Susan Graham and Friends 2012
AN ENCHANTED EVENING WITH SUSAN GRAHAM AND HER FRIENDS
The incomparable Susan Graham returns to our stage for the first time in several years and she has invited this summer’s principal artists to join her in singing their favorite arias and songs. They will be accompanied by The Santa Fe Opera Orchestra, one of the nation’s best opera orchestras. Here’s a chance for their admirers to see them in the spotlight.
Ms. Graham, one of the world’s leading mezzo-sopranos, is acclaimed for her gleaming voice and intelligent musicianship. Her intense operatic portrayals and recital programs are in great demand wherever she appears.
Program
The Program
The Santa Fe Opera Orchestra
Kenneth Montgomery, conductor
Frédéric Chaslin, piano
Overture to The Magic Flute, K.620 | Mozart
Ch’io mi scordi di te, K. 505 | Mozart
Susan Graham
Frédéric Chaslin, piano
Ô beau pays de la Touraine | Les Huguenots | Meyerbeer
Erin Morley
Vous qui faites l’endormie (Mephistopheles’ Serenade) | Faust | Gounod
Luca Pisaroni
C’est toi, mon père | Thaïs | Massenet
Erin Wall
Mark Delavan
Nuit d’invresse et d’extase infinie! | Les Troyens | Berlioz
Susan Graham
Bryan Hymel
Ah! je vais mourir… Adieu fière cité | Les Troyens | Berlioz
Susan Graham
Tu puniscimi o signore | Luisa Miller | Verdi
Leah Crocetto
Luca Pisaroni
Asile Hereditaire | Guillaume Tell | Rossini
Bryan Hymel
Gentlemen of the Apprentice Singer Program
INTERMISSION
Dein ist mein ganzes herz | The Land of Smiles | Lehár
William Burden
Vilja | The Merry Widow | Lehár
Susan Graham
Epiphany | Sweeney Todd | Sondheim
Mark Delavan
Some Enchanted Evening | South Pacific | Rodgers/Hammerstein
Luca Pisaroni
All The Things You Are | Very Warm for May | Kern/Hammerstein
Leah Crocetto
If Ever I Would Leave You | Camelot | Lerner/Loewe
Nicholas Pallesen
If I Loved You | Carousel | Rodgers/Hammerstein
Erin Wall
Nicholas Pallesen
Be My Love | The Toast of New Orleans | Brodszky/Cahn
Bryan Hymel
The Boy From … | Sondheim/Rodgers
Susan Graham
Frédéric Chaslin, piano
Make Our Garden Grow | Candide | Bernstein
Zach Borichevsky, Candide
Lindsey Russell, Cunegonde
Sydney Mancasola, Paquette
Ellie Jarrett, Old Lady
Edwin Vega, Governor
Jonathan Michie, Maximilian
Joseph Beutel, Pangloss
Full Company
In Appreciation
This special evening affords an opportunity to acknowledge and thank the many individuals whose loyalty, support, and enthusiasm have made The Santa Fe Opera the extraordinary company it is.
Chairman Susan F. Morris, President Carey R. Ramos and a dedicated Board of Directors.
An experienced and committed Senior Staff and the many professionals whose knowledge and skill make our Company run.
Distinguished artists and creative teams, gifted Apprentice Singers and Technicians, and outstanding Orchestra members whose amazing talent entertain and inspire us.
The Guilds of The Santa Fe Opera and its many volunteers whose hours – some 18,000 a year – provide priceless service; in addition, their invaluable advocacy in communities throughout New Mexico helps forge new alliances.
It is impossible to name all who have collaborated on this evening’s program; two a few deserve special thanks: Kevin Newbury, Stage Director, and Matthew Epstein, Artistic Consultant, Lee Fiskness, Lighting Director, and Randall Robert Lutz, Set Decoration.
The Santa Fe Opera recognizes with deep appreciation the generous support of the Orchestra in this evening’s program. The dedication of its members to high musical standards is unmatched and greatly admired.
Artists
Susan Graham
Mezzo-soprano
Susan Graham
Hometown: Roswell, NM
2026 Season:
Larina, Eugene Onegin
SFO Debut:
Flora Bervoix, La traviata, 1989
Past Seasons:
Geneviève, Pelléas et Mélisande, 2023
Prince Orlovsky, Die Fledermaus, 2017
Clairon, Capriccio, 2016
Grand Duchess, The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein, 2013
Susan Graham and Friends Gala Concert, 2012
Cecilio, Lucio Silla, 2005
Hélène, La belle Hélène, 2003
Soloist, Susan Graham Concert, 2002
Beatrice, Beatrice and Benedict, 1998
Cherubino, The Marriage of Figaro, 1991
Dorabella, Così fan tutte, 1990
Composer, Ariadne auf Naxos, 1990
Annina, Der Rosenkavalier, 1989
Kenneth Montgomery
Conductor
Kenneth Montgomery
Hometown: Belfast, United Kingdom
SFO Debut:
Mignon, 1982
Past Seasons:
The Impresario & Le Rossignol, 2014
Susan Graham and Friends Gala Concert, 2012
Alceste, 2009
The Marriage of Figaro, 2008
Daphne, 2007
Cendrillon, 2006
Anniversary Arias Gala Concert, 2006
The Barber of Seville, 2005
Beatrice and Benedict, 2004
La belle Hélène, 2003
Intermezzo, 2003
La clemenza di Tito, 2002
Mitridate, 2001
The Marriage of Figaro, 2000
Idomoneo, 1999
Così fan tutte, 1997
The Rake’s Progress, 1996
Abduction from the Seraglio, 1994
Xerxes, 1993
L’incoronazione di Poppea, 1986
Il matrimonio segreto, 1984
Frédéric Chaslin
Conductor
Frédéric Chaslin
Hometown: Paris, France
SFO Debut:
La traviata, 2009
Past Seasons:
Tosca, 2012
Maometto II, 2012
Susan Graham and Friends Gala Concert, 2012
Faust, 2011
Zach Borichevsky
Tenor
Zach Borichevsky
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
SFO Debut:
Matteo, Arabella, 2012
Past Seasons:
Anatol, Vanessa, 2016
Susan Graham and Friends Gala Concert, 2012
William Burden
Tenor
William Burden
Hometown: Miami, FL
SFO Debut:
Lindoro, The Italian Girl In Algiers, 2002
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1989, 1990
Past Seasons:
The Podestà, La finta giardiniera, 2015
Frank Harris, Oscar, 2013
Shepherd, King Roger, 2012
Susan Graham and Friends Gala Concert, 2012
Captain Vere, Billy Budd, 2008
Anniversary Arias Gala Concert, 2006
Benedict, Beatrice and Benedict, 2004
Paris, La belle Hélène, 2003 (June 27 – August 15)
Ambassador from Edom, Judith, 1990
Lackey, Der Rosenkavalier, 1989
Leah Crocetto
Soprano
Leah Crocetto
Hometown: Adrian, MI
SFO Debut:
Anna, Maometto II, 2012
Past Seasons:
Donna Anna, Don Giovanni, 2016
Susan Graham and Friends Gala Concert, 2012
Mark Delavan
Baritone
Mark Delavan
Hometown: Princeton, NJ
SFO Debut:
Altair, The Egyptian Helen, 2001
Past Seasons:
Jack Rance, La Fanciulla del West, 2016
Mandryka, Arabella, 2012
Susan Graham and Friends Gala Concert, 2012
Simon Boccanegra, Simon Boccanegra, 2004 (July 31 -August 28)
Germont, La traviata, 2002 (July 20 – August 12)
Bryan Hymel
Tenor
Bryan Hymel
Hometown: New Orleans, LA
SFO Debut:
Faust, Faust, 2011 (July 1 – August 1)
Past Seasons:
Susan Graham and Friends Gala Concert, 2012
Erin Morley
Soprano
Erin Morley
Hometown: Salt Lake City, UT
SFO Debut:
Queen of the Night, The Magic Flute, 2010 (July 3 – August 10)
Past Seasons:
Tytania, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2021
Adelina Vocedoro-Gambalunghi, The Impresario, 2014
The Nightingale, Le Rossignol, 2014
Roxana, King Roger, 2012
Susan Graham and Friends Gala Concert, 2012
Nicholas Pallesen
Baritone
Nicholas Pallesen
Hometown: Riverside, CA
SFO Debut:
Baron Douphol, La traviata, 2009 (August 22 – 29)
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2008, 2009
Past Seasons:
Sharpless, Madama Butterfly, 2018
Susan Graham and Friends Gala Concert, 2012
Hugh Priest & Herald, Alceste, 2009
Luca Pisaroni
Bass-baritone
Luca Pisaroni
Hometown: Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela
SFO Debut:
Figaro, The Marriage of Figaro, 2008
Previous Seasons:
Maometto, Maometto II, 2012
Susan Graham and Friends, 2012
Tiridate, Radamisto, 2008
Erin Wall
Soprano
Erin Wall
Hometown: Calgary, Canada
SFO Debut:
Daphne, Daphne, 2007
Past Seasons:
Vanessa, Vanessa, 2016
Arabella, Arabella, 2012
Susan Graham and Friends Gala Concert, 2012
Antonia/Stella/Giuletta/Olympia, The Tales of Hoffmann, 2010
Susan Graham and Friends 2012
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