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1973-74 SEASON
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
General Director Dr. David Di Chiera
Managing Director Robert M. Heuer IT
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MESSAGE FROM OUR GENERAL DIRECTOR
Welcome to Our third full season of opera at
the Music Hall and the first under our new name,
Michigan Opera Theatre. In the past, you've
known us as The Overture to Opera Company, and
never before have we been as proud to describe to
you what's happening artistically as well as behind
the scenes.
Michigan Opera Theatre offices have moved
into the Music Hall and the building can truly be
called our business and performing home. But
even better is the fact that we are an integral part
of a larger cultural picture. With the establishment
of the Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts
as a prime entertainment showcase for Detroit,
MOT will be at the hub of the growing interest
and excitement in downtown activities.
Backing us up in our optimism are you -
the audiences - who have responded to this
1973-74 season with unprecedented ticket sales
and volunteer- help.
We are offering a well-balanced program of
opera which includes our first effort into the realm
of light opera, The Merry Widow. In seasons to
come, we will experiment in other directions with
contemporary and some rarely-performed works.
We are currently arranging what we hope will be
a momentous event in Detroit's musical history in
planning a production of that Russian masterpiece,
Boris Godoun ov, for 1974-75.
Michigan Opera Theatre thanks you for
sharing in its season of opera in English, and
we hope your evenings with us are thoroughly
enjoyable.
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THE ROLE OF RIGOLETTO
WILL BE SUNG BY
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Libretto: Francesco Maria Piave Translation: Ruth and Thomas Martin
October 6, 10 (Matinee), 12, 13
RlGOLEf[O
All Opera in Four Acts by Giuseppe Verdi
CAST
Based on a play by Victor Hugo
"Le Roi s' Amuse"
The Duke of Mantua .......... .. ... .. . . .. ..... .. ..... ..... . .... . ...... John Sandor Borsa, a courtier ....................................•............... . .. Larry Wolf Count Ceprano ...... ..... ............. .. .... ..... ................ . .. Garth Taylor Coun tcss Ceprano .................................•................. . Randa Hooven Rigoletto a court jester ...................................•............. Calvin Marsh Marullo, a courtier .................•.......... ... ..... ... ...... .. ...... Davis Gloff Count Monterone ............................................. .. ...... John Henkel Gilda, Rigoletto's daughter .............. .. . ... .. .... ... . . . .. ...... ... . .. Louise Russell Giovan na, her nurse . ...... . ............. . ........................... Patricia B. Smith A Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... . . ........ ...... . .. ............... ' . . Diann Wolfe ~ para£ucile, an assassin . . • . . . . . • . . . . . . ....... . ... . ................. . . Z. Edmund Toliver A lIerald .............................................•......... Roman Terleekyj '1addaJena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elsie Inselman
Time: Sixteenth century Place: Mantua, Italy
ACT I ACT II ACT III
ACT IV
A ballroom in the Duke's palace A street near Rigoletto's house
A salon in the Duke's palace Sparafu cil e's inn outside the city
Music Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . William Byrd Conductor •.................•.........................•............ Roger Melone Director . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . Tito Serebrinsky Set Designer ...............................................•...... John Naccarato Lighting Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AI White Chorus Mastcr .•......... .. .......• . . .. ..... ... . •.. ...... .... ....... Raynold Allvin
Scenery in cooperation with the Seattle Opera Association Costumes from Malabar, Ltd., Toronto
All casts subject to change without notice.
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RlGOLEffO Composed in 1851, Rigoletto was Verdi's sixteenth opera and the first in the standard repertory. Earlier, he had written mostly heroic music that made him a popular national figure with Italian patriots. (Italy was under Austrian control at the time). Asked by the Teatro la Fenice for a new opera, Verdi decided to adapt a Victor Hugo melodrama wherein a frivolous king is almost victimized by his hunchbacked je ter. The police, however, feared that a plot showing a monarch in an unfavorable light might encourage demonstrations among the population. Verdi agreed to change the names and location - to an imaginary dukedom of Man tua. Premiered on March 11, 1851, Rigoletto was received with cheers from the Venetians and had its American debut at the Academy of Music in New York on February 9, 1855.
THE STORY
Act I
At a party In his palace, the Duke of
Mantua boa ts of his prowess with women, aud notices the charms of
the Countess Ceprano. Rigoletto, the Duke's hUllchl ,acked jester, suggests his
master imprison the Countess' husband. Tile angry Count Ceprano vows to
kidnap a young girl he believes is Rigoletto's mistress. Suddenly an elderly
noble, Monteron , bursts in to U n unce the Duke fo r seducing his daughter.
Rigoletto mocks the old man who, as
guards take him away to prison, hu[L~ a curse at the deformed jester.
Act II
pset over the curse, Rigoletto hurries
to the house where he keeps his be·
loveu daughter , Gilda. On the way, he
is approached by Sparafucil e who o ffers
his services as a professional assassin.
Rigoletto dismisses him and is then cheered by Gilda who urge. him to tell her about her .dead mother. Rigole Lto
replie that the woman was an angel, and that Gilda i all he has left in the world to love. Worried abou t her safety, he warns her n urs Tiovanna, not to let
anyone in the hou '.
lligoletto leavc., and the Duke -lips rnto
the garden, bribes Giovanna , and declares
his love to Gilda telling her he is a poor student. The enchan ted Gilda tells him
to flee whell footsteps are heard in the
street and then muses tenderly on his
" name." Meanwhile , Rigoletto is slop
ped by courti ers who , influenced b.
Ceprano, blindfold him and dupe him into helping them kidnap Gilda - leading
him to think it i the Countes Ceprano.
After removing the blindfold, he dis
covers Gilda's scarf, searches her room,
and realizes the anguishing truth.
Act III
The courtiers return to find th e Duke
pacing in fear that Gilda has been taken from him forever. When they tell him
the girl is in his chamber, he rushes to the conquest. lligoletto appears in search of Gilda and tells the courtiers
she is his daughter. They bar his way to
the Duke~s quarters and he lashes out at their treachery . Gilda appears in her
nightdress, disheveled and ashamed, but
professing her love for the Duke. Alone with her Lather, she tells him of seeing
the Duke at Mass each week and loving
him from afar. Rigoletto, however,
swears to avenge the wrong done to his
own and Monterone's family . Gilda begs
him to spare the Duke.
Act IV
Rigol etto takes Gilda to the inn where
Sparafucile lures his victims and forc es her to watch the Duke make love to the
assassin's sister and accomplice, the
voluptuous Maddalena. The Duke, disguised as a soldier, laughs all the while
at the fi ckl enes of women . Rigoletto instructs Gilda to go home, dress as a boy, and meet him in Verona. AIter paying Sparafucile for the deed not-yet.
done, the jester departs.
Gilda though, comes back and hears Maddalena ask her brother to spare the handsome "soldier" and kill Rigoletto
inst('ad . Sparafucile refuses at first, then
agr(,e to su~stitute the next guest who oomes to the inn. Deciding to sacrifice
herself for the Duke, Gilda knocks on
the door. When Rigoletto comes to collect lite Duke's body, he gloats over
the sack but then hears the supposed
victim's voice in the distance. He opens
tIlt: sack to find his dying daughter who
asks his forgiveness. When she dies, Rigoletto cries at the fulfillment of the
curse.
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CALVI lARSH, a native Penn yl - LOU! E R SELL is a y ullg coloravan Ian had II choice of athletic and tura soprano already c~tablish ed with a lIlu sical s holnr hip. Fortunately for ri ch ba 'kground o f operatic credits. The us , he cho'c til lallel' . The career of attractive Mi Ru'sell graduated from MOT's Rigol >tto has been a so lid , teady the Stale ' Ilivcr. ity f Iowa and ha.
climb to 5 11 ce ' . Fr m his studies at tudieo in Colognc, G rmarly and at Wcstministcr College in New Jersey and I orLh Tex.ls State , LarilOlle Marsh made his tor when merican Theatre Wing Award judges dispensed, ith final COIll
petItion after II aring '!ar h 's semifinal pcrformanc . Tn '1954 h contracteu \ ith the 1\·1 tropolitan Opera and ov r twelve ycurs wen t fro m . upporling rol es to aO'UffiC · tar billing, gaining Lh e hulk or his proCessional experi ' nce on lhat augu l lage. III 1966, i\la rsll maue his European debut and sallg to critical acd aim ill Geneva, Clyndchourllc and Munich - wh re his Ri golelto W O Il him a fourteen-curtaill-ca ll ova lion. f NL'u -IL The New Yorker Ma uaz illc has writt 'n: "lie i ' a Lig [How, with a heautil'ul , powerCul high baritone voice, grea t assurance and n eno 0 [' a ling abili ly."
tate. . hc debuted wilh th e
'e\ York City Oper[I onl foul' short years ago as Mica la in Carmen. eal' la ter she took LLrst prize a l the International Singi ng Contest ill Verc IIi , haly, anu also won a CorbeLt FotllH.lali on Award . Gilda was th e role for her Euro
p 3 11 debut in 1970 for til StilL Or> 'ra o f tut tgart. Lat>r sht~ wa' the only Ameri ca n in a I .a Scala ca.l of Riuoie/to which includeu the grea t Pavaro tti . In 1972. Miss Russell appeareo with th e Philadelphia Lyric Opera as l edda Lo critica l prai C, oppo 'ite II tl'opolitan
pera s tars Placido Domingo lind Sherrill Milnc.. She will , oon make her dehut
Opera and the Vienna per3.
JOHN SANDOR, who will 'oon takc up duties as II principal artist wilh t'he Vi nna "tate Opcra , began Ludying
pi'lIlo at age eight and singing in choirs in his native Fairmont, WesL Virginia.
He atLended Ob rlill Cons rvatory after considering career plans as a veterinarian 0 1' pro golfer. With a rna t r 's d gr c in voice and opera Er m the Julliard School of ·Iusic, this youn l1 tenor has heen a
prize willncr in mall Y compctition , in ' Iu ling Ule l\1 tr polilal1 Opera, the Lierlerkranz , the VereeUi [nternationrue, and the I-laarlem Philharmonja . Former
ly a music education administrator in the 1 ew Jersey Pul)lie chools, Sandor
Legan singing: profe ionally with the Lak· Georg ' 0p ' ra . II has al 0 appeared wiLh the San Francisco, .'anta Fe and Miami Opera ·ompanies. Write, Opera
. ews Maga=ille: "John :iIlclor has th kinu of in. tin t anu vocal equipm nl tJlat generate greaL xcit ment in an aue! iCll ce. "
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Z. EDMUND TOLIVER made hi pro· ROGER l\fELONE, ollr gu t conductor,
( ional d but last fall as Don AlIolI 0 is one of the Southwest's brightest
in Michigan Opera Th atr' Cosi Fan musical talents. Uorn in Till a, Okla
Tuite. A si.x ·foot- en ba. so cantanle, homa, Melone studied at D -I Mar College
Toliver is fTom Riverhead, Long lsJaod and Texas Chri lian Univ rsity oncur
and [ c ived his hachelor' degree from rently taking private instru lion in piano,
Illinois W, leyan Ulliv rsity. A finali t theory, sIring bas, and voice. In 1967, in this year's Grinnell Foundatioll chol- already recognized as all oUl tanding
arsbip comp lition, Tulivt'r i curr ntly young choral ~lireclor , he joined the an
working on his doctorate in music<tI Antouio ymphony conducting taff to
arts as a John H3 Whitney Fellow at head the choral divi ion. Tn 1971 he
the Uni er ity of Michigan. fie wa the wa- appointed A ismnl Conductor of
concerto winner in the gradua tc division the orehe tra <lnd hi. currcnt dulies
at the American Mu i Camp at Illt'r- involve preparing and coordinating all
10 II 'n and has had lading l' Ie in choTa I fo rces for an Antonio's entire
ulliversity op ratic production. con 'crt and ol' ra asons. Mione i a
frequCJ1t gu l condu 'lor Mound tit
Oll th west and has h ld condu ·ting
work hops ill P fin ylvania, Virginia,
Ok\;,homa and Te, as .
TITO SERERRINSKY is a stage direclor who L ·Ii yes that op ra hould "follow
it lraditional rul , uul lIot the stiff
aCLing styles of fifty years ago." Born
in Argentina Mr. \lr brinsky tlulien
stage direction in lh arly 1960's at the
Colon TheatTe in Buenos Aires. lie then
went to Europe where he worked a
assi tan t stag director at th G 'n va
Opera 1I0us , and Lage manager at lh Nancy Opera lIou e in France. As rlir
tor, his credit · includ Cosi Fan Tutte
and Orphee al th Tours Municipal
Thratre and DOli Pasquale at the t.
Eti nne Municipal Theatre. In 1970 he
b 'came personal a i tanl to Margherite
Wall mann, t..1ging La Boheme, A,Ula Bolena and Malloll at the Colon Theatre
in Buenos Airc. Til 1971 he Lecame
rCl'id nt stage dircctor at the Marseilles
Opera lIou e for its produclions of Don Giovanni, Tosca, La BeUe Helene and
L'E/is;r d Amore. Michigan Opcra The
atu's producti n of Rigolell.Q marks ~/Ir. S rebrin ky s North An,crican dire-
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November 2, 7 (Matinee), 9, 10
MAD\ME BUITERFLY
Librello: L. Illica and G. Giacosa Translation : Jolm Gutman
An Op ra in Three Acts by Giacomo Puccini
CAS T
Sa ed on the hook by John L. Long
and the drama by David Belasco
B. F. Pinkerton , a lieutenallt in the U. . avy .. ....... ... ...... . . . . . .. .... . . . Charles Hindsley Coro, a marriage broker .. . ... . . . ... . ... . . . . .. ... ... .. ... . . . . .. . . ... . . Tsutomu Masuko Suzuki, a servant . . . .. . . .. .. . ..... ... . ... .... .. ..... ... .. ... . . . .. .. .. Elsie Inselman
harple , U . . Co n ul at agasak i .. . .. . . . ..... .. . .... .. ... . ... . O.arles Roel Andreas Poulimenos* Madam But te rfl y .... ... ... . . . .. .... . •..... . .... ... . . .. .... .. . ..... . . Kyu do Park The Cou in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... .. . . . •. .. . . .... . . .. . Marsha Ferguson The Mother ....•.........•.......... . .. . ..... . . .•... . ..... •• ...... Randa Hooven Yakusid .. . .. . . .. . .. ... ..• . . ... ... . . .. . ... .. .. . .... . . . . .. . . . . .. Rotruln Ter leckyj The Alln t .•..• . . .. ......•.......•.. . .. .... . . ... . .. . ..• . . . .. . ..• , .• Rose Burnett The Imp rial Co mmissioner .. .. .... . ..... ... . .... .... , . .......... . . . . . .... Steven Olds The Officia l Regi trur . . . . , . .... ... . . .. , . .... .. . . , .. .... , .... . ... . . . . . .. Mike Albright The H nz , BulterOy's un I .... ........ . ...... .. .... .. ....• , .. . .. . .. .. to be announced Prince Yamadori .. .. . . ...... .. . . . . .. . .. .. ........... . . .. . . . .. ... ... Kenneth Young Trou hl e, Uuttc rfJ 's child ..... .. . .....•.. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Millo SuzukilKaren Suchja Kale Pillkerton ....... . ............ , .... . ... ... , . .. ... . ..... ' ... . ... .. Jail Albright
* ovember 10 performance
Time : Early tw nti th century Pia ' e: Nagasaki
ACT I The gard ' il of LL Pink ' rto ll' rented hou e ACT IT An aCt m oon and eve ning three ears lat r, inside the hOllse
A T ill The nex t morning
Condu tor • . , •.. . .............. . •...... , ... . ...... ..••. , .. , .... , ... WilJianl Byrd Dir 'cto r . ... .... .. ... . .. . , . .... .. . , , ... .. . . ... . . .. .. .... .. .... . . Tsutomu Masuko Sets ......... , ........ , .......... .. ... , . . . . . . . . . • . . Courtesy of OPERA, America, iJIC.
Ligl'ling Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas Bryanl Choru. Ma ter .... . ... ....... . • , . ..... . .. . ......... .. .... . .. . . .. ... Raynold AUvin
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All casts subject to change without notice.
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When Puccini's Madama Butterfly had its premiere at La Scala in 1904, the critics and public declared it a rather overwhelming disaster. Puccini and his librettists decided to withdraw the opera from performance until revisions could he made, after which a second premiere at Brescia became the first step in as uring the opera's rise to a popularity which shows no signs of diminishing.
THE STORY
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Ll. B.F. Pinkerton, US , is inspecting
the hou e he ha lea ed from Coro, a
marriage broker. Coro has arrang d for
Lhree servan ts and a geisha bride, Cio·
Cio- all, knowlI as Madame Butterfly .
peaking to harpless, the ' .S. con ul in
Nagll aki, Pinkerton exhiltiL 11 devil·
mlly ·care attilud' toward his pending
marriage and talk of the day when he
will tak a "real'" Am ri an wife. Sharp
less warns that Cio- 'io- an may consid 'r
hcr marriage con tracl more seriously .
Butt rfly, singing of her wedding day,
en ters and tells Pink eton that family
proLlems made hee g i ha life a neces-
ity. She shows him h e few po se ion
and says tha t she will become a Chri tian.
With friend and relatives in attendance
the Imperial Commissi nee marrie the
pair. After a loast, the Bonze, Butl>r
ny's uncle and Buddhi t pri l , en ter
and cur It r fvr r noun iJlg her ance -
tral religion . Pinkertoll angrily {Iismisses
ev ryone and . n ole It· weeping brjcl .
Suzuki, llutterl]y's servilllt, helps h r
int a whiLe kimono and the newleyw d
join in a moonlit gard n du t in whi h Lhe pas ionately ing of th'ir lov .
Act II
Cio- io- all has wailed Lhree years for
her hu~ban<l return. u7;uki ancl Coro,
sure that Pinkerton will never come
back, have urged h'r to remarry . Butter
fly is looking toward til harbor when
Sharpless appears with a letter from
Pinkerton. Cor wants her to meet
another suitor, the wealthy Prince Yama
don, whom Butterfly sends awa in the
belief that Pinkerton has noL cl eserted
her. The consul again begin' to read the
letter, aently suggesting her hope may
be in vain . Cio-Cio-San then brings out
her child ancl insi ts lhat Pinkerton will
return when he know_ thaL he has a son .
SIl1Irpl , touched b BuLt rfly's faith,
leaves without being able to tell h ' r
about Pinkerton's remarriage. Bull efly
hears a cannon from th e harbor and
with a spygla spots her li euLenant 's
hip. 111 her joy II, tells Suzuki L help
in scatterin'g flower p tals throughout
the hou e. Clad in her wedding kimono ,
he ilwaits her hu band s arri al.
Act III
It is dawn and ~ uzuki insds tbilt Butler
fly re t . She arries h r hilcl to
another room, humming a lullaby .
Shilrpless, Pinkerton and Kale, hjs new
wife, ent r. Comprehending lhe . itua
tion, 'uzuki s that iL is hopei 'ss and
agrees to help break the ne ws to Bu lter
fly. 0 talgie , Pinkert n d I (lrt , and
Cio-Cio-. all enlers, ex pect ing to Gnd
him. But he meets Kate in t 'ad, whom
she qui kly recognize a' Pinkerton's
wife. The shaken ButterOy promises Lo
give Ul e child to hi fath r if be will
come for him . Dismi ing them all,
Cio·Cio- an take her bther s suicide
dagger ancl rai c. lit Glade. SU7;uki
sends in the ch ild and with a tea rrul
emL ra e , his mOLher tell him to go
play in til garden. Behind an ornam 11 -
tal sereell, she stabs h 1'8 If and t pples
forward a Pink rton calls It er name in
the di tanc .
CHARLE HI DS.LEY is a LClIor hailing
from 0 laware who tudied at tlte
Peabody n erva tory alld th J uiJIiard
chool of Music. While a tudent, he
audiLioned for th e I w Y rk Cit)' Op ra
and was immcdiat Iy igned t ' ing th e
lead tenor role in A Midsummer Night's
Dream.. 0 n w om'r to Mi 'higan,
Hindsl y sang in the 1 ad ow Br k Festival production of Aida and last
season electrtfied 0 troit audiences a Cavaradossi in Mi 'h igan Opera Theatre's
Tosea. As Lhis cason 's Lt. Pinkerton ,
Hind ley co me r commended b Lli
governor of Delaware wbo , aft r hearing
the tenor sing Llle role in Philadelphia
asked for space in the next day' new
paper to join in the critical acclaim .
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ELSIE INSELMAN i a memlJ r of the KYU DO PARK is a young sopran ANDREAS POULIMENOS , a first-place
v iee faculty at ~ ay ne State Universi ty
and olle of lla filles t m zzo- ·o prano ill
the Gr at Lakes region . hc reeei ed
her ma t r of music degree from tJ1 e
Eas tman ho I of Mu ic in Roche ter,
.Y_ afte r graduation (rom !\'Iinnesota 5
Concordi a College . She was a Fulbright
cho lar in F rankfurt , Germany and wa
twice a di tri t winner in the Metropol
itan Op ra audition. The Detroit
Grand p ra sociation award ' cl h ' r
the Elizabeth Hodges uno an Scho lar
hip. Are ident o r SL Clair hor 5, Mi:s
lnse lman has appeared many times wilh
Michigan Op ra Thea lre and la. t season
made h(:1' debut with til De tr it Sym
phony in their cone rt opera perfor
mance f La Vida Breve.
from Kor a wiLh a voi e that has be n
de cribed a " rnauical and lu cious. ' As a m mJ,er of the American p ra Center
in New York, she has appeared as
Fiordiligi in Mozart 's Cosi Fan Tutte and as Mimi in La Boheme under tli
direction of 1ichael Cacoyallllis. h
ha been a olo i t witll the Dartmouth
S mphony rc ll tnl , the Musica
Actern e Orchestra and a t thc Temple
Mu ic Festival. he will mak her
prof s ionaJ d but as Cio-Cio- <HI ill
1iehigan Opcra Theatre s production
of Madame Butterfly.
\ inn r in the w England Regional
l\'le tropoliLan Opera Audition and a
1.969 Fulbright cholar in Ro me, allernat ' inlhe r Ie o( Sharples _ Poulim 'nos
has a master of mu ic degre from his
ho m town 's Boston Conservatory of
Mu ie , as well a a varie ty of mu. i al
experience including television , per a
and con erl p rformances. I I sang a t
the N w York W rill s Pair and has
appenr d with Arthur Fiedl er and the
Bostoll Pops Or he: tra , the New England
Op ra Compan , the Fe tival pera
Company of New York , and :\s EI Gallo
in the Th alre Company of Rom 's
p£oduetion of The Fantastiks. [I s.1ng
tJle ro le o f Ga. paro in MOT 's Rita_
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CHARLES ROE, who also will b seen W(LLJAM BYRD i musie director and
as harpless , is n strong baritone whose conductor of the Flint Symphony and
ymphony solo performance have de- artistic dir c tor of the Mu i al P -rform
lighted audiences in Flint, Toledo, ing Arts Association of Flint. Born in
Detroit, and Cleveland. Tn 1966, Roe Ohio Mae tro Byrd tudied mu ic at an
was runner-up in the ational inger f early age and compo d many works
the Y ar competition in Wa hingtol1, while stiJI in high s hool. FollowinlT a
D.C. He joined the (acwt of Ea tern scholarship to the College of
lichiga n University in 1968 and since Cincinnati, he rec iv d a grant to tud
that tim has frequently appea r d in ifl Europe with conductor Dr. Nicolai
Michigan Opera Thea tre production. MaIko. Byrd was tIl conductor of the
La t sea on, Roe wa hcard a Gugli Imo first concert in Denmark of all America n
in M T Cos; Fan. TuIte, Angelotli in music and has been invited back to
To sea, and Ben in The Telephone. Roe Copen hag n many time. He is a
is a popular summer st ck and recita] fr qu 'nl guest conductor with the I3BC
pcrformer and r cenLly audition d for in London and Norwegia n Radio in
the ew ork City Op fll. Hc will Oslo. cvcral years ago at Meadow
soon perform in concert with the Brook chool of MIL ic, Byrd wa voted
Philad ' \phia ymphony Orch tra. the most outstanding young ollductor wlul working with ixten Ehrling. Byrd
was music direc tor and conductor for
all 1972-73 produc tions of Michigan
pera Tit atr .
TSUTOMU MASUKO i a versatile inger
and tage direc tor who put his Lal nts
to the for in lOT 's Madame Butterfly
as Goro, the marriage broker , and as the
p ra's director. Currently direc tor of
the Opera Theatre at Ball tate niver
sity in Indiana , Mr. Ma uko has p rform
ed ill op ra from To ky to Cincinnati,
and has b en a soloist with s mphony
orche tras in Lo Angeles, Chicag ,
aka and Kyo to. He is the winner o f
num rous award among them the
Oliver Dit on Award , tlte n1inois and
lidwe t Fed ration of Music Club
Competition, and in L970 was Japan '
cantlidate in the T cltaikowsky Compe
tition. He has served as tage director
with the Chicag Lyric Opera and the
an Di go Opera.
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PROGRAM NOTICE
Baron Ze ta ............................ Jan Rube s Valencienne, his wife ................. Mary Wakefield Count Danilo .......................... John Reardon/Charles Roe* Anna Glawari .......................... Catherine Christensen Camille de Rosillon ................... Edward Kingins Vicomte Cascada ....................... Nicholas Smith Raoul de St. Brioche ..... , ............ Gene Wabeke Bogdanowitsch ......................... John Raleeh Sylviane, his wife .................... Joan Tallman Kromow ................................ Davis Gloff Olga, his wife ........................ Jan Albright Pritschitsch .......................... Dick Santos Praskowia, his wife ................... Helga Abela Njegus, embassy secretary ............. Michael Burden
Understudy for the role of Anna Glawari is Dorothy Berry
Additions to the Michigan Opera Theatre Chorus are: Terry Hanks, Irene Jordan, AlonaMoon and Jerome Tomaszycki
*Mr. Roe will perform on Jan. 20 and 23 only. Michigan Opera Theatre is pleased to make known that Mr. Roe, who has performed regularly with this company for the past several years, was recently signed by the New York City Opera for a lead role in its production of Der Fledermaus next season.
CAST NOTE: Jan Rubes (Baron Zeta) is a seasoned opera star who was the youngest basso at the Prague Opera House in his native Czechoslovakia. Rubes is now a leading member of the Canadian Opera Company in his adopted country. An established favorite across the border, Mr. Rubes is known for his appearances in CBC Opera Productions, his radio program, "Songs of My People," and his own television series, "Guess What." He has sung lead roles with such companies as· the Pittsburgh, Chicago, Washington, Seattle, Frankfurt and the New York City Opera. He is as much in demand for COncert tours as for musical comedy. Mr. Rubes lives in Toronto with his actresswife, Susan Douglas, who produces the city's successful Young People's Theatre.
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The Michigan Opera Theatre production of The Merry Widow will be broadcast on public radio WDET-FM, 101.9 on your dial, on March 3 at 2:00 p.m.
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Original hook and lyrics by Victor Leon and Leo Stein
January IS, 23 (Matinee), 25, 26
A Musical Play in Three Acts by Franz Lehar
CA T
Translation: Christopher Hassall
BMon Z la , Pontevedriall amba sador • • • . . • . . . . . ... . .• . .• . .. . ..... • to be amlOunced Val ncienne, hi wife . . • ........... . . .. ... . . .. .....•...... .. ........ .. Mary Wakefield Collnt Dani lo Dani lovitch .. . ...•.• .•• .... . .. .. ....... . . .. ... . . .. . . ... • . • John Reardon Alllla GJawari .... . • .. .•..••• .. . . ........ . • . ...• . . . ... . .... . . .•. Catherine Christensen Ca miU de Rosi ll n •.• •. .. . ..•.••• . .•.•.•.• . .. . . . . ... . . •.•• • .•..•• . . . Edward Ki llgins Vicomte Glsc<lda . . ....... .. ••. . .••.•.• . ... . .. . .••. . .• . . ..• .. •• .. .•• Kenneth Young Rao lll de t. Brioche .• .. ..•..•. . ••.. . .. . •• .. .. .. . . .... • ... .. . . . . .... to be annolulced Bogdanowits h, Pont vedriaL1 atLaclle . .. ..• . . . . . ..••.....••..• . .... .. .. .. . . . . . George Jalln ylvianc, hi. wifc • •. . . ..•............. . . . .... . ...•... . •.• . . .. .. . ... to be announced
Kromow, Pontevedrian councill or ... .. ... .. . . ... . .... . ........ . . . ...... . .. .. . Davis Gloff Iga, hi' wife . ••. . .. .. ..... . . . .. . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . .. • ... .. . ...... •..... Jan Albright
Prits ·hits II, Pont ' edrian Consul .••.•. . . .••.. .. . .....•. .. ••..•... . . . ... . .•. . Jack Morri Pra kowia, hi wi (r . . . • • • to be anJlounced
jegu , an emba y seerelary •. . . • .. ..••. .... .... ..... .. .. .. ........•... to be alUlOllllCed
Time: Turn of th e cenlury Place: Paris
ACT [ Grand aloll 01 the POlltcvedrian Emha y in Paris ACT [J Thc garden of Anna C[awari's mansion
ACT III The living room of nlla's man ion
Condll ·tor •.... . . .. . . . . .... ... ..... .. ... . ... .... ... ..... ..... . .•.. . William Byrd Direc tor and Cil rcographer . . . . . • . . . . • . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . Lois Bewley Se ts designed and built by . ... .. . ...•.........•. . . . . ... . ... . . .. ... ormani hldios of Italy Lighting Dil'cc:tor •......•. . .. . .....•. . ..............•.. . . .......... . Thomas Bryant Chorus 1'I.lastcr .•.•... . . . ...... • ..... .•. • . . .. . . ..• •• .. •..... • •..•... Raynold AUvin Dan e Coordinalor ...••.. .... ....... . .• . ........ ... .. .. . . .. . . . • •.... Dominic Mi 'imi
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1HE MERro' WIQJN Franz Lehar's three-act musical play The Merry Widow, was first performed in Vienna in 1905 and in New York in 1907. Its popularity and record of producLions j staggering. Its weH-knowTl waltz old hundreds of thou and of
copie of sheet music and changed dancing from a regimented series of steps to a more intimate and appealing style of dance. At the tum of the century, designers copied and made fashionable the huge ostrich -feat11ered hat and wa p-waisted gown of Ule heroine. Born in AusLria, Franz Lehar tudied under Dvorak and began
composing at the age of six. His attempt at serious opera wer a failure, but after turning to light opera, he became world famous. The Merry Widow ha been well served on tage and in films with presentations in at least twentyfour languages.
THE STORY
Aet I
At a party in Lhe Pontevedrian lega tion eel Lraling the birth J ay o f their rul er til Ponte. eclrian AmLas ador, Baron Zeta, is in a t]uandry as to how to assure
that Anna Glawari , a wealthy Pontevedrian widow, will no t marry a for igner. Her fortune wOllld then be 10 t to their
Act III
At ano ther party in Alina . hOll e, U Coni ted to simulat the [ ,WIOU restauranL Maxim 's, Dallilo urges Alina not to marr the Frenchman - for the sake
of her cOllntry. She agrees lhell explain - th e truth about Lh e (an. Danil o b lie e h r but till d e not leelare
native country and Zeta ( 'a rs the wOrl;l hi O WII f clings, not wi hi ng to b for his tiny nation - hankru ptcy . He thought of as a forlunc hunter. Whcn trie to convince Count Danilo t marry Anna ann ounce she doe lI ' t have her Anna, hUl years hefor , wh n she was a forlulle, Danilo rushes to pro po 'c. . 'he poor pea ant his fathcr thwart d thcm accepts, then explains that h 'r money and Danilo i no t di po 'eel to try again. goe Lo her new hu balld when . he Anna en ters and subtly flirts with rC01arrie . The story ends with Z ' Ia and Danilo, who warms to tIl e silull Lioll, but Valencienne secure in their marriage, the (ign indi(( rell ce. M <lflwhile, ZeLa ' money safe in Ponl veoria, a lld Anna youna wife loses the fa n upon which her and Danilo unit d to Lhe strains o f, " French admirer, Camille, ha WOOlall '8 loo much [or a man. '"
love you. "
Act II
[n the garden of Anna s residence in Pari, he sillgs songs of POll tevedria for her part)' guests, particularly Danilo who is till pretending aloo (n " . Bul Z ' tll has founu the tell-tale fall and assigns Danilo to und o ut the o wner. Thal ' v nillg, Z La '8 wife, Va ll' n ienn , i lured into a small summer house by Ca mill , lind ju 1 as they li re abou t to be discovc:r d by the j al us amhassauor, Anna changes places wiLh Valencienn anrl a to nish ever, on by announ ing her nO"age m 'nt to th Fr nchman, Camille. A1Lilouoh she has done this
oill y to spMc'mbal"Ca III lit to Val ' n-
cienne, Lhe ll e WS thro \ Danilo into lie pail', for he now r ali I', s Lh e depths o f his I )v .
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CATHERINE CHRISTEl SEN madr lI 'r EDWARD KING! has IJeen a I ading JOHN REARDON was ntised in a musi
op ralic d bUL in 1964 wilh th Salila tenor wilh Mi higaJl Opera ,[heatre for a l «lmily an<.I maj red in Illu-ic at
Fe Op ra in Carmel! and hu. appeared many y ars, app 'aring ill scenes [rom La Florida's R lIin . liege. In L 954 he
Ie qu nlly with the nation s leadin g Boheme and Faust. li e rec ived hi first :ang with the e IV York ity Opera
companies in cities nch a~ an Franci 'co, Ull ation at th e Am riean Con 'rva lory and II ruy wa inging I ad roles, u h
So ton , Fort WorLh and I ew York City. of '1usic, Heidelberg College and Wayne as the Count in Marriage of Figaro. His
She tll(li d at tll (~ Am ri Cill 1 Conserva- tate Univer ity . The Det roit rc ideul ~1elropollLan Opera d hut took place in
tory of lvlu i in hi cago and joined the received the ~ Iartha Baird Rockefeller 1965 and he crea t d th role of Orin in
M tropolitan Opera Studio in 1 65 and Award, enabling lIim to tudy wilh Boris the world premier of Levy' Moumillg
has perform d in con ert with the Lo Goldov ky, He ha ung with the De Becomes Electra. He has appeared on
Anrreles Philharmonic, the Isra Ii Phil- Moines .ivic pera , the Buffalo Philhar- lET produ tion and i a Crequent
harmonic , the New York Chambe r monic Orcllestra, the Detroit S mphon gtle"t on the ehildren's program, Mister· rehc ,tra and Ule Pari, Cllarnb'r r heslra and has mad e numl:r u con- rog rs Neig1luorhood. Much in dOland
rchestra . ~Iiss 'hri tensen ca me to cert and musical co medy appearances. as a gue t artist wilh lh nalion 's
the rities' attention will. her r 'cen t leading opera companies, Rea rdon has
recording of Bianca in 1aming of the introdueed more than thirty ne w role ,
hrew. he appeared as NedlJa in all many of which wer writt n for him . Tn pera film pro lue d by Ro bert Saud k, L 972 he was nam rl Artistic Direc tor 0 f
and has ung with Iloward Keel in til Wolf Trap Company at Wolf Trap
Most JTappy Fella. f1 er p erformances Farm Park, th first naLional park d .
a Lhe Widow have captivated audience. vot d to the prrforming arts. Reardon
on lh Ea t oa t. (amous for hi portrayal a Count
Tomsk in Queen of Spades, PapalTeno
in Tire Manic Flute and Danilo in The Merry Widow.
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M R Y W AKEFlELn as Valencienne, is qually at home on lhe grand p ra
slag , as th musical play ·' tage. he has tudicd al thc Univ r ity f ~lich
igan, lndjmlu Iliv rsity , and in Munich, Germany . he has performed in Massachuselts, NoriJ. Carolina, I ew Hamp hire and ilichigan in su h op ras as La Boheme, Die FledernuJlts, and Martha.
A form r v icc tea It'r at Indiana Dniv ' rsity, Miss Wak fi Id has studied und r Richard Frederi k, and J uli us Berger in
w York . She ha al o Uttg in productions of Carousel and How to
Succeed in Business Without Really
Trying.
LOI BEWLEY, the dire tor and chore· ograph'r of 10T' Merry Widow ha_ b en a dancer with lhe Ballet Ru se
Mont Carlo, lhe American .Ballet
Theatre, lite Jerome Itohbins BalleL . . A. , and the New York ity Ballet.
She has al 0 been a principal dancer al tire Spoleto Festival in Italy. Mi Bewley served as choreographer for the Tyrone GUlhrie Theatr/!, the I30ston Arts Festival , the t. Paul Op ra and the Harkne BaHel. A Fulbright recipient , sIte assisled ballet companie in lran and Turkey and appear d on [urop an l leVISIon. Miss Bewl y djrecl d choreo
graphed, de igned tit costurn and danced in Ule . . prerujere of lI'laska
rade b Carl Nei l Jl for lhe St. Pau l Opera Association resulting in a 11 wspaper description of her as a 'Ollewoman wonder." She has app ared on Broadway and on su h tel vision pr -grams as lhe Bell Telephone flour
CBS Workshop and the Today Show.
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Sindbad's. Adler SchlIee. Billy Martin. Cass Tech . WE 2-1212. Dirty Helen's. Free light bulbs. The Freedom Festival. Waterworks Park. Mischa Mischakoff. Joyce Carol Oates. Karl Haas. The MURC index. Baker's. The Fifth Estate. Capuchin Kitchen. Lindell AC. The News. The Free Press. Jack Brokensha. Alex Karras. Greektown. Hamtramck. Fireman's Field Day. Broadway Market. Channel 56. Bob Talbert. Charley Manos. The Green Hornet. Outer Drive. Six Mile. Freighters. Mexican Village. Aretha Franklin. Lou & Jackie. Grand River. Grand Boulevard. Grand Circus Park.
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1974 MERCURY COUGARXR-1 In size, this new breed of Cougar is like Grand Prix and Monte Carlo.
In every other way, it's like nobody else's car.
You're looking at the all new Cougar for 74. It's more than a new car. It's moved up one whole class. In fact Cougar is the only new choice amongthe mid-size personal luxury cars.
There's new styling, inside. and out. New dash with tachometer and hooded gauges mounted in deeply padded vinyl. Elegant new opera window. Distinctive new Landau roof. Steel-belted radials. All standard. There's power steering. And front disc brakes, automatic floor shift and bucket seats, also standard. Plus the
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And along with Cougar's new size class comes a whole new class of comfort for you. Because we felt this much luxury deserved a little more room.
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PROGRAM NOTICE
Baron Ze ta ............................ Jan Rube s Valencienne, his wife ................. Mary Wakefield Count Danilo .......................... John Reardon/Charles Roe*
--------------------------- Anna Glawari .......................... Catherine Christensen Camille de Rosillon ................... Edward Kingins Vicomte Cascada ....................... Nicholas Smith Raoul de St. Brioche .................. Gene Wabeke Bogdanowitsch ......................... John Raleeh Sylviane, his wife .................... Joan Tallman Kromow ................................ Davis Gloff Olga, his wife ........................ Jan Albright Pritschitsch .......................... Dick Santos Praskowia, his wife ................... Helga Abela Njegus, embassy secretary ............. Michael Burden
Understudy for the role of Anna Glawari is Dorothy Berry
Additions to the Michigan Opera Theatre Chorus are: Terry Hanks, Irene Jordan, Alona Moon and Jerome Tomaszycki
*Mr. Roe will perform on Jan. 20 and 23 only. Michigan Opera Theatre is pleased to make known that Mr. Roe, who has performed regularly with this company for the past several years, was recently signed by the New York City Opera for a lead role in its production of Der Fledermaus next season.
CAST NOTE: Jan Rubes (Baron Zeta) is a seasoned opera star who was the youngest basso at the Prague Opera House in his native Czechoslovakia. Rubes is now a leading member of the Canadian Opera Company in his adopted country. An established favorite across the bor-der, Mr. Rubes is known for his appearances in CBC Opera Productions, his radio program, "Songs of My People," and his own television series, "Guess What." He has sung lead roles with such companies as the Pittsburgh, Chicago, Washington, Seattle, Frankfurt and the New York City Opera. He is as much in demand for concert tours as for musical comedy. Mr. Rubes lives in Toronto with his actresswife, Susan Douglas, who produces the city's successful Young People's Theatre.
PRODUCTION NOTES:
Rehearsal Pianist: Beverly LaButa
Wardrobe: Karen McKean, Sue Shank, Barbara Masanick
Properties: Cathy Blaser, Karen DiChiera, Elizabeth Gram
Make-up and Coiffures: Cathy Christensen, Kathy DuRoss
Special thanks to: The Detroit Athletic Club, Marygrove College, Valente's Men's'Formal Wear, Inc., Detroit and Wigs 'n' Things, Bloomfield Hills
The Michigan Opera Theatre production of The Merry Widow will be broadcast on public radio WDET-FM, 101.9 on your dial, on March 3 at 2:00 p.m.
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MICHIGAN --'- PERA
formerly the Overture to Opera C9mpany
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DlREOORS NOTES It's wilh grea l plcasur that we offer you a lI ew, resplellllenl 5ea.O Il 0[' opera at tll e I\usic Iiall Cfmtcr, CO llce ived alld produ d Ullder our lI ew name, Michigan Opera Thea tre.
Michigan Opera ThealT(~ laa been known lo you ill tll(~ pa.'t as th e Overture to Opera Company . For I ven y'ars we presen ted, lind r th · au pices of our paren t group, the Detro it Grand Opera Association, operatic scenes as well a fu ll producti ns.
Now, after two full s asons of opera at the Music Hall alld Ilum er u performances around the state, we've adopted a name tha t identifies wha t we've trul become: 1ichigan's Opera Thea Lre .
Our] 973-74 season described here is a deliberate ly d manding one. We are taking on two of th e greates t trad itional works, Rigoletto and .Madame Butterfly, and going at th em in a manner wh ich weJ., lieve i original -and satisfying to you .
We've assembled a gifted cast for Rigo letto, whi h will provide an I ctric even ing of drama that is vo 'ally sublime.
Our Butterfly promises beauty and authenticity. The delicat' an d profound ethos of the Orient will come aliv through Miss Kyu Do Park and Mr. Tsutomu Ma uko , -tar and director of Michigall Opera Thea tre's se ond production .
We move (or the first lime into th e rea lm of light opera fOT our season finale . The Merry Widow is a pirited , lavish , whirl of a show in which we
j!!lve you two of operas most 13 autiCul People Cath rine Christen ell a lld ohn Reardon. In ollr opinion, it's a sure hit .
David DiChiera , General Dir ctor
Tw mOT things we want y u to know before selecti ng your ti cke ts :
Firs t., Michigan Opera Thea tre will re tain th name Overture to Opera to designaL il in-school , eel u ' ationa l activities. We b Ii ve that inLrouucillg young audiences 10 opera, answering their que tions and exciting th eir int r 'st is a vital part of our work .
. econdly, Michiga n penl Thea tr plans to repeat i is wildly sllccessful benefit party of la t year, "1-\ Night al the pera ." It 's a za ny evening, fill ed with skiLS, mu ie , chianti, p r ona lity , pa. ta, fun and surpri . e . Hold ept mber 24 open [or this wllik -any thing·el e party at the Latin Quarter.
Michigan Opera Theatre welcomes you to opera in English at the Music Hall Center, and w, thank you for joining u .
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RlGOLEffO
RIGOLETTO
By Gius 'ppc V 'rdi
o -lober 6, lO'*, L2, 13
*MaLinec
Condu tor: Roger Melolle
eaSOIl after seasoll allu iell ·e. r ' pond deeply to Vcrdi' tragic, Lor), of the deformed je l r who e jibe~ arc ro'lum 'u wiLh LrrilJle iron throuuh th e ptlw('r r a nolJlcmall'5 curse . The brilliallt 'Gore will be brought to life lty a cast of thrillillg p rformer. The splrnr/iu tal nt o( ~Iet vrl'rall Calvin Mm , h' Rigolet lo will ue mhelli hed by Loui Rli. s 'lI's ilda . praisetl a' radiant and ecsta tic. Young .lollll Sandor i th e devil-may- are Duke. This is II Rigol'Llo you won t wallt to miss.
Inl 'rnational award winller Louise Russell. . . innale grare .. . her Gilda ppo it c-: the great PavHroui IVOII the critic' harts . . .
Calvin ~'larsh . .. powerful. . . int lIigen t. . . Lhe New York er wrote: " . .. greaL a..~urancc and no end of aClillg ability ... " J\ i\1 l v ·tt'ran who take no inL rpr talioll [or granted, his Rigol ·tto promis~ thrill . ..
John Sandor as th e devil -may-care Duke . . ~irt'd ... ex ·iling . . . a fireball of lalen L \ ho I SOO Il to join the Vienna lale ( pera a a leading lenor ...
As parafucile, Z. Edmund Toliv r. Grinnell Award finalist. . . intense yOllllg basso .. . now taking Ph.D. in Voice at University of lichigan .. .
I, clt 10 righ t: Calvin Marsh Louise Russell f oh ll . anrior Z_ Edmond Tolliver
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MADAME BUITERFIY
Left to right: Charles llindsley Elsie Inselmall Charles Roe Kyu Do Park
MAD ME B TTERFLY
By Giacomo Puccini
Director: TSlItomll Masuko
Conductor: William Byrd
November 2, 7*, 9, 10
*Malinee
Beautiful, moving, melodiou ·. \ 'licitigan ( pl:ra !.ealr i delightcd lo present the cvcr-n w, ever·
touchi llg Lory of io· io· all, tarri ng a deli 'a te and nlat,ricalJ talent d prano from Korea. l\li Kyu Do Park leads a fine upporling ra -t o f regional sing rs, illcluding Claarles Roe and EI ie In Iman. A special trea t is thc re turn of ClaarlLs Hilldsley as Pinkcrton, wh last ea. on thrille! Detroit audi nces a" Cava rado si. Directing and singing th ' role of Coro is Mr. Tsulomu Ma uko, who perform d thi dual accompli hment with the • an Dicgo p ra las t year . This authentic production is ure to strike the m t n itive mu 'cal chord in your heart. A Butl rfly of touching realism . . . Kyu do Park, from the American O~era Centcr ... Ca oyannis directed her as "Mimi ' . . . loist at Temple Musie Fes tival anti with Mu ica A terne Orchc tra .. .
As Pinkerton , Clwrle Hind ley . . . drama ti c pre ence . .. a tenor of body and brilliance .. . wins hi audience .. . Detro it ador d him in Ta sca ...
harpl ss , th American onsul, i Charles Roe . .. rich baritone ... an EMU profe or ... vivid portrayals in o ur Tasca and The Telephone la t sea. on ...
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TIlE MERR Y WIDOW
By Franz Lehar
Oil' ctor:
Conductor:
Lois Bewl y William Byrd
January 18, 23*, 25, 26
*l\1atinee
L hal' . jubilanl, IlIU iea l ma.lcrpiece of no lulgia and gaiet . Paris at the turn of th ' I:ntury' ill hin in all ilS plum eI, high-kicking g lory wh 11
Mi higa n pel'a Tit alrc raise th e curlain o n this favorite of light opt:'ra·. The ravi hin O" Ca tlH'rine
hrU 'nscn will glill I' a. lhe we,lllhy ,idow. Ami wh an think of a more dasllill <T Danilo lhan opera up r~lar John R ardQII , alteruating wilh our own har! Ro. An elegant even ing of fun . , tunning .. . sltow-slopping ... Catherin ,hrisle llS n . .. a 'lerry Widow whose xp ' rience with ,'a ll Franci co and ew York City Opera spells success . . .
The r ~markabl e John Reardon a Danil ... the 'let' I uding bariton . . . versa til .. . outspoken.
Time MOlY(lzille stales: . Ac ,lets superbly . .. It is a rnu 11 a triumph of brain a of voi e ... "
Camille is Ed ward Kingins . . . leadi nl1 area tenor . .. Rockefell er Award Winner . . . ludied with Goldovsky ...
Loi Bewle .. . one-wo man dy nam . . . d irect 'd American pr miere of Nei.Iscn' " .ia karadc ' . . . dance soloi t with Balle t Ru s and Ameri ca n Ballet Theatr ... o reobTt'a ph 'r for llarklle Ball , t and Tyron uthrie Theatr .. . appearan s on television and Broadway ... she' directing o ur Merry Widow.
Lcft to right: fohn Reardon Lois Bewley Edward Kingins Catherine Christensen
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Y u sa money. Deciding now to see all three ~Iichigan Opera TheatTc produ lions of 11)73-74 means a savin!!S of 10 percent off the price 01' si ngl Li ck ls. And e<lch of the tltree productions pl'Omise to be a special treal.
Michigan Opera 'n.ealre lichls make a thoughtful , njoyablr. giLt for Itirlhday anniver. i1ri('s r any p cial ca. ion. 0p'ra ticket· rcOcct your good tasl ' and that of til rccipi nt.
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Opera is the high. l expression of mu. ic and urama combi ned. Continue your illtere l in - or inlroduce y ur If t) - th e world of opera in 'ngli h by bee ming Michitran pera Theatre ubsc:rihers toda .
COME 101HE MA1tN~ Can't make an ev ni ng show'? Tli 11 spend a Wt: <lI1f,~d<l .
aft rnooll uownlown with Michigan Op'ra Til atre lit a mati1H~e performance of Ri"oieIlO, Madame BLLtterfl , or The Merry Widow.
i\IOT schedules one matinee of each season production for Y Hlr cOllvenience and plf'a urI'. And sin(" the matinee begin at 2::30 p.m., you and friends have plr:nty of time for a leisurel Illn II at your [av rit, downtown I' staurallt .
latin! offer several bOllu es. F'irst, ou'll sit ill the choi c ol'chestl'a s(!ats for on ly . 5.
econd, li rhigan Opera Theall' ~ '5 popular and ngaging G neral Oil' etoL' , Dr. David DiChicl'<l, will giv lin informative and entel'tainillg introduction prior to eacb malinee performance.
;vlatine. dal('.' are 0 Lober 10 for Rigofetlo '0 ember 7 for Madnme Butl.erfly. and Jnnuar 23 for The Merr.y Widow.
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