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Don Carlo is often considered Verdi’s most Wagnerian work. Itmakes use of the evolving structure of the Musiktheater, madeso popular by Wagner, and introduces several motives that canbe seen almost as Wagnerian leitmotifs. Verdi creates an entirepolitical world set in Spain during the reign of Philip II. Theopera follows four members of the Habsburg family:

Philip II, King of all the world, son of an Emperor and ruler of a kingdom that “the sunnever sets upon." Champion of the Catholic faith, devoted ruler and supporter of theInquisition. This man rules his empire from a small room in the bowels of the Escurialpalace. Likened by his enemies to a spider at the center of its web. At the time of theopera he has married three times. His current wife he married in spite of the fact that shehad originally been promised to his son, Don Carlo. This marriage is one of the greatestburdens of his life. He does not know how to love. He is fiercely anti-protestant. Hispresence is felt oppressively in Flanders, a hot-bed of this new and troublesome movement.He has unleashed his armies and the Inquisition upon them.

Elisabetta, Queen of Spain, daughter of Katharina de Medici and the King of France. Shehas been the pawn in a long political game. In the first act of the five-act version of theopera we see how she falls in love with Don Carlo, Infante of Spain, only to be cruelly givento the father, the actual ruler of Spain at the end of the act. The rest of the opera concernsher misery at the Spanish Court, obliged to be the very correct queen of a very correctmonarch, and yet confronted daily by a former suitor whom she must now address as"son." In a confused world, she is a beacon of light and hope.

Don Carlo, the Infante or Prince of Spain. The son of Philip’s marriage to Maria of Portugal,Don Carlo is hot-tempered and passionate. He is not as rational: he is emotional.Disillusioned by his failed betrothal to Elisabetta, perturbed by having to call the woman heloves "mother,” Carlo finds a cause in the sufferings of the people of Flanders and takes uptheir plight only to find himself a prime target of the Inquisition. The opera concerns hisredemption. He changes a futile love into the passion of moral politics, barely escaping thetwin hammers of Church and State.

Legend states that Charles the 5th, the Habsburg emperor who conquered Flanders for Spainhas died and that his ghost haunts the monastery in the Escurial. He is also said to haverenounced worldly acts. He abdicated in favor of his son Philip who would never be Emperorbut would be King of a realm larger than ever imagined in human history. His tomb is thesetting for the first and last acts of Don Carlo: the place where Don Carlo finds his redemption.

These family members are sequestered in the Palace of the Escurial, which legend tells us islike the lair of a large spider. They share this dark realm with some powerful courtiers. Thesepersons all have their own agendas and wait like jackals for the Habsburg lions to feed.

Rodrigo Marquis of Posa. If there is truly a good and honest man in the opera it is Posa.He believes in the future of the Flemish people. Adept at the ways of court, he is a loyalfriend to Carlo and Elisabetta and is trusted by the King. He is however feared and enviedby the Grand Inquisitor who continually plots his demise.

The Princess Eboli is the female serpent of the palace. Attached to the Queen’s court, she is aspy for the King as well as his mistress. Behind the scenes she agitates for the undoing of thefamily. She protests that she loves Don Carlo yet swears to expose him when she realizes thathe has eyes only for the Queen. After her final betrayal is exposed she changes and desiresto help those she has sought to destroy. She is one of Verdi’s most fascinating characters.

The Grand Inquisitor is the center of power for the State and the Church at the same time.He is beyond morality. The Inquisition prosecuted Jews, Moors, and heretics in an attemptto make Spain a pure and true Catholic kingdom. The Inquisitor serves a God who wasable to sacrifice his own Son and urges Philip to do the same for a higher purpose.

Don Carlo storms across the stage like the most intense Shakespearian drama. As inShakespeare’s histories the characters are historical– but they live in a world created throughliterature. By marrying the plot of Don Carlo to the conventions of the grand opera, Verdichallenged European convention and created a masterpiece based on the struggle of theindividual against the unity of Church and State. Don Carlo is redeemed finally, narrowlyescaping the Inquisition with the aid of Elisabetta. These star-crossed lovers are deeply awareof their political identities. Don Carlo’s fate raises important questions about our own time.

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This production of Don Carlo is a co-production with Opera Hong Kong,Vancouver Opera and The Florentine Opera of Milwaukee

with Hawaii Opera Theatre. Scenery constructed by the Utah Opera Scenic Studio

World Premiere: Paris, France 1867 Performed by Hawaii Opera Theatre

at Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall February 1, 3, 5, 2008

SopranoStephanie ConchingPhyllis Stahl Haines

Patti IkedaMalia Ka`ai-Barrett**

Debbie Kelsey**Betsy McCrearyMegan Mount**Rebecca RamosNicole Sakata

Kate SarffWinnie So**

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CASTPhilip II, King of Spain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dong-Jian GongDon Carlo, Crown Prince of Spain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Warren MokRodrigo, Marquis de Posa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Philip CutlipElisabetta de Valois, wife of Phillip II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fabiana BravoThe Grand Inquisitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jamie OffenbachThe Princess Eboli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jessie RavenA Friar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John MountThe Count of Lerma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kawika McGuire**Theobald, Elisabetta’s Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Amy L. Healey**The Countess of Aremberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stephanie ConchingA Celestial Voice . . . . .Malia Ka`ai**, Winnie So**, Kristin Stone**

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ACT I. Scene 1.In the monastery of the Escurial, Don Carlo prays atthe tomb of the Emperor Charles V, King Philip’sfather, Carlo’s namesake. From the shadows of thecloister, a mysterious monk warns of the vanities ofthe world. Carlo mourns the loss of his betrothedElizabetta de Valois to his father who has made herQueen of Spain. His friend Rodrigo, Marquis of Posaappears, newly returned from Flanders where thepeople suffer under Spanish rule. When Don Carlo

admits he is still in love with Elizabetta, Rodrigo urges himto fight for the Flemish cause. The two men pledge undyingfriendship as King Philip and Queen Elizabetta pass by topray at the Emperor’s tomb.

Scene 2. In a neighboring garden, Princess Eboli, and theother ladies of the court sing a Moorish song accompaniedby Tebaldo. The queen enters the garden. Rodrigo enters togive her a secret letter from Don Carlo, requesting ameeting. Elizabetta agrees to receive him. The ladies andPosa withdraw. Don Carlo enters, petitioning the queen toobtain Philip’s permission for him to leave for Flanders andthen suddenly declares his love. Elizabetta breaks free ofDon Carlo’s embrace as he runs off. The King enters thegarden, finding the queen unattended, he banishes theCountess of Aremberg, who should have been present.Affronted, Elizabetta consoles the banished countess andshe and the ladies leave.

The king orders Rodrigo to remain when the others depart,and Rodrigo bravely denounces the situation of Spanishoppression in Flanders. Philip, impressed by Posa’s idealism,chooses him as a royal advisor. Rodrigo accepts the royalconfidence, and Philip warns him to beware the GrandInquisitor.

ACT II. Scene 1. Eboli, who mistakenly believes that DonCarlo loves her, has written a note asking him to meet hersecretly. Thinking the note is from the queen, Don Carloawaits her arrival in the palace gardens. When Eboli enters,disguised, Don Carlo declares his love, but soon bothrealize their mistake. Eboli accuses Don Carlo of loving thequeen. Rodrigo comes upon them, trying to placate Eboli.She runs from the garden swearing to expose Don Carloand Elizabetta. Rodrigo swears to protect the prince.

Scene 2. In the plaza before the Cathedral of Our Lady ofAtocha in Madrid, a crowd waits for King Philip and anauto-da-fé, the ceremony preceding a burning of heretics.Philip emerges from the cathedral with the queen and isgreeted by six Flemish deputies, led by Don Carlo. Thedeputies plead for Flanders. Don Carlo draws his sword on

his father, who orders him disarmed. DonCarlo surrenders his sword to Rodrigo and isarrested for treason while Posa is made a duke onthe spot. A group of heretics is led to the stake, and acelestial voice promises redemption for lost souls.

ACT III. Scene 1. Philip spends a sleepless night in hisstudy, reflecting on affairs of state andthe lack of love in his marriage. Heconsults with the GrandInquisitor, who upbraidsthe king for allowingheretical ideas to creepinto Spain. The Inquisitorconsents to the death sentencefor Don Carlo and insistsPosa be handed over to theInquisition as well. As theancient priest leaves, Philipwonders if the throne must alwaysyield before the altar.

Elizabetta bursts in, crying that her jewel box has beenstolen. Philip hands it to her demanding she open it. Whenshe hesitates, he breaks it open revealing a portrait of DonCarlo. He accuses her of adultery. The queen faints, andPhilip calls for aid. Eboli and Posa rush in, Rodrigoexpressing amazement that this king who rules half theworld cannot govern his own emotions. Posa realizes that itis time to sacrifice himself for Don Carlo and the good ofthe nation. After the men have left, Eboli confesses that itwas she who stole Elizabetta’s jewel case gave it to the King.She then admits that she has been the King’s mistress.Elizabetta banishes Eboli from Spain. The princess lamentsher fatal beauty and swears to spend her final day in Spaintrying to save Don Carlo.

Scene 2. In Don Carlo’s prison, Rodrigo says goodbye to hisfriend and tells him that Elizabetta will meet him one last timeat St. Just. When a shot rings out, Rodrigo falls, mortallywounded. As he dies he urges Don Carlo to save Flandersand be a new light for Spain. Philip enters and returns DonCarlo’s sword, but Don Carlo accuses him of Posa’s murder.The citizens storm the prison demanding Don Carlo’s release.The Grand Inquisitor appears and commands the rebelliouscrowd to kneel in obedience before Philip.

ACT IV. Elizabetta waits for Don Carlo and prays at theEmperor’s tomb. Don Carlo enters and she begs him tocontinue Rodrigo’s quest for freedom in Flanders. They vowthat their love will be rewarded in heaven, but Philipinterrupts them, accompanied by agents of the Inquisition.Philip and the Inquisitor think they hear the voice of thedead Emperor, as the mysterious monk appears. drawingDon Carlo into the protective shadows of the cloister.

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Royal Family, Royal TragedyBY MARY JANE PHILLIPS-MATZ

Tragedy abounds in opera; and Giuseppe Verdi’s DonCarlo stands among the finest tragedies of the genre. In itVerdi reached his creative peak as a composer, creating agripping music drama that resembles no other work of his;and it vividly displays his absolute command of his art. Norcould anything be finer or nobler than this.

Strangely, Don Carlo also leads us to an understandingof Verdi as a man -- his mind, heart, and spirit. And theword "strangely" is appropriate and even quite remarkable,for this composer fiercely guarded his privacy all his life.Still, the opera reveals insights into the way he lived and thebeliefs he held.

Verdi: A Man of the Nineteenth CenturyBorn in 1813, Giuseppe Verdi was the son of tavern

keepers who had a small bar and grocery in the countrysouth of Milan. With his musical talent recognized early, hestudied with a local priest and was appointed as the paidorganist of his parish church when he was only ten. Privatelessons in Milan followed, and after them he emerged as animportant young composer in 1839, the year his first operawas produced in famed Teatro alla Scala. In 1842 hecomposed Nabucco, his first big hit. After that, as he said,he never had to look for work again.

The Creation of Don Carlo Don Carlo was undertaken in 1865, when the Paris

Opéra asked Verdi to compose a new work. ChoosingFriedrich Schiller’s Don Carlos as one source, he also turnedto Filippo II, a drama by Vittorio Alfieri, the great Italianplaywright and patriot. Verdi certainly knew that play, forhe had read Alfieri’s works as a teenager and had written acantata based on one of Alfieri’s plays. Not surprisingly,Verdi was also offered a libretto of the story of Philip II andElisabetta of Valois in 1849. Written by his Venetianlibrettist and friend, Francesco Maria Piave, this was calledElisabetta di Valois; but Verdi did not use it as a source atthat time. In fact, his career took another turn, for in the1850s he was composing wildly popular works such asRigoletto, Il Trovatore, and La Traviata.

The world premiere of Don Carlo took place at theParis Opéra on March 11, 1867; and it was followedby the composer’s last operas, Aida, Otello, andFalstaff. In the course of his 87 years he wrote 28operas, a Requiem Mass, and other compositions;and he died in 1901.

Verdi’s Political CareerIn 1859 Verdi was seen as a voice for

progressive and liberal politics in Italy, so he waselected as a Deputy to the local legislature, theAssembly of the Parma Provinces, and was chosento meet personally with Victor Emanuel II, the kingof Italy, and give him the results of the election thattruly launched the unification of that country. Later

Verdi was elected to a much more important office as aDeputy to the First Parliament of Italy, and in his later yearshe was named Senator for Life. Not surprisingly, much ofhis music is considered within this historical context; and itis no accident that Don Carlo is in part a drama of politics:the conflict between the Church and the State.

Other basic themes of Don Carlo are family strife, grief,patriotism, and loyalty, all of which Verdi understood verywell. He composed one opera after another in the 1840sand eventually became a real celebrity of the 1800s.

That was a century critical to all Italians, the years whenthey finally won independence and created Italy as a nation.In this turbulent time Verdi was twice elected to politicaloffice and thus became a national political figure, somethingthat cannot be said of any other composer; so he was trulyunique. It is no exaggeration, then, to say that his life-experience made it possible for him to create this opera, awork with a perfect balance of personal and political issues.For all these reasons, then, Don Carlo can not beconsidered just "entertainment." Instead, it is the mosttroubling, serious, and profound work imaginable.

Mary Jane Phillips-Matz, Co-Founder of the American Institute for Verdi Studies at New York University, is a published

author of biographies on Giacomo Puccini and Giuseppe Verdi.

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Union StewardAl Omo, I.A.T.S.E. Local 665

Running CrewI.A.T.S.E..Local 665

Scene Shop/Props Gen BoyerPaul GuncheonM. Emi Yabuta

Wig & Make-upMasterRichard Stead

Assistant to Wig & Make-up MasterDavid Kasper

Wig & Make-up CrewTerry Ah YoSusi ArnettettMarjorie AuBirgit Ball-EisnerMegan BatemanDianne BoonsJulie Bernardino BoydEm CarnettJuliana ChaizeLida G. ChaseMichelle Chibana*Hannah Cordill*Julie Crocker*Anna Fryxell*Enne Mae Guerrero*Holly HackettLyn HamamuraAndrea Hidano*Julie HollandDonna Y. HoskinsKim KaahanuiLinda KaneshiroCarole KasamotoKristin KlineKristen Kohashi*Mire KoikariAlan LemieuxMarilyn LinkLexie Maritaregi*Krystal Nemetz*Janice OlbrichIlona Penzes-PaczolayAlexandria Po’ai

Lincoln*Susan Polanco

de CouetJackie Presbaugh*Sheena Presbaugh*Sarah RobinsonChantelle J. M. Sawa*Sarah ShanahanJoy SilverthornJan SmithMorris UmenoChris WalshJanet WeickFelice Wong*Lesley Young

Supertitles Ann Ogino MacNeillChiori IshimaruNeva Rego

Wardrobe CrewRowena AdachiCarol BarrettoBeth BarryAlexis CheongCassandra deKramerMook Lan FanJanice HenryAndrea Hidano*Carol A. JenkinsLynda JohnsonLari KogaStan KuniyukiYukiko KuriuWinnie LawJennifer S. Lee Vana LeeDennis LynchTeri McGrawSharon NakasoneJanice OlbrichDiane PeterVickie SakaiChristine SakihamaKathy TeruyaChristine VallesAnne VitroAbby WilliamsonGregory WongMarcia B. WrightPearl Yamanouchi

NotetakersPatricia K. O. AndersonRobbie BrandtSister Grace CapellasArlene Koh

Light WalkersAllan S. HubackerPeggy S. HubackerKiku KealohaGus Gustafson

ShOperaEileen CooneyBertha FongVivian HoGerry JobesLucille MaloucheLinda MendoncaJennifer MieleAlina MorrowJean Seu

Backstage HospitalityCory ArakakiJanet ArchyPhil ChangJane ConlanLinda DoomanDiane FujioLou Ann GrantGeoffrey HowardEdean KitamuraElaine LamNatalie LaneyAgnes LeongNicole MatallanaLynne MatallanaNobu NakamuraJean OkinoJanice Olbrich,

CoordinatorNate OlbrichJoshua OlbrichBob ParisBarbie ParisSarah RobinsonJean SimonBabette SimonEugenia WoodwardPatricia WoodwardWilliam YeeDorothy Zane

BackstageCoordinatorMiu Lan Oman

Special EventsAnn ArnoneMay Lei BarrosAmanda BuddeAnn DankulichKathy DoeringAdria EstribouJanice HenryValerie KatoSuzanne McHughJoe McHughShari SakamiRichard SullivanHazel TheodoreCarlynn WolfeElizabeth Zack

Special AssistanceRachel M. Lee

Music ReadersEleanore G. AkinaGlenn NagatoshiRebecca RamosMoana SandersJoanne Watanabe

Backstage SecurityRomy AlexanderChuck AnctilAnn AtkinsonRod AtkinsonBetsy BehnkeEd ChowJim ConnorsSylvia DavidCarolyn Del ToroMary DixonDon E. FlaminioKehaulani GraceBernice HaradaJan Harada-KatoCarolyn HiltonGwyn HinostrozaElaine JayJulianne JayMary JuddApril KatsuraMary Alice KordofJerome LandfieldJura LandfieldPauline LindbergCharles LindbergJane LippGail LongstrethRobert LongstrethDavid MurrayTom MurrayVivian MurrayDavid OmanLettie PangThomas PangConnie PattonMichael RiordanMaureen TokuhisaRaymond Trombley

*Opera For Everyone participant

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2008 Season Sponsors

Orchestra

Set & Cargo Transportation

Supertitles

Ensemble Evenings

Official Airline

Official Hotel

Opera for Everyone

Opera Express

Media Sponsor

Hospitality

HAWAI I OPERA TH EATRE’S

2008 Grand Opera Seasonis made possible through the generous support of the following sponsors:

In Memory of Edward G. Engel

Director - Don Carlo

Production - Don Carlo

Conductor - Don Carlo

Costumes - Don Carlo

Conductor - Barber

Conductor - Romeo

Costumes - Barber

Meet the Stars - Barber

Meet the Stars - Romeo

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Meet the Stars - Don Carlo

HOT extends its sincere appreciation to the trusts, foundations and businesses for their generous gifts received betweenDecember 1, 2006 and November 30, 2007. For information about supporting Hawaii Opera Theatre, please call 596-7372.

Businesses, Trusts & Foundations

DISCOVER THE BENEFITSWe invite Hawaii Opera Theatre patrons to discoverwhy the Honolulu Club is Hawaii’s premier athletic club.

For more information or to arrange acomplimentary day at the club call 543.3937.Young Professional & Corporate Memberships Available

*Restrictions may apply. Offer ends December 31, 2008 ©2008 Wellbridge

H.O.T. Patrons Receive $300 Off Your Enrollment

$100,000 and aboveThe Arthur and Mae Z. Orvis

Foundation, Inc.Rose Perenin FoundationState Foundation on Culture

& The ArtsThe Strong Foundation

$25,000 to $99,999The Cades FoundationJohn R. Halligan Charitable FundThe Honolulu AdvertiserLouis Vuitton HawaiiNational Endowment for the Arts

$10,000 to $24,999Alexander & Baldwin FoundationThe Bretzlaff Foundation, Inc.Samuel N. & Mary Castle

FoundationCommercial Data Systems, Inc.Cooke Foundation, Ltd.Dowling Community

Improvement FoundationAnn & Gordon Getty Foundation

$5,000 to $9,999Bank of HawaiiEarl Chapman Family Foundation

and Lee Alden JohnsonEdward G. Engel TrustFirst Hawaiian BankFirst Insurance Company of Hawaii, Inc.G. N. Wilcox TrustHonolulu Design CenterKosasa FoundationMonarch Insurance Services, Inc.Phil's Gold & DiamondsThe Schuler Family FoundationSidney Stern Memorial TrustThe John Chin Young Foundation

$2,500 to $4,999Froley Revy Investment Co., Inc.Leahi Swim School

$1,500 to $2,499Amkor A & E Inc.John Child & CompanySam L. Cohen FoundationKobayashi Group LLCKumukahi Holdings, Inc.Master Sheet Metal, Inc.MC & A Inc.

$1,000 to $1,499AnonymousBig Island CandiesCentral Pacific BankFirst Hawaiian BankGeorge and Carolyn Goto FoundationGrove Farm Company, Inc.Hawaii Design Associates, Inc.Herbert Chock & Associates Inc.Honda FoundationJhamandas Watumull FundOnjin Kim & Dr. Kwang ChaiLeadership InternationalNeiman Marcus

$300 to $999American International CompaniesErnst & Young LLPLester J. Hee CPAHONBLUE, INC.Honu Group and 2100 Kalakaua AvenueIsland Title CorpThe Nancy Kim Family FoundationMilici Valenti Ng Pack Inc.Outrigger Hotels & ResortsRafe CoutureRAM CorporationResortQuest HawaiiRoyal Lahaina ResortThe Allen Broadcasting Corp.

Up to $299City Mill Company Ltd./ C.K.A FoundationElite Limousine ServiceFoodland Super Market, Ltd.Western Union

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SINGING VOICE OF

BÖSENDORFER, ACCLAIMED

WORLDWIDE

SINCE

1828.

Model Shown:

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From Vienna to Honolulu, found only at

MOZART HOUSE720 Iwilei Road, Ste. 322

537-3441

PresidentJames H. McCoyVice Presidents

Karen CharLeonard Chow

Suzanne B. EngelHugh N. Hazenfield, M.D.

Flora R. KawasjeeEvelyn B. Lance

Laurence B. LueckJeri Lynch

Richard C. PalmaLawrence D. Rodriguez

Jean E. RollesJoyce Tomonari

TreasurerGregory E. Ratté

SecretaryCarl P. MarshCo-Counsel

Robert B. Bunn, Esq.Robert S. Katz, Esq.

Past PresidentThomas P. Huber

DirectorsLinn Alber

David J. Andrew, M.D.Margaret B. Armstrong

William J. BartonNanna Bradford

Frances "Patsy" B. BunnPamela Andelin Cameron

Christine H.H. CampJune R. Chambers

Kristen ChanJulia Frohlich Cherry, M.D.Marilyn “Lyn” B. ClarkinHelene "Leni" B. Davis

Luryier DiamondKoren K. DreherHelen G. Gary

Lee Alden JohnsonRalph Kiessling

Floria "Lori" KomerMi KosasaJames Lally

James Leavitt, Esq.Patricia Y. Lee, Esq.Peter A. Lee, Esq.

Michael J. Marks, Esq.John F. McDermott, M.D.

Luanna McKenneyPhilip I. McNamee, MD.Norma Nichols, Ph.D.

Christine O'BrienKayleen Polichetti

Aggreneva "Neva" RegoSarah M. Richards

Katherine Q. RichardsonAlice K. Robinson

David TakagiJames K. Tam, Esq.

Lori Vogel Thomas, Esq.Sunae Tom

Susan TompkinsRichard M. TowillMarilyn TrankleWanda W. Tse

Margaret "Maggie" S. WalkerCharles R. WichmanAdrienne Wing, M.D.

HOT Board of Directors2007-2008

Frankie AndersonErnest & Patricia Anderson

Mary BegierMikako BordenDale BordnerPatricia CaseBeth Chang

Eovino & AssociatesPamela & Fred Ferguson-Brey

Mary FloodGaylien S. Hall

Lee Alden JohnsonJudith KalbrenerAnne I.W. Keamo

Julie LamPhyllis Lee

Terry J. LovvornJosette Marsh

Liz MooreMargaret MurchieChristine O'Brien

Annette PangCarol ParisYukiko Sato

Carolyn ShigemuraHelen H. Skov

Carl W. SmigielskiJudy Sykes

Yoko TomitaMaggie Walker

Wendell M. Wong

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PricelessJimmy BorgesMoumen El HajjiAnita HallKK GroupLori KomerSusan KosasaTom & Mi KosasaLa PietraLive with Kelly and RegisJeri & Jerry LynchMauna Kea ObservatoryMatt MurphyNeva RegoAl & Joyce Tomonari

$10,000 and aboveAl and Pat KwiecinskiR&P CaféSanders Piano Co.

$5,000 to $9,999Flora KawasjeeJim and Lynn Lally

$1,000 to $4,999Pam AndelinAhmed AlaouiLinn AlberJerry & Rita AnchesBestours

Pat and AnnabelBowlen/Denver Broncos

Football ClubBob Bralver Productions Inc.Patsy & Robert BunnCartierMatt Catingub Orchestra of

HawaiiReginald C. ChambersChristian DiorCoconuts Beach Club & ResortContinental AirlinesRandi ConwayDesigns from the HeartDetails International Inc.Diamond Head TherapeuticMona ElmoreSandy & Jill FriedmanGallery TokusaGolfTEC Honolulu-John Lynch,

PGAGrand Wailea Resort

HalekulaniHawaii Prince HotelHeart Rock Productions LLCHI-Boat IIIHonolulu SymphonyJerry's Jade & GemMax NugusDoug McClaflinMonterey MarriottOutrigger Enterprises Group

PradaSak's Fifth AvenueServcoSmooth SailingStarwood Hotels & Resorts HawaiiJon & Neige WhittingtonC.S. Wo & SonsDavid WunschTom & Kelly Zimmerman/Ron

& Jackie Schmid/Gayle & Miles Ishima

$500 to $999Laura Aguon "Shoot Me Laura"Arthur Murray Dance StudioBen Bridge JewelersLinda BergmanDeida BournePaul Chesley National

Geographic PhotographerKris ChunJonathan Cross D.D.S.Micheal De La CruzJacqueline de MichelDr. Gene DooSuzanne B. EngelFour Seasons Resorts LanaiGolden Globe JewelersHilton Hawaiian VillageHonolulu Trading CompanyIsland Rug CompanyJewelmer International

CorporationDarrell and Cathy LeeAndrew LeskowitzLouis VuittonMack and MackMcKinley Car WashKevin Mott, M.D.Anne Namba DesignsNeiman MarcusNew Orleans Opera

AssociationNorma NicholsNorma ParksPhils Gold & DiamondsLeonard PortnerRaymond SiuGinny TiuLes Ueoka

$200 to $499Cathy AcenaThe Blooming PotGeorge & Nanna BradfordC. June ShoesLeonard ChowCity MillBeverly CreamerUli Cutter

Helene DavisDesigns by Patti WagerDiamond Head Market & GrillDiamond Head TheatreDoubletree Alana Hotel-WaikikiElua RestaurantFirst Hawaiian BankGo! AirlinesHarari, Dan and BarbaraHawaii Gourmet CookiesHawaii Theatre CenterLanette HayashiMarti Hazzard Heaven on Earth Spa Club

& CaféJams WorldLinda Jenks MDJewelry Crossings/Susi Van

WickleJMD Beverages

Chris KadookaThe Kahala Hotel & ResortKapiolani Community CollegeKobrand Wines & SpiritsLaser Skin Care HawaiiLeahi Swim SchoolJohn LedererPeter LeeLilyPie FurnitureCory LumScott & Sue MacKinnonMajestic Fine Wines-John BehlerJo MaloneMassimo GalluzzoM. MatoiMaui Divers JewelryPhilip I. McNamee, M.D.The Meng Dynasty

Dr. Gene & Cecilia Doo

Charlyn & Al Masini

Mitch & Bambi D’Olier

Please join Hawaii Opera Theatrein supporting the businesses and individuals who

generously contributed to the successof Star-Crossed Lovers Opera Ball 2007

Silent Auction Donors

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Mercedes-Benz ChampionshipMichael's Personal ComputingMichel's at the Colony SurfMontgomery Motors, Ltd. Cycle

Sports HawaiiNa HokuRauyl NakayamaOriginsPaul Brown Salon & Day SpaRosalie PrussingRed Box Jewelry DesignRyan RobertsRondi's CateringTony Ruivivar/Society of SevenSalle Honolulu Fencing ClubSalon 808Trudy Schandler-WongEd SultanTD Food Group, Inc.Lori ThomasRussell TomKent Tran Photography & ProductionsTrilogy ExcursionsWanda TseTwo Bag Ladies HonoluluSusi Van WickleVancouver OperaSarah K. VannW Honolulu Diamond HeadWasabi & NadamanThe Wine StopGene WongYoung Laundry & Drycleaning

Up to $199Alan Wong's RestaurantArizona OperaATG Corporation/Ann Gibbons-HopeBaccaratNancy BannickBetts HackneyBishop MuseumBooklines Hawaii/Earl ChapmanBubbies Homemade Ice Cream &

DessertsJune R. ChambersChicago Symphony OrchestraCompadres Bar & GrillThe Contemporary MuseumLynn CookDoreen Decasa PhotographyDiagnostic Laboratory Services, Inc.Eastern ParadiseAaron & Angela EberhardtFrame Arts HawaiiGloria and Stephen GainsleyLe GuignolGyotakuHASR Wine Co.Hibiscus LadyHonolulu Academy of ArtsHTH CorporationEda & Ron Iinumailly caféIndigo RestaurantJohnson Brothers of HawaiiKahala/Dale HopeKapiolani Park Preservation SocietyKeo's in WaikikiRalph & Margie Kiessling

Marissa LiuM&S Brokerage-Mark MiltonRaynette MalefytManoa Valley TheatreMarie Louise CleanersThe Marsha Nadalin Salon & SpaSusan Minser-WillLori MottMountain Apple CompanyThe New Otani Kaimana Beach HotelOcean VodkaDr. Wynn Okuda/Dental Day

Spa of HawaiiPacific Gallery & FramesJames L. RedmondRestaurant SuntoryRomano's Macaroni GrillRuth's Chris Steak HouseSaltlik SteakhouseSam Choy's RestaurantSan Diego OperaSassy SaksSeattle OperaSusan SnyderSynergistic ArtsSouthern Wines - Jeremy SylvaVivien StackpoleStarbucks Coffee HawaiiSteven Michael's SalonSugar Rush by FrancesSupportBears.comSweet NothingsTapestries by HauoliTea at 1024Times Super MarketIndru & Gulab WatumullWest Coast EntertainmentRianna WilliamsWine the ExperienceAlan & Trudy WongWorld Sake Imports

HOT Board Directorsand 2007 Opera Ball

Co-Chairs Mi Kosasa

& Lori Komer

Denise Hirano, Barbara Yamada, Natsue Oshiro and Faith Hamao

Sonny Ching, Megumi & Karl Essig, Barbara Ching, Kathy & Stanford Carr

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Individual DonorsContributions received

Dec 1, 2006 to Nov 30, 2007

Why Donate to?

A professional cast of top artists, a full-scale livesymphony orchestra, authentic costumes, propsand original sets – with the multi-facetedproduction elements involving hundreds ofartists and working crews, opera is the mostexpensive of the performing arts to produce. Anon-profit organization, Hawaii Opera Theatre, isproud to have a strong base of support throughticket sales. However, even with the popularityof our productions, ticket revenues only coverabout 40% of the annual operating expenses – a typical challenge for opera companiesnationwide. Monetary donations to HOTprovide much-needed dollars to close the gapbetween costs and revenue.

HOT supporters can feel confident in knowingtheir contribution, a valuable investment inHawaii’s arts community, is responsibly managedthrough sound fiscal leadership. HOT hasearned a coveted 4-star rating from America’stop non-profit evaluator, Charity Navigator. This award recognizes charities with strongfinancial stewardship.

Contributions to HOT impact the community inmany ways:

Through HOT, children share in the joy ofthe performing arts experience. HOT’snationally-recognized education outreachprograms reach more than 25,000 studentsthroughout the islands annually.

The professional musicians of the HonoluluSymphony Orchestra are guaranteedcontracted performances in the BlaisdellConcert Hall with HOT for up to ten weekseach year. HOT’s Grand Opera and SummerSeason productions employ Hawaii’s valuableprofessional musicians.

Talented local opera artists can embracetheir futures. We believe in the cultivation andnurturing of young artists through our Mae Z.Orvis Opera Studio programs. Several studioalumni have grown into professional singers onnational and international stages.

The community. HOT supports Hawaii’seconomy by utilizing talented local resources –from the carpenters in the scene shop to youngsingers in the educational outreach programs.

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$10,000 and aboveMr. & Mrs. Robert B. BunnMrs. June Renton ChambersMr. & Mrs. Conrad G. Conrad IIIJeannine B. CowlesSuzanne B. EngelMr. & Mrs. Edward EuHelen G. GaryDavid A. KeliikuliToni & KC KnudsonMr. & Mrs. Frederick O. KoenigLori KomerDr. Thomas & Mi KosasaAlfred & Patricia KwiecinskiJim & Lynn LallyCapt. & Mrs. J.H. McCoyPam OmidyarJean E. RollesDr. Lawrence TseuDonna Walden

$5,000 and aboveMr. & Mrs. Stanford CarrLee Alden Chapman & Earl ChapmanKaren Char & Malcolm TomRussell FigueiroaMarguerite E. GonsalvesRobert S. HinesLynne JohnsonMary S. JuddEvelyn B. LanceAdrienne Wing Lau & Clifford K.H. Lau, MDMr. & Mrs. James Leavitt Jr.Dr. & Mrs. Worldster LeeDr. & Mrs. Peter J. LindenJeri & Jerry LynchCarl P. MarshEddie & Carole Kai OnouyeHelen ParisGregory E. RatteAlice K. RobinsonAlan & Joyce TomonariSusan TompkinsRichard M. TowillWanda W. TseMaggie WalkerMr. & Mrs. Charles R. Wichman

$2,500 and aboveSteven & Linn Sol AlberDavid & Bonnie AndrewMr. & Mrs. William E. AtwaterNancy M. BannickCarolyn BerryFrank BoasNanna BradfordDr. Roger & Felice BraultPamela Andelin CameronFredrica & Paul CassidayDr. Michael Chan & Kristen ChanMs. Meredith ChingMr. & Mrs. Leonard ChowMarilyn 'Lyn' B. ClarkinEunice M. De MelloMr. & Mrs. Nick DreherDwight & Louise EmeryWilliam W. Goodhue Jr., M.D.Elizabeth Rice GrossmanDr. & Mrs. Hugh HazenfieldThomas P. & Gloria Huber

Scott & Marisa KaganFlora KawasjeeRalph KiesslingDr. & Mrs. James KumagaiMr. & Mrs. Ashraf MatarJohn F. McDermott MDMr. & Mrs. Peter McKenneyDr. & Mrs. Philip I. McNameeBob & Evanita MidkiffNorma NicholsChristine & Frank O'BrienKeith Ogasawara & Jan KobayashiRichard Palma & Anne Irons-PalmaDr. & Mrs. Alexander PickensC. Dudley Pratt Jr.Aggreneva RegoLarry & Patricia RodriguezMajor General Cecil A. RyderAmbassador Charles B. Salmon, Jr.Ada Mei & Vincent T.C. TaiDavid & Lee E. TakagiLori V. ThomasDr. & Mrs. Russell M. TomMr. & Mrs. Robert E. TrankleLeslie A. UeokaLeonora F. & Joseph K. Wee Family FundDavid & Henrietta WhitcombDr. & Mrs. William Won

$1,500 and aboveAnonymousMargaret B. ArmstrongRuth S. BallardPatricia BarronWilliam BartonGeorge & Candy CassarnoMr. & Mrs. Benjamin CayetanoDr. & Mrs. Malcolm H. ChangDr. & Mrs. Percival H.Y. CheeDrs. James W & Julia Frohlich CherryMr. & Mrs. Wallace S.J. ChingRai Saint Chu & Richard TurbinD & Marilyn ChunJean F. CornuelleDr. & Mrs. Michael DangCynthia Star DavisMr. & Mrs. Mark DavisDr. & Mrs. Peter DiamondPeter G. Drewliner & Charles E. HigaSally EdwardsDr. & Mrs. Donald L. FarrellMr. & Mrs. Sanford FriedmanBetty FujiokaTerri Teruko FukudaClarence O. FuruyaGloria GainsleyJanet M. HendersonDean HirataJohn HuntJulia S. IngMr. & Mrs. Allen Y. KajiokaDr. & Mrs. Herbert KasnetzDr. & Mrs. Daniel KatayamaRobert & Marcy KatzElspeth KerrDonald C.W. KimAlan R. KimiMr. & Mrs. Hisako KimuraSusan Minnie KosasaAlton & Susan KuiokaMarian J. Kuzma

Mr. & Mrs. Peter A. LeeViolet LooMr. & Mrs. Laurence B. LueckMr. & Mrs. Warren K.K. LukeHelen MacNeil (RA) & PatrickMcFaddenTom & Natalie MahoneyMichael J. MarksJohn & Betsy McCrearyClytie MeadMarilynn & Norman MetzMichael & Elaine MichaelidisA.T. "Red" MillerWilliam Moffett & Carol HongMargaret L. MontgomeryMr. & Mrs. James MorganLinda NelsonCalvin S. OishiRonald K. OshiroDr. & Mrs. Moon ParkDiane J. PlottsKayleen PolichettiDr. & Mrs. G. Manning RichardsKatherine RichardsonLani Ann & James SakodaDr. & Mrs. George F. SchnackSusan SchofieldMichael SchuetteMark & Carol SolienDr. & Mrs. Arthur Y. SpragueMrs. Wanda StahlMr. & Mrs. Keith J. SteinerKenneth Y. SugitaDouglas K. TakataJack M. TakedaJim & Linda TamVirginia TiuSharon & Thurston Twigg-SmithDr. & Mrs. Coolidge S. WakaiJuli M.K. Walters

& H. Riley JaschkeIndru & Gulab WatumullDr. George & Bay WestlakeDr. Errol Y.W. Yim

$1,000 and aboveAnonymous Charlie & Debbie BockenJennifer BrooksMr. & Mrs. Kenneth F. BrownRonald BunnMr. & Mrs. Donald A. CaindecMarguerite CarrollHelena & Robert CenceMr. & Mrs. Philip H. ChingCharlotte & Henry ClarkMr. & Mrs. Franco ColuccioMr. & Mrs. Ian CookeMr. & Mrs. David W. DoyleAllen EmuraMr. & Mrs. Dennis FitzgeraldPatrick FujiekiGary & Linda GoldfeinNancy & Hobey GoodaleJames & Priscilla GrowneyEmi HataJ. Patrick Henry, Ph.D.Stuart T. HoRonald & Eda IinumaMyrtle L. KobayashiAkemi KurokawaMr. & Mrs. Thomas K. LalakeaSusan & William LampeGene & Ruth LeuppSheree & Levani LiptonMichael & Veronika LombardoDr. & Mrs. C. Dexter Lufkin

Bob & Peg MarcusMargo C. MitchellDr. & Mrs. Victor M. MoriTsukasa & Yukie MurakamiGary A OkamotoEdward J. QuinlanJohn ReedKenneth S. RobbinsJoichi SaitoBruce SloanMarcellus & Edwina SnowEric SotoJohn & Ruth StepulisTomio TakiF Joseph TriggsJohn TsuiMr. & Mrs. Clyde UmakiAllen B. UyedaG. Todd WithyRobert William WoRichard S.H. WongR. Y. YamachiCarl Yee & Mary WongAllen & Nobuko Zecha

Foundation

$600 and aboveAnonymousJanis C. AkunaDr. & Mrs. Darius H. AmjadiMr. & Mrs. Robert BeanGeorge L. & Ann B. BerishDavid CassidyJohn & Susan CavanahEvelyn ChangMing ChenTimothy ChoyMyrna Chun-HoonDan CookeMr. & Mrs. Paul & Janet CroninAdam CuaMr. & Mrs. Everett CuskadenHelene B. DavisMr. Scott H. DunnDr. & Mrs. Byron A. EliashofMona M. ElmoreMr. & Mrs. Mel FarberJoan R. FarrellMr. & Mrs. William FayPamela & Fred Ferguson-BreyLarry & Suzanne FullerJohn P. & Helen GillmorDr. Dorothy M. GoldsboroughGary G. GrimmerMr. Tony GuerreroTom GulickMichael HaloskiFrank K. HamadaRobert HamiltonMarie HansenKen & Donna HayashidaColleen K. Hirai & Peter H. EndoMr. & Mrs. Howard K. HirokiPatricia & Nathan HochhauserCapt. & Mrs. Randall Jaycox Jr.Dr. Tyrie L. JenkinsDon K. KimAlan H. KitagawaMr. & Mrs. Bert T. KobayashiDr. Laurence N. KolonelMr. & Mrs. Alexander KufelDr. & Mrs. Michael C.C. LingMr. & Mrs. Bruce LloydCherry LuceDavidson & Lois LuehringDr. Gerard A. LuppinoSusan MacKinnon

Aaron & Cathy MahiMr. & Mrs. Joseph L. MancinelliMax NugusJudy McCorkleAnna MengCharles E. Meyer, Jr.Drs. Nobuyuki & Kinue MikiDrs. Willard & Dixie MiyahiraMr. & Mrs. Philip H. MooreJohn & Lorna MountJudith Ann MuncasterMr. & Mrs. Ronald NagyLee T. Nakamura

& Faye M. KoyanagiPhillip B. Olsen & Gail HudsonDeborah OtaMr. & Mrs. James J. PappasMr. & Mrs. A. Richard PrinzivalliMr. and Mrs. James L. RedmondAmy SakihamaMr. & Mrs. Geoffrey SeymourRichard ShermanMansfield M. SnyderJohn L. Soong, MDDr. John & Susan SpanglerMr. & Mrs. Peter T. SuemoriMrs. George SumnerCarol TakakiMr. Neil TakekawaJacqueline TakeshitaMr. & Mrs. David TaylorSue P. ThackerDr. Lloyd Y. UtoGordon K. UyedaNorma WatsonMarcia WesterveltAlfred & Billy WinerMrs. Kiyoko H. WongTrudy WongMr. & Mrs. Randall T. YoshidaJoseph Zilber

$300 and aboveAnonymousRev. & Mrs. Darrow L.K. AionaLex & Gerry AlexanderJune R. AndersonElsie AokiGladys AokiPaul BanWilliam M. & Dr. Carol BassMax BesenbruchMr. & Mrs. James BettsConstance R. BlackDr. & Mrs. Robert T. BonhamMikako BordenMax & Alice BotticelliCynthia Burdge MDMark & Margaret BurgessporterFred CacholaJames H. & Suzanne E. CasePatricia CaseDr. Ann B. CattsBeth ChangHelen & Hank ChapinPenelope A. ChuSunny Lee CoreyAnn & Dougal CroweMary Ann & Joseph DaceyHerb & Joyce DauberDr. & Mrs. John A. Decker Jr.David & Valaree DresselGladys A. EwartJay & Sharon FidellMary K. FloodK. Fujihara-ChongHeidi Fujimoto

Richard & Bessie FukedaFred GartleyBetty & Lawrence GordonHarvey & Merilyn GrayGerald & Jenny GreerLois GundlackBeverly Haid & Sue HillmanMr. & Mrs. Charles K. HamaneJohn & Marie HaraSarah HeathSibyl N. HeideMr. & Mrs. Richard S. HollierRuriko HoodPeter & Rosanna HsiGary JamesMartin & Terry JaskotJacqaline G. JonesLt. Col. & Mrs. Frederick K. KamakaRonald S. & Donna KatsDrs. Rodney M.

& Sharon W. KazamaAnne I. KeamoDr. & Mrs. Robert KimMilton KimuraDr. & Mrs. Robert KistnerMr. & Mrs. Rudolph M. KrauseArchie LooClarence K. & Cathy LymanDr. & Mrs. James F. LyonsJoe & Ann MagaldiJanet MaloneJo Ann MaruokaMary MaurerMr. & Mrs. John McGrathSharon McPheeCharles Rod & Anne MillerRoy MillerSharon MinamiJeff MinterGen. & Mrs. S.K. MoatsMr. & Mrs. Willson C. Moore Jr.Frank & Jan MorganDr. Alfred MorrisMartha Lee MullenDr. & Mrs. Edwin MuranakaDeborah NakashimaAlfred & Ruth OnoCarol M. ParisDr. & Mrs. James F. PierceDr. Lee PutnamLou & John RatteD. Haigh RoopKenneth & Dale RossRyuko SakodaBernard & Madeline SchermanKarl & Marian SchmidPatsy T. & Diane Y. ShimizuS. Steven SofosDr. & Mrs. Arthur W. StaatsPaul & Judith StankiewiczDavid & Karen StoutemyerMr. & Mrs. Jay T. SuemoriAnne C. SuttonDavid SuzukiToshiko TanigawaJoanne TaylorRichard TaylorHazel TheodoreDonald & Leanora TongPeter VincentJames F. VrechekDonna WalkerMeilani K.M. WangCarol WilsonStephen & Dana WilsonColene S. WongDr. & Mrs. Carl R. YamagataMr. & Mrs. Ronald Yamakawa

Mr. & Mrs. Alan & Kathryn Yonan

Everett B. YoungShuk Fon YuenWilliam M. Zanella

$100 and aboveAnonymous Lee R. AdamsMrs. Abraham AkakaDr. Cedric K. Akau

& Sabrina R. TomaDr. Eleanore Green AkinaKari AkiniAnne M. AkitaAlbert Chong Associates Inc.Maridell AlexanderRobert AllenTheodore AnastasopulosFrankie AndersonAnne AndersonErnest & Patricia AndersonJeanne A. AndersonIrene AnzaiHarriet AokiEvelyn E. AragakiDr. Ken & Gemie ArakawaClifford & Esther ArinagaWilliam & Gretchen ArnemannPhillip ArnoldDrs. Kuhio & Claire AsamTerine K. AsaoAllen & Mildred AuSidney AyabeBarry John BakerJason & Christine BanLeona BangerterBradley & Lee BassettGeorge & Iris BatesDr. Gabrielle Bemis BatzerJohn BaumerMary BegierMr. & Mrs. Richard BennetJeffrey BerenbergLyla B. BergCdr. & Mrs. Rex R. BerglundDaniel & Elizabeth BermanBetty BerniMr. & Mrs. Daniel BernsteinCharles W. BerryRobert BerssenbruggeDr. Eesha BhattacharyyaAndrew BissetAmy BlagriffDonald C. BlaserWilliam & Emmalisa BledsoeBarbara L. Bohnett

& Shigeru MiyamotoOnofre BolosanCynthia M. BondDale K. BordnerTim Bostock & Melanie HoltSarah L. BotsaiJoseph BoyceSandra BraceJune BradleyKalani BradyBarbara BreckenridgeMichael & Brenda BrewerPhillip BrieskeSherry Broder & Jon Van DykeFelice & Edward BroglioMargo BrowerElizabeth J.K. BrownPeter & Antoinette BrownAthlyn BruceWallace & Kapiolani Ma

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HOT's nationally-recognized educational outreachprograms provide valued arts education to Hawaii'syouth, from elementary through high school,reaching students across the state. “More and more,research indicates the study of the arts is crucial in thedevelopment of well-rounded students,” said ErikHaines, Director of Education for HOT. “We giveschools an effective approach to keeping the arts intheir lesson plans with our turn-key programsdesgined to augment core curricula.”

HOT Opera Express This touring program, featuring local artists andlive musical accompaniment, brings opera toschools and community centers. The 2008program is an adaptation of The Barber of Seville.Opera Express reaches 25,000 youngstersthroughout the year and gives promising localsingers valuable performance opportunities.Teachers and administrators on all islands haveexpressed appreciation to HOT for bringing its specially-tailored opera production to students who have limitedopportunity to experience live theatre.

Opera For Everyone HOT's signature educational program, Opera For Everyone,attracts up to 6,000 middle school and high school students tothe Blaisdell Concert Hall each year to experience a full-scaleopera for just $6. Underwritten by generous sponsors, grantsand other charitable support, this program continues to grow inpopularity each year. It provides older children the chance toparticipate in the HOT Grand Opera Season through anexclusive student-only audience prior to Opening Nightperformances. HOT's education staff works with Department ofEducation teachers to make the opera experience relevant toclassroom curricula. HOT provides complete study guides,videos and other instructional materials to participating schools.

Mini-Residency ProgramThis six-month program enables professionals from the HawaiiOpera Theatre to work on-site with students, teachers andadministrators at select elementary schools to produce a mini-opera. This program encourages intra-school cooperation, team

teaching, curriculum enhancement and parental involvement. The program culminates in the school’s opera performances.Acting, singing, producing, ushering, publicity, budgets,costumes and backstage crew duties are handled by students.Students and HOT professionals share the stage.

HOT’s Mae Z. Orvis Opera StudioIn addition to school programs, HOT also offers professionaldevelopment for young artists pursuing careers in opera.Its competitive Mae Z. Orvis Opera Studio program hasprovided a strong foundation for opera artists who performacross the country. This March, Quinn Kelsey, an alumnus,makes his New York Metropolian Opera stage debut.

HOT Opera Express toured around the state this past year,bringing its adaptation of Barber of Seville to schools on Maui,Kauai, Big Island and Oahu.

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Dong-Jian Gong, Bass (Philip II)Dong-Jian Gong has recently performedTimur in Turandot (Opera Hong Kong),Cong Su’s World in Mercury Light (BerlinerFestspiele), Emperor in Tan Dun’s Tea: AMirror of Soul (New Zealand InternationalArts Festival), and Zhuang Zhou in QuXiao-song’s Cleaving the Coffin

(Zeitgenössische Oper Berlin). Past highlights include Collinein La Bohème (Vienna Staatsoper and New York CityOpera); Ramfis in Aida (Deutsche Oper Berlin, SeattleOpera, and Oper der Stadt Köln); Procida in I Vespri Siciliani(Opéra de Nice); Zaccaria in Nabucco (Opera de BellasArtes in Mexico City and Vancouver Opera); the GrandInquisitor in Don Carlo (Opéra de Lyon); Giorgio in IPuritani (Opera Malaga); Sparafucile in Rigoletto (BilbaoOpera); and Timur in Turandot (Opera Company ofPhiladelphia). He has also performed the Bonze in MadamaButterfly (Dallas Opera, Pittsburgh Opera, and CincinnatiOpera); Nourabad in Les Pechêurs de perles (CalgaryOpera); and Oroveso in Norma (Opera Memphis).

Warren Mok, Tenor (Don Carlo)Internationally-acclaimed Hong KongChinese tenor since his European debutin 1987 at the Deutsche Oper Berlin,where he sang many leading roles, Mokhas appeared in Rome Opera, ParisOpera, Opera de Nice, Sydney OperaHouse, Teatro Cologne in Buenos Aires,

The Netherlands Opera, Royal Danish Opera, TeatroComunale di Bologna, Bolshoi Theatre Moscow, WarsawNational Theatre, Seattle Opera, St. Etienne EsplanadeFrance, Bergen Opera Norway, Latvian National Opera,

Orlando Opera, Hawaii Opera Theatre, National Opera ofChina, Shanghai Opera House, New York Carnegie Hall,London Royal Albert Hall and Berlin Philharmonie. He alsosang in the Vienna Festival, Puccini Festival Torre del Lago,Athens Music Festival and other international music festivalsthroughout China. His repertoire exceeds 50 rolesincluding Calaf, Cavaradossi, Rodolfo, Don Jose, Riccardo,Radames, Manrico, Duke, Alfredo, Don Carlo, Faust andWerther. He is currently the artistic director of MacauInternational Music Festival and Opera Hong Kong.

Philip Cutlip, Baritone(Rodrigo, Marquis de Posa)In 2007-08 Philip Cutlip sings Mattieux inAndrea Chénier with Gran Teatre del Liceu,Brahms’s Ein Deutsches Requiem withPortland Symphony Orchestra, Danilo inThe Merry Widow with Florentine OperaCompany, Messiah with the North Carolina

Symphony Orchestra and Bach’s Christmas Oratorio withthe Handel and Haydn Society. Recently he sang the titlerole in Philip Glass’ Orphée at Glimmerglass Opera, Dunoisin The Maid of Orleans at San Francisco Opera, andreturned to Seattle Opera as Marcello in La Bohème. Otherhighlights include singing Gobrias in Belshazzar and aconcert of Handel arias with the Göttingen Festival inGermany. His debut with Seattle Opera as Harlequin inAriadne auf Naxos; the title role in Don Giovanni (OperaBirmingham); Papageno in Die Zauberflöte (New York CityOpera); Onegin in Eugene Onegin (Fort Worth Symphony);Malatesta in Don Pasquale (Fort Worth Opera); Guglielmo inCosì fan tutte (Arizona Opera); and the title role in Le nozzedi Figaro (Wolf Trap Opera).

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Principal CastHawaii Opera Theatre

Fabiana Bravo, Soprano (Elizabetta de Valois)Argentine soprano Fabiana Bravo made herprofessional debut in 1996 at the Academyof Music in Philadelphia after winning thePavarotti International Voice Competitionand has since performed with the NewYork City Opera, Dallas Opera, San

Francisco Opera, San Diego Opera, Palm Beach Opera,Michigan Opera Theater, Washington Summer Opera,Opera Company of Philadelphia, Tulsa Opera and Teatro dela Opera in Puerto Rico, singing such roles as Mimi in LaBohème, the Countess in Le nozze di Figaro, Donna Anna inDon Giovanni, Leonora in Oberto, Giorgietta in Il Tabarro,Desdemona in Otello, and the title roles of MadamaButterfly, Aida and La Gioconda. In concert Ms. Bravo hassung the Verdi Requiem with Orchestre Métropolitain ofMontreal, the Mozart Requiem at the Kennedy Center, aVerdi concert with Sergei Leiferkus and the PragueSymphony, Palm Beach for a Gala with Bryn Terfel, and inDenmark, Italy, Spain, and Argentina.

Jamie Offenbach, Bass-baritone (The Grand Inquisitor)Jamie Offenbach’s defining characterportrayals and vocal strength in both buffoand dramatic repertoire earn the bass-baritone rave reviews with journalists,companies and audiences around thecountry. He has performed signature roles

at companies that include Los Angeles Opera, Santa FeOpera, San Diego Opera, Opera Pacific, Hawaii OperaTheatre, Arizona Opera, Opera Carolina, Florentine Operaof Milwaukee, Opera Colorado, Pittsburgh Opera, KentuckyOpera, and Savonlinna Finland Music Festival. In the currentseason, he performs Bogdanovich in Merry Widow with

Dallas Opera; Capellio in I Capuletti ed I Montecchi withFlorentine Opera of Milwaukee; Old Hebrew in Samson etDalila with Nashville Opera; and Basilio in Barber of Sevillewith Hawaii Opera Theatre.

Jessie Raven, Mezzo-soprano (The Princess Eboli)Dramatic Mezzo-soprano Jessie Raven isgaining vast attention for her striking vocaland physical presence. She performs withcompanies worldwide including DallasOpera, New York City Opera, Lyric Operaof Chicago, Hawaii Opera Theatre,

Pittsburgh Opera, L’Opera de Montréal, Teatro dell’Opera diRoma, Opera New Zealand and Opera Ontario. Signatureroles including Carmen, Amneris in Aida and Dalila inSamson et Dalila. She made her New York City Opera debutas Carmen, and has since returned to perform Rosalind inThe Mines of Sulphur and The Witch in Hänsel und Gretel. Inthe current season, Ms. Raven will reprise several rolesincluding Azucena in Il Trovatore with Nashville Opera,Amneris in Aida with the Todi Music Festival, The Witch inHänsel und Gretel with Atlanta Opera, as well as Preziosilla inLa forza del destino with the Baltimore Opera.

John Mount, Bass-baritone (A Friar)John Mount is Professor of Music andDirector of the opera workshop at TheUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa. John is veryactive on the opera stage having sung over70 roles with Hawaii Opera Theatre andalso numerous mainland opera companiesincluding the San Francisco Opera, Santa Fe

Opera and the Houston Grand Opera. Previous recent HOTappearances include Monterone in Rigoletto, Dr. Spinaloccioand The Notary in Gianni Schicchi, Sarastro in The Magic

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Flute, Lodovico in Otello and Benoit and Alcindoro in LaBohème Mr. Mount is a former finalist in the MetropolitanOpera Auditions, The San Francisco Opera Auditions, and theInternational competition for Verdian Voices in Busetto, Italy.He has been soloist with the Honolulu Symphony and OahuChoral Society in such major works as The Messiah, Elijah,Brahms Requiem, Verdi Requiem, and the Mozart Requiem aswell as Beethoven 9th Symphony. As a teacher, Mr. Mount’sstudents have sung in opera houses throughout the world inopera and musical theater on Broadway and in Europe. He ismusic director at Kailua United Methodist Church.

Kawika McGuire, Tenor(The Count of Lerma)Kawika has had a passion for music froman early age. The child and grandchild ofHawaiian entertainers, Kawika has alwaysbeen surrounded by those who havehelped to develop his love of music. Hewas a part of the select concert glee clubof the Kamehameha Schools and has in

recent years pursued his love of classical music as ascholarship recipient of the Mae Z. Orvis Opera Studio.Some of Kawika’s studio experiences have included singingfor Renee Fleming’s master class as well as coaching withMark Morash of the San Francisco Opera’s Merola

program. Kawika is a past winner of the Lotte Lehmann ArtSong Competition and has been a member of the HawaiiOpera chorus since 2004. He is a student of Neva Regoand Betty Grierson and is honored to be working with thecompany in his role tonight.

Amy L. Healey, Soprano (Theobald)After studies on the mainland of theUnited States, and in France and Italy,soprano Amy Healey now calls Hawaiihome. A graduate of Cincinnati College-Conservatory and Hartt School of Music,Amy is an affiliate artist of the Mae Z.Orvis Opera Studio. In addition to herwork with Hawaii Opera, she’s a lecturer

in French at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Amy hasperformed a wide repertoire from the ingenues of French,German and English operetta at the Ohio Light Opera, tothe leading role in the world-premiere of Limbus - anexpressionist bluegrass mechanical opera for the OperaTheatre of Pittsburgh. Amy has also sung with Hartt OperaTheater, Kentucky Opera, The Grandin Festival, CincinnatiConservatory Opera Theatre, and the Opera Theater ofLucca, Italy.

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Ivan Törzs, ConductorAmerican by birth, Ivan Törzs has livedand worked in Europe since 1985. He iscurrently music director of the FlandersOpera in Antwerp, Belgium, a position hehas held since 2002. As a guestconductor, Törzs has appeared at theVienna State Opera, the Hamburg State

Opera, and the opera houses of Stuttgart, Düsseldorf,Strasbourg, Prague, Budapest, and many other cities. Törzsholds a conducting diploma from the Mannes College ofMusic and a B.A. in mathematics from Princeton University.

Henry G. Akina, DirectorHenry Akina is the first Hawaiian-bornGeneral and Artistic Director of HawaiiOpera Theatre and has served in thiscapacity since 1996. Prior to 1996 he wasthe principal Stage Director and managerof the Berlin Chamber Opera, a companyhe founded in Berlin, Germany, in 1981. In

demand internationally as a stage director, Mr. Akina hasdirected opera for companies in Germany, Hungary, France,China, Thailand, the continental U.S., and Canada. At HOT,he has staged the Hawaii premieres of MacBeth, Elektra,Tristan and Isolde, Il Trittico, and this season’s Don Carlo. Hehas also staged acclaimed productions of Madama Butterfly(1993), Tosca, The Tales of Hoffman, Salome, The Flying Dutchman, Turandot and La Bohème for the company. Hewill be directing next summer’s A Little Night Music forHOT, Rigoletto for the New Orleans Opera and La Bohèmeat the Vancouver Opera following the HOT season.

Peter Dean Beck,Scenic & Lighting DesignerBeck has designed scenery and/orlighting for over 250 productions aroundthe country. During his twenty-plusprevious seasons with Hawaii OperaTheatre, he has designed the sets for 38productions and the lighting for 63,

among them: La Bohème, Eugene Onegin, The Tales ofHoffmann, Tristan and Isolde, Electra, Macbeth, L’italiana inAlgeri, and Samson and Dalila. Among his other operacredits are Falstaff, Turandot, Manon, Madama Butterfly,Hansel and Gretel, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, andRomeo et Juliette for such companies as Atlanta Opera,Florida Grand Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, Virginia Operaand Chautauqua Opera. His musical theater credits includeWest Side Story, Guys and Dolls, Candide, The King and I,and Fiddler on the Roof. He recently did a double bill of leRossignol, and Cavalleria Rusticana for Sakai City Opera inJapan (built and painted by HOT Scene Shop) and litCavalleria Rusticana/I Pagliacci in Macao, China.

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and Cosi fan tutte in addition to her workas Costumer for the company. Recentwork at other companies includescostume design for Good Evening atFlorida Studio Theatre, Magic Flute forMannes Opera, Stiffelio and Susannah forChautauqua Opera, and La Bohème forOpera Memphis, Chautauqua Opera andMannes Opera.

Richard Stead, Wig & Make-upDesignerThis season, Mr. Steadcelebrates his 26thconsecutive season withHOT. He has beenWigmaster at The San

Francisco Opera where he won an EmmyNomination. He has worked withNetherlands Opera, Royal ShakespeareCompany, Central City Opera, UtahOpera, Boston Opera, Minnesota Opera,American Conservatory Theatre, SpoletoFestival USA, Bolshoi Ballet, San FranciscoBallet, Ballet Hawaii, films and television.He was on the faculty of San FranciscoState University and University ofCalifornia. Mr. Stead operates his ownwig and make-up company.

Tim Yakimec,Assistant Director/Stage ManagerTim is thrilled to beback at Hawaii OperaTheatre and be part ofthis remarkable newproduction. Previous

HOT productions he stage-managedinclude The King and I, The Magic Fluteand The Merry Widow. Elsewhere, Timhas enjoyed stage-managing variousproductions ranging from grand opera toperformance art with a children’s theatre.Resident Stage Manager / AssociateProduction Manager with EdmontonOpera, in Canada, he lists some of hisfavorite challenging productions to gracethe stage there as Robert Lepage’s

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Beebe Freitas, Rehearsal Pianist, Co-Chorus DirectorA graduate of Oberlin College, Ms. Freitasreceived her Master's Degree from BostonUniversity and was in the Special StudiesProgram at Juilliard. She has been soloistwith several orchestras including theBoston 'Pops', the Youngstown and the

Honolulu Symphonies. She has performed with suchrenowned soloists as Yo Yo Ma, Leonard Rose, and DavidShifrin; has been rehearsal pianist for many conductorssuch as Leonard Bernstein, Thomas Schippers, Robert Shaw,and William Steinberg. She has been the recipient ofhonors bestowed by the National Society of Arts andLetters, the YWCA, a Honpa Hongwanji Mission's LivingTreasure Award, the City and County of HonoluluCommission on Culture and the Arts Award, and theHawai'i Arts Alliance's prestigious Alfred Preis Award.

Nola A. Na_hulu, Co-Chorus Director

Ms. Nahulu is a native of Makaha, O'ahu.She received her education from WaianaeElementary School, Kamehameha Schools,Whitman College (B.A. Psychology) andUniversity of Hawai'i, Manoa (M.A. MusicEducation, Choral). Ms. Nahulu has beeninvolved as a music educator/director in

choral music here in Hawaii since 1977. Organizations shehas served include the Unitarian Church, Bishop MemorialChurch of the Kamehameha Schools, Molokai Children'sChorus, Hawaii Children's Chorus and the KamehamehaAlumni Glee Club. She is presently choral director for PearlHarbor Hawaiian Civic Club (since 1977), KawaiahaoChurch (since 1990), Hawaii Opera Theatre Chorus (since1992), and Kawaiolaonapukanileo (since 1997). She ispresently the interim director for the Honolulu SymphonyChorus. She is also lecturer in Hawaiian Choral music atthe University of Hawaii, Manoa Music Department (since1982) and the Executive & Artistic Director for the HawaiiYouth Opera Chorus (since 1986).

Principal Artistic TeamHawaii Opera Theatre

Honolulu Symphony OrchestraAndreas Delfs,

Principal ConductorMatt Catingub, Conductor,

Honolulu Symphony Pops

VIOLIN IIgnace Jang, ConcertmasterClaire Sakai Hazzard,

Associate ConcertmasterJudy Barrett,

Assistant ConcertmasterRami GepnerKatharine Hafner**Mio HerzogSasha Margolis**Emma PhilipsMaile ReevesNikki Kurata Routman †Amanda SchubertSheryl ShohetNancy Shoop-WuJames Stanford

VIOLIN IIHung Wu, PrincipalDarel Stark, Associate PrincipalLaurilyn ButinJoan HaydenHelen HigaAnn KrinitskyTimothy LeongDaniel PadillaFumiko WellingtonGregory Wrenn †Duane WhiteIolani Yamashiro

VIOLAMark Butin, PrincipalSteven Flanter,

Associate PrincipalNancy HeadleeJean-Michel JacquonEthan Pernela †Teresa SkinnerLynn Tamayoshi †Melvin WhitneyAnna Womack *Sandra Wong

CELLOMark Votapek, PrincipalAndrew Eckard,

Associate PrincipalPauline Ping BaiKaren BechtelLouise Kefford ChingJoanna FlemingKaren FujimotoNancy Masaki-HathawayJoanna Morrison

BASSKirby Nunez, PrincipalMichael Gorman,

Associate PrincipalLeon BurtonDavid Chiorini †John GallagherJohn KolivasGeoffrey Stone

FLUTESusan McGinn, PrincipalAmy Taylor, Associate Principal †Claire Starz

PICCOLOAmy Taylor †

OBOEJ. Scott Janusch, Principal

Lynne Johnson ChairBrian Greene,

Associate Principal*William Parrish †Jason Sudduth *

ENGLISH HORNWilliam Parrish †Jason Sudduth *

CLARINETScott Anderson, PrincipalJames Moffitt,

Associate PrincipalNorman Foster

E-FLAT CLARINETNorman Foster

BASS CLARINETJames Moffitt

BASSOONPaul H. Barrett, Principal,

Musician RepresentativeMarsha Schweitzer,

Associate PrincipalPhilip Gottling III

CONTRABASSOONPhilip Gottling III

HORNWade Butin, PrincipalGeorge Warnock,

Associate PrincipalJonathan Parrish, AssistantMichiko SinghRobert Johnson †Eric Kop

TRUMPETMichael Zonshine, PrincipalMark Schubert,

Associate PrincipalMike BakerKenneth HafnerDon Hazzard

TROMBONEEric Mathis, Principal **Jeffrey Merriman,

Associate Principal †

BASS TROMBONEGraeme Mutchler †Michael Szabo*

TUBAAdam Snider, Principal †David Saltzman, Principal*

PERCUSSIONEric Shin, PrincipalRiely Francis, Associate PrincipalStephen Dinion

TIMPANIStuart Chafetz, PrincipalStephen Dinion,

Associate Principal

HARPConstance Uejio, PrincipalNyle Hallman

HARPSICHORDMary Dibbern

ORCHESTRA LIBRARIANKim Kiyabu, Librarian

ORCHESTRA PERSONNELNancy Headlee,

Personnel ManagerAndrew Eckard, Assistant

Personnel Manager/Auditions Coordinator

Kenji Stevens, Director of Concert Operations

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