs. Morgan & Susan Eiland

in memory of arnolDo fieDotinMrs. Enrique E. Bledel

in memory of JoHn W. Grant, iiiCarol Smart

in memory of BetSy HanSenHarald Hansen

in memory of mia HecHt oWenS Mrs. Enrique E. Bledel Ms. Janet R. PiercyMrs. Catherine T. PorterLeslie Brooks & L.J Yankosky

in Honor of DouG HollyBoris Bauer

in Honor of cHoruS maSter Walter Huff & tHe atlanta oPera cHoruSJane S. WillsonJoanna Adams

in memory of racHel leHmannEleanor Strain

in Honor of Polly n. PaterMr. & Mrs. Charles SlickMr. Tom Slick

in Honor of William e PenninGtonMrs. Martha Wilson

in Honor of mS. faye P. PoPPerCatherine Popper & Noah Eckhouse

in memory of Jim StrainMr. William E. Pennington

in memory of marya GaBrielle WilliamSJone Williams

in Honor of cHarlie yateS, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Mark EdenMr. & Mrs. Benjamin G. Bowen

in memory of lloyD ZacHaryStephen Fusco

in Honor of tomer ZvulunDr. Richard S. Sarason & Anne S. Arenstein Cameron & Scott Vowell

$500,000 The Coca-Cola Company

$10,000+CartierFidelity BankGeorgia Dermatology CenterRichemont North America, Inc. - CartierUBS Financial Services Inc.

$5,000+Bloomingdale'sBNY Mellon Wealth ManagementDavid YurmanKPMG LLPPNC Financial Services Group

$2,500+BB&T CorporationInvesco Ltd.Zurich North America

$1,000+Interface Flooring SystemFederal Home Loan Bank of AtlantaNeiman MarcusWindham Brannon Financial Group, LLC

CorporATe pArTnerS

founDationS$750,000+The Goizueta Foundation

$200,000+Atlanta Music Festival Association

$100,000+The Sara Giles Moore Foundation

$50,000+Livingston Foundation, Inc.J. Marshall & Lucile G. Powell

Charitable TrustThe Rich Foundation, Inc.

$20,000+The Jim Cox, Jr. Charitable TrustThe Kendeda FundThe Zeist Foundation

$10,000+The John & Mary Franklin Foundation, Inc.Price Gilbert, Jr. Charitable FundHarriet McDaniel Marshall TrustNordson Corporation FoundationIda A. Ryan Charitable TrustWells Fargo Philanthropic Giviing Program

Government funDinG$30,0000+City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs

$10,000+Georgia Council for the ArtsNational Endowment for the Arts

FoundATion & governMenT SupporT

$5,000+The Atlanta FoundationMolly Blank Charitable TrustGeorge M. Brown Fund of AtlantaCamp-Younts FoundationFraser-Parker FoundationAnn & Gordon Getty FoundationHills Family FoundationJBS FoundationNorfolk Southern FoundationPublix Super Markets CharitiesTurner Broadcasting

$1,000+Atlanta Opera GuildThe Mary Brown Fund of AtlantaKiwanis Foundation of Atlanta, IncLois & Lucy Lampkin FoundationThe Ray M. & Mary Elizabeth Lee FoundationThe Charles Loridans Foundation, Inc.Frances Wood Wilson Foundation, Inc.

giFTS in Kind

The AtlantanBatdorf & Bronson Coffee RoastersCartierChris Casey & Doug WeissJoel Crowe - Wallace Graphics

Dennis Dean CateringDouble Cross VodkaFast Signs Sandy SpringsFederal Home Loan Bank of AtlantaGas South

National Distributing CompanySoiree Catering and EventsTony Brewer & Co.

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enCore CirCleThe Atlanta Opera established the Encore Circle to recognize donors who have designated the Opera as a beneficiary in their estate plan. Gifts from these individuals ensure our progress for generations to come.

AnonymousMr. & Mrs. Shepard B. AnsleyMr.* & Mrs. Wallace F. BeardMr. Montague L. BoydMs. Mary D. BrayMr. Robert ColginMartha Thompson DinosArnold & Sylvia EavesMs. Dorothy E. EdwardsMr. & Mrs. Dieter Elsner Carl & Sally GableRebecca & Sidney GubermanMs. Judy Hanenkrat

Mr. Hilson HudsonMrs. Joseph B. HutchisonMr. Alfred D. KennedyMs. Corina M. LaFrossiaMr. Louis L. LawsonMr. & Mrs. John G. MalcomMr. Robert Lee MaysMr. & Mrs. Allen P. McDanielMr. & Mrs. Jack C. McDowellMr. & Mrs. Craig N. MillerMiss Helen D. MoffittMr. J. Robert MorringClara M. & John S. O'Shea

Mrs. Polly PaterMr. William E. PenningtonBruce A. RothMs. Hazel SangerKevin J. SaundersMr. & Mrs. Thomas H. TeepenMr. Richard F. TignerDr. & Mrs. Harold WhitneyRhys T. WilsonMs. Bunny Winter & Mr. Michael DoyleMr. & Mrs. Charles R. Yates, Sr.Mr. Charles R. Yates, Jr.

& Mrs. Mary Mitchell Yates

The Atlanta Opera sincerely appreciates your generous support and belief in our mission of enriching lives through the power of opera. By building a legacy through the creation of a planned gift with The Atlanta Opera, you can help ensure that future generations of Atlantans are exposed to the highest quality opera for generations to come.

Developing an estate plan requires advice from a professional, so we suggest you consult your personal adviser to make sure your gift will accomplish the intended goals for both The Atlanta Opera and you. A member of our development team will be happy to meet with and assist you in exploring the options that are most beneficial for everyone involved. Your planned gift can make a tremendous difference and help preserve the future of The Atlanta Opera!

SUPPORT TOMORROW, TODAY! BUilD A lEGACY WiTH THE ATlANTA OPERA

SupporT The ATlAnTA operA

* deceased

The 2013-2014 season was one of transformation for The Atlanta Opera. We welcomed

our General & Artistic Director, Tomer Zvulun. One of the most highly respected stage

directors in the industry, Tomer brings his vision for an exciting new era. In honor of his

appointment, The Atlanta Opera Board of Directors initiated a one-time campaign titled

Overtures. The list below indicates all gifts to Overtures as of September 24, 2014.

ProDuction SPonSorS$50,000+Nancy & Jim BlandThe John & Rosemary Brown Family FoundationMartha Thompson Dinos

Performance SPonSorS$20,000+The Laura & Montague Boyd FoundationJohn L. HammakerMr. & Mrs. Wayne JamesCandy & Greg JohnsonMr. & Mrs. George W. LevertJerry & Dulcy RosenbergMr. & Mrs. William E. TuckerRhys & Carolyn WilsonBob & Cappa WoodwardThe Mary & Charlie Yates Family Fund

leaDinG laDy & leaDinG man SPonSorS$15,000+Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Keough

cHoruS SPonSorS$5,000+Cathy & Mark AdamsHomrich Berg, Inc.Dr. & Mrs. Alexander GrossMr. & Mrs. Michael L. KeoughMr. James B. Miller, Jr.Jane S. WIllson

otHer SPonSorS$1,000+Shepard & Boyce AnsleyMr. John CalhounMr. & Mrs. Robert G. EdgeMr. & Mrs. John Michael HancockMr. John O. KingMr. William E. PenningtonSachin ShailendraMr. Charles SharbaughMr. & Mrs. Timothy E. SheehanBaker & Debby SmithTriska Drake & G. Kimbrough Taylor

56 57

enCore CirCleThe Atlanta Opera established the Encore Circle to recognize donors who have designated the Opera as a beneficiary in their estate plan. Gifts from these individuals ensure our progress for generations to come.

AnonymousMr. & Mrs. Shepard B. AnsleyMr.* & Mrs. Wallace F. BeardMr. Montague L. BoydMs. Mary D. BrayMr. Robert ColginMartha Thompson DinosArnold & Sylvia EavesMs. Dorothy E. EdwardsMr. & Mrs. Dieter Elsner Carl & Sally GableRebecca & Sidney GubermanMs. Judy Hanenkrat

Mr. Hilson HudsonMrs. Joseph B. HutchisonMr. Alfred D. KennedyMs. Corina M. LaFrossiaMr. Louis L. LawsonMr. & Mrs. John G. MalcomMr. Robert Lee MaysMr. & Mrs. Allen P. McDanielMr. & Mrs. Jack C. McDowellMr. & Mrs. Craig N. MillerMiss Helen D. MoffittMr. J. Robert MorringClara M. & John S. O'Shea

Mrs. Polly PaterMr. William E. PenningtonBruce A. RothMs. Hazel SangerKevin J. SaundersMr. & Mrs. Thomas H. TeepenMr. Richard F. TignerDr. & Mrs. Harold WhitneyRhys T. WilsonMs. Bunny Winter & Mr. Michael DoyleMr. & Mrs. Charles R. Yates, Sr.Mr. Charles R. Yates, Jr.

& Mrs. Mary Mitchell Yates

The Atlanta Opera sincerely appreciates your generous support and belief in our mission of enriching lives through the power of opera. By building a legacy through the creation of a planned gift with The Atlanta Opera, you can help ensure that future generations of Atlantans are exposed to the highest quality opera for generations to come.

Developing an estate plan requires advice from a professional, so we suggest you consult your personal adviser to make sure your gift will accomplish the intended goals for both The Atlanta Opera and you. A member of our development team will be happy to meet with and assist you in exploring the options that are most beneficial for everyone involved. Your planned gift can make a tremendous difference and help preserve the future of The Atlanta Opera!

SUPPORT TOMORROW, TODAY! BUilD A lEGACY WiTH THE ATlANTA OPERA

SupporT The ATlAnTA operA

* deceased

The 2013-2014 season was one of transformation for The Atlanta Opera. We welcomed

our General & Artistic Director, Tomer Zvulun. One of the most highly respected stage

directors in the industry, Tomer brings his vision for an exciting new era. In honor of his

appointment, The Atlanta Opera Board of Directors initiated a one-time campaign titled

Overtures. The list below indicates all gifts to Overtures as of September 24, 2014.

ProDuction SPonSorS$50,000+Nancy & Jim BlandThe John & Rosemary Brown Family FoundationMartha Thompson Dinos

Performance SPonSorS$20,000+The Laura & Montague Boyd FoundationJohn L. HammakerMr. & Mrs. Wayne JamesCandy & Greg JohnsonMr. & Mrs. George W. LevertJerry & Dulcy RosenbergMr. & Mrs. William E. TuckerRhys & Carolyn WilsonBob & Cappa WoodwardThe Mary & Charlie Yates Family Fund

leaDinG laDy & leaDinG man SPonSorS$15,000+Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Keough

cHoruS SPonSorS$5,000+Cathy & Mark AdamsHomrich Berg, Inc.Dr. & Mrs. Alexander GrossMr. & Mrs. Michael L. KeoughMr. James B. Miller, Jr.Jane S. WIllson

otHer SPonSorS$1,000+Shepard & Boyce AnsleyMr. John CalhounMr. & Mrs. Robert G. EdgeMr. & Mrs. John Michael HancockMr. John O. KingMr. William E. PenningtonSachin ShailendraMr. Charles SharbaughMr. & Mrs. Timothy E. SheehanBaker & Debby SmithTriska Drake & G. Kimbrough Taylor

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OFFICERSCHAIR EMERITUS Mrs. Boyce Ansley

CHAIR Mr. William E. Tucker

IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Mr. Gregory F. Johnson

VICE CHAIR Mr. John L. Hammaker

VICE CHAIR Mr. Charles “Charlie” R. Yates

TREASURER Mr. Rhys T. Wilson

SECRETARY Mr. Michael Keough

HONORARY MEMBERSMr. Opher Aviran Consul General Israel to

the Southeastern United StatesMr. Dieter ElsnerMr. Carl I. Gable, Jr.Mr. John “Jack” S. Gillfi llan Mrs. Nancy Hall GreenMr. Carter JosephMrs. Peggy McDowellMr. Harmon “Sandy” B. Miller, IIIMr. Bruce A. RothMr. Mark K. TaylorMrs. Bunny Winter

MEMBERSMs. Cathy Callaway AdamsMr. Bryan H. BarnesMr. Andy BergMrs. Nancy Carter BlandMr. Montague L. Boyd, IIIMrs. Rosemary Kopel BrownMrs. Mary CalhounMr. Mario ConchaMs. Martha Thompson DinosMr. Robert G. EdgeMs. Bernadette FaberMr. Eli FlintMrs. Joanne Chesler GrossMr. John Michael HancockMr. Howard W. HunterMs. Mary B. JamesMr. Alfred Kennedy, Jr.Mr. John KingMr. George LevertMs. Kelly LyemanceMr. James B. MillerMr. Mike E. Paulhus Mr. William E. PenningtonMr. James D. PowellMr. Herbert J. RosenbergMr. Charles SharbaughMr. Timothy E. SheehanMr. G. Kimbrough Taylor, Jr.Mr. Thomas R. WilliamsMrs. Jane S. WillsonMr. Robert G. WoodwardMr. Allen W. Yee

SCENE CHORAL SILVER CELEBRATION @ EMORY & KSU

photos: Je� Ro� man & Matt Burkhalter

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OFFICERSCHAIR EMERITUS Mrs. Boyce Ansley

CHAIR Mr. William E. Tucker

IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Mr. Gregory F. Johnson

VICE CHAIR Mr. John L. Hammaker

VICE CHAIR Mr. Charles “Charlie” R. Yates

TREASURER Mr. Rhys T. Wilson

SECRETARY Mr. Michael Keough

HONORARY MEMBERSMr. Opher Aviran Consul General Israel to

the Southeastern United StatesMr. Dieter ElsnerMr. Carl I. Gable, Jr.Mr. John “Jack” S. Gillfi llan Mrs. Nancy Hall GreenMr. Carter JosephMrs. Peggy McDowellMr. Harmon “Sandy” B. Miller, IIIMr. Bruce A. RothMr. Mark K. TaylorMrs. Bunny Winter

MEMBERSMs. Cathy Callaway AdamsMr. Bryan H. BarnesMr. Andy BergMrs. Nancy Carter BlandMr. Montague L. Boyd, IIIMrs. Rosemary Kopel BrownMrs. Mary CalhounMr. Mario ConchaMs. Martha Thompson DinosMr. Robert G. EdgeMs. Bernadette FaberMr. Eli FlintMrs. Joanne Chesler GrossMr. John Michael HancockMr. Howard W. HunterMs. Mary B. JamesMr. Alfred Kennedy, Jr.Mr. John KingMr. George LevertMs. Kelly LyemanceMr. James B. MillerMr. Mike E. Paulhus Mr. William E. PenningtonMr. James D. PowellMr. Herbert J. RosenbergMr. Charles SharbaughMr. Timothy E. SheehanMr. G. Kimbrough Taylor, Jr.Mr. Thomas R. WilliamsMrs. Jane S. WillsonMr. Robert G. WoodwardMr. Allen W. Yee

SCENE CHORAL SILVER CELEBRATION @ EMORY & KSU

photos: Je� Ro� man & Matt Burkhalter

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STAFF STAFF

ArTiSTiC Cory Lippiello DiRECTOR Of ARTiSTiC PlANNiNG & COMMUNiTY ENGAGEMENT

Walter Huff CHORUS MASTER

Wade Thomas EDUCATiON MANAGER

The ATlAnTA operATomer Zvulun GENERAl & ARTiSTiC DiRECTOR

Arthur Fagen CARl & SAllY GABlE MUSiC DiRECTOR

produCTionShawn Rieschl Johnson DiRECTOR Of PRODUCTiON

John Beaulieu TECHiNiCAl DiRECTOR/ MASTER CARPENTER

Christopher Whittle PRODUCTiON ElECTRiCiAN

Pamela Hickey PROPERTiES MASTER

Joanna Schmink COSTUMES COORDiNATOR

Ken McNeil WARDROBE SUPERviSOR

Bridgette K.L. Mont fiRST HAND

Emoryann Childers STiTCHER

Richard Jarvie WiG & MAKEUP DESiGNER

Tiffany Davis WiG & MAKEUP DESiGN ASSiSTANT

Richard Cherry WiG & MAKEUP DESiGN ASSiSTANT

Christina Moore WiG & MAKEUP DESiGN ASSiSTANT

Tracy Salazar WiG & MAKEUP DESiGN ASSiSTANT

FinAnCe & AdMiniSTrATionPaul Deckard DiRECTOR Of fiNANCE

Inga V. Murro CONTROllER

Stephanie Cantillo ADMiNiSTRATivE & HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER

Allie Beckett EXECUTivE ASSiSTANT

developMenTSarah Zabinski DiRECTOR Of DEvElOPMENT

Rae Weimer ASSOCiATE DiRECTOR Of DEvElOPMENT

Greg Carraway fOUNDATiON & GRANTS MANAGER

Natasha King vOlUNTEER & EvENTS MANAGER

Rachel Jorgensen DEvElOPMENT SERviCES & DATABASE MANAGER

MArKeTing & CoMMuniCATionSDave Paule iNTERiM DiRECTOR Of MARKETiNG & COMMUNiCATiONS

Matt Burkhalter CREATivE SERviCES MANAGER

Renee Smiley PATRON SERviCES MANAGER

Rebecca Danis PATRON SERviCES ASSOCiATE

CoBB energy perForMing ArTS CenTreJohannes Pikel TECHNiCAl DiRECTOR

Jessica Coale PRODUCTiON MANAGER

Michael Wolmer HEAD ElECTRiCiAN

Nicholas Morganstern HEAD CARPENTER/RiGGER

Jon Summers AUDiO ENGiNEER

1575 Northside Drive, N.W., Suite 350Atlanta, GA 30080404-881-8801atlantaopera.org

photo: Erhard Rom - scenic designer

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STAFF STAFF

ArTiSTiC Cory Lippiello DiRECTOR Of ARTiSTiC PlANNiNG & COMMUNiTY ENGAGEMENT

Walter Huff CHORUS MASTER

Wade Thomas EDUCATiON MANAGER

The ATlAnTA operATomer Zvulun GENERAl & ARTiSTiC DiRECTOR

Arthur Fagen CARl & SAllY GABlE MUSiC DiRECTOR

produCTionShawn Rieschl Johnson DiRECTOR Of PRODUCTiON

John Beaulieu TECHiNiCAl DiRECTOR/ MASTER CARPENTER

Christopher Whittle PRODUCTiON ElECTRiCiAN

Pamela Hickey PROPERTiES MASTER

Joanna Schmink COSTUMES COORDiNATOR

Ken McNeil WARDROBE SUPERviSOR

Bridgette K.L. Mont fiRST HAND

Emoryann Childers STiTCHER

Richard Jarvie WiG & MAKEUP DESiGNER

Tiffany Davis WiG & MAKEUP DESiGN ASSiSTANT

Richard Cherry WiG & MAKEUP DESiGN ASSiSTANT

Christina Moore WiG & MAKEUP DESiGN ASSiSTANT

Tracy Salazar WiG & MAKEUP DESiGN ASSiSTANT

FinAnCe & AdMiniSTrATionPaul Deckard DiRECTOR Of fiNANCE

Inga V. Murro CONTROllER

Stephanie Cantillo ADMiNiSTRATivE & HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER

Allie Beckett EXECUTivE ASSiSTANT

developMenTSarah Zabinski DiRECTOR Of DEvElOPMENT

Rae Weimer ASSOCiATE DiRECTOR Of DEvElOPMENT

Greg Carraway fOUNDATiON & GRANTS MANAGER

Natasha King vOlUNTEER & EvENTS MANAGER

Rachel Jorgensen DEvElOPMENT SERviCES & DATABASE MANAGER

MArKeTing & CoMMuniCATionSDave Paule iNTERiM DiRECTOR Of MARKETiNG & COMMUNiCATiONS

Matt Burkhalter CREATivE SERviCES MANAGER

Renee Smiley PATRON SERviCES MANAGER

Rebecca Danis PATRON SERviCES ASSOCiATE

CoBB energy perForMing ArTS CenTreJohannes Pikel TECHNiCAl DiRECTOR

Jessica Coale PRODUCTiON MANAGER

Michael Wolmer HEAD ElECTRiCiAN

Nicholas Morganstern HEAD CARPENTER/RiGGER

Jon Summers AUDiO ENGiNEER

1575 Northside Drive, N.W., Suite 350Atlanta, GA 30080404-881-8801atlantaopera.org

photo: Erhard Rom - scenic designer

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houSe poliCieS

ConCeSSionS

Concession stands are located in the center

of the lobbies on all three levels, food and

beverage items are prohibited inside the

theatre. Thank you for your cooperation.

reSTrooMS Restrooms are located on house right

and house left of all three lobbies. Family

restrooms are also located on house right

of all three lobbies. Mobility-impaired

patrons may use any of our restrooms.

pArKing There are 1,000 parking spaces available

at $6 per car. Valet service is available for

$10. Please be sure to allow enough time

for travel to the theatre and parking as

there is no late seating.

ATM There is one Bank of North Georgia

ATM located in the grand lobby.

CoAT CheCK Coat check is available at the concierge desk.

eMergenCy inForMATion In the event of an emergency, please

locate the nearest usher who will direct

you to the appropriate exit.

elevATorS Elevators are located on each side of the

lobbies on all levels.

loST And Found Lost and Found items are turned into the

concierge desk on the day of a performance.

To inquire about a lost item, please call the

House Manager at 770-916-2828.

SMoKing Smoking is prohibited inside the building.

SpeCiAl ASSiSTAnCePersons requiring access assistance are

asked to contact the box office at

770-916-2850 for advance arrangements.

Audio clarification devices are available to

our hearing impaired guests at no charge.

This is on a first-come, first-served basis, or

you may call the House Manager ahead of

time to reserve one 770-916-2828. A limited

number of booster seats are also available. All

items require a form of identification to be

held until the item is returned.

CoBB energy CenTre ruleS & requeSTS

• All patrons, regardless of age, must have

a ticket in order to be admitted to the

performance. Please be aware that not all

performances are suitable for children.

• Infants will not be admitted to adult

programs. Parents will be asked to remove

children who create a disturbance.

• There is no late seating allowed. Closed-

circuit monitors are provided in the

lobby as a courtesy to latecomers.

• Please turn off all cell phones prior to

the beginning of each performance.

• Please limit conversation during

the performance.

• Cameras (including use of cell phone

camera) and audio and video recording

devices are strictly prohibited at all times.

• Leaving while the show is in progress is

discourteous and we ask that you refrain

from doing so.

• Please unwrap all candies and cough

drops before the performance.

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houSe poliCieS

ConCeSSionS

Concession stands are located in the center

of the lobbies on all three levels, food and

beverage items are prohibited inside the

theatre. Thank you for your cooperation.

reSTrooMS Restrooms are located on house right

and house left of all three lobbies. Family

restrooms are also located on house right

of all three lobbies. Mobility-impaired

patrons may use any of our restrooms.

pArKing There are 1,000 parking spaces available

at $6 per car. Valet service is available for

$10. Please be sure to allow enough time

for travel to the theatre and parking as

there is no late seating.

ATM There is one Bank of North Georgia

ATM located in the grand lobby.

CoAT CheCK Coat check is available at the concierge desk.

eMergenCy inForMATion In the event of an emergency, please

locate the nearest usher who will direct

you to the appropriate exit.

elevATorS Elevators are located on each side of the

lobbies on all levels.

loST And Found Lost and Found items are turned into the

concierge desk on the day of a performance.

To inquire about a lost item, please call the

House Manager at 770-916-2828.

SMoKing Smoking is prohibited inside the building.

SpeCiAl ASSiSTAnCePersons requiring access assistance are

asked to contact the box office at

770-916-2850 for advance arrangements.

Audio clarification devices are available to

our hearing impaired guests at no charge.

This is on a first-come, first-served basis, or

you may call the House Manager ahead of

time to reserve one 770-916-2828. A limited

number of booster seats are also available. All

items require a form of identification to be

held until the item is returned.

CoBB energy CenTre ruleS & requeSTS

• All patrons, regardless of age, must have

a ticket in order to be admitted to the

performance. Please be aware that not all

performances are suitable for children.

• Infants will not be admitted to adult

programs. Parents will be asked to remove

children who create a disturbance.

• There is no late seating allowed. Closed-

circuit monitors are provided in the

lobby as a courtesy to latecomers.

• Please turn off all cell phones prior to

the beginning of each performance.

• Please limit conversation during

the performance.

• Cameras (including use of cell phone

camera) and audio and video recording

devices are strictly prohibited at all times.

• Leaving while the show is in progress is

discourteous and we ask that you refrain

from doing so.

• Please unwrap all candies and cough

drops before the performance.

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