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Apprentice Scenes 2004

August 15 & 22, 2004

The Next Generation … Center Stage

The opera’s singing and technical apprentices take the mainstage spotlight for two unique evenings of staged scenes. These evenings are fun-filled “sampler boxes” of operatic styles. They are a great introduction to opera and a great value for families to enjoy an evening out. Our apprentice programs have launched numerous distinguished careers and these two evenings are the perfect opportunity to experience the future of opera – onstage now.

Since its beginnings, The Santa Fe Opera has offered aspiring singers the opportunity to obtain advanced training and professional experience as they build a career in opera.  A sister program was also created, to give theater technicians hands-on training in all areas of production. The concept, developed by founder, John Crosby, flourishes today as the internationally recognized Apprentice Programs for Singers and Technicians.

Programs

August 15, 2004

Pagliacci
Ruggiero Leoncavallo
Act I Excerpt

Nedda | Emily Martin
Silvio | Corey McKern
Tonio | Andrew Oakden

Music Director | Carol Isaac
Stage Director | Nicolette Molnar
Costume Designer | Anastasia Armes
Assistant Costume Designer | Mariela Novoa

L’elisir d’amore
Gaetano Donizetti
Act I, Scene 6

Nemorino | Andrew Bidlack
Dulcamara | Scott Tomlinson

Music Director | Mary Jo Gothmann
Stage Director | Kathleen Clawson
Costume Designer | Diana Lopez

Roméo et Juliette
Charles Gounod
Act III Excerpt

Juliette | Martha Guth
Roméo | Joseph Muir
Friar | Sam Handley
Gertrude | Sonja Bruzauskas

Music Director | Carol Anderson
Stage Director | Nicolette Molnar
Costume Designer | Mahealani Moore
Assistant Costume Designer | Sandy Baker

Suor Angelica
Giacomo Puccini
Excerpt

Angelica | Ariana Wyatt
Principessa | Shannon Magee

Music Director | Thomas Bagwell
Stage Director | Nicolette Molnar
Costume Designer | Ren LaDassor

Madama Butterfly
Giacomo Puccini
Act III Trio

Suzuki | Laura Vlasak Nolen
Pinkerton | Alex Richardson
Sharpless | Timothy S. Hill
Kate Pinkerton | Emily Martin

Music Director | Mary Jo Gothmann
Stage Director | Nicolette Molnar
Costume Designer | Soule Golden

Albert Herring
Benjamin Britten
Excerpts

Nancy | Sonja Bruzauskas
Sid | Christopher Bolduc
Albert | Andrew Bidlack

Music Director | Peter Pasztor
Stage Director | Kathleen Clawson
Costume Designer | Kyle Everett

La favorita
Gaetano Donizetti
Act I Duet

Leonora | Ann McMahon Quintero
Fernando | Bryan Thomas Griffin
Ines | Leslie Mutchler

Music Director | Carol Isaac
Stage Director | Kathleen Clawson
Costume Designer | Bethany Nordstrom
Assistant Costume Designer | Liesl M. Seitz

Le Nozze di Figaro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Act II Finale

Countess | Carla Thelen Hanson
Susanna | Sarah Elizabeth Wolfson
Count | Timothy Kuhn
Figaro | Justin Petersen
Antonio | Scott Tomlinson
Marcellina | Kelley O’Connor
Don Basilio | Eric Martinez
Dr. Bartolo | Sam Handley

Music Director | Speranza Scappucci
Stage Director | Kathleen Clawson
Conductor | Robert Tweten
Costume Designer | Kyla Kazuschyk

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STAFF

Artistic Director | Daniel Rice
Vocal/Diction Instructors | Nico Castel, Nina Hinson, Mary Jane Johnson, Diane Richardson, Regina Sarfaty
Production Stage Managers | Jennifer Good, Rupert Hemmings, Daniel Sokalski
Technical Coordinator | Tracy Armagost
Assistant to Technical Coordinator | Eric Breikjern
Scenic Administrator | Mark Turner
Scenic Coordinator | Derek Baylor
Master Electrician | Erika Kissam
Lighting Design Supervisor | Lee Fiskness
Audio/Video Supervisor | Ian Burch
Opera Titles System Engineer | Angela Sylvester
Opera Titles System Administrators | Ron Grinage, Jennifer Rhodes
Properties Director | Randy Lutz
Properties Running Crew Supervisor | Ondina Dominguez
Properties Crafts Supervisor | David Russell
Costume Director | David Burke
Costume Supervisor | Norah Tullman-Kaltenbach
Costume Coordinator | Leilani Maloney
Wardrobe Supervisor | Kelly James-Penot
Wardrobe Assistant | Catherine Dee
Wig & Make-Up Supervisor | Jason Allen
Program | Tyler Stoops

Stage Manager, Part I | Anna Franzen
Production Assistants, Part I | Derek J. Kasper, Brooke Redler
Lighting Designer, Part I | Lois Bryan
Lighting Supervisor, Part I | Mollie Flanagan
Light Board Operator | Alexandra Pappas
Deck Electrician | Wilburn Bonnell
Followspots | Corinne Mings, Lauren Ostermiller, Jennifer K. Yaros
Electricians | Sarah E. Arnold, Christine Causey, Corinne Mings, Beckie Tachick
Audio/Visual Supervisor | André de Villiers
Audio/Visual Assistant | Austin Jennings
Opera Titles Translation | Jennifer Rhodes
Opera Titles System Assistant Engineer | Jennifer Harber
Music Services Supervisors | Jessica Borda, Jennifer Harber
Crafts Head | Soule Golden
Wardrobe | Ginger Stull
Wig & Make-Up Designers | Jason Allen, Christy Bowers, Moria Clinton, Marilyn Jordan, Matthew Roelfs, Ashley Ryan, Mary Kay Yezerski

Stage Manager, Part II | Anna Franzen
Production Assistants, Part II | Chelsea Antrim, Matthew Ozawa
Lighting Designer, Part II | Xavier Pierce
Lighting Supervisor, Part II | Jenna Henderson
Stage Crew Supervisor | James Southworth
Assistant Stage Crew Supervisor | James Whitehouse
Stage Run Crew | Ross Daugherty, Chris Eichenberger, Daniel Parks, Clinton E. Thompson, Morgan Yeates
Properties Running Crew Chief | Krista L. Degerness
Assistant Props Running Crew Chief | Carolina L. Angulo
Props Running Crew | Cana Laurel Gyongyos, Brit Hoffman, Robert Tucker
Properties Artisans | Carolina Angulo, Julie A. Barkovich, Eric Breikjern, Jessie Brown-Opel, Chastity N. Collins, Ross Daugherty, Krista L. Degerness, Cara DeHart, Ondina Dominguez, Drew Drake, Eileen S. Garcia, Cana Laurel Gyongyos, Eric Hart, Brit Hoffman, Will Kessler, Ethan Koerner, Corinne Mings, Tanase Popa, Jennifer Sherman, James Southworth, Beckie Tachick, Robert Tucker, James Whitehouse, Morgan Yeates
Scenic Painting | Chastity N. Collins, Kenneth Kudulis, Crystal Marano

August 22, 2004

Guillaume Tell
Gioacchino Rossini
Act II Trio

Arnold | Nicholas Perna
Tell | Michael Mayes
Walter | Matthew Arnold
Mathilde | Susanna Phillips

Music Director | Mikhail Hallak
Stage Director | Kathleen Clawson
Costume Designer | Ren LaDassor
Assistant Costume Designer | Kyle Everett

Idomeneo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Act III Duet and Quartet

Ilia | Maryann Madden
Idamante | Leah Wool
Elettra | Martha Guth
Idomeneo | Eric Martinez

Music Director | Carol Anderson
Stage Director | Chuck Hudson
Costume Designer | Bethany Nordstrom

Edgar
Giacomo Puccini
Act I Excerpt

Tigrana | Kelley O’Connor
Frank | Christopher DeVage
Edgar | Joseph Muir

Music Director | Thomas Bagwell
Stage Director | Kathleen Clawson
Costume Designer | Mahealani Moore

Faust
Charles Gounod
Duet

Marguerite | Julianna Di Giacomo
Faust | Brandon Wood

Music Director | Peter Pasztor
Stage Director | Chuck Hudson
Costume Designer | Anastasia Armes

Il barbiere di Siviglia
Gioacchino Rossini
Act III Trio

Rosina | Eudora Brown
Count | Christopher Wilburn
Figaro | Sean Anderson
Berta | Shannon Magee

Music Director | Joseph Mechavich
Stage Director | Chuck Hudson
Costume Designer | Mariela Novoa
Assistant Costume Designer | Anastasia Armes

Werther
Jules Massenet
Act III Excerpt

Charlotte | Leslie Mutchler
Werther | Mathew Edwardsen

Music Director | Mikhail Hallak
Stage Director | Nicolette Molnar
Costume Designer | Liesl Seitz

The Rake’s Progress
Igor Stravinsky
Act II, Scene 2

Anne | Susanna Phillips
Tom | Gregory Warren
Baba | Laura Vlasak Nolen

Music Director | Robert Tweten
Stage Director | Kathleen Clawson
Costume Designer | Sandy Baker

Ballad of Baby Doe
Douglas Moore
Act I, Scene 3

Augusta | Keri Alkema
Tabor | Andrew Oakden
Samantha | Ariana Wyatt

Music Director | Kirt Pavitt
Stage Director | Nicolette Molnar
Co-Costume Designers | Diana Lopez, Marianne Marks

L’elisir d’amore
Gaetano Donizetti
Act I, Scenes 7-9

Adina | Bronwen Forbay
Nemorino | Richard Johnson
Belcore | Timothy Hill

Music Director | Joseph Mechavich
Stage Director | Kathleen Clawson
Costume Designer | Ginger Stull

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STAFF

Artistic Director | Daniel Rice
Vocal/Diction Instructors | Nico Castel, Nina Hinson, Mary Jane Johnson, Diane Richardson, Regina Sarfaty
Production Stage Managers | Jennifer Good, Rupert Hemmings, Daniel Sokalski
Technical Coordinator | Tracy Armagost
Assistant to Technical Coordinator | Eric Breikjern
Scenic Administrator | Mark Turner
Scenic Coordinator | Derek Baylor
Master Electrician | Erika Kissam
Lighting Design Director | Leslie Boeckman
Program | Tyler Stoops
Audio/Video Supervisor | Ian Burch
Audio/Video Assistants | Kirstin Johnson, Jay Taylor
Opera Titles System Engineer | Angela Sylvester
Opera Titles System Administrators | Ron Grinage, Jennifer Rhodes
Properties Director | Randy Lutz
Properties Running Crew Supervisor | Nancy Garcia
Properties Crafts Supervisor | David Russell
Costume Director | David Burke
Costume Supervisor | Norah Tullman-Kaltenbach
Costume Coordinator | Leilani Maloney
Wardrobe Supervisor | Kelly James-Penot
Wardrobe Assistant | Julia Riggs
Wig & Make-Up Supervisor | Jason Allen

Stage Manager, Part I | Shawn Rieschl-Johnson
Production Assistants, Part I | Jessica Borda, Tanase Popa
Lighting Supervisor, Part I | Lois Bryan
Lighting Designer, Part I | Christine Causey
Light Board Operator | Jennifer K. Yaros
Deck Electrician | Mollie Flanagan
Followspots | Daniel Parks, Xavier Pierce, Robert Tucker
Electricians | Daniel Parks, Robert Tucker, James Whitehouse
Audio/Visual Assistant | Austin Jennings
Wardrobe | Kyle Everett
Crafts | Soule Golden
Wig & Make-Up Designers | Jason Allen, Christy Bowers, Moria Clinton, Marilyn Jordan, Matthew Roelfs, Ashley Ryan, Mary Kay Yezerski

Stage Manager, Part II | Rory Collins
Production Assistants, Part II | Chris Eichenberger, Jenna Henderson
Lighting Designer, Part II | Wilburn Bonnell
Lighting Supervisor, Part II | Alexandra Pappas
Stage Crew Supervisor | Sarah Arnold
Assistant Stage Crew Supervisor | Ethan Koerner
Stage Crew | Cara DeHart, Austin Jennings, Derek Kasper, Will Kessler, Lauren Ostermiller
Properties Running Crew Chief | Kate Anderson
Assistant Props Running Crew Chief | Jennifer Harber
Properties Running Crew | Eric Hart, Jennifer Sherman, Beckie Tachick
Properties Artisans | Carolina Angulo, Julie A. Barkovich, Eric Breikjern, Jessie Brown-Opel, Chastity N. Collins, Ross Daugherty, Krista L. Degerness, Cara DeHart, Ondina Dominguez, Drew Drake, Eileen S. Garcia, Cana Laurel Gyongyos, Eric Hart, Brit Hoffman, Will Kessler, Ethan Koerner, Corinne Mings, Tanase Popa, Jennifer Sherman, James Southworth, Beckie Tachick, Robert Tucker, James Whitehouse, Morgan Yeates
Scenic/Props Painting | Chastity Collins, Kenneth Kudulis, Crystal Marano
Music Services Supervisors | Matthew Ozawa, Brooke Redler
Opera Titles Translation | Jennifer Rhodes
Opera Titles Assistant Engineers | Matthew Ozawa, Monica Rodriguez

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