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DEPAUL OPERA THEATRE PRESENTS

March 13 and15DEPAUL UNIVERSITY MERLE RESKIN THEATRE

60 East Balbo Drive, Chicago

Roberto Kalb, conductor | Harry Silverstein, director

Dear Opera Lovers,Welcome to the DePaul Opera Theatre’s production of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, one of the cornerstones of the opera repertoire. From the famous first notes of the overture to the final curtain, Mozart’s opera delivers a delightfully tangled and comedic love story for the ages.

Performing this beloved opera are the students from the DePaul Opera Theatre program, which has been a platform for extraordinary talent since its inception decades ago. This weekend’s production is just one of three full-length operas that our students present annually, complete with a full orchestra. What you see and hear on stage in this production represents countless hours of preparation from our students. And if history is a judge, many of these students will soon become top performers in the world’s foremost opera houses. I am always proud to share our alumni news and updates in these programs (see page 12); it is thrilling to see the collective success they are each having in the opera world today!

At the heart of our Opera Theatre program is a roster of faculty who have a sincere dedication to fostering and training the next generation of performers, educators, and craftsmen. They are some of the most celebrated and sought-after opera singers and directors in the world. None of this would be possible without their tireless support of our students and program.

An opera program of such depth and excellence is deserving of a venue of equal stature. We are at an historic moment for the Opera Theatre program as the doors to the Sasha and Eugene Jarvis Opera Hall are now open to all, and our renowned program has a dedicated performance and rehearsal space for the first time in its history. The Lincoln Park venue will not only become a haven for our vocal performance students, but it will bring us deeper into our community as we welcome some of the finest area ensembles in making this their new home. Your first chance to hear our students perform an opera in the new Jarvis Opera Hall will be on June 5 and 7, when the DePaul Opera Theatre presents Benjamin Britten’s Albert Herring. A moment in our new venue that you won’t want to miss!

Thank you for supporting DePaul Opera Theatre. You are an integral part of the success of our program, and we are grateful that you have joined us for these performances.

Enjoy the opera!

Ronald CaltabianoDean, DePaul University School of Music

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The Marriage of Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro)Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

(1756–1791)

Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte(1749-1838)

World PremiereBurgtheater, Vienna, May 1, 1786

Conductor Roberto Kalb

Director Harry Silverstein

Chorus Master and Musical Preparation Nicholas Hutchinson

Choreographer Lin Batsheva Kahn

Set Design Noelle C. Thomas

Costume Designer Rachel Lambert

Lighting Designer Daniel Friedman

Stage Manager Kait Samuels

Production Managers Terry Harper/Michael Goebel

Assistant Director Kat McKinley

Assistant Stage Manager Hannah-Grace Mowery

Title Stage Manager Rachel Garoon

Projected English Titles by Frank Rizzo, © Lyric Opera of Chicago, 2010

The performance will run approximately three hours and 30 minutes, including three 10 minute intermissions.

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CASTCount Kevin Wheatle

Countess Gia Pappas

Figaro Reever Julian

Susanna Marieke De Koker

Cherubino Lucy Baker

Marcellina Isabella Stollenmaier

Bartolo Colin Safley

Basilio Kyle Anthony Cortes

Don Curzio Steven Schein

Barbarina Stephanie Gubin

Antonio Augie Ahn

Due Donne Jade FerrellKatherine Cosenza Starr

CHORUSSopranoJulia ClarkeJade FerrellLauren FlorekErin HoganRachel Singh

AltoAlexandra OatesLauryn NelsonErika SassmannKatherine Cosenza StarrCarmen Vizin-Esquivel

Tenor Mitchell Barrett Alex Cefali Alan KrolikowskiSteven Schein

BassAugie AhnCole IchidaBrennan KennedyEverett SarichJustin Thums

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FIRST VIOLINYu Xin, concertmasterMegan Yao, assistant concertmasterTzau-Yan OuyangChristina LeeLina YaminWan-Chun HuAngelo Horngtay Chiu Lee

SECOND VIOLIN Yuan-ju Liu, principalTrent Ransom, assistant principalCorina SantosCelina FarmerYu Chao WengMolly Wilson

VIOLAKelly Bartek, principalZachary Kessler, assistant principalSamantha PengGeorges Mefleh

CELLOJohn Rogler, principalTimothy Sutton, assistant principalMargaret Wenzel

BASS Ayaka Arai, principalAndrew French

FLUTEJustina ChuAnatolia Evarkiou-Kaku

OBOEJacob ShapiroJungmin Kim

CLARINETShelagh HaneyMichael Thompson

BASSOON Liam JacksonAlex Brake

HORN Alayna BellShae Wirth

TRUMPET Mark HaleKatie Raney

TIMPANI Lain Skow

HARPSICHORDDr. Nicholas Hutchinson*

* DePaul University School of Music faculty

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ORCHESTRA

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PRODUCTION STAFF

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Production Manager Michael Goebel

Technical Director Stan Hicks

Master Electrician Michael Goebel

Props Master Mitchell Ransdell

Wardrobe Head Megan Turner

Assistant Lighting Designer Joe Clavell

Spot Operators Jesus Reyes and Jared Munroe

Light Board Programmer/ Operator Anna Janicek

Wardrobe Shop Assistant Zach Wagner

Wardrobe Margot Bardeen Jennifer G.M. Lightfoot Hailey Rakowiecki

Run Crew Mitchell Ransdell

Set Construction Building Brown Workshop

Merle Reskin Technical Director Jen Leahy

Merle Reskin Assistant Technical Director Jim Keith

Special thanks to Bocca Louppo Productions

ADMINISTRATIONDeanRonald Caltabiano

Associate Dean for Academic AffairsKatherine Brucher

Senior Director of Business AdministrationBen Polancich

Chair, Music PerformanceHarry Silverstein

Chair, Musical StudiesJacqueline Kelly-McHale

DEPAUL OPERA THEATREDirectorHarry Silverstein

VOICE FACULTYEric Esparza, coordinatorAlban “Kit” Bridges Jr.Nicole CabellSam HandleyLinda HirtNicholas HutchinsonKimberly JonesAmanda MajeskiNicholas PhanScott RamsayJeff RayStacey TappanViktoria Vizin

STAFFCoordinator of Career Services & Alumni EngagementMary Arendt

Director, Community Music DivisionSusanne Baker

Director of AdmissionRoss Beacraft

Coordinator of Performance & Instrumental LibraryGenevieve Beaulieu

Performance Coordinator, Community Music DivisionAshley Beech

Business Coordinator, Community Music DivisionAdam Briggs

Technology ManagerBrian Gier

Educational Programs Coordinator, Community Music DivisionDaniel Glynn

Director of Marketing & CommunicationsJanice Hay

Concert ManagerHeidi Hewitt

Assistant Director of AdmissionsGiovanna Jacques

Facilities CoordinatorAidan Kranz

Coordinator of Marketing, Communications & Engagement, Community Music DivisionKari Lindquist

Technical DirectorMichael Sportiello,

Box Office ManagerLaura Swierzbin

Assistant Director of AdvisingAmy Weatherford

Assistant Director of Academic ServicesSarah Wells Kaufman

Director of DevelopmentAubrie Willaert

Executive Assistant to the DeanMara Yurasek

THEATRE SCHOOL STAFFManager of Audience ServicesJessica Krust

Box Office ManagerCollin Jones

House ManagerPreston Choi

Graphic DesignCommuniqué Graphic Design

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ROBERTO KALB (Conductor) Mexican conductor Roberto Kalb is currently Resident Conductor and Head of Music at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. This upcoming season’s engagements include debuts with the Compañia Nacional de Ópera at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City (L’elisir d’amore) and Wolf Trap Opera (Elegy for Young Lovers). He will also return to Florida Grand Opera to conduct La traviata. This season Kalb conducted Carmen at Tulsa Opera, and he will return to Opera Theatre of Saint Louis to

conduct the world premiere of Tobias Picker’s Awakenings. In recent seasons, Kalb has conducted at Michigan Opera Theatre (27), Tulsa Opera (Il barbiere di Siviglia), Florida Grand Opera (Frida), Kentucky Opera (Rigoletto), and Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (Rigoletto). Kalb holds degrees from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, University of Michigan, and the New England Conservatory of Music.

HARRY SILVERSTEIN (Director) Harry Silverstein has been the Director of DePaul Opera Theatre since 1990 and instructs singers in performance techniques. Mr. Silverstein has directed opera professionally in the U.S. and abroad in such theaters as the Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Francisco Opera, New York City Opera, English National Opera and for companies in Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil and The Netherlands. Mr. Silverstein has staged both contemporary operas and works from the standard

repertory, including the European and South American premieres of works by Philip Glass and world premieres in Houston and Delaware.

NOELLE C. THOMAS (Scenic Director) Recent design credits with DePaul Opera Theatre include Suor Angelica, Gianni Schicci, Die Fledermaus, The Magic Flute, Falstaff (scenery and costumes), Hansel and Gretel, The Merry Widow, Idomeneo and The Marriage of Figaro. Other scenic design work includes projects with Paderewski Symphony Orchestra, The University of Warsaw, TimeLine Theatre, Arts & Minds, Chicago College of Performing Arts, Collaboraction, Teatro Luna, Bay View Music Festival and Theatre on the Lake. Costume Design for The Purple Rose, Chicago Dramatists, DePaul Opera and Northwestern University. Associate and assistant scenic designer for Court Theatre, Northlight, Alley Theatre, Goodman Theatre, Yale Rep, Milwaukee Rep, Paramount Arts Center, TimeLine Theatre, Cleveland Playhouse, Syracuse, Writers Theatre and Glimmerglass Opera. Thomas is a Joseph Jefferson award recipient in the category of Best Scenic Design for TimeLine Theatre’s 2003 production of Awake and Sing. She is an adjunct faculty member at The Theatre School at DePaul University, holds a BFA in Scenic Design from The Theatre School at DePaul and an MFA in Scenic and Costume Design from Northwestern University.

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LIN BATSHEVA KAHN (Choreographer) Lin Batsheva Kahn is a productive choreographer and award-winning dance professor in The Theatre School. DePaul Excellence in Teaching Honoree, she holds a Case Western Reserve University Contemporary Dance Masters, a Masters in Dance, Theater, and Communication from Kent State, and a BFA Cum Laude in Modern Dance from University of Illinois-Champaign. Her commissioned piece, for Cleveland Contemporary Dance Theater to Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata was called “skillfully crafted” by dance critic Wilma Salisbury while her dances in “A Dybbuk” at Watts Theater to Ilya Levinson’s music received effusive praise. Kahn has done set work on Ohio Ballet, Verb Ballets, Urban Bush Women, Elements Contemporary Ballet, Red Company, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, An’gela Dance Co, Hubbard Street Pro, and Project606 dancers. Her hallmark duet to Concerto for Violin and Orchestra by Philip Glass was filmed at PBS WTTW. DePaul University School of Music collaborations include Michael Kozakis’ Percussion Ensemble, Michael Lewanski’s 20+Ensemble, The Fairy Queen by Harry Silverstein’s DePaul Opera Theatre, and Dido and Aeneas with Eric Esparza and Jason Moy. “As a collaborator she is gracious and her attention to detail is exacting,” Jeremy Aluma, Director, A Dybbuk. Lin’s Gannon Concert Hall April concert features voice, trumpet, percussion, piano, and cello performed by faculty, students and international guests.

RACHEL LAMBERT (Costume Designer) is excited to be working with DePaul for a fifth year. Her other design credits include The King of Hell’s Palace (Goodman Theatre’s New Stages Festival), Twist Your Dickens (The Second City), Mothers and Sons (Northlight Theatre), Henry IV, Life of Galileo, Travesties and Northanger Abbey (Jeff nominations, Remy Bumppo Theatre), The Winter’s Tale, Cymbeline, The Merchant of Venice and Romeo and Juliet (Jeff nomination, First Folio Theatre), Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train, A Perfect Ganesh, Intimate Apparel (Jeff Nomination), After the Fall (Eclipse Theatre), Next to Normal (BoHo Theatre), Rose (The Greenhouse Theatre), The Drowning Girls (Signal Ensemble), and American Myth (American Blues Theatre). Regionally she has designed for Peninsula Players, the Texas Shakespeare Festival and Purdue University.

NICHOLAS HUTCHINSON (Chorus Master and Musical Preparation) has performed throughout the United States as both collaborator and soloist. He is the executive director of the Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago, an organization dedicated to the study and performance of art song and vocal chamber music, and co-director of Friends Music Camp, a Quaker summer music camp. Dr. Hutchinson is a prizewinner of the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, the Kosciuzko Foundation National Chopin Competition and was a finalist in the Oberlin International Piano Competition. His former teachers include Martin Katz, Louis Nagel, Arthur Greene and Yong Hi Moon.

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ACT IA manor house near Seville, the 1930s. In a storeroom that they have been allocated, Figaro and Susanna, servants to the Count and Countess Almaviva, are preparing for their wedding. Figaro is furious when he learns from his bride that the Count has tried to seduce her. He’s determined to have revenge on his master. Dr. Bartolo appears with his former housekeeper, Marcellina, who is equally determined to marry Figaro. She has a contract: Figaro must marry her or repay the money he borrowed from her. When Marcellina runs into Susanna, the two rivals exchange insults. Susanna returns to her room, and the Count’s young page Cherubino rushes in. Finding Susanna alone, he speaks of his love for all the women in the house, particularly the Countess. When the Count appears, again trying to seduce Susanna, Cherubino hides. The Count then conceals himself when Basilio, the music teacher, approaches. Basilio tells Susanna that everyone knows Cherubino has a crush on the Countess. Outraged, the Count steps forward, but he becomes even more enraged when he discovers Cherubino and realizes that the boy has overheard his attempts to seduce Susanna. He chases Cherubino into the great hall, encountering Figaro, who has assembled the entire household to sing the praises of their master. Put on the spot, the Count is forced to bless the marriage of Figaro and Susanna. To spite them and to silence Cherubino, he orders the boy to join the army without delay. Figaro sarcastically sends Cherubino off into battle.

ACT IIIn her bedroom, Rosina, the Countess, mourns the loss of love in her life. Encouraged by Figaro and Susanna, she agrees to set a trap for her husband: They will send Cherubino, disguised as Susanna, to a rendezvous with the Count that night. At the same time, Figaro will send the Count an anonymous note suggesting that the Countess is having an assignation with another man. Cherubino arrives, and the two women lock the door before dressing him in women’s clothes. When Susanna steps into an adjoining room, the Count knocks and is annoyed to find the door locked. Cherubino hides himself in the dressing room, and the Countess lets her husband in. When there’s a sudden noise from behind the door, the Count is skeptical of his wife’s story that Susanna is in there. Taking his wife with him, he leaves to get tools to force the door. Meanwhile, Susanna, who has reentered the room unseen and observed everything, helps Cherubino escape through the window before taking his place in the dressing room. When the Count and Countess return, both are astonished when Susanna emerges from the room. Figaro arrives to begin the wedding festivities, but the Count questions him about the note he received. Figaro successfully eludes questioning until the gardener, Antonio, bursts in, complaining that someone has jumped from the window. Figaro improvises quickly, feigning a limp and pretending that it was he who jumped. As soon as Antonio leaves, Bartolo, Marcellina, and Basilio appear, putting their case to the Count and holding the contract that obliges Figaro to marry Marcellina. Delighted, the Count declares that Figaro must honor his agreement and that his wedding to Susanna will be postponed.

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ACT IIILater that day in the great hall, Susanna leads on the Count with promises of a rendezvous that night. He is overjoyed but then overhears Susanna conspiring with Figaro. In a rage, he declares that he will have revenge. The Countess, alone, recalls her past happiness. Marcellina, accompanied by a lawyer, Don Curzio, demands that Figaro pay his debt or marry her at once. Figaro replies that he can’t marry without the consent of his parents for whom he’s been searching for years, having been abducted as a baby. When he reveals a birthmark on his arm, Marcellina realizes that he is her long-lost son, fathered by Bartolo. Arriving to see Figaro and Marcellina embracing, Susanna thinks her fiancé has betrayed her, but she is pacified when she learns the truth. The Countess is determined to go through with the conspiracy against her husband, and she and Susanna compose a letter to him confirming the meeting with Susanna that evening in the garden. Cherubino, now dressed as a girl, appears with his sweetheart, Barbarina, the daughter of Antonio. Antonio, who has found Cherubino’s cap, also arrives and reveals the young man. The Count is furious to discover that Cherubino has disobeyed him and is still in the house. Barbarina punctures his anger, explaining that the Count, when he attempted to seduce her, promised her anything she desired. Now, she wants to marry Cherubino, and the Count reluctantly agrees. The household assembles for Figaro and Susanna’s wedding. While dancing with the Count, Susanna hands him the note, sealed with a pin, confirming their tryst that evening.

ACT IVAt night in the garden, Barbarina despairs that she has lost the pin the Count has asked her to take back to Susanna as a sign that he’s received her letter. When Figaro and Marcellina appear, Barbarina tells them about the planned rendezvous between the Count and Susanna. Thinking that his bride is unfaithful, Figaro curses all women. He hides when Susanna and the Countess arrive, dressed in each other’s clothes. Alone, Susanna sings of love. She knows that Figaro is listening and enjoys making him think that she’s about to betray him with the Count. She then conceals herself—in time to see Cherubino try to seduce the disguised Countess. When the Count arrives looking for Susanna, he chases the boy away. Figaro, by now realizing what is going on, joins in the joke and declares his passion for Susanna in her Countess disguise. The Count returns to discover Figaro with his wife, or so he thinks, and explodes with rage. At that moment, the real Countess steps forward and reveals her identity. Ashamed, the Count asks her pardon. Ultimately, she forgives him, and the entire household celebrates the day’s happy ending.

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Janai Brugger (BM ’05) was recently seen in The Metropolitan Opera’s 2019/2020 season as Clara in Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess. She will reprise the role with Washington National Opera in May of 2020. Ms. Brugger will

join Cincinnati Opera in July 2020 for the world premiere of Gregory Spears’s Castor and Patience, in the role of Wilhelmina. Ms. Brugger’s 20/21 season will include Musetta in La bohème with San Francisco Opera, Zerlina in Don Giovanni with LA Opera, Mimi in La bohème with Washington National Opera, and a return to the Lyric Opera of Chicago as Anne Trulove in Stravinky’s The Rake’s Progress. Ms. Brugger won first prize at the 2012 International Operalia competition, also taking the Zarzuela Award and the Audience Award, and was the winner of the Metropolitan Opera 2012 National Council Auditions. Janai Brugger has received a Distinguished Alumni Award for her accomplishments in the field of opera.

Cecelia Hall (BM ’06)’s 19/20 season included several roles with Oper Frankfurt, where she is an ensemble member: Idamante in Idomeneo, Irene in R.B. Schlather’s new production of Tamerlano, and Octavian in Der Rosenkavalier

in May 2020. Ms. Hall will perform the role of Varvara in Janacek’s Katya Kabanova with Canadian Opera in February 2021. Ms. Hall was a former member of the Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, an alumna of the Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Young Artist Program, and made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Javotte in Massenet’s Manon.

Brenton Ryan (BM ’09) was most recently seen as Der Narr in The Metropolitan Opera’s production of Wozzeck, as well as Novice in Billy Budd and Don Curzio in Le nozze di Figaro with

San Francisco Opera. In spring of 2020, Mr. Ryan will perform the role of Monostatos in the Barrie Kosky production of Die Zauberflöte with Houston Grand Opera, and Don Basilio in Le nozze di Figaro with LA Opera. Mr. Ryan will return to San Francisco Opera in October 2020 to perform the role of Nick in Poul Ruders’s The Handmaid’s Tale, and the role of Basilio in Le nozze di Figaro with the Lyric Opera of Chicago in March of 2021. Mr. Ryan is a 2018 Best Opera Recording Grammy-winner for his participation in a semi-staged performance of Berg’s Wozzeck, and winner of the 2016 Birgit Nilsson prize at the 2016 Operalia competition. Brenton Ryan has received a Distinguished Alumni Award for his accomplishments in the field of opera.

Lindsay Metzger (BM ‘10)’s 2019/2020 season includes the role of Mauxalinda in Lampe’s The Dragon of Wantley with Haymarket Opera in Chicago, soloist in Mozart’s Requiem with the

Rockford Symphony Orchestra, and a return to The Dallas Opera as a soloist in Pulcinella in April 2020 and cover of Elle in La voix humaine. Ms. Metzger was the sixth alumna to become a member of the Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center at Lyric Opera of Chicago from the DePaul Opera Theatre program.

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Yuriy Yurchuk (2012–14) can be seen this season as Don Pizarro in Fidelio with the Oxford Beethoven Festival, Escamillo in Carmen with Savonlinna Opera Festival, and Giorgio Germont in La traviata with Opera

da Bauge. Mr. Yurchuk’s 19/20 season also included the role of Marcello in Opera North’s production of La bohème. Mr. Yurchuk is an alumnus of The Royal Opera House Jette Parker Young Artist Programme.

Kyle Albertson (MM ’04) recently performed the role of Scarpia in Tosca with Virginia Opera, and can be seen as The Dutchman cover in Der Fliegende Hollander and Angelotti in Tosca with The Metropolitan Opera in spring of 2020. He will also perform the role of Monterone in Verdi’s Rigoletto with Opera San Antonio this May. Mr. Albertson is an alumnus of the San Francisco Merola Opera Program.

Alexa Jarvis (BM ’12)’s recent performance highlights include Mimi in Puccini’s La bohème with Vashon Opera in Seattle and New Rochelle Opera, and Liu in Puccini’s Turandot with Pacific Northwest Opera. In July of 2019, Jarvis reprised her role as an ensemble member in Bernstein’s Mass with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. As of the 2018/19 season, Ms. Jarvis is a member of The Metropolitan Opera Chorus.

Andrea Baker (MM ’15) made her role debut as Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni with Pensacola Opera in January 2020. Ms. Baker was an artist in residence with Pensacola Opera for the 2018/19 season where she covered the roles of Juliette in Roméo et Juliette, Rosalba in Florencia en el Amazonas. She was also a three-season member of the Des Moines Metro Opera, and an apprentice artist with Sarasota Opera.

Colleen Daly (BM ’03) recently performed the role of Persephone in Rev. 23 with Prototype Festival in New York, and Micaëla in Bizet’s Carmen with Tulsa Opera in October 2019, directed by Harry Silverstein. Ms. Daly can be seen as Susannah in Floyd’s Susannah with Annapolis Opera in March 2020, and Antonia in Les Contes d’Hoffman with Opera Delaware in April.

Sam Thompson (MM ‘19/ BM ’12) is a permanent opera chorus member with the Stadttheater Bern in Bern, Switzerland.

Eric Delagrange (MM ’15) is a current member of the Academy of Vocal Arts. He was recently seen as Balthazar in La favorite, Vodnik in Dvořák’s Rusalka, Don Alfonso in Mozart’s Così fan tutte, and Frere Laurent in Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette.

Emily Margevich (MM ’19/BM ’17) joined fellow alumnus Eric Delagrange in the Academy of Vocal Arts in 2019. Recent performances include the titular role of Juliette in Gounod’s Romeo et Juliette with the 2019 Brevard Summer Institute, and Gretel in DePaul Opera Theatre’s production of Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel.

Corey Raquel Lovelace (MM ‘12) performed the Act 3 quartet from Puccini’s La bohème with Andrea Bocelli at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC, in early February 2020.

Jared Esguerra (BM ‘12) was a finalist of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Upper Midwest Region this January. He advanced as a winner of the Wisconsin MONC District, and was selected as “People’s Choice” winner for the district.

Emma WitsbolsFeugen (MM ‘17) won the Encouragement Award at the Kansas City Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in January.

Ryan Wolfe (BM ‘18) made his professional debut with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in a fully-staged production of Ravel’s L’Enfant et les sortilèges in February 2020.

Trever Vanderzee (BM ’16)’s upcoming performances with Marriott Theatre include Prince Wellington in The Princess and the Pea, and Fred (u/s) and Ensemble in Kiss Me Kate. Mr. Vanderzee is represented by Shirley Hamilton Talent for voiceover, print modeling, on camera and theatre work.

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Mary Arendt (MM ’16/BM ’14) was recently seen as the Dew Fairy in Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel as a member of the 2019 Opera Steamboat Artist Institute. Ms. Arendt is the current Coordinator of Career Services and Alumni Engagement within the DePaul School of Music.

Giovanna Jacques (BM ’13) is a founding member of Chicago Fringe Opera. Ms. Jacques currently holds the role of Assistant Director of Admissions in the DePaul School of Music.

Laura Smalley (BM ‘17) was recently appointed Executive Director of Chicago Fringe Opera.

Jeffrey Ray (BM ’93) is a member of the voice faculty at the DePaul University School of Music. He has performed in operatic and concert halls throughout the United States and Europe and can often be heard singing the National Anthem for the Chicago Bears, Blackhawks, Bulls and Cubs.

Jennifer Bonjean (BM ’92) is the owner and founder of Bonjean Law Group, PLLC. She is a seasoned attorney with extensive experience in criminal defense and civil rights litigation. Bonjean also specializes in appellate, post-conviction, and habeas corpus litigation. Bonjean works tirelessly to reverse the convictions of innocent people wrongly incarcerated, and is committed to exposing the rampant police and prosecutorial misconduct that often leads to wrongful convictions. In 2014 the Chicago Innocence Project awarded Bonjean the Humanitarian of the year Award for her work on Stanley Wrice’s appeal.

Gregory Henkel (MM ’03) has been the Managing Artistic Director for San Francisco Opera since 2008. Prior to joining San Francisco Opera, Henkel was the planning manager for Los Angeles Opera.

Sasha Gerritson (CER ’99), A.J. Wester (MM ’01), Susan O’Brien (MM ’02), Erik Friedman (MM ’01), Amy Axelson (BM ’95) and Amanda Consol (BM ’06) are all accomplished operatic stage directors and performance teachers.

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Summer Voice Sunday, July 26–Saturday, August 1, 2020

Learn from the DePaul Vocal faculty who are some of the most celebrated and sought-after opera singers and directors in the world in a one-week intensive voice clinic that will launch you towards the next step in your vocal career. Current college-level students are encouraged to apply.

For more information and to register visit: go.depaul.edu/summervoice

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Annual Spring Gala

A Celebration of IrelandSaturday, May 16, 2020 | Holtschneider Performance Center2330 N. Halsted Street | Chicago, IL 60614

IN COLLABORATION WITH HONORARY CHAIRS

Senator Billy and Anne LawlessConsul General of Ireland Brian O’Brien

Join us for this festive evening—the School’s only fundraiser—celebrating the arts and culture of Ireland and our 2020 Pro Musica Awardee. We look forward to welcoming you to this celebratory evening with all proceeds benefiting the students of DePaul School of Music.

Anthony Kearns of The Irish Tenors

DePaul Symphony Orchestra with Maestro Cliff Colnot

2020 DePaul Pro Musica Award to Mary Patricia Gannon

FEATURING

GALA COMMITTEE

Rich Daniels ADVISORY BOARD CHAIR

Carlotta Lucchesi COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR

Mark T. Mroz COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR

Samantha Denny

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Robert D’Addario

Graham V. Fuguitt Dr. Geoffrey A. Hirt

Performance tickets start at $150.

Dinner packages start at $500.

For more information about the evening, please email: eventRSVP@depaul.edu

call 312.362.8455 or visit our website:

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Box Office Telephone(312) 922-1999

Regular Box Office HoursNoon–4 p.m. at The Theatre School

Performance Box Office HoursWeekday matinees: 9am–10:30amSaturday matinee days: 12:30pm–2:30pmSunday matinee days: 12:30pm–2:30pm

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Emergency ExitsPlease note the location of emergency exits in the theatre.

Cellular phones, Text Messaging, Recording Devices, Photography, Pagers, Food and BeveragesPlease do not use the above listed items in the theatre. We discourage text messaging during the performance. The light from the screen can bother other patrons. We allow photographs to be taken before and after but never during the performance. As a special favor, we ask that young people do not chew gum. Water fountains are located in the lower lobby and in the lobbies of the mezzanine and balcony.

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Emergency Telephone CallsShould you need to give an emergency telephone number where you can be reached during a performance, please alert the House Manager of your seat location and give the Box Office telephone number for emergencies, (312) 922-1999. After Box Office hours, use (773) 325-7968 as an emergency number.

Parking ArrangementsWe have arrangements with two parking lots: Multi-Park, 635 S. Wabash at Balbo, and LAZ Parking, One East 8th Street at State. Please ask the Box Office for details about rates and payment.

Sennheiser Infra-red Listening SystemWe require the security deposit of a driver’s license or other identification during the performance. The I.D. will be returned when you return the headset.

Large Print ProgramsYou may request a large print program from the ticket taker or the House Manager.

Sign Language InterpretingSelected performances at the Merle Reskin Theatre will be interpreted in American Sign Language. Call the Box Office or see the website for the schedule.

Audio DescriptionDesignated audio-described performances are scheduled throughout the season. Call the Box Office or see the website for the schedule.

SENSORY FRIENDLY PERFORMANCEOn Saturday, May 16, 2020 at 2p.m., A Wrinkle in Time will be Sensory Friendly, and we welcome anyone with sensory sensitivities. A social narrative and adapted teacher guide will be available before the day of the performance, the theatre will not be completely dark, and we will reduce some sound and lighting cues.

GENERAL INFORMATIONfor the Merle Reskin Theatre

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UPCOMING SCHOOL OF MUSIC EVENTSHighlights of Student Ensembles

DEPAUL ENSEMBLE 20+ › Tuesday, April 21 at 8PM, Gannon Concert Hall

DEPAUL JAZZ ORCHESTRA › Monday, April 27 at 7PM, Dempsey Corboy Jazz Hall

DEPAUL JAZZ WORKSHOP › Wednesday, April 29 at 7PM, Dempsey Corboy Jazz Hall

DEPAUL WIND ENSEMBLE › Wednesday, April 29 at 8PM, Gannon Concert Hall

DEPAUL CONCERT ORCHESTRA › Thursday, April 30 at 8PM, Gannon Concert Hall

DEPAUL JAZZ ENSEMBLE › Sunday, May 3 at 2PM, Dempsey Corboy Jazz Hall

DEPAUL CHAMBER SHOWCASE › Wednesday, May 6 at 7PM Driehaus Museum

DEPAUL CHOIRS › Saturday, May 9 at 8PM, Gannon Concert Hall

DEPAUL WIND SYMPHONY › Sunday, May 31 at 2PM, Gannon Concert Hall

DEPAUL OPERA THEATRE PRESENTS ALBERT HERRING › Friday, June 5 at 7:30 PM

and Sunday, June 7 at 2PM, Jarvis Opera Hall

HPC Chamber Series

AMERICAN BRASS QUINTET › Sunday, April 26 at 2PM, Gannon Concert Hall

Faculty Artist Series

CHARLES VERNON, TROMBONE › Wednesday, April 1 at 7PM, Allen Recital Hall

GEORGE VATCHNADZE, PIANO › Saturday, April 18 at 7PM, Allen Recital Hall

JANET SUNG, VIOLIN › Sunday, May 3 at 5PM, Allen Recital Hall

For tickets and a comprehensive list of events, visit go.depaul.edu/musicevents

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