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APRIL 29 & MAY 1, 2021

FROM THE BOARD CHAIRDear Friends,

Welcome back to the Opera!

For many of us, this will be the first live music performance we have attended in fifteen months. I am so excited for us to reunite as the Austin Opera family at the Circuit of the Americas for this epic production of Puccini’s beloved masterpiece, Tosca.

While this past year has certainly been challenging for arts institutions around the globe, we have so much to be proud of at Austin Opera. The staff, with the support of the Board

of Trustees, sprang into action within days of the shutdown last March and created Live from Indy Terrace, the first digital program launched by an American opera company featuring new content. The creativity kept flowing in the months following as we formed new partnerships with Houston Grand Opera, Washington National Opera, Austin’s Blue Starlite Drive In, Austin PBS, Circuit of the Americas, and more to engage our audiences and community with opera films and opportunities to connect at a time when we needed joy and music in our lives.

These accomplishments, fueled by the momentum of the last several years of innovation and artistic excellence, inspired the opera community to select Austin Opera as Opera Company of the Year 2020 in a poll conducted by BroadwayWorld.com. To top it off, our very own Sarah and Ernest Butler Principal Conductor & Artistic Advisor, Timothy Myers, was awarded Conductor of the Year 2020.

On behalf of the Austin Opera Board of Trustees, I would like to express our deepest gratitude for our donor family, patrons, Guild, and the entire Austin community for their overwhelming generosity of spirit and resources which have not only sustained us but allowed us to shine this past year. Austin Opera is Opera Company of the Year 2020 thanks to you!

I look forward to sharing this exhilarating experience with you tonight and many more operatic adventures with you next season.

Sincerely,

Jeff Kodosky Chair, Austin Opera Board of Trustees

PRESENTS

An opera in 3 actsMusic by Giacomo Puccini

Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe GiacosaSung in Italian with projected English titles

CASTIn order of vocal appearance

Angelotti.........................................................................................................................William Guanbo Su*Sacristan...................................................................................................................................Phillip CokorinosCavaradossi..................................................................................................................................Adam Smith*Tosca.........................................................................................................................................Latonia Moore*Scarpia..............................................................................................................................Aleksey Bogdanov*Spoletta.......................................................................................................................................Evan K. BrownSciarrone.......................................................................................................................................Austin SiebertShepherd Boy.............................................................................................................................Charlotte BlaisJailer.................................................................................................................................William Guanbo Su*

CREATIVE TEAMConductor....................................................................................................................................Timothy MyersStage Director.........................................................................................................................David LefkowichScenic Designer..............................................................................................................Timothy Mackabee*Lighting Designer..........................................................................................................................Thomas HaseWig and Make-up Designer.................................................................................................Melanie SteeleAudio Designer..................................................................................................................................Bill MesterChorus Master...............................................................................................................................Cina CrisaraAssistant Director..................................................................................................................Rebecca HermanProduction Stage Manager.............................................................................................Kathleen EdwardsAssistant Stage Manager....................................................................................................Miranda WilsonAssistant Stage Manager...........................................................................................................Lisa GoeringProduction Assistant...........................................................................................................................Jack Ruffer Music Staff/Pianist..................................................................................................................Nyle Matsuoka

Dear Friends,

Welcome back to the Opera!

For many of us, this will be the first live music performance we have attended in fifteen months. I am so excited for us to reunite as the Austin Opera family at the Circuit of the Americas for this epic production of Puccini’s beloved masterpiece, Tosca.

While this past year has certainly been challenging for arts institutions around the globe, we have so much to be proud of at Austin Opera. The staff, with the support of the Board

of Trustees, sprang into action within days of the shutdown last March and created Live from Indy Terrace, the first digital program launched by an American opera company featuring new content. The creativity kept flowing in the months following as we formed new partnerships with Houston Grand Opera, Washington National Opera, Austin’s Blue Starlite Drive In, Austin PBS, Circuit of the Americas, and more to engage our audiences and community with opera films and opportunities to connect at a time when we needed joy and music in our lives.

These accomplishments, fueled by the momentum of the last several years of innovation and artistic excellence, inspired the opera community to select Austin Opera as Opera Company of the Year 2020 in a poll conducted by BroadwayWorld.com. To top it off, our very own Sarah and Ernest Butler Principal Conductor & Artistic Advisor, Timothy Myers, was awarded Conductor of the Year 2020.

On behalf of the Austin Opera Board of Trustees, I would like to express our deepest gratitude for our donor family, patrons, Guild, and the entire Austin community for their overwhelming generosity of spirit and resources which have not only sustained us but allowed us to shine this past year. Austin Opera is Opera Company of the Year 2020 thanks to you!

I look forward to sharing this exhilarating experience with you tonight and many more operatic adventures with you next season.

Sincerely,

Jeff Kodosky Chair, Austin Opera Board of Trustees

Set and props built by Dallas Stage Scenery and Austin Opera.

Costumes provided in part by Washington National Opera.Costumes provided in part by Eugene Opera. Select costumes designed for

Mill City Summer Opera by Jennifer Caprio.

Lighting package from Vincent Lighting Systems.Rigging package from Gemini LSV.

Audio system from StageTech.

IMAG by Ilios.Supertitles provided by Brett Finley.Switcher from Blue House Design.

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Welcome to the world’s first-ever Formula One Tosca!

We feel right at home here at the Circuit of the Americas. The immense power that gives Formula One cars their incredible speed is like the power of our 44-piece orchestra and the 24-member chorus, working together with our star soloists to deliver heart-pounding force as they navigate the opera’s twists and turns. Racing and opera both provide a visceral thrill, and both have deeply passionate fan bases – it’s a match made in heaven, the home of Cavaradossi’s “le stelle…”

WELCOME

We are grateful to all our brave artists for coming together to rehearse and perform for you in these still-uncertain times. I am thrilled that Timothy Myers, our new Sarah and Ernest Butler Principal Conductor & Artistic Advisor, finally has a live audience for his talents. And we are proud to welcome our three stars – Latonia Moore, Adam Smith, and Aleksey Bogdanov – to our performance roster for the first time.

But most importantly, we are thankful for you, our devoted audience members whose safety and enjoyment power our every decision, for coming out tonight and for observing the guidelines on masking and social distancing. It is so good to see you in person again!

The hum of our rehearsals coming back to life has been a joyful noise more than a year in the making, and we are so excited to share this special, under-the-stars production of Tosca with you here at COTA. I want to extend a special thanks to Glynn Wedgewood and all of our new partners and colleagues at this incredible venue. Everyone has worked so hard to make our quick transition to a new facility so seamless.

We will be announcing our 2021-2022 Season very soon, and it will feature a return to our traditional home at the Long Center for grand opera performances, plus more of the exciting innovations you have come to expect from us. Stay tuned for all the details!

Thank you again for coming tonight, for your support of our digital initiatives during the past year, and for the trust you continue to place in us. We are truly humbled by your confidence in our mission of making beautiful music here in the Live Music Capital of the World.

Welcome home to Austin Opera! We’ve missed you.

With our gratitude,

Annie Burridge General Director & CEO

AUSTIN OPERA GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES THE SUPPORT OF OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS

This production is dedicated to the memory of Marvin Womack

Production UnderwriterEva Womack

Exclusive Circuit of the Americas Partnership Underwriter

Frederick S. Addy

Livestream Underwriters Paula and Ken Smith

Austin Opera Orchestra UnderwritersSusanne Tetzlaff and Eric Tiblier

Austin Opera Chorus UnderwritersKandace and Dennis Eakin

Corporate Production Sponsors

Artist UnderwritersLatonia Moore (Tosca)

Susanne Tetzlaff and Eric Tiblier

Adam Smith (Cavaradossi) Andrew and Mary Ann Heller

Aleksey Bogdanov (Scarpia) Paula and Stuart Damore

William Guanbo Su (Angelotti/Jailer) Sissi and Gerard O’Reilly

Philip Cokorinos (Sacristan) Toni and Paul Burns

Evan K. Brown (Spoletta)Thom Brooks

Austin Siebert (Sciarrone) Tina and Michael Barrett

Artist Underwriting CircleClara and Paul Bancroft

Amelia Bullock and Bill Krumpack Ambassador & Mrs. Lyndon L. Olson Jr.

Lynn and Brian Powell

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DIRECTOR’S NOTEI love directing Tosca with its gripping story and the most beautiful music. This production is set in June of 1943 before the end of World War II and the fall of fascism. Though originally set in June 1800, we updated the story of Tosca without losing any of its essential pathos and drama. Wartime is fraught with fear and uncertainty for all. These emotions, along with love, jealousy, and passion permeate the story of Tosca. With the allied invasion of Italy and Sicily in 1943, and the lack of support for Mussolini by King Victor Emmanuelle, fascism began to crumble. This development parallels the time of the original setting for Tosca. The Neapolitans were still trying their best to keep control of Rome while at war with Republican France. It was a violent time.

During our design process, set designer Tim Mackabee found “The Danteum”: an unrealized monument designed by the modernist architect Giuseppe Terragni at the behest of Benito Mussolini’s Fascist government. The structure was meant to be built in Rome to celebrate the Italian poet Dante, glorify Imperial Rome and extol the virtues of a strong fascist state. We decided to use a version of this structure as the backdrop for our updating to World War II. The opera takes place in three different locations: inside the church of Sant’Andrea della Valle, in the Palazzo Farnese, and the upper parts of the Castel Sant’Angelo, all three of which exist to this day.

–David Lefkowich

SYNOPSISAct I (45 minutes): Rome, June 1943. Cesare Angelotti, an escaped political prisoner, rushes into the church of Sant’Andrea della Valle to hide. Once he has disappeared, a sacristan enters and then the painter Mario Cavaradossi, who sets to work on his portrait of Mary Magdalene. The painting has been inspired by the Marchesa Attavanti, whom Cavaradossi has seen in the church but does not know. While he works, he compares the dark-haired beauty of his lover, the singer Floria Tosca, to that of the blonde Marchesa Attavanti. Angelotti, ventures out and is recognized by Cavaradossi. The painter gives him food and hurries him back into the chapel as Tosca is heard calling from outside. Suspicious, she jealously questions Cavaradossi, then reminds him of their rendezvous that evening at his villa. Suddenly recognizing the Marchesa Attavanti in the painting, she accuses him of being unfaithful, but he assures her of his love. When Tosca has left, Angelotti emerges from the chapel. A cannon signals that the police have discovered the escape, and he and Cavaradossi flee to the painter’s villa. The sacristan enters with choirboys who are preparing to sing in a Te Deum that day celebrating a victory. Their excitement is silenced by the arrival of Baron Scarpia, a high-ranking military official, who is searching for Angelotti. When Tosca comes back looking for Cavaradossi, Scarpia shows her a fan with the Attavanti crest that he has just

DIRECTOR’S NOTE found. Finding her suspicions confirmed, Tosca bursts into tears. She vows vengeance and leaves as the church fills with worshipers. Scarpia sends his men to follow her to Cavaradossi’s villa, where he thinks Angelotti is hiding. While the congregation sings the Te Deum, Scarpia declares that he will bend Tosca to his will.

25-MINUTE INTERMISSION

Act II (40 minutes): In his study at the Palazzo Farnese, Scarpia anticipates the pleasure of having Tosca in his power. The spy Spoletta arrives, explaining that he was unable to find Angelotti. Instead he brings in Cavaradossi. While Scarpia interrogates the painter, Tosca is heard singing at a royal gala in the same building. Scarpia sends for her and she enters just as Cavaradossi is being taken away to be tortured. Frightened by Scarpia’s questions and Cavaradossi’s screams, Tosca reveals Angelotti’s hiding place. Cavaradossi is carried in, hurt and dazed. Realizing what has happened, he angrily confronts Tosca, when the officer Sciarrone rushes in to announce a defeat for Scarpia’s side. Cavaradossi shouts out his defiance of tyranny and is dragged off to be executed. Scarpia, calmly resuming his supper, suggests to Tosca that he would let Cavaradossi go free if she’d give herself to him. Scarpia insists, when Spoletta interrupts: faced with capture, Angelotti has killed himself. Tosca, now forced to give in or lose her lover, agrees to Scarpia’s proposition. The baron orders a mock execution for Cavaradossi, after which he is to be freed. As soon as Scarpia has written a safe-conduct for the lovers, Tosca kills him and quietly leaves the room.

Act III (30 minutes): At dawn, Cavaradossi awaits execution at the Castel Sant’Angelo. He bribes the jailer to deliver a farewell letter to Tosca. Overcome with memories of love, he gives in to his despair. Tosca enters. She explains to him what has happened and the two imagine their future freedom. As the firing squad appears, Tosca instructs Cavaradossi how to fake his death convincingly. The soldiers fire and depart. Tosca urges Cavaradossi to hurry, but when he doesn’t move, she realizes that Scarpia has betrayed her and that the bullets were real. Spoletta rushes in to arrest Tosca for murder. She cries out to Scarpia and leaps from the battlement.

CONDUCTORTIMOTHY MYERSSARAH AND ERNEST BUTLER PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR & ARTISTIC ADVISORInternationally acclaimed for his eloquence, energy and command on the podium, Timothy Myers is driven by a wide breadth of repertoire and projects. In the 2020-2021 season, he begins his post as the Principal Conductor of Austin Opera, where he has served as Artistic Advisor since 2018. His Austin tenure begins with a concert featuring Isabel Leonard, filmed for broadcast on PBS and international digital and DVD release, and a production of Tosca at the Circuit of the Americas amphitheater. Also

this season, Mr. Myers builds on his long-time relationships with two institutions, filming David T. Little and Royce Vavrek’s opera Vinkensport at Houston Grand Opera and a subscription concert with the North Carolina Symphony.

In opera, highlights of recent seasons include the Santa Fe Opera leading Bizet’s Les pêcheurs des perles, the world premiere of The Fix (Joel Puckett / Eric Simonson) at Minnesota Opera, a new production of West Side Story at Houston Grand Opera, a new production of Massenet’s Don Quichotte at the Wexford Festival (his third appearance there), and a concert version of Act III of Siegfried at North Carolina Opera.

A protégé of Lorin Maazel, Myers’ symphonic engagements have led him to work with orchestras internationally including the American, Jerusalem, Beijing NCPA, Milwaukee, North Carolina, Portland, Toledo, Chautauqua Symphonies, as well as the Malaysian, Johannesburg and Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestras.

With the close of the 16/17 season, Myers concluded his tenure as the Artistic and Music Director of North Carolina Opera, where his work inspired a precipitous rise in the performance standard and the forging of collaborations with multiple local and national organizations. Repertoire highlights from his tenure include Wagner’s Das Rheingold, Act II of Tristan und Isolde and Act I of Die Walküre, Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin and Dvorak’s Rusalka.

In the fall of 2020, Mr. Myers joined the Program for Leadership Development at the Harvard Business School, with emphasis in Disruptive Innovation and Design Thinking.

CONDUCTORTIMOTHY MYERSSARAH AND ERNEST BUTLER PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR & ARTISTIC ADVISORInternationally acclaimed for his eloquence, energy and command on the podium, Timothy Myers is driven by a wide breadth of repertoire and projects. In the 2020-2021 season, he begins his post as the Principal Conductor of Austin Opera, where he has served as Artistic Advisor since 2018. His Austin tenure begins with a concert featuring Isabel Leonard, filmed for broadcast on PBS and international digital and DVD release, and a production of Tosca at the Circuit of the Americas amphitheater. Also

Annapolis Opera, and Pagliacci at Opera Colorado. Also Don Giovanni at L’Opéra de Montréal, Don Giovanni, Idomeneo, Le Nozze di Figaro and L’Histoire du Soldat at the Ravinia Music Festival with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Maestro James Conlon. David also directed and choreographed L’Histoire du Soldat at the Juilliard School, with Maestro Conlon. David made his European debut directing Le Portrait de Manon at the Gran Teatre Liceu in Barcelona and followed with The Rake’s Progress at La Monnaie in Brussels. Other engagements include directing and choreographing new productions of La traviata (Austin Opera, Opera Birmingham, San Francisco Opera, Lake George Opera), Carmen (Fort Worth Opera, Anchorage Opera), Lucia di Lammermoor (Eugene Opera), Simon Boccanegra (Kentucky Opera), La Bohème, La fille du Regiment, and Acis and Galatea (Madison Opera), Salome (Minnesota Opera), Roméo et Juliette (Florida Grand Opera, Minnesota Opera, Virginia Opera, Opera Tampa, Seagle Music Colony), Tosca (Boston Lyric Opera), Cosi Fan Tutte (Opera Saratoga), Le Portrait de Manon (Glimmerglass Opera), and Il Trovatore (New Orleans Opera, Fort Worth Opera). David was thrilled to fight direct the world premieres of Philip Glass’s Appomattox at San Francisco Opera, Miss Lonelyhearts at Juilliard, La fanciulla del west at New York City Opera, and the New York Off-Broadway run of A Clockwork Orange. David is a guest artist and performs master classes at several Young Artist programs and universities including the San Francisco Opera Center Adler Fellowship Program, Atelier Lyrique at L’Opéra de Montréal, Maryland Opera Studio and Ithaca College. A graduate from Northwestern University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Theatre, David has a certificate from École Jacques-Lecoq in Paris, France. David served as the Artistic Director of the Mill City Summer Opera in Minneapolis, Minnesota where he directed the annual summer offerings of Pagliacci, Barber of Seville, Tosca, Daughter of the Regiment, Sweeney Todd, and Maria de Buenos Aires. Currently he is the Artistic Director of Out of the Box Opera in Minneapolis, a company dedicated to creating high-quality operatic experiences in site-specific locations, most notably with Diva Cage Match, an epic battle of voices, egos, and talent in a boxing gym.

DIRECTORDAVID LEFKOWICHDavid Lefkowich is an accomplished stage director and fight choreographer and has enjoyed success with different companies including the Metropolitan Opera, Teatre alla Scala, San Francisco Opera, New York City Opera, Minnesota Opera, and Glimmerglass Opera. Upcoming directing engagements include La Cenerentola with Annapolis Opera and Cavalleria Rusticana at Opera Colorado. Recent directing engagements include a site-specific Acis and Galatea for Out of the Box Opera in the catacombs of a former Pillsbury Mill in Minneapolis, an immersive Pagliacci at Boston Lyric Opera, Tosca at

CASTLATONIA MOOREPraised as “richly talented” by the New York Times, the 2020 – 2021 season sees Ms. Moore return to the title role in Tosca in her house debut at Austin Opera.

Ms. Moore returned to the Metropolitan Opera in the 2019 – 2020 season to sing Serena in a new production of the Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, which received the Grammy award,

and which the New York Times noted she “stopped the show...from almost vibrato-less, celestial high stretches to chilling, chesty low phrases, all of which she sang grippingly.”

Ms. Moore has received global acclaim for her interpretation of the title role in Aida, a role which she has sung at Royal Opera Covent Garden, Opernhaus Zürich, Opera Australia, Teatro Colón, English National Opera, New National Theatre Tokyo, Dallas Opera, San Diego Opera, Pittsburgh Opera, Detroit Opera, Polish National Opera, and at the Ravinia Festival with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under James Conlon.

Additional operatic highlights include appearances as Cio Cio San in Madama Butterfly at the Metropolitan Opera, Semperoper Dresden, and Hamburg State Opera; Liù in Turandot at Royal Opera Covent Garden and Bilbao; the title role in Tosca with Opera Australia and Washington National Opera; Elisabeth in Don Carlo with Opera Australia; Mimì in La bohème with Semperoper Dresden; Micaëla in Carmen, Elvira in Ernani, and Lucrezia in I due Foscari at Bilbao; Desdemona in Otello at Bergen National Opera; Serena in Porgy and Bess at both English National Opera and De Nationale Opera Amsterdam; and an appearance on the 50th Anniversary Gala of the Metropolitan Opera.

Honors and awards include the Maria Callas Award from Dallas Opera, a Richard Tucker Foundation grant, first prize in the Marseilles Competition, and first prize in the International Competition dell’Opera in Dresden.

Meister, Sir Jonathan Miller, Marc Minkowski, Tomaš Netopil, Giacomo Sagripanti, and Alberto Zedda amongst many others.

Highlights of the recent past include the title role of Les contes d’Hoffmann in a new production at Opéra national de Bordeaux, a debut with Opéra de Limoges as the Prince in Dvořák’s Rusalka, Rodolfo in La bohème at Opera Carolina, Don José in Carmen at Seattle Opera, and the Duke in Rigoletto for Scottish Opera.

Plans for the future include Les contes d’Hoffmann for Israeli Opera, Il Trittico at the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, Tosca for a debut at Bogotá Colombia’s Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo, and Carmen at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis.

Born in England, Adam Smith graduated from the Royal Northern College of Music with a first class honours degree in music with additional degrees from the International Opera Course at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama & a Master of Music with Distinction.

CASTLATONIA MOOREPraised as “richly talented” by the New York Times, the 2020 – 2021 season sees Ms. Moore return to the title role in Tosca in her house debut at Austin Opera.

Ms. Moore returned to the Metropolitan Opera in the 2019 – 2020 season to sing Serena in a new production of the Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, which received the Grammy award,

ADAM SMITHPraised for a voice of ‘incredible shimmer and blade,’ British tenor Adam Smith is widely heralded for his full lyric sound and dashing, matinée idol looks.

Adam Smith has worked with a distinguished list of conductors and directors including Calixto Bieito, Mariame Clément, Vincent Huguet, Alexander Joel, Daniel Kramer, Cornelius

Meister, Sir Jonathan Miller, Marc Minkowski, Tomaš Netopil, Giacomo Sagripanti, and Alberto Zedda amongst many others.

Highlights of the recent past include the title role of Les contes d’Hoffmann in a new production at Opéra national de Bordeaux, a debut with Opéra de Limoges as the Prince in Dvořák’s Rusalka, Rodolfo in La bohème at Opera Carolina, Don José in Carmen at Seattle Opera, and the Duke in Rigoletto for Scottish Opera.

Plans for the future include Les contes d’Hoffmann for Israeli Opera, Il Trittico at the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, Tosca for a debut at Bogotá Colombia’s Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo, and Carmen at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis.

Born in England, Adam Smith graduated from the Royal Northern College of Music with a first class honours degree in music with additional degrees from the International Opera Course at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama & a Master of Music with Distinction.

ALEKSEY BOGDANOVRussian-American baritone Aleksey Bogdanov begins the 2020-2021 with a return to Gran Teatre del Liceu for Crespel/Luther in Les Contes d’Hoffmann and makes debuts with Austin Opera as Scarpia in Tosca and Central City Opera as Rigoletto. COVID-19 cancellations include Jack Rance in La fanciulla del West at the Royal Swedish Opera conducted by Alan Gilbert and Rigoletto with Tulsa Opera. He opened the 2019-2020

season at Hawaii Opera Theatre as Scarpia in Tosca. Additional performances that season included Amonasro in Aida with Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra, Sharpless in Madama Butterfly with Tulsa Opera, and Beck Weathers in Everest and the title role in Aleko with Chicago Opera Theater. Concert appearances included Verdi Requiem with the Colorado Symphony and The Phoenix Symphony, and Handel’s Messiah with the Richmond Symphony.

Mr. Bogdanov started the 2018-2019 season with his debut at Maryland Lyric Opera as Jack Rance in La fanciulla del West. He returned to Washington National Opera as Lieutenant Horstmayer in Silent Night, as well as covered Scarpia in Tosca and the title role in Eugene Onegin. Additionally, he made his debut at Chicago Opera Theater as Starbuck in Moby Dick, Pasha Seid in Il corsaro in Warsaw, Poland, and Peasant/Narrator in Gurre-Lieder with KBS Symphony Orchestra. Aleksey will join the roster of The Metropolitan Opera in 2021-2022 to cover the role of Shchelkalov in Boris Godunov.

PHILIP COKORINOSHailed by Opera News for his “comedic high jinks” and “first-rate singing,” Philip Cokorinos was winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in 1985 and went on to sing his debut. Since then, he has appeared in more than 400 performances of 40 operas at The Met, including “Live from The Met” telecasts. He has appeared many times in their productions of the standard repertoire including Tosca,

La bohème, La fanciulla del West, La traviata, Adriana Lecouvreur, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Macbeth, Manon, Don Carlo, Il barbiere di Siviglia, Manon Lescaut, and Le nozze di Figaro.

His recent appearances at this esteemed house include several The Metropolitan Opera Live in HD broadcasts including Manon, La fanciulla del West, The Nose, Werther, Manon Lescaut, Le nozze di Figaro, La bohème, and Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. Mr. Cokorinos’ upcoming engagements include Simone in Gianni Schicchi with Tulsa Opera, Benoit/Alcindoro in La bohème at the Seiji Ozawa Music Academy, a return to Los Angeles Opera for Il Trovatore and as Bitterolf in Tannhäuser, and a return to the Metropolitan Opera for La bohème, Le nozze di Figaro, and Ariadne auf Naxos.

WILLIAM GUANBO SUWilliam Guanbo Su makes his Austin Opera debut in these performances of Tosca. He is currently a member of the Houston Grand Opera Studio. While with the company, he made his debut as the Usher in Rigoletto; unfortunately subsequent outdoor performances of Sparafucile in the same title, Zuniga in Carmen, the Second Night in Parsifal, and the Sadistic Sailor in Breaking the Waves were cancelled by the

COVID-19 pandemic. He will return to Houston Grand Opera for a third year in the studio and a number of mainstage roles next season. This summer, he sings Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte and Garibaldo in Rodelinda, both role debuts, at the Aspen Music Festival at which he previously sang his first performances of Basilio in Il barbiere di Siviglia. Also next season, he will make his Metropolitan Opera debut as the Jailer in Tosca. He is an Ambassador for Opera for Peace and sang Verdi’s “O tu palermo” for the organization’s digital concert celebrating World Opera Day. On the concert stage, he has sung Bach’s Christmas Oratorio and Handel’s Messiah at Carnegie Hall with the Cecilia Chorus of New York. He is a 2019 Metropolitan Opera National Council Grand Finals winner and first prize winner of the Liederkranz Foundation’s Song Competition. He received his Master of Music degree from The Juilliard School, at which he sang the Commendatore in Don Giovanni and Pluton in Hippolyte et Aricie, and earned his Bachelor of Music degree from the Manhattan School of Music.

Chorus Austin and Austin Symphony Orchestra’s Messiah. Other performances include Mr. Gobineau (The Medium) and Marco (Gianni Schicchi) with Merola Opera Program, Belcore with Dallas Opera Outreach’s version of L’elisir d’amore, and Mustafá in Seagle Music Colony’s L’Italiana in Algeri. While at the University of North Texas, Siebert performed the title role in Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd and played the villains in Les Contes d’Hoffmann. Siebert holds a Masters in Music from the University of North Texas and a B.A. in Music from Northwestern University.

EVAN K. BROWNKnown for his “unfailingly vigorous” tenor voice, this Texas native has been growing in demand. Beginning his career in modest roles with Austin Opera such as Amelia’s servant in Un Ballo in Maschera, Ed Mavole in Kevin Puts’s The Manchurian Candidate, and the Notary in Le Fille du Regiment; Evan has matured into more demanding central roles. Evan has been seen as Luigi in Il Tabarro with Angels Vocal Art prior to his 2020

Apprenticeship with Sarasota Opera, where he covered and performed Benvolio in their Winter production of Romeo et Juliette. Moreover, Evan was heavily featured in many of Sarasota’s 2020 Winter Apprentice Concerts performing scenes from such operatic gems as Un Ballo in Maschera, I Masnadieri, La Traviata, Dejanice, and Salvator Rosa. His concert work also includes performances with the Austin Gilbert and Sullivan society, Opera in Concert, the Meadows Opera Theatre, the SMU Meadows Symphony, as well as Gastone in Irving Symphony’s La Traviata. Additionally, Evan was named winner of the 2018 SMU concerto competition; and was a semi-finalist in both the 2019 Lois Alba Aria Competition, as well as the 2019 Young Texas Artist Competition. Prior to COVID-19, Evan was contracted to perform Emperor Altuom in Turandot with Austin Opera. More recently, Evan has digitally performed Count Vaudemont in Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta with Eurasia Festival as well as Don José in Carmen with MIOpera. His upcoming engagements include: Rodolfo in La Bohème and Gherardo in Gianni Schicchi.

PHILIP COKORINOSHailed by Opera News for his “comedic high jinks” and “first-rate singing,” Philip Cokorinos was winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in 1985 and went on to sing his debut. Since then, he has appeared in more than 400 performances of 40 operas at The Met, including “Live from The Met” telecasts. He has appeared many times in their productions of the standard repertoire including Tosca,

WILLIAM GUANBO SUWilliam Guanbo Su makes his Austin Opera debut in these performances of Tosca. He is currently a member of the Houston Grand Opera Studio. While with the company, he made his debut as the Usher in Rigoletto; unfortunately subsequent outdoor performances of Sparafucile in the same title, Zuniga in Carmen, the Second Night in Parsifal, and the Sadistic Sailor in Breaking the Waves were cancelled by the

AUSTIN SIEBERTBaritone Austin Siebert performed as the Spotlight Artist for Austin Opera. While performing as Austin Opera’s resident young artist, he covered Lt. Audebert in Kevin Puts’ Silent Night and Marcello in La bohéme. In addition to these covers, he sang the roles of Araldo in Otello, Customs House Officer in La bohéme, and German Solider 1 in Silent Night. Siebert was featured as the Bass soloist for Haydn’s Stabat Mater with

Chorus Austin and Austin Symphony Orchestra’s Messiah. Other performances include Mr. Gobineau (The Medium) and Marco (Gianni Schicchi) with Merola Opera Program, Belcore with Dallas Opera Outreach’s version of L’elisir d’amore, and Mustafá in Seagle Music Colony’s L’Italiana in Algeri. While at the University of North Texas, Siebert performed the title role in Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd and played the villains in Les Contes d’Hoffmann. Siebert holds a Masters in Music from the University of North Texas and a B.A. in Music from Northwestern University.

CHARLOTTE BLAISCharlotte Emily Blais, 14 years old, is an Austin native. She returns to Austin Opera this season after her debut in January 2020 when she performed as Meg Weathers in Everest. She is in the 8th grade and was recently awarded 1st chair for second soprano in the All Region choir competition. She previously performed as Amahl in Amahl and the Night Visitors at Westlake Hills Presbyterian Church. She has performed many shows with

KidsActing, including the lead roles in Cinderella, Elf, and Beauty and the Beast. She is active in her church youth choir and the West Ridge Middle School choir, where she recently played Sandy in the spring musical production of Grease.

CHORUSSOPRANOIvy CantuLena HillElise Leung KotaraBrittney McKinneyAlyssa MuirVanessa Vega

MEZZO-SOPRANOGabryella CarrelliMadison JacksonAllyssa KempRose Mondragon HarrisMaeli MesilemitJulie Silva

TENORCarey DietertMichael Kelley DixonAlbert GarciaHolton JohnsonJeffrey Jones-Ragona

BARITONE/BASSJake JacobsenEverett LunningJ. Pierre MooreJeff W. PhillipsJesse WarrenSteve WilliamsJulius Young

SUPERNUMERARIESChristophe AmadiChristopher ColvinRafael De La Cruz Dan Jackson

Bill MackeChris MorrowJosue Perez

CHARLOTTE BLAISCharlotte Emily Blais, 14 years old, is an Austin native. She returns to Austin Opera this season after her debut in January 2020 when she performed as Meg Weathers in Everest. She is in the 8th grade and was recently awarded 1st chair for second soprano in the All Region choir competition. She previously performed as Amahl in Amahl and the Night Visitors at Westlake Hills Presbyterian Church. She has performed many shows with

CHORUS

SUPERNUMERARIESBill MackeChris MorrowJosue Perez

ORCHESTRAVIOLIN IJoseph D. Smith, ConcertmasterPatrice Calixte, Acting Assistant ConcertmasterBruce ColsonAudrey LeeMatthew LeeChristabel LinSophie VerhaegheLeigh Wallenhaupt*

VIOLIN IILeigh Mahoney, Acting PrincipalSteve Merson, Acting Assistant Principal*Risa AndoJoan Carlson*Yi Ching Fong*Karen Stiles*Megan Zapfe*

VIOLAAmes Asbell, PrincipalDaniel Gee Cordova, Assistant Principal**Mary PowersTim WasheckaBlake Turner*

CELLODouglas Harvey, PrincipalSara Nelson, Acting Assistant Principal**Dr. Shawn SandersAnna Park*

BASSDavid Dawson, PrincipalJonathan Rouse, Assistant PrincipalChristopher R. Flores

FLUTE**Adah Toland Jones, Principal**Beverly Frittelli, Assistant Principal and Piccolo

OBOE / ENGLISH HORNIan Bruce Davidson, Principal

CLARINETVanguel Tangarov, PrincipalValerie Bugh, Assistant Principal and Bass Clarinet

BASSOONDaniel Chrisman, Acting Principal

HORN**Thomas Hale, PrincipalJill Smith Rodriguez, Assistant Principal

TRUMPET**Robert Cannon, PrincipalTim Shaffer, Assistant Principal

TROMBONEOwen Homayoun, Acting Principal**Philip Arno, Acting Assistant Principal

TIMPANI**Hsueh-Yung Shen, Principal

PERCUSSIONGenaro Gonzalez, PrincipalTony Edwards, Assistant Principal

HARPCarly Nelson, Acting Principal*

KEYBOARDSNyle Matsuoka, Acting Principal*

ON-STAGE TRIO IN ACT IIFlute Adah Toland JonesViola Ames AsbellHarp Carly Nelson

ORCHESTRA MANAGERBeverly Frittelli

ORCHESTRA ASSISTANTAdam “Flash” Graves

LIBRARIANAlison Verderber

*Extra Musician**Charter member since 1987

STAFF

ARTISTIC & PRODUCTIONNathan DePoint

Senior Director of Artistic OperationsVincent E. Herod

Director of Production & Technical DirectorRebecca J. Graham-Forbis

Company ManagerBeverly Frittelli

Orchestra ManagerCina Crisara

Chorus Master

DEVELOPMENTJennifer Basten

Chief Development OfficerAngela M. Bonnici

Director of Individual GivingRhanda Luna

Director of Member & Partner ProgramsChrissy Nanton

Grants ManagerMiranda Schultz

Leadership Giving Coordinator

EDUCATIONDebra Erck

Director of Education

FINANCEEva Kuhlman

Senior Director of Finance

MARKETING, COMMUNICATIONS, AND AUDIENCE Melysa Rogen

Senior Director of Marketing & CommunicationsJulie Fiore

Director of Audience ExperienceLaura Carrisosa

Communications Associate

Annie Burridge, General Director & CEOTimothy Myers, Sarah and Ernest Butler Principal Conductor & Artistic Advisor

PRODUCTION STAFF FOR TOSCAShane Smith

Head CarpenterPatrick Crowley

Head Carpenter/RiggerRichard Nance

Assistant CarpenterMartin Blacker

Assistant CarpenterTravis Perrin

RiggerRyan Gallagher

Master ElectricianJessica Dunbar

Assistant ElectricianCJ Swinburn

Light Board ProgrammerTyler Halo

Follow Spot OperatorAndrew Ferrucci

Follow Spot OperatorCharles Mester

Audio AssistantDerek Menningen

Audio AssistantJennifer Salem

Audio AssistantJosh Johnson

Audio AssistantRachel Magee

Prop MasterKirk Grander

Prop AssistantAnthony Celenza

Prop AssistantVirginia Egal

Wardrobe SupervisorMiriam Jurgensen

Wardrobe AssistantTrinka Withers

Lead DresserWendy Sanders

Wig & Make-up AssistantMona Garner

Wig & Make-up AssistantDavid Grant

Titles Coordinator

Austin Opera Stage Employees are represented by IATSE LOCAL 205

Special thanks to Dr. David N. Tobey Jr. for his services as company physician.

STAFF BOARD

Jeff KodoskyChair

Michael ErspamerPresident

Elisabeth Juen WaltzPast Chair

Stephen S. JeffreyPast President and Endowment Board Chair

Carol Walsh-KnutsonBoard Secretary

Susanne TetzlaffChair-Elect and Legal Counsel

James D. Green Jr.Finance & Audit Chair

Sissi O’ReillyEducation Chair

Polly BarbaroDevelopment Co-Chair

Paula DamoreDevelopment Co-Chair

Brian H. PowellTrustees Chair

Tina Barrett, Ph.D.Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Chair

Annie Burridge*General Director & CEO

OFFICERS

Mary Ellen BorgeltAnthony BurkeCurby ConoleyDennis J. EakinJohn EnglishLaura Gutiérrez-WittRob HagelbergColleen HalbrookAndrew Heller

David JabourMaria KahngHootan Khatami, M.D.William W. KrumpackCarol LoganCarlos Lowenberg Jr.Michael S. MetteauerJonathan SesslerKenneth W. Smith

Jay B. StewartDavid N. Tobey Jr., M.D.Steven TylerJoni K. Wallace, D.D.S.William Wallace

Guild President*Jim WhortonJennifer Wilks, Ph.D.Eva Womack

TRUSTEES

Frederick S. AddyAda AndersonSandy BallPhilip W. BarnesAmelia BullockPaul Burns, M.D.Tana ChristieSuzannah Cox

Nell Dale, Ph.D.Harvey Evans, D.D.S.Doyle M. FellersDavid HarringtonLloyd LochridgeSusan LubinAmbassador Lyndon Olson Jr.William B. Paddock

H. Robert PowellGay RatliffHarriet RutlandKatharine ShieldsSuzanne ShoreR. Clint SmithConnie WebbCatherine Wildermuth, Ph.D.

TRUSTEES EMERITUS

Ray Benson Thomas B. Martin William B. Mitchell Andrew SchwartzADVISORY TRUSTEES

Special thanks to Dr. David N. Tobey Jr. for his services as company physician.

*ex-officio

LEADERSHIP GIVING

GRAND UNDERWRITER’S CIRCLE$100,000+Frederick S. AddyAustin Opera GuildPolly BarbaroEva Womack

PRODUCER’S CIRCLE$50,000 TO $74,999Jeff & Gail KodoskyOPERA AmericaNeil & Nancy Schaffel and

Murar Foundation, Inc.Dr. Eric Tiblier & Susanne TetzlaffElisabeth Juen Waltz, Steffen Waltz and

Robert W. Garrett

FOUNDER’S CIRCLE$25,000 TO $49,999AnonymousDavid Booth Sarah & Ernest ButlerMr. & Mrs. Dennis Eakin Mike & Patty ErspamerAndrew & Mary Ann HellerMaria & Stephen Kahng Carol & Kelley KnutsonLowenberg Group, LLC and

Carlos Lowenberg Ken & Paula Smith

DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE$15,000 TO $24,999Toni & Paul Burns* Patrick & Judy CantiloDr. & Mrs. Stuart Damore Hoisington Investment Management Co.

and Van & Jeanne HoisingtonDr. Hootan Khatami & Daryl FoxSissi & Gerard O’ReillyWhorton Insurance Services and

Mr. & Mrs. Jim Whorton

CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE$10,000 TO $14,999Paul & Clara Bancroft Tina & Michael Barrett Bloomberg PhilanthropiesThom BrooksAmelia Bullock & Bill Krumpack Bonnie & Jerry ClaiborneMr. & Mrs. John EnglishMarilyn T. Gaddis, Ph.D. &

George C. CarruthersAmbassador & Mrs. Lyndon L.

Olson Jr.*Mr. & Mrs. Brian H. Powell Martha P. RochelleJonathan SesslerJay & Sherrie Stewart

*Founding Donors of Austin Opera

The Board of Trustees, artists, and staff of Austin Opera gratefully acknowledge Austin Opera’s leadership giving donors, whose generous annual contributions provide the necessary support for Austin Opera’s continued artistic excellence.

LEADERSHIP GIVING PATRON PROGRAM

GENERAL DIRECTOR’S COUNCIL$5,000 TO $9,999Maureen Alexander, M.D. AnonymousRonny & Valerie Armstrong Sandy Ball Frances E. BlankMary Ellen & Roger Borgelt Martha A. BoydGail CommagereCurby Conoley Peter G. DorsonChris & Jenn EllermanDr. Harvey Evans & Gloria Evans*Ryan & Abigail FrederickDianne Smith Goggan FoundationElena GoyanesJim & Jo Green*Laura Gutiérrez-Witt Rob & Meri Hagelberg Patricia & James HaddenKaren HansenRichard Hartgrove & Gary CooperMari & Dudley HoughtonCol. Harry JaffersStephen & Lauren Jeffrey Allen Kemp & Jo Carol SnowdenWilliam LanaganMargery & Mack Lindsey*Carol Angela Logan Amy McCaffreyMr. & Mrs. Michael Metteauer Drs. Rodney & Cathy NairnMr. & Mrs. Charles J. ParkerWanda A. ReynoldsMr. & Mrs. Gregory Shields

Cindy & Gerald Stone*Jeff Straathof & Mafalda TanDr. David N. Tobey Jr. &

Dr. Michelle Berger* Steven Tyler Eileen VanderleeDr. Joni K. WallaceDonald R. Wertz*Cornelia & John Wood

CHAIRMAN’S COUNCIL$3,500 TO $4,999Bonnie Bain, In Memory of Ann McKainSheila & Dan BeckettRichard Boner & Susan Pryor* Dr. & Mrs. Hugh CollinsJulia & Paddy Flanagan Drs. Kenneth & JoAnn Hunter JohnsonKing Family, In Memory of Alfred &

Ellen King*Eric LeibrockDiane Lipsitz & David SchneiderJulia M. MarsdenCraig & Cynthia PenceEmily RheaAlyce & Terry RichardsonMike & Delia RussellRobert G. Rutishauser*Colette & John SirhalDr. David W. SloanDr. Laura StarksAnne-Margrethe & Jens SteenstrupJames ValdesStephanie & Bill WhitehurstDavid & Catherine Wildermuth*

Austin Opera is proud to acknowledge the individuals and foundations that generously support our productions and education programs. We extend our deepest gratitude to members of the General Director’s Council, Chairman’s Council, and President’s Council who provide essential funding for our productions.

Sandra WilkieCynthia Wilson

PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL$2,000 TO $3,499Mrs. Mary BohlsMarvin J. BrittmanKeith & Sheryl BrownPierre & Nancy BulhonAnnie Burridge & Paul RichichiDr. & Mrs. G.G. CloydJoe B. & Louise P. Cook FoundationSuzannah Cox*Jill A. DavisClaude & Susan DuclouxZeina El-Azzi & Kenneth LoydeDebra & Marc ErckMartha & Cliff ErnstJoe & Carol FisherBill Gaston, Inc. and Bill & Jenny GastonWendy GeorgeAlice GlascoDouglas GullicksonManuela GuttMarion & Joe HaasMr. & Mrs. James G. Halbrook Jr. Joe S. Ham & Florence S. Ham

Charitable TrustRobert L. HardgraveLisa & Sun Down Hunter, In Memory of

Marion DeFord*E. Stephen & Joyce HuntDana & Dennis JakubowiczIda Jeppesen & Ken ZinkBryce M. Johnson

Mary KevorkianKintzel Family Charitable FundLinda & Leonard LeffMelanie LewisM&H Machining, Inc. and

Diane & Hudson IngramRen & Flo MacNaryMary & David McDonaldDr. & Mrs. John McFarlane*Colonel & Mrs. Andrew J. McVeigh, IIIPhillip MuthKaren NeeleyCathy & Don NevilleThe Honorable & Mrs.

Raymond L. OrbachThe Pacey Family FoundationFran & George Ramsey

Charitable Fund*Marcia RaffThe Riebe Pumo Group, Stephen D.

Riebe, ChFC, & UBS Financial ServicesEdward Z. SafadyRonald A. SeeligerEvonne & Tom SmithMr. and Mrs. Blake StanfordDr. & Mrs. Paul E. StubbsMarcia & Anthony TopracPeggy & Don Ugent Jennifer Wilks, Ph.D.Janice L. WilsonCustis Wright*

*Founding Donors of Austin Opera

PARTNER PROGRAM

BENEFACTOR$1,000 TO $1,999Heather & Reed Arnos Jennifer Basten Dana Blanton Douglas Bower &

Bonny Gardner, Ph.D. The Brunetti Foundation Dr. Nell B. Dale Sanders Mark Donohue Dr. Dee Fruchter & Judy Fruchter Greater Houston

Community Foundation James M. Hicks, M.D. &

Julie A. Nelson Bob & Judy Belle Horick Ms. Sara Jarvis Jones Patrick Landrum Rex & Roberta Ling Ms. Catherine Lizcano Mark Nodine Sam R. Perry Leslie Powell Mr. George Schaefer Greg Swalwell Leslie Thomas Hardy & Susan Thompson Mr. James Vincent Polly & Jay Westbrook GUARANTOR$750 TO $999Jesus Alcantar Wilhelmina & Exalton Delco Mr. Thomas H. Edwards Ms. Sylvia B. Fatzer Margaret Furse Mr. Mark Gagnon Floylee Hemphill Goldberger,

In Memory of Dr. Joseph H. Goldberger

Mrs. Georgia Henrich Teresa Lyson, M.D. &

Krys Lyson, M.D. Stephen & Dale Sonnenberg Jean C. St. Clair Mr. Steven Wolfe Dr. & Mrs. Paul B. Woodruff

SUSTAINER $500 TO $749Christine Anders Tom & Nan Anson* Emily & Kenneth Ashworth Dr. Steven Beebe Daniela Bini Tana & Joe Christie Mr. Philip Cochran Jyl Cole Dr. Stanley I. Fisch Michael & Barbara Gentry David & Judith Harris Dr. & Mrs. Craig Kuglen Mr. & Mrs. Paul Leeke Mr. Noah A. Longley Annette S. Lucksinger Dr. & Mrs. William E. McCaleb* Mr. Laurence B. McCullough Prof. A.P.D. Mourelatos* Cmdr. James F. O’Leary Mr. Joseph Michael Ozmun Judy Robey-Swindle Zeenat Sabireen Ms. Nancy Scanlan Mr. & Mrs. John C. Schmidt Ryan Schooler Susan Seymour Mr. Clemens Sialm & Mrs. Wei Li Sandra P. Sigman Mr. & Mrs. Brad Sprague John C. R. Taylor, III &

Peter Flagg Maxson Sidne & John Tiemann Mr. & Mrs. Greg Valentine Mr. William K. Wallace Mr. Stephen Watson Richard & Sherry Wilkison David & Leslie Wolff Hilary Young CONTRIBUTOR$250 TO $499Mr. Donald Gene Anderson Lissa B. Anderson Dr. Thomas J. Ashbaugh Nils & Helen Bagge JL Baralt John & Heather Beliveau

Nancy Bogart-Thorpe Jim & Rosalie Boldin Mrs. Peggy Brunner Mrs. Joey Bryant K.C. Cerny & Karen Kerkering Mr. & Mrs. W.L. Denson Lindsay S. Duff Jim & Becky Engle Rosemary W. Estes Ms. Ann Faget Christine Fisk Mr. Andy Fleming Julia FitzGerald Dr. Sergey Fomel Mr. Michael W. Fox Mr. Scott Gil Ms. Hope Goldstein Ms. Suzanne Gonzalez Lino & Carolyn Graglia Ms. Fabiola Guajardo Mr. & Mrs. Daniel S. Hamermesh Stefan & Melissa Hardie Pat & John Ireland Ms. Priscilla Jarvis Mrs. Jacqueline Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Jack Josel Orion & Jan Knox Dr. Christopher Colvin &

Behice Kutay Marilyn Lindgren Georgia & Lloyd Lochridge Mr. Peter Lohman &

Ms. Sondra Lomax Mr. Reid Long Linda J. Masters Gary McNeil Paul Natho Carol Corley Nelson Mr. & Mrs. William C. Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Jerome P. Niemiec Ms. Mary Parse Pete & Betty Paul Charles Pence Dr. & Mrs. F. Michael Pestorius David N. Pollack Drs. Linda G. &

James A. Prentice Wayne & Marlette Rebhorn

Austin Opera is grateful to members of the Partner Program for their annual contribution. Thank you for your partnership in bringing thrilling performances and engaging programs to our community!

Joanne & Hamilton Richards Mrs. Lisa W. Roebuck Dr. Charles A. Roeckle &

Mrs. Hermelinda Zamarripa Ms. Cricket B. Rose Maryann & Frank Russo Ms. April Schweighart Steve & Tacy D. Slade Dr. Vicky Spradling Maria T. Soo Ms. Joy Standefer Ms. Carole Stockton Mrs. Jeannie Strange Renee & Eugene Sutton Mr. & Mrs. Michael Tita Ms. Gwen Vu Mr. Michael Walters Anne Welder Mrs. Carol Wood Dr. Helena Woodard Mr. Michael Woodward Ms. Helen Young Mr. & Mrs. Joe A. Young DONOR $150 TO $249Ms. Sarah Allen Mr. James Arth Mr. Ryan Barden Mrs. Maxine Barkan Ms. Jacqueline M. Benz Mechthild Bernhard Mr. William Blanchard Paul & Valerie Bogucki Mrs. Jackson W. Bosley Ms. Sue Breuer Mr. Peter Brooks Ms. Dorothy C. Brown Mr. Steven Bryant Mr. Mark Campbell Dr. Frank Cardenas Ms. Ruth Casarez Dr. Michael Casey Mr. & Mrs. Eric Chance Scott & Cheryl Christians Ms. Julianna D. Chung Jack & Susan Clagett Ms. Anne S. Clark Don & Margaret Collis Debbie Valker & Doris Coward Ms. Patricia Cruser Mr. & Mrs. Michael Debner Mr. & Mrs. Jack Downing

Ms. Ruth Dyar Dr. & Mrs. F. Ellsworth Peterson Ms. Diana Ferguson Ms. Patricia Fernos Mr. Michael Finan Ms. Sheila Fitlin Perry & Janet Fleckman Shiree Flume, M.D. Dr. Thomas George Fritz Golding Mrs. Ruth Gordon Ms. Nena Groskind Kathy A. Guajardo Mrs. Russel Hain Mr. & Mrs. Stefan Hardie Mr. & Mrs. James Harris Ms. Ann M. Harrison Ms. Karen Haschke Mr. & Mrs. Larry Hearn Mr. & Mrs. Michael Herman Ms. Rebecca Herrington Ms. Lydia Hewett Mrs. Richard Hocker Mr. John Hrncir Loretta L. Hughes Mr. Howard Hyten Christopher Jass Dr. Judith Jellison Mr. Todd J. Jermstad Joanne B. Jones Mr. Thomas Kelman Paula Kothmann Bernt Kuhlmann Mr. Wayne Langham Mr. & Mrs. Kurt Lapham Mr. & Mrs. Chong S. Lee Mr. & Mrs. Luis Lidsky Rhanda Luna Kenneth & Mary McDaniel Ms. Teresa Milburn Mrs. Joan E. Miller Milton Miller, II Gail Minault Ms. Jennifer Moser Ms. Caroline Nentwich Dr. William Nethercut Stephen & Lesley Ondrechen Lisa & Karl Pallmeyer Dr. Frank Perez Dewayne Phillips Ms. Linda Picazo Debbie Pike

Gretchen Riehl Ms. Keely Rhodes Mr. Peter Roll Charles & Barbara Roth Robert & Sondra Ryan Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Sansom Ms. Julia Schuler Mr. Paul Scripko Mrs. Dawn H. Shackelford &

Dr. Stacy Shackelford Dr. John Sharp David & Susan Sheppard Judy Shipway & Leon Grizzard Mr. Paul Smith Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Smootz Annette Stachowitz Mr. & Mrs. Kent Stewart Ms. Kim Stewart Mr. Richard H. Suman Mr. James Swift Mr. & Mrs. Tom Taylor Mr. Calan Thurow Ms. Carolyn Trigg &

Mr. Joe Haggard Mr. Bryan Uecker Kerry & Duncan Van Dusen Mr. Todd Waldman Ms. Judith Walther Mr. Reuben Wallace Ms. Patricia B. Wamsted Dr. Robert Warren Dr. Mary Weed Mr. & Mrs. James West Marjorie Jane Wilkes Mr. Charles A. Williams Dr. Barbara Williamson Handy & Barbara Williamson Ms. Cynthia Wilson Sharon M. Wilson Gretchen Woellner Monica Wooten Cyrus Zol

FRIEND UP TO $149A special thank you to the nearly 400 Central Texan households who have made a gift to Austin Opera at the Friend level.

*Founding Donors of Austin Opera

Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy; however, if we have not listed you correctly, please call 737.228.1442. List as of April 14, 2021.

ENDOWMENT FUNDWe are especially honored to be able to recognize those members of the Austin Opera family who have made a special commitment to the Endowment Fund, in addition to their annual patronage, to ensure that Austin Opera continues to bring the joy of great opera to future generations of audiences.

$1,000,000 OR MOREThe Marilyn Addy Endowment for

Artist ExcellenceMr. & Mrs. Frederick S. Addy The Sarah and Ernest Butler Principal

Conductor & Artistic AdvisorDr. & Mrs. Ernest C. Butler The Kodosky Family Endowment for

Artistic ExcellenceMr. & Mrs. Jeffrey L. Kodosky $250,000 OR MOREThe Sarah and Ernest Butler

Masterclass SeriesDr. & Mrs. Ernest C. Butler $150,000 OR MOREChair of the Concertmaster &

Performing Young ArtistsMr. & Mrs. Brian Kushner $100,000 OR MOREAustin Opera General Endowment FundMr. & Mrs. Thomas B. Martin $50,000 OR MOREAustin Opera General Endowment Fund Gordon & Loretta Dancer & FamilyEstate of Aneta S. MitchellEstate of Mary Perry Taylor Wesley Tobey Memorial Fund for the ChorusMr. & Mrs. Jeffrey L. Kodosky Austin Opera General Endowment Fund honoring La Noche de OperaCurby Conoley

$25,000 OR MOREAustin Opera General Endowment FundAmelia Bullock & Bill KrumpackMr. & Mrs. Stephen L. DavisAlfred & Ellen King SocietyMr. & Mrs. William B. MitchellEstate of Edythe Rose Schmidt KrugerEstate of Willa Stewart SetseckIn Memory of Helen G. Smith, Richard Tucker, &

Aaron Kruger Wesley Tobey Memorial Fund for the ChorusDavid N. Tobey Jr., M.D. $10,000 OR MOREAustin Opera General Endowment Fund Jo A. & Billie Jo Graves Family Foundation Van & Jeanne HoisingtonWilliam Henry Kirchner, IIIMr. & Mrs. Howard W. Parker Brenda & Larry Smith Wesley Tobey Memorial Fund for the ChorusJames C. Armstrong Jo Anne Martin Christian Memorial FundFriends of Jo Anne Christian $5,000 OR MOREAustin Opera General Endowment FundAlfred & Ellen KingDr. & Mrs. Craig LubinJoanne M. RavelPeter Schram Jr.Estate of Charlotte Schumacher

To learn more about supporting Austin Opera’s Endowment Fund, please call Jennifer Basten, Chief Development Officer, at 512.610.7671.

Bill WallacePresident

Bruno BrunnerPresident-Elect

Cathy CollinsPast President

Kathy TriznaSecretary

Rosy MooreTreasurer

OFFICERS

BRAVO SOCIETYThe Bravo Society honors the many friends who have helped provide for our future by remembering Austin Opera in their estate plans. Planned gifts help ensure the continuance of great music on the stage for generations to come. If you have already included Austin Opera in your plans, please let us know so that we may thank you and invite you to become a member of this special group.

We take this opportunity to thank and recognize the members of the Bravo Society:

Mr. & Mrs.* Frederick S. AddyLissa Anderson

Andrea & Jack AngeloJeanette & Ernest Auerbach

Polly and Stephen D.* BarbaroCharles Edward Cooper*

Suzannah CoxDr. Bill Crouch*

Dr. Harvey Evans & Gloria EvansEve Everett Fish*

Drs. Dee & Ben Fruchter*Anne N. Gibbs*

Jeanette M. GoodfriendAndrew & Mary Ann Heller

Ellen & Alfred King*William Henry Kirchner, III*

Edythe Rose Schmidt Kruger*Eva Kuhlman

Mike Don Miguel Le BurkienAneta S. Mitchell*

Olly & Bob Modersohn*Mrs. W.A. Morrison

Jeanette & Ferris Nassour*Joanne Ravel*

Carol & Charles ReynoldsFrances & George Ricker

Peter Schram Jr.*Charlotte E. Schumacher*

Willa Stewart Setseck*Mary Perry Taylor*

Reeta WadzeckDonald Wertz

John Whisenhunt*David & Catherine Wildermuth

Ruth Gracy WiseRaymond D. Woods*

*In Memoriam

For more information about how you can support Austin Opera through a planned gift, please contact Jennifer Basten, Chief Development Officer, at 512.610.7671.

We appreciate you! Thanks to you, we exceeded our goal and raised $23,964 for our new digital programming!

Your generosity will allow Austin Opera to continue inspiring audiences and providing needed resources to educators in Central Texas and beyond.

GUILD

Bill WallacePresident

Bruno BrunnerPresident-Elect

Cathy CollinsPast President

Kathy TriznaSecretary

Rosy MooreTreasurer

Jack ReevesCommunications Newsletter

Josep RotaCommunications Photographer

Tina Barrett, Ph.D.Membership Directory and List Stewardship

Nathan IdaisPatrick Landrum

Membership Parties

Patricia RosenMembership Name Tags

Ariane Vokes ArthMami Roberson

Support Services

Mary Jo BentonSupport Services: Gift Bags

Bruno BrunnerVolunteer Operations

Patricia RosenVolunteer Liaison

Rose Betty WilliamsOVI Representative

Lissa AndersonJL Baralt

Education and Community Engagement

Stacy BrunsonSteven Tyler

Enrichment Events

Cathy CollinsSharon Sneed

Wine Dinner & Auction

Patrick LandrumNathan Idais

Pre-Opera Dinner

OFFICERS

ADVISORS-AT-LARGEPaula DamoreDiane IngramIda Jeppesen

Craig KuglenCarol LoganJo Carol Snowden

Marcia TopracGretchen Woellner

BRAVO SOCIETYThe Austin Opera Guild supports Austin Opera through fundraising events, volunteerism, and ambassadorship. Guild members enjoy the company of other opera lovers at members only educational and social events and volunteer opportunities throughout the opera season. Learn more at austinopera.org/guild.

Join us for an evening of fine dining, exquisite wine pairings, luxury live and silent auctions, and a performance by soprano Nicole Heaston under the stars!

Purchase tickets at austinopera.org/support/serenata-wine-dinner-auction. RSVP by May 7.