Angel Blue, soprano

John Fiore, conductor

The Santa Fe Opera Orchestra

Giuseppe Verdi

Sinfonia from Aida (1872 Original Version)
The Santa Fe Opera Orchestra

“Ritorna vincitor!” from Aida
Angel Blue, soprano

“O Carlo, ascolta (Morte di Rodrigo)” from Don Carlo
Lucas Meachem, baritone

“Timor di me?… D’amor sull’ali rosee” from Il Trovatore
Angel Blue, soprano

“Pura siccome un angelo” from La traviata
Angel Blue, soprano
Lucas Meachem, baritone

 INTERMISSION

 Jules Massenet

Méditation from Thaïs
Steven Moeckel, violin
The Santa Fe Opera Orchestra

Gustave Charpentier

“Depuis le jour” from Louise
Angel Blue, soprano

Jules Massenet

“C’est toi, mon père” from Thaïs
Alaysha Fox, soprano
Lucas Meachem, baritone

Giacomo Puccini

Intermezzo to Act III from Manon Lescaut
The Santa Fe Opera Orchestra

“In un coupé?… O Mimì, tu piu non torni” from La bohème
Duke Kim, tenor
Lucas Meachem, baritone

“Vissi d’arte” from Tosca
Angel Blue, soprano

“Or lasciami al lavoro” from Tosca
Angel Blue, soprano
Robert Stahley, tenor

VIOLIN
Steven Moeckel, The Leonard Schwartz Concertmaster Chair
Richard Rood, Associate Concertmaster
Daniel Jordan, Principal Second Violin
Margot Schwartz*, Assistant Principal Second Violin
Jennie Baccante
Sandra C. Baron
Jennifer Best Takeda
Kathleen Brauer
Marlena Chow Morgan
Peter Ciaschini
Carla Ecker
Lisa Ferguson
Debra H. Fong
Elizabeth Kaderabek†
Csaba Koczo*††
Jennifer Kozbial Posadas†
Magdalen Martinic
Borivoj Martinic-Jercic
Denise M. Rood
Lauren Rustad Roth*††
Christopher Takeda†
Alejandro Valdepeñas*††
Ashley Vandiver

VIOLA
Richard Fleischman†
Margaret Dyer Harris††, Principal
Allegra Faith Askew
Laura Tait Chang*††
Joshua Greenlaw
Melissa Trier Kirk**
Alexandra Leem†
Theresa Rudolph**
Frank Shaw*††

CELLO
Joseph Johnson, Principal
Alastair Eng, Assistant Principal
Maurizio Baccante
Mark Brandfonbrener†
Christopher Schnell
Carole Whitney
Benjamin Krug*††

DOUBLE BASS
Miles B. Davis, Principal
Anne Peterson, Assistant Principal
Mark Tatum
Stephen Groat

FLUTE
Bart Feller, Principal
Rachel Blumenthal*
Patricia Wolf Zuber+

PICCOLO
Rachel Blumenthal*
Patricia Wolf Zuber+

OBOE
Robert Ingliss, Principal
Julia DeRosa†
Kevin Vigneau††
Michelle Farah+

ENGLISH HORN
Kevin Vigneau††

CLARINET
Todd Levy, Principal
Erika Shrauger

BASS CLARINET
Michael Taylor Eiffert*+

BASSOON
Julia Harguindey, Principal
Lewis C. Kirk

CONTRABASSOON
Beth VanArsdel+

HORN
Kelly Cornell, Principal
Hunter Sholar
Gregory Flint
James Wilson
Peter Erb+

TRUMPET
Matthew Ernst††, Principal
Charley Lea†
David Dash
Mary Bowden††

TROMBONE
Jonathan Randazzo††, Principal
Christopher Buckholz††

BASS TROMBONE
Christopher Bassett

TUBA
Joe LeFevre+

TIMPANI
Jeffrey Milarsky, Principal

PERCUSSION
Robert Klieger, Principal
Joseph Ferraro
David Tolen+
Gregg Koyle+

HARP
Grace Browning, Principal
Joan Eidman+

PIANO
Glenn Lewis++

CELESTE
Robert Bosworth++

LIBRARIAN
Laura Conrad

ORCHESTRA MANAGER
Gregg Koyle

* First Season
+ Extra Musician
++ Music Staff
† On Leave
†† Acting
** Rotating Assistant Principal Viola

Tonight, we celebrate Board Honorary Chairman Susan F. Morris and her 20 years of exemplary service to the Santa Fe Opera. Susan and her husband Bill began attending performances at the invitation of John Crosby, the founder and General Director of the Santa Fe Opera. As a child, John suffered from asthma. His pediatrician in Bronxville, New York was Susan’s father. It was Susan’s father who recommended that John attend the Los Alamos Ranch School, which was John’s formative introduction to New Mexico. Susan and her husband Bill were longtime subscribers to the Metropolitan Opera, when in the 1990s, they decided to attend the Santa Fe Opera. Knowing the family connection, Bill urged Susan to write a letter to John. John was delighted to hear from her. Soon after her first visit to Santa Fe, Susan joined the Board of Directors. Between 2003-2020, Susan was either President or Chairman of the Board. She served all four General Directors and provided guidance and continuity during leadership transitions. She and Bill have supported every aspect of the opera’s mission, and Susan has led successful fundraising efforts to renovate the theatre, backstage spaces and grounds. Together, Susan and Bill created an endowed fund named for John Crosby to provide production support in perpetuity, and they are members of the Summit Society in recognition of their generous lifetime giving. Susan is highly regarded in the field of opera. She is an emeritus trustee of OPERA America, and is also a recipient of The National Opera Trustee Recognition Award. She is a model of steadfast leadership, known and admired for her intelligence, grace and sense of humor. She is a true champion for the Santa Fe Opera, and we are deeply grateful for her matchless record of service and personal dedication.

SPECIAL THANKS

Whitney McAnally, Stage Manager
Sandra Lee Zamora, Assistant Stage Manager

“C’est toi, mon père” from Thaïs, by Jules Massenet presented under license from Schirmer Inc. and Associated Music Publishers, copyright owners.