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La Traviata
(Giuseppe Verdi)
Edna Garabedian, Artistic Director * Maestro Leonard Ingrande
Anne Cartwright, Choreographer/Dancer * Steve Wall, Technical-Lighting
Violetta, Jamie Bonetto * Alfredo Germont, Manuel Paz
Baron Douphol, John Minagro * Gastone, Zachary Sheely * Giorgio Germont, Chris Wells
Flora Bervoix, Montserrat Verdugo * Marquis D'Obigny, Ricardo Lavin * Annina, Ana Rojas
Giuseppe, Javier Sevilla * Doctor Grenvil, Dr. Harvey Edmonds
* 2006-2007 Ensemble, Youth & Faculty Supporting Artists *
La Boheme
(Giacomo Puccini)
Edna Garabedian, Artistic Director * Maestro Leonard Ingrande
Anne Cartwright, Choreographer/Dancer * Steve Wall, Technical-Lighting
Mimi, Jennifer Myers * Rodolfo, Zachary Sheely * Marcello, Ricardo Lavin
Musetta, Ayelet Cohen * Colline, John Minagro * Schaunard, Dr. Harvey Edmonds
* 2006-2007 Ensemble, Youth & Faculty Supporting Artists *
Aida
(Giuseppe Verdi)
Edna Garabedian, Artistic Director * Maestro Leonard Ingrande
Anne Cartwright, Choreographer/Dancer * Steve Wall, Technical-Lighting
Aida, Elizabeth King * Amonasro, John P. Minagro
Radames, Percy Martinez * Amneris, Lyria Pegram
* 2006-2007 Ensemble, Youth & Faculty Supporting Artists *
Chip and His Dog
(Gian Carlo Menotti)
Feautring Soprano Elaine Takash
Set in a mythical kingdom, a clever pup (Kimmie Rincon) and his devoted young master (Millie Herrera)
teach a bored and petulant princess (Elaine Takash) that happiness cannot be bought, and a heart must be won by
patience and love performed by the Cal Opera Youth Group under Opera Youth Director Jennifer Myers.
Bon Appetit
(Lee Hoiby)
Featuring Mezzo-Soprano Roberta Wain-Becker
Legends of the Ring
(Based on Der Ring des Nibelungen by Richard Wagner)
Maestro Jonathan Kuhner, Director
Associate Directors Roy Stevens & Annalisa Winberg * Gerard Jones and Gerry Anne Prody * Terry Estabrook *
Sopranos Ayelet Cohen, Deanne Reeder, Norma Navarrete, Liz King, Frosiny Brezas, and Cheri Stark
Mezzo-sopranos Montserrat Verdugo and Ana Laura Rojas
Tenors Mark Adams, Percy Martinez, Fred Winthrop, Manuel Paz, Zachary Sheely, and Javier Sevilla
Baritones John Minagro, Chris Wells, Ricardo Lavin, Dr. Harvey Edmonds, and Philip Meakin
OTHER SUMMER FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES
Edna Garabedian, Artistic Director
Dramatic Soprano Faculty Member Annalisa Winberg-Stevens
Soprano Cheryl Stark, Fresno Opera League Competition Winner
Ricardo Lavin, California Opera Competition Winner
OPERA ESPANOL
* 2006-2007 Ensemble, Youth & Faculty Supporting Artists *
Principal Opera Orchestra Members: Aarne Kela (Piano), Chen Lu Woo (Piano), Boris Nixon (Cello), John Morrice (Violin I), Cynthia Stuart (Violin II), Claudia Shiuh (Viola), Heidi Franklin (Bass), Ron Franklin (Trumpet/Brass), Elisha Wilson (Horn/Brass), Pam Ellzey (Flute/Winds), Fred Mora (Oboe/Winds), Larry Honda (Clarinet/Winds), Sarah Basiletti (Percussion), Ioanna Sfekas-Karvelas, Roy & Annalisa Stevens, Jill Prince, Gerry Anne Prody, Paul Raheb, Clarkia Cobb, Deidre Byers, Caleb Cook, Kirk Cruz , Zaroohi Nixon, Aubriel Soghomonian, Tyler, Trenton & Tripp Pafford, Rebecca Ketner, Victoria Ketner, Antonia Espinosa, Tanya and Tasha Nasrollahi, Sine Chan-Golstone, Jazmine Salinas, Cassie Andrade, Kellie Jensen, John Jewel, Patrick Martzen and Monserrat Verdugo, Galina Umanskaya, Michelle Maruyama, Julian Woodruff, Bonnie Lockett, Max Hollander, Asher Davison, Claire Cantwell, Monte Torres, Sam Scheiber, Kelsey Barsamian, Clarkia Cobb, Autumn Day, Marissa Dunlop, Ruth Dyer, Chrysanthe, Evangelia and Constantine Pappas, Robert Rennicks, Bill Tull, Will Tvrdik, Debra Walker, Xiao Yan Wang, Mary Ware, Yong Chun Duan & Ying Wu with Courtney Melvin and Choreography by Anne Cartwright, Hannah Ozeron, Paul & Cindy Martzen. Arne Kela, Boris & Diane Nixon, Edward Nixon, Alexandra Edmonds, Lawrence Barber, Natalia Malcom, Father James and Donna Pappas, Lane Baxter and Peter Kraemer, Ryan Walker, Kelsey Barsamian, Katherine Bourne, Chu-Chun Chang, Yin-Han Chen, Ahlberg Dean, Susana & Graciela Esquivel, Sandra Gostanian, Chia-ling Ho, Yi-Sheng Hsu, Fang Rei Hsu,Yu-Ting Huang, Hsiao-Han Huang, Tzu-Ham Hung, April Koyejo, Natalia Malcolm, Melissa Lee Marsh, Nanette Miginess, Steve Ohlin, A.J. Ramirez, Sharon Rogers, Elise Thompson, Jhih-Yuan Tseng, Jill Wagoner, Ellen Yeung, Hannah Ozeran, Danielle Banuelos, Aubree Cliff, Ayelet Cohen, Autumn Day, Debra Walker, Joyce Vasques, Kirk Cruz, Rose Mejia, Nicole & Antonia Espinoza, Christian Escalante, Amalia Silvestria, Cynthia Stuart, Terry Paul, Ron & Heidi Fanklin, Pam Ellzey, Rachel Aldrich, Eric Sherbon, Jenny Blomster and Matt Darling
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