The Cleveland Institute of Music Opera Theater

presents

(Cinderella)

Music by Jules Massenet (1842-1912) Libretto by Henri Cain

Based on the 18th century fairy tale by Charles Perrault

David Bamberger, Director Harry Davidson, Conductor

Dave Brooks, Set & Lighting Designer Alison Garrigan, Costume, Wig & Makeup Designer

Paul & Kathleen Zweifel, Supertitles

Kulas Hall November 9-12, 2011

7:30 p.m.

The CIM Opera Program is supported in part by

a generous grant from the John P. Murphy Foundation

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Cinderella...As you’ve never seen her before!

Those of us who grew up with Disney‟s classic Cinderella tend to think of it as the

“real story” of an unlucky girl who rises to wealth and prominence through the

power of love. Brilliant as that movie is, however, it is not the only way to tell the

tale. In the most famous of the many operatic versions, Rossini‟s La Cenerentola,

there is no magic, no glass slipper, and no fairy godmother. Stephen Sondheim‟s Into

the Woods utilizes the gory version recounted by the Brothers Grimm in which the

stepsisters chop pieces off their feet to force them into the glass slipper and, for

their wickedness, have their eyes plucked out by avenging birds!

“Cinderella” appears to be an archetypal myth that is found in almost every

culture and every period. There is said to be an African story in which Cinderella

goes to the King‟s palace in a special canoe. Our Chinese students tell us they have

their own version of the tale. A scholar catalogued 345 variations dating back as far

as Ancient Egypt – and her book was published in 1893! An updated list would be

enormous, and would need to include everything from the fairy tale musical by

Rodgers and Hammerstein to the updated English setting in My Fair Lady.

The celebrated French version of the story written by Charles Perrault is very much

like the Disney movie. In Perrault, the oppressed girl works so hard at the hearth that

she is covered in cinders (in French, cendres), from which she derives her nickname

“Cendrillon” (Cinderella). When Jules Massenet and his librettist Henri Cain decided to

adapt his tale for the operatic stage they made some crucial changes. Our heroine is no

longer an orphan -- she has a devoted father. Her stepmother and step-sisters, though

certainly bizarre, are not wicked. Massenet‟s Cinderella lives in a house well staffed with

servants and, although she has a few household chores (which she says she doesn‟t

mind), she never does anything really menial.

For me as a stage director, Massenet‟s text raises many questions. Why is this

Cinderella virtually ignored by her step-family? Why doesn‟t her father take her to

the ball, as he says he should? What does the girl do all day other than wait for a

magic fairy to find her a boyfriend?

In the first minutes of tonight‟s production, you will see my answer. I hope you

will find my “variation on the Cinderella theme” intriguing and moving.

However you view my interpretation, you will certainly find Massenet‟s music a

revelation and a joy. By 1899, when he wrote this opera, the composer was at the

height of his musical powers, equally adept at creating delicious comic effects and

irresistible romantic melodies. Sit back and enjoy yourself as he and CIM Opera

Theater take you on a delectable ride into the world of Cinderella – as you have

never seen her before.

Enjoy more Massenet! The Metropolitan Opera in HD will broadcast his most

popular work, MANON, at noon on April 7, 2012.

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(cast listed in order of appearance) * Wednesday/Friday # Thursday/Saturday

An announcement will be made if a cover will replace a singer in the cast list:

Young Lucette Rebecca Zaner

Pandolfe, her father Mark Wanich*

Andrew G. Manea#

Lucette,

also known as Cendrillon (Cinderella)

Kellie Rumba*

Alexandra Schiano #

Madame de la Haltière,

her stepmother

Samantha Renea Gossard*

Elizabeth Frey#

Dorothee,

Madame de la Haltière’s older daughter

Alicia Bousner

Noémie,

Madame de la Haltière’s younger daughter

April Martin*

Sarah Mossman #

The Fairy Godmother Min-Kyeong Kim*

Zoë Schumann#

The Woodland Spirits Carson Dorsey

Alyssa Hensel

Stephanie Klock

Bethany Grace Mamola

Agostina Migoni

Jacquelyn Mouritsen

Prince Charming David Fair*

Nathanael Hein#

The Master of Ceremonies Armando Contreras

The Dean of the Faculty Brian Skoog

First Minister Ryan Hill*

Daniel Grambow#

The King,

the Prince’s father

Jake Andricks

The Herald Troy Bruchwalski

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Artistic Director. . . David Bamberger

Music Director & Conductor. . . Harry Davidson

Opera Coach & Chorus Master. . . John Simmons

Opera Theater Administrator . . . Claire Connelly

Production Manager . . . Sarah Stewart

Mary Schiller, Head

Clifford Billions

Vinson Cole

Jung Eun Oh

Candidates for the Prince’s hand

The Princess of Napata

The Princesses of Beijing

The Princess of Samarkand

The Princess of Holzgerlingen

The Princess of Snettisham

Nicole Rodriguez

Ruobing Zhao

Huiyu Zhang

Jilda Farias

Kathleen Raab

Margaret Kazan

Servants of Madame de la Haltière, Members of the Royal Court:

Laura Anne Cotney, Jilda Farias, Erica Koch, Stephanie Kreutz, Lyndsay Moy,

Annie Reilly, Stacey Van Vossen, Rebecca Zaner, Ruobing Zhao, Huiyu Zhang

Jake Andricks, Troy Bruchwalski, Armando Contreras,

Daniel Grambow, Baichuan Han, Ryan Hill, Raymond James Irwin,

Kevin Simmons, Brian Skoog, Reid Taylor

Covers

An announcement will be made if a cover will perform

in place of a listed singer

Lucette (“Cinderella”): Bethany Grace Mamola

The Fairy Godmother: Laura Anne Cotney

Dorothee: Elizabeth Frey

Cendrillon published by Alphonse Leduc-Robert King, Inc.

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Set and Lighting Designer . . . Dave Brooks

Costumes, Wig & Makeup Designer . . . Alison Garrigan

Wig & Makeup Assistant . . . Krista E. Tomorowitz

Wardrobe Mistress. . . Jan Wolf

Production Manager & Properties Mistress . . . Sarah Stewart

Stage Manager . . . Kathryn Middleman

Assistant Stage Managers . . . Armando Contreras, Veronica Ward

Light Board Operator . . . Oswaldo Iraheta

Stage Hands . . Bob Henninge, Michael DeBose, Michael Sinclair, Dan Kargle,

John Englehart, Brian Laity, Les Wegling

Backstage Coordinator . . . Gillian Terminiello

Charge Scenic Artist . . . Jennifer Hitmar Shankland

Scenic Artists . . . Jill Davis, Thomas Hitmar, Tiffany Scribner,

Laura Carlson Tarantowski

Supertitles . . . Paul & Kathleen Zweifel

Rehearsal Pianists . . . John Simmons, Adam Whiting, Alicja Basinkska

Seamstresses … Alexandra Schiano, Stacey Van Vossen

Violin I

Koko Watanabe,

concertmistress

Tara Ramsey

Graham Jones

Terri Croft

Fahad Awan

Yeon Sun Huh

Violin II

Emily Rhoades, principal

Unji Hong

Justin Woo

Dennis Lee

Viola

Jieun Kim, principal

Michael Schneider

Rachel Howsmon

Nathan Steinberg

Cello

Hyug-Rai Kim, principal

Genevieve Tabby

Evan Henley

Michael Watts

Double Bass

Antonio Escobedo, principal

Richard Zydek

Flute

Mackenzie Danner

Seung Jeon

Piccolo

Audrey Whartenby

Oboe

Mary Kausek

Christopher Connors

English Horn

Christopher Connors

Clarinet

Gunnar Hirthe

Drew Sullivan

Bassoon

Joseph Cannella

Caroline Fitzpatrick

Horn

Thomas Park

Samuel Hartman

Amanda Lee

Alexander Rise

Trumpet

Marc Sutton

Michael Terrasi

Trombone

Whitney Clair

Austin Oprean

Quinton Ho

Harp

Joseph Rebman

Timpani

Evan Mitchell

Percussion

Lara Hueter

David Newton

Celeste

Xuelai Wu

Harmonium

John Simmons

Pending updates from

Sarah Stewart

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11/30 - SOLD OUT!

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David Bamberger (Artistic Director) has staged some 200 productions on

three continents in styles from grand opera to musicals. A founder of Cleve-

land Opera, he was the company‟s General Director from 1976 to 2004,

building it into one of America's major regional opera companies. He secured

The Three Tenors in Concert to celebrate its 25th anniversary. At the insistence

of Jerome Robbins, Mr. Bamberger staged the dialogue scenes for West Side

Story, thus gaining permission for Cleveland Opera to be the only opera com-

pany in the Western hemisphere permitted to re-create Robbins‟ original

choreography. Mr. Bamberger‟s work from coast to coast ranges from The

Barber of Seville at Lincoln Center (New York City Opera) to The Ballad of

Baby Doe (Los Angeles Music Center), with such stars as Roberta Peters, Bev-

erly Sills and Sherrill Milnes. For Santiago, Chile, he staged Rigoletto and Lucia

di Lammermoor and, for the Israel Vocal Arts Institute, La Bohème and La

Cenerentola. In 1990, he represented the opera industry before Congress,

testifying in a successful effort to garner support for the National Endowment

for the Arts. He has served on the Board of Directors of OPERA America

and of the National Alliance for Musical Theater, of which he was a founder.

At home on the non-musical stage, Mr. Bamberger directed the first major

New York production of Sophocles‟ classic tragedy Oedipus at Colonus and a

national tour of Shakespeare‟s Much Ado About Nothing. His writings include

several articles for Opera News and best-selling textbooks for religious

schools. His two-volume history of the Jews based on Abba Eban‟s My People,

banned in the former Soviet Union, has been used in Russian translation in

both Russia and Israel. Mr. Bamberger‟s many honors include the Ohio Gov-

ernor‟s Award for Arts Administration and honorary doctorates from

Swarthmore College (his alma mater), Cleveland State University and CIM.

He joined the CIM faculty in 2004.

Harry Davidson (Conductor) is in his 11th season as Music Director and

Conductor of the Duke Symphony Orchestra and Professor of the Practice of

Music at Duke University. In spring 2007, he was named Music Director and

Conductor of Opera at CIM, where he conducts one opera production each

semester while continuing in his role as Music Director of the DSO. In July

2000, he made his major orchestra conducting debut, leading the National

Symphony Orchestra in concert at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

Mr. Davidson has guest conducted orchestras in Austria, Finland and the U.S.,

including the Charlotte and Akron symphonies, as well as the Symphony Or-

chestra and Choral Union at the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music,

where he held a residency. He has held the positions of Associate Conductor

of the Wichita Symphony Orchestra, Professor of Music and Director of Or-

chestras at Wichita State University, Conductor of The Cleveland Orchestra

Youth Orchestra and Associate Professor of Music at the University of Ak-

ron. He serves as a cover conductor for the North Carolina Symphony and

has done so for The Cleveland Orchestra in the past. Mr. Davidson was a

finalist in the Detroit Symphony‟s Antal Dorati Conducting Competition and

the Hans Swarowsky Conducting Competition in Vienna.

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John Simmons (Opera Coach & Chorus Master) has appeared in numerous

recitals in Austria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Italy and in the

U.S. at Weill Recital Hall and Merkin Hall in New York City. A student of

Yoheved Kaplinsky, he received a Master of Music degree in piano perform-

ance from Peabody Conservatory. He also holds a diploma in piano perform-

ance from the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Vienna, Aus-

tria, where he studied with Paul Badura-Skoda. Mr. Simmons has coached,

taught and performed at the American Institute of Musical Studies (AIMS) in

Graz, Austria, the Spoleto Festival USA, the Centro Studi Italiani, the Amalfi

Coast Festival, the Shaker Mountain Festival and the Lincoln Center Festival.

He was on the coaching faculty at the C.W. Post campus of Long Island Uni-

versity, was appointed music director of the Elysium Festival in Bernried,

Germany in 2004, and was in residence at Rutgers University as guest profes-

sor of collaborative piano for 2004-2005. Mr. Simmons was music director

and pianist for New York Opera Project‟s production of Samuel Barber‟s

Vanessa in spring 2004. He has collaborated in recital with tenor John Aler,

and has performed with the London Symphony Chorus, the Westminster

Choir, the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago and was featured as a soloist with the

Spoleto Festival Orchestra. He was on the coaching faculty of Juilliard Opera

Center and worked with tenors John Aler and Jonas Kaufmann.

Dave Brooks (Scenic and Lighting Designer) has had a continuous relation-

ship with CIM for almost 25 years, his work having first been seen on the

Kulas Hall Stage in the mid-1980s with a production of Ravel's L' Heure espag-

nole. His list of favorite CIM productions includes The Magic Flute, The Medium,

Béatrice et Bénédict, The Rake's Progress, Hansel and Gretel, Suor Angelica, Ariadne

auf Naxos, and last season‟s Xerxes. Away from University Circle, Mr. Brooks‟

work as Designer, Technical Director, or Project Manager has included pro-

ductions for such prestigious organizations as The Cleveland Play House,

Cleveland Opera, Lyric Opera Cleveland, The Berkshire Theater Festival,

Houston Grand Opera, Opera Pacific, Victory Gardens, and Comedy Central.

A personal career highlight was the opportunity to work with the University

of Mississippi in producing the first Presidential Debate of 2008 between John

McCain and Barack Obama.

Alison Garrigan (Costume, Wig and Makeup Designer) is now enjoying her

sixth year working with CIM Opera Theater. Aside from designing numerous

scenes programs here (The Orient Expressly was her first) her work may be

remembered from Die Fledermaus, Ariadne auf Naxos and Xerxes. Elsewhere,

she is the resident designer at Cleveland Public Theater, where her designs

include Boom, Pulp, Our Town, A Bright Room Called Day, The Rocky Horror Show

and Hedwig And The Angry Inch. She also designs at such venues as Theatre

Ninjas (Anna Bella Eema), Cleveland State University (The Alchemist, The

Oresteia), CSU Summer Stages (The Shadow Box, Chekhov In Yalta, Return To

Forbidden Planet), Beck Center (Little Shop Of Horrors,The Diary Of Anne Frank,

Jekyll And Hyde The Musical, The Seagull, Hamlet), Dobama (Trestle At Pope Lick

Creek, Fuddy Meers), Great Lakes Theater Festival/CMSD (Guys and Dolls, Hot

Mikado, South Pacific) and most other area theatres.

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Sarah Stewart (Production Manager) joined the CIM Opera Theatre staff

four seasons ago after five years at Playhouse Square Center, where

she worked as Line Producer and Production Stage Manager for seven long-

running musicals in the Hanna Theatre (including Love, Janis and Forbidden

Broadway). Previously, she completed a 20-year tenure at Cleveland Opera as

Director of Production and Artistic Administrator, while serving as a member

of Opera America's Production/Technical Committee for eight years. Local

credits also include work at The Cleveland Play House, Great Lakes Theatre

Festival, Ohio Ballet, Cleveland Ballet, Dance Cleveland, and Cain Park, as well

as other special projects such as the Tall Ships Festival, the Police Memorial

Tatoo, and live broadcasts from the Hanna Theatre. Ms. Stewart has been

proud to be a member of Actor's Equity for over 25 years.

Jake Andricks (baritone) is a master‟s student studying with Vinson Cole.

He is currently transitioning from tenor to baritone. He completed Bachelor

of Arts degrees in Voice and Church Music at Indiana Wesleyan University.

While on the opera stage at IWU, Mr. Andricks performed as Tamino in Die

Zauberflöte. In his first year at CIM, he appeared as Max in Der Freischütz in the

opera scenes, and as Scaramouche in the Cleveland premiere of Ariadne auf

Naxos. Most recently, ConcertoNet said Mr. Andricks “stole the show with

his great acting and voice” as the Defendant in Trial by Jury.

Alicia Bousner (mezzo-soprano) is a second year master‟s student of Mary

Schiller. Ms. Bousner is a 2010 graduate of Mount Union College where she

earned her bachelor‟s degree in Psychology. She made her CIM debut as

Princess Amastre in Xerxes. Also at CIM, she portrayed the title character in

Mignon and Dame Quickly (Falstaff) in opera scenes productions. In 2010, Ms.

Bousner performed the leading role in Mount Union Opera Workshop‟s

production of Rossini‟s La cenerentola. She has been the featured alto soloist

for the Mount Union Alliance Chorale, performing Mozart‟s Missa Brevis in D

Major and Requiem.

Troy Bruchwalski (baritone) is a senior studying with Clifford Billions. In

2008, he won Classical Singer magazine‟s regional competition at CIM, moving

on to compete in New York City. Mr. Bruchwalski also placed 2nd in the

Buckeye State NATS competition in 2009 and 3rd in 2010. In his first year at

CIM, he portrayed Phantis in a scene from Gilbert and Sullivan‟s Utopia,

Limited, following that as the Marquis (La Traviata) in CIM‟s Opera Gala his

sophomore year. Last year, he played the role of the Foreman of the Jury in

Gilbert and Sullivan‟s Trial by Jury.

Armando Contreras (baritone) is a sophomore at CIM studying with

Vinson Cole. Mr. Contreras was a member of the Grammy Award-winning

Phoenix Boys Choir. With the choir, he performed in venues throughout the

world including Carnegie Hall and St. Peter‟s Basilica. In high school, Mr.

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Contreras made his debut with Phoenix Opera, performing in the operas Aida

and Carmen. In March 2011, he was hired to perform in Don Giovanni with The

Cleveland Orchestra. At CIM, he was selected to perform in Serse and was

given the role of the Foreman of the Jury in Trial by Jury.

Laura Anne Cotney (soprano) is a second-year graduate student studying

with Mary Schiller. Last year, she sang the role of Alice Ford in the Spring

Scenes program at CIM. Ms. Cotney earned her Bachelor of Music degree

from the UNC School of the Arts. For the past two summers, she has

attended the American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, where she has

been a semi-finalist in the Meistersinger Competition. She has been seen on

stage as Pamina and Susanna in scenes and in the roles of Bastienne in

Mozart‟s Bastien und Bastienne and Don Ettore in Haydn‟s La Canterina.

Carson Dorsey (soprano) is a sophomore studying with Mary Schiller.

Previously, Ms. Dorsey was a member of various choirs in North Texas and

Northern Colorado and a frequent soloist at Preston Meadow Lutheran

Church. She appeared as Miss Dorothy in Thoroughly Modern Millie and Mrs.

Potts in Beauty and the Beast. In 2009, at Interlochen Arts Camp, she

performed Mercedes in scenes from Carmen and chorus in selections from

Die Fledermaus and The Tender Land. At CIM she has appeared in the chorus of

Xerxes—while also serving as assistant stage manager, and as a Bridesmaid in

Trial by Jury.

David Fair (tenor) made his CIM debut in the title role of Handel‟s Xerxes,

followed by Edwin in Trial by Jury. Past roles include Gastone in La Traviata and

Parpignol in La Bohème with Undercroft Opera; Nanki-Poo in The Mikado with

the Pittsburgh Savoyards; the Crab Man in Porgy and Bess with Opera Theater

of Pittsburgh; and Mayor Upfold in Albert Herring and Beppe in Pagliacci with

Opera in the Ozarks. He has a B.A. in Theater from the University of

Maryland College Park. Mr. Fair is in the second year of the Professional

Studies program, working with Clifford Billions.

Jilda Farias (soprano) is pursuing a Bachelor of Music degree at CIM where

she is studying under the direction Mary Schiller. Ms. Farias is an alumna of

Interlochen Arts Academy, where she studied under Ron Gentry. At

Interlochen she appeared as Mimi in Act II of La Bohème. Throughout her time

at CIM she has had performance opportunities such as the role of the Nursing

Sister in Puccini‟s Suor Angelica, and title roles in scenes from Franz Lehar‟s

Giuditta and Gilbert & Sullivan‟s Patience. She also covered the role of Flora in

Verdi‟s La Traviata.

Elizabeth Frey (mezzo-soprano) has been praised for her “clever” and

“delightful” performances. During her time as a master‟s student with Mary

Schiller, she has sung the roles of Arsamene in Handel's Xerxes and Dryad in

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Strauss' Ariadne auf Naxos, as well as appearing in scenes from Mozart's La

Clemenza di Tito and Monteverdi's L'incoronazione di Poppea. Ms. Frey also

performed the role of Cherubino in Mozart‟s Le nozze di Figaro with the

Maryland Opera Society. A native of California, Ms. Frey received rave

reviews as the Mother in UC Davis‟ production of Menotti‟s Amahl and the

Night Visitors.

Samantha Renea Gossard (mezzo-soprano) studies Vocal Performance in

the graduate program with Vinson Cole. Last season at CIM, she portrayed

Ramiro in Mozart‟s La finta giardiniera, and the title role in Handel‟s Xerxes,

receiving high praise for both roles. This summer, Ms. Gossard attended the

Aspen Music Festival and School, performing the role of Hippolyta in Britten‟s

A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Notable among her awards is the Richard Miller

Award for Fine Singing, the grand prize at the 2011 Buckeye NATS chapter

competition. In 2010, she earned Bachelor of Arts degrees in Church Music

and Christian Worship at Indiana Wesleyan University.

Daniel Grambow (baritone) is a master‟s student studying with Clifford

Billions. He recently performed the role of Peachum in Dean Southern‟s

“punk rock” rendition of The Beggar’s Opera at Miami‟s Frost School of Music.

His other credits include Pish-Tush (The Mikado) and Benoit/Alcindoro (La

Bohème) directed by Roger Cantrell. He has sung the baritone solo for

Carmina Burana in Milwaukee (2007). He attended Carnegie Mellon‟s Pre-

college Musical Theater Program (2005), Interlochen Arts Camp (2006) and a

summer abroad in Salzburg, Austria (2009). At Inspiration Point, Arkansas, he

received the Marie Prudie Brown Emerging Young Artist Award (2008).

Baichuan Han (tenor) is a first year master's student, studying voice with

Vinson Cole. Mr. Han received his Bachelor of Music degree from the

Shanghai Conservatory of Music in 2007. His work there included scenes

from Romeo et Juliette, Carmen and La Traviata. He was also selected in 2005

for The Barber of Seville produced by “Ongaku-juku,” the organization founded

by Seiji Ozawa to nurture young musicians through opera. Before coming to

America, Mr. Han worked as a chorister in the Shanghai Opera House for

three years, performing in such works as Carmen, Don Carlo Turandot and the

Verdi Requiem.

Nathanael Hein (tenor), a native of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, returns to his

hometown as a second year graduate student under the tutelage of Vinson

Cole at CIM. During his undergraduate work at Bowling Green State

University, Mr. Hein performed the title role in Britten‟s Albert Herring and

Orpheus in Offenbach‟s Orpheus in the Underworld. Mr. Hein also performed

the role of Filipeto in Wolf-Ferrari‟s The School for Fathers, and as Obadiah in

Mendelssohn‟s Elijah with the Toledo Symphony. Mr. Hein recently returned

from the Aspen Music Festival in Aspen, Colorado.

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Alyssa Hensel (soprano) is a sophomore at CIM studying with Jung Eun Oh.

Her performance experience includes Chorus in Trial by Jury and Xerxes, Meg

March in Little Women, Elsa Schraeder in The Sound of Music, Kathy Selden in

Singin’ in the Rain and Miriam in Come to the Well written by Pittsburgh local

Jim Lueers. She attended summer programs at Eastman School of Music and

University of Michigan. She represented her high school in eight Pennsylvania

Music Educators Associations (PMEA) Chorus festivals. Miss Hensel was awarded

the 2010 Constance T. Rockwell Scholarship by the Pittsburgh CLO Guild.

Ryan Hill (baritone) is in his first year of the Master of Music program at

CIM, working with Clifford Billions. Mr. Hill is a native of Miami, Florida,

where, studying with Dr. Dean Southern, he received his Bachelor of Arts in

Music with a minor in Theater Arts from the University of Miami. There he

was seen as Lockit in The Beggar’s Opera by Benjamin Britten, the Panhandler

in Strawberry Fields by Michael Torke, and General Bogdanovitch in The Merry

Widow by Franz Lehar, as well as in extensive scene work featuring works by

Bernstein, Mozart, Beethoven and Weill.

Oswaldo Iraheta (tenor) is in the Professional Studies program at CIM,

studying with Vinson Cole. This past summer, Mr. Iraheta sang the role of

Bardolfo in Falstaff with the Aspen Opera Theatre Center. This was his

fourth summer at the Aspen Music Festival and School. Earlier this year, Mr.

Iraheta sang the role of Count Belfiore in CIM‟s production of La finta

giardiniera. He also performed with Marvin Hamlisch at CIM‟s Gala at

Severance Hall. Mr. Iraheta is a two-time winner in the NATS Contest, a Bel

Canto Regional Artist Competition and S. Livingston Mather Singer

Competition finalist.

Raymond James Irwin (tenor) is a junior from Sacramento, California,

studying voice with Clifford Billions. He has performed leading roles in styles

from Disney to Sondheim including Albert in Bye, Bye Birdie and Anthony

Hope in Sweeney Todd. Last year at CIM, Mr. Irwin appeared in Handel‟s

Xerxes and Gilbert and Sullivan‟s Trial by Jury. This past summer, Mr. Irwin was

selected to attend Le Centre d‟Arts Orford in French Canada, where he had

private lessons, master classes and coaching with an internationally renowned

voice faculty. Mr. Irwin has been heard on “Catholic Radio” and appeared on

"Good Day Sacramento."

Margaret Kazan (mezzo-soprano) is a junior at CIM, where she is studying with

Jung Eun Oh. Last year she was seen as Mrs. Ariodate in Xerxes, as well as in the

chorus of Trial by Jury. Previous stage credits with The Methuen Young People‟s

Theatre include extensive work in Gilbert and Sullivan operettas: leading roles in

The Mikado (Katisha) and The Gondoliers (Tessa), and the ensembles of The Pirates

of Penzance and Patience. She trained in New England Conservatory‟s Youth

Chorale and Voice Department, and performed The Magic Flute and Dido and

Aeneas with the Treble Chorus of New England.

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Min Kyeong Kim (soprano) is in her first year of CIM‟s Professional Studies

Program, under the guidance of Mary Schiller. Ms. Kim received both her B.M.

and her M.M. with honors at Kyunghee University in Seoul. In addition, she

completed the AMI Academy Course for Voice in Rome. Ms. Kim sang the

villainous Königin der Nacht in Die Zauberflӧte for Seoul‟s noted OTM Company.

She has been a soloist for the Kangnam and Chungbuk Symphony Orchestras, as

well as the Cheong-ju Broadcasting Orchestra. Ms. Kim has performed

professionally in China and Thailand in addition to her native South Korea.

Stephanie Klock (soprano) is a junior at CIM where she studies with Jung

Eun Oh. This past summer, she studied German Lieder at the American

Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria, under the tutelage of Dean

Southern and American dramatic soprano Linda Watson. Ms. Klock‟s credits

include major roles in Fiddler on the Roof, The Boy Friend, Les Misérables, and

The Mikado. At CIM, she played a Bridesmaid in Trial by Jury, and appeared in

Xerxes and Ariadne auf Naxos, as well as scenes from Patience and Porgy and

Bess. In 2007 and 2008, she attended Interlochen Arts Camp.

Erica Koch (soprano) is a sophomore at CIM studying with Jung Eun Oh. At

CIM, she has appeared in Trial by Jury and was an Assistant Stage Manager for

Xerxes. She has performed as Consuela in West Side Story and has also

appeared in Princess Ida and Singin’ in the Rain. For the past four years, she has

volunteered helping instruct young singers at a church in her hometown near

Chicago. Ms. Koch received second place in the Society of American

Musicians Competition in 2009 and won her High School District Concerto

Competition in 2010.

Stephanie Kreutz (soprano) is a second year graduate student, working

with Clifford Billions. She received a B.A. in Music and English from Tufts

University in 2009. She attended the Summer Intensive Workshop at San

Diego Opera, and spent a semester studying opera in Milan, Italy. Ms. Kreutz

has performed the roles of Emily in Our Town (a new opera by Ned Rorem),

Belinda in Dido and Aeneas, and Leonora in Captain Lovelock. Her partial roles

include Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, Countess Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro

and, last year at CIM, Dorabella in Così fan tutte.

Bethany Grace Mamola (soprano) is a first year master‟s student in Vocal

Performance, studying with Mary Schiller. Ms. Mamola received her B.M. in

Performance at the University of the Pacific Conservatory (UOP). There, she

played the leading role of Ingenue in Il Treno. She also appeared as Lady Angela

in Patience, and Polly in The Threepenny Opera. In 2010, Ms. Mamola studied in

Italy with Cincinnati Conservatory‟s vocal program. She received an award of

merit in Stockton's 2011 Opera Guild Competition, and placed second in her

division of NATS. She was a winner of the 2011 UOP Conservatory

Concerto Competition.

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Andrew G. Manea (baritone) is in his third year of CIM‟s Bachelor of Music

program, studying with Clifford Billions. He is from Troy, Michigan, where he

attended Bethany Christian School from preschool through senior year. He

performed in CIM‟s 2009-2010 season as Baron Douphol in Verdi‟s La

Traviata, the Lackey in Strauss‟s Ariadne auf Naxos, and Guglielmo in Mozart‟s

Così fan tutte. In 2010-2011, he was Ariodate in Handel's Xerxes, the Usher in

Gilbert and Sullivan‟s Trial by Jury, and Don Alfonso in Mozart‟s Così fan tutte.

In 2010 and 2011, he won 1st place in the Buckeye NATS Competition.

April Martin (soprano) was praised by the Plain Dealer for her “freshness

ready for such Mozart heroines as Susanna and Pamina” when she sang

Serpetta in La finta giardiniera last February. An Artist Diploma student

studying with Mary Schiller, Ms. Martin‟s CIM performances also include Naiad

in Ariadne auf Naxos, Gretel in Hansel and Gretel, and scenes from Werther,

Falstaff and The Bartered Bride. She has been chosen for important summer

programs in Austria, Germany, Italy, and the US, last summer singing at

BASOTI in California the leading soprano role, Cathleen, in Ralph Vaughan

Williams‟ tragic Riders to the Sea.

Kathryn Middleman (soprano) is a sophomore at CIM studying with Jung

Eun Oh. As a freshman, Ms. Middleman served as stage manager for both

Handel's Xerxes and Mozart‟s La finta giardiniera. Last spring she made her CIM

debut as a Bridesmaid in Gilbert and Sullivan‟s Trial by Jury. In 2009, Ms.

Middleman performed as Hope Harcourt in Cole Porter‟s Anything Goes. She

interned at the Children‟s Chorus of Springfield and worked with students

and alumni of McGill University‟s Schulich School of Music, raising $5,000

dollars for her high school music program.

Agostina Migoni (soprano) is in her third year of the Bachelor of Music

program at CIM, studying with Mary Schiller. She made her solo concert

debut with the Irving Philharmonic Orchestra singing “Donde lieta uscì,”

Mimi‟s aria from La Bohème. She has appeared as Gretel in Humperdinck‟s

Hansel and Gretel and, in CIM‟s most recent scene productions, as Mařenka in

Smetana's The Bartered Bride and Ella in Gilbert & Sullivan‟s Patience. In

addition to her leading roles, she has participated in performances of Verdi‟s

Aida and La Traviata, Bernstein‟s Candide, and Bizet‟s Carmen in various theatre

venues throughout Dallas.

Sarah Mossman (soprano) is in her third year of the Bachelor of Music program

studying with Mary Schiller, with whom she also studied last summer at the Frost

School of Music in Salzburg. Ms. Mossman‟s many leading roles include the Plaintiff

(Angelina) in Trial by Jury and Marian in The Music Man. She has also performed in

Handel‟s Xerxes, Mozart‟s La finta giardiniera and Verdi‟s La Traviata. Her awards

include Honorable Mentions in the NATS 2011 Competition and the 2008

National Foundation for Arts Advancement Young Arts Competition. In 2009, she

won the Cincinnati Overture Award as a vocalist.

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Jacquelyn Mouritsen (soprano), a second year Master of Music student, is

studying with Jung Eun Oh. Her recent credits include Counsel for the Plaintiff in

Trial by Jury at CIM, Abdus in M. Ryan Taylor‟s opera The Other Wise Man with

Utah/Idaho Performing Arts Company (UNIPAC), Henry Penny in Thomas

Benjamin‟s short opera Chicken Little with Brigham Young University (BYU), as

well as chorus in Dido and Aeneas with UNIPAC and in Les Contes d’Hoffmann and

Suor Angelica with BYU. Roles in opera scenes at Crittenden Opera Workshop

include Hansel in Hansel and Gretel and Dorabella in Così fan tutte.

Lyndsay Moy (mezzo-soprano) is a first-year Master of Music student

studying under Clifford Billions. Ms. Moy received her B.M. from DePauw

University, where her roles included Marcellina in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro,

Zita in Puccini's Gianni Schicchi, and the Abbess in Puccini‟s Suor Angelica. She

was selected as recipient of a Performer‟s Certificate “for exceptional

performance ability” upon graduation from DePauw. In both 2008 and 2009,

she earned first place in the NATS Great Lakes Region vocal competition.

Most recently, Ms. Moy appeared as L‟Architecture in Charpentier's Les Arts

Florissants at the 2010 Amherst Early Music Festival.

Kathleen Raab (soprano) is a junior in the Bachelor of Music program at

CIM. She studies with Jung Eun Oh. Her onstage experience includes Mabel in

The Pirates of Penzance, Geraldine in A Hand of Bridge, Marian Paroo in The

Music Man, and Katharine in Kiss Me, Kate. She appeared in the CIM opera

Ariadne auf Naxos and in the opera scenes program. She has performed at

Walt Disney World and with the South Bend Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Raab

is also active in participating for Relay For Life.

Annie Reilly (soprano) is a sophomore at CIM studying with Jung Eun Oh.

Last year, Ms. Reilly appeared in the choruses of CIM‟s Xerxes and Trial by Jury.

She has performed extensively in musical theater and received two

nominations in the Best Actress category at the 2009 New Hampshire

Theater Awards for her roles as Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady and Madame

Dubonnet in The Boy Friend. She attended the Carnegie Mellon Pre-College

Drama program in 2008 and Music program in 2009. She has sung with the

Manchester Choral Society, NH All-State Chorus and All New England

Choral Festival.

Nicole Rodriguez (soprano) sang with Frederica Von Stade in three concerts,

most recently appearing with her January 16, 2010, on “A Prairie Home

Companion” performing “The Lakmé Duet.” Ms. Rodriguez won the prestigious

Mondavi Competition in 2008, earning the opportunity to appear with the

internationally-known soprano Hope Briggs at the San Francisco War Memorial

Opera House. Having trained in the Young Musicians Program at The University

of California Berkeley as a double major in voice and violin, Ms. Rodriguez now

focuses her work at CIM in voice, studying with Mary Schiller.

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Kellie Rumba (soprano) was praised by ClevelandClassical.com for “her

nimble voice and charismatic stage presence” following her performance of

Atalanta in Handel‟s Xerxes. Her other complete roles include Zerlina (Don

Giovanni), Echo (Ariadne auf Naxos) and Belinda (Dido and Aeneas). Partial roles

she has performed include Norina (Don Pasquale), Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro),

Poppea (L’incoronazione di Poppea), Nanetta (Falstaff) and Angela (Patience). Ms.

Rumba graduated from Ball State University (B.M. ‟08) and CIM (M.M. ‟11).

She continues her studies while pursuing an Artist Diploma at CIM, under the

instruction of Mary Schiller.

Alexandra Schiano (soprano) was cited in the Plain Dealer for her “charm

and fine grasp of phrasing” when she sang Sandrina, the title character in

Mozart‟s La finta giardiniera. Ms. Schiano earned her Bachelor of Music degree

in voice performance at the University of Iowa, and is now in the second year

of CIM‟s master‟s program, studying with Mary Schiller. Her leading roles

include Despina in Così fan tutte, Papagena in Die Zauberflöte, Angelina in Trial

by Jury, and Edith in The Pirates of Penzance. Partial roles performed include

Marzelline (Fidelio), Fiordiligi (Così fan tutte) and Adina (L'elisir d'amore).

Zoë Schumann (soprano) is a first-year master‟s student studying with Mary

Schiller. Ms. Schumann received a bachelor‟s degree in Music from Montclair

State University where she studied with Anastasia Swope. Her frequent

performances with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra include The Lord of

the Rings (2004), Beethoven‟s Symphony No. 9 (2006) and Mahler‟s Symphony

No. 3 (2010). In the summer of 2009, she was accepted to AIMS in Graz,

Austria, in the concert studio. This year, she performed in the choruses of

Don Giovanni and La Rondine in New York City with the Martina Arroyo

Foundation.

Kevin Simmons (tenor) is a student of Clifford Billions. Last year, he sang

the role of the frantic Mayor in Mozart‟s La finta giardiniera and later played

the love-struck Fenton in a scene from Verdi‟s Falstaff. Previously, for CIM‟s

Cleveland‟s premiere of Ariadne auf Naxos, he sang both Scaramouche and An

Officer. His diverse opera roles include Monsieur Birdsong in The Impresario,

Martin in a scene from The Tender Land and, in CIM‟s scene programs, Jaquino

in Fidelio and Ferrando in Così fan tutte. Mr. Simmons‟ oratorio performances

include solos in Haydn‟s The Creation and Handel‟s Messiah.

Brian Skoog (tenor) is a first-year master‟s student studying with Vinson

Cole. He recently performed as soloist with The University of Alabama

Singers at Carnegie Hall and the Seoul Arts Center in South Korea. Mr. Skoog

can be heard as the tenor soloist for Benjamin Britten‟s Rejoice in the Lamb on

The University Singers‟ recent compact disc I Am. With the UA Opera

Theatre, Mr. Skoog performed the role of Monostatos in The Magic Flute as

well as Aeneas in Purcell‟s Dido and Aeneas. From 2007-2011, Mr. Skoog

served as director of the University of Alabama Men‟s A Cappella Group.

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Reid Taylor (tenor) is a sophomore studying with Clifford Billions. He

appeared in the choruses of CIM‟s Xerxes and Trial by Jury, and as the soloist

with the Junior Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh in such works as Fauré‟s

Requiem and Kodaly‟s Missa Brevis. He won first place in the high school and

freshman categories of Pittsburgh‟s regional NATS competitions. Mr. Taylor

attended Carnegie Mellon‟s Pre-College Program in 2008 and the Boston

University Tanglewood Institute in 2009. He also served as assistant to the

conductor for Pittsburgh Opera‟s 2009/2010 productions of The Rape of

Lucretia, Carmen and Le nozze di Figaro.

Gillian Terminiello (soprano) is a junior at CIM, studying for her Bachelor

of Music Degree with Jung Eun Oh. Ms. Terminiello has performed in many

New Jersey choirs, including the Ridgewood Choir and the Ramapo College

Chorale. She sang in Manhattan‟s City Wide Youth Opera in roles such as

Carolina in Cimarosa‟s Il matrimonio segreto, the Countess in Mozart‟s Le

nozze di Figaro, and Beatrice in Berlioz‟s Béatrice et Bénédict. In 2010, she

performed in Italy with Westminster Choir College‟s Florence Voice Seminar.

Ms. Terminiello made her CIM stage debut as a Bridesmaid in last spring‟s

Trial by Jury.

Stacey Van Vossen (soprano) a second year master‟s student at CIM,

studies with Mary Schiller. When at home in Michigan she works with

Nicholas Loren. Ms. Van Vossen received second place in the Opera Grand

Rapids Collegiate Vocal Competiton. She sang in master classes led by Neil

Semer, Michelle DeYoung, and Frederica von Stade. Attending The Wesley

Balk Opera/Music-Theater Institute in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, she

played Hades in After the Light and Polyxena in The Trojan Women. Her latest

roles at CIM include Dorabella in Così fan tutte in the Spring Scenes Program

and a Bridesmaid in Trial by Jury.

Mark Wanich (baritone) is an Artist‟s Diploma candidate, studying with

Clifford Billions. His recent roles include Fiorello (Il barbiere di Siviglia), Nardo

(La finta giardiniera), The Learned Judge (Trial by Jury), Elviro (Xerxes), Harlekin

(Ariadne auf Naxos), Ben (The Telephone) and Papageno (Die Zauberflöte). This

past spring, Mr. Wanich made his orchestral solo debuts with Ashland

Symphony in Beethoven‟s Ninth Symphony and with the Ohio Philharmonic

Orchestra as the Count in selections from Mozart‟s Le nozze di Figaro. Last

summer, Mr. Wanich was a Studio Artist at Opera New Jersey, as part of the

Victoria J. Mastrobuono Emerging Artist Program.

Veronica Ward (soprano) is from Bridgewater, NJ. She has won many awards

including 1st place in both the classical and musical solo divisions of the 2007 Mid-

Atlantic Teachers Conference, and in the voice division of the 2009 Russian Music

Festival. The latter led to her debut as a soloist in New York‟s Carnegie Hall. She

has also performed professionally at many events. She is currently studying with

Jung Eun Oh as a sophomore at CIM, where she was seen last year in the chorus

of Gilbert & Sullivan‟s Trial by Jury and in La finta giardiniera.

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Rebecca Zaner (soprano) is a sophomore vocal performance major studying

with Mary Schiller, having begun vocal lessons with Mary Sue Hyatt in January

2007. In 2008, Ms. Zaner traveled to Italy, where she was selected to participate

as the only high school student in the Opera Theatre and Music Festival of Lucca.

She has performed in several concerts and competed in many vocal competitions.

Ms. Zaner has studied privately with such coaches as the late internationally-

known Lorenzo Malfatti and Teatro alla Scala‟s Gianfranco Cosmi. She recently

coached the role of Zerlina in its entirety.

Huiyu Zhang (mezzo-soprano) is a first-year master‟s student of Mary

Schiller. Ms. Zhang is a 2010 graduate of the Central Conservatory of Music in

Beijing. Ms. Zhang began her career in 2005 in the chorus of the Yellow River

Cantata in Beijing. She later sang in China in the choruses of Puccini‟s Madama

Butterfly and Mahler's Second Symphony and, in the Great Hall of Beijing, Sister

Jiang. She recorded songs which were played for the 2008 Olympics. Ms.

Zhang came to Kent where she performed at the Chinese New Year

celebration and soloed in the Kent State Opera's Gala.

Ruobing Zhao (soprano) is a first-year Master of Music student, studying with

Mary Schiller. Ms. Zhao comes from China and received her Bachelor of Music

degree from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. There she performed selections

from Carmen, L'elisir d'amore and Le nozze di Figaro. She sang for three years in the

Shanghai Opera Chorus while performing a number of oratorios and operas. She

played roles in both Chinese and Western operas that performed in Shanghai,

Beijing and Guangzhou. These include The Mother (Chu king), The Boy (Xishi),

Ghost (Macbeth) and La sorella infermiera (Suor Angelica).

Wednesday | February 29

through Saturday | March 30

7:30 p.m. Kulas Hall

ROSSINI‟S La Cambiale di Matrimonio

(The Mail-Order Marriage, sung in Italian)

+ A companion piece to be announced later.

Box Office 216.791.5000, ext. 411 or online at cim.edu

Save the Date!

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The CIM Opera Program is most appreciative of the donors

who made gifts in support of the CIM Opera Program:

Anonymous

Dr. Lydia C. Colson

Mr. and Mrs. Steven L. Coombs

Mr. and Mrs. Russ Geiger

Dr. Francis R. Gross and Dr. Jane Sembric Gross

Dr. and Mrs. Clive Hamlin

Mr. James L. Harkins

Ms. Ida C. Jones

Mr. and Mrs. S. Lee Kohrman

Ronald and Barbara Leirvik

Ms. Judith G. Lichtig

Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Madison

John P. Murphy Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Samir Nasr

Ms. Patricia O'Donnell

Mr. Edward J. Olszewski

Mr. Bernard Parry

Ms. Irene M. Roberts (MM „08)

Barry and Eva Sands

Mrs. Hinda Saul

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Schaut

Dr. and Mrs. Michael J. Seider

Dr. Gerard Seltzer and Phyllis Seltzer

Ms. Marie Strawbridge

Dr. and Mrs. James L. Vendeland

The CIM Opera Theater expresses its gratitude to:

All members of the CIM faculty and staff who have made possible our

two full productions each year. We realize that many of you

have gone above and beyond your normal duties to make this happen.