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Thursday, March 11th, 2021 The Grounds of Shangri La Springs Resort
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THE PROGRAMAi capricci della sorte Giaochino Rossini L’italiana in Algeri
Sarah Nordin, Mezzo-Soprano & Tyler Putnam, Bass
Per lui che adoro Giaochino Rossini L’italiana in Algeri
Sarah Nordin, Mezzo-Soprano
La ci darem la mano W.A. Mozart Don Giovanni
Sarah Nordin, Mezzo-Soprano & Tyler Putnam, Bass
Votre toast (Toreador Song) Georges Bizet Carmen
Tyler Putnam, Bass
Habanera Georges Bizet Carmen
Sarah Nordin, Mezzo-Soprano
Shall We Dance? Rodgers & Hammerstein The King and I
Sarah Nordin, Mezzo-Soprano & Tyler Putnam, Bass
I’ve Got You Under My Skin Cole Porter Born to Dance
Tyler Putnam, Bass
One Hundred Easy Ways to Lose a Man Leonard Bernstein Wonderful Town
Sarah Nordin, Mezzo-Soprano
Cheek to Cheek Irving Berlin Top Hat
Sarah Nordin, Mezzo-Soprano & Tyler Putnam, Bass
If I Loved You Rodgers & Hammerstein Carousel
Sarah Nordin, Mezzo-Soprano & Tyler Putnam, Bass
THE PROGRAMAll ‘Er Nothin’ Rodgers & Hammerstein Oklahoma
Sarah Nordin, Mezzo-Soprano & Tyler Putnam, Bass
Any Moment Stephen Sondheim Into the Woods
Sarah Nordin, Mezzo-Soprano & Tyler Putnam, Bass
South Pacific medley Rodgers & HammersteinSarah Nordin, Mezzo-Soprano & Tyler Putnam, Bass
THE PERFORMERSSarah Nordin, Mezzo-Soprano raised by Opera News for the “clear beauty” of her voice and her “spot-on comic timing,” mezzo-soprano Sarah Nordin brings an exquisite blend of vocal artistry and strong dramatic instincts to a variety of repertoire across opera and concert stages. Ms. Nordin’s 2019-2020 season featured Sarah as Carmen in Carmen with the Missouri Symphony Orchestra, Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro with Geneva Light Opera, Maddalena in Rigoletto with St Petersburg Opera and Buttercup in HMS Pinafore with First Coast Opera. Upcoming engagements include Adina in Elixir of Love with Gulf Coast Symphony, Angelina in La Cenerentola with Geneva Light Opera, Isabella in L’Italiana in Algeri with St Petersburg Opera and Nicklauss in Les Contes D’Hoffman with Opera Tampa.
Tyler Putnam, BassPossessing a voice described as “robust and resonant” by Theatre Mania and deemed a “standout” by Opera Magazine, bass-baritone Tyler Putnam brings a combination of intelligent musicianship and spirited dramatic interpretation to a wide variety of repertoire across the United States. In 2020, Mr. Putnam portrayed Colline in La Bohème with Lakeland Opera, Dick Deadeye in HMS Pinafore with First Coast Opera, and Agent Ashby in The Girl of the Golden West with Opera Orlando. Following engagements include Alidoro in La Cenerentola with Geneva Light Opera, Frank in Die Fledermaus with Opera Orlando and Banquo in Lady M, Heartbeat Opera’s new adaption of Verdi’s Macbeth which will presented entirely online. Mr. Putnam was scheduled to sing the role of The Pirate King in
The Pirates of Penzance with Opera Tampa before it was cancelled on opening night as a precaution due to COVID-19. That production has been rescheduled for 2021.
Deniz Uz, Collaborative Pianist Turkish American conductor Deniz Uz, has quickly distinguished himself as one of his generation’s most promising talents. Deeply committed to opera, he made his Gulfshore Opera debut last season as conductor for Amahl and the Night Visitors, and he returns this season to Opera Orlando to conduct the world premiere of The Death of Ivan Ilyich. In 2019, he was on the conducting staff of Des Moines Metro Opera, serving as Associate Conductor for Candide and as conductor for the company’s young artists’ gala. Mr. Uz has previously been engaged as music staff at Florida Grand Opera, Virginia Opera, Pensacola Opera, Opera Orlando, and the Orlando Philharmonic. He has also appeared with the
Budapest and Pensacola Symphony Orchestras, the Malta and Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestras, and Sinfonietta Cracovia. Mr. Uz holds a BA from Yale College and was valedictorian of his graduating class at the Interlochen Arts Academy.
PUCCINI ($25,000+)Clement J. Deliso Charitable Trust
Mary McVayJay R. Paul
Michael & Karin Standen
VERDI ($10,000-$24,999)Paula Davidson
Mark Dreyer & Linda CoyleTad Connerton & Stephanie Schwetz
John & Beverly WernetteLarry Waller & Becky Wilder
WAGNER ($5,000-$9,999)Alex Blagojevic
Thomas CappielloCarole Fabiano
Anthony FabianoJohnson Family Foundation
William LindsayGordon Robertson
Ryan RupertRoman Sazonov
Dyan SmithJohn R. Wright
MOZART ($1,000-$4,999)Peter & Lee Bewley
Peter & Linda BiscardiAubrey & Kathleen Bourgeois
Skip & Chris BrownElaine Christian
Richard & Diane CarusoTim & Colette Dieigel
Raquel DunningWilliam Gianola
Terry & Ena GleasonBill & Joan Gruver
Linda GreeneBeverly Haas
Henry & Jan HolzkamperDavid Marshall
Arden McCurdyJacke McCurdy
MOZART (CONTINUED) Selma Nettles
Bruce & Beverly NovarkJohn & Marti Odle
Raymond & Judy PencherekJack & Marty Pearce
Nancy PotterJames & Joyce RichterRobert G. Robertson
Barry & Eva SandsIvan Seligman
Jeremiah & Lorna ShafirRaymond & Isabelle Staffeldt
James & Joan TalanoConstantine Tsiros & Brenda Acconcia
Sam & Steffanie VasquezGregory Wojciechowski
Richard WroschJames & Marguerite Yost
Doug & Joan ZipesAnthony Zollo
HANDEL ($500-$999)Debra AllegrettoDr. Evelyn Bluhm
Katherine CaldwellEdith Coleman
Kate CurleyRoss & Noreen EdlundMike & Nanette Finkle
Susan GalvinStephen & Diana Gray
Dr. David & Stephanie KleinMichael & Natalie Marsalli
Geraldine MeaneyNancy Nichols
Jerry & Linda PlattMaxine Reichhardt
Gary RinckLindsay Robertson
Giselle WagnerChris & Michelle Westley
Maestro Club Members as of 3/6/2021
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