Apprentice Scenes 2008 | Santa Fe Opera

Programs

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. The programs have launched numerous distinguished careers, including those of Sam Ramey, William Burden, Joyce DiDonato, Michael Fabiano, Brandon Jovanovich, Kate Lindsey, Jay Hunter Morris, and Susanna Phillips to name a few.

August 10, 2008

Manon
Jules Massenet
Act II, Scene 1

Béatrice et Bénédict
Hector Berlioz
Act I, Dialogue Nos. 7 & 8

Hero | Shannon Kessler
Ursula | Meredith Woodend

Music Director | Carol Anderson
Stage Director | Kevin Newbury
Costume Designer | Rachel Dombi
Wig & Makeup Designer | Carissa Thorlakson

Il barbiere di Siviglia
Gioachino Rossini
Act II, Scene 9

Figaro | Stephen Hartley
Count Almaviva | Brad Benoit
Rosina | Rosalie Sullivan

Music Director | Stephen Hargreaves
Stage Director | Kathleen Clawson
Costume Designer | Caroline Dignes
Wig & Makeup Designer | Manuel Jacobo

Carmen
Georges Bizet
Act III Final Scene

Carmen | Erica Brookhyser
Don José | Cameron Schutza

Music Director | Valerie Trujillo
Stage Director | Sam Helfrich
Costume Designer | Heather Jessup
Wig & Makeup Designer | Karman Moyer

Rigoletto
Giuseppe Verdi
Act I, No. 3, Duet

Rigoletto | Nicholas Pallesen
Sparafucile | Lucas Harbour
Gilda | Jamie-Rose Guarrine
Giovanna | Rosalie Sullivan

Music Director | James Lesniak
Stage Director | Kathleen Clawson
Costume Designer | Stephanie Cluggish
Wig & Makeup Designer | Carissa Thorlakson

Don Giovanni
W.A. Mozart
Act I, Scene 9

Don Giovanni | Kelly Markgraf
Zerlina | Katherine Drago
Donna Elvira | Joyce El-Khoury

Music Director | James Lesniak
Stage Director | Sam Helfrich
Costume Designer | Mike Kaukl
Wig & Makeup Designer | Stephanie Wicker

Rigoletto
Giuseppe Verdi
Act IV, No. 16, Quartet

Duke | Adam Bielamowicz
Maddalena | Nicole Percifield
Gilda | Jamie-Rose Guarrine
Rigoletto | Nicholas Pallesen

La bohème
Giacomo Puccini
Act IV

Music Director | Les Dala
Stage Director | Kristine McIntyre
Costume Designer | Mia Bednowitz
Assistant Costume Designer | Kimberly D. Stark
Wig & Makeup Designer | Gabrielle Vincent
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Staff

Stage Manager, Part I | Darin Burnett
Production Assistants, Part I | Teri Jo Fuson, Michael Hernandez
Lighting Designer, Part I | Vince Modugno
Lighting Supervisor, Part I | Charlie Winter
Light Board Operators | Michael DellaValle, Alan Piotrowicz
Master Electrician | Jonathan Weaver
Electricians | Andy Cruz, Thomas Fields, Jeremy Faircloth
Scheduling | Lee Ellen Hveem, Sam Snook
Followspots | Kortney Konrath, Andy Cruz, Sarah Eggleston
Audio/Visual Supervisor | Andrew Becker
Technical Assistant | M. Brigitte Bode
Music Services Supervisor | Shawna Lucey
Assistant Music Services Supervisor | Tony Nappo
Costume Technicians & Wardrobe Assistants | Allegra Sargent, Amanda Shuknecht

Stage Manager, Part II | Michael Janney
Production Assistants, Part II | Cayley Carroll, Alexandra Cain
Lighting Designer, Part II | Zachary Ciaburri
Lighting Supervisor, Part II | Julie Streeter
Stage Crew Supervisor | Kenneth Andrew Foster
Assistant Stage Crew Supervisor | Stephen Edwards
Stage Run Crew | Eric Lin, Blake Anderson, Kian Dempsey, David Horowitz, Melissa Markus, Brian Farkas
Stage Carpenter | Alicia Carlson
Properties Run Supervisor | Dinah Berkeley
Assistant Props Run Supervisor | Becki Smith
Properties Running Crew | Ariel Long, Uldarico Sarmiento, Eric Brown, Jennifer Kirkpatrick, Kyra Tietjen
Properties Crafts | Julie Streeter, Rihoko Honda, Ariel Long, Shawna Lucey, Dana Stremming, Teri Jo Fuson, Eric Brown, Jennifer Kirkpatrick, Dinah Berkeley, Uldarico Sarmiento, M. Brigitte Bode, Keri Friedman, Kasia Mode, Katy Fagiolo
Properties Paints | Jenna Ulrich, Jennifer Kirkpatrick, Tony Nappo, Dana Stremming, Sarah Eggleston, Victoria Crutchfield
Properties/Scenic Carpentry | Blake Anderson, Kian Dempsey, Stephen Edwards, Tony Nappo, Ariel Long, Eric Brown, Kenneth Andrew Foster, David Krupla, Andrew McQuade
Scenic Painting | Sean Goff

August 17, 2008

Turandot
Giacomo Puccini
Act II, Scene 1

Ping | Chad Sloan
Pang | Jeffrey Behrens
Pong | Sung Eun Lee

Music Director | Lisa Keller
Stage Director | Kristine McIntyre
Costume Designer | Mia Bednowitz
Wig & Makeup Designer | Stephanie Wicker

Così fan tutte
W.A. Mozart
Act II, Scenes 1 & 2

Despina | Jennifer M. Forni
Fiordiligi | Siân Davies
Dorabella | Emily Fons

Music Director | Lisa Keller
Stage Director | Kathleen Clawson
Costume Designer | Caroline Dignes
Wig & Makeup Designer | Bree Schaller

H.M.S. Pinafore
Gilbert & Sullivan
Nos. 15 & 16

Josephine | Valerie Vinzant
Captain | Stephen Hartley
Sir Joseph | Tyler Simpson

Lucia di Lammermoor
Gaetano Donizetti
Act II, Nos. 9 & 10

Eugene Onegin
Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky
Act II, Scene 2

Lensky | Jon-Michael Ball
Onegin | Kelly Markgraf
Zaretsky | Lucas Harbour

Music Director | Andrew Altenbach
Stage Director | Sam Helfrich
Costume Designer | Mike Kaukl
Wig & Makeup Designer | Carissa Thorlakson

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

Tom | Thorsteinn Helgi Árbjörnsson
Nick | Tom Corbeil
Anne | Greta Ball

Music Director | Robert Tweten
Stage Director | Kevin Newbury
Costume Designer | Stephanie Cluggish
Wig & Makeup Designer | Vanessa Streeter

Béatrice et Bénédict
Hector Berlioz
Act I, No. 5, Trio

Bénédict | Daniel Gerdes
Claudio | Kyle Albertson
Don Pedro | Tyler Simpson

Music Director | Carol Anderson
Stage Director | Kristine McIntyre
Costume Designer | Heather Jessup
Wig & Makeup Designer | Manuel Jacobo

Der Rosenkavalier
Richard Strauss
Act III, Trio & Duet

Music Director | Glenn Lewis
Stage Director | Kathleen Clawson
Costume Designer | Sarah Holden
Wig & Makeup Designer | Stephanie Wicker
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Staff

Stage Manager, Part I | Jodi Gage
Production Assistants, Part I | Kyra Tietjen, Melissa Markus
Lighting Designer, Part I | Charlie Winter
Lighting Supervisor, Part I | Michael DellaValle
Light Board Operators | Jonathan Weaver, Vince Modugno
Master Electrician | Kortney Konrath
Electricians | Tony Nappo, Eric Lin
Scheduling | Lee Ellen Hveem, Sam Snook
Followspots | Julie Streeter, Andrew Becker, Eric Lin
Audio/Visual Supervisor | Benjamin Wozniak
Music Services Supervisor | Sarah Eggleston
Assistant Music Services Supervisor | Becki Smith
Wardrobe Assistants | Allegra Sargent, Rachel Dombi
Costume Technicians | Allegra Sargent, Rachel Dombi, Amanda Shuknecht, Christina Casstevens

Stage Manager, Part II | Melissa Kaye Tosto
Production Assistants, Part II | Dana Stremming, Shawna Lucey
Lighting Designer, Part II | Alan Piotrowicz
Lighting Supervisor, Part II | Zachary Ciaburri
Stage Crew Supervisor | Andrew McQuade
Assistant Stage Crew Supervisor | David Krupla
Stage Run Crew | Andy Cruz, Jeremy Faircloth, Tien-Yin Sun, Neb Manatowa Bailey, Alexandra Cain, Michael Hernandez
Stage Carpenter | Alicia Carlson
Technical Assistant | M. Brigitte Bode
Properties Run Supervisor | Katy Fagiolo
Assistant Props Run Supervisor | Thomas Fields
Properties Running Crew | Ariel Long, Jenna Ulrich, Rihoko Honda, M. Brigitte Bode, Teri Jo Fuson, Cayley Carroll
Properties Crafts | Julie Streeter, Rihoko Honda, Ariel Long, Shawna Lucey, Dana Stremming, Teri Jo Fuson, Eric Brown, Jennifer Kirkpatrick, Dinah Berkeley, Uldarico Sarmiento, M. Brigitte Bode, Keri Friedman, Kasia Mode, Katy Fagiolo
Properties Paints | Jenna Ulrich, Jennifer Kirkpatrick, Dana Stremming, Tony Nappo, Sarah Eggleston, Victoria Crutchfield
Properties/Scenic Carpentry | Blake Anderson, Kian Dempsey, Stephen Edwards, Tony Nappo, Ariel Long, Eric Brown, Kenneth Andrew Foster, David Krupla, Andrew McQuade
Scenic Painting | Sean Goff