Apprentice Scenes 2015

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 16, 2015

Così fan tutte
W.A. Mozart
Act I – Scene One and Two

Music Director | Peter Pasztor
Stage Director | Kathleen Clawson
Costume Designer | Eileen Chaffer
Wig & Makeup Designer | Ashley Robinson

Serse
G.F. Handel
Act II – No. 35–37 and 39

Serse | Megan Marino
Elviro | Kevin Thompson
Amastre | Shabnam Kalbasi
Romilda | Adelaide Boedecker

The Pearl Fishers
Georges Bizet
Act I – Scene and Duet

Nadir | John Matthew Myers
Zurga | Jorell Williams

Music Director | Kirt Pavitt
Stage Director | Walker Lewis
Costume Designer | Chantrelle Grover
Wig & Makeup Designer | Amanda Clark

Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Richard Wagner
Act III – Scene Four

The Tales of Hoffmann
Jacques Offenbach
Act II

Otello
Gioachino Rossini
Act II – Trio

Rodrigo | Jack Swanson
Otello | Aaron Short
Desdemona | Alyssa Martin

Enemies, A Love Story
Ben Moore
Librettist | Nahma Sandrow
Act II – Scene One, Trio

Yadwiga | Jacquelyn Stucker
Tamara | Cynthia Hanna
Masha | Heather Phillips

Music Director | Michael Spassov
Stage Director | Walker Lewis
Costume Designer | Mariko Ohigashi
Wig & Makeup Designer | Manuel Jacobo

A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Benjamin Britten
Act II – Mechanicals Scene

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STAFF

Artistic Director| David Holloway
Assistant Artistic Director | Kathleen Clawson
Head of Music Staff | Robert Tweten
Production Stage Manager | Jennifer Harber
Technical Coordinators | Tracy Armagost, Aja M. Jackson
Stage Carpenters | Logan Schoenbaechler, Christopher Stepanek
Stage Crew Supervisors | Katrina “Chuck” Webber, Joey Farley
Lighting Director | Lee Fiskness
Master Electrician | Brian Abbott
Audio/Video Manager | Mike Paddock
Audio/Video Tech |Carl J. Whitaker
ELS Engineer | Karl Kern
A/V Opera Titles Tech | Alex Davila
Opera Titles System | Ron Grinage, Jennifer Rhodes
Wardrobe Supervisor | Brandy Karlsen
Wig & Makeup Supervisor | David C. Zimmerman
Stage Manager, Part I | Taylor Ruge
Production Assistants, Part I | Lindsay Kipnis, Whitley Body
Lighting Designer, Part I | Cody Soper
Lighting Supervisor, Part I | George Kielty
Light Board Operator, Part I | David Hernandez
Master Electrician | Savannah Bell
Followspots | Emily A. Phillips, Ashley Stock, JJ Margolis
Electricians | Ashley Stock, JJ Margolis
Audio/Visual Supervisor | Isabella Nicole Ness
Music Services Supervisors | Tenley Pitonzo, Tara Adelberg
Wardrobe Lead | Lauren Pivirotto
First Hands |Shannon Healy, Eli Hunstad, Catherine Kotlowski, Jane Reichard
Crafts | Joanie Ming
Properties Director | Randall Robert Lutz
Properties Crafts Supervisor | Aimee Plant
Properties Run Crew Coordinators | Cayley Carroll, Caitlin Stoddard
Properties Staff | Jared Van Kirk
Properties Carpenter Supervisor |David Schneider
Costume Supervisor | Ashley Rigg
Costume Coordinator | Emilee McVey-Lee
Music Services Supervisor | Alex Hesbrook
Assistant Music Services Supervisor | Alex Biscoff
Stage Manager, Part II | Rachel Arditi
Production Assistants, Part II | Nick Garcia, Lauren Julun
Lighting Designer, Part II | Matthew Morris
Lighting Supervisor, Part II | Christopher E. Wong
Light Board Operator, Part II | Jessica Ann Drayton
Stage Carpenter | Zachary Feivou
Master Carpenters |Timothy M. Testa, Gabriella Lourigan
Stage Crew Supervisor | Fred Drenkow
Assistant Stage Crew Supervisor | Rosa Maria Gutierrez
Stage Run Crew | Yahaira N. Roman, Ian Orbke, Brian Pacelli, David Quackenbush, Zachary Miles
Technical Assistant | Geoffrey Solomon
Properties Run Supervisor | Katherine Fortner
Assistant Properties Run Supervisor | Sloan Buffum-Robbins
Properties Running Crew | Miriam E. Mendoza, Rachel Spanner, Ben Herrera, Andrea Spraycar, Jacob Sampson
Properties Crafts/Carpentry/Paints | Zachary Miles, Brian Pacelli, Sydney Ponic, Andrea Spraycar, Jacob Sampson, Ben Herrera, Kiera Bunch, Bryant Villasana, Sloan Buffum-Robbins, Geoffrey Solomon
Scenic Carpentry | Timothy M. Testa, Austin Aschbrenner, Steven Novak
Scenic Painter | William Sawyer
Rehearsal Department | Ben Bell Bern, Danielle Kimball

August 23, 2015

Les Mamelles de Tirésias
Francis Poulenc
Scenes Five through Eight

L’incoronazione di Poppea
Claudio Monteverdi
Act II – Scene Eight

Poppea | Chelsea Basler
Nerone | Shabnam Kalbasi

Music Director | Keun-A Lee
Stage Director | Walker Lewis
Costume Designer | Mariko Ohigashi
Wig & Makeup Designer | Amanda Clark

Luisa Miller
Giuseppe Verdi
Act II – Scene, Duet, and Quartet

Count Walter | Nicholas Brownlee
Wurm | Kevin Thompson
Federica | Cynthia Hanna
Luisa | Heather Phillips

Music Director | Francesco Milioto
Stage Director | Louisa Muller
Costume Designer | Shannon Healy
Wig & Makeup Designer | Leisha Dawn Thornton

Die schweigsame Frau
Richard Strauss
Act I – Final Scene

Aida
Giuseppe Verdi
Act IV – Duet

Amneris | Daryl Freedman
Radamès | Cooper Nolan

Music Director | Glenn Lewis
Stage Director | Kathleen Clawson
Costume Designer | Adina Wells
Wig & Makeup Designer | Lexi O’Reilly

L’italiana in Algeri
Gioachino Rossini
Act II – Scene and Quintet

Crossing
Matthew Aucoin
Final Duet

John Wormley | Roy Hage
Walt Whitman | Adrian Smith
Soprano Voice | Adelaide Boedecker

Music Director | Tatiana Vassilieva
Stage Director | Mary Birnbaum
Costume Designer | Erin Levy
Wig & Makeup Designer | Manuel Jacobo

Candide
Leonard Bernstein
Montage

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STAFF

Artistic Director | David Holloway
Assistant Artistic Director | Kathleen Clawson
Head of Music Staff | Robert Tweten
Production Stage Manager | Jennifer Harber
Technical Coordinators | Tracy Armagost, Aja M. Jackson
Stage Carpenters | Logan Schoenbaechler, Christopher Stepanek
Stage Crew Supervisors | Katrina “Chuck” Webber, Joey Farley
Lighting Director | Philip Alfano
Master Electrician | Paul Timmel
Audio/Video Manager | Mike Paddock
Audio/Video Tech | Carl J. Whitaker
ELS Engineer | Karl Kern
A/V Opera Titles Tech | Alex Davila
Opera Titles System | Ron Grinage, Jennifer Rhodes
Wardrobe Supervisor |Brandy Karlsen
Wig & Makeup Supervisor | David C. Zimmerman
Stage Manager, Part I |Greg Boyle
Production Assistants, Part I | Tenley Pitonzo, Miriam E. Mendoza
Lighting Designer, Part I | Jessica Ann Drayton
Lighting Supervisor, Part I | David Hernandez
Light Board Operator, Part I | Cody Soper
Master Electrician | George Kielty
Followspots/Electricians | Matthew Morris, David Quackenbush, Yahaira N. Roman
Audio/Visual Supervisor | Kirsten Ward
Music Services Supervisors | Whitley Body, Geoffrey Solomon
Wardrobe Head | Joanie Ming
First Hands | Eli Hunstad, Catherine Kotlowski, Jane Reichard, Chantrelle Grover
Crafts | Isabel Bristow
Properties Director | Randall Robert Lutz
Properties Crafts Supervisor | Aimee Plant
Properties Run Crew Coordinators | Cayley Carroll, Caitlin Stoddard
Properties Staff | Jared Van Kirk
Properties Carpenter Supervisor | David Schneider
Costume Supervisor | Ashley Rigg
Costume Coordinator | Emilee McVey-Lee
Music Services Supervisor | Alex Hesbrook
Assistant Music Services Supervisor | Alex Biscoff
Stage Manager, Part II | Lauren Wong
Production Assistants, Part II | Anderson Nunnelley, Rachel Spanner
Lighting Designer, Part II | Christopher E. Wong
Lighting Supervisor, Part II | Savannah Bell
Light Board Operator, Part II | Emily A. Phillips
Stage Carpenter | Gatlin Douglas
Master Carpenters | Timothy M. Testa, Gabriella Lourigan
Stage Crew Supervisor | Colin Surra
Assistant Stage Crew Supervisor | Tyler D. Shivley
Stage Run Crew | Ashley E. Stock, Miroku Shimada, Lauren Julun, Austin Aschbrenner, Tara Adelberg
Technical Assistant | Jacob Sampson
Properties Run Supervisor | Becky Fryberger
Assistant Properties Run Supervisor | Savannah Kurtz
Properties Running Crew | Lindsay Kipnis, Nick Garcia, Kiera Bunch, Bryant Villasana, Sloan Buffum-Robbins
Properties Crafts/Carpentry/Paints | Zachary Miles, Brian Pacelli, Sydney Ponic, Andrea Spraycar, Jacob Sampson, Ben Herrera, Kiera Bunch, Bryant Villasana, Sloan Buffum-Robbins, Geoffrey Solomon, Masato Iwamura
Scenic Carpentry | Austin Aschbrenner, Steven Novak
Scenic Painter | William Sawyer
Rehearsal Department | Ben Bell Bern, Danielle Kimball
Supernumeraries |Ben Bell Bern, Mike Paddock

PROGRAMS

August 16, 2015

August 23, 2015

Apprentice Scenes 2015