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Welcome to Silent night

I have seen Silent Night three times over the past three years. My first
viewing was the broadcast of the world premiere in Minnesota. The second

was the subsequent production at Opera Philadelphia, and most recently, just

this past October, I saw the work at the Wexford Festival. The power of this

work has moved audiences at each performance and I expect you to have a

similar response at todays performance as well. It is a work which will stay

with you. In preparation for our production of this work, I have had the great

pleasure of getting to know composer Kevin Puts and librettist Mark Campbell.

Their talents and contributions to 21 st Century opera will be enduring. Silent

Night has entered the repertoire at what I would describe, in opera time, as

lightning speed, which speaks forcibly to the quality and strength of this work.

You are in for an unforgettable experience. I would also like to acknowledge

the Minnesota Opera and their very talented team for their leadership in the

field by commissioning and producing this work. Let me encourage you to

make a trip to Minnesota in the next couple of weeks, when this same team

of Kevin Puts, Mark Campbell and the Minnesota Opera will present another

world premiere The Manchurian Candidate which opens on March 7, 2015.

Finally, I wish to thank Dr. Matthew Naylor and the National World War I
Museum at Liberty Memorial for their friendship and partnership as we have

scheduled various events throughout the year to commemorate the Centennial

of WWI. We are indeed fortunate to live in such a rich community where

not only the Museum but some very special funders have helped make this
production possible.

Heartfelt thanks,

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Silent night
Opera in two acts by Kevin Puts to a libretto by Mark Campbell based on the screenplay by
Christian Carion for the motion picture Joyeux Nol by Nord-Ouest Production; By arrangement
with Aperto Press, publisher Bill Holab Music: Sole Agent; Commissioned by Minnesota Opera, a
Minnesota Opera New Works Initiative Production; First Performance: St. Paul, Minnesota, Ordway
Theater, November 12, 2011. Silent Night runs approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes including
one intermission and is performed in English, German, French, Italian and Latin with English titles.

PrinciPal caSt
The German Side

Nikolaus Sprink

Sean Panikkar *

Anna Srensen

Erin Wall *

Lieutenant Horstmayer
Kronprinz
German General

Sponsored by Joyce G. Holland

Sponsored by Richard and Jane Bruening

Craig Irvin *
Doug Jones
Robert Gibby Brand

The Scottish Side

Jonathan Dale
William Dale
Father Palmer

Lieutenant Gordon
British Major

David Blalock *
Caleb C. Ashby
Daniel Belcher

Sponsored by G. Kenneth and Ann Baum

Craig Colclough *
Ron Witzke

The French Side

Lieutenant Audebert

Liam Bonner

Ponchel
General (Audebert)
Madeleine Audebert

Andrew Wilkowske *
John Stephens
Samantha Gossard ~

Sponsored by Walter and Gayle Richardson

Sponsored by Lyric Opera of Kansas City

Foundation Norman Polsky Fund

Ensemble Soldiers

Tytus Abrahamson, Matthew Black, Elliot Harrison Brown ~, Matthew

Foerschler, Richard B. Gibson, Trent Green, Paul D. Griggsby, Josh Markley,
Benjamin Murbach, Terence Murphy, Clark Weyrauch +, Carey Eugene Wilson
* Lyric Opera Debut + KU Apprentice ~ UMKC Apprentice

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Director
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Lighting Designer
Sound Designer
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Music Librarian
Props Master
Props Assistant
Costume Coordinator
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Wig and Make-up Crew
Assistant Lighting Designer
Figaro Simultext System Operator
Stage Manager
Assistant Stage Managers
Stage Management Intern
Head Scenic Artist
Production Carpenter
Head Propsman
Head Electrician
Head Flyman
Head Sound Engineer
Head Video Engineer
Wardrobe Supervisor
Wardrobe Assistant

David Charles Abell *

Octavio Cardenas *
Francis OConnor *
Krin Kopischke *
Marcus Dilliard
C. Andrew Mayer *
Alison Hanks
Andrzej Goulding *
Doug Scholz-Carlson *
Mark Ferrell
Mark Ferrell, Natalia Rivera
Elena Lence Talley
Deborah Morgan
Joyce Merrill
Mary Traylor
Karen Billingsley
Colleen May
Nate Wheatley
Sarah Zsohar
Jennifer Rimmer
Adam Fulmer, Julia Tyson
Kelly Schmidli
Gen Goering
Harold Ben Julius
Stephen Cochran
Joshua Topping
James Vinzant
Phil Rebel
Shawn Martin
Jan Toombs
Desiree Baird Story

* Lyric Opera Debut

Silent night is underwritten by

David T. Beals, III Charitable Trust, Bank of America, Trustee, Aaron Copland Foundation,
Hall Family Foundation, Master Craftsmen Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts,
and Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund

speciAl credits
Scenery, properties, costumes and media files for this production are owned by the Minnesota
Opera, Opera Philadelphia, Cincinnati Opera and Fort Worth Opera and were constructed by the
Minnesota Opera Shops.
Stage crew provided by IATSE Local 31
Wardrobe crew provided by The Theatrical Wardrobe Union Local 810

Chorus
German army
Bass/BariTone

Tenor
Chad DeMaris

Matthew Black

Trent Green

Michael Colman

Justin G. McCoy

Christopher Puckett

Terence Murphy

Kevin Smith

Clark Weyrauch

Matthew Scrivner

Sponsored by Mrs. Ann Dickinson

and Anonymous

Tenor

sCoTTish army
Bass/BariTone

Alexis V. Alfaro

Phil Eatherton

Matthew Foerschler

Nathan Whitson

Joseph Carr
Jake Thede

Calvet Young

Josh Markley

Carey Eugene Wilson

Joe Winans

FrenCh army
Tenor
Tytus Abrahamson

Alexander Goering

Bass/BariTone
Elliot Harrison Brown

Sponsored by Don and Pat Dagenais

Scott Guerrero

Christopher Cobbett

Trevor B. Smith

Paul Dominic Griggsby

Anthony Rohr

Richard B. Gibson

Benjamin Murbach

+ KU Apprentice
~ UMKC Apprentice
@ Former Apprentice

supernumeraries
Jim Barker
Glen Bond

Beau Crowder
Jim Haley

Zack Hoar

Craig Rohaus

Mark Spencer

Ernesto Suarez

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FirsT Violins

double basses

horns

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Jeffrey Kail

Alberto Suarez

Keith Wymer

David Gamble

Anne-Marie Brown
Anthony DeMarco

Susan Goldenberg

Jessica Wakefield Hao

Tomoko Iguchi
Lisa Jackson
Chiafei Lin

Vladimir Rykov

Richard Ryan

FluTes

TrumpeTs

Diane Schick

Steve Leisring

Shannon Finney

piCColo
Diane Schick

seCond Violins

oboes

Kristin Velicer

Nancy Beckmann

Stephanie Cathcart
Yu-Fang Chen

Mary Garcia Grant

Rena Ishii

Francesca Manheim

Violas
Youming Chen

Kristina Fulton

Michelle Duskey

Kenneth Lawrence

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ClarineTs
Raymond Santos

John Klinghammer

Gabriel Campos Zamora

Sean Brumble

e-FlaT ClarineT

Duke Lee

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Marvin Gruenbaum
Jenifer Richison

Matthew Rombaum

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Mark Gibbs

Alexander East
John Eadie

Lawrence Figg

Stephen Multer

Michael Gordon

Alex Shum

Kathy Haid Berry

Elizabeth Gray

John Klinghammer
Gabriel Campos Zamora

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Brian Rood

Keith Benjamin

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Roger Oyster

Porter Wyatt Henderson

Adam Rainey

bass Trombone
Adam Rainey

Tuba
Steven Seward

Timpani
Timothy Jepson

perCussion
Christopher McLaurin
Joseph Petrasek

Matthew Henderson

harp
Deborah Wells Clark

bagpipes

Thomas DeWitt

Jim Higgins

ConTrabassoon

Charlie Laughridge

Marita Abner

Thomas DeWitt

harmoniCa
pianisT
Natalia Rivera

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AN ImmedIAte SucceSS
As I crossed the plaza to the Ordway Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota on a snowy
November evening in 2011, my expectations were already heightened. The

advance news of a new opera receiving its world premiere in my home state

was promising, and the dramatization of the remarkable Christmas Truce of

1914 struck me as a topic of important significance.

New operas are being written all the time, but it takes a tricky mixture of gifted

and inspired composer, wise as well as gifted librettist and great story to turn

notes and words on a page into a great work that speaks clearly to people,
moves them emotionally and inspires them. Coupled with a preexisting film

script (Joyeux Nol), the creators brought forth a work on their first try that

accomplished what would-be opera composers strive for their entire careers.
I was elated but not surprised several months later when composer Kevin Puts
won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Music for his opera Silent Night.

I am grateful to our many supporters who have helped bring this remarkable

physical production from the Minnesota Opera to the Muriel Kauffman Theatre.

I also extend my deepest admiration and gratitude to my colleague to the north,

artistic director Dale Johnson, the brainchild behind this project.

And what will the future be for Silent Night and its composer? By the end of
this spring, the opera will have received 28 performances of two different

physical productions in 8 different cities in 3 countries. In the opera world,

this is what you call a hit. In addition, as you read this, the Minnesota Opera
is in final rehearsals for the world premiere of Mr. Putss second opera, The

Manchurian Candidate, based on the novel by Richard Condon. I believe we

have another new artist who will add his contributions to our beloved art form

in the years to come.

Sincerely,

Ward Holmquist,

Artistic Director

SynopSiS
prologue
Summer, 1914 War is declared. At a Berlin opera house, the news disrupts
lives of international opera singers Anna Srensen and Nikolaus Sprink. In

Scotland, dreams of heroism inspire William; he insists his younger brother

Jonathan enlist with him. In Paris, Madeleine is angry with her husband

Audebert for leaving while she is pregnant. The men prepare to leave for war.

Act i
A battlefield in Belgium, near the French border, around Christmas
Scene 1 A horrific battle is fought between the two sides. An attempt
by the French and Scottish soldiers to infiltrate the German bunker fails.
William is shot, and Jonathan must leave his brother behind to die.

Scene 2 Lt. Gordon assesses the casualties. Fr. Palmer attempts to offer

solace to Jonathan in prayer. A French General reprimands Lt. Audebert for

surrendering. The General leaves and Audebert laments the loss of his wifes

photograph and tallies the casualties in the last battle. He sings of needing

sleep, a sentiment echoed by the soldiers. As it starts to snow, the soldiers

begin to sleep. Nikolaus reveals to an imagined Anna his despair about war.

Scene 3 In the German bunker, crates have arrived with Christmas trees
from the Kronprinz. Lt. Horstmayer criticizes the Kronprinz for not sending

more useful gifts. Nikolaus is ordered to sing at the chalet of the Kronprinz,
along with Anna. Nikolaus departs, excited to see Anna again. The French

soldiers receive crates of wine, sausages and chocolates. Ponchel brings

coffee to Audebert and gives him a haircut. Scottish soldiers receive crates

of whiskey. Jonathan writes to his mother, not mentioning his brothers death.
Scene 4 At the chalet of the Kronprinz, Anna and Nikolaus perform a duet.
After, they meet on a terrace. Anna notices the effect war has had on his
spirit. When Nikolaus says he must return, she decides to accompany him.

Scene 5 Gueusselin volunteers to infiltrate the German bunker with

grenades. Scottish soldiers drink whiskey and play a bagpipe; Fr. Palmer
sings a ballad and men in other bunkers hear the song. Nikolaus arrives;
soldiers greet him and are amazed by Annas presence. Nikolaus sings a

Christmas song. Midway through, the bagpiper begins to accompany.

Emboldened, Nikolaus stands atop the bunker raising a Christmas tree as

a gesture of friendship. Against the protestations of their superiors, soldiers

from all bunkers stand. Nikolaus bravely moves to the center of no-mans
land. Gueusselin abandons his plan to grenade the German bunker.

The three lieutenants agree to a cease-fire, but only on Christmas Eve. The

soldiers cautiously move toward each other, then share provisions, photos
and names. Anna appears and the soldiers are awed by the sight of a woman.

Fr. Palmer celebrates mass, while Jonathan finds his brothers body and vows
revenge. Fr. Palmer finishes the mass as bombs explode in the distance.

Act II
Scene 1 The next morning, Jonathan tries to bury his brother. Because the
truce is officially over, two German sentries are prepared to shoot him, but Fr.

Palmer and Lt. Gordon intervene. Horstmayer proposes that it may be time

to bury all of the dead. The three lieutenants meet and decide to extend the
truce until after the dead are buried.

Scene 2 The soldiers pile up the corpses, Fr. Palmer delivers last rites and
the soldiers form a processional bearing the wagon of bodies away. Anna
looks on with Nikolaus and promises that he will not suffer the same fate.

Scene 3 News of the cease-fire has reached headquarters, and the British

Major, the Kronprinz and the French General all react in anger and disbelief.
They declare that they will punish the soldiers for their betrayal.

Scene 4 When the truce is over, Nikolaus ridicules Horstmayer for his
allegiance to the Fatherland; Horstmayer arrests him for insubordination.
Anna takes Nikolaus hand and leads him across no-mans land as Horstmayer

orders his men to shoot, but no one moves. Reaching the French bunker
unharmed, Nikolaus demands asylum for Anna and himself.

Scene 5 The British Major admonishes the Scottish soldiers for joining
in the Christmas truce and transfers them to the front lines as punishment.

When a German soldier crosses the battlefield, the Major orders him killed.
Jonathan shoots the man. The General visits Audebert; he tells Audebert that
he will be transferred to Verdun as punishment for consorting with the enemy

and his unit will be disbanded. Audebert tells the French General, his father,
that he has learned he has an infant son named Henri. They vow to survive

the war for the childs sake. The Kronprinz announces that the German
soldiers are to be deployed in Pomerania as punishment. The soldiers are

taken off in a boxcar. The battlefield is now empty. Snow begins to fall again.
Source: Minnesota Opera

From the ConduCtor: A messAge oF PeACe

Although I grew up in New York, Philadelphia and Chicago, I currently live in

London, where memories of World War I are still keenly felt. Every November,

many members of the public don red paper poppies in honor of those killed.

The commemoration continues until Remembrance Sunday, when the Queen

places a wreath at the Cenotaph.

In much of the USA, the Great War seems to have little present-day resonance.
Perhaps the presence of the National World War I Museum engenders a

stronger personal connection for Kansas City residents.

The emotional impact of the war became personal for me last year, when I

conducted Silent Night at the Cincinnati Opera and a concert at the BBC Proms
inspired by the play War Horse. I like to enter into the world of each piece I

conduct, to imagine what the characters lives were like, to feel their emotions.
During 2014, those feelings started to weigh on me; I can only imagine the

anguish of those who had to endure more than four years of the actual event.
Had I been born sixty, forty, or even ten years earlier than I was, it is quite
possible I would not have lived to middle age to enjoy professional and personal

fulfilment. My artistic involvement in the Centennial has brought this home to

me in a very personal way.

Kevin and Mark have created a masterful piece of music theatre. As opera
professionals, we bring stories to life through music. The conductors job is

to propel the action; personally, I aim to give the audience the most involving

and immersive experience possible.

It is a joy to perform music of such emotional power: the Sleep Chorus, the
orchestral sunrise, the love duet at the Kronprinzs chalet, the overwhelming
funeral march, to name only a few passages. For me, conducting Silent Night

and helping to deliver its powerful message of peace is immensely fulfilling,

both professionally and personally.

David Charles Abell

From the Director: inspirational opera

I had the privilege of seeing the development of this work from the beginning. I

was able to witness the creative process involved in making Silent Night come

alive, from table discussions, to musical workshops, to the world premiere and

subsequent presentations. It became immediately clear to me that this opera

would become part of the standard repertoire.

Opera plays a very different role in our culture today from the role it played

at its inception. It was once the reality TV of its day, overflowing with drama
and star-crossed lovers. In theory it should be a natural transition to market

the art form to todays young audiences, which have become accustomed to
immediate gratification from all media.

Silent Night is a modern masterpiece that can reach out to all ages, proving that

opera remains a vital art form. It is a work uniquely suited to appeal to modern

audiences. The music is sophisticated, providing a rich and textured palate

to an experienced listener; but the shows pacing and relatable characters

make it enjoyable for the opera novice as well. The superiorly crafted libretto

and musical score combine to recreate a beautiful story that inspires hope in

humanity. This work is unique in its incorporation of multiple art forms: music,

dance, theater, and photography are all crucial to the telling of this story.

I am honored to direct this piece in this time. People today are in need, more
than ever, of hope in our fellow man. Silent Night sends a message of peace

and reminds us that when all else fails music can unite the human spirit.
Octavio Cardenas

Kevin Puts - the ComPoser

Winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for the opera Silent

Night, Kevin Puts has been hailed as one of the most

important composers of his generation. His work

has been commissioned and performed by leading

orchestras in the United States and abroad, including

the New York Philharmonic, the Tonhalle Orchestr

(Zurich), the symphony orchestras of Baltimore,

Cincinnati, Detroit, Atlanta, Colorado, Houston, Fort

Worth, Utah, and St. Louis; the Boston Pops; the

Minnesota Orchestra, which commissioned his Sinfonia Concertante; and by

leading chamber ensembles such as the Mir Quartet, the Eroica Trio, eighth

blackbird, the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, and the Chamber Music

Society of Lincoln Center.

Puts orchestral catalog includes four symphonies as well as several concertos

written for some of todays top soloists. In 2005, Mr. Puts received the

tremendous honor of a commission in celebration of David Zinmans 70th

birthday, and the result was Vision, a cello concerto premiered by YoYo Ma

and the Aspen Music Festival Orchestra. During the same year, his Percussion

Concerto was premiered by Evelyn Glennie with the Pacific and Utah

Symphonies. He has also written concertos for marimbist Makoto Nakura,

violinist Michael Shih, clarinetist Bil Jackson, and a piano concerto

commissioned by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and premiered in 2008

by pianist and conductor Jeffrey Kahane.

Puts has received awards and grants from the American Academy in Rome,
the Guggenheim Foundation, the American Academy of Arts and Letters, BMI

and ASCAP. He has served as ComposerinResidence of Young Concerts

Artists, the California Symphony, the Fort Worth Symphony, the Los Angeles

Chamber Orchestra, Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival, Music from Angel Fire,

and the Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society. He received his training as a

composer and pianist at the Eastman School of Music and Yale University.

Since 2006, he has been a member of the composition department at the

Peabody Institute in Baltimore, Maryland.

A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Mr. Puts received his Bachelors Degree from
the Eastman School of Music, his Masters Degree from Yale University, and
his Doctor of Musical Arts at the Eastman School of Music.

Mark CaMpbell - the librettist

Mark Campbell is one of the most in-demand librettists
in contemporary opera, profiled in Opera News as an

artist poised...to become a major force in opera in

the coming decade.

Marks most known work is the libretto for Silent

Night, which garnered a 2012 Pulitzer Prize in Music

for composer Kevin Puts. The opera premiered

at Minnesota Opera in 2011, aired on PBS Great

Performances in 2013 and has entered the opera

repertory with an unprecedented rapidity, with more than nine productions

scheduled since it opened. Other successful operas include Later the

Same Evening, As One, Approaching Ali, Volpone, Bastianello/Lucrezia,

Rappahannock County, The Inspector and A Letter to East 11th Street.

Mark has received many other prestigious prizes for his work, including

a Grammy nomination for Best Classical Recording, the first Kleban

Foundation Award for Lyricist, two Richard Rodgers Awards, three Drama

Desk nominations, a Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation Award, a

New York Foundation for the Arts Playwriting Fellowship and the Dominic J.

Pelliciotti Award.

Recordings include: the Grammy-nominated Volpone (Wolf Trap Recordings),

Later the Same Evening (Albany Records), The Inspector (Wolf Trap
Recordings), Bastianello/Lucrezia (Bridge Classical), Rappahannock County

(Nonesuch) and Songs from an Unmade Bed (Sh-k-Boom Records).

As a lyricist, Mark penned the lyrics for Songs from an Unmade Bed, which

premiered at New York Theatre Workshop and has since been produced around

the world. Other musicals include The Audience, Chang & Eng, and Splendora.
Upcoming operas include: The Manchurian Candidate (composer Kevin Puts,
Minnesota Opera, 2015), Memory Boy (composer Reinaldo Moya, Minnesota

Opera, 2015), The Whole Truth (composer Robert Paterson, UrbanArias 2015),

Burke+Hare (composer Julian Grant, Music-Theatre Group, 2016), The Shining

(composer Paul Moravec, Minnesota Opera, 2016), The Trial of Elizabeth Cree

(composer Kevin Puts, Opera Philadelphia, 2017), Dinner at Eight (composer

William Bolcom, Minnesota Opera, 2017).

DaviD charLes aBeLL

Conductor

Recent
Silent Night, Porgy and Bess, Cincinnati Opera
War Horse Prom, BBC Proms
Sweeney Todd, Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods,
Thtre du Chtelet (Paris)
Recordings: Forever (Diana Damrua), Somethings Gotta Give (Simon Keenlyside)

caLeB c. ashBy

Upcoming
Sweeney Todd, English National Opera
Fiddler on the Roof, Grange Park Opera
William Dale (Baritone)
Recent
The Nightingale (World Premiere), Helianthus Contemporary Ensemble
The Old Maid and the Thief, The Tragedy of Carmen, KU Opera
Cos fan tutte, Gianni Schicchi, Opera in the Ozarks
La bohme, Kentucky Opera

DanieL BeLcher

Father Palmer (Baritone)

Sponsored by G. Kenneth
and Ann Baum

Recent
Die Fledermaus, Portland Opera
Die Zauberflte, Lyric Opera of Kansas City
Lamour de loin, Trondheim Symphony Orchestra

(Norway)

Upcoming
Die Zauberflte, Opera Colorado
The Long Walk (World Premiere), Opera Saratoga
The Scarlet Letter (World Premiere), Opera Colorado

DaviD BLaLock

Jonathan Dale (Tenor)

Recent
Fidelio, Madison Opera
Sweeney Todd, Virginia Opera
Glory Denied, Fort Worth Opera
Donna del Lago, Santa Fe Opera
Upcoming
The Long Walk (World Premiere), Opera Saratoga
Don Giovanni, Opera Company of North Carolina

Liam Bonner

Lieutenant Audebert (Baritone)

Sponsored by Walter and

Gayle Richardson

Recent
Dido and Aeneas, Los Angeles Opera
La bohme, New Orleans Opera
Die Fledermaus, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Houston Grand Opera
Upcoming
Showboat, Portland Opera
Gianni Schicchi / Pagliacci, Los Angeles Opera

robert gibby brand

German General (Speaking Role)

Recent
Not About Heroes, Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre
Ghost-Writer, Spinning Tree Theatre
Die Fledermaus, The Mikado, H.M.S. Pinafore,
The Pirates of Penzance, Lyric Opera of Kansas City
A Christmas Carol, Kansas City Repertory Theatre
Richard III, Heart of America Shakespeare Festival

oCtavio Cardenas

Director

Recent
The Magic Flute, Opera NEO (San Diego)
Silent Night, Fort Worth Opera
Upcoming
The Daughter of the Regiment (Concert), Waco Symphony
Rappaccinis Daughter, Des Moines Metro Opera

Craig ColClough

Lieutenant Gordon (Bass-Baritone)

Recent
Don Pasquale, Arizona Opera
Billy Budd, Los Angeles Opera
Salome, Ravinia Festival (Chicago, Illinois)
The Girl of the Golden West, English National Opera
Upcoming
Gianni Schicchi, Los Angeles Opera
Falstaff, Arizona Opera

MarCus dilliard

Lighting Designer
Recent
La Fanciulla del West, Hansel and Gretel, Minnesota Opera
Otello, Pittsburgh Opera
Dead Man Walking, Madison Opera
Upcoming
The Barber of Seville, Madison Opera
Silent Night, Opra de Montral
Tartuffe, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company

Mark Ferrell

Chorus Master
Recent
Music Director, KU Opera, New Theatre Restaurant
Music Director, A Christmas Carol, KC Repertory Theatre
Music Staff, Dallas Opera, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
Conductor, The Mikado, Lyric Opera of Kansas City

sAmAntHA gossArD

Madeleine Audebert (Mezzo-Soprano)

Sponsored by Lyric Opera

of Kansas City Foundation
Norman Polsky Fund

Recent
Le Nozze di Figaro, Central City Opera
The Cunning Little Vixen, The Cleveland Orchestra
The Italian Girl in Algiers, Lyric Opera of Kansas City
Selection from Der Rosenkavalier, Duke Symphony Orchestra
Upcoming
Gerdine Young Artist, Opera Theatre of St. Louis

AnDrzeJ goulDing

Projection Designer

Recent
The Impresario, Le rossignol, Santa Fe Opera
Peter Grimes, Grange Park Opera
La Fanciulla del West, Opera North
Carousel, Chatelet Paris, Barbican Theatre
Othello, Singapore Repertory Theatre
Upcoming
Hansel and Gretel, Vienna State Opera

Alison HAnks

Wig and Make-up Designer

Recent
The Flying Dutchman, The Mikado, La bohme, Die Fledermaus,
Lyric Opera of Kansas City
Central City Opera (2004-2009)
Cleveland Opera (2005-2010)

CrAig irvin

Lieutenant Horstmeyer (Baritone)

Recent
Les pcheurs de perles, Utah Opera
Hansel and Gretel, Arabella, Minnesota Opera
La Cenerentola, Pensacola Opera
Silent Night, Ft. Worth Opera, Cincinnati Opera,
Opera Philadelphia, Minnesota Opera
Upcoming
The Pirates of Penzance, Pensacola Opera, Nashville Opera

Doug Jones

Kronprinz (Tenor)
Recent
Elektra, Turandot, Royal Opera Covent Garden (London)
The Marriage of Figaro, Dallas Opera
Ariadne auf Naxos, Rigoletto, Seattle Opera
The Magic Flute, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Tel Aviv Opera
Der Rosenkavalier, National Symphony Orchestra (with Rene Fleming)
Upcoming
Ariadne auf Naxos, Seattle Opera

Krin KOpischKe

Costume Designer
Recent
Silent Night, Minnesota Opera, Opera Philadelphia,
Cincinnati Opera
The Mikado, Skylight Opera (PBS Great Performances)
Rusalka, Opra de Montral, Boston Lyric Opera
Upcoming
Silent Night, Opra de Montral

c. andrew Mayer

Sound Designer
Recent
Valentino, Silent Night, Minnesota Opera
Born Yesterday, Guthrie Theater
Upcoming
The Manchurian Candidate, Minnesota Opera
Stage Kiss, Guthrie Theater
Love and Information, American Conservatory Theatre

Francis OcOnn Or

Scenery & Properties Designer

Recent
Vert-Vert, Garsington Opera
Peter Grimes, Grange Park Opera
Rusalka, Opra de Monte-Carlo
Upcoming
La tragdie de Carmen, Thtre Lyrique
Samson et Delila, Grange Park Opera
Kiss me, Kate, Oper Dortmund

sean paniKKar

Nikolaus Sprink (Tenor)

(Switzerland)

Sponsored by Joyce G. Holland

Recent
Handels Messiah, Colorado Symphony
The Death of Klinghoffer, The Metropolitan Opera
The Pearl Fishers, Fort Worth Opera
The Magic Flute, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
Upcoming
CO2, Teatro alla Scala
The Magic Flute, Glimmerglass Festival

dOug schOlz-carlsOn

Fight Choreographer

Recent
Romeo et Juliette, Austin Opera (Director)
Lucia di Lammermoor, Portland Opera (Director)
Silent Night, Minnesota Opera, Opera Philadelphia
Johnny Baseball, Park Square Theatre (Director)
Upcoming
The Barber of Seville, Madison Opera (Director)
Romeo and Juliet, Great River Shakespeare Festival

(Aristic Director)

John StephenS

French General (Bass)

Recent
Die Fledermaus, Lyric Opera of Kansas City
Billy Budd, Santa Fe Opera
Il Trovatore, New Orleans Opera
Of Mice and Men, Kentucky Opera
Cos fan tutte, Opera Saratoga
Upcoming
Le Nozze di Figaro, KU Opera

eRin Wall

(Director)

Anna Srensen (Soprano)

Sponsored by Richard
and Jane Bruening

Recent
Arabella, The Metropolitan Opera
Silent Night, Cincinnati Opera
Don Giovanni, Vancouver Opera, Bayerische Staatsoper,
Seattle Opera
Upcoming
Lamour de loin, Opra de Qubec
Le nozze di Figaro, Canadian Opera Company

andReW WilkoWSke

Ponchel (Baritone)

Recent
LElisir DAmore, The Magic Flute, Minnesota Opera
Lucy (World Premiere), Milwaukee Opera Theatre
Young Peoples: Symphony Spooktacular, Minnesota Orchestra
Silent Night, Cincinnati Opera
The Emperor of Atlantis/The Clever One, Chicago Opera Theatre
Upcoming
Guns N Rosenkavalier, 5 Boroughs Music Festival

Ron Witzke

British Major (Bass-Baritone)

Recent
Orffs Carmina Burana, Quincy Symphony Orchestra Association
Beethovens 9th Symphony, Kansas City Northland Symphony
Mahlers Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, Bowling Green
Chamber Orchestra
Mozarts Requiem, Truman State University Orchestra

Bel Canto SoCiety

Silent Night Artist Sponsorships

G. Kenneth and Ann Baum sponsoring Daniel Belcher (Father Palmer)

Richard and Jane Bruening sponsoring Erin Wall (Anna Srensen)
Joyce G. Holland sponsoring Sean Panikkar (Nikolaus Sprink)
Walter and Gayle Richardson sponsoring Liam Bonner (Lt. Audebert)

A SpArkling EvEning.
BottlEd JuSt For You.
The Lyric Opera Circle is positively bubbling with enthusiasm. This seasons benefit ball
promises divine flavors and more than a hint of celebration. Discover more about our
elegant gala for the Lyric Opera of Kansas City at info@lyricball2015.com or 816-361-5927.

www.kCopErA.org
Honorary Chairman: Ann Dickinson
Lyric Opera Circle President: Jackie Middelkamp
Ball Co-Chairmen: Mary Leonida and Carolyn Price

grAnd BAllroom At thE

kAnSAS CitY ConvEntion CEntEr
Saturday, March 28, 2015 6pM

Lyric Opera angeLs and individuaL

cOntributOrs
Lyric Opera of Kansas City extends its deepest appreciation to all of the individual contributors who
help support the Companys 2014-15 season and programs. This list includes annual and Lyric
Opera Ball gifts of $150 or more received between January 15, 2014 and January 15, 2015.
Richard J. Stern Society $50,000 or more
Clifford and Bonne Illig*
Mrs. Beth Ingram*
Mike and Vera Seeley
Maestros Circle $25,000-$49,999
G. Kenneth and Ann Baum
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bruening*
Cyr Family Charitable Remainder Trust
Anne and Howard Elsberry Family Foundation*
Dr. Michael and Ginger Frost*
Ingram Family Foundation,
Jill Reynolds, Trustee
Mr. Edward P. Milbank*
Walter and Gayle Richardson
Bel Canto $10,000-$24,999
Virginia and Charles Clark
Mrs. Ann Dickinson*
Jack and Trudy Gabriel*
Hilda Gibbs Estate
Ken and Marilyn Hager*
Joyce G. Holland*
Mr. James M. Kemper
Richard and Sarah Porter
Michelle and Chuck Ritter*
Mr. and Mrs. C. Humbert Tinsman, Jr.*
Impresario $5,000-$9,999
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Backstrom
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Baty*
Mrs. Una Creditor*
Pat and Don Dagenais
Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Durwood*
Mrs. Caroline French
Mr. Donald Hall*
Cliff Jones Jr.
Leigh Jones- Bamman
John Kander
Judith L. King*
Drs. Kunstadter and Sigler, DDS*
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Mauro*
Lee and Carl McCaffree*
Mr. and Mrs. John Middelkamp*
Buck and Tollie Myers
Drs. Margaret and Barry Nickell*
Kevin and Jeanette Prenger*
Mr. and Mrs. Landon Rowland*
Kenneth and Roswitha Schaffer*
Kevin and Erika Sweeney*
Mrs. Jody Tillotson*
Mr. Michael Waterford

Lyric Opera Angel $2,500-$4,999

Ruth Beedle
Leonard and Irene Bettinger Philanthropic Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Blakesley*
Dr. Rita M. Burnett*
Doug Burton*
Donna and Ed Carper*
Conan and Patricia Castle
Bruce and Cathy Cavitt
Don and Nan Chapman*
Joan and Thornton Cooke
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Craig, Jr.
Dr. Melinda Estes and Dr. Harold Morris
Craig and Dawn Evans
Mr. and Mrs. Lafayette J. Ford, III
Dr. Fred D. Fowler
J. Scott Francis, Francis Family Foundation
discretionary award fund
Jane and Keith Gard
Judge Jon R. Gray and Dr. Valerie E. Chow*
John and Innes Hale
Marcia and Stephen Hill
Mr. and Mrs. Peter W. Hyde
Dr. Robert E. and Dr. Rebecca Johnson
Mr. Michael Klein
Mr. and Mrs. William Kort*
Phyllis G. Leach
Joe and Beth Lillian
Elaine and Benjamin Mann*
James Miller and Ursula Terrasi
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Miller
Diane and Ernest Neighbor
Lt. Col. Robert L. Owens
Tom and Janice Pearson
Mr. Maurice Peve
Deborah Sandler
Mr. J. Michael Sigler*
Joshua & Jane Sosland Philanthropic Fund
of the Jewish Community Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Morton Sosland
Mary Lou Spalding
Michael and Michella Stiles*
Richard Stitt and Brian Staihr
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Swift
Linda and Steve Taylor
Ms. Sarah M. Tiedt
Rev. Paul Turner
Dr. Alfred E. Twomey
Michael and Lisa Viazzoli
Dr. Linda E. Voigts and Mr. Gene Voigts
Lantz and Laura Welch
Dr. and Mrs. John Yungmeyer*
*Includes contributions to the Lyric Opera Ball

Aria Society $1,500-$2,499

Mr. Erik Bergrud and Ms. Kimberlee Ried*

Arnold and Donna Brown
Robert and Pamela Bruce*
Drs. Richard and Donna Childs
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Copaken*
Mr. and Mrs. Moulton Green
Dr. Yong Yun Han
Susan and Zack Hangauer
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Katz
Linda Lighton, the Lighton Fund
Wayne E. Lippman
Mr. C. Stephen Metzler and Mr. Brian D. Williams
Ann T. Reed
Ms. Glenda Richter
Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Schellhorn
Linda and Robert Schroeder
Stephen and Dolores Schroff
Richard Seitz and Sherilyn Seitz*
Brogan and Lara Sullivan
Mr. and Mrs. Myron Wang*
Clyde and Katie Wendel
Ronald and Sharyl Wright*

Virtuoso $1,000-$1,499

Terry Anderson
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. C. Bruce Barksdale*
Dr. and Mrs. Ivan Batlle*
Mr. Beal and Mr.Van Zandt
Janet and Scott Bjerke*
Jack C. and Peggy Bondon*
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Brown*
Mr. Arthur Chrisenberry and Ms. Carol Chrisenberry
Dr. and Mrs. Christopherson*
Mr. Walter L. Cofer and Ms. Nicola R. Heskett
Lawrence Cohen and Donna Gould Cohen
Dr. Michael De Priest
Mr. and Mrs. David Ebbrecht*
Susannah S. Evans
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Fenske*
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Freeman*
Ms. Carmen Glenn*
Ellen and John Goheen
Dick and Sue Himes
John and Sharon Hoffman
Barbara Marshall
Kathy and Bill Migneron
Richard and Bernadette Miller*
Mr. and Mrs. H. Richard Noon*
George and Suzy Pagels
Debra and Allen Parmet
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Patton*
Joe and Alana Prenger*
Darren and Shannon Prenger*
Michael and Usha Rafferty
Don and Rita Reed
Dr. R. A. Rich
Gary and Anita Robb
Stephen Rose
Sally Ruddy
Dr. and Mrs. Nelson R. Sabates*
Wesley Sandness
*Includes contributions to the Lyric Opera Ball

Wilda and Hal Sandy

Mark Schwiezer
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Scott*
Ms. Suzanne Shank and Martin Smoler*
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Sherrow*
Andrew and Linda Sigler
Eric and Kristie Sigler
Mr. David Simpson*
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thompson*
Ms. Lynne Weilert*

Comprimario $500-$999

Dr. Robert and Harriett Anderson

Anonymous
Ken and Jeanne Bertelson
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Black*
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Bloch
Helma Bloomberg
Harvey S. Bodker
A. and Margaret Borkon*
Dr. Stanley and Margie Brand
Mr. and Mrs. James Budde
Kay and Jim Calvert
Arden and Mary Ann Carr
Kirk and Tamara Carson*
Rachelle Chase
Maria E. Chastain-Brand
Mr. C. L. Cocke
Mr. H. Hurst Coffman
Ms. Suzanne Crandall
Dr. and Mrs. Steve Crouch
Doug and Terri Curran
Glenn Dale
Dixie Davidson
Dr. Dale and Julie Davis
Frederick and Constance DeSieghardt
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew DeCocq
Christine Durbin
Martin and Sandra Eisenman
Ms. Ellen Feldhausen
Robert Friauf
Chris and Martha Gabel
Dr. and Mrs. James K. Gentry*
Mr. Mark Gilman
Mr. and Mrs. William Brown Glenn*
Bill and Cathie Goodwin
Bruce and Kathryn Gordon
Michael and Judy Graf
Jared and Carol Grantham
Dr. Richard Kent Gutknecht
Mr. and Mrs. Woody Haynes*
Bobby and Laura Hennessey
Dick and Betty Herndon*
Roger Hiatt and Patricia Haegelin-Hiatt
Sarah Beeks Higdon*
Ms. Rebecca Higgins*
Dr. and Mrs. Edward Higgins
Caroline and Blair Hosford
Russell and Susan Johnson
Jolle Kirpensteijn
Kristina Klug*
Rodney and Margaret LaMothe
Michelle LaPointe
Dr. Wayne L. Letizia
Charles Martin and Celia Kingsbury

A Special Thanks Lyric Opera of Kansas City gratefully acknowledges

Ginger Frost in support of the Ginger Frost High School Honors Artists
rogram, which provides music scholarships to high school students
showing vocal excellence or promise.

Kathleen Marx
Megan McGee*
Jacquie McKinney*
Mr. Ivan Medrano*
Thomas Gibson and Kandy Meehan-Gibson
Steven and Christine Meuten*
Patricia Miller
Angela Miratsky-Figas
Mr. and Mrs. Lynd K. Mische*
Patrick and Terri Modlin
Mr. Eric Morgenthaler
Mrs. Barbara Nelson and the late Mr. William Nelson*
Matthew and Kathleen Nordhus*
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Novak*
Mark and Lynne OConnell
Mr. and Mrs. Dominic Paicca
Jean and Allen Parelman
Dr. Douglas A. Pearson
J.D. Perkins*
Ann and Paul Raikula
Jochen Rathert
Nanci Regan and Robert Lunn
Todd and Carrie Reiser*
Jill Reynolds*
Dennis and Palle Rilinger
Dr. and Mrs. Lewis Roht
Jean M. Rommes
Jack and Jean Rosenfield
Charles F. and Rose M. Schwankl
Lawrence and Pamela Scott*
Ladd and Karen Seaberg
Mr. Clarence E. Simmons, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Slaughter*
Greg and Ann Smith
Kurt and Lisa Sorge
James and Mary Staton*
Carol Stanford
Brian and Dian Steele
Pat and Jack Stelmach
Mr. and Mrs. Terrence P. Sullivan
Tom and Helen Sullivan
Mr. Steven E. and Dr. Evelina Swartzman
Mrs. John J. Turley
Mr. Jim Vaughn
Mr. Heinz Wehner
Howard and Irene Weiner
Bill and Ronda White*
Dr. Wilma B. Wilcox*
William Wright
Sarah Ye
Sara Bower Youngblood*

Chorus $250-$499

Ms. Kate Alberts

Ms. Ida B. Anderson
Dorothy and John Anderson
Mrs. Joan Beeks
Donald and Connie Bennett
Roger Bond and Victoria Hermes-Bond
Mr and Mrs. Rolf Borchert
Sherman and Becky Botts
Christopher and Sharon Bradford
Dr. V. Eileen Broadie
Mr. John Brunk and Ms. Patti Leathers
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Bubb*
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Buchmann*
Bill and Betty Bundschu
Mr. Tim Chilen
Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Chumley
Mr. William Clamurro
Delbert Clevenger
Mr. Coakley and Ms. Ratcliffe
Wanda Cole-Frieman
Rita M. Cortes
Dr. and Mrs. Richard L. Cronemeyer

James and Diana Cusser

Allen and Jane Davis
Don and Rita Davis
Dr. and Mrs. John M. Davis
John C. and Barbara C. Decker*
Sallie and Martin Dickinson
Robert and Edna Dillon
Mary Nan Dupont*
John and Julia Duty
Mary Emig
Beverly Evans*
Ms. Dona Flory
Terry Frazier and Vic Thompson
William and Barbara Gaeddert
Lisa Garney*
Marcia Garvin*
Elizabeth Garwood*
Douglas and Ann Ghertner
James D. and Peggy Goodwin
Mr. and Mrs. Winston Grantham
Ms. Darlene Green
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Hall, III
John and Johyne Hamra*
Sandra and Gerald Handley
Mr. Ben Hansen and Ms. Tonya Witmer
Louise and Allan Hanson
Ms. Ann Hauser
George and Caroline Helmkamp
Rodney and Roberta Hipp
Mr. Paul Hirsch
Richard and Lynda Hobbs
Jeanne Hollister
Joan Horan
Bill and Margo Humenczuk
Nathaniel Imparto
Joan and Steve Israelite
Ms. Margaret Jackson
Theresa Jaksetic
Janice Jensen
Bonnie Joranko
Rosemary and Lt. Colonel Daniel Karp
Duane and Cosette Kelly
Mr. and Mrs. H. Elvin Knight*
Margo Kren
Ermalyn Kubart and Clinton J. Ludeman
John Lake
Ms. Harriet Langley
J. D. Larson
Drs. Douglas Law and Patricia Cox
Dr. Patricia A. Lawlor
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Lieber, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Littlejohn*
Evan R. Luskin and Andrea C. Kempf
Lynn and Robert Mackle*
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick W. Madden
Larisa Martin
Mr. and Mrs. John Massman*
Francie Mayer*
Dr. and Mrs. Matthew Mayo*
Michael and Marcy Mazzarella
Matt and Abby McCaffree*
Mr. Andrew McDonald
Tom and Loretta Mentzer
Dr. Burney Miller
Mr. C. Michel Minor
Mike and Brenda Mitchell
Ms. Marti Moore
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Memorials

In Memory of Peggy Baron

Dr. Wilma B. Wilcox
In Memory of Hubert A. Ferguson
Dr. Brett Ferguson and Dr. Rita Burnett-Ferguson
In Memory of Cliff C. Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Don F. Dagenais
Ms. Laura Hockaday
Mrs. Beth Ingram
Mrs. Leigh Jones-Bamman
Dr. Clifford Jones Jr.
Mr. Evan Luskin and Ms. Andrea Kempf
Mr. and Mrs. James B. Nutter, Sr.
Mrs. Mary Jo Powell
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas K. Powell
Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Schellhorn
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Spilker
The Sutton Family
In Memory of Erna OBenar
Jack OBenar

Acknowledgements

Bill Lawson
Jean McNamara, Kansas State School for the Blind
National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial
Dr. Thomas Poe
Ann T. Reed
Dr. Peter Shapiro, Company ENT
Residence Inn by Marriott on the Plaza
Ron Berg Productions
*Includes contributions to the Lyric Opera Ball

Corporate, Foundation, organization

government gontributors

and

Lyric Opera of Kansas City extends its deepest appreciation to all of the Corporate, Foundation,
Organization and Government contributors who help support the Companys 2014-15 season and
programs. This list includes annual and Lyric Opera Ball gifts of $150 or more received between
January 15, 2014 and January 15, 2015.
Opera Presenting Season Sponsors

RICHARD J. STERN
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Fourth Production Sponsor

Lyric Opera Circle
Lyric Opera Underwriter $100,000-$249,999
Hall Family Foundation
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Lyric Opera of Kansas City Endowment Fund
Richard J. Stern Society $50,000-$99,999
David T. Beals III Charitable Trust,
Bank of America, Trustee
Hallmark Corporate Foundation
William T. Kemper Foundation,
Commerce Bank, Trustee
Oppenstein Brothers Foundation,
Commerce Bank, Trustee
Maestros Circle $25,000-$49,999
Arvin Gottlieb Charitable Foundation,
UMB Bank, n.a.,Trustee
J.B. Reynolds Foundation
The Sosland Foundation
Bel Canto $10,000-$24,999
Anonymous
Burns & McDonnell*
Estelle S. and Robert A. Long Ellis Foundation
Francis Family Foundation*
Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation
H & R Block Foundation
Kansas City Power and Light*
Lyric Opera of Kansas City Foundation Polsky Fund
Lyric Opera Guild
Master Craftsmen Foundation, Sherrill Mulhern
Metropolitan Performing Arts Fund
Midwest Trust
Missouri Arts Council/National Endowment
for the Arts
Sprint Foundation
Courtney S. Turner Charitable Trust,
John H. Mize, Jr./B of A Trustees
Waddell & Reed Financial Inc.

*Includes contributions to the Lyric Opera Ball

Impresario $5,000-$9,999
ArtsKC Fund
Baird/J. Michael Sigler
Bank of Kansas City, N.A.*
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Aaron Copland Fund for Music
Country Club Bank
DST Systems, Inc.*
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Husch Blackwell LLP*
KPMG*
Kirk Foundation
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McCownGordon Construction*
Polsinelli PC
Sprint*
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Corporate Council $2,500-$4,999
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The Breidenthal-Snyder Foundation, Inc.
Craig Associates, PC
Dickinson Financial Corporation
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Lockton Companies, Inc.*
R.A. Long Foundation
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Opera America
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Capital Campaign
Building for SuCCeSS

A $10.5 million capital campaign to support the construction of the Lyric

Opera Richard J. Stern Center.

The Opera Center, which includes the Michael & Ginger Frost Production Arts
Building and the Beth Ingram Administration Building, became the Companys
permanent home on July 5, 2012.

The Opera Center accommodates our full range of production and

administrative needs and anchors the revitalization of the East Crossroads
neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri.

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part of tHe Capital Campaign:
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Celebrate your love of opera or honor a friend with a lasting tribute. Naming
opportunities are available.
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Pledges can be made and paid to the Company over a 3-year period to
support the Opera Centers construction costs.
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Name the Lyric Opera in your estate plan.

Estate gifts will support a

maintenance reserve to guarantee the preservation of the Opera Center.

For more information about the BUILDING FOR SUCCESS capital campaign
please call Michelle LaPointe, Director of Development, at 816.802.6058 or
email mlapointe@kcopera.org.

Donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Lyric Opera of Kansas City is deeply grateful to the following donors for their
generous participation in the Building for SucceSS capital campaign.
corner Stone gift ($1M+)
Dr. Michael and Ginger Frost

corner Stone gift ($500,000 or more)

Hall Family Foundation

leadership gift ($250K or more)

Anonymous
DST Systems, Inc.
Mrs. Beth Ingram
Lyric Opera Circle
The J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation, Inc.
The Sosland Foundation

leadership gift ($100K or more)

David T. Beals III Charitable Trust, Bank of America

Richard P. and Jane Bruening Foundation
Gary Dickinson Family Charitable Foundation
Joyce G. Holland

Major gift ($50K or more)

Mrs. Caroline M. French

Don and Pat Dagenais
Richard and Maureen Durwood Foundation
Anne and Howard Elsberry Family Foundation
Kenneth V. and Marilyn J. Hager
R. Crosby Kemper, Jr.,
William T. Kemper Charitable Trust, UMB
Albert and Sandra Mauro
Mr. and Mrs. Tom McDonnell
Marilyn and Doyle Patterson Estate
Sprint Foundation
Richard J. Stern Foundation for the Arts
Courtney S. Turner Charitable Trust

Major gift ($25K or more)

Benefactor gift ($10K or more)

Anonymous
Una K. Creditor and the late Dr. Morton C. Creditor
Dr. Fred D. Fowler
Joan Horan
The late Mr. Cliff C. Jones
Kirk Family Foundation
Maria Kunstadter and Michael Sigler
Mr. and Mrs. George Lewis
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Lewis, II
McCownGordon Construction, LLC
Mr. Edward P. Milbank
Drs. Margaret and Barry Nickell
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Ready
Michelle and Chuck Ritter

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sawyer

J. Michael Sigler
Kevin and Erika Sweeney
Sarah and Paul Tiedt
Mr. and Mrs. C. Humbert Tinsman

Patron gift ($5K or more)

Dr. Sol and Mickey Batnitzky
Jack and Trudy Gabriel
The late Dr. Revis C. Lewis
Regnier Family Foundation
Linda and Steve Taylor
Dr. James and Elfrieda Waltz
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Wendel

Special gift ($1K or more)

Jeffrey Bentley
Dr. Loretta M. Britton
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Brown
R. Keith Brumley
Drs. Richard and Donna Child
Dr. Rita M. Burnett Ferguson
Jim and Jennifer DeGood
Mr. and Mrs. Craig L. Evans
Mr. and Mrs. Lafayette Ford, III
Judge Jon R. Gray and Dr. Valerie E. Chow
Susan and Zack Hangauer
Holland Family Charitable Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Ward Holmquist
Evan R. Luskin and Andrea C. Kempf
Michelle LaPointe
Phyllis G. Leach
Mr. and Mrs. Carl McCaffree
Diane and Ernest Neighbor
Brogan and Lara Sullivan
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Thompson
Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Viazzoli
Tom and Priscilla Wallingford
Dr. Wilma B. Wilcox

Special gift ($150 or more)

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Blakesley
Jane and Keith Gard
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Haviland
Mr. and Dr. Gregory Hubbard
Kathryn Pruessner
Alvin Schneider
Margaret Sauer
Hal von Bohnoff
Paula Winans

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Phone - 816.471.7344 or Toll Free: 1.877.OPERAKC
Email - patronservices@kcopera.org
Mail - Lyric Opera Patron Services, 1725 Holmes St., KCMO 64108
Regular Business Hours - Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Weekend Performance Day Hours - Saturday 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Sunday
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Legacy Members

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Lothar P. Krause*

Mrs. Madeline Benoit*

Mr. and Mrs. Bernard D. Craig

Mrs. Una Creditor

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Mr. and Mrs. Don Dagenais
Mrs. Carolyn Dayani

Mrs. Ann K. Dickinson

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Durwood

Dr. Fred D. Fowler

Mrs. Caroline French

Mr. and Mrs. Keith Gard

Mr. and Mrs. Joe A. Harter

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen H. Hill

Joyce G. Holland

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Mr. Jack May and

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Mrs. Vivian Menees Nelson*

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Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Patterson*
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Mrs. Carolyn Gordanier

Mr. and Mrs. John Grow

Gary D. Harms
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Elizabeth Liftin*

Virginia M. Long
Ann T. Reed

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Lisa Sicola

Mr. J. Michael Sigler

Mr. John J. Strandberg*

Mr. Thomas Sotham*
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Mr. and Mrs. Jonah Wright

Mr. and Mrs. L. Joshua Sosland

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and the late Dr. Harry Statland

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Ms. Julie Holmquist

Mr. Hal vonBohnhoff

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Staff
Deborah Sandler

General Director and CEO

Ward Holmquist
Artistic Director

Finance, Administration and Building Services

Jeff Walker, Chief Financial Officer
Danny Boteler, Controller

Amy Peak, Human Resources and Accounting Manager

Grant Golson, Executive Assistant and Major Gifts Manager

Artistic Operations

Tracy Davis-Singh, Director of Production

R. Keith Brumley, Director of Design and Technical Production

Sarah Zsohar, Production/Facilities Associate
Nate Wheatley, Lighting Supervisor
Development

Michelle LaPointe, Director of Development

Lea Petrie, Associate Director of Development

Julia Symanski, Development Associate

Wayne Courtois, Grants Manager and Development Writer

Bree Alumbaugh, Development Administrator
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Liz Benditt, Director of Marketing & Communications

Allison May, Marketing Manager

William Petrie, Digital Marketing Manager

Ellen McDonald, Publicity Consultant

Christopher Cuhel, Senior Manager of Ticketing & Patron Services

Camille Sumrall, Senior Ticketing & Patron Services Representative

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Linda Ade Brand, Director of Education and Community Engagement

Ashley Beth Burnett, Education Associate
Lateesha Jackson, Education Associate
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Apprentice progrAm
The Lyric Opera of Kansas City is thrilled to welcome the following outstanding

students to the 2014-15 Apprentice Program. Apprentice singers gain hands-on

opera training and performance experience through chorus, comprimario, and
principal roles and with community outreach and activities.

Three of the apprentices will be performing in this production of Silent Night

we wish them all toi, toi, toi on their performances!

2014-2015 SeASon ApprenticeS

April Martin
UMKC Apprentice

Ashley Yvonne Wheat

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Samantha Gossard
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Sponsored by Mrs. Ann Dickinson

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Michelle LaPointe, Director of Development, at 816.802.6058 or mlapointe@kcopera.org.

lYric opera Guild

The Lyric Opera Guild is a community of opera lovers join us today to get
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Benefits of Guild Membership

Guild members enjoy a variety of premium benefits including:

Complimentary appetizers and cocktails in the exclusive Guild room

during performances

Invitations to events with Lyric Opera cast members

Year-round discounts to popular area restaurants

Discounts at the Lyric Opera Boutique

Young arts lovers (ages 21-40) can also join Young Friends of the Lyric.
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Super Patron

Scott and Janet Bjerke

Doug and Mary Brothers

Richard and Donna Childs

Una Creditor

Don and Patricia Dagenais

Charles Gibbs and Katherine Florendo

Robert and Rebecca Johnson
Phillip and Janet Miller

Richard Stitt and Brian Staihr

James and Elfrieda Waltz
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Aaron and Nikki Browning
Eric and Jennifer Howerton
Ms. Vanessa Lynn Phillips
Mrs. Kathleen Spiking

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Andrew and Victoria Flower
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Zack and Susan Hangauer
Ms. Joyce G Holland
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Ingram
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Dr. Venkat R Pasnoori
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