The Flying DuTchman

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Long absent from the repertoire of Lyric Opera of Kansas City, The Flying Dutchman has not been performed since 1975. The most recent Wagner performance was a production of Siegfried in 1992. Therefore, you can imagine our excitement and joy in bringing you a new The Flying Dutchman. This work is considered by many scholars to be a clear harbinger of Wagners eventual universe of music-drama. Most obvious is the central theme of mans redemption through the love and devotion of the ideal woman, a recurring theme in Wagners works.

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To be honest, the mere mention of Wagners name created a great deal of ambivalence for me. Fortunately, I read an interesting article which helped me sort through some conflicting emotions. I would like to tell you about it.

General Director anD ceo

One of the most impressive and knowledgeable people writing about classical music today is Alex Ross. Ross has been contributing to The New Yorker since 1993 and has covered the field from the Metropolitan Opera to the downtown avant-garde. Ross came to The New Yorker from The New York Times. His first book, The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century, a cultural history of music since 1900, was published in 2007. It won a National Book Critics Circle award and the Guardian First Book Award. He was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. His second book, Listen to This, was published in the fall of 2010. I suggest reading Alex Ross whenever you can. In his article, which appeared in The New Yorker in September, Alex talks about The Case for Wagner in Israel. But he has an even bigger message. He is writing a book called Wagnerism: Art in the Shadow of Music and says that he is doing so to restore complexity to a picture that has become too cartoonishly simple. I applaud him for the effort and impatiently await a book that is still several years away. He makes the point that it is too easy to say either that Wagners music is sublime or that he was Hitlers inspiration. Divine or Devil? That is not the whole story. Wagner also inspired Baudelaire, Mallarm, Proust, Joyce, Mann, Cather, Kandinsky, Isadora Duncan and Eisenstein, among hundreds of others. Yes, says Ross, Wagner operated on an epic scale, but he was also a master of interior moments, of the psychology of desire and despair. It seems as if Wagner was both larger than life and yet could be very small at the same time. What a paradox. And still, isnt life filled with paradoxes? I suggest that you enjoy the opera, luxuriate in the music and read more about the composer. A fascinating journey.

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The Flying DuTchman

Romantische Oper in three acts by Richard Wagner to his own libretto after Heinrich Heines Aus den Memoiren des Herren von Schnabelewopski; First Performance: Dresden, Knigliche Schsisches Hoftheater, January 2, 1843. The Flying Dutchman runs approximately 2 hours and 55 minutes including two intermissions and is performed in German with English and German subtitles.

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Daland Philip Cokorinos *

sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Sweeney/Polsinelli Shughart sponsored by Jack and Trudy Gabriel sponsored by Joyce Holland sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. C. Humbert Tinsman, Jr. sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bruening sponsored by Dr. Michael and Ginger Frost

Steersman Casey Finnigan *~^ The Dutchman Richard Paul Fink

Mary Suzanne Hendrix * Senta Melissa Citro * Erik John Pickle *

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Conductor Ward Holmquist Director Bernard Uzan Set Designer Costume Designer & Coordinator Lighting Designer Wig and Make-up Designer Chorus Master/Accompanist Coach Music Librarian Props Master Nautical Stylist Wig and Make-up Assistant Wig and Make-up Crew Wig and Make-up Intern Assistant Lighting Designer Figaro Simultext System Operator Stage Manager Assistant Stage Managers Head Scenic Artist Scenic Artists Steward/Master Carpenter Stage Carpenter Head Propsman Head Electrician Head Flyman Head Sound Engineer Head Video Engineer Wardrobe Supervisor Wardrobe Assistant
sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ritter

R. Keith Brumley Mary Traylor Michael Baumgarten Joanne Middleton Weaver Mark Ferrell Elena Lence Talley Deborah Morgan Joyce Merrill Alison Hanks Colleen May, Liz Nelson, Derrick West Hannah Lehman* Nate Wheatley Sarah Zsohar Jennifer Rimmer Sadie DeSantis, Paul Sieveking* Gen Goering Brian Klapmeyer, Regina Weller James P. Corcoran Harold Ben Julius Stephen Cochran Dan Pfitzner James Vinzant Phil Rebel Shawn Martin Jan Toombs Desiree Baird Story
* Lyric Opera Debut

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A RetuRn to WAgneR
Wagners operas have clearly become one of the four modern day pillars supporting the opera theater roof the others being Verdi, Puccini and Mozart. The Dutchmans phantom ship hasnt appeared as a Lyric Opera offering for many seasons, although our desire to bring it to port again has burned fiercely within us for years. With our new home here at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in the Muriel Kauffman Theatre, with its magnificent physical resources including a large, modern orchestra pit we are finally able to present this romantic German opera in its proper setting.

WARd Holmquist
Artistic Director

We have strived to develop our new physical production in concert with the traditional romantic nature of the story and Wagners musical setting of it. Director Bernard Uzan and set designer R. Keith Brumley have aptly referenced the nineteenth century French engraver and illustrator Paul Gustave Dor as an evocative stylistic source for the look and feel of our Norwegian maritime environment, and costume designer Mary Traylor has captured the color and style of its quaint inhabitants. What now remains to be retold in Wagners glorious musical setting, as it was in young Sentas day, is the old legend of the mysterious ship, its unfortunate captain, condemned for eternity to wander the seas, unless a woman would prove willing to make the ultimate sacrifice in order that he might be granted final repose for his condemned soul. Please join us in welcoming this great opera composer back into the Lyric Opera repertoire after such a long absence.

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Evolving lEgEnds
The Dutchman emerges like a dream while humanity sleeps. A moment of absence...the sailors are sleeping and the wanderer of the seas appears, imposing his presence on the audience. His kingdom is in another dimension. As he awaits death, he is a hybrid character between life and death. He remains in his boat, as if it were a coffin. Condemned to roam the seas, he searches for the young girl who can save his soul, like an ogre after his prey. He is inseparable from the universe of the tempest, of primary violence...the tempest of the ocean and the tempest of his soul.

BErnard Uzan
Director

From the beginning of the opera he is ambivalent, owning the eternity of the afterlife, but torn by a purely human suffering. Senta also becomes part of this legend. She has dreamed of the Dutchman, raised from her childhood to believe in his legend. Her Ballad makes the link between the earth and the ocean, and therefore, she becomes the link between the terrestrial banality and the unknown surrealism of the oceanSenta brings to life an almost secret myth and under her impulsion, the painting/vision of the Dutchman comes to life like a divinity comes to life because of the cult belief we impart on it. The question is is the character who appears to Senta the embodiment of the image in the painting? Nobody in the opera really recognizes the Dutchman as the man in the painting. Is it only the dream of a neurotic woman? The young girls in Act 2 do not deny the existence of the Dutchman. The sailors in Act 3 are confronted by the ghost chorus of the Dutchman crew. Thus begins the adventure and the audience is brought into the same fascination. Senta will join the Dutchman and a new mythology will be created.

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The Flying DuTchman: The sTory

Act I Sailing through the icy Norwegian seas, Captain Dalands ship has been driven seven miles off course by a violent storm. The crew seeks shelter in a cove. The crew is surprised when the seas get rough and the sky darkens. A ghostly ship, the Flying Dutchman, suddenly appears and the captain disembarks, lamenting his cruel fate. The Dutchman once vowed to sail around the Cape of Good Hope, even if it took forever. Because of that, he was condemned by the devil to sail the oceans for eternity. He is permitted to leave the ship once every seven years to look for a wife who will vow to be faithful to him even to death. She is his only salvation. When Captain Daland greets the Dutchman, he learns that the stranger is willing to pay a large sum for a safe harbor in which to anchor for the evening. He tells him the sum in the chest offered is only a small representation of what he has aboard his ship. He also slips in the question of whether or not Daland has a daughter. Upon finding out that he indeed has a daughter, the Dutchman immediately asks for her hand in marriage. He offers Daland all the treasures on his ship for the exchange. Daland agrees and promises his daughter Senta, who will be a faithful wife. The Dutchman then follows Daland to his home port, seemingly, on calmer waters. Act II Back in Dalands house, the women of the town are busy mending nets. The legend of the Flying Dutchman is well known, and Dalands daughter, Senta, is haunted by the story. A picture of the Dutchman hangs in the house and Senta is seemingly in a trance staring at it. The women tease her for being so preoccupied and urge her to pay more attention to her huntsman suitor, Erik. Staring at the portrait of the Dutchman, Senta sings a ballad explaining the legend. She intensely professes that she wishes to be the one to save him from his fate. This proclamation is heard by her suitor, Erik, and when she reiterates that this is indeed her dream, he leaves in despair. The next moment, Daland arrives with the Dutchman. Senta recognizes him from the portrait and he tells her his tale of woe. She vows to be a faithful wife to him until death. Daland, Senta and the Dutchman rejoice in the hope that true love brings. Act III When the sailors return to harbor, the villagers rejoice. They invite the Dutchmans crew to join in the celebration, but become frightened by the strange chanting taking place onboard. Senta runs to the harbor and is followed in hot pursuit by Erik. He is despondent that she has forsaken him for a stranger. The Dutchman overhears part of their quarrel and believes himself to be betrayed. He orders his ship to set sail immediately and renounces his salvation. Senta begs him to stay. She runs to the Dutchman, and proclaims her undying love.

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Melissa Citro, Soprano (Senta)

sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bruening

Lyric Opera Debut Recently:

Der Ring des Nibelungen, San Francisco Opera, Los Angeles Opera Die Walkure, Virginia Opera The Consul, Glimmerglass Opera Jenfa, Staatsoper Stuttgart (Germany)
Upcoming:

Der Ring des Nibelungen, Washington National Opera

PhiliP Cokorinos, Bass (Daland)

Lyric Opera Debut Recently:

sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Sweeney/Polsinelli Shughart

Eugene Onegin, La bohme, Los Angeles Opera Le Nozze di Figaro, Manon, Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Metropolitan Opera
Upcoming:

Don Pasquale, Opera Santa Barbara Tosca, Los Angeles Opera La bohme, Tosca, The Nose, Metropolitan Opera

riChard Paul Fink, Baritone (The Dutchman)

sponsored by Joyce G. Holland

Lyric Opera Debut: Rigoletto, Rigoletto, 2010 Recently:

Gtterdmmerung, The Los Angeles Opera Lohengrin, Houston Grand Opera Der Ring des Nibelungen, Los Angeles Opera
Upcoming:

Der Ring des Nibelungen, Seattle Opera Nixon in China, Dallas Opera

Casey Finnigan, Tenor (Steersman)

sponsored by Jack and Trudy Gabriel

Lyric Opera Debut Recently:

Carmina Burana, Kansas City Ballet Il Postino, University of Houston Tosca, Carmen, Opera in the Ozarks
Upcoming:
2012-13 Lyric Opera/UMKC Apprentice Kaplan Apprentice

Le Nozze di Figaro, Merola Opera Program

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Suzanne hendrix, Mezzo-Soprano (Mary)

sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. C. Humbert Tinsman, Jr.

Lyric Opera Debut Recently:

Arabella, The Santa Fe Opera Die Walkre, San Francisco Opera Il Trovatore, Wichita Grand Opera
Upcoming:

The Rape of Lucretia, Opera Memphis Falstaff, Wolf Trap Opera

John Pickle, Tenor (Erik)

Lyric Opera Debut Recently:

sponsored by Dr. Michael and Ginger Frost

Tosca, Turandot, Mobile Opera I Pagliacci, Michigan Opera Theatre Un Ballo in Maschera, Opera Tampa
Upcoming:

Der fliegende Hollnder, Utah Festival Opera Company Candide, Fresno Grand Opera

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WaRd holmquist, Conductor

Lyric Opera Debut: Conductor, The Marriage of Figaro, 1996 Recently:

Turandot, Carmen, Madama Butterfly, Nixon in China, Tosca, Lyric Opera of Kansas City Tosca, Fort Worth Opera La bohme, Atlanta Opera Company Susannah, Palm Beach Opera

BeRnaRd uzan, Director

sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ritter

Lyric Opera Debut: Director, The Marriage of Figaro, 2005 Recently:

Pagliacci, Detroit Opera House Carmen, Theatre Erfurt (Germany) Tosca, Arizona Opera
Upcoming:

La voix humaine, Suor Angelica, Seattle Opera Carmen, Opera Lyra Ottawa (Canada)

R. Keith BRumley, Set Designer

Lyric Opera Debut: Set Designer, Candide, 1984 Recently:

Susannah, Des Moines Metro Opera Carmen, Tosca, The End of the Affair, Cinderella, La bohme, Turandot, Lyric Opera of Kansas City
Upcoming:

The Mikado, Lyric Opera of Kansas City

maRy tRayloR, Costume Designer Lyric Opera Debut: Costume Coordinator, Rigoletto, 2003
Recently:

Cinderella, Aida, Hamlet, The Magic Flute, John Brown, Turandot, Lyric Opera of Kansas City Othello, Heart of America Shakespeare Festival

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Michael BauMgarten, Lighting Designer

Lyric Opera Debut: Lighting Designer, La bohme, 1996 Recently:

Il Trovatore, The Barber of Seville, Lyric Opera of Kansas City Director of Production and Resident Lighting Designer, Opera Carolina Director of Production and Resident Lighting Designer, Chautauqua Opera Turandot, Lyric Opera Ottawa Cos fan tutte, Palm Beach Opera

Joanne Middleton Weaver, Wig & Make-Up Designer

Lyric Opera Debut: Wig & Make-Up Designer, The Daughter of the Regiment, 2011 Recently:

Michigan Opera Theatre Washington National Opera Des Moines Metro Opera Palm Beach Opera Opera Company of Philadelphia

Mark Ferrell, Chorus Master & Accompanist Coach

Lyric Opera Debut: Chorus Master, The Rakes Progress, 2000 Recently:

Music Director, KU Opera, New Theatre Restaurant Music Director, A Christmas Carol, KC Repertory Theatre Music Staff, Dallas Opera, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis Conductor, H.M.S. Pinafore, Lyric Opera of Kansas City
Upcoming:

Conductor, The Mikado, Lyric Opera of Kansas City

Bel Canto Society - The Flying DuTchman ARtist sponsoRships

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bruening sponsoring Melissa Citro (Senta) Mr. and Mrs. Kevin sweeney/polsinelli shughart sponsoring philip Cokorinos (Daland) Joyce G. holland sponsoring Richard paul Fink (the Dutchman) Jack and trudy Gabriel sponsoring Casey Finnigan (Steersman) Mr. and Mrs. C. humbert tinsman, Jr. sponsoring suzanne hendrix (mary) Dr. Michael and Ginger Frost sponsoring John pickle (erik) Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ritter sponsoring Bernard Uzan (Director)

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choruS
Soprano Mezzo-Soprano

Judy Bliss Lindsey Bush Etta Fung + Andrea Garritano Angela Gribble ~ Sarah LaBarr Kristin Newbegin Mary Lou Pagano Marci Ziegler @
Tenor SailorS

Katie Bieber Tara Curtis + Joanna Ehlers Kristee Haney @ Sarah Lockwood Kathryn Long Annalize Sussman Elizabeth Tredent ~^

BaSS/BariTone SailorS

Benjamin Cleveland +^ Stephen Dagrosa Casey Finnigan ~^ Alex Goering Trent Green Brandon Scott Russell Jedd Schneider Jonathan Thomas @ Kevin Westring
Tenor GhoSTS

Michael Austin Chris Carr ~^ Michael Colman + Thomas Garrison Richard Gibson Dominic Johnson + Benjamin Murbach James Smith Brad Walker @ Bradley Wilson
BaSS/BariTone GhoSTS

Michael Ascot Matthew Foerschler Matthew Haney Jonathan Knapp Laron McNichols Dustin Peterson Trevor Smith

Matthew Black Phil Eatherton Paul Griggsby Josh Markley Justin McCoy Will Perry
+ KU Apprentice ~ UMKC Apprentice
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SupernumerarieS
Beau Crowder * Alexandra Freeman & Charles Gibbs Erik Hoar * Matt Messing * William Petrie * Matthew Redix * Jeff Ronk Al Schneider Lynn Sheek Ernesto Sarez * John Wagner Sarah Van Zwoll &

^ Kaplan Apprentice Former Lyric Opera Apprentice

* Ghost and Daland Sailors & Young Sentas

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The Kansas CiTy symphony

First Violins Violas clarinets

Nunho Kim Gregory Sandomirsky Alex Shum Vladimir Rykov Susan Goldenberg Paul Hatton-Soto Jessica Wakefield Hao Anthony DeMarco Tomoko Iguchi Andrea Oh Will Haapaniemi
second Violins

Matthew Rombaum Jessica Nance Youming Chen Marvin Gruenbaum Kent Brauninger Duke Lee Sean Brumble
double basses

Raymond Santos Tzu-Ying Huang

bassoons

Ann Bilderback Miles Maner

horns

Jeffrey Kail Evan Halloin Jessica Grabbe

Flutes

Tamamo Someya Gibbs Kristin Velicer Sara Hurst Mary Garcia Grant Chia-Fei Lin Francesca Manheim Nancy Beckmann Rena Ishii Lisa Jackson
cellos

Alberto Suarez David Sullivan Elizabeth Schellhase David Gamble Stephen Multer David Brimhall
trumPets

Michael Gordon Shannon Finney Diane Schick

Piccolo

Gary Schutza Brian Rood

trombones

Diane Schick
oboes

Barbara Bishop Kenneth Lawrence

english horn

Roger Oyster Porter Wyatt Henderson David Becker

bass trombone

David Becker
tuba

Mark Gibbs Susie Yang Rung Lee Richard Bell Allen Probus

Kenneth Lawrence
timPani

Steve Seward
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Percussion

Tabitha Steiner

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The Lyric Opera of Kansas City is deeply grateful to the following donors for their generous participation through the initial phase of the BuiLding fOr SuCCeSS capital campaign.
Corner Stone Gift ($1M Or MOre) Major Gift ($25K Or MOre)

dr. Michael and ginger frost

Corner Stone Gift ($500K Or MOre) LeaderShip Gift ($250K Or MOre)

Mrs. Caroline french don and Pat dagenais richard and Maureen durwood foundation Anne and Howard elsberry family foundation Kenneth V. and Marilyn J. Hager Albert and Sandra Mauro Courtney S. Turner Charitable Trust
patron Gift ($5K Or MOre) Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Sol Batnitzky Mrs. una Creditor and the late dr. Morton C. Creditor dr. fred d. fowler Jack and Trudy gabriel Mr. Cliff C. Jones Kirk family foundation Maria Kunstadter and Michael Sigler dr. revis C. Lewis edward P. Milbank regnier family foundation Michelle and Chuck ritter J. Michael Sigler Kevin and erika Sweeney Steve and Linda Taylor Sarah and Paul Tiedt Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Wendel

Anonymous dST Systems, inc. Lyric Opera Circle The J.e. and L.e. Mabee foundation, inc. The Sosland foundation
LeaderShip Gift ($100K Or MOre)

richard P. and Jane Bruening foundation david T. Beals iii Charitable Trust, Bank of America gary dickinson family Charitable foundation Joyce g. Holland Mrs. Beth ingram
gifts and Pledges as of January 25, 2013.

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BUILDING FOR SUCCESS

A $10.5 million capital campaign to support the construction of the Lyric Opera Richard J. Stern Center. The Opera Center, which includes the Michael & Ginger Frost Production Arts Building and the Beth Ingram Administration Building, became the Companys permanent home on July 5, 2012. The Opera Center accommodates our full range of production and administrative needs and anchors the revitalization of the East Crossroads neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri.

HOw yOU CaN BE aN INtEGRaL paRt OF tHE CapItaL CampaIGN:

SpECIaL GIFt ($1K OR MORE) Jeffrey Bentley Dr. Loretta M. Britton Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Brown R. Keith Brumley Dr. Rita M. Burnett-Ferguson Jim and Jennifer DeGood Mr. and Mrs. Lafayette Ford Judge Jon R. Gray and Dr. Valerie E. Chow Susan and Zack Hangauer Mr. and Mrs. Ward Holmquist Michelle LaPointe Phyllis G. Leach Mr. and Mrs. Carl McCaffree Brogan and Lara Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Chester Thompson Tom and Priscilla Wallingford Dr. Wilma B. Wilcox SpECIaL GIFt ($100 OR MORE) Arthur and Diane Federman Jane and Keith Gard Mr. and Mrs. Charles Haviland Mr. and Dr. Gregory Hubbard Evan R. Luskin and Andrea C. Kempf Richard Preis Kathryn Pruessner Kate and Dan Rieke Margaret Sauer Alvin Schneider Larry Sullivan Hal von Bohnoff Paula Winans

NamiNg OppOrtuNities Celebrate your love of opera or honor a friend with a lasting tribute. Naming opportunities are available. pledges Pledges can be made and paid to the Company over a 3-year period to support the Opera Centers construction costs. plaNNed estate gifts Name the Lyric Opera in your estate plan. Estate gifts will support a maintenance reserve to guarantee the preservation of the Opera Center. For more information about the BUILDING FOR SUCCESS capital campaign, please call Michelle LaPointe, Director of Development, at (816) 802-6058 or email mlapointe@kcopera.org. Donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

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Corporations and foundations

lyric opera underWriters $100,000 or more

Hall Family Foundation muriel mcBrien Kauffman Foundation Lyric opera Circle Lyric opera of Kansas City Foundation richard J. Stern Foundation for the Arts, Commerce Bank, Trustee
richard j. stern society $50,000 or more

Hallmark Corporate Foundation Lyric opera Guild William T. Kemper Foundation, Commerce Bank, Trustee
overture patrons $25,000 or more

Lyric opera Foundation - Polsky Fund master Craftsmen Foundation metropolitan Performing Arts Fund, UmB Bank, N.A., Investment Advisor and Custodian missouri Arts Council National endowment for the Arts Neighborhood Tourism Development Fund Polsinelli Shughart, PC residence Inn by marriott on the Plaza Shumaker Family Foundation Vivian and Hymie J. Sosland Charitable Trust The Sosland Foundation Sprint Foundation
iMpresarios $5,000 or more

Cyr Family Charitable remainder Trust Louis and elizabeth Nave Flarsheim Charitable Foundation Arvin Gottlieb Charitable Foundation, UmB Bank, n.a., Trustee oppenstein Brothers Foundation
Maestros circle $10,000 or more

robert W. Baird/J. michael Sigler DST Systems, Inc. Lathrop & Gage LLP
BravissiMo patrons $2,500 or more

Arts Council of metropolitan Kansas City, ArtsKC Fund Carter Community memorial Trust Francis Family Foundation Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation The H & r Block Foundation The Kansas City Star Helen and Sam Kaplan Charitable Foundation Trust Fund, Country Club Trust Company, Trustee

Bartlett and Company Grain Charitable Foundation Country Club Bank DeBruce Companies Dickinson Financial Husch Blackwell, LLP JP morgan Chase mcCownGordon Construction, mr. and mrs. Pat mcCown miller Law Firm Shook Hardy & Bacon, LLP US Bank

We gratefully acknoWledge our 2012-2013 season sponsors:

RICHARD J. STERN
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lyric opera of kansas city is proud to acknoWledge the valuaBle support of the folloWing federal, state, and local agencies:

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aria sOciety $1,000 or more

cOmprimariOs $250 or more

Central States Beverage Company Clevenger Group at morgan Stanley Smith Barney Hartley Family Foundation Jewish Community Foundation opera America The Parmelee Foundation PNC Financial Services martha Lee Cain Tranby music enrichment Fund The Trudy Foundation
virtuOsOs $500 or more

Spectra energy Corporation Charles D. Williams and Company

Lyric Opera chOrus $100 or more

American Century Investments Anonymous David Woods Kemper Foundation De Priest Family Foundation, Inc. JoAnn meierhoff Charitable remainder Trust, Commerce Bank Performing Arts Scholarship Foundation research and Training Associates Tension envelope

Assurant Foundation matching Gifts Program Copilevitz and Canter LLC ePI INC. Finch and Campbell, LLP General mill machine IBm International Foundation Kaplans Fabrics Kumon Late model Auto Parts LifeLearn Inc. mancuso Construction merchant and Gould merck Partnership For Giving Padgett Family Foundation State Street Foundation, Inc. VmL

EmployEr sharE program Companies participating in the employer Share program contribute to the cost of Lyric opera of Kansas City tickets purchased by their employees. Joining the program is easy! To join, or for more information about the program, please contact Patron Services at patronservices@kcopera.org or (816) 471-7344.

DST Systems, Inc. Hallmark Lee Jeans

matching gifts companiEs

State Street UmB Bank Zahner

many companies provide matching gift programs that multiply their employees charitable donations. If you or your spouse are employed by a matching gift company, your contribution to the Lyric opera could be matched up to 100%. To obtain a matching gift from your employer, contact the companys human resources department to obtain a matching gift form and send it along with your contribution to the Lyric opera.

Assurant Foundation Bank of America Bristol-myers Squibb DST Systems, Inc. Ge Foundation Houghton mifflin Harcourt IBm International Foundation JPmorgan Chase merck

Pfizer Foundation Schering-Plough Foundation Spectra energy Sprint State Street Swiss re Verizon VmL

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Angels And individuAl contributors

mr. and mrs. richard W. miller Charles and Catherine Ball Kenneth and roswitha Dr. Loretta Britton Dr. michael and Ginger Frost Schaffer Arnold and Donna Brown mrs. Beth Ingram Dr. rita m. Burnett BraviSSiMo patronS The estate of marilyn ms. Joyce Castle $2,500 or more Pierson Patterson Bruce and Cathy Cavitt mr. and mrs. Paul D. Bartlett mike and Vera Seeley Joan and Thornton Cooke mr. and mrs. robert L. Block mr. and mrs. David embry overture patronS Donna and ed Carper $25,000 or more mr. and mrs. michael Fields Virginia and Charles Clark G. Kenneth and Ann Baum Deborah and otto Fleck mrs. Ann Dickinson mr. and mrs. richard Bruening Dr. Fred D. Fowler Dr. Katherine Florendo and Dr. Charles Gibbs mr. and mrs. richard m. J. Scott Francis Durwood mr. Lafayette Ford mrs. Caroline French Anne and Howard elsberry Jane and Keith Gard Jack and Trudy Gabriel Family Foundation mrs. H. D. Hale mr. and mrs. moulton Green Ingram Family Foundation, mr. michael Klein mr. and mrs. Donald Higdon Jill reynolds, Trustee Drs. Kundstadter and Sigler, DDS marcia and Stephen Hill mr. edward milbank Phyllis G. Leach mr. and mrs. Landon rowland Susan Illig Gerald and Beth Lillian Judith L. King mr. and mrs. Phillip miller MaeStroS circle mr. and mrs. Albert mauro $10,000 or more Buck and Tollie myers mr. and mrs. John mrs. Una Creditor and the Barry and margaret Nickell middelkamp late Dr. morton C. Creditor mr. Thomas Pinson Deborah Sandler Pat and Don Dagenais Joshua & Jane Sosland mr. Jerry Schwab Judge Jon r. Gray and Philanthropic Fund of the mr. J. michael Sigler Dr. Valerie e. Chow Jewish Community mr. and mrs. morton Sosland Foundation Ken and marilyn Hager Kevin and erika Sweeney mary Lou and Dr. Wilber mrs. Paul H. Henson ms. Sarah m. Tiedt Spalding Joyce G. Holland Dr. Alfred e. Twomey Hinrich and Danielle Staecker mr. Cliff C. Jones Dr. Linda e. Voigts and mr. eugene m. Strauss Lee and Carl mcCaffree mr. Gene Voigts Brogan and Lara Sullivan richard and Sarah Porter mr. michael Waterford Linda and Steve Taylor michelle and Chuck ritter Lessie and Chester Thompson Dr. russell D. Shelden ingraM angelS mrs. Jack Tillotson $2,000 or more mr. and mrs. C. Humbert rev. Paul Turner mr. Charles Andres and Tinsman, Jr. ms. Julia Chapman mr. and mrs. Thomas iMpreSarioS Wallingford Anonymous $5,000 or more mr. and mrs. William Atkinson Dr. and mrs. James Wells Anonymous Dr. Wilma B. Wilcox mr. and mrs. raymond T. eugene Bileski and Backstrom Dr. and mrs. John Yungmeyer Diane r. Krizek
richard J. Stern Society $50,000 or more

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aria sOciety $1,000 or more

mr. and mrs. John Abbott Dr. and mrs. Thomas Bembynista Bert Berkley and the late Joan Berkley Ken and Jeanne Bertelson Leonard and Irene Bettinger Philanthropic Fund mr. and mrs. Scott Blakesley meg and John Brugnoni ms. Barbara Carter Dr. and mrs. Conan Castle Drs. richard and Donna Childs mr. H. Hurst Coffman Dr. Gwendolyn Cooke Dr. Thomas Bruce Daniel mr. and mrs. matthew DeCocq mr. and mrs. Homer C. evans Dr. Kimberly Gandy Gateway music Festivals and Tours ellen and John Goheen Innes and John Hale Susan and Zack Hangauer Ileana amd John Ingraham Charles S. Joss, Jr. mr. and mrs. richard Katz robert A. and Deborah Kipp mr. and mrs. William Kort Wayne e. Lippman evan r. Luskin and Andrea C. Kempf Barbara marshall Tom and Janice Pearson mr. and mrs. maurice Peve Wilda and Hal Sandy mr. and mrs. Thomas Schrader Stephen and Dolores Schroff Hal and Nina Sinclair richard Stitt and Brian Staihr Lillie and Jim Trimble Clyde and Katie Wendel Sarah Ye

cOmprimariOs $500 or more

Dr. robert and Harriett Anderson Janet and Scott Bjerke Harvey S. Bodker Bob and Dottie Bowline mr. and mrs. Joseph Brandmeyer mr. Hugh Bruner Nan Chapman maria e. Chastain-Brand mr. Arthur Chrisenberry and ms. Carol Chrisenberry Doug and Terri Curran Dixie Davidson Dr. Dale and Julie Davis robert and edna Dillon martin and Sandra eisenman Susan and Bob ellis Angela miratsky-Figas miss April Fleming robert Friauf Lance and melissa Fulton mr. mark Gilman Dr. B. Williams and Cheryl Ginsberg Charitable Fund Bruce and Kathryn Gordon Dr. and mrs. Charles W. Gorodetzky michael and Judy Graf Jared and Carol Grantham Drs. richard and Virginia Gruendel Dr. richard Kent Gutknecht Barnett and Shirley Bush Helzberg Bobby and Laura Hennessey roger Hiatt and Patricia Haegelin-Hiatt Paget and Tom Higgins Joe and Norma Hoagland Caroline Hosford ed and Ann Kander Lt. Col. Dan Karp and rosemary Karp mr. Jon D. Kowing margo Kren michelle LaPointe Lawrence Lyric opera Guild Kathleen mcCarther-Dobbels Dr. and mrs. William mcCollum rick and Serena Naylor mrs. Joyce Nichols In memory of erna oBenar mark and Lynne oConnell George and Suzy Pagels Dr. and mrs. Jorge Paradelo Jean and Allen Parelman mr. and mrs. Bobby Patton Dr. Brandon and mrs. Lucie Pomeroy mr. and mrs. roger Prewitt

Ann T. reed Dr. r. A. rich Joel, Dawn, and Aaron Short Greg and Ann Smith Dennis and marcia Tighe mrs. John J. Turley Dr. James and elfrieda Waltz Paula Winans

chOrus $250 or more

ellen & John Aisenbrey ms. Kate Alberts eleanor Angelbeck Anonymous (3) Donna Jo Atwood Dr. Sol and mickey Batnitzky John e. Bechen Andrea Norris and Tom Beisecker Donald and Connie Bennett Janet Bennett mr. and mrs. George W. Beres Franz Blaha and Linda mahloch Jack C. and Peggy Bondon Nancy L. Bosche Dr. Stanley and margie Brand Dr. V. eileen Broadie mr. Baird Brock Kay and Jim Calvert ms. Dena Campbell Arden and mary Ann Carr Kirk and Tamara Carson mr. William Clamurro mr. C. L. Cocke mr. Walter L. Cofer and ms. Nicola r. Heskett renee and Bob Craig Dr. and mrs. John m. Davis mr. michael Davis Frederick and Constance DeSieghardt Kenneth J. Doll mary Jane Duff John and Julia Duty ellen ellis ms. ellen Feldhausen mike and Dannette Fields ms. meredith Florian Andrew and Victoria Flower Norman e. and marilyn A. W. Gaar Chris and martha Gabel William and Barbara Gaeddert Douglas and Ann Ghertner Carol- Ann and mary- olivia Gibbs Kandy meehan-Gibson and Thomas Gibson

virtuOsOs $750 or more

elaine and Benjamin mann Kathy and Bill migneron Chester H. & Gudrun S. Neumann mr. and mrs. William Petrie Usha rafferty Jack and Jean rosenfield ms. Joyce Schwartz Dr. Stan Scott mr. and mrs. Terrence P. Sullivan mr. Heinz Wehner J. robert Wise

A SpeciAl thAnkS The Lyric Opera of Kansas City gratefully acknowledges Ginger frost in support of the Ginger Frost high School honors Artists program, which provides musical scholarships to high school students showing vocal excellence or promise.

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Anita Toby Grow Gunilla of Sweden Dr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Hall, III Dr. Yong Yun Han Mr. Ben Hansen and Ms. Tonya Witmer Ms. Ann Hauser Mr. Steven D. Heflin and Candace Evans Dr. and Mrs. Edward Higgins Dick and Sue Himes Rodney Hipp Jeanne Hollister Nikolas H. Huffman Dr. John R. Hugo DDS Drs. David and Judy Jacobs Gary E. Jones - Tax Defenders LLC Dr. Karen M. Jordan Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Juarez Mr. and Mrs. H. Elvin Knight Carol and David Kyner Ms. Betty Laird James E Laramy & Barbara Anetsberger Jane Lee Bruce and Devra Lerner In Memory of Robert O. Lesley Mr. and Mrs. Patrick W. Madden Ms. Jerilyn Main Mr. Charles Martin Larisa Martin Jacob May and Rosalie Pompushko Michael and Marcy Mazzarella Dr. and Mrs. H. Richard McFarland Douglas and Nina McKenna Donald G. McMican Tom and Loretta Mentzer Mr. C. Stephen Metzler and Mr. Brian D. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Miller Eric Morgenthaler Mr. William C. Motter Walter and Daisy Muff In Honor of Music Teachers and Voice Coaches Ms. Carol Nash Col. and Mrs. D.A. Nowowiejski, PhD, USA Ret Dr. Robin L. Onikul Sandra Ording Drs. V. Carlos and Maria Palmeri Mr. and Mrs. Richard Parizek Debra and Allen Parmet Mr. Venkat R. Pasnoori Mr. Arthur Peterson and Ms. Evelyn Peterson Braden and Megan Prentice Robert Pruitt, M.D. Ann and Paul Raikula Dumont and Barbara Reed Walter and Gayle Richardson Dr. and Mrs. Lewis Roht Jean M. Rommes Dr. and Mrs. Nelson R. Sabates Mr. and Mrs. Francesco Sanitate

Charles F. and Rose M. Schwankl Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Scott Del and Bev Sherwood Mrs. Hazel Shippee Dr. Medford H. Shively Mr. Keith E. Shostrom Dr. Marjorie Sirridge Mr. and Mrs. O.J. Stacey Brian and Dian Steele Susie and George Stewart Clyde D. Stoltenberg Gene Switzer Florence Taylor Stephen and Karen Tyler John and Denise Tiller Mr. and Mrs. Robert True Doris W. Virden David and Victoria Vlach Mr. Jim Waller Bob and Carol Watson Mr. and Mrs. Paul White Dr. Stephen and Diana Whitney Ms. Anne Wickliffe John and Charlotte Wood Robert and Linda Wright William Wright Julian and Tasha Zugazagoitia

Supernumerary $100 OR MORE

Dr. Carla Aamodt and Thomas Worth David Actenberg and H. Alice Jacks Perry and Kaye Adkins Robert and Carolyn Adkins Bernie and Liz Albrecht Ms. Ida B. Anderson Dorothy and John Anderson Anonymous (9) Ms. Elizabeth Appleby Mr. and Mrs. Robert Arens Mr. and Mrs. Donald Austin Bipin Avashia M. Rachel Avila Robert and Bridget Bagby Andrew and Mary Ellen Barkley Michael Barrett and Cynthia Fung Dr. Amy E. Barth and Mr. Joe Lundsgaard Dr. and Mrs. Ivan Battle Marianna K. Beach Ms. Marlen Beach Mr. Robert Beck Penny Beebe Ruth Beedle John and Lindsey Beil Al and Barbara Beitchman Tom and Kathy Bennett Cindy and Ted Berard Kat and Mark Berger Dan Bernstein James G. Birt

Cheryl Blackwell Mr. David Bland Dr. Joanne and Mr. Andrew Bodner Sallyann and Loren Boline Roger Bond and Victoria Hermes-Bond Mrs. Laura Borchert Jim and Sharon Borthwick Sherman and Becky Botts Dana and Jeanette Boucher Catherine M. LaBianco and Charles D. Bouska Jane Bowers Christopher and Sharon Bradford Bruce and Linda Bradley Jim D. Brake Tom Brandt Walter and Patricia Brayman Lanny D. Brewer Judith B. Brougham Ms. Ann Powell-Brown Mr. John Brunk Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Buchmann Earl of Darlow, Rev. Ben Brian C. Buckles and Mr. Chris Riley Mr. and Mrs. James Budde Bill and Betty Bundschu Frank and Elizabeth Burke Cheryl and Randy Buseman Mr. and Mrs. Jordan Bushman Marilyn Bynum Dick and Sharon Cahill Ms. Melinda Cannady Mr. James G. Cariddi Maureen E. Carmack Ms. Deborah Carr Dr. and Mrs. Phillip Carr Gale Carter and Dan Gauthier Thad and Jane Carver Shawn and Amy Casey Alietia Caughron Mr. Jeff Chaikin and Mr. Lee Siskev John and Sharon Chezik Mr. Tim Chilen Ms. Treva Christian Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Chumley Mr. and Mrs. Robert Clark Delbert Clevenger Mr. Coakley and Ms. Ratcliffe Mrs. Frances Colonna Mr. Barry Cooper Mr. and Mrs. James Cowley Ms. Marilyn Cox Feilim Coyle Ms. Anne Cramer Ms. Suzanne Crandall Dr. and Mrs. Richard L. Cronemeyer Dr. and Mrs. Steve Crouch Marion Culp Bryce and Phyllis Cunningham Mr. David Curtis Glion and Marilyn Curtis Mr. and Mrs. William Curtis

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Allen and Jane Davis Dr. Richard & Mrs. Melissa Davis Tom and Peggy Dean John C. and Barbara C. Decker Mr. James M. DeFrancisco Mrs. Clyde F. DeWitt, Jr. Sallie and Martin Dickinson Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dickinson Scout, Marcia and David Dimick Ms. Brenda Dingley Jean and Monroe Dodd Thomas Dow Mr. David and Mrs. Linda Dull Linda and Bill Eddy Mr. and Mrs. Robert Edwards Ms. Jean Eiler Mr. Kenneth Eiler Peggy and David Ekerdt Ms. Stacie Eliades-Becker Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery Elliott Helen J Embery Mary Emig Sue Ann Erb Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Evans Mr. and Mrs. Richard Fanolio Milo and Paula Farnham Sandy and Frederick Farr Mr. and Mrs. Jay Felton Ms. Kathleen Finegan and Mr. Harris G. Mirkin Mr. & Mrs. Antoni Firner Mr. Michael Fischbach Mr. James Fitterling Ms. Dona Flory Mr. and Mrs. Evans Folger Vivian H. Forbes Mike S or Kay Ford Paul Francis and Kathy Brady Terry Frazier and Vic Thompson Christopher and Karen Frisbie Mr. Andrew Friscia Dr. Thomas Fritzlen Dr. William M. Chase and Dr. Betse M. Gage Ms. Margaret V. Gardner Edward and Denise Geier Mr. Kenneth Baum John and Cheryl Gerogoulis Charles and Carol Getto Carolyn and Fred Gilhousen Richard and Winifred Gill Joe and Michele Giovagnoli Leo R. Goertz Stanley L. and Geraldine Goldberg Family Fund Bill and Cathie Goodwin Ms. Laurie Gorton Linda Ann Grace Mr. and Mrs. Winston Grantham Ms. Darlene Green Denis and Jennifer Greene Lee and Amy Greif

Cheryl and Donald Grodecki Dr. Roger Gutshall Christopher and Leighann Haggerty Gary and Kay Hale Willa Hamann Mr. Lawrence Hamel and Ms. Lynnis Jameson Mr. and Mrs. Matt Hamer Sandra and Gerald Handley Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Hanes Louise and Allan Hanson Dr. and Mrs. Karl Hanson Mr. and Mrs. Tod Haren Dr. and Mrs. Frederick Hartwig Ms. Lois Lorene Hawk George Heiser Tyler Henderson Mr. and Mrs. Hickok Mr. Ralph Hile Richard Hill Ms. Kathleen Hipps Mr. Paul Hirsch Ms. Laura Hockaday Mr. and Mrs. George W. Holden Ms. Belinda Holmes Mrs. Julie Holmquist Ms. Angela Hopper Joan Horan Leonard Horwitz Dr. Dale Hughes Dr. and Mrs. Robert E Hughes Bill and Margo Humenczuk Ira B. Hyde Mr. and Mrs. Peter W. Hyde Ruth H. Iliff Ted and Judy Ingis Jill Reynolds Mrs. Vera Isenberg Joan and Steve Israelite Ms. Margaret Jackson Theresa Jaksetic Donald and Georgette James Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jenkins John and Phyllis Jensen Joseph Jensen Janice Jensen Duane and Gabby Jewel Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Johanson Bruce and Cynda Johnson Dr. and Mrs. Paul Johnson Dr. Robert E. and Dr. Rebecca Johnson Russell and Susan Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Jesse F. Jones III Bonnie Joranko Dr. and Mrs. Henry Kanarek Mr. Sen Kane Dr. Andrew and Lynn Kaufman KC Lyric Opera Chorus Alums Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kelly Duane and Cosette Kelly Marcia Kenley Lesley T. Ketzel

Dr. Sam Kim Dr. and Mrs. Lynn Kindred Ms. Marti Moore Ms. Colleen Kirch Ms. Debra Kirmer Ms. Pamela R. Klipsch Mr. and Mrs. James Knapp Dr. John W. Kosko, Jr. William and Kimberly Kraft Dr. Peggy Kuehl Dr. and Mrs. Don Kuenzi Eric and Leslie Kulick Dr. and Mrs. Robert H. Kurth Larry J. Jones and Joan R. Kurz J. D. Larson Greag and Karen Lauber Dr. Patricia A. Lawlor Dr. and Mrs.Le Pichon Mr. Michael Lee Dr. Wayne L. Letizia Bernard and Joan Levine Muriel O. Levinson Mary D. Lewis Ms. Janice Liten Myra and Malcolm Litman Dave and Dorothy Long Mark and Karen Long Mrs. Meredith L. Lopez Ms. Linda Luckey Nanci Regan and Robert Lunn Dr. Sharon Lynch and Mr. Michael Dugger Dr. Christopher Lyon Sue Mabry Mr. Keith Majors Ms. Doreen Maronde Mr. David Maschger Mrs. Marion Mathenia Ms. Cathy Whorton Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Mayer Hon. Patrick and Patricia McAnany Barbara B. McCorkle Dr. and Mrs. W. C. McCoy Alan McDermott Mr. Andrew McDonald Dr. Barbara McGrath Constance McLaughlin Kathleen McMahon Ms. Anne McManus Ms. Beth McMillen Mr. and Mrs. George McNeish Rev. Harrietta McReynolds Dr. Maria Rosa Menocal Merchant and Gould, P.C. Kurt and Marilyn Metzl Mr. Alvin Meyer Mr. Robar Mike and Ms. Junetta Duncan Mr. Ira Miller Mr. C. Michel Minor James and Teresa Mitchell Jane Mobley and Phil Hofstra

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2012-2013 Lyric Opera Of Kansas city apprentices

The Lyric Opera has a proven track record of casting apprentice program alumni in leading roles when appropriate. Lyric Opera of Kansas City Apprentices have appeared with opera companies small and large from around the world, some who are on the stage for The Flying Dutchman.

apprentice SpOtLight - caSey Finnigan

Starring aS SteerSman in The Flying DuTchman
When asked what facts he thinks our audiences would tbe suprised to learn mr. Finnigan said, im a goofy guy...anything for a laugh. as part of the Companys 10 Questions series with artists, mr. Finnigan shared all about his early experience with opera and how he believes there is an opera for everyone. read excerpts from his interview below. What is an average day like for you? Do you have a set routine? casey: aside from my morning coffee, no. i make sure to get to the gym 3-5 times a week, and i practice and work on music daily; but i dont have a rigid routine.
2 nd year UmKC apprentiCe

What was the first opera you watched/experienced? casey: the first opera that i sang in was la bohme as part of the childrens chorus. the first i went and saw was cos fan tutte; followed shortly by a fantastic production of Turandot. Scan the Qr code (right) or visit the Lyric Opera Blog at kcopera.wordpress.com to read the full interview along with other The Flying Dutchman related content.

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Lyric Opera Of Kansas city staff

Deborah Sandler,
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Finance & administration

Ward Holmquist,
Artistic Director

Gregory A. Hubbard, Chief Financial Officer Moji Shogbamimu, Controller Amy Peak, Human Resources and Accounting Manager Grant Golson , Executive Assistant and Development Secretary Terry Sullivan, Information Systems Manager Tiffany Embry, Office Secretary/Data Assistant
deVeLopment

Michelle LaPointe, Director of Development Lea Petrie, Major and Corporate Gifts Manager Wayne Courtois, Development Writer and Grants Manager
edUcation

Paula Winans, Director of Education Robert McNichols Jr., Education Associate

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Ellen McDonald, Interim Director of Marketing and Communications Allison May, Interim Marketing and Annual Fund Manager William Petrie, Digital Media Manager Ken McClain, Patron Services Manager Michael Patch, Patron Services Representative Kathy Lauber, Patron Services Representative
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Tracy M. Davis-Singh, Director of Production R. Keith Brumley, Director of Design & Technical Production Sarah Zsohar, Production/Facilities Associate Nate Wheatley, Lighting Supervisor
Russell Patterson, Conductor Laureate and Artistic Advisor

pLanning tO attend with a grOup? The Lyric Opera offers discounts to groups of 10 or more. To learn more about group discounts contact Patron Services at (816) 471-7344, patronservices@kcopera.org, or by scanning the QR code (right).

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MeMorial Gifts
In memory of Clarabelle Belcher Corson Ms. Marilyn Cox In memory of Hubert A. Ferguson Mr. Brett Ferguson and Dr. Rita Burnett-Ferguson In memory of Al Shapiro Mr. and Mrs. Steven Israelite In memory of Robert Vrooman Blue Valley North High School

In memory of Dave Wilson In memory of Henry and Florence Lieberman Flarsheim Mr. and Mrs. Edward Curtis Louis and Elizabeth Nave Flarsheim Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Don F. Dagenais In memory of Stella Luskin In memory of Herwig Zauchenberger Drs. Richard and Donna Childs Mrs. Joanna Zauchenberger Mrs. Beth Ingram Mr. and Mrs. Tiberius Klausner Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Korn Ms. Michelle P. LaPointe Mr. Evan Luskin and Ms. Andrea Kempf Ms. Jeanette Hernandez Prenger Mrs. Jill Ingram Reynolds Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ritter Deborah Sandler Mr. and Mrs. Jack Spilker Mr. and Mrs. Neil Sosland Ms. Lorraine Stiffelman

reMeMberinG Dr. Morton C. CreDitor

Dr. Morton C. Creditor was an active volunteer with the Lyric Opera for over 25 years, serving as the archivist of the company, a member of the board of the Lyric Opera Guild, President of the Lyric Opera Guild, and eventually Chairman of the Lyric Opera Guild. He was a writer and lecturer for Lyric Opera Guild activities and was a strong supporter of Lyric Opera company events and projects throughout that entire time. His contributions to the company and Guild will long be remembered.
In memory of Dr. Morton C. Creditor Mr. and Mrs. Evert N. Asjes III Dr. and Mrs. Solomon Batnitzky Dr. Irene Bettinger Ms. Dalene Bradford Drs. Richard and Donna Childs Mr. and Mrs. Edward Curtis Mr. and Mrs. Don F. Dagenais Dr. Robin E. and Mrs. Margaret T. Denell Mr. and Mrs. Jay A. Felton Dr. Tomas Griebling Mr. and Mrs. Zack F. Hangauer Mr. Steven D. Heflin and Ms. Candace Evans Mrs. Karen L. Hutchinson Mrs. Beth Ingram Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kander Ms. Michelle P. LaPointe Lifelearn Mr. Evan Luskin and Ms. Andrea Kempf Lyric Opera Circle Dr. Dwayne A. and Mrs. Renee Ollerich Mrs. Jill Ingram Reynolds Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ritter Deborah Sandler Ms. Margaret L. Sauer Mr. Alvin J. Schneider Dr. James & Mrs. Elfrieda Waltz Dr. Wilma B. Wilcox

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The encore SocieTy

The Lyric Opera planned giving program will allow you to share the gift of opera with future audiences and create a legacy of your own. Through the Encore Society, you will support programs you are passionate about and receive tax benefits for you and your estate.
Founding MeMbers charter MeMbers

Mrs. Madeline Benoit* Mrs. Jacqueline Coen* Mr. and Mrs. Bernard D. Craig Mrs. Una Creditor and the late Dr. Morton C. Creditor Mr. and Mrs. Don Dagenais Mrs. Carolyn Dayani Mrs. Ann K. Dickinson Mr. and Mrs. Richard Durwood Dr. Fred D. Fowler Mrs. Caroline French Mr. and Mrs. Keith Gard Mr. and Mrs. Joe A. Harter Mr. and Mrs. Stephen H. Hill Joyce G. Holland Mrs. Beth Ingram Mr. and Mrs. H. Elvin Knight, Jr. Dr. Revis Lewis* Mr. Jack May and Dr. Rosalie Pompushko Mr. and Mrs. Joe Miller Mrs. Vivian Menees Nelson* Mr and Mrs. L. Joshua Sosland Mrs. Alice Statland and the late Dr. Harry Statland Mr. and Mrs. C. Humbert Tinsman Ms. Julie Holmquist Mr. Hal vonBohnhoff Dwight Youngman
Legacy MeMbers

Mr. Bob Baughman* Mrs. Carolyn Gordanier Mr. and Mrs. John Grow Gary D. Harms John Kander Elizabeth Liftin* Virginia M. Long Ann T. Reed Mr. and Mrs. Jack Rosenfield Lisa Sicola Mr. J. Michael Sigler Mr. John J. Strandberg* Mr. Thomas Sotham* Dr. Wilma B. Wilcox Ms. Paula Winans Mr. and Mrs. Jonah Wright
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Dr. Michael and Ginger Frost Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Patterson*
For more information contact Michelle LaPointe, Director of Development, at (816) 471-4933 or visit the planned giving section at kcopera.org.

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