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2021/20 FESTIVAL ARTIST

SONIA PULIDO lives and works in a Spanish village close to the sea.

She mostly works for newspapers and magazines like The New Yorker, The New York Times, El País Semanal, The Boston Globe, La Vanguardia, L’Obs, The Wall Street Journal, AD France, Jot Down and Variety, among others. Sonia also enjoys illustrating covers and books for adults, and Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Lumen, Blackie Books, Alfaguara and Grupo Planeta are some of her clients. During 2020, Sonia’s work "Friends" won the silver medal in the Society of Illustrators 63rd Annual Show uncommissioned category, and she was awarded the prestigious National Illustration Award in Spain acknowledging her career-wide accomplishments. The illustrations she created for the La Mercè’18 campaign have been awarded with a Gold Medal by the New York Society of Illustrators. soniapulido.com

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General/Artistic Director’s Letter 2020 By the Numbers Board Co-Chairs' Letter Board of Directors | Volunteer Leadership

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Festival Schedule Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Artists Training Program Education Programs | Announcing Frida Kahlo and the Bravest Girl in the World Preserving the Past Plein Air Festival 2022 Festival | Celebrating 90 Years

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Company Profiles Apprentice Artists Studio Artists Festival Orchestra Administration

SUPPORT

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Remembering Judy Grant Donor Spotlight L'Esprit de Noël Theatre of Dreams Gala Community Support Yellow Rose Legacy Giving Central City Opera Guild Tributes In Honor | In Memory Flower Girls Special Thanks

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Repertory Credits and Acknowledgements | COVID-19 Safety Information

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FROM THE GENERAL/ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

PELHAM G. PEARCE, JR.

Our lives were forever impacted in March of 2020. The COVID-19 virus brought our physical connection to the outside world to a screeching halt. Since then, each and every one of us has struggled to communicate and interact both personally and professionally. Ultimately, we’ve found new ways of accomplishing things — shopping, groceries, school…everything. As a consequence, what we’ve also discovered is that nothing takes the place of human interaction. We yearn for it. And, when we find ways to connect — even separated by 6 feet and covered in protective equipment — we again become joyful. For me, this has driven home not only what is so incredibly special about live musical storytelling, but, in particular, what makes the Central City Opera House such a unique and wonderful place in which to share it. In our intimate and beautiful space, we gather year after year to experience riveting, transformative, human storytelling up close and personal. It’s a place to be together. Thank you for your support over this last year. Your generosity and faith in Central City Opera brought an outpouring of donations for our COVID-19 Relief Fund. Gifts of all sizes from donors both new and long-standing helped the 200+ Festival company members who bring Central City Opera to life each summer to safely weather this storm. The financial assistance proved meaningful and life-changing. Your pledges to our Endowment Campaign secured an enduring future for that undeniable Central City Opera magic. And your kind words of encouragement were a balm for our dedicated, professional staff who worked tirelessly to pivot the organization toward this reimagined, outdoor season. We continue our work because we must: after all, music is healing. Our lives and souls are enriched by simply being together to experience art. Pandemic or not, we know that the show must go on. Looking ahead to 2022, our 90th anniversary season, what better time to reenter the Opera House and celebrate great art and the trials we’ve overcome, shoulder to shoulder? I wish you, and all whom you hold dear, much success as we rebuild our world together. Sincerely,

Pelham G. Pearce, Jr. General/Artistic Director

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46,443

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$356,803 $55,806

new co-chairs named to the Board of Directors

earned for the CCO COVID-19 Relief Fund

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viewers watched the virtual L'Esprit de Noël Holiday Home Tour

raised by the Guild

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attended live and socially distanced events

views for our CCO Al Fresco concerts

painters participated in the Plein Air Festival

And more Zoom meetings than we can count!

The March Opera Teaser was the last “normal” event held by Central City Opera before COVID-19 restrictions went into place. The Guild continued the tradition of Planting Day by hosting a socially-distanced event that allowed the Opera House gardens to bloom beautifully throughout the summer and into the fall. CCO Al Fresco allowed Central City residents and visitors to experience opera outside of the regular summer festival season. Everyone at CCO from staff, to Guild members, to the Board of Directors learned very quickly how to utilize Zoom meetings for socialization and learning!

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FROM THE BOARD CO-CHAIRS

GREGG KVISTAD AND ANNE MCGONAGLE

Welcome to Central City Opera’s 2021 Festival! As many of you have witnessed over the years, Central City Opera’s mission is to “sing extraordinary stories to spark imagination, inspire creativity and open minds to the breadth of human experience.” That holds this year — a year like no other — as all of us, Central City Opera’s artists, staff members, supporters and patrons have really been put to task. How do we stage and enjoy outstanding, imaginative performances in the midst of a constantly changing world that not only informs, but actually defines and specifies how that mission will be realized? Every once in a while, going back to one’s roots is a source of inspiration. Especially this year. How do we spark imagination in a new performance environment? How do we do that in a completely different setting, in the open air, outside our beloved 1878 Opera House? In short, it is complicated. But it is also invigorating, thought-provoking and healing in ways we have never experienced before. Thankfully, Central City Opera has 89 years of rich history and experience to draw upon. Our standards have not wavered; every artistic and logistical detail has been handled with the utmost forethought and care. We invite you to take it all in as we endeavor to inspire creativity and open minds to revel in this beautiful art form. Though we’ve never done it in quite this manner, this is what Central City Opera has done for generations and will continue to do for many more. We are excited to welcome our patrons back to Central City Opera, live and in-person!

Gregg Kvistad and Anne McGonagle Co-Chairs, Central City Opera Board of Directors

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS | VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP

Dr. Gregg Kvistad, Co-Chairman Anne McGonagle, Co-Chairman Roopesh Aggarwal, President Heather Kemper Miller, Treasurer Michael Huseby, Secretary Nancy S. Parker, Chairman Emeritus J. Landis Martin, Chairman Emeritus Daniel L. Ritchie, Chairman Emeritus

Hilton G. Martin J. Landis Martin Edward C. Nichols Daniel L. Ritchie Elizabeth Rostermundt Robert D. Showalter Phoebe Smedley George Ann Victor

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Margaret Baker Pamela Bansbach Kristin Bender Linda Fullerton Clark Melinda Couzens Michelle Moritz Dorman Ron Engels Richard Goozh Lisa Haselden Kevin Kearney John Kure Jon Montague-Clouse Mark Ragan Susan B. Rawley Laura Trask Schneider Tim Walker Brian M. Weldon Robert “Sonny” Wiegand II Sarah Woods Carole J. Yaley

Cindy Koch President, Central City Opera Guild

HONORARY BOARD Gerald Bader The Honorable Jack W. Berryhill Nancy P. Brittain Barbara Danos Robert A. Ellis Barbara Ferguson Jeannie Fuller Gail Gordon James R. Hilger, Jr. Larry J. Manion

Dr. Jeremy Haefner Chancellor, University of Denver The Honorable Michael B. Hancock Mayor, City of Denver The Honorable Jeremy Fey Mayor, City of Central The Honorable Jared Polis Governor, State of Colorado

Central City Opera continues to build its advocacy councils to represent the company and to bring an important perspective regarding trends throughout the world of opera. NATIONAL ADVOCACY COUNCIL Elisabeth M. Armstrong, Chairman Dallas, TX Alice Bass Dallas, TX Robert A. Ellis San Francisco, CA

REGIONAL ADVOCACY COUNCIL Roger Ames Judeth Shay Comstock Tricia Dickinson William Lynn Dixon Nancy Hemming Tammy and Tom Kenning Marcia Ragonetti Karen Ritz Linda Weise Andrew Yarosh ENDOWMENT FUND BOARD J. Landis Martin, President Nancy S. Parker, Secretary/Treasurer Roopesh Aggarwal Dr. Gregg Kvistad Jim Palenchar Julia Secor Robert A. Unger VOICE YOUR DREAMS ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Anne McGonagle, Chairman J. Landis and Sharon Martin, Honorary Chairs Daniel L. Ritchie, Honorary Chair Melinda Couzens Heidi Hoyt Ed Nichols Nancy S. Parker Karen Ritz Robert “Sonny” Wiegand II Carole J. Yaley

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Opera Bus 12:45 & 1:30 CAROUSEL 3:00 Hudson Gardens

Opera Bus 12:45 & 1:30 CAROUSEL 3:00 Hudson Gardens Talkback Hudson Gardens

RIGOLETTO 3:00 Hudson Gardens Talkback Hudson Gardens

CAROUSEL 3:00 Hudson Gardens

CAROUSEL 7:00 Hudson Gardens

Opening Dinner 5:00 RIGOLETTO 7:00 Hudson Gardens

Al Fresco 1:00 Central City CAROUSEL 7:00 Hudson Gardens

Opera Bus 12:45 & 1:30 RIGOLETTO 3:00 Hudson Gardens

CAROUSEL 7:00 Hudson Gardens

RIGOLETTO 7:00 Hudson Gardens

Opera Inside Out 10:30 Central City DIDO & AENEAS 1:00 Central City Opera Bus 4:45 & 5:30 CAROUSEL 7:00 Hudson Gardens

DIDO & AENEAS 1:00 Central City

CAROUSEL 7:00 Hudson Gardens

Al Fresco 1:00 Central City

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Opera Adventures 1:00 Hudson Gardens RIGOLETTO 3:00 FAMILY MATINEE Hudson Gardens CAROUSEL 7:00 Hudson Gardens

DIDO & AENEAS 1:00 Central City

CAROUSEL 3:00 Hudson Gardens

Opera Bus 4:45 & 5:30 RIGOLETTO 7:00 Hudson Gardens

CAROUSEL 7:00 Hudson Gardens

Opera Bus 4:45 & 5:30 RIGOLETTO 7:00 Hudson Gardens

Opera Inside Out 10:30 Central City Al Fresco 1:00 Central City RIGOLETTO 7:00 Hudson Gardens

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THEY CAN’T BE KEPT FROM SINGING BY MARGARET SIEGRIST The path of an opera singer is not for the faint of heart. During a regular season, close to 900 young singers compete for 20-30 slots in Central City Opera’s acclaimed Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Artists Training Program. Those who make the cut immerse themselves in a jam-packed eight-week season, devouring courses in language and diction, movement, acting and stage combat; then immediately putting those skills to use rehearsing and performing roles in Festival productions. This year’s young artists were selected through the same rigorous audition process and will hone their craft in a season chock-full of performance and professional development. But after 15+ months innovating in order

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to perform in the digital world, learning skills never-before required of their profession and absolutely scrapping their way through 2020 for the love of this art form — what they bring to our Festival is unlike any group before them. Like most of the Festival company, members of the training program work primarily as freelancers. They travel the nation, sometimes the world, on a job-to-job basis — appearing in competitions, singing roles, participating in young artist programs, often a bit of everything. When COVID-19 shut down our industry, emerging artists faced an especially challenging situation as they’re at such a crucial moment in their careers. Each singer is working to bridge the gap from training into main stage contracts. Most are

Each and every young singer has shown grit and passion beyond imagination finishing the last years of their degrees as they tackle their first few seasons in the business. Building experience and professional relationships through young artist programs is a valuable step for emerging opera singers, and all the opportunity of 2020 eroded beneath their feet. As the arts industry struggled to continue creating, young opera singers acted as unexpected and fearless leaders. Many quickly developed audio/visual recording skills of their own for virtual performances and newly online audition circuits. With shows moving off the stages and into the digital world, artists bravely put their hard-earned craft on the line for personal projects, collaborations and companies endeavoring into new territory. In the midst of all this essential expansion, the singers who have weathered this storm also managed to keep their voices in shape, learn hundreds of pages of music and continue refining their artistry.

While we salute the hard work of the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Artists Training Program members every season, this roster of resilient 2021/2020 artists deserves particularly hearty recognition. Each and every young singer performing at Hudson Gardens Amphitheater or the Opera House Gardens has shown grit and passion beyond imagination. No pandemic can keep them from singing, and whatever the state of opera house stages, they’ll be artists to watch for years to come. Learn more about the program and singers at centralcityopera.org/artists-training-program

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left: performance at acres green elementary. photo by amanda tipton. right: ruth l. carver, yoga and the voice. virtual music! words! opera! workshop for educators, 2020.

OPERA OUTSIDE THE BOX AND ONLINE Central City Opera's Educational Programs BY EMILY MURDOCK ON MARCH 13, 2020, everyday life in Colorado — and the world — ground to a halt. In the face of COVID-19, opera seemed…frivolous. Pointless. Nonessential. But as time went on and shutdowns continued, people came to realize two things. 1) This pandemic was not going to be over soon, and 2) The arts are powerful, necessary forces in boosting mental health and strengthening coping skills. They are a source of emotional release, inspiration, beauty and community, and Central City Opera’s education team swiftly reimagined and developed programs, intentionally centering those qualities. We released our first virtual education program, a selfguided online course called Opera Up Close in April of

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2020. As teachers and students acclimated to video and online learning, we began using those same tools to partner with schools. “While we didn’t book virtual programs very often in the beginning of the pandemic, teachers have become much more comfortable and confident with this style of learning,” says Education Coordinator Meg Ozaki Graves. “We are now teaching virtual programs every week.” Since launching that first course, CCO’s education department developed a total of 14 customizable virtual programs. They range from remote masterclasses, to Yoga and the Voice workshops, recorded performances with artist talkbacks, to our newest offering, Storytelling

The arts are powerful – even necessary – forces in boosting mental health and strengthening coping skills. with Sound. Teachers seem to appreciate that we pivoted quickly to provide resources that enhance their existing curriculum. Happily, the team also discovered that remote programs are a great way to reach the farthest corners of Colorado, opening up opportunities to students and teachers in rural communities in a way that we were not able to before. While nothing can replace the magic of live performance, we’ve uncovered many educational tools that work well virtually. That growth is here to stay. The CCO staff also dove into an unprecedented time of professional development during 2020, immersing ourselves in the resources and community of OPERA America and Alliance for Music Education Equity (AMEE).

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We are inspired to forge ahead with the diversity, equity, inclusion and access values that are increasingly central to our company and industry. Starting fall of 2021, Central City Opera’s education team is excited to produce in-person performances of the children’s opera, Frida Kahlo and the Bravest Girl in the World. This new 30-minute work premiered in 2019, commissioned by Fort Worth Opera and written by Joe Illick and Mark Campbell. It tells the true story of a Mexican girl named Mariana, who asks the famous painter Frida Kahlo to paint her portrait. Mariana learns about Frida’s experiences and is inspired to live bravely and boldly, just like Frida. Learn more about Central City Opera’s education programs, including Frida Kahlo and the Bravest Girl in the World, at centralcityopera.org/education

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A QUIET SUMMER OF RENEWAL BY ERIN OSOVETS

DURING A NORMAL SUMMER in Central City, Eureka Street bustles with opera company members, tourists and residents alike. Voices float through the windows of the Martin Foundry Rehearsal Hall, and the Festival Orchestra’s warm-ups spill onto the sidewalks. But 2020, for the most part, was quiet. Without the summer Festival, the town went about its daily business, waiting out the pandemic and hoping for music to fill the streets once again. However, this year-long intermission presented an opportunity for Central City Opera to tackle a long, ongoing to-do list of preservation projects on our 27 historic properties — and friends from past and present stepped in to help. Since the grand reopening of the Opera House in 1932, only World War II and the economic recession of 1982 kept the Opera from holding an annual summer Festival. Normally, the houses and administrative buildings are occupied by artists and staff from May through August, and time to work on renovations and general upkeep is

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Friends from past and present stepped in to help hard to come by during the colder months. So, armed with a laundry list of ideas and several dozen gallons of paint, a group of Central City Opera staff and volunteers went to work. Central City Opera Music Director John Baril and Orchestra Personnel Co-Manager Brian Cook, together with renowned opera singers Emily Pulley and Jonathan Hays, both of whom are also past members of our Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Artists Training Program, formed a Central City “quarantine bubble” to live and work in the historic homes. Throughout the summer, they painted the interiors of six different properties, and Emily and Jonathan performed socially-distanced recitals in

“We completed projects on the properties that would normally have taken years” the Opera House Gardens for CCO Al Fresco, Central City Opera’s digital concert series. Both singers are based in New York City, but they offered up their time freely, preferring to spend the lockdown enjoying the mountain air, camaraderie and giving back to CCO. Bron Wright, carpenter and principal trombone player for the orchestra, rebuilt the crumbling porch on the front of D’Albe House, and volunteers from Mountain View Bank painted the fence in front of Parish House. Professional painters were hired to bring new life to the exteriors of Festival Hall, Bradford Press and the Parking Lot Houses. Flower Girl families restored a bench in the Opera House Gardens that was in need of some love. The Penrose Complex roof is now leak-free, thanks to new composite roof shingles and a grant provided by the Colorado State Historical Fund. A modern boiler system was installed in the famous Teller House, and students from the Colorado School of Mines partnered with our company to develop a strategy for possible engineering upgrades to the Opera

House in the future. Additional studies were conducted by Marx | Okubo, an outside consulting firm, on practical short and long-term improvements for the Opera House and Teller House. “In a few short months, we completed projects on the properties that would normally have taken years,” says Eric Chinn, Director of Historic Properties at Central City Opera. “The close friendships and beautiful music will resonate with me forever.” The cost of maintaining Central City Opera’s Victorian properties is never-ending, but dedicated donors and Guild members passionate about historic preservation have continued to steward the buildings for the next generation to enjoy. Contact us at development@centralcityopera.org to find out how you can help

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MUSIC RICHARD RODGERS BOOK AND LYRICS OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II Based on Ferenc Molnar’s Play “Liliom” As adapted by Benjamin F. Glazer Original Choreography Agnes de Mille CONDUCTOR Christopher Zemliauskas DIRECTOR Ken Cazan CHOREOGRAPHER Melinda Sullivan ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Dan Wallace Miller SET AND LIGHTING DESIGNER David Martin Jacques COSTUME DESIGNER Edina Hiser ASSISTANT COSTUME DESIGNER Sonia Ninette Mendez WIG/MAKEUP DESIGNER Jason Allen ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR/CHORUS MASTER Brandon M. Eldredge SOUND DESIGNER Jason Ducat MUSICAL PREPARATION Michael Baitzer, Michael Sherman and Thomas Getty STAGE MANAGER Lisa Marie Lange ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER Emilia Covault CAROUSEL is presented through special arrangement with Concord Theatricals: www.concordtheatricals.com.

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IN ORDER OF VOCAL APPEARANCE CARRIE PIPPERIDGE JULIE JORDAN MRS. MULLIN BILLY BIGELOW POLICEMAN/ENOCH SNOW, JR. MR. BASCOMBE/STARKEEPER/DR. SELDON NETTIE FOWLER ENOCH SNOW JIGGER CRAIGIN CAPTAIN/HEAVENLY FRIEND LOUISE YOUNG MISS SNOW ENSEMBLE

Jennifer DeDominici Anna Christy Judeth Shay Comstock Steven LaBrie Dylan Elza Charles “Chip” Smith Phyllis Pancella Will Ferguson John Paul Huckle James Resch Marin Tack Katherine Holobinko Katherine Holobinko, Aryssa Leigh Burrs, Dylan Elza, James Resch

Content advisory: This production contains adult content and sensitive material relating to domestic abuse. Resources are available here: centralcityopera.org/2021-advisory-resources This production is presented by Pamela and Louis Bansbach. The conductor’s podium is endowed in perpetuity by the Eleanore Mullen Weckbaugh Foundation. Assisted listening devices generously donated by Myra B. Levy. Scenic elements built by IATSE, Local 7, Denver. Clearspan tent created by and rented from Mountain View Tent Company, Henderson, CO.

CENTRAL CITY OPERA FESTIVAL SPONSORS Avenir Foundation, Inc. • Pamela and Louis Bansbach • Bonfils-Stanton Foundation • Estate of Valerie G. Brown Central City Opera House Association Endowment Fund • El Pomar Foundation • Mrs. Charles L. Ferguson • Estate of Jane A. Hultin Estate of Murlie J. Kogan • Lanny and Sharon Martin • Heather and Mike Miller Monarch Casino Resort Black Hawk • Citizens of the Scientific & Cultural Facilities District PRESENTING SPONSORS Central City Opera Guild • Estate of Walt and Mary-Ruth Duncan • Estate of David R. Ericson • Judy+ and Newell Grant The Virginia W. Hill Foundation • Enid and Crosby Kemper Foundation • Lizabeth A. Lynner and James L. Palenchar Anne and Tom McGonagle • Mr. Daniel L. Ritchie • Estate of James B. Steed • Buzz and George Ann Victor PRODUCTION SPONSORS Always Best Care Senior Services • Nancy P. Brittain • Melinda and John Couzens • Michelle and Mark Dorman Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Huseby • Nancy S. Parker • Pam and Sonny Wiegand PERFORMANCE SPONSORS Charles and Joan Albi • Mr. and Mrs. William D. Armstrong • Mr. and Mrs. Gerald L. Bader, Jr. • Kristin and Jim Bender Mr. and Mrs. Allan Gray Clark • Mr. and Mrs. Martin J. Erzinger • Dr. and Mrs. Donald C. Ferlic • Robert P. Fullerton+ and Beverlee Henry Fullerton Lloyd J. King and Eleanor R. King Foundation • Diana W. and F. Michael Kinsey • LARRK Foundation • Priester Foundation Sanctuary Wealth Advisors, LLC 32

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CAROUSEL | SYNOPSIS

STEP RIGHT UP! LOVE IS A WILD RIDE IN A MODEST BUT VIBRANT MAINE TOWN, spirited young millworkers Julie Jordan and Carrie Pipperidge venture to the beachfront carnival after a long day’s work. Rakish carousel barker Billy Bigelow immediately captures Julie’s attention. Also intrigued, Billy cajoles Julie to break from the crowd and walk with him. They’re drawn to one another like magnets, but neither can quite bring themself to verbalize their feelings. Starting that evening, they give everything to be together — jobs, friends, reputation — but soon their conflicting dreams build to a tragic breaking point. Meanwhile, Carrie giddily accepts a marriage proposal from ambitious fisherman Enoch Snow, so sunny and smitten that she’s hardly fazed when they can’t agree upon such crucial plans as how many children they’ll have.

Healing and redemption glimmer where they’re least expected. Years later, Julie is alone, raising a child as troubled as she is. In a turn of heavenly events, the wayward Billy gets a chance to make things right on the day of his daughter Louise’s graduation. Healing and redemption glimmer where they’re least expected.

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TIMELESS & TIMELY BY MARGARET SIEGRIST

Richard Rodgers once mused, Carousel “came very close to opera” PREMIERING ON BROADWAY IN 1945, Carousel was Rodgers and Hammerstein’s second collaboration. Hammerstein worried, “We’re such fools. No matter what we do, everyone is bound to say, ‘This is not another Oklahoma!,’” but Carousel proved an immediate smash hit with both critics and audiences. Time magazine even named it the best musical of the 20th century in 1999.

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The show shares some interesting parallels with opera. Composers Giacomo Puccini and Kurt Weill both vied to write operas based on Liliom, the Hungarian play that inspired Carousel, but the author famously turned down both classical heavy-hitters before agreeing to let Rodgers and Hammerstein set it some years later. The duo made history exploring integration of music, dance,

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“One of America’s finest theatrical achievements,” Carousel follows the ups, downs, round and rounds of life and love. character and design to produce elevated storytelling, a notion also essential to opera. Oklahoma! defined the course of American musical theater, but they aimed to improve on their vision in Carousel by focusing more on a moral than a mood. The piece is not through-sung like an opera, but it does incorporate longer sections of orchestral accompaniment. For instance, ongoing music defines the atmosphere and pace through the entire scene in which Julie and Billy fall for one another, including the duet “If I Loved You.” Rodgers once mused Carousel “came very close to opera.”

destructive, unhealthy relationship. Like many strong pieces of theater, it’s an opportunity to examine and discuss tough, prevalent issues. Rodgers said, “It may still be a tragedy, but it's a hopeful one because in the final scene it is clear that the child has at last learned how to express herself and communicate with others.”

Characterized by that chest-tingling, heart-in-throat attraction that’s almost impossible to put into words, the central love story between Julie and Billy immediately infatuates Carousel audiences. Their relatable connection makes it all the more heartbreaking when their marriage becomes physically and emotionally abusive. Carousel provides a striking look at two accessible characters in a

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DIRECTOR’S NOTE: KEN CAZAN Carousel deals with subjects torn out of today’s headlines

IN A PANDEMIC, IN A WOKE WORLD, how does a production team make an older musical with controversial subject matter relevant? We struggled with this and finally decided that “less is more.” The first decision, once we found out that we were performing outside and in the light of day, was to update the piece, to set it in the here and now. There is a slight nod in the costumes to the original period, but overall, the clothing is very contemporary. As for a set, we decided to go with a more ethereal approach:

large banner-type panels with a faint skyscape and even fainter carousel horses. Heavenly stars are prominent throughout. Nothing is quite real. It is very much a story theatre perspective. Lighting is paramount to any production. In this case, because we are performing in an open-air space, in broad daylight for most of the performances, stage lighting is going to be minimal. The audience will be required to use their imagination for time of day reference.

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ABOUT KEN BY MARGARET SIEGRIST This production approach, born out of necessity, puts all of the pressure on the actors and their abilities to create characters and relationships in this drastically reduced, socially distant version of Carousel. They will have to create the true magic. The show is cut down to its essence; 100 minutes of intense, focused slice-of-life instead of the original sprawling 2 hour and 45 minute epic about spousal abuse, survival, and ultimately, forgiveness. There are no actual dances, no interruptions so we are hurtled forward, wondering what will happen next and not given a reprieve to process what has happened and how we feel about the non-hero Billy, the defiant, tolerant Julie, Carrie and Mr. Snow and their larger-than-life marriage, the sociopathic Jigger and the wise businesswoman, Nettie. It is genuinely great drama with, arguably, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s best score and lyrics inspired by Ferenc Molnar’s play, Liliom, on which the musical is based.

NOW IN HIS 19TH SEASON with Central City Opera, Ken Cazan brings his trademark of intentional storytelling to Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel. His modern and minimalistic approach to directing proves as practical as it is impactful. “I’ve always been a less is more person where set is concerned because I don’t want it to get in the way,” says Ken. His succinct use of scenery doesn’t diminish the drama in his productions, it distills it. “With a simpler set, it allows us to concentrate on the characters more, concentrate on the relationships.” Summer of 2019, Ken rendered the world of a 1797 British warship in a surrealistic dreamscape of rope, sails and projections for Central City Opera’s Colorado premiere of Benjamin Britten’s Billy Budd. In 2018, the mythological Acis and Galatea became a tale of love and loss within a group of hippies, as charming as it was moving. “I do like to provoke audiences to think and feel and talk about what they saw, what moved them, grabbed them.” Ken carved out a specialty in opera over the course of his career, but musicals were his first taste of the performing arts. He has directed nearly 200 productions spanning various genres and has brought together opera and musical theater many times for Central City Opera. Thanks to Ken’s vision, The Sound of Music, Oklahoma! and West Side Story, among others, thrilled audiences all over Colorado with incredible singing and spectacle. Also a passionate educator, Ken has served on the staff of Central City Opera’s Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Artists Training Program for many years and is Professor of Opera, Resident Stage Director and Chair of Vocal Arts at University of Southern California Thornton School of Music.

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RIGOLETTO GIUSEPPE VERDI LIBRETTO Francesco Maria Piave CONDUCTOR John Baril DIRECTOR Jose Maria Condemi ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Gregory Boyle SET DESIGNER Steven C. Kemp COSTUME DESIGNER Edina Hiser ASSISTANT COSTUME DESIGNER Sonia Ninette Mendez LIGHTING DESIGNER David Martin Jacques WIG/MAKEUP DESIGNER Jason Allen ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR/CHORUS MASTER Brandon M. Eldredge* SOUND DESIGNER Jason Ducat MUSICAL PREPARATION Michael Baitzer, Michael Sherman and Ah Young Kim STAGE MANAGER Angela Turner ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER Emilia Covault SUPERTITLES Thomas Getty *Conducting July 27, 2021 Nina Odescalchi Kelly Family Matinee Orchestral edition by Bryan Higgins, by arrangement with Motet Music Publishing Company.

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IN ORDER OF VOCAL APPEARANCE THE DUKE OF MANTUA Galeano Salas BORSA Ryan Lustgarten RIGOLETTO Aleksey Bogdanov MARULLO Erik Nordstrom COUNT CEPRANO Andrew Simpson COUNT MONTERONE Phillip Lopez SPARAFUCILE John Paul Huckle GILDA Alisa Jordheim GIOVANNA Sable Strout A MAID Madeline Ehlinger AN OFFICIAL James Resch MADDALENA Michelle Monroe Content advisory: This production contains adult content and sensitive material relating to physical and sexual violence. Resources are available here: centralcityopera.org/2021-advisory-resources The matinee performance of this production on July 27 is presented by The Nina Odescalchi Kelly Family Matinee Performance Fund. The conductor’s podium is endowed in perpetuity by the Eleanore Mullen Weckbaugh Foundation. Assisted listening devices generously donated by Myra B. Levy. Scenic elements built by IATSE, Local 7, Denver. Clearspan tent created by and rented from Mountain View Tent Company, Henderson, CO.

CENTRAL CITY OPERA FESTIVAL SPONSORS Avenir Foundation, Inc. • Pamela and Louis Bansbach • Bonfils-Stanton Foundation • Estate of Valerie G. Brown Central City Opera House Association Endowment Fund • El Pomar Foundation • Mrs. Charles L. Ferguson • Estate of Jane A. Hultin Estate of Murlie J. Kogan • Lanny and Sharon Martin • Heather and Mike Miller Monarch Casino Resort Black Hawk • Citizens of the Scientific & Cultural Facilities District PRESENTING SPONSORS Central City Opera Guild • Estate of Walt and Mary-Ruth Duncan • Estate of David R. Ericson • Judy+ and Newell Grant The Virginia W. Hill Foundation • Enid and Crosby Kemper Foundation • Lizabeth A. Lynner and James L. Palenchar Anne and Tom McGonagle • Mr. Daniel L. Ritchie • Estate of James B. Steed • Buzz and George Ann Victor PRODUCTION SPONSORS Margaret and Stan Baker • Colorado State Historical Fund • John and Anne Draper Colleen Healey Charitable Fund advised by Robert Wiegand II • OPERA America, Inc. • Carole J. Yaley PERFORMANCE SPONSORS Anschutz Foundation • Phebe Berkowitz-Tanners • Bowen Family Performing Arts Fund • Butler Family Fund John and Jeannie Fuller • Robert K. and Virginia E. Fuller • John W. Kure and Cheryl L. Solich • Gregg Kvistad and Amy Oaks Jeanne Land Foundation • Jean and Larry Manion • Mr. and Mrs. Alfred R. Powell • Phoebe Smedley

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RIGOLETTO | SYNOPSIS

WHO WILL HAVE THE LAST LAUGH? A DEVILISH DUKE AND HIS TORTURED COURT JESTER, RIGOLETTO, CLASH in this topsy turvy suspense, teeming with twists of plot and twists of fate. The opera opens during an opulent party in the Duke of Mantua’s court. Rigoletto mocks courtiers as the Duke lavishes attention on their wives. They jeer back, swearing vengeance on the fool. Halting the festivities, the elder Count Monterone scorns the Duke for defiling his daughter. When Rigoletto taunts him as well, the Count declares a curse. Day by day, Monterone’s words eat away at the superstitious court jester. Gilda, hidden away from the world by her father Rigoletto, is only permitted to venture as far as the church. But she’s fallen in love with a man she believes to be a charming young student on the way to service. She bursts with hope for how love might expand her world. Later, a throng of courtiers steal Gilda away in retaliation for Rigoletto’s ridicule. Thinking she’s the fool’s mistress, they knavishly deliver her to the Duke’s bed. As the prank boils over, mistaken and misrepresented identities are revealed, and Rigoletto cowers under the curse. Gathering himself, the jester enlists killer-for-hire Sparafucile to avenge himself once and for all. A wild downpour wreaks confusion on Rigoletto’s plan. But this storm-stricken night will be someone’s last.

This storm-stricken night will be someone’s last.

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ALL IN GOOD FUN BY MARGARET SIEGRIST

It challenges us to confront what makes us avert our eyes and what makes us stare. GIUSEPPE VERDI’S RIGOLETTO is a joke gone too far, set to some of the best-known melodies in all of classical music. One of twelve operas written together by Giuseppe Verdi and librettist Francesco Maria Piave, Rigoletto premiered in Venice in 1851 to immediate success. The plot is closely based upon Victor Hugo’s Le roi s’amuse, or “The King Amuses Himself,” a play harshly criticizing contemporary French society, thinly masked as historical fiction. Hugo’s play was swiftly banned by the government after only one performance in 1832. Though they ended up modifying some details, Verdi insisted on securing the material for an opera. He wrote in a letter to Piave, “Turn Venice upside down to make the censors permit this subject!”

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Some of Verdi’s best known works feature characters on the fringes of society brought into the spotlight. Some critics considered the storyline too dark, but the score was indisputably overflowing with musical hits. It’s said that Verdi kept the melody to the Duke’s aria “La donna è mobile” secret, even from the tenor singing the role, until just days before the performance, not wanting to unveil this inevitable public favorite until the premiere. As he’d predicted, the song was a sensation. Supposedly it could be heard hummed and whistled up and down the streets following opening night. In addition to his signature infectious tunes, Verdi also characterizes each major player in the plotline with unique music. The devil-may-care Duke’s music swaggers, carefree and upbeat. Gilda is easily identified by lovely, lilting melodies, as beautiful and innocent as she is. Accompaniment becomes dangerous, even ominous for the assassin, Sparafucile. Rigoletto’s music is tortured and restless, audibly haunted by Monterone’s curse.

Rigoletto brings a hunchbacked court jester out of the shadows. From the beginning, the Duke of Mantua is strikingly jovial in comparison with the brooding title character. Highlighting themes of class struggle and poverty, the opera shows Rigoletto’s persona, sharp-tongued and cruel in court, as an almost unrecognizable version of the devout and doting man he is at home with his daughter. The Duke takes life lightly because he has the means to do so, but Rigoletto constantly contorts in a simple attempt to get by. The opera also grapples with the factor of Rigoletto’s physical disability. People eagerly rely on him for quips and entertainment, but one minute they’re laughing with him, and the next they’re taunting him for a physical condition beyond his control. He lives a maddening paradox that challenges us to confront what makes us avert our eyes and what makes us stare.

Some of Verdi’s best known works feature characters on the fringes of society brought into the spotlight. Another famous collaboration with Piave, La traviata, stars a courtesan as its beloved heroine and namesake. In turn,

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DIRECTOR’S NOTE: JOSE MARIA CONDEMI

“Contrasts and psychological paradoxes are the blood of good theater.” I CONSIDER VERDI’S RIGOLETTO a fascinating study in contrasts and contradictions. First, there is the world of the Duke of Mantua: licentious, decadent and glamorous. The Duke himself presides over feasts of pleasure in which women are treated as sexual objects while his corrupt retinue celebrates his excesses. Rigoletto's world is in sharp distinction: a sidekick who ostensibly caters to the Duke's vices but privately leads a simple, disciplined life. He also harbors a secret: Gilda, his young, chaste daughter whom he keeps sheltered from outside

influences with almost pathological zeal. At the start of the opera, these two worlds are seemingly disconnected, and Rigoletto appears to inhabit both successfully. But that stasis is in peril as, unbeknownst to Rigoletto, the Duke has already made an overture to Gilda. The delicate balance of the two worlds is thrown into chaos when we come into contact with a third environment: that of Sparafucile, the murderer for-hire with a ruthless dedication to the services he provides.

left: jose maria condemi at work, san francisco conservatory of music. right: don giovanni, san francisco conservatory of music, 2016. directed by jose maria condemi, set design and photo by steven c. kemp.

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As for the contradictions, I find them particularly evident in the character of the Duke of Mantua. He is, undoubtedly, a first-rate womanizer who stops at nothing to secure his carnal pleasure. He also seems to lack a moral compass: when Count Monterone accuses him of defiling his daughter, the Duke not only laughs at the elder man but, worse, allows Rigoletto to publicly humiliate him. Yet, when it comes to expressing his newfound feelings for Gilda in his Act 2 aria, the Duke sings with unabashed tenderness and honest pathos. Verdi's music and Piave's words are unambiguous here; for a moment, we believe the Duke could be a nice guy! Still, in the last scene, he is back to his usual ways, and it appears the encounter with Gilda and the love he felt have done little to change the Duke's character. For our outdoor, abridged production with Central City Opera, I collaborated with scenic designer Steven C. Kemp and costume designer Edina Hiser to imagine an updated, contemporary setting in the form of a single playing space, containing and highlighting the three contrasting worlds at the center of the story. On the same stage we have the posh and decadent milieu of the Duke, the sheltered and idealized home of Gilda and Rigoletto and the gritty and dangerous hideout of Sparafucile and his sister Maddalena. The worlds co-exist in a delicate balance of tension, allowing the characters to move in and out of each space as the story requires, while also propelling them inexorably towards a dramatic conclusion. The contrasts and psychological paradoxes at the center of Rigoletto are the blood of good theater, and as a director, I look forward to spending time exploring Verdi’s thrilling opera this summer.

BY MARGARET SIEGRIST JOSE MARIA CONDEMI DIDN’T CHOOSE OPERA. Opera chose him. Growing up in a small town in Argentina, Jose Maria’s family was always artistically inclined. But opera didn’t come into his life until he heard the visceral, final duet from Carmen as he was walking down the streets of Buenos Aires one day. “I was familiar with classical music, and I played the piano,” says Jose Maria. “But opera was a new discovery.” He began studying theater at Teatro Colon Institute. “Just like opera came to me and took over my life, the same thing about stage directing.” Jose Maria continued his education at the prestigious Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music and was the first Adler Fellow with San Francisco Opera. Since then, he’s directed an eclectic range of repertoire across North America and abroad, consistently praised for his innovative approach. Throughout the years, he has maintained a presence as guest faculty for numerous high-profile training programs and is currently Director of Opera and Musical Theatre, as well as chair of the department, at San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Jose Maria’s work was last seen at Central City Opera for Carmen in 2017. He recalls that visiting Central City for the first time was a theatrical experience in and of itself. “I just remember feeling like I was in an opera set, La fanciulla del West maybe.” Opera is in the air here. Whether you experience performances on the main stage at Hudson Gardens in Littleton or in the Opera House Gardens in Central City, this art form might just captivate you on the spot like it did Jose Maria did back in Buenos Aires.

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DIDO AND AENEAS HENRY PURCELL LIBRETTO Nahum Tate CONDUCTOR/CHORUS MASTER/KEYBOARD Brandon M. Eldredge DIRECTOR Dan Wallace Miller COSTUME DESIGNER Stacie Logue WIG/MAKEUP DESIGNER Jason Allen MUSICAL PREPARATION Ah Young Kim STAGE MANAGER Natalie Main ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS Olivia L. Darling and Chris Griswold

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IN ORDER OF VOCAL APPEARANCE DIDO BELINDA WOMAN AENEAS SORCERESS FIRST WITCH SECOND WITCH SPIRIT SAILOR CHORUS

Pascale Spinney Laura Corina Sanders Michelle Monroe Corey Gaudreau Sable Strout Madeline Ehlinger Carla Vargas Fuster Madison Rice Kevin Thomas Harvey Members of the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Artists Training Program

This production features members of the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Artists Training Program. Content advisory: This production contains adult content and sensitive material relating to suicide. Resources are available here: centralcityopera.org/2021-advisory-resources CENTRAL CITY OPERA FESTIVAL SPONSORS Avenir Foundation, Inc. • Pamela and Louis Bansbach • Bonfils-Stanton Foundation • Estate of Valerie G. Brown Central City Opera House Association Endowment Fund • El Pomar Foundation • Mrs. Charles L. Ferguson Estate of Jane A. Hultin • Estate of Murlie J. Kogan • Lanny and Sharon Martin • Heather and Mike Miller Monarch Casino Resort Black Hawk • Citizens of the Scientific & Cultural Facilities District PRESENTING SPONSORS Central City Opera Guild • Estate of Walt and Mary-Ruth Duncan • Estate of David R. Ericson • Judy+ and Newell Grant The Virginia W. Hill Foundation • Enid and Crosby Kemper Foundation • Lizabeth A. Lynner and James L. Palenchar Anne and Tom McGonagle • Mr. Daniel L. Ritchie • Estate of James B. Steed • Buzz and George Ann Victor PRODUCTION SPONSORS Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation • City of Central • Mabel Y. Hughes Charitable Trust Karen and Andrew Ritz • Galen and Ada Belle Spencer Foundation • Estate of Mr. John R. Starkey PERFORMANCE SPONSORS Anonymous • Colorado Creative Industries • Mr. John Cullen • National Endowment for the Arts Deborah Hayes and James L. Martin • Chap and Ethel Hutcheson • Jon and Lynne Montague-Clouse Henry R. Schwier Charitable Fund advised by Robert Wiegand II • Dr. Sarah K. Scott and Mr. Kevin Kearney • Trask Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Unger • Richard J. Wolfheim and Nancy K. Wolfheim Foundation • Dave and Mary Wood Fund

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DIDO AND AENEAS | SYNOPSIS

Can humans’ passion weather their thirst for power?

WE ARE ALL BUT PLAYTHINGS OF THE GODS

SPRUNG FROM EPIC POETRY AND MYTH, Dido and Aeneas is a fascinating tale of power and passion between two formidable rulers and the Sorceress who toys with their fates. Love between Dido Queen of Carthage and the Trojan hero Aeneas unfolds as tempestuously as the storm that brought them together. Shipwrecked on the shores of Carthage, en route to Troy, Aeneas takes refuge in Dido’s

court. Attraction sparks quickly between the two political titans, but Dido is torn between desire and duty. At the advice of her Cupid-ish handmaid, Belinda, Dido finally, ardently agrees to Aeneas’ proposal of marriage. Just as the city and its queen settle into the bliss of the alliance, a conniving Sorceress rouses literal and political storms over Carthage, attempting to pry lover from lover and ruler from crown. Can humans’ passion weather their thirst for power?

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DIDO AND AENEAS IN HISTORY & MYTH BY MARGARET SIEGRIST

Dido commands clear literary influence as an early female leader THOUGH ITS PLOT AND CHARACTERS are shrouded in legend, Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas cuts a clean, relatable narrative that resonates powerfully today.

DIDO ALSO KNOWN AS ELISSA, Dido’s origins trace from both history and mythology. The strongest account can be found in Virgil’s epic poem, The Aeneid. Regardless of whether she truly existed, she commands clear literary influence as an early female leader, and some sources even cite her as a goddess. Dido ruled over the North African city of Carthage, a crucial center for trade, widely regarded as one of the wealthiest cities in the ancient world. According to legend, she was not only the queen, but also the founder of this important settlement. Dido felt her responsibility to her people deeply, and they were equally dedicated to her.

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AENEAS Also known primarily from Virgil’s epic poem, Aeneas was a prince and hero of Troy descended from the goddess Venus. He appears in Greek mythology, making a cameo in the Iliad, but is more prominent in Roman tradition, where he features as an important ancestor of Romulus and Remus. Aeneas’ place in the founding of Rome propels his role in lore, taking precedence over his character trajectory and relationships. His concession to abandon love for Troy at the word of the gods is one of many examples in which the canon of Rome pervades Aeneas’ story.

Composer Henry Purcell and librettist Nahum Tate apply distinct perspective to their setting of Dido and Aeneas. Introducing the Sorceress, a supernatural force neither mortal nor divine, redefines the stakes in the eyes of the audience. The narrative then explores the interplay of attraction and obligation between two political titans, rather than focusing on their resignation to fate. Purcell and Tate plant a spirit disguised as Mercury, not a real god, to command Aeneas to leave Carthage and his queen. Though the messenger is false, Aeneas’ loyalties are revealed. Heartbroken, Dido is left imploring her people to remember her for her former glory, not the tragic fallout.

A supernatural force, neither mortal nor divine, redefines the stakes in the eyes of the audience Originally, Tate based the text of the opera on his play Brutus of Alba (The Enchanted Lovers), which accounts for some divergence from myth. It’s also likely that the opera was intended more symbolically than literally. Based on the librettist’s letters, scholars speculate that the opera allegorizes the “sorcery” of the Roman Catholic Church leading James II astray from the English people, as Aeneas is pulled away from Dido. By taking liberties with the myth, Tate and Purcell created a deeply human drama that was meaningful in their time and also seamlessly adapts to our own.

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DIRECTOR’S NOTE: DAN WALLACE MILLER

“An early operatic masterpiece conceived in broad primary colors” COMPOSER HENRY PURCELL’S ONLY FULL-LENGTH OPERA, DIDO AND AENEAS, is an early operatic masterpiece conceived in broad primary colors. Love strikes hard and fast, enmity flourishes at the simplest provocation, and, before you know it, tragedy erupts where tranquility was a second before. Before Dido and Aeneas, Purcell was primarily a composer of “theater music,” songs and dances that would be added as supplement to pre-existing plays. These songs were sung by ancillary characters who would channel the thoughts and emotions of the principal performers for these asides. With Dido, Purcell had the opportunity to use his music to directly inhabit and affect a story, a story where emotion is placed paramount and immediate.

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Originally written to be performed at a girls’ boarding school, Dido and Aeneas is a story filled with adolescent fervor. Each emotion our lovers feel arises swiftly with the utmost sincerity, accompanied by some of the most moving and delicate music Purcell ever wrote. This angst, however, isn’t a detriment to the piece; it is essential. The tragedy of the opera is not just Dido’s fate, but rather, how rash and ill-considered it is. It’s through this lens that we’re approaching this masterwork at Central City Opera. We watch as a group of young people spontaneously put on a show to explore their own emotions by performing the emotions of others, and we see the repercussions of play and performance unexpectedly invading reality.

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ABOUT DAN BY MARGARET SIEGRIST

rave reviews from The Seattle Times, “For those who think opera is an antique, elitist art form with no connection to our own time, here is a show to change your mind,” and The Stranger, “A profound experience of theater.” In 2021, he even endeavored into directing for film on Seattle Opera’s star-studded, streamable production of Tosca.

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Dan Wallace Miller is making a name for himself as a sharp, young director mounting operas in diverse venues ranging from large theaters to non-traditional spaces. Known for fresh interpretations of older repertoire, Dan is a natural fit for Dido and Aeneas this Festival season. Dan is known for pushing the boundaries of standard dramatic presentation. As Founder and Artistic Director of Vespertine Opera Theater, he’s been applauded for “Making opera unfamiliar again in all the best ways” (The Stranger). With Vespertine, Dan headed the U.S. premiere of Benjamin Britten’s adaptation for two pianos of Les mamelles de Tirésias (Francis Poulenc), the English opera staple The Rape of Lucretia (Benjamin Britten) and Heart Mountain (Sarah Mattox), a special commission based on stories from a Japanese internment camp. Whether he’s championing rarely-seen works, interpreting classics with modern flair or producing new opera, Dan infuses performances with his own distinctive voice. Also at home in established theaters, Dan works with Seattle Opera regularly and has held the position of Assistant Director in Residence with the company. There, he’s helped bring to life both historical and contemporary repertoire. In 2017, he tackled The Combat, an enthusiastically-received update to Monteverdi’s 1600s opera Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda. Described as an “immersive baroque pastiche,” the piece nabbed

Each season Central City Opera presents at least one piece outside the Opera House, often playing within the walls of the company’s many historic properties, local churches or rehearsal rooms. As part of this year’s outdoor Festival, Dido and Aeneas comes to the Opera House Gardens, a lush and charming space tucked between the Teller House and our beloved jewel-box theater in Central City. It’s rare that the company would mount a production in the Gardens. But with the clear mountain air and intimate seating, the gods are smiling on this idyllic theater opportunity born of safety necessity. In the hands of Dan Wallace Miller, Dido and Aeneas is sure to be a close encounter with myth and drama like none other.

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COMPANY PROFILES Jason Allen

Michael Baitzer

John Baril

Aleksey Bogdanov°

Ken Cazan

Anna Christy

Judeth Shay Comstock

Jose Maria Condemi

Jennifer DeDominici

Jason Ducat°

Resident Wig/Makeup Designer and Supervisor Central City Opera: Wig and Makeup Co-Designer/Supervisor, 2011 Recently: Wig and Makeup Designer, Waitress and Straight White Men, Broadway; Primetime Emmy-nominated Makeup Artist

Central City Opera Music Director Conductor: Rigoletto Central City Opera: (Partial Listing) Billy Budd, 2019; Encore: A Musical Revue, 2019 and 2018; Il trovatore, 2018; Così fan tutte, 2017 Recently: Die Fledermaus, Northwestern University; Les pêcheurs de perles, Toledo Opera; Il barbiere di Siviglia and Roméo et Juliette, Virginia Opera

Director: Carousel Central City Opera: (Partial Listing) Billy Budd, 2019; Acis and Galatea and The Face on the Barroom Floor, 2018 Recently: Professor of Opera/Resident Stage Director, USC Thornton School of Music; Director/Co-librettist, Frau Schindler (World Premiere), Gärtnerplatz Theatre, Munich; Director, As One (World Premiere), American Opera Projects and Brooklyn Academy of Music

Actor: Mrs. Mullin, Carousel Central City Opera: (Partial Listing) Bronwen, How Green Was My Valley (World Premiere), 2014; Papagena, The Magic Flute with Colorado Symphony, 2002 Recently: Virginia, Hands on a Hardbody, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center; Mother, Amahl and the Night Visitors, Chamber Orchestra of the Springs; Muriel, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center

Mezzo-Soprano: Carrie Pipperidge, Carousel Central City Opera: (Partial Listing) Soloist, CCO Al Fresco, 2020; Encore: A Musical Revue, 2019 and 2018 Recently: Soloist, Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, Denver Philharmonic Orchestra; Francesca, (Henry Award, Outstanding Actress), The Bridges of Madison County, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center; Guenevere, Camelot, Intermountain Opera Bozeman

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Director/Administrator, Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Artists Training Program Central City Opera: Principal Coach, 2021-2012; Music Staff 2004-1999 Recently: Head of Music Staff, Washington National Opera; Faculty, University of Maryland

Baritone: Rigoletto, Rigoletto Recently: Scarpia, Tosca, Austin Opera; Crespel, Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Gran Teatre del Liceu; Sharpless, Madama Butterfly, Tulsa Opera

Soprano: Julie Jordan, Carousel Central City Opera: (Partial Listing) Soprano Soloist, Mozart Requiem with Denver Philharmonic, 2019; Baby Doe, The Ballad of Baby Doe, 2016; Susanna, Le nozze di Figaro, 2014; Emily Webb, Our Town, 2013 Recently: Soloist, The East Land Symphony, Carnegie Hall (U.S. Premiere); Soloist, Messiah, Colorado Symphony; Fire/Princess/Nightingale, L'enfant et les sortilèges, Philadelphia Orchestra

Director: Rigoletto Central City Opera: Carmen, 2017 Recently: Die Fledermaus, San Francisco Conservatory of Music; Joan of Arc, New Orleans Opera; Frida, Atlanta Opera

Sound Designer: Carousel and Rigoletto Recently: Sound Designer, The Pavilion, Aurora Fox Arts Center; Company Sound Designer, Denver Center for the Performing Arts; Resident Sound Designer, Colorado Shakespeare Festival

Brandon M. Eldredge°

Will Ferguson

Edina Hiser°

John Paul Huckle

David Martin Jacques

Alisa Jordheim

Steven C. Kemp°

Steven LaBrie°

Set Designer: Rigoletto Recently: Set Designer, Amahl and the Night Visitors, Lyric Opera of Kansas City; Three Decembers, Opera San Jose; La Wally, Sarasota Opera

Baritone: Billy Bigelow, Carousel Recently: Valdeburgo, La straniera, Teatro Nuovo; Charlie, Three Decembers, San Diego Opera; Riolobo, Florencia en el Amazonas, Florida Grand Opera

Dan Wallace Miller

Phyllis Pancella

Conductor: Dido and Aeneas Associate Conductor/Chorus Master: Carousel and Rigoletto Recently: Assistant Conductor and Chorus Master, Trouble in Tahiti, Aida, La cenerentola, Il Postino and Tosca, Virginia Opera; Conductor, Mozart and Salieri, Opera Saratoga

Costume Designer: Carousel and Rigoletto Recently: Associate Costume Designer, FOUND: A New Musical, IAMA Theatre Company; Costume Designer, A Midsummer Night's Dream, USC Thornton School of Music; Costume Designer, 3 Paderewskis, Kosciuszko Foundation

Resident Lighting Designer Set Designer: Carousel Central City Opera: Resident Lighting Designer, 2021-2007 and 2005-1999 Recently: Lighting Designer, My Fair Lady, Teatro Massimo Palermo and Teatro di San Carlo; The Flying Dutchman, Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino; Moby Dick, Chicago Opera Theater

Director: Dido and Aeneas Assistant Director: Carousel Central City Opera: Assistant Director, Billy Budd and Director, Short Works, 2019 Recently: Film Director, Tosca, Seattle Opera; Director, Carmen, Kentucky Opera; Director, Orpheus and Eurydice, Inland Northwest Opera

Tenor: Enoch Snow, Carousel Central City Opera: George Gibbs, Our Town, 2013 Recently: Titorelli/Flogger/Student, Der Prozess, Salzburger Landestheater; Snout, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Teatro Massimo di Palermo; Candide, Candide, South Dakota Symphony Orchestra

Bass: Jigger Craigin, Carousel and Sparafucile, Rigoletto Central City Opera: Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Studio Artist, 2006 Recently: Samuel, Un ballo in maschera, Opera di Genova; Quinault, Adriana Lecouvreur, Opera di Genova; König Marke, Tristan und Isolde, Claude Heater Foundation at the Krzysztof Penderecki European Centre for Music

Soprano: Gilda, Rigoletto Central City Opera: Flora, The Turn of the Screw, 2012; Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Apprentice Artist, 2012; Studio Artist, 2010 and 2009 Recently: Gilda, Rigoletto, San Diego Opera; Ninetta, La gazza ladra, Teatro Nuovo; Cunegonde, Candide, Palm Beach Opera

Mezzo-Soprano: Nettie Fowler, Carousel Central City Opera: Mrs. Gibbs, Our Town, 2013; Rinaldo, Rinaldo, 2009; Lucretia, The Rape of Lucretia, 2008; Nerone, L'incoronazione di Poppea, 2006 Recently: Professor of Voice, University of North Carolina School of the Arts; Principessa/Zita, Suor Angelica/Gianni Schicchi, Opera Memphis; Mother, Thumbprint, LA Opera

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COMPANY PROFILES CONTINUED Galeano Salas

Tenor: The Duke of Mantua, Rigoletto Central City Opera: Stage Manager (cover), Our Town, 2013; Will Parker (cover), Oklahoma!, 2012; Prune Vendor/Parpignol/Rodolfo (cover), La bohème, 2012; Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Apprentice Artist, 2013 and 2012 Recently: Italian Singer, Der Rosenkavalier, Bayerische Staatsoper; Nemorino, L'elisir d'amore, Bayerische Staatsoper; The Duke of Mantua, Rigoletto, Hungarian State Opera

Charles "Chip" Smith°

Actor: Mr. Bascombe/Starkeeper/Dr. Seldon, Carousel Recently: Elijah, Elijah, Lied Center for Performing Arts; Recital of the Music of Robert Owens, National Opera Association; Shrek, Shrek, Peak to Peak Players; Former West Central Regional Governor, National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS)

Christopher Zemliauskas

Conductor: Carousel Central City Opera: (Partial Listing) Conductor, Acis and Galatea, 2018; The Burning Fiery Furnace, Cabildo and Gallantry, 2017 Recently: Music Director, Gianni Schicchi, Opera Ithaca; Die Zauberflöte, Dido and Aeneas, Sister Act, Ithaca College; Kinky Boots (Regional Premiere), Hangar Theatre

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BONFILS-STANTON FOUNDATION ARTISTS TRAINING PROGRAM

Dylan Davis•

Madeline Ehlinger•

Carla Vargas Fuster

Corey Gaudreau•

Tenor Marion, OH Recently: Basilio, Le nozze di Figaro, Ohio State University; St. Brioche, The Merry Widow, Opera Project Columbus; Peter Quint, The Turn of the Screw, Chicago Summer Opera

Soprano San Juan, Puerto Rico Recently: Rosalinde, Die Fledermaus, Northwestern University; Anne Trulove, The Rake's Progress, Northwestern University; Pamina, The Magic Flute, Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music

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Soprano Spring Green, WI Recently: Fiordiligi, Così fan tutte, Pittsburgh Opera; Florencia, Florencia en el Amazonas, Yale Opera; Tatyana, Eugene Onegin, Yale Opera

Baritone Bristol, CT Recently: Masetto, Don Giovanni, Pensacola Opera; Commissioner/ Yamadori, Madama Butterfly, Shreveport Opera; Álvaro, Florencia en el Amazonas, Pensacola Opera

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Ryan Lustgarten

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Bernardo Medeiros

Michelle Monroe∆

Erik Nordstrom•

Laura Corina Sanders

Andrew Simpson•

Tenor Bethel Park, PA Recently: Parpignol, La bohème, Sarasota Opera; Le Doyen/Le Prince Charmant (cover), Cendrillon, Opera Company of Middlebury; Lieutenant Cable, South Pacific, Jefferson Performing Arts Society

Tenor Kirkland, WA Recently: Henry Crawford, Mansfield Park, Boston University; Alfred, Die Fledermaus, Northwestern University; Pat, Dog Days, Northwestern University

Bass-Baritone Thornton, CO Recently: Sam, Trouble in Tahiti, Virginia Opera; Bartolo, Il barbiere di Siviglia (student matinee), Opera Colorado; The Sodbuster, Proving Up, Aspen Music Festival

Baritone Tulsa, OK Recently: Count Almaviva, Le nozze di Figaro, Moores Opera Center; Baritone Soloist, Carmina Burana, University of Houston Symphony Orchestra; Dottore Malatesta, Don Pasquale, North Shore Music Festival

Mezzo-Soprano Cedar Falls, IA Recently: La madre, Madama Butterfly, Cedar Rapids Opera; A Narrator, The Blessed Damozel, Central City Opera; Witch, Hansel and Gretel, University of Northern Iowa

Baritone Saint Paul, MN Recently: Count Almaviva, Le nozze di Figaro, Lawrence University; Celebrant, Mass, Lawrence University; Don Giovanni, Don Giovanni, Oberlin in Italy

Soprano San Francisco, CA Recently: Gilda, Rigoletto, Shreveport Opera; Camila, Pepito, Shreveport Opera; The Foreign Woman, The Consul, Baltimore Concert Opera

Bass-Baritone Dallas, TX Recently: Sam, Trouble in Tahiti, Florida Grand Opera; First Soldier, Salome, Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Angelotti, Tosca, Virginia Opera

Pascale Spinney

Sable Strout

Mezzo-Soprano Montreal, Canada Recently: Léonore, La favorite, Academy of Vocal Arts; Cherubino, Le nozze di Figaro, Academy of Vocal Arts; Mercédès, Carmen, Opéra de Montréal

Mezzo-Soprano Richmond, ME Recently: Zerlina, Don Giovanni, Wichita Grand Opera; Josephine, The Story of an Hour, Gramercy Opera; Ado Annie, Oklahoma!, Opera on the James

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Aryssa Leigh Burrs

Dylan Elza

Mezzo-Soprano Philadelphia, PA Recently: Zerlina, Don Giovanni, Opera Columbus; Prince Orlofsky, Die Fledermaus, Northwestern University; Captain, Dog Days, Northwestern University

Tenor Dallas, TX Recently: Messenger, Aida, Virginia Opera; Mr. Xoloti/Eduardo Jr., Frida Kahlo and the Bravest Girl in the World, Florida Grand Opera; Thug #1, Il Postino, Virginia Opera

Robert Hartfield

Katherine Holobinko

Tenor Overland Park, KS Recently: Nadir, Les pêcheurs de perles, University of Oklahoma; Belmonte, Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Opera in the Ozarks; Wilhelm, A Gift of Song, Cimarron Opera

Soprano Avon, CT Recently: Meg, Little Women, Indiana University; Annina, La traviata, Indiana University; Belinda, Dido and Aeneas, Peabody Opera Theatre

Phillip Lopez

Kaylee Nichols

Bass-Baritone Avon, IL Recently: Masetto, Don Giovanni, Wichita Grand Opera; Nick Shadow (scene), The Rake's Progress, Yale Opera; Don Alfonso (cover), Così fan tutte, Opera NexGen

Mezzo-Soprano Dayton, OH Recently: Maddalena/Giovanna, Rigoletto, Nashville Opera; Mrs. Grose, The Turn of the Screw, Nashville Opera; Mother, Amahl and the Night Visitors, Nashville Opera

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Matthew Payne

Baritone Skaneateles, NY Recently: Roberto (cover), La finta giardiniera, Maryland Opera Studio; Baritone Fellow, Tanglewood Music Center, 2019; Billy Bigelow, Carousel, Skaneateles Festival

Bass-Baritone Katy, TX Recently: Dino di Vino, Strega Nona, Houston Grand Opera’s Opera to Go!; Marquis de la Force, Dialogues of the Carmelites, Loyola University; Patsy McCall, Roscoe, Seagle Music Colony

Madison Rice

Marin Tack

Mezzo-Soprano Houston, TX Recently: Prince Orlofsky, Die Fledermaus, Northwestern University; Dinah, Trouble in Tahiti, Northwestern University; Mother Goose, The Rake’s Progress, Northwestern University

Soprano Traverse City, MI Recently: Lisa, Dog Days, Northwestern University; Héro, Béatrice et Bénédict, Northwestern University; Miss Jessel, The Turn of the Screw, Northwestern University

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acis and galatea, 2018. encore: a musical revue, 2019. photos by amanda tipton.

2019 ARTIST AWARDS Amanda Olea Michelle Monroe Joseph Mazzara Jonas Hacker Spencer Reichman Dylan Davis Véronique Filloux George Milosh Christina Pezzarossi Leah Brzyski Dylan Morrongiello Caitlin Crabill Aaren Rivard Madeline Ehlinger Marisa M. Sorce Alyssa Embry Savannah Cathers

Award in Memory of Mitch Kirby Award in Memory of Aspen Thomason Award in Honor of Katie Frey Adelaide Bishop Award Lew Cady Memorial Award Studio Artist Award Apprentice Artist Award Dorsey Family Award John and Ginny Starkey Award Iris Henwood Richards Memorial Award McGlone Award (Central City Opera Guild) Award in Honor of Scott Finlay and Barbara Zarlengo John Moriarty Award Central City Opera Young Artist Award Outstanding Intern Award in Memory of Greg Miller Outstanding Intern Award in Memory of Greg Miller Outstanding Intern Award in Memory of Greg Miller

2021 awards will be announced at the end of the Festival.

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John Baril MUSIC DIRECTOR Brian Cook ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL CO-MANAGER Angela Dombrowski ASSISTANT TO THE MUSIC DIRECTOR, ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL CO-MANAGER AND MUSIC LIBRARIAN photo by amanda tipton.

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Leslie Scarpino, Principal Jonathan Kaplan

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Francisco Delgado, Principal

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TROMBONE Bron Wright, Principal

FLUTE AND PICCOLO Masha Popova, Principal

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CENTRAL CITY OPERA | ADMINISTRATION GENERAL/ARTISTIC DIRECTOR PELHAM G. PEARCE, JR. was selected in 1996 as Managing Director of Central City Opera and named General/Artistic Director in 1998. During his 25-year tenure, Mr. Pearce set forth the company’s current artistic mission of balancing traditional and progressive works. Nationally, he has served as Chairman of the Grants Review Panel for the National Endowment for the Arts, as a juror for the Rosa Ponselle International Voice Competition and Regional Met Auditions and as a Board Member for OPERA America. In May of 2013, Mr. Pearce received the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Award for the Arts and Humanities.

Pelham G. Pearce, Jr., General/Artistic Director John Baril, Music Director John Moriarty, Artistic Director Emeritus Michael Baitzer, Director/Administrator, Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Artists Training Program ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Sara Blackwelder, Controller and Director of Human Resources Ana Carrera, Accounting Clerk Wanda M. Larson, Office Administrator/Gift Shop Buyer BOX OFFICE Deb Mountain, Sales Operations Manager Tanner Buffy, Patron Services Associate DEVELOPMENT Katherine Nicholson, Director of Development Michael Walker, Annual Giving Manager Jeremy Schwartz, Development Operations and Events Manager Elisabeth Boyce, Development Administrative Coordinator Shira Zimmerman, Grants Officer Sam Moody, Grants Coordinator

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HISTORIC PROPERTIES Eric Chinn, Director of Historic Properties Sam Carrington, Historic Property Maintenance MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS Gail Bransteitter, Director of Marketing and Communications Erin Osovets, Associate Director of Marketing and Communications Margaret Siegrist, Marketing Content Manager Teila Theisen, Audience Development Manager Melissa Rick, Art Direction and Graphic Design EDUCATION Emily Murdock, Director of Education Margaret Ozaki Graves, Education Coordinator TOURING ARTISTS Steven Aguiló-Arbues, Piano Roger Ames, Resident Teaching Artist and Composer* Jason Baldwin, Tenor* Miguel Ángel Ortega Bañales, Tenor Sarah Barber, Mezzo-Soprano* James Baumgardner, Tenor Adam Buer, Classical Guitar Ruth L. Carver, Soprano and Yoga Instructor* Judeth Shay Comstock, Soprano* Christie Conover, Soprano Armando Contreras, Baritone Brian Cook, Teaching Artist* Jennifer DeDominici, Mezzo-Soprano* Kira Dills-DeSurra, Mezzo-Soprano Phoenix Gayles, Soprano Daniela Guzmán-Égüez, Soprano Erin Hackel, Soprano* Michael Hoffman, Tenor Jenee Luquette James, Soprano Emily Murdock, Soprano* Margaret Ozaki Graves, Soprano* Sara Parkinson, Piano Amanda Raddatz, Soprano Marcia Ragonetti, Mezzo-Soprano Chad Reagan, Baritone Jeremy Reger, Piano Leslie Remmert Soich, Mezzo-Soprano Rebecca Robinson, Mezzo-Soprano Pablo Romero, Tenor Deborah Schmit-Lobis, Piano, Composer/Arranger* John Seesholtz, Baritone Margaret Siegrist, Mezzo-Soprano Erin Joy Swank, Stage Manager*

Steven Taylor, Baritone Bradley Thompson, Baritone* Michelle Diggs Thompson, Soprano Malcolm Ulbrick, Baritone Michael Wymore, Stage Manager Travis Yamamoto, Piano * Indicates a Teaching Artist

MUSIC AND COACHING STAFF John Baril, Music Director and Principal Conductor, Rigoletto Christopher Zemliauskas, Conductor, Carousel Brandon M. Eldredge, Associate Conductor/Chorus Master/ Conductor, Dido and Aeneas Michael Baitzer, Director/Administrator, Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Artists Training Program and Principal Coach/Diction Coach Brian Cook, Orchestra Personnel Co-Manager Angela Dombrowski, Assistant to the Music Director, Orchestra Personnel Co-Manager and Music Librarian Thomas Getty, Assistant Conductor Ah Young Kim, Assistant Conductor Michael Sherman, Assistant Conductor Erick Vaughn Wolfe, Stage Combat Instructor/Resident Fight Choreographer Melinda Sullivan, Movement Coach/Resident Choreographer PRODUCTION STAFF Karen T. Federing, Director of Production Kerry M. Cripe, Technical Director Lisa Marie Lange, Stage Manager, Carousel Angela Turner, Stage Manager, Rigoletto Emilia Covault, Assistant Stage Manager, Carousel and Rigoletto Dan Wallace Miller, Assistant Director, Carousel Gregory Boyle, Assistant Director, Rigoletto Eric Nathan Brady, Production Scheduler Teila Vochatzer, Properties Master Shay Dite, Assistant Properties Master Stacie Logue, Costume Shop Manager Ruth A. Fink, Wardrobe Head/Assistant Costume Shop Manager Colleen T. Armstrong, Stitcher/Dresser Jason Allen, Resident Wig/Makeup Designer and Supervisor Linnea Jean Soderberg, 1st Wig/Makeup Assistant Tiffany Lynn Zellner, 2nd Wig/Makeup Assistant Erick Vaughn Wolfe, Stage Combat Instructor/Resident Fight Choreographer Melinda Sullivan, Movement Coach/Resident Choreographer Phillip W. Powers, Assistant Lighting Designer

DIRECTORS/DESIGNERS/CHOREOGRAPHERS/ SUPERTITLES Ken Cazan, Director, Carousel Jose Maria Condemi, Director, Rigoletto Dan Wallace Miller, Director, Dido and Aeneas David Martin Jacques, Set Designer, Carousel Edina Hiser, Costume Designer, Carousel and Rigoletto Sonia Ninette Mendez, Assistant Costume Designer, Carousel and Rigoletto Steven C. Kemp, Set Designer, Rigoletto Stacie Logue, Costume Designer, Dido and Aeneas Melinda Sullivan, Choreographer, Carousel David Martin Jacques, Resident Lighting Designer Jason Allen, Resident Wig/Makeup Designer and Supervisor Jason Ducat, Sound Designer, Carousel and Rigoletto Thomas Getty, Supertitles, Rigoletto FESTIVAL SERVICES Natalie Love, House/Festival Services Manager FESTIVAL INTERNS Morgan Brochu, House/Company Management Assistant, Texas Olivia L. Darling, Stage Management Production Assistant, Rigoletto, Ohio Savanna Genskow, Props Assistant, Iowa Chris Griswold, Stage Management Production Assistant, Carousel, Texas Jessica Kroupa, Office/Music Library/Events Assistant, Colorado Natalie Main, Stage Management Production Assistant, Dido and Aeneas, Georgia Lauren Mehling, Wig/Makeup Assistant, New York Isabelle Nelson, Costume/Wardrobe Assistant, Kansas Julie Padovan, Wig/Makeup Assistant, Pennsylvania Anna Kate Reynolds, Costume/Wardrobe Assistant, Texas Hailee Selby, Props Assistant, South Carolina IATSE/STAGE CREW HEADS Mariah Becerra, Head Props Brian O'Reilly, Assistant Props Keven Soll, Assistant Props Michael Boswell, Head Carpenter Cindy Maupin, Assistant Carpenter Stephen D. Mazzeno, Master Electrician and Union Steward William Loving, Board Operator Jeff Riedel, Head Flyman Greg Killpack, Assistant Flyman James Gralian, Head Sound Jason Begin, Assistant Sound Massimo Cerasoli, Assistant Sound

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REMEMBERING JUDY GRANT

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD JUDITH W. GRANT April 5, 1944 – June 15, 2020

A tireless worker and model of integrity and grace, Judy will be remembered for her effervescent optimism and laughter that affected all those who knew her. JUDY JOINED THE CENTRAL CITY OPERA BOARD of Directors in 2002 and assumed the Chairmanship from 2018–2020. She was a gracious representative of the organization in all she did. She loved to show off all that Central City Opera had to offer, and we were lucky to have her dedication and commitment guiding this organization.

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She also served on the boards for Denver Botanic Gardens, Sweet Briar College, Reach Out and Read Colorado, Mesa Verde Foundation, Denver Debutante Ball, St. Anne's Episcopal School, Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association and Coors Western Art Show. In addition to her dedicated philanthropic work, Judy was a passionate educator for many years.

Judy’s Letter from the Chairman Written for the 2020 Festival Program (abridged)

We hear it all the time, “Central City Opera is unique.” “Once you’ve seen opera here, you won’t want to see it any other way.” But what really makes our opera company different? What creates that special experience that so many people acknowledge? The jewel box Opera House. The stunning location. The thrill of the productions.

What holds the magic for you? A tireless worker and model of integrity and grace, Judy will be remembered for her effervescent optimism and laughter that affected all those who knew her. She greeted everyone with a bright smile and warm embrace. Judy was a dear friend who will be greatly missed.

The high standards that Central City Opera has always stood for have not wavered. Unique in a world where compromise and corner-cutting is seen everywhere, even encouraged. In our close-up opera experiences, every detail must be handled with care. And then, every so often... A miracle occurs. A show that many thought could never be produced on our small stage, or in the constraints of a historical theater, proves to be a triumph on every score. At intermission, you hear, “I cannot believe what I am seeing and hearing. How do they do this?” This is the kind of magic you can witness at Central City Opera. Yes, we are unique. And proud of it.

I am so pleased and grateful that you have chosen to share the magic.

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DONOR SPOTLIGHT

THANK YOU Central City Opera is proud to shine a spotlight on the following supporters who have guaranteed another season of celebrated productions. These donors have provided extraordinary financial support over the past two years, and we are truly humbled by their appreciation of this company.

Central City and the Opera are Colorado gems — we don’t want the Opera to ever stop and we want the town to thrive. – Anne Draper

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Accetta Butler Family Fund PERFORMANCE SPONSORS

Charles and Joan Albi PERFORMANCE SPONSORS

Pamela and Louis Bansbach Bansbach Foundation CENTRAL CITY OPERA FESTIVAL SPONSORS

Maureen K. Barker and Johanna Elizabeth Kelly The Nina Odescalchi Kelly Family Matinee Performance Fund PERFORMANCE SPONSORS

Kristin and Jim Bender PERFORMANCE SPONSORS

Phebe Berkowitz-Tanners PERFORMANCE SPONSOR

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Jim and Sharon Butler Butler Family Fund PERFORMANCE SPONSORS

Mr. and Mrs. Allan Gray Clark PERFORMANCE SPONSORS

Melinda and John Couzens PRODUCTION SPONSORS

Michelle and Mark Dorman PRODUCTION SPONSORS

John and Anne Draper PRODUCTION SPONSORS

Mr. and Mrs. Martin J. Erzinger Sanctuary Wealth Advisors, LLC PERFORMANCE SPONSORS

Mrs. Charles L. Ferguson Barbara and Charlie Ferguson Foundation CENTRAL CITY OPERA FESTIVAL SPONSOR

John and Jeannie Fuller PERFORMANCE SPONSORS

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Robert K. and Virginia E. Fuller PERFORMANCE SPONSORS

Robert P. Fullerton+ and Beverlee Henry Fullerton PERFORMANCE SPONSORS

Judy+ and Newell Grant PRESENTING SPONSORS

Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Huseby PRODUCTION SPONSORS

John W. Kure and Cheryl L. Solich PERFORMANCE SPONSORS

Jean and Larry Manion PERFORMANCE SPONSORS

Lanny and Sharon Martin CENTRAL CITY OPERA FESTIVAL SPONSORS

Anne and Tom McGonagle PRESENTING SPONSORS

Heather and Mike Miller CENTRAL CITY OPERA FESTIVAL SPONSORS

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There’s no better place to enjoy an amazing performance than in the Central City Opera House. We support Central City Opera because we love the art form but, most importantly, because our great state is a better place for having Central City Opera in it. – Heather Miller

Jon and Lynne Montague-Clouse PERFORMANCE SPONSORS

Erin Nichols and Mick Ostermeyer PRODUCTION SPONSORS

Nancy S. Parker PRODUCTION SPONSOR

Mr. Daniel L. Ritchie PRESENTING SPONSOR

Karen and Andrew Ritz PRODUCTION SPONSORS

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Schneider Trask Family Foundation PERFORMANCE SPONSORS

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Dr. Sarah K. Scott and Mr. Kevin Kearney PERFORMANCE SPONSORS

Phoebe Smedley PERFORMANCE SPONSOR

Buzz and George Ann Victor PRESENTING SPONSORS

Pam and Sonny Wiegand PRODUCTION SPONSORS

Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Unger PERFORMANCE SPONSORS

NOT PICTURED: Mr. and Mrs. William D. Armstrong Armstrong Foundation PERFORMANCE SPONSORS Mr. and Mrs. Gerald L. Bader, Jr. PERFORMANCE SPONSORS Margaret and Stan Baker PRODUCTION SPONSORS Mr. John Cullen PERFORMANCE SPONSOR Dr. and Mrs. Donald C. Ferlic PERFORMANCE SPONSORS Deborah Hayes and James L. Martin PERFORMANCE SPONSORS

Chap and Ethel Hutcheson PERFORMANCE SPONSORS Diana W. and F. Michael Kinsey PERFORMANCE SPONSORS Gregg Kvistad and Amy Oaks PERFORMANCE SPONSORS Lizabeth A. Lynner and James L. Palenchar PRESENTING SPONSORS

Mrs. Rosemary Priester+ Priester Foundation PERFORMANCE SPONSOR Mr. and Mrs. Frederick K. Trask III Trask Family Foundation PERFORMANCE SPONSORS Carole J. Yaley PRODUCTION SPONSOR

FOR MORE INFORMATION Max Nichols PRODUCTION SPONSOR Mr. and Mrs. Alfred R. Powell PERFORMANCE SPONSORS

on major giving, please contact Director of Development Katherine Nicholson at 303-292-6500 or knicholson@centralcityopera.org

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IN 2020, THE ANNUAL FUNDRAISER hosted by the Central City Opera Guild was shifted from an in-person weekend of events and festive home tours to a digital experience. It included a live Zoom panel of interior designers hosted by CBS4’s Lauren Whitney and a video tour of the historic Fisher Mansion with performances from Central City Opera Touring Artists. Thanks to the sponsorship of Sanctuary Wealth Advisors and a number of other generous businesses and organizations, donations culminated in almost $60,000.

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exterior/decor photos by amanda tipton.

THANK YOU TO THE 2020 SPONSORS presenting sponsor

silver sponsor Margaret and Stan Baker

Martin ‘Marty’ Erzinger, Founding Member

bronze sponsors The Bender Family Charitable Fund Beverlee Henry Fullerton (in loving memory of Bob Fullerton) Katie and Taylor Grassby Boa Construction Melissa Rick Design Shaver Ramsey Fine & Custom Rugs

gold sponsors Barbara H. Ferguson Karen and Andrew Ritz Tryba Architects

media sponsors CBS4 Colorado Expression Magazine The Denver Post Home & Garden Colorado

THANK YOU TO THE 2019 SPONSORS gold sponsors City of Glendale Barbara H. Ferguson silver sponsors AssuredPartners Colorado Kristin and Jim Bender

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media sponsors Colorado Expression Magazine The Denver Post The Villager Newspaper

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Honoring Lanny and Sharon Martin

04.23.2021 ...ensuring long-term sustainability and artistic vitality for future generations of arts lovers THE 2021 GALA celebrated Lanny and Sharon Martin for the remarkable service, leadership and advocacy they’ve contributed to Central City Opera for nearly 40 years. Since 1981, the Martins have guided CCO’s vision by serving as leaders on the Board of Directors, Guild, Endowment Board and special events committees. Their support in the negotiation, establishment and management of the endowment fund has elevated the company to new heights:

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ensuring long-term sustainability and artistic vitality for future generations of arts lovers. One of the first virtual/in-person hybrid fundraising events in Denver, the gala featured digital performances by past Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Apprentice Artists who now live and work across the globe: Maya Kherani, Rebecca Jo Loeb, Dean Murphy and Galeano Salas.

PLATINUM SPONSORS

DONORS

Michelle and Mark Dorman In memory of Judy Grant El Pomar Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. William D. Armstrong In honor of Lanny and Sharon Martin Mr. and Mrs. James Bien Ms. Mika Bosco Nancy P. Brittain Merle Chambers In honor of Lanny and Sharon Martin Mr. and Mrs. Steve Cramer Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Diamond Mr. and Mrs. Martin J. Erzinger Robert K. and Virginia E. Fuller In honor of Barbara Ferguson Mr. Jeremy Haefner A. Barry and Arlene Hirschfeld In honor of Lanny and Sharon Martin Nancy and Jack Lockwood Deb McBride In memory of Charles Shissler Ms. Michelle Monroe and Mr. Ben Kettler Ms. Melissa Rick Alice and Tom Stephens Ms. Arma Tomsic Claude Travers Robert A. and Betsey Unger In honor of Lanny and Sharon Martin Buzz and George Ann Victor In honor of Lanny and Sharon Martin Shira and Marty Zimmerman

GOLD SPONSORS Anonymous Pam and Dutch Bansbach Mr. and Mrs. James Bender and the Bender Family Charitable Fund The Kathy and Brad Coors Foundation Sharon and Don Ferlic Scott Finlay and Tom Duggan Mrs. Charles L. Ferguson Anne and Tom McGonagle Northern Trust Bank Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Shamos In honor of Lanny and Sharon Martin UMB Bank

SILVER SPONSORS John and Melinda Couzens Jay’s Valet Shook, Hardy & Bacon, LLP Pam and Sonny Wiegand

virtual performances by past apprentice artists from california to berlin.

The organizing committee includes a group of new and long-time Central City Opera supporters. GALA CHAIR Kristin Bender

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ENROLLING NOW FOR 2021 - 22! Call to schedule a personal meeting and tour of our 22-acre campus.

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT

NONE OF THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT YOU!

* Loyal donors who have made gifts

Outstanding performances like the one you are about to enjoy depend on your generosity. The Central City Opera board, staff and the entire company thank you for your continued support.

ENDOWMENT FUND The following funds have been established to preserve the work of Central City Opera for future generations. These noteworthy gifts have an enduring impact, and the company is truly honored to be the recipient of such incredible investments.

Established Funds

The Charles and Joan Albi Fund for Central City Opera• The Margaret and Stanley Baker Fund for Central City Opera• The Pamela and Louis Bansbach Fund for the Presentation of Musical Theatre• The Edward E. and Jean R. Bolle Memorial Fund for Central City Opera• The Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Artists Training Program Fund The Nancy P. Brittain Fund for the Presentation of Established Works• The Valerie Brown Fund for Education• The Central City Opera Working Capital Endowment Fund• The Melinda and John Couzens Fund for Central City Opera• The Michelle and Mark Dorman Fund for Central City Opera• The John and Anne Draper Fund for Central City Opera• The Cheryl and David Dutton Fund for Central City Opera• The David R. Ericson Memorial Fund• The Marty and Suzie Erzinger Fund for Central City Opera• The Barbara and Charlie Ferguson Endowed Fund• The Jeannie and John Fuller Fund for Studio Artists• The Beverlee Henry and Robert P. Fullerton Fund for Central City Opera• The Gilman Family Fund for Apprentice Artists The Judy and Newell Grant Fund for Central City Opera• The Central City Opera Guild Mary McGlone Memorial Fund The Colleen M. Healey Memorial Fund for Central City Opera• The William Randolph Hearst Foundation Fund for Education Programs The Jane A. Hultin Fund for Central City Opera• The Nina Odescalchi Kelly Family Matinee Performance Fund The Kemper Family Foundations Fund for Central City Opera• The John W. Kure and Cheryl L. Solich Fund for Central City Opera• The Gregg Kvistad and Amy Oaks Fund for Central City Opera• The Liz Lynner and Jim Palenchar Fund for Central City Opera• The Ruth McCormick-Tankersley Charitable Fund for Audience Development• The Anne and Tom McGonagle Endowed Concertmaster Fund• The John Moriarty Fund for Apprentice Artists The Nancy S. Parker Fund for Central City Opera• The Alfred and Ursula Powell Fund for Central City Opera• The Karen and Andrew Ritz Fund for Education Programs• The Sally Scott and Kevin Kearney Fund for Central City Opera• The Phoebe Smedley Fund in recognition of Pat Pearce’s Enduring Contribution to CCO• The John R. and Virginia L. Starkey Fund for Apprentice Artists• The James B. Steed Memorial Fund• The Trask Family Fund for Historic Property Maintenance The Kathy and Tom Tyree Fund for Central City Opera• The Rosalind and Dory Vanderhoof Fund for Studio Artists• The George Ann and Buzz Victor Fund for Central City Opera• The Eleanore Mullen Weckbaugh Foundation Conductor’s Fund The Carole J. Yaley Fund for Principal Flute•

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Endowed Contributions

The following donors made gifts to the Voice Your Dreams Endowment Campaign for permanent investment between April 1, 2019 and March 31, 2021. Pooled Endowment Contributions Mr. and Mrs. William D. Armstrong• Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Danos• The Dinegar Family• Robert A. Ellis• Cathy and Greg Groene• The Estate of Murlie J. Kogan• Mr. and Mrs. Dirk McDermott• Kathleen and John Ness• Mr. and Mrs. Gene A. Young•

General Endowment Contributions

Mr. Roopesh Aggarwal and Ms. Lauren Lovejoy• Ms. Lornel Baker• Ms. Sara Blackwelder• Mr. and Mrs. Ian D. Boyce• Gail Bransteitter• Ms. Ana Carrera• Mr. Eric Chinn• John Baril and Brian Cook• Mr. and Mrs. Scott Dessens• Mr. and Mrs. Charles Banks Duke• Mr. and Mrs. Scott Graves• Wanda M. Larson• Hilton G. and Elizabeth A. Martin• Emily Murdock and Steven Aguiló-Arbues• Mr. and Mrs. Sam Nicholson• Erin and Ilya Osovets• Mr. and Mrs. Matt Rawley• Mrs. Leo E. Rostermundt• Mr. and Mrs. George Secor•

For more information about the Voice Your Dreams Endowment Campaign, please go to voiceyourdreams.org

ANNUAL FUND

The following donors made gifts to support the activities of Central City Opera between April 1, 2019 and March 31, 2021. While space limits this list to donors of $100 or more on a yearly basis, every gift is important and truly appreciated. If your name is listed incorrectly, or omitted, you have our sincere apologies. Please contact Central City Opera at 303-292-6500 to ensure correction.

Corporate, Foundation, Association and Government Donors Central City Opera Festival Sponsor ($100,000+)

Avenir Foundation, Inc.* Bonfils-Stanton Foundation* Central City Opera House Association Endowment Fund* El Pomar Foundation* J. Landis and Sharon Martin Family Foundation Monarch Casino Resort Black Hawk Citizens of the Scientific & Cultural Facilities District* 2 0 2 1

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Presenting Sponsor ($50,000 - $99,999) Central City Opera Guild• The Virginia W. Hill Foundation* Enid and Crosby Kemper Foundation

Production Sponsor ($25,000 - $49,999) Always Best Care Senior Services Nancy P. Brittain*• Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation City of Central* Colleen Healey Charitable Fund advised by Robert Wiegand II Colorado State Historical Fund Mabel Y. Hughes Charitable Trust* OPERA America, Inc. Galen and Ada Belle Spencer Foundation*

Performance Sponsor ($10,000 - $24,999) Anschutz Foundation Bowen Family Performing Arts Fund Butler Family Fund* Colorado Creative Industries Lloyd J. King and Eleanor R. King Foundation John W. Kure and Cheryl L. Solich*• Jeanne Land Foundation* LARRK Foundation National Endowment for the Arts* Sanctuary Wealth Advisors, LLC Henry R. Schwier Charitable Fund advised by Robert Wiegand II Trask Family Foundation• Tri-M Foundation Richard J. Wolfheim and Nancy K. Wolfheim Foundation Dave and Mary Wood Fund

Director’s Circle ($5,000 - $9,999)

A. E. H. Royalty Co.* The Colorado Health Foundation* Denver Lyric Opera Guild* Fine Arts Foundation First Western Trust City of Glendale William Randolph Hearst Foundation* Jewish Community Federation & Endowment Fund Northern Trust Bank Eleanore Mullen Weckbaugh Foundation*

Conductor’s Circle ($2,500 - $4,999) Apex Expert Group, LLC Arts Student League of Denver ASID-Colorado Chapter AssuredPartners Colorado, LLC* Financial Energy Management, Inc. Genovese, Vanderhoof & Associates• Gilpin County Art Association Jay’s Valet Rollie R. Kelley Family Foundation M & S, LLC Laura Jane Musser Fund Peak To Peak Players Shook, Hardy & Bacon, LLP UMB Financial Corporation

Artist’s Circle ($1,000 - $2,499) AmeriFirst Financial, Inc. Boa Construction 80

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Benefactor ($500 - $999)

The Autrey Foundation* GE Foundation Mark Hamling & Associates Innovest Portfolio Solutions, LLC Dr. Susan Rae Jensen Charitable Fund JKQ BBQ Marcia L. Ragonetti Arts Education Fund Rocky Mountain Asset Management Rosario A. Young Art Fund ZIM Consulting, Inc.

Patron ($250 - $499)

Bettinger Photography◊ Denver Private Wealth Management Gustafson Business Solutions Halvorson-Freese 21st Century Fund Jewish Community Foundation of Colorado Nightout Wallace Properties

Associate ($100 - $249)

Coupar Limited Mount Lookout Chapter-NSDAR Muller Engineering Company, Inc. Network for Good Gary Polumbus Family Banking Rieke Land LLC Sigma Alpha Iota Denver Alumnae Chapter* Wednesday Music Party

Matching Gift Companies

Caterpillar Foundation The Colorado Health Foundation Community First Foundation GE Foundation Xcel Energy Foundation

Individual Donors Central City Opera Festival Sponsor ($100,000+)

Pamela and Louis Bansbach*◊• Estate of Valerie G. Brown• Mrs. Charles L. Ferguson*◊• Estate of Jane A. Hultin*+• Estate of Murlie J. Kogan Lanny and Sharon Martin*◊ Heather and Mike Miller◊•

Presenting Sponsor ($50,000 - $99,999) Estate of Walt and Mary-Ruth Duncan Estate of David R. Ericson• Judy+ and Newell Grant*• Lizabeth A. Lynner and James L. Palenchar*• Anne and Tom McGonagle*•

Mr. Daniel L. Ritchie* Estate of James B. Steed*• Buzz and George Ann Victor*◊•

Production Sponsor ($25,000 - $49,999) Margaret and Stan Baker*◊• Melinda and John Couzens*• Michelle and Mark Dorman• John and Anne Draper• Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Huseby*◊• Erin Nichols Max Nichols Nancy S. Parker*◊• Karen and Andrew Ritz*◊• Estate of Mr. John R. Starkey• Pam and Sonny Wiegand* Carole J. Yaley•

Performance Sponsor ($10,000 - $24,999) Anonymous (2) Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Accetta* Charles and Joan Albi*• Mr. and Mrs. William D. Armstrong*◊ Mr. and Mrs. Gerald L. Bader, Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. John Barker, Jr.* Kristin and Jim Bender◊ Phebe Berkowitz-Tanners Estate of Edward and Jean Bolle• Jim and Sharon Butler* Mr. and Mrs. Allan Gray Clark*◊ Mr. John Cullen Mr. and Mrs. Martin J. Erzinger*◊• Dr. and Mrs. Donald C. Ferlic John and Jeannie Fuller*• Robert K. and Virginia E. Fuller*◊ Robert P. Fullerton+ and Beverlee Henry Fullerton*◊• Deborah Hayes and James L. Martin* Chap and Ethel Hutcheson* Johanna Elizabeth Kelly Diana W. and F. Michael Kinsey* Gregg Kvistad and Amy Oaks*• Jean and Larry Manion* Jon and Lynne Montague-Clouse◊ Mr. and Mrs. Alfred R. Powell*• Mrs. Rosemary Priester+* Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Schneider• Dr. Sarah K. Scott and Mr. Kevin Kearney◊• Phoebe Smedley*• Mr. and Mrs. Frederick K. Trask III• Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Unger*

Director’s Circle ($5,000 - $9,999)

Anonymous (4) Mr. Edwin G. Anderson Fred and Jana Bartlit Nancy Benson* Jack and Karen Berryhill* Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bradford Coors Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Danos* Tyson Dines III Robert A. Ellis* Mr. Scott Finlay and Mr. Thomas J. Duggan* Mr. and Mrs. Scott Fisher Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Geller Mr. and Mrs. Brent Gephart Richard and Rebecca Goozh Mrs. James P. Gordon* Robert S. Graham*+

Cathy and Greg Groene*^◊ Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hallock Jennifer Heglin* Hilton G. and Elizabeth A. Martin* Robert Montgomery* Pelham G. Pearce, Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Mark Ragan Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Robinson◊ Richard and Sally Russo*◊ Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Shamos Robert and Lucy Showalter* The Stabio Family James and Kathy Switzer^ Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Tyree, Jr.*◊•• Tim Walker Mr. and Mrs. Brian Weldon^ Dr. Dean Yannias

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Anonymous Joseph J. Adler and Shelby D. Green-Adler^◊ Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Billings Ms. Shannon L. Burke and Mr. Rodney E. Marcy Heidi Burose◊ Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Cain Merle Chambers* Dr. and Mrs. Charles Cole Mr. and Mrs. James Campbell Crossman The Children of Cora Jean Davis The Morss Dehncke Family*◊ Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Dodge Mr. and Mrs. Michael Drawe Mr. and Mrs. Charles Banks Duke* Cheryl and David Dutton*• Mr. and Mrs. Matthew D. Emerson Ronald Engels and Zane Laubhan* Mr. and Mrs. Bret A. Fox^ Mr. and Mrs. Steven Gansfield^ Mr. Stuart Gilman and Ms. Cathie Walker Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Hall Jane Hascall Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hashimoto Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Haymons Mr. and Mrs.+ James R. Hilger*◊ Mr. Lyman Ho B.J. and Kristel Hybl Mr. and Mrs. Eric K. Johnson Ms. Barbara Kelley Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Kenning Ms. Barbara L. Knight Ken and Barbara Laff* Carolyn L. Longmire* Brooke and Charles Maloy* Mr. and Mrs. David Mathis Sharon L. Menard Ms. Lin Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Kevin O'Hara Mr. and Mrs. Gordon R. Parker* Mr. and Mrs. Theodore A. Pinkowitz Frederick Poppe and Jana Edwards Mr. Alexander and Mrs. Cynthia Read* Mr. Glenn T. Rippey and Ms. Karré S. Whitney Ms. Raquel Schaps Dr. Evan Schwartz Mr. and Mrs. George Secor*◊ Wendy and Tim Smith Mr. and Mrs. Douglas S. Sparks* Ms. Tolly Tate

Mr. Roy Varela Betty and Tom Watt Mr. and Mrs. Brian Wilkinson Eva and Marvin+ Womack*

Artist’s Circle ($1,000 - $2,499)

Anonymous (4) Mr. Roopesh Aggarwal and Ms. Lauren Lovejoy Mr. and Mrs. Charles Trotter Alexander Mr. Edward F. Altman and Dr. Dina Brudenell Altman Ms. Sarah S. Anschutz Mr. and Mrs. Guy M. Arnold Hartman Axley* Carolyn and Ron Baer Ms. Lornel Baker^ Earl D. and Julia A. Banks*◊ Tom Barlow and Ronda Barlow Smith Janice H. Baucum Mr. and Mrs. Craig Richard Benes Dr. and Mrs. Mark Birner Linda Bjelland*^ Mr. and Mrs. Scott Bomgaars Mr. and Mrs. James Tully Bragg Ms. Barbara Brenton Sandi and Bill Bruns^ C. Deen Buttorff◊ Leslie Cady* Ms. Joyce Castle* Marty and John Chamberlin* Mr. and Mrs. Jon B. Clarke* Ms. and Mr. Arlene Cole Sue Cole* Mr.+ and Mrs. Douglas A. Comstock Mr. and Mrs. Edward Connors Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Corporon, Esq. Barbara and Ralph Cox Lauren O'Neill Crist-Fulk Richard and Doris Cross Nancy R. Crow and Mark Skrotzki*^ Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Damiano Mr. Carter Dammen Mr. and Mrs. Richard Fortier Danos Ms. Carol Dawson^ Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Dencker Michael and Sara DiManna* Mr. and Mrs. Leonard A. Dinegar*◊ Mr. and Mrs. Matthew C. Domich Ms. Barbara Dorsey Max and Joyce Douglas* Mr. and Mrs. Christopher V. Dunne Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Dutton Ms. Heather Ehret-Faircloth Mr. and Mrs. Brian P. Fallin Mr. and Mrs. Walker Fenton Mr. Matthew C. Ferlic Mr. Paul Finkel Ms. Jayne Ford Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Ford Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Fowler Mr. and Mrs. Seth E. Frankel Mr.+ and Mrs. Paul K. Freeman Dick and Sigrid Freese Mr. and Mrs. Peter Fucarino Mr. and Mrs. Michael Garnsey Taylor and Katie Grassby◊ Mr. and Mrs. Chris Graves Mr. and Mrs. John Grier Mr. and Mrs. Todd M. Groth

Mr. and Mrs. Dan Gutrich Mr. Jeremy Haefner Mr. Ted Hamstra Richard R. and Carolyn C. Hansen Ms. Lynn Harrington Norma and Phil Heinschel* Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Henderson Cathey A. Herren*^ Mr. and Mrs. Martin B. Hidalgo* Ms. Annette Hogan-Tracy Chip Horne and Jan Kennaugh Julie Hughes* Mrs. and Mr. Jennifer Jacobsen Mr. and Mrs. Todd S. Jobe Ms. Christy Jordan and Mr. Christopher B. Little Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Kanouff Mrs. and Mr. Kristen Kerr Mrs. George Y. King III* Mark and Barbara Kiryluk* Phyllis Gottesfeld Knight^ Ted and Suzanne Knutzen The Koehler Family George and Ruth Krauss Cynthia Kruse*^ Elizabeth B. Labrot* Mr. and Mrs. Scott H. Lane Danni L. Langdon and Carl Jacobson Ms. Pauline R. Langsley Mrs. David F. Lawrence Mr. and Mrs. David F. Lawrence, Jr. Ms. Lisa Lee^ Bruce and Eileen Leland* Mary and Kent Lester Mr. and Mrs. David A. Leuthold Rosalind G. Lidstone* Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Lord Sr. Mr. and Mrs. David W. Lubchenco Dr. and Mrs. William R. Maclay^ Mr. John A. Madden and Ms. Linda Poletti Bill and Roberta Martin Suzanne Matthews Dr. and Mrs. Manning Mauldin Mr. and Mrs. Dirk McDermott* Mr. and Mrs. R. Bruce McDonald Mr. and Mrs. James Edgar McDonald, Jr.◊ Mr. Jerome and Dr. Stacy McHugh Mr. and Mrs. James N. McInnes Rod and Bets Miller Trish Millice*◊ Dr. and Mrs. David Scott Miner Mollie Mitchell and John Wilson* Patrick Mooney S. Moore Kimberly Victor Neckers*◊ James V. Neely* Drs. Harold and Sarah Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Nichols* Ronald Y. Otsuka Dr. and Mrs. Joe K. Ozaki Mr. and Mrs. James Parsley Dan Paulien* Mr. Kurt M. Peterson and Ms. Rose Williams Ms. Emily Philpott and Mr. Chris Tetzeli Rich and Kim Plumridge Mr. John Potter Mr.+ and Mrs. Paul Pulley Mr. and Mrs. Marc Rakowski Mr. and Mrs. Matt Rawley 2 0 2 1

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Mr. Keith Brumbaugh Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Budy Mr. Thomas Bunge Ms. Patsy Burdette Ron and Gordon Butz* Mr. and Mrs. Douglas M. Cain Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth W. Calkins Ms. Grayson R. Cecil Ms. Karen Christiansen◊ Mr. and Ms. Gilmour Clausen Lew and Enid Cocke Cohig Jeanne Collopy and Christopher Koenigs Mr. Robert Cook Mr. Thomas Cox Mr. Stephen Crocker Ms. Lisa Curtis◊ Chris and Lisa Curwen* Mrs. Mary Ann G. Davis Ms. Melissa de Koning Ms. Iris Desmarteau Mr. and Mrs. Scott Dessens Marian Dines and Joanne Christensen* Gary Donaldson and Cody Wallace Barry and Dana Dorfman Mrs. Nancy W. Downing* Mr. and Mrs. Roger Dutton Robert and Katherine Ehret Mr. and Mrs. B.J. Ellison Terry Fagin Mr. and Mrs. William M. Faircloth Ms. Christine W. Farrel Larry and Joanne Fisher David and Debra Flitter^ Alan and Katie Fox Richard M. and Marguerite W. Franklin Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Freeman Ms. Cory G. Freyer and Mr. Thomas E. Taplin Ms. Erin Marie Furtak Mr. and Mrs. John Gallagher Mr. Ronald Gloekler Dr. Ray Gottesfeld Mr. Ryan Gregory Chuck and Pat Griffith Dr. Steven Gulevich Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Hamling Dr. Linda J. Hargrave* Carolyn L. Harrison* Mr. Richard A. Haynes Thomas E. Healy and Erin S. Colcannon+ Virginia Hersch A. Barry and Arlene Hirschfeld Ms. Catherine Hoerter Mr. Robert Homiak and Ms. Susan Schneider Bruce and Heidi Hoyt* Mr. and Mrs. Andrew L. Hummel Mr. and Mrs. Franz Hummel Mr. and Mrs. George G. Hutchison III*◊ Mr. and Mrs. Dave Juran Malin F. Jones and Jan Crewes-Jones* The Honorable and Mrs. Robert Kapelke Mr. Neil Kardos Robert and Mary Kelman Dr. and Mrs. Melvyn H. Klein* Phyllis Gottesfeld Knight Harold A.+ and Marianne L. Knott Mr. and Mrs. Avery Koch Mrs. Anne M. Kotch Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Lambert

Gayle and Gary Landis Wesley E. and Catherine H. Le Masurier Mr. and Mrs. Donald G. Leitch* Stan and Jody Lipson Nancy and Jack Lockwood^ Mr. and Mrs. William MacGowan Mr.+ and Mrs. Donald D. MacKenzie◊ Katie MacWilliams* Mr. Neil Maday William Malone Ms. Carol Manning Ron and Nancy Marshall Ms. Margaret Masquelier Pam and Mo Mathews Catherine B. Maxwell* Mr. Marcus McAskin Michael B. and Veryl G. McBride^ Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. McCann◊ Catherine and Charles K. McClean*◊ Mr. and Mrs. Eric R. McDaniel* Priscilla Mead and Charles Edwards Carrie M. Mitchell^ Mr. and Mrs. Scott Mitchell William R. Moninger and Bonnie J. Phipps Doug and Laura Moran Ms. Mena Moran Mr. and Mrs. Richard Moraskie Mr. and Mrs. John Moritz Sue and Walter Nagel Jane and Skip Netzorg Ms. Janice R. Norelius Mr. and Mrs. Kent Obee* The Packer Family Mr. and Mrs. Bradley R. Parker Charles G. Patterson Mrs. Roxane Pecchio Mr. Jack Peters Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Phelps, Jr.*◊ Mr. and Mrs. Alan Pittman Dave and Bette Poppers*^ Ann and Ralph Poucher Carol S. Prescott Kathryn L. Pride Emily Pulley Ms. Marcia Ragonetti Mr. James Ramsey Elisabeth Rebman Nancy and Gene Richards* Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ritter Richard B. Robinson and Nina Saks Robinson*◊ Mr. Mike Rowse Mr. and Mrs. R. Alan Rudy Mary Scarpino Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Schaefer Ella Schleicher Ruth E. Schoening* Marty and Wes Segelke Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Sender Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Shaller Mrs. Christine L. Shore Lorraine and Craig Shuler* Rick and Annie Siegrist Catherine and Jacob Skokan Kendall Smith Bruce and Linda Spear Nancy and HJ Stalf Ms. Ellen E. Stewart and Mr. Donald R. Vancil* Susan Stiff*

Jenene C. and James J. Stookesberry*^ Mr. Stephen M. Strachan Laura Stuntz Frank and Sylvia Sullivan^ Mr. and Mrs. James A. Swanson* Mr. and Mrs. Dale S. Sweat, Jr.* ◊ Donald and Robin Tallman Linda Tarpeh-Doe Ms. Colleen W. Thumm*^ Joyce Thurmer John Uppendahl and Travis Railey Mr. Paul Valas Ms. Julie C. Van Camp Peter W. Van Etten Mr. and Mrs. Charles Von Thun Bill and Midge Wallace Ms. Hanna M. Warren Mr. Robert Weissmann Joe and Donna Worsham* Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Writz, Jr. Ms. Carolyn Yamane Ms. Suzanne Yoe Dr. and Mrs. Ray Yost* Shira and Marty Zimmerman

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Anonymous (4) Nancy C. Abbott Mr. Peter Abuisi Raydean Acevedo Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Adams Ms. Kris Adams Mr. Jeff Aiken Mr. Peter Alexander Robert C. Anderson Sue Anschutz-Rodgers* Dr. and Mrs. Donald Aptekar Katy and John Arnold Mr. and Mrs. William D. Atkinson◊ Edwin Austin H. Gregory and Deanna Austin Mr. David K. Ballast Jennifer N. Bater* Peggy A. Battalora, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Donald C. Bauder Cynthia Beard Mariette Bell Ms. and Mr. Lise A. Bellmar Mr. and Mrs. Theodore A. Bickart Dr. Douglas W. Bolin Ms. Elizabeth Bonney Mr. Lloyd Bowein Brewster and Helen Boyd Ms. Paula Boyka Mr. Michael E. Brewer and Dr. Ben Kemena Mr. Jeffrey A. Brown Mr. and Ms. Trevor S. Brown Ms. Karen Bruggenthies Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bruno Ms. Carol Burks Philip and Joann Burstein Mr. Mark Williams and Ms. Tracey Campbell Carol Canon Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Caplis◊ Elizabeth Carver Ms. Teresa D. Case Ms. Carol Chandler Barrie and Emile Chi Ms. Amy Christianson

Ms. Carol Clare Mr. Christopher T. Clark Ethel Clow Ms. Melissa Cochran Ms. Judy Coleman Mr. Terry Collings Mr. and Mrs. David Coors Alicia and Greg Corliss Polly W. Cox William E. Daniel* Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP Mr. and Mrs. Joe Del Ciotto Nancy DeLauro Ms. Kristin A. Di Bernardo Joy Dillon Stephen Dilts* Mr. Charles Dinarello and Mr. Edward Kinney Peter and Marian Downs Ron and Becky Dreasher Mr. Brian Duchinsky Mr. and Mrs. H. Benjamin Duke, III Ms. Arline Echandia◊ Missy and John Eliot*◊ Mr. and Mrs. Mark Ewing Mr. James W. Faircloth Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Fey Mr. Stephen G. Fincher Ms. Carolyn Fineran◊ Mr. Robert M. Frank Mr. and Mrs. Brian Furgason Mr. and Mrs. William Gage Mr. and Mrs. Whitney Galbraith Sidney and Caleb Gates* Ms. Babs Gerber K. Sue Giovanini* Tim and Patricia Givens Mrs. Lillian M. Glahn* Ms. Cecily Grant Mr. David Gwinn Mr. and Mrs. Russell W. Haas Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Hamilton Mr. and Mrs. Michael Arthur Hammell Ms. Virginia D. Hampton Alfred and Ingrid Lenz Harrison* Richard L. Hay* Ms. Nora Heitmann Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hemming* Sandy and Rosemary Hertz Jack Hidahl Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Hilt* Mrs. Sarah C. Hite* Gail and James D. Hoffman Jim and Cheryl Hogan Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Hoover Bev and John Howell Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Ingram Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jansch Mr. and Mrs. Lee K. Janssen Charles and Peggy Jernigan Kendor Jones and Sharon Harris Ms. Susan Jones Carl and Marybeth Kantner Mr. Tom Kelley Dr. Mary B. Kenny-Moynihan and Dr. Michael J. Moynihan Ms. Jeannie Kerr Mr. and Mrs. Stephen E. Kitchen Mr. Robert Koppe Ms. Gabriele Korndorfer

Mr. Jeff Kramer Ms. Becky LaChanzky Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Ladd, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Mark Laitos Annemarie and Wolfgang Lampe Mr. Jason Lees Mr. and Mrs. Lenzotti Igor and Jessica Levental Dan and Beth Lincoln Ms. Elsie M. Lippott Ms. Mary Litwiler Jeri Loser Dr. Russanne Low and Mr. Fahy Low Ms. Nancy Lutz Frances A. MacAnally* Mr. Richard Macklin Clare Mail and Michael Rardon Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Y. Marchand* Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Markey Susan Martin and Chet Hampson Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Massey Ms. Carol Mather Deb McBride Ms. Therese McCarthy Dr. Vicki McFarlane Michael E. McGoldrick Dr. and Mrs. Thomas J. McGonagle* Ms. Joan McWilliams Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Meckel Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Miller Ms. Elizabeth Montgomery and Mr. Matthew Brown Mary E. Moser and William A. Richey Lawrence Moskow Ms. Louise Mousseau Ms. Amy Murray Ms. Anne Myers Marty Myers Mr. and Mrs. Carl H. Neu Mr. and Mrs. Sam Nicholson Mr. and Mrs. Randy Oakes Mr. Richard O'Brecht Jamie Ogilvie Erin and Ilya Osovets Mr. John Parker Bonnie C. Perkins Mr. Brian Perry Mr. James Petrock Christine Pfaff and Larry White Lori Pidick and Mark Niles* Mr. and Mrs. Grant Plost Fay Plummer Ms. Mary Pomarico Ms. Jennifer Porter Pam Powell Ms. Tristan Powers Ms. Juliann Pulliam Mr. and Mrs. Robert Quillin Ms. Jane Rehmke Ms. Glenda Richter Frederic and Ayliffe Ris Mary Ann Ross* Mr.+ and Mrs. Leo Rostermundt* Kathryn and Tim Ryan* Mr. Sheldon Sager Mr. Charles E. Samson Ms. Virginia Santy Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Scherr Bob and Lori Schuyler 2 0 2 1

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Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Schwartz Mr. Sirio Sconzo Karl and Jocelyn Seller Mr. and Mrs. David C. Shelton Terry and Bonnie Shetler Randall and Carol Shinn Mrs. Marlene Siegel Grant and Tina Simpson Ms. Janice Sinden Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Sisk, Jr. Ms. Bonnie Smith Dr. Edwin Smith Rita Sommers* Mr. and Mrs. J. William Sorensen Mrs. Elizabeth M. Sorrese Mr. and Mrs. Matt Stava Ms. Dorothy Stein Ms. Karen Stevens Ms. C. Jean Stewart Richard L. Stieg and Lucille A. Gallagher Ms. Catherine L. Strange Steve and Phyllis Straub Marcia D. Strickland* Ms. Randi Stroh Lynn Swanson Professor and Mrs. Joseph S. Szyliowicz Mr. and Mrs. John I. Taylor Ms. Tina Thomas Ms. Alexis Thompson Ms. Christine M. Thompson Ms. Kara Tinucci Ms. Amra Tomsic Mr. Garry Tribble◊ Barbara Trick* Mrs. Karen Ullman Mr. Bryant Veazey Richard A. Vickery, Jr. Teresa Vogler Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ward John and Susan Ward Mr. Ed Weinell and Ms. Emilie Rose Ms. Mary Ann Welch John and Anne West Ms. Leigh West Nancy and Jan Westman◊* Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wham Ms. Marilyn L. Wheeler Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Wiedenmayer, Jr.◊ Eugene and Kathleen Wiggs Mr. and Mrs. J. Russell Wilkins II Mr. and Mrs. Frederick L. Wolfe Mr. and Mrs. Willis A. Wood Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Woodward Meg Worth Calvin and Diana Youngberg Ms. Barbara E. Zarlengo Jeffrey Zax and Judy Graham George and Arla Zimmerman*

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Mrs. Lynne Anderson Ms. Elizabeth Baiamonte Mr. and Mrs. Dennis E. Baldwin Ms. Leslie Baldwin John Bardeen Mr. and Mrs. Robert Barnes Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Bateman Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Baxter Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Beam Mix and Karen Beauvais Ms. Judy Bederman Michelle Beebe Eunice M. Beeman Mr. Edwin Bell Ms. Elena Berlinsky Mr. Bruce Bernstein and Ms. Sheryl Hoot Ms. Kathleen Bessinger John and Colleen Binder Ms. Sheila Bisenius Janet Bishop Mr. Edgar Bittle Ms. Diane Bogart Dan and Samantha Bourgeois Mr. and Mrs. James M. Bowers William Bradford and Chin Tan* Ms. Jennifer L. Brandeberry and Mr. Dominic C. Del Papa Ms. Jay Breen Mr. and Mrs. Peter F. Breitenstein Ms. Barbara J. Breslin Jim and Tabby Briggs Mr. Eric Broder Mr. Colin Broom Darrell Brown and Suzanne McNitt Mr. and Mrs. G. MacLaren Brydon III Mr. Edward Buckingham Mr. John Buckley Mr. and Mrs. Marc Bunnell Embree Mr. and Mrs. Craig Albert Burbage Natalia and Kevin Burdette Mr. and Mrs. Alan Burke Mary Burke Mr. Dean Burton Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Burton Ms. Patricia A. Butler Bob and Janie Butterly Linda Cain Mr. Gordon Calahan Ms. Nanci Campbell Mr. and Mrs. Martin Caplan Mr. Patrick Carfizzi Ms. Ana Carrera Dr. David B. Carrington Joseph and Delphine Casey Susan Chipman Ms. Susan V. Christiansen Mr. Clarence Clark Mr. Mark Cleveland Mrs. Marjorie Clinton Sue Clinton Jerry and Gloria Clouse Gail Cohen and James Dean Mr. and Mrs. William Cohen Ms. Sheryl L. Colgan Ms. Heather Collins Mr. David A. Connell* Mr. and Mrs. Peter H. Coors Ms. Lise N. Cordsen Mrs. Phyllis J. Cotton* Mr. James Cowan

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley A. Cowan Mr. and Mrs. Steve Cramer Ms. Barbara Cummings Sandy Cunard and Ernst Rothstein Mr. Arthur Curtis Ms. Carolyn Dacres Mr. Nick Dadamio Dr. and Mrs. William W. Dahlberg Ms. Karen D'Ambrosio Ms. Diane D'Amico-Larson Ms. Charlotte D'Armond Talbert Ms. Richela Das Ms. Mina Davis Ronald L. Deal* Mr. Peter DeBlois Ms. Maya Debus Jay and Erica Denniston Ms. Anita Deshommes Mr. Michael Dewey Ms. Wendy Dominguez Mr. Daril Doran Mr. James Doss Mr. and Mrs. Philip E. Doty Thomas and Brenda Douglis Ms. Nita Drolet-Johnson Thomas Dufficy Mr. and Mrs. David Durham Scarlett and Geoff Dutton Maureen and Saul Eagle Mr. Stephen A. Edmonds and Mr. Daniel Kopnisky* Ms. Lynda Edwards Ms. Linda Ely Susan Enarson Mr. Ronald Ermold Mr. and Mrs. Edward Everding Ms. Rosemary R. Fair and Mr. James R. Weber Mr. and Mrs. Anson W. Fatland Mrs. Beverly Fernald Ms. Jeanine M. Figur Ms. Gail Fisher Ms. Ellen L. Fitzpatrick Ms. Mary-Katherine Fleming Ms. Mary Lee Foster Ms. Pamela Foster Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Foster Allan and Margot Frank Meg Frantz Mr. and Mrs. James W. Freeman Keith French* Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Frey Ms. Jan Friedlander Bob Fullerton Mr. Joseph Gaines Mr. and Mrs. John B. Gale Mr. and Mrs. Gary K. Gantner Mrs. and Dr. Margaret S. Garbe Mr. Keith Gawlik Mrs. Heather Gehring Lloyd and Mary Gelman Ms. Roberta Genty Dr. W. Paul Gessner Ms. Cassandra Giadrina Mr. and Mrs. Kathy R. Gibson Michael and Sara Gilbert Mr. and Mrs. James Gillula Ms. Diane Gilmore Mr. and Mrs. Larry Glenn Ms. RoseMary Glista Mr. Jeffrey Gowin

Michael and Susan Grace Mr. and Mrs. Scott Graves Dr. Daniel J. Greenholz John J. Greer Mr. John Greiner Ms. Kay Griffel Ronald and Elnore Grow Ms. Sabina Grusnick Ms. Jeanne Habbib Bill Hallager and Shawnee Browne Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harada Nancy and Mar Harrison Mrs. Renee Haskins Mr. and Mrs. Dan Les Haymons Mr. Kenneth Hays Phyllis D. Hayutin Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Hazel Richard W. Healy Kathryn Heider Mr. and Mrs. John Heitman Monty and Kelly Henninger Ms. Cassandra E. Herbert Ms. Pamela J. Herrlein Ms. Ann Heyler Ms. Lindsay Hickel Ms. Bonnie Hill Mr. and Mrs. Martin Hill, Jr. Ms. Kristen Hirota Leon Hojegian Andy Holmes and Sarah Richardson Mr. and Mrs. Ralph S. Hubregsen Mr. Tom Hughes Paul Hultin Mr. and Mrs. Brian Hyde Ms. Barbara J. Inama* Ms. Dina Isern Mr. and Mrs. Christopher R. Jacoby Ms. Hermia James Ms. Charlotte A. Johnson Mrs. Ilene M. Johnson Elyssa Johnston Mr. Kevin Jones Jill Cowperthwaite and Chas Jones Barbara and Peter Judd Mr. Stephen A. Kaplan Jim and Charla Kates* Theresa and Bob Keatinge Ms. Susan Keil Ms. Barbara J. Kelley Ms. Barbara Kemp Cynthia R. Kendrick Ms. Kirby Kimball Mr. and Mrs. Roger L. Kinney Bonnie Kipple* Ms. Sharon Kirts Ms. Kay Knifer and Mr. Ray D. Robertson Ms. Tasha Koontz Mr. and Mrs. Sandy F. Kraemer Ms. Cynthia Kristensen Mr. Neal H. Engel and Ms. Jean M. Krusemark Chris and Mary Kuser Mr. Robert Kuser Constance La Lena Greg Labbe Mrs. Wendy E. Labbett◊ Mr. and Mrs. John P. LaFollette Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. LaMair Mr. Kenneth Lamport Ms. Anja Lange and Mr. Clayton McMillan Nancy and Ken Larner

Wanda M. Larson Edward and Mary Laves Mr. George M. Lawrence and Ms. Judith Auer Melinda Stivers Leach Jack and Karen LeCuyer Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Lehman Mr. Damian Lemak Nancy and Mark Leonard Ms. Ivy Leventhal and Mr. Mark T. Itkonen Mark and Lois Levinson Ms. Linda W. Lewis Judy and Dan Lichtin Mr. and Mrs. Frederick M. Link Ms. Janice Lippard Ms. Laura Liska Mr. Norman H. Littlejohn Ms. Luana Locke Ms. Eliza Longaker Ms. Lisbeth Lord Ms. Sheila Lowerre David Luck, DVM Ms. Maria Lucoff Mr. Curtis M.D. Lundberg Mr. and Mrs. Robert Maley Ms. Joan L. Malm* Mr. and Mrs. Joseph V. Maloney Annie Mandava and Family Steve and Mara Marks Ms. Jane Massie Ms. Libbie Mathes Mrs. Marian Matheson Ms. Jeanine Matney Yolanda McAllister Mr. Ryan McCaw Mr. and Mrs. Terry McIntosh Mr. William W. McIntyre and Mrs. Laura Martin Doris Tavernier McLeod Mr. Brian McWilliams Russell R. Mellon and Lauretta C. Moell* Lane Micheal Melott Christopher H. Merrell* Ms. Caryne Mesquita Ms. Cheryl Meyers-Saffold Ms. Anna Miller Mr. Richard Miller Dr. Brad Montgomery-Anderson Carl and Deb Morrow* Rosemarie P. Murane Ms. Nancy Myer Mr. George Najjar and Ms. Lisa Pedace Ms. Mieko Nakamura Mrs. Sandra Nance Ms. Bonnie Neiheisel Kathleen and John Ness*◊ Diane Neumann Mr. and Mrs. Kent Oakes Mr. Curt Olds Ms. Judith C. Olsen Ms. Barbara Olson Roger and Stephanie Oram Elizabeth Orr Mr. Mark Palmer Ms. Patricia Pascoe Sarah Pascoe Dirk and Janet Pasterkamp Ms. Marion W. Paton Mr. Jonathan Peak Mr. Floyd Pentlin Ms. Alexis Perlmutter Rhona and David Pessel

Mr. Dennis Peterson Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Petruzzi Ms. Jan Pettegrew* Mrs. Margaret A. Phannenstiel* Christine and Gregory Phoebe Ms. Angela Pierce Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Pierce Mr. Sam G. Polk Ann and Gary Polumbus Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Pons Mr. William Powell Mr. David Pyle Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Quinn Ms. Amanda Raddatz Ms. Anna Reed Mr. and Mrs. John L. Reid James and Amy Reilly Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Reisser Robert Renfro Richard Replin and Elissa Stein Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey J. Richards, Esq. Mary and Tom Rogers Dr. and Mrs. Steven Rosenberg Ms. Jane Rossitto Ms. Sharon N. Rouse Jean Rueschhoff Ms. Sherri Rumbo Mr. and Mrs. Chad Ruport Dr. Thomas D. Russell Mr. and Mrs. Roger K. Ryman Mrs. Yvonne D. Sainsbury Karen and Stanley Saliman Ms. Kay Saltus Steven and Barbara Sande Kathleen Sawada Janet Sawyer and Walter Gerber Ms. Karla Schapansky Mr. and Ms. Walter A. Schenkman Mrs. Karen P. Schmidt Mr. Paul Schulte Clare and Anton+ Schulzki Ms. Rachel Segal Stephen W. Seifert Ms. Marilyn E. Sena* Mr. Adam Sexton The Sheehan Family The Shelanski Family Park Showalter and George Ward Lois L. Sidebottom Andrea Simmons Peter, Melanie and Jake Simon Ms. Elizabeth Singer Mr. David Sislowski and Ms. Julie B. Babcock Marriott and John Smart Dr. and Mrs. Charles Smith Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Smolen Mr. Phillip Snyder Mr. Jim Sohre Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Zachry Solis-Turner Bob Spencer and Sondra Bland William and Kathleen Stafford Mr. Philip Stark Ms. Hannah Steffey Mr. and Mrs. Greig W. Steiner Libby Stokes Ms. Virginia Strange Ms. Alice Suh Melinda Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sveen Ms. Kristen L. Sweat and Mr. Joseph Ricotta 2 0 2 1

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Dr. and Mrs. John W. Tabash Mr. and Mrs. Martin N. Tarabocchia Mr. and Mrs. Jim Taylor Joe and Judith Tennant Ms. Jean Theobald Gary L. Thompson Amanda Trosten-Bloom and Barry Bloom Ms. Erica Trotter Ms. Karen Truesdell Mr. and Mrs. Michael Tully Mr. and Mrs. James C. Turner Mr. James Twark and Ms. Monique Coustry Ms. Vivien Van Buren Ms. Mary Vincent Terry and JoAnn Vogt Mr. Robert and Jill von Trebra Bernd and Marta Wachter Heidemarie Wagner Mr. and Mrs. Steven G. Wagner Betty Wall and Rolland Fischer Mr. Don Wall Mrs. John James Wallace Ms. Vicki Wallshein Ms. Dianne Walston Ms. Barbara N. Walton Wilson W. Wampler Lucy Warner Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Warren Russ and Margaret Wehner Sara Weil Jeff and Martha Welborn Mr. and Mrs. Blake Welch Mr. and Mrs. Russell T. Welty Ms. Susan Wetherington Mr. and Mrs. Whinston Ms. Judith M. White Lyn W. Wickelgren Mr. and Mrs. Rodney D. Wicklund Katie and David Wilkins* Mr. and Mrs. John Wilkinson Mr. and Mrs. William J. Wise* Mr. and Mrs. David Wolf Dr. and Mrs. David A. Wong Ms. Natasha Wood Mr. Jim Woodard Mr. and Mrs. Greg Woods Ms. Sandra Wu Vivien Wu and Martin Maltempo Mr. and Mrs. Steven M. Wyman◊ Ms. Karen L. Yablonski-Toll Don and Sandy Yale Mr. Wesley Zepelin

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Mr. Donald Albrecht Mr. Bruce Albright Mr. Peter Alexander Mr. Edward F. Altman and Dr. Dina Brudenell Altman Ms. Judy Amico Ms. Dawn Ammon Ms. Diane Anderson Mrs. Lynne Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Stan Anderson Susanne R. Anselmi Mr. and Mrs. Steven Aragon Mr. and Mrs. William D. Armstrong Mr. William Arndt Katy and John Arnold Mr. and Mrs. Gerald L. Bader, Jr. Carolyn and Ron Baer Don Bain Margaret and Stan Baker Ms. Diane Bakke Earl D. and Julia A. Banks Pamela and Dutch Bansbach John Bardeen John Baril and Brian Cook Mr. and Mrs. John Barker, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Barron* Mr. Kent Bartlo Jennifer N. Bater Peggy A. Battalora, M.D. Janice H. Baucum Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Baxter Eunice M. Beeman Mr. and Mrs. James Bender Mrs. Joan Berg Mr. Mark Berge Phebe Berkowitz-Tanners Ms. Elena Berlinsky Mr. Bruce Bernstein and Ms. Sheryl Hoot Jack and Karen Berryhill Ms. Barbara Berryman Ms. Noelle Bertelson Ms. Kathleen Bessinger Mr. and Mrs. Theodore A. Bickart John and Colleen Binder Linda Bjelland Ms. Sara Blackwelder Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Bluestein Ms. Barbara Bogaert Ms. Diane Bogart Dr. Douglas W. Bolin Ms. Elizabeth Bond Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Ms. Elizabeth Bonney Ms. Gale Boonstra Ms. Barbara Boucher Dan and Samantha Bourgeois Mr. Lloyd Bowein Brewster and Helen Boyd Dr. Eric Boysen and Ms. Carolyn J. Sanders Mr. and Mrs. John Bradford Gail Bransteitter Ms. Suzanne Brauer Ms. Jay Breen Ms. Barbara J. Breslin Jim and Tabby Briggs Nancy P. Brittain Mr. Eric Broder Mrs. Claire Brooker Mr. Jeffrey A. Brown Mr. Daniel Bruce Mr. Keith Brumbaugh

Mrs. Bonnie Bryant Mr. John Buckley Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Budy Mr. Thomas Bunge Mr. and Mrs. Marc Bunnell Embree Mr. and Mrs. Alan Burke Ms. Carol Burks Heidi Burose Mr. Daniel Burroughs Mr. Michael Burroughs Philip and Joann Burstein Mr. Dean Burton Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Burton Butler Family Fund Ron and Gordon Butz Leslie Cady Mr. and Mrs. Douglas M. Cain Mr. Gordon Calahan Mr. and Mrs. Martin Caplan Mr. Patrick Carfizzi Ms. Ana Carrera Ms. Judy Carroll Ms. Teresa D. Case Ms. Joyce Castle Ms. Grayson R. Cecil Ms. Suzanne Challinor Marty and John Chamberlin Ms. Carol Chandler Gregg Chase Barrie and Emile Chi Ms. Amy Christianson Ms. Carol Clare Mr. and Mrs. Allan Gray Clark Mr. Clarence Clark Mr. and Mrs. Jon B. Clarke Ms. Nydia Claudio Mr. Mark Cleveland Mrs. Marjorie Clinton Jill Clymer Ms. Melissa Cochran Lew and Enid Cocke Mr. Eric D. Coggeshall Gail Cohen and James Dean Mr. Steven Cohn Sue Cole Mr. Terry Collings Mr.+ and Mrs. Douglas A. Comstock Ms. Lillian Connelly Mr. Robert Cook Ms. Mary Cooney Alicia and Greg Corliss John and Melinda Couzens Mr. James Cowan Polly W. Cox Mr. Thomas Cox Mr. Stephen Crocker Nancy R. Crow and Mark Skrotzki Ms. Barbara Cummings Mr. Arthur Curtis Chris and Lisa Curwen Ms. Carolyn Dacres Mr. Nick Dadamio Ms. Karen D'Ambrosio William E. Daniel Ms. Charlotte D'Armond Talbert Ms. Richela Das Mr. Gerald Davis Ms. Mina Davis Ms. Carol Dawson Mr. John de Leon Ronald L. Deal

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Deasaro Mr. Peter DeBlois Ms. Maya Debus Mr. Louis J. Deegan, Jr. Ms. Anita Deshommes Mr. and Mrs. Scott Dessens Mr. Michael Dewey Mr. Dwayne Dickerson Stephen Dilts Michael and Sara DiManna Mr. and Mrs. Leonard A. Dinegar Mr. Daril Doran Michelle and Mark Dorman Mr. James Doss John W. and Helga D. Doucette Mrs. Nancy W. Downing Ms. Kathleen C. Doyle Ron and Becky Dreasher Linda Porter and Ken Dresel Mr. Brian Duchinsky Thomas Dufficy Cheryl and David Dutton Mr. and Mrs. Roger Dutton Mr. David H. Dvorkin Mr. Stephen A. Edmonds and Mr. Daniel Kopnisky Ms. Kaye Edwards Mr. Nick Ehlinger El Pomar Foundation Ms. Virginia A. Elrick Ms. Linda Ely Ronald Engels and Zane Laubhan Mr. Ronald Ermold Mr. and Mrs. Martin J. Erzinger Ms. Rosemary R. Fair and Mr. James R. Weber Ms. Christine W. Farrel Mrs. Charles L. Ferguson Dr. and Mrs. Donald C. Ferlic Mrs. Beverly Fernald Mr. and Mrs. Francisco J. Fernandez Ms. Anna Maria Ferrari Ms. Jeanine M. Figur Mr. Stephen G. Fincher Mr. Paul Finkel Mr. Scott Finlay and Mr. Thomas J. Duggan* First Western Trust Ms. Gail Fisher Mrs. Mary Lou H. Flater Mr. Adam Flatt Ms. Mary Ann Flynn Ms. Mary Lee Foster Ms. Pamela Foster Mr. Tom Franks Ms. Nahanni Freeman Dick and Sigrid Freese Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Frey John and Jeannie Fuller Robert K. and Virginia E. Fuller Mr. and Mrs. Brian Furgason Mr. Joseph Gaines Mr. and Mrs. Whitney Galbraith Ms. Mary Jo Garascia Mr. and Mrs. Brian Gast Sidney and Caleb Gates Mr. Keith Gawlik Mrs. Heather Gehring Lloyd and Mary Gelman Ms. Roberta Genty Mr. and Mrs. Brent Gephart Ms. Babs Gerber Dr. W. Paul Gessner

Ms. Cassandra Giadrina Mr. and Mrs. Kathy R. Gibson Tim and Patricia Givens Mrs. Lillian M. Glahn Mr. and Mrs. Larry Glenn Ms. RoseMary Glista Richard and Rebecca Goozh Mrs. James P. Gordon Michael and Susan Grace Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Graham Ms. Georgette Grandstaff Judy+ and Newell Grant Mr. and Mrs. Scott Graves Dr. Daniel J. Greenholz Mr. Ryan Gregory Mr. John Greiner Mr. and Mrs. John Grier Ms. Kay Griffel Chuck and Pat Griffith Cathy and Greg Groene Ronald and Elnore Grow Dr. Steven Gulevich Gustafson Business Solutions Ms. Jeanne Habbib Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Hackley Ms. Mary J. Hagen Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Hall Ms. Virginia D. Hampton Richard R. and Carolyn C. Hansen Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harada Dr. Linda J. Hargrave Ms. Lynn E. Harrington Carolyn L. Harrison Mr. Donald Hartmann Jane Hascall Mrs. Renee Haskins Mr. Richard A. Haynes Kathryn Heider Mr. and Mrs. John Heitman Ms. Nora Heitmann Ms. Cassandra E. Herbert Ms. Pamela J. Herrlein Jack Hidahl Mr. and Mrs. Martin B. Hidalgo Mr. and Mrs.+ James R. Hilger Mr. and Mrs. Martin Hill, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Hilt Mrs. Sarah C. Hite Ms. Catherine Hoerter Gail and James D. Hoffman Jim and Cheryl Hogan Ms. Annette Hogan-Tracy Leon Hojegian Ms. Pam Hollis Mr. Robert Homiak and Ms. Susan Schneider Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Hoover Ms. Frances Hopp Ms. Rhonda Horwitz-Romano Mr. Tom Hughes Jane A. Hultin+ Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Huseby B.J. and Kristel Hybl Ms. Barbara J. Inama Ms. Dina Isern Ms. Hermia James Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jansch Mr. and Mrs. Lee K. Janssen Jeanne Land Foundation Ms. Suszan Jenkins Charles and Peggy Jernigan JKQ BBQ

Ms. Charlotte A. Johnson Kendor Jones and Sharon Harris Mr. Kevin Jones Malin F. Jones and Jan Crewes-Jones Ms. Mary Jones Ms. Susan Jones Mr. and Mrs. Dave Juran Ms. Courtney Kaplan Jim and Charla Kates Ms. Deborah Kauffman and Mr. Jonathan D. Bellman Ms. Barbara J. Kelley Ms. Barbara Kelley Mr. Tom Kelley Johanna Elizabeth Kelly Robert and Mary Kelman Ms. Barbara Kemp Mr. Doug Kennard Diana W. and F. Michael Kinsey Ms. Sharon Kirts Mark and Barbara Kiryluk Mr. and Mrs. Stephen E. Kitchen Dr. and Mrs. Melvyn H. Klein Phyllis Gottesfeld Knight Ted and Suzanne Knutzen The Koehler Family Ms. Tasha Koontz Mr. Robert Koppe Ms. Susan Kotarba Mrs. Anne M. Kotch Mr. and Mrs. William Krantz George and Ruth Krauss Mr. Neal H. Engel and Ms. Jean M. Krusemark Ms. Judy Kulp John W. Kure and Cheryl L. Solich Gregg Kvistad and Amy Oaks Elizabeth B. Labrot Ms. Becky LaChanzky Ken and Barbara Laff Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. LaMair Mr. Kenneth Lamport Gayle and Gary Landis Norman Lane Danni L. Langdon and Carl Jacobson Ms. Anja Lange and Mr. Clayton McMillan Wanda M. Larson Wesley E. and Catherine H. Le Masurier Jack and Karen LeCuyer Mr. and Mrs. C. Nicholas Lee Ms. Christine Lee Ms. Lisa Lee Mr. Jason Lees Ms. Katie Lehman Mr. and Mrs. Donald G. Leitch Bruce and Eileen Leland Mr. Damian Lemak Ms. Ivy Leventhal and Mr. Mark T. Itkonen Ms. Linda W. Lewis Rosalind G. Lidstone Mr. and Mrs. Frederick M. Link Ms. Janice Lippard Nancy and Jack Lockwood Ms. Eliza Longaker Ms. Lisbeth Lord Ms. Sheila Lowerre David Luck, DVM Mr. Curtis M.D. Lundberg Mr. Maurice Lustgarten Ms. Michelle Lustgarten Lizabeth A. Lynner and James L. Palenchar• Frances A. MacAnally 2 0 2 1

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Mr. and Mrs. William MacGowan Dr. and Mrs. William R. Maclay Mr. Scott MacLeod Katie MacWilliams Ms. Betty Mahaffey Ms. Carolyn L. Malaby Ms. Joan L. Malm Jean and Larry Manion Ms. Carol Manning Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Markey Steve and Mara Marks Bill and Roberta Martin Lanny and Sharon Martin Ms. Nicole Mashburn Mr. Charles Mason Ms. Margaret Masquelier Ms. Jane Massie Ms. Libbie Mathes Pam and Mo Mathews Suzanne Matthews Catherine B. Maxwell Michael B. and Veryl G. McBride Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. McCann* Ms. Therese McCarthy Mr. Ryan McCaw Ms. Janet McClanahan Catherine and Charles K. McClean Mr. and Mrs. James Edgar McDonald, Jr. Anne and Tom McGonagle Dr. and Mrs. Thomas J. McGonagle Mr. and Mrs. Terry McIntosh Mr. William W. McIntyre and Mrs. Laura Martin Ms. Joan McWilliams Priscilla Mead and Charles Edwards Russell R. Mellon and Lauretta C. Moell Ms. Cheryl Meyers-Saffold Mr. and Mrs. Kent Micho Ms. Pam Midboe Ms. Anna Miller Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Miller Heather and Mike Miller Trish Millice The Monaghan Foundation Jon and Lynne Montague-Clouse Robert Montgomery Dr. Brad Montgomery-Anderson S. Moore Doug and Laura Moran Mr. and Mrs. Richard Moraskie Ms. Susan Morey The Morss Dehncke Family Lawrence Moskow Ms. Heide Moss Mutsumi Moteki and David Kirtley Dr. Ron and Alys Moubry Ms. Louise Mousseau Rosemarie P. Murane Ms. Amy Murray Ms. Nancy Myer Ms. Anne Myers Mrs. Sandra Nance Ms. Gwen Nappo James V. Neely Network for Good Jane and Skip Netzorg Mr. and Mrs. Carl H. Neu Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Nichols Mr. and Mrs. Sam Nicholson Ms. Janice R. Norelius Ms. Sarah Norton 88

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Mr. and Mrs. Kent Oakes Mr. and Mrs. Kent Obee Mr. Richard O'Brecht Mr. Curt Olds Ms. Barbara Olson Sudy Opsahl Elizabeth Orr Erin and Ilya Osovets Ms. Dorris Ostwald Ronald Y. Otsuka Mr. Daniel Packman and Mrs. Amy Gesmer-Packman Mr. Mark Palmer Ms. Phyllis Pancella Mr. John Parker Nancy S. Parker Mr. Jonathan Peak Pelham G. Pearce, Jr. Mrs. Roxane Pecchio Mr. Lloyd L. Peltzer Bonnie C. Perkins Mr. Brian Perry Rhona and David Pessel Mr. Jack Peters Mr. and Mrs. Hans J. Peterson Mr. Wayne Peterson Ms. Jan Pettegrew Mrs. Margaret A. Phannenstiel Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Phelps, Jr. A. R. Pickett Lori Pidick and Mark Niles Ms. Angela Pierce Mr. and Mrs. Alan Pittman Rich and Kim Plumridge Mr. Sam G. Polk Ms. Mary Pomarico Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Pons Frederick H. Poppe and Jana Edwards Dave and Bette Poppers Ann and Ralph Poucher Mr. William Powell Carol S. Prescott Kathryn L. Pride Ms. Lisa Proch Emily Pulley Ms. Juliann Pulliam Mr. and Mrs. Robert Quillin Mr. Alexander and Mrs. Cynthia Read Ms. Ann D. Reed Mr. and Mrs. John L. Reid Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Reisser Nancy and Gene Richards Mary E. Moser and William A. Richey Melissa A. Rick Mr. Daniel L. Ritchie Michael L. Ritchie Karen and Andrew Ritz Mary and Tom Rogers Dr. and Mrs. Steven Rosenberg Ms. Jane Rossitto Mr.+ and Mrs. Leo Rostermundt Ms. Sharon N. Rouse Mr. Mike Rowse Mr. and Mrs. R. Alan Rudy Mr. Theodor Ruskin+ Ms. Helen Rydell Mr. and Mrs. Roger K. Ryman Mrs. Yvonne D. Sainsbury Ms. Kay Saltus Mrs. Marilyn Saltzman

Steven and Barbara Sande Dr. and Mrs. R. J. Sanders Ms. Allyson Sawtell Mary Scarpino Ms. Karla Schapansky Mr. and Ms. Walter A. Schenkman Ella Schleicher Ms. Suzanne Schmachtenberger Mr. Nicholas E. Schmidt and Ms. Gail E. Brown Ruth E. Schoening Mr. Paul Schulte Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Schwartz Mr. Sirio Sconzo R. A. Seeliger Ms. Rachel Segal Karl and Jocelyn Seller Ms. Marilyn E. Sena Mr. Ned Shade Ms. Therese Sheridan Ms. Francine Sherman Mr. Jason Shick Randall and Carol Shinn Mrs. Christine L. Shore Robert and Lucy Showalter Lorraine and Craig Shuler Ms. Marcela Shykula Lois L. Sidebottom Nancy J. Siegel Rick and Annie Siegrist Grant and Tina Simpson Ms. Elizabeth Singer Catherine and Jacob Skokan Ms. Roberta Sladovnik Marriott and John Smart Ms. Bonnie Smith Dr. and Mrs. Charles Smith Dr. Edwin Smith Wendy and Tim Smith Mr. and Mrs. John Snyder Mr. Phillip Snyder Mr. Jim Sohre Rita Sommers Mrs. Elizabeth M. Sorrese Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Spaid Mr. Thomas Sparn Bruce and Linda Spear Nancy and HJ Stalf Dr. Carol Stamm Mr. and Mrs. Matt Stava Ms. Hannah Steffey Ms. Dorothy Stein Mr. and Mrs. Greig W. Steiner Mr. Jeffrey Stephenson Ms. Karen Stevens Dr. Kay Stevenson Ms. C. Jean Stewart Susan Stiff Jenene C. and James J. Stookesberry Mrs. Lucy Strait Ms. Catherine L. Strange Laura Stuntz Frank and Sylvia Sullivan Mr. Stephen T. Susman Mr. and Mrs. Steve Swanson Ms. and Ms. Lynn Swearingen James and Kathy Switzer Mr. Vincent Szafranko Donald and Robin Tallman Linda Tarpeh-Doe Ms. Carol Tarr

Mr. Dennis V. Thacker Ms. Jean Theobald Ms. Tina Thomas Gary L. Thompson Ms. Colleen W. Thumm Joyce Thurmer Mr. Lloyd O. Timblin, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jake Tisdall Mr. and Mrs. Frederick K. Trask III Mr. Garry Tribble Barbara Trick Amanda Trosten-Bloom and Barry Bloom Mr. and Mrs. Michael Tully Mr. Adam Turner Mr. James Twark and Ms. Monique Coustry Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Unger John Uppendahl and Travis Railey Ms. Debbie Vallero Karen H. Van De Water Ms. Sara VanValkenburg Buzz and George Ann Victor Ms. Mary Vincent Teresa Vogler Heidemarie Wagner Mr. Michael Walker Tim Walker Betty Wall and Rolland Fischer Mr. Don Wall Bill and Midge Wallace Ms. Vicki Wallshein Ms. Dianne Walston John and Susan Ward Russ and Margaret Wehner Sara Weil Mr. Ed Weinell and Ms. Emilie Rose Mr. Robert Weissmann Jeff and Martha Welborn Ms. Mary Ann Welch Mr. and Mrs. Russell T. Welty Mr. Robert Werge Ms. Leigh West Nancy and Jan Westman Ms. Judith M. White Mrs. Verlene B. White Lyn W. Wickelgren Ms. Carolyn Wicker Pam and Sonny Wiegand Eugene and Kathleen Wiggs Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Wilcox Mr. and Mrs. J. Russell Wilkins II Katie and David Wilkins Ms. Catherine H. Williams Mr. Brian Wilson Jane and Jim Wiltshire Sandy and Jerry Wischmeyer Duain Wolfe Eva Womack Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Woolley II Mr. and Mrs. Ronald G. Workman Meg Worth Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Writz, Jr. Ms. Sandra Wu Vivien Wu and Martin Maltempo Ms. Karen L. Yablonski-Toll Carole J. Yaley Ms. Carolyn Yamane Dr. Dean Yannias Mr. and Mrs. Gene A. Young Jeffrey Zax and Judy Graham George and Arla Zimmerman

Shira and Marty Zimmerman Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Zirin Mary Marsh Zulack

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Central City Opera applauds the American Society of Interior Designers-Colorado for their hard work and dedication and gratefully acknowledges the following individuals and businesses for their outstanding generosity and participation in this project. Anonymous Advantage Stone Fabrication Annabode ASID-Colorado Chapter Aztec Carpet & Rugs Margaret and Stan Baker Basset Furniture Bead Dweeb Edie Bell Bellaire Dynamik LLC BirdDog Partners BK Holland Enterprises Bluerth Caesarstone Campbell-Powers Interiors & Project Management Canvas Etc. Chris’s Glass Lynn Christensen Sue Clinton CMR Premier Appliance Installation Cole's Interiors Design Center, Inc. Color Cord Company Coloured Paint Columbine Showroom Commercial Building Services Inc. Cool Beans Designs, LLC Coupar Limited Décor Innovations Decorative Materials Denver Rug Company Design Source II Design Wright Studios Designer Moving Installations Joan Dooley Dragonfly Designs Elm Tree Living Eminence Flooring Eric's Moving and Storage Mr. and Mrs. Martin J. Erzinger Fabricut Fiber-Seal of Colorado The Floor Club Floor Coverings By CPA Florida Tile G&M Stone Tops Galleria Lighting Kathy Green Heritage West Realty LLC The Home Depot, Inc. Hygge & West Imhoff Fine Residential Painting Ireland's Finest Painting Co, Inc JD&D Painting Jessica Rose Couture JJ Interiors, LLC

Jordan’s Building Center Josh Sheldon Installation K Contemporary Karen Fisher Art KBR Designs, LLC Khyber Customs LLC King Rooter & Plumbing, LLC Liz Graham Art Consulting Marlena Design Group Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Meckel Mode Distributing Jon and Lynne Montague-Clouse Kathleen and John Ness Dorothy M. Olivier Original Roots, Design + Build PaperFace Pearl Remodeling, LTD Petite Mason Pinnacle Hardwood, Inc. Precision Wallcovering and Painting PTR Welding and Fabrication RDK Design and Build Reliance Builders of Colorado Revolution Performance Fabrics Rico's Upholstery Karen and Andrew Ritz Robin Pasley Interiors Rocky Mountain Asset Management Rocky Mountain Sales, Inc. Ryan Schlaefer Fine Furniture Samsung Seamless Custom Tile LLC The Shanahan Collection Shaw Floors The Sherwin-Williams Company SJO Electric LLC. Tiffany Sonnett Specialty Appliance Splashlight Studio The Stone Collection Straight Up Wallcovering TAB Interior Designs, LLC The Tile Shop Tom's Upholstery Top Knobs USA, Inc. Total Floors Trapp's Wallpaper & Paint Susan and Jim Turner Urban Lights Mr. Roy Varela Wallcovering Installers Association Rocky Mountain Chapter WallTawk William Ohs, Inc. Courtney Wilson Zeal Living

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YELLOW ROSE LEGACY GIVING

LEAVING A LEGACY JANE A. HULTIN (1942-2020)

family photos courtesy of paul hultin. right: one of jane’s favorite opera experiences, 2014. featuring baritone michael mayes. photo by mark kiryluk.

...by naming us in her will, she made an enormous and lasting difference for our company. WE AT CENTRAL CITY OPERA KNEW JANE AS AN OPTIMISTIC, HARD-WORKING VOLUNTEER OF 15 YEARS. When she came into the office, it was next to impossible to stop chatting and laughing with her over the filing cabinets. Jane loved bringing new people, young and old, to the opera each summer. We’re proud that, according to her family, Jane’s love for opera began right here at Central City Opera shortly after she first moved to Colorado in the ‘70s. Those who knew Jane remember her for her five passions: traveling the world, her master gardening prowess, her sweet dogs, her friends, and of course, opera.

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In addition to volunteering at Central City Opera right up until 2020, Jane gave moderately and consistently for many years. But by naming us in her will, she made an enormous and lasting difference for our company. Jane’s estate is now the second largest contribution to our endowment, which will ensure that Central City Opera is able to endure long into the future.

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THE YELLOW ROSE LEGACY CIRCLE The Yellow Rose Legacy Circle acknowledges patrons who leave a legacy for Central City Opera through a planned gift. These donors ensure the long-term artistic and financial stability of the company with their foresight and generosity. YELLOW ROSE LEGACY CIRCLE MEMBERS Charles and Joan Albi Mr. and Mrs. Patrick K. Bains Nancy P. Brittain The Morss Dehncke Family Cheryl and David Dutton Ms. Arline Echandia Mrs. Charles L. Ferguson John and Jeannie Fuller Mr. and Mrs. Verne J. Goodwin Deborah Hayes and James L. Martin Cathey A. Herren Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Huseby Kathryn S. Keller Johanna Elizabeth Kelly Phyllis Gottesfeld Knight Lizabeth A. Lynner and James L. Palenchar Dr. and Mrs. William R. Maclay Hilton G. and Elizabeth A. Martin Lanny and Sharon Martin Mrs. Buddie Mees Dr. Ron and Alys Moubry Ms. Lin Murphy Kathleen and John Ness Nancy S. Parker Dave and Bette Poppers Pam and Korvin Powell Mr. Daniel L. Ritchie Karen and Andrew Ritz Steven and Barbara Sande Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Schaefer Terrence and Elaine Scholes Robert and Lucy Showalter Phoebe Smedley Alice and Tom Stephens Susan Stiff Jenene C. and James J. Stookesberry Ms. Barbara N. Walton Mr. Jerry F. Wathen

IN MEMORIAM Remembering members of the Yellow Rose Legacy Circle who passed away in the last two years: Ms. Valerie G. Brown Jane A. Hultin Mrs. Ann C. Levy Mrs. Rosemary Priester James B. Steed Remembering members of the Yellow Rose Legacy Circle who thoughtfully included Central City Opera in their estate plans: Anonymous Ms. Catherine H. Anderson Mr. Vincent L. Bates Edward E. and Jean R. Bolle Erna D. Butler Walt and Mary-Ruth Duncan Mr. David R. Ericson Mr. Charles L. Ferguson Celeste and John Fleming E. Atwill and Callae Gilman Carol K. Gossard Gloria Gossard Gina Guy Barbara J. Hartley Murlie J. Kogan Mr. Roy G. Krug Mr. John D. Priester Mrs. Charles C. Reineman Helen Ruth Shapiro Dr. Ann M. Shaw Mrs. Joan. A. Siegel John R. and Virginia L. Starkey Laura Hannah Stein-Leavitt Mr. David G. Wood Dr. Raymond P. Wood II Ms. Ruth M. Zancanella

FOR MORE INFORMATION on legacy giving or to inform Central City Opera of your estate plans, please contact Director of Development Katherine Nicholson 303-331-7015 | knicholson@centralcityopera.org

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SUPPORTING CENTRAL CITY OPERA

The Central City Opera Guild membership offers a variety of ways to be involved: • Audience Development • Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Artists Training Program Auditions • Education Programs • Historic Preservation • L’Esprit de Noël See Community Support for a list of Central City Opera Guild Divas/Divos. 92

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2021 EXECUTIVE BOARD

photos by amanda tipton and kathy wells.

Cindy Koch President Louise Atkinson, President-Elect Karen Ritz Past President Louise Atkinson and Susan Stiff, Co-Vice Presidents of Membership Kristin Bender, Vice President of Education Cathy Groene, Vice President of Historic Properties Sara Blackwelder, Treasurer Edie Bell, Secretary Elisabeth Boyce, Central City Opera Staff Liaison

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TRIBUTES | IN HONOR Central City Opera acknowledges with gratitude the following gifts made in honor of the persons below. Gifts listed were received between April 1, 2019 and March 31, 2021.

In honor of Leslie Baldwin Anonymous In honor of Pamela and Louis Bansbach Mr. and Mrs. Frederick L. Wolfe In honor of John Baril Anonymous In honor of John Baril and Brian Cook Javier Abreu In honor of Maureen K. Barker Mr. Michael E. Brewer and Dr. Ben Kemena In honor of Annabel June Benes Mr. and Mrs. Graham Thomas Benes In honor of Phebe Berkowitz-Tanners Mr. and Mrs. G. MacLaren Brydon III In honor of Barbara Bishop Christine Pfaff and Larry White In honor of Eric Nathan Brady Ms. Sandra Wu In honor of Isla Burdette Natalia and Kevin Burdette Ms. Patsy Burdette Mr. and Mrs. Robert Maley In honor of Caroline Grace Burke-Dullinger Bev and John Howell In honor of Dan J. Burroughs Anonymous In honor of Leslie Cady Jane Cady In honor of Delaney Anne Cain Linda Cain In honor of Elizabeth Chandler Mrs. Ronald Sevier In honor of Eric Chinn Mr. George Najjar and Ms. Lisa Pedace

In honor of Christine Elizabeth Cole Dr. and Mrs. Charles Cole Mrs. Renee Koustas and Mr. Thomas J. Koustas In honor of Anne Craft LARRK Foundation In honor of Ms. Dolores Dayhoff Steve and Mara Marks In honor of Jennifer DeDominici Mr. Nasit Ari and Ms. Libby Rittenberg

In honor of Scott Finlay Alicia and Greg Corliss Mr. Thomas J. Duggan Jane Elizabeth Roach Ms. Barbara E. Zarlengo In honor of Jordan Nicole Fisher Mr. and Mrs. David Durham The Packer Family In honor of Katie Frey Anonymous

In honor of Scott Dessens Mr. and Mrs. Allan Gray Clark

In honor of Anna Courtney Fucarino Ann and Gary Polumbus

In honor of Michael and Sara DiManna Mark and Nancy Leonard

In honor of Lucinda Suzanne Alvarado Geller Maureen and Saul Eagle

In honor of Sarah Dorothy Louise Dinegar Mr. and Mrs. Sandy Kraemer

In honor of Judy+ and Newell Grant Mr. Scott Finlay and Mr. Thomas J. Duggan

In honor of Andersen LaCille Dodge Elyssa Johnston Ms. Kirby Kimball The Sheehan Family

In honor of Mallory Lucille Groth James and Amy Reilly

In honor of The Bruce Dodge Family Barry and Dana Dorfman In honor of Brooke B. Domich Mr. Mark Corbett and Mrs. Annie R. Cordova The Morss Dehncke Family Bruce and Heidi Hoyt Mr. and Mrs. Lars O. Soderberg, Jr. In honor of Grace Whitley Faircloth Robert and Katherine Ehret In honor of Barbara Ferguson Mr. and Mrs. William D. Atkinson Mr. and Mrs. Dennis E. Baldwin Mr. Scott Finlay and Mr. Thomas J. Duggan Mrs. James P. Gordon Robert K. and Virginia E. Fuller Cynthia R. Kendrick Mrs. George Y. King III Jeri Loser Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Pierce

In honor of Heidi Hammell Mr. and Mrs. Matt Stava In honor of Alexandra Carol Haymons Mr. and Mrs. Dan Les Haymons Wendy and Tim Smith In honor of Jonathan Hays Mr. Kenneth Hays In honor of Lauren Horsman The Morss Dehncke Family In honor of Elsie Rose Jacobsen Annie Mandava and Family Katie and David Wilkins In honor of Kaytlyn Jornayvaz LARRK Foundation In honor of Johanna Elizabeth Kelly Mr. Michael E. Brewer and Dr. Ben Kemena

In honor of Phyllis Gottesfeld Knight Michael and Sara Gilbert In honor of Naomi Kronfeld The Shelanski Family In honor of Taylor Penn Lester Cheryl and David Dutton Lanny and Sharon Martin Nancy S. Parker In honor of Grace Helena Madden Mr. and Mrs. Matthew D. Emerson In honor of Henry C. Mahlman and Family Carolyn and Ron Baer In honor of Lanny and Sharon Martin Mr. and Mrs. William D. Armstrong Mr. and Mrs. James Bender Merle Chambers Robert K. and Virginia E. Fuller A. Barry and Arlene Hirschfeld Chap and Ethel Hutcheson Alice and Tom Stephens Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Unger Buzz and George Ann Victor In honor of Ericka McDaniel Mr. and Mrs. Sandy F. Kraemer In honor of Zachary, Hannah and Adam McDaniel Mr. and Mrs. Eric R. McDaniel In honor of Anne McGonagle Mr. Scott Finlay and Mr. Thomas J. Duggan Bill Hallager and Shawnee Browne In honor of Mary McSlone Ms. Colleen W. Thumm In honor of Abby Mercado The Morss Dehncke Family In honor of Dan Wallace Miller Ms. Sandra Wu In honor of Lynne and Jon Montague-Clouse Jerry and Gloria Clouse

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In honor of John Moriarty Betsy Schwarm and Rick Glesner In honor of Bianca and Levi Morris Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Morris In honor of Deb Morrow Wanda M. Larson Emily Murdock and Steven Aguiló-Arbues In honor of Emily Murdock Ms. Marcia Ragonetti In honor of James V. Neely for his 90th Birthday Ms. Marcia Ragonetti In honor of Nancy S. Parker Margaret and Stan Baker Edie Bell

Mr. and Mrs. James Bender Mrs. Nancy W. Downing Mr. and Mrs. Martin J. Erzinger Mrs. Charles L. Ferguson Robert K. and Virginia E. Fuller Mr. Newell M. Grant Cathy and Greg Groene Bev and John Howell Julie Hughes Lanny and Sharon Martin Trish Millice Dave and Bette Poppers Karen and Andrew Ritz Mr. and Mrs. Dale S. Sweat, Jr. Sandy and Jerry Wischmeyer

In honor of Pelham G. Pearce, Jr. Ms. Barbara E. Zarlengo

In honor of Melissa Trask Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Schneider

In honor of Farley Phyllis Mr. Jack Peters

In honor of Abigail Jean Wilkinson Wendy and Tim Smith

In honor of Tillie Anna Pinkowitz Alan and Katie Fox

In honor of Sandy and Jerry Wischmeyer Ms. Meredith S. Wade

In honor of Pelham G. Pearce, Jr. for 25 years with CCO John Baril

In honor of Laura Schneider Mr. and Mrs. Frederick K. Trask III

In honor of Jeanne Richards Mr. Curt Olds In honor of Denise Sanderson Mr. Scott Finlay and Mr. Thomas J. Duggan

In honor of Sarah Woods El Pomar Foundation In honor of Carole J. Yaley Mr. David Sislowski and Ms. Julie B. Babcock

In honor of Phoebe Smedley Robert A. Ellis

TRIBUTES | IN MEMORY Central City Opera acknowledges with gratitude the following gifts made in memory of the persons below. Gifts listed were received between April 1, 2019 and March 31, 2021. In memory of John Albright Mr. Bruce Albright In memory of Kay Brady Amberg Chris and Mary Kuser In memory of Herbert W. Beattie Mr. and Mrs. Joseph V. Maloney In memory of Robert G. Beebe Michelle Beebe Ms. Bernice Croston Ms. Judith C. Olsen Peter, Melanie and Jake Simon Eula Rieke Rieke Land LLC

In memory of Stephen Cole Mr. Scott Finlay and Mr. Thomas J. Duggan

In memory of Samuel Egnot Mr. Scott Finlay and Mr. Thomas J. Duggan

In memory of Jennifer Lynn Bransteitter Mr. Scott Finlay and Mr. Thomas J. Duggan Pelham G. Pearce, Jr. Karen and Andrew Ritz

In memory of Hannah Colton Mr. Mark Cleveland

In memory of Gary Essenburg Karen and Andrew Ritz

In memory of Doug Comstock Pelham G. Pearce, Jr.

In memory of Helen Erzinger Karen and Andrew Ritz

In memory of Alex Craig Mr. and Mrs. Gene A. Young

In memory of Charlie Ferguson Ms. Jeanne M. Adkins Mrs. Charles L. Ferguson

In memory of Valerie G. Brown Wanda M. Larson Lanny and Sharon Martin Pelham G. Pearce, Jr. Lori Pidick and Mark Niles

In memory of Anne Marie Cryan Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hemming Karen and Andrew Ritz

In memory of Mary Ann Bender Karen and Andrew Ritz

In memory of Ivan Burleigh Karen and Andrew Ritz

In memory of Sally Daniel Katy and John Arnold

In memory of Sherrye S. Berger Elizabeth B. Labrot

In memory of Erna Butler Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Accetta Jim and Sharon Butler Butler Family Fund

In memory of Cora Jean Davis The Children of Cora Jean Davis

In memory of Robert Berkowitz Phebe Berkowitz-Tanners Mr. and Mrs. G. MacLaren Brydon III In memory of Edward E. Bolle William Bradford and Chin Tan

In memory of Helen Agnello Braccio Pelham G. Pearce, Jr.

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In memory of Lloyd Dreasher Ron and Becky Dreasher In memory of Lynn Dubal Phebe Berkowitz-Tanners Mr. Scott Finlay and Mr. Thomas J. Duggan Jonathan Tanners and Jenny Shaughnessy

In memory of Janene Pulley Fowler Emily Pulley In memory of Paul K. Freeman Lanny and Sharon Martin Nancy S. Parker Pelham G. Pearce, Jr. In memory of Robert P. Fullerton Lorraine and James Adams Mr. and Mrs. Margrit M Aeby Mr. and Mrs. Steven Aragon Dennis Baldwin Pamela and Louis Bansbach Libby Bortz Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Bremer Ms. Susan Burdick

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Byrne Ms. Nanci Campbell Carol Canon Mr. Scott Finlay and Mr. Thomas J. Duggan John and Jeannie Fuller Robert K. and Virginia E. Fuller Beverlee Henry Fullerton Mr. and Mrs. Kathy R. Gibson Judy+ and Newell Grant Dr. and Mrs. Gary Gutterman Jennifer Heglin Mr. James R. Hilger, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Roger L. Kinney Jean and Larry Manion Lanny and Sharon Martin Dr. and Mrs. Thomas J. McGonagle The Morss Dehncke Family Muller Engineering Company, Inc. Ms. Patricia Pascoe Pelham G. Pearce, Jr. Karen and Andrew Ritz Richard and Sally Russo Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Schaefer Stephen W. Seifert Mrs. Marlene Siegel Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd C. Steinman Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Tyree, Jr. Sandy and Jerry Wischmeyer In memory of Sally Rae Gass Pelham G. Pearce, Jr. In memory of Dean Gillespie and Walter Land Jeanne Land Foundation In memory of Robert S. Graham Pelham G. Pearce, Jr. In memory of Judith W. Grant Anonymous (2) Mr. and Mrs. William D. Armstrong John Baril Gail Bransteitter Ms. Lornel Baker Pamela and Louis Bansbach Mr. and Mrs. James M. Bowers Jack and Cindy Butler Mr. and Mrs. Jon B. Clarke Jill Cowperthwaite and Chas Jones Mr. Dwayne Dickerson Michelle and Mark Dorman Mr. and Mrs. Philip E. Doty Mrs. Charles L. Ferguson Mr. Scott Finlay and Mr. Thomas J. Duggan Mr. and Mrs. Bret A. Fox Ms. Cory G. Freyer and Mr. Thomas E. Taplin John and Jeannie Fuller Robert K. and Virginia E. Fuller

Ms. Cecily Grant Mr. Newell M. Grant Cathy and Greg Groene Mr. and Mrs. Michael Arthur Hammell Mr. James R. Hilger, Jr. Mr. Tom Hobin Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hogoboom III Bruce and Heidi Hoyt Mr. and Mrs. George G. Hutchison III Ms. Charlotte A. Johnson Malin F. Jones and Jan Crewes-Jones Ms. Nancy Keuffel Elizabeth B. Labrot Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Lambert Wanda M. Larson Jenaveve Linabary and John Mietus Carolyn L. Longmire Lanny and Sharon Martin Mr. and Mrs. Dirk McDermott The Morss Dehncke Family Dr. Mary B. Kenny-Moynihan and Dr. Michael J. Moynihan Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Nichols Nancy S. Parker Pelham G. Pearce, Jr. Ms. Juliana Phelps Mr. Timothy Quinn Karen and Andrew Ritz Richard and Sally Russo Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Schaefer Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Zachry Solis-Turner Mr. and Mrs. J. William Sorensen Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Stahl Mr. and Mrs. Matt Stava Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Tyree, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Unger Buzz and George Ann Victor Mr. and Mrs. Martin Volk Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Wiedenmayer, Jr. Pam and Sonny Wiegand Sandy and Jerry Wischmeyer Ms. Natasha Wood Mr. and Mrs. Greg Woods In memory of Marjorie Jean and Harold Haberman Mr. Scott Finlay and Mr. Thomas J. Duggan Nancy S. Parker Pelham G. Pearce, Jr. Karen and Andrew Ritz

Pamela and Louis Bansbach Mrs. Charles L. Ferguson Mr. and Mrs. Whitney Galbraith Jamie Anne Gallo Judy+ and Newell Grant Ms. Linda Headstream Andrew Hilger Mr. James R. Hilger, Jr. Stephen Hilger Mr. and Mrs. Irving G. Johnson Wanda M. Larson Lanny and Sharon Martin Nancy S. Parker Pelham G. Pearce, Jr. Karen and Andrew Ritz Mr. Nicholas E. Schmidt and Ms. Gail E. Brown Robert and Lucy Showalter Buzz and George Ann Victor Sandy and Jerry Wischmeyer In memory of Zac Holmes Andy Holmes and Sarah Richardson In memory of Deb Hruby Carl and Deb Morrow In memory of Jane A. Hultin Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP Mr. Scott Finlay and Mr. Thomas J. Duggan Paul Hultin Wanda M. Larson Jenaveve Linabary and John Mietus Nancy S. Parker Pelham G. Pearce, Jr. Mr. Robert Renfro Cia A. Wenzel In memory of Rose Kemp Bill and Roberta Martin In memory of Mitch Kirby Anonymous In memory of Christopher Mark Kiryluk Mark and Barbara Kiryluk In memory of Harold Knott Marianne L. Knott Lanny and Sharon Martin Nancy S. Parker Pelham G. Pearce, Jr.

In memory of William R. Hiatt Pelham G. Pearce, Jr. Karen and Andrew Ritz

In memory of Robert Lobis Pelham G. Pearce, Jr.

In memory of Prudy Dix Hilger Margaret and Stan Baker

In memory of John W. Low Lanny and Sharon Martin Pelham G. Pearce, Jr.

In memory of Diana Lyford Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Benedict III Brewster and Helen Boyd Cathy and Greg Groene Charlie Kluko Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Y. Marchand Essie Perlmutter Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Purdy In memory of Donald D. MacKenzie Pelham G. Pearce, Jr. In memory of Susan Marsh Mary Marsh Zulack In memory of Peter, Yetta, Fred and George McFarlane Betty and Tom Watt Watt Family Foundation of Pikes Peak Community Foundation In memory of Christopher Mietus Karen and Andrew Ritz In memory of Greg Miller Greg Miller Memorial Fund Rod and Bets Miller Dorothy Watts and Mike Jenkins In memory of Leizer Molk Mr. Morey Brooks Ms. Diane D'Amico-Larson Mr. Robert Martin Mr. Jim Woodard Mr. Jerome Zackroff Mr. Wesley Zepelin In memory of Alma Nealon and Sue Mousseau Ms. Louise Mousseau In memory of Proctor Wallace Nichols, Jr. Pelham G. Pearce, Jr. In memory of Jennifer Nowak Ms. Leslie Mccrea In memory of Marjorie Nunn Mary Beer In memory of Rosalind Oliver Maureen and Saul Eagle In memory of Donna M. Packard Karen and Andrew Ritz In memory of Missy Pearce Pelham G. Pearce, Jr.

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In memory of Kim Peoria Stan and Jody Lipson Diane Neumann Ms. Rachel Segal

In memory of Leo E. Rostermundt Mr. and Mrs. George G. Hutchison III Pelham G. Pearce, Jr. Karen and Andrew Ritz

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In memory of Mr. Douglas Schauer Dr. and Mrs. Charles Cole In memory of Dr. Janet E. Schemmel Dr. and Mrs. Charles Cole In memory of Tracy Collins Schwartz Monty and Kelly Henninger In memory of Shirley Carol Smith Mr. and Mrs. Dan Les Haymons

In memory of Paul Tanners Phebe Berkowitz-Tanners Mr. Scott Finlay and Mr. Thomas J. Duggan Pelham G. Pearce, Jr. Jonathan Tanners and Jenny Shaughnesy In memory of Aspen Thomason Anonymous In memory of Bob and Vi Turner Jim and Terry Morgan

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A Colorado Tradition THIS CENTRAL CITY OPERA TRADITION began in 1932 at the grand re-opening of the Opera House. Anne Evans and Ida Kruse McFarlane founded Central City Opera House Association and launched a summer music festival, bringing world-class theatrical and opera artists to the stage — a tradition that continues to this day. Two young ladies, Nancy Kountze and Elaine Oakes, were presented as the first Flower Girls. They often watched the rehearsals of the inaugural production of the play Camille and were asked to pass out nosegays to members of the audience at intermission. Today, young women from

In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, Central City Opera was forced to postpone the 2020 Festival. Before this, only World War II and the economic recession of 1982 had kept the company from stage. Following this unprecedented year, we proudly celebrate two classes of Flower Girls in 2021, a distinguished group of young women whose presentation marks yet another momentous event in our company’s history.

2021 FLOWER GIRLS

2020 FLOWER GIRLS

Anna Arnold Sophia Birner Isabel Bragg Hope Brown Julia Cole Paris Corporon Emma Dencker Kate Dunne Ella Dutton Chloe Fallin Stella Fenton Isabel Gutrich Beckett Jansen Lauren Jobe Natalie Kanouff Ruby Leuthold Georgia McDonald

prominent Colorado families are still invited to be Central City Opera Flower Girls, and their presentation celebrates the beginning of another Central City Opera Festival.

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Grace McHugh Caroline McInnes Annalee Miner Elizabeth Morris Grayson Parsley Lucille Rakowski Kathleen Sawyer Isabel Shutts Keely Simpson Kendall Stevens Riley Stewart Stuart Terry Maude Tetzeli Caroline Turner Mary Walker Claire Welch

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Paige Alexander Marin Bomgaars Meilani Cole Emerson Damiano Maya Dammen Alexandra Emerson Reeve Ferlic Elizabeth Ford Sophia Frankel Mary Garnsey Catalina Geller Audrey Graves Sophia Hashimoto Greer Henderson Eleanor Hunt Rebecca Kerr Madelyn Lane

Catherine Lord Nina Lubchenco Margaret Maloy Allison Smith Annabelle Swenson Charlotte Swenson Lillian Swenson Sarah Wagner Lillian Walsh Elizabeth Waters

Cherry Creek High School Congratulates Our 2020-2021 Central City Opera Flower Girls

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Audrey Graves

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Chloe Fallin

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We’re Proud to Share Colorado History with You Congratulations upon your debut as Central City Opera Flower Girls

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Stella Porter Fenton Grace Ellen McHugh Lucille Grace Rakowski Maude Lili Tetzeli Mary Ellen Walker

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SPECIAL THANKS AND GIFTS-IN-KIND Central City Opera sincerely appreciates the following individuals and organizations who have dedicated their time, opened their doors and contributed much-needed products and services in the last two years. Accelerated Schools Ms. Susan Adams Roopesh Aggarwal Jeff Aiken Jason Allen American Society of Interior Designers-Colorado Roger Ames Amizetta Fresh Flowers Applewood Valley United Methodist Church Mr. and Mrs. William D. Armstrong Liz Arnold Artisan Rug Gallery Michael Baitzer Kathleen Baker and Peter Shand Ms. Lornel Baker Margaret and Stan Baker Roger Baker Maureen K. Barker Reba Bechtel Edie Bell Kristin and Jim Bender Katrina Benes Nancy Benson Jennifer Berkman, Dorfman-Pacific Mr. and Mrs. James Bien Birdsall & Co. Bouquets Nancy P. Brittain The Broadmoor Hotel The Buckner Company C. Deen Buttorff Leslie and Charles Cavness CBS4 City of Central Central City Opera Guild Centro San Juan Diego Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Ms. Karen Christiansen Linda Fullerton Clark Derry Coe Brook Colaizzi, Sherman & Howard Kerri Cole Color Cord Company Colorado Children's Chorale Colorado Expression Colorado Music Festival and Center for Musical Arts Colorado Public Radio Colorado School of Mines, Senior Design Team S20-19.1 Brenden Cook Brian Cook Melinda and John Couzens Ms. Lisa Curtis Chris and Lisa Curwen Christy Darling

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Ashraf Sewailam Silver Oak Winery Christi Smith Mr. and Mrs. Lars O. Soderberg, Jr. Stabio Productions The Stanley Hotel Susan Stiff Mr. and Mrs. Dale S. Sweat, Jr. Ms. Kristen L. Sweat and Mr. Joseph Ricotta Ms. Laura Szucs T is for Table Mr. Alessandro Talevi Ms. Barbara J. Thielemann Kara and Joe Tinucci Amanda Tipton Tommyknockers Holiday Craft Fair Elaine Torres Tulsa Opera Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Tyree, Jr. UMB Financial Corporation Shannon Umetani United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum University of Colorado at Boulder College of Music University of Colorado at Boulder Division of Continuing Education University of Denver Music Library University of Denver Professional MBA Program Mr. Roy Varela Kathy Wells Wellshire Event Center Mr. and Mrs. Troy A. Westergren Westin Riverfront Hotel & Spa Aaron Whitaker White Construction White Peacock Lauren Whitney Mr. and Mrs. Christopher G. Wiedenmayer, Jr. Robert "Sonny" Wiegand II Sandy and Jerry Wischmeyer Mr. and Mrs. William J. Wise Mary Allison Wright Xcel Energy Christopher Zemliauskas ZIM Consulting Shira and Marty Zimmerman

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CENTRAL CITY OPERA | REPERTORY Opera, Operetta, Musical Theater by Composer

ADAMO Little Women, 2001 (Regional Premiere)

DEBUSSY The Blessed Damozel, 2019

HERBERT Naughty Marietta, 1986

AITKEN Fables, 1981

DÉLIBES Lakmé, 1965

ANDERSON Soyazhe, 1979 (World Premiere)

DONIZETTI The Daughter of the Regiment, 1985 Don Pasquale, 1987, 1978, 1967, 1951, 1950 The Elixir of Love, 1983, 1961 Lucia di Lammermoor, 2009, 1989, 1980, 1960

HOIBY The Scarf, 1981 Summer and Smoke, 2002 (Regional Premiere)

ARGENTO The Boor, 1980, 1978 Postcard from Morocco, 1980 (Regional Premiere) BALFE The Bohemian Girl, 1978 BARBER Vanessa, 2005 (Regional Premiere) BEACH Cabildo, 2017 BEETHOVEN Fidelio, 1947

BOISMORTIER Don Quixote and the Duchess, 2015 BRITTEN Billy Budd, 2019 (Colorado Premiere) The Burning Fiery Furnace, 2017 Curlew River, 2008 Gloriana, 2001 (First North American Production) A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2002, 1977, 1974 Paul Bunyan, 2005 (Regional Premiere) The Prodigal Son, 2015 The Rape of Lucretia, 2008 The Turn of the Screw, 2012 CAVALLI Scipio Africanus, 1975 (Regional Premiere)

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FLOYD Of Mice and Men, 1970 (Regional Premiere) Susannah, 2008, 1997 (Regional Premiere)

GERSHWIN The Gershwin Years A Review, 1973

BIZET Carmen, 2017, 2011, 2002, 1993, 1985, 1966, 1953

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FLOTOW Martha, 1947

FRIML Rose Marie, 1993 The Vagabond King, 1994, 1987

BERNSTEIN Candide, 2000, 1980 West Side Story, 2008 Trouble in Tahiti, 2014

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GLUCK Orpheus and Eurydice, 1941 GOUNOD Faust, 1992, 1954 Romeo and Juliet, 1991, 1951 GRANADOS Goyescas, 2003 (Regional Premiere) GUO WENJING Poet Li Bai, 2007 (World Premiere) HÄNDEL Acis and Galatea, 2018 Amadigi di Gaula, 2011 (North American Fully-Staged Premiere) Rinaldo, 2009 (Regional Premiere) HEGGIE Three Decembers, 2010 (Regional Premiere) Dead Man Walking, 2014

KERN Show Boat, 2013 Denver LEHÁR The Merry Widow, 1997, 1990, 1979, 1967, 1933 LEIGH Man of La Mancha, 2015 LEONCAVALLO I Pagliacci, 2003, 1958 LOEWE Gigi, 1974 MARSCHNER The Vampire, 1980 MASCAGNI Cavalleria Rusticana, 1958 MASSENET Cendrillon, 2007 Le jongleur de Notre Dame, 2004 (Regional Premiere) Manon, 1994, 1965 MENOTTI Amelia Goes to the Ball, 1951 The Medium, 2012, 1979 The Saint of Bleecker Street, 2007 MOLLICONE The Face on the Barroom Floor, 2018, 2010-1978 (World Premiere) Gabriel’s Daughter, 2003 (World Premiere) MONTEVERDI L’incoronazione di Poppea, 2006 MOORE The Ballad of Baby Doe, 2016, 2006, 1996, 1988, 1981, 1976, 1966, 1959, 1956 (World Premiere) Gallantry, 2017

MOZART The Abduction from the Seraglio, 1946 Così fan tutte, 2017, 1990, 1948 Don Giovanni, 2006, 1975, 1963 The Impresario, 2016 The Magic Flute, 2018, 1995, 1989 The Marriage of Figaro, 2014, 1979, 1972, 1952 MUSTO Later the Same Evening, 2016 NICOLAI The Merry Wives of Windsor, 1953 OFFENBACH Isle of Tulipatan, 1981 Orpheus in the Underworld, 2010 La Périchole, 1958 The Tales of Hoffmann, 2004, 1948 PASATIERI Signor Deluso, 2011, 2010 POULENC Dialogues of the Carmelites, 2000 Litanies to the Black Virgin, 2019 Les mamelles de Tirésias, 2011

SCHEFTER The Mistake, 1981

WOLF-FERRARI The Four Ruffians, or School for Fathers, 1975

SMETANA The Bartered Bride, 1977, 1940

THEATER PIECES An Afternoon with Ilka Chase, 1953 And Perhaps Happiness, 1958 Anna Russell, 1977 Any Wednesday, 1965 Barefoot in the Park, 1964 Burgess Meredith in An Unpleasant Evening with H. L. Mencken, 1961 Buried Child, 1980 Bus Stop, 1955 Cactus Flower, 1967 The Caine Mutiny Court Martial, 1954 Camille, 1932 Central City Nights, 1935 The Circle, 1979 The Constant Wife, 1951 Cornelia Otis Skinner in The Loves of Charles II, 1951 Cornelia Otis Skinner in Mansion on the Hudson, 1951 Cornelia Otis Skinner in The Wives of Henry VIII, 1951 Daniel Reed, Susan Reed, Jordan Reed, 1952 The Devil’s Disciple, 1950 Diamond Lil, 1949 A Doll’s House, 1937 An Evening of Mirth and Music with Meredith and Rini Willson, 1961 Forty Carats, 1970 The Gazebo, 1959 Harvey, 1947, 1971 Hay Fever, 1980 The Hollow Crown, 1973 The Irregular Verb to Love, 1973 The Lark, 1956 Last of the Red Hot Lovers, 1972 Lillian Gish and the Movies, 1971 Mary, Mary, 1962 Max Morath at the Turn of the Century, 1971 The Miracle Worker, 1961 A Month in the Country, 1979 Mrs. McThing, 1952 Never Too Late, 1963 The Odd Couple, 1966 Othello, 1934 The Play’s the Thing, 1948 Plaza Suite, 1969 Private Lives, 1972 Ruy Blas, 1938 Seeing Things with John Mason Brown, 1951 Separate Tables, 1957 Tallulah, A Memory, 1973 There’s a Girl in My Soup, 1968 A Thurber Carnival, 1960 The Time of the Cuckoo, 1953 William Windom Plays Thurber, 1975

SONDHEIM A Little Night Music, 2009 STRAUSS, Jr., J. Die Fledermaus, 1999, 1991, 1977, 1969, 1959, 1949 The Gypsy Baron, 1957 STRAUSS, R. Ariadne auf Naxos, 1954 Capriccio, 1976 Salome, 1978 Denver SULLIVAN The Gondoliers, 1936 H.M.S. Pinafore, 1968, 1955 Iolanthe, 1968, 1955 The Mikado, 1968, 1955 The Pirates of Penzance, 1968 Trial by Jury, 1955 The Yeomen of the Guard, 1968, 1955, 1939

PUCCINI La bohème, 2012, 2001, 1994, 1986, 1976 Denver, 1970, 1962, 1952 Gianni Schicchi, 2011, 1978 The Girl of the Golden West, 1999, 1962 Madama Butterfly, 2019, 2010, 2005, 1997, 1987, 1981, 1964, 1950 Tosca, 2016, 1998, 1991, 1969, 1956

SUPPE The Beautiful Galatea, 1951

PURCELL Dido and Aeneas, 2021, 2008

VERDI Aida, 1975 Denver, 1960 Falstaff, 1993, 1973, 1972 Macbeth, 1988 A Masked Ball, 1967 Rigoletto, 2021, 1996, 1984, 1974, 1957 La traviata, 2015, 2007, 2000, 1990, 1983, 1961, 1946 Il trovatore, 2018, 1963

RODGERS Carousel, 2021 Oklahoma!, 2012 The Sound of Music, 2014 ROMBERG The Desert Song, 1989, 1985 The New Moon, 1996, 1988 The Student Prince, 2004, 1992, 1984 ROREM Our Town, 2013 ROSSINI The Barber of Seville, 2013, 1998, 1986, 1979, 1973, 1965, 1941 Cinderella, 1984 The Italian Girl in Algiers, 2003, 1992, 1966 SCHMIDT I Do! I Do!, 1971

TCHAIKOVSKY The Queen of Spades, 1995 (Regional Premiere) ULLMANN Der Kaiser von Atlantis, 2013 Denver

WARD The Crucible, 1998 (Regional Premiere) The Lady from Colorado, 1964 (World Premiere) WEILL Die sieben Todsünden, 2011 (Regional Premiere) Street Scene, 1999 (Regional Premiere) The Threepenny Opera, 1995 WILDER Sunday Excursion, 1978

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Members Enjoy: • Monthly luncheons • Educational programs • Opera tours • Our annual juried/professionally judged Competition for Colorado Singers

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Thank you for attending this Central City Opera performance. For the benefit of all patrons, please note the following policies: • Flash photography and use of recording devices are not permitted during performances. • Please be considerate of other patrons and refrain from excessive noise or disturbances during the performance. • Casting is subject to change without notice.

The Denver Box Office is located at 4875 Ward Rd, Suite 100, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. The Central City Opera Box Office number is 303-292-6700 or 1-800-851-8175. Ticketing online is available at centralcityopera.org

HEALTH AND SAFETY GUIDELINES Our top priority is the health and safety of our patrons, performers and company members. We ask for assistance in creating the safest environment possible in order to produce the 2021 Festival. • • •

Although we are performing outside, we ask that all audience members wear facemasks except while actively eating or drinking. This also includes patrons who have received the COVID-19 vaccine. If you do not have a mask with you, you will be provided with one. Masks must fit properly and cover the mouth and nose. Please follow physical distancing guidance. We ask that you and your fellow patrons maintain a safe distance at all times. We have reduced the performance length and eliminated intermissions, which will prevent large groups from gathering. Patrons are permitted to use the restrooms as needed during the performance.

For additional policies and information, please visit centralcityopera.org/2021-health-safety Special thanks to National Jewish, our health partner, for their guidance on proper protocols to maintain the health and safety of our patrons and company members.

PROGRAM CREDITS Editor in Chief: Margaret Siegrist Contributors: Michael Baitzer, John Baril, Elisabeth Boyce, Ken Cazan, Jose Maria Condemi, Angela Dombrowski, Karen T. Federing, Judith W. Grant+, Paul Hultin, Jenaveve Linabary, Dan Wallace Miller, Emily Murdock, Erin Osovets, Pelham G. Pearce, Jr., Margaret Siegrist Contributing Photographers: Bettinger Photography, Anne McGonagle, Philip Newton, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Amanda Tipton, Kathy Wells Art Direction and Graphic Design: Melissa Rick The Central City Opera Festival Program is published by Vision Graphics Inc. Copyright 2021. Central City Opera is funded in part by the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD), created by Metro voters in 1988 to provide public financial support to scientific and cultural organizations via the .1% retail sales and use tax in the seven-county district. Central City Opera is a member of OPERA America.

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WEATHER Weather conditions or other factors may result in a delayed start or a pause in the performance to ensure the safety of our patrons, performers and technicians. If the orchestra is unable to continue due to weather conditions, the performance may continue with piano accompaniment only. CCO will do everything possible to complete each scheduled performance, however, if a performance is cancelled by CCO due to inclement weather, we will alert audience members as soon as possible. Patrons will have the option to reschedule into another performance* (if available), request a full refund or change your tickets into a taxdeductible donation to CCO. If inclement weather necessitates canceling a show outright, CCO will contact all ticket holders by email or phone as quickly as possible. For additional questions and updates, please call the Box Office (303-292-6700), check your email, visit our website and social media platforms for up-to-date announcements. *Due to capacity and scheduling limitations, we may not be able to exchange your ticket into another performance and we cannot guarantee the same seating section as your original purchase.

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