[NEohioPAL]Oberlin Opera Theater Presents Donizetti's Elixir of Love Nov. 15-19
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Marci.Janas at oberlin.edu
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October 24, 2006 =20
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The Elixir of Love, Donizetti=92s Famous Comic Opera, to be Staged by =20=
Oberlin Opera Theater November 15=9619
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Limited Seating Available for Weekend Performances
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OBERLIN, OHIO =97 The Elixir of Love (L=92elisir d=92amore), Gaetano =20
Donizetti=92s comic opera about a humble young man=92s belief in the =20
power of love=97and a little love potion=97will be staged by Oberlin =20
Opera Theater in November. The opera, with a libretto by Felice =20
Romani, opens on Wednesday, November 15, at 8 p.m. in Oberlin =20
College=92s Hall Auditorium, located at 67 North Main Street on Route =20=
58, between the Oberlin Inn and the Allen Memorial Art Museum. The =20
two-act, four-scene opera will be sung in Italian with English =20
supertitles. There will be one intermission.
Stage direction for The Elixir of Love is by Jonathon Field, =20
Associate Professor of Opera Theater and Director of Opera Theater =20
Productions at Oberlin. Musical direction is by Francis Graffeo, =20
Executive Director of the Joy of Music School, and former General =20
Director and Conductor of the Knoxville Opera.
Performances of The Elixir of Love are at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Friday, =20
and Saturday, November 15, 17, and 18, with a 2 p.m. matinee on =20
Sunday, November 19. Tickets are $5 for all students; $8 for Oberlin =20
College faculty, staff, alumni, parents, area educators, and seniors; =20=
and $12 for the general public. All seats are reserved. Tickets are =20
$3 more when purchased at the door. Call Oberlin=92s Central Ticket =20
Service, located in the lobby of Hall Auditorium, at 440-775-8169. =20
Box-office hours are noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and select =20
Saturdays. Hall Auditorium is wheelchair accessible, free parking is =20
available throughout the campus, and hearing enhancement is available =20=
upon request.
The Elixir of Love is sponsored by the Oberlin Conservatory of =20
Music=92s Opera Theater program through generous support from the Louis =20=
C. Sudler Fund. It is produced in cooperation with the Oberlin =20
College Theater and Dance Program.
Synopsis
The young peasant Nemorino loves the beautiful and wealthy landowner =20
Adina. As Nemorino swoons over Adina, however, it becomes painfully =20
obvious how little she cares. She is much more interested in her book =20=
about Tristan and Isolde, the story of a love potion that makes =20
people fall in love with one another. A drum is heard, and a patrol =20
of soldiers enters, led by the blustering Sergeant Belcore. The =20
Sergeant takes an interest in Adina, who reciprocates his feelings, =20
telling Nemorino that she wants a real man, like Belcore.
Just as things are quieting down, Doctor Dulcamara, a traveling =20
salesman of various drinks and tonics, enters with his trumpeter and =20
cart full of potions. Nemorino approaches the Doctor, inquiring if he =20=
may have the Elixir of Queen Isolde. Dulcamara finds the elixir=97which =20=
is actually a bottle of Bordeaux=97and gives it to Nemorino, telling =20
him he will see no effects until the following day (when the Doctor =20
will be long gone). Nemorino downs the bottle, and is feeling its =20
effects when Adina enters. She wonders why Nemorino is so happy, and =20
why he is suddenly apathetic towards her. They are both distracted by =20=
Sergeant Belcore, who arrives to ask for Adina=92s hand in marriage. =20
She agrees to become his bride=97in one week=92s time. Nemorino only =20
giggles in response, knowing that in a week Adina will be in love =20
with him. But, when Belcore receives orders to embark on a new =20
mission, Adina, trying to make Nemorino jealous, agrees to marry =20
Belcore that night.
Later, at the wedding, a betrothal is to be signed, but Adina is =20
upset. No sign of Nemorino. She runs out, not signing. Nemorino is =20
busy searching for Dulcamara to buy more elixir. He has no money, so =20
instead he joins Belcore=92s army, in order to obtain 20 lire=97enough =
to =20
buy more elixir. As he runs off to find Dulcamara, the girls of the =20
village enter with fascinating news: Nemorino=92s uncle has died, =20
making him very wealthy, and desirable. The girls begin to swoon over =20=
him, and Dulcamara tells Adina about the elixir. She is deeply moved, =20=
especially when she learns that Nemorino has sold his freedom for =20
her. Seeing this as proof of his devotion to her, Adina buys back =20
Nemorino=92s enlistment contract and confesses her love for him. =20
(Source: Grove Music Online)
Performers and Production Team
This production of The Elixir of Love features Oberlin Conservatory =20
students double cast in the principal roles. The principals alternate =20=
performances, with one cast appearing Wednesday and Saturday, and the =20=
other Friday and Sunday. The principal roles include Nemorino =20
(Samuel Read Levine =9107, Alek Shrader =9107); Adina (Jennifer Jakob =20=
=9107, Alexis Grenier =9107); Dulcamara (Joseph Barron =9108, Jason Eck =20=
=9108); Belcore (Jeffrey Hill =9108, Kevin Ray =9107); and Giannetta =20
(Stephanie Washington =9107, Tiffany Marx =9108). The members of the =20=
chorus include Evan Bennett =9108, Lillie Chilen =9108, Kimiko Glynn =
=9108, =20
Chad Grossman =9110, John Harper =9108, Justin Manalad =9108, Miranda =20=
McLean =9109, Nathan Medley =9109, Leigh Madeline Nelson =9107, Jennifer =
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Noel =9107, Kendell Pinkney =9110, Jordan Roberts =9109, Elisabeth Shoup =
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=9108, Maureen Sutliff =9108, Elias Traverse =9108, Joseph Turro =9109, =
Benji =20
von Reiche =9110, and Sophie Wingland =9208, portraying peasant men and =20=
women.
The Oberlin production team of professional staff and students =20
includes Assistant Music Director of Opera Theater Alan Montgomery as =20=
Assistant Music Director, and Associate Professor of Theater Michael =20
Louis Grube as Managing Director and Set Designer. Lisa Kelly is the =20
stage manager. Technical direction is by Joe Natt; the assistant =20
technical director is Andrew Kaetta. Costume design is by Associate =20
Professor of Theater Chris Flaharty. Lighting design is by Jaime =20
Benjamin. Associate Professor of Choral Conducting Hugh Floyd is =20
Chorus Master. Vocal accompanying and opera coaching is by Howard =20
Lubin and Daniel Michalek. Ensemble Librarian and Manager Chris Haff-=20
Paluck is the orchestral librarian. Caitlin Maura Smith =9107 is =20
assistant stage manager.
Gaetano Donizetti (Composer, 1797-1848) was born in Bergamo, Italy, =20
to a poor family that did not encourage musical achievement. At the =20
age of 9 he was admitted as a scholarship student to the Lezioni =20
Caritatevoli, a school founded by Simon Mayr, maestro di cappella at =20
the cathedral of S Maria Maggiore in Bergamo. At the school, =20
Donizetti took classes in singing and keyboard, and later, with Mayr =20
himself, in composition and theory. It was with Mayr=92s help that his =20=
career was launched. His first professional engagements=97commissions =20=
by impresario Paolo Zanca=97were confined to northern Italy and smaller =20=
theaters, but in 1821 his opera Zora=EFda di Granata, for the Teatro =20
Argentina in Rome, impressed Domenico Barbaja, the leading impresario =20=
of the time, and Donizetti was invited to compose for Naples. During =20
this time he began to receive performances and commissions across a =20
widening geographical area, but his reputation was established both =20
nationally and internationally by the success of his 31st opera, Anna =20=
Bolena, which premiered in Milan in 1830. An immediate success, the =20
opera opened the door to a productive eight-year period in which he =20
composed 25 operas, including The Elixir of Love (L=92elisir d=92amore), =
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which became Italy=92s most frequently performed opera between 1838 and =20=
1848. Shortly after The Elixir of Love, Donizetti composed Lucia di =20
Lammermoor, his best-known opera of the period. In 1838, Donizetti =20
followed the paths of both Rossini and Bellini and moved to Paris, =20
where he established himself with the productions of such operas as =20
L=92ange de Nisida, and accepted invitations for work in Rome, La =20
Scala, and Bologna, among others. In 1842 Donizetti accepted the =20
prestigious position of Hofkapellmeister to the Habsburg court in =20
Vienna and court composer to the Austrian emperor. He spent his later =20=
years residing in both Paris and Vienna, always working on several =20
new projects while supervising stagings of older compositions. =20
Donizetti is best known for his operatic works, but he also wrote =20
music in a number of other forms, including church music, string =20
quartets, and some orchestral works. (Source: Grove Music Online)
Francis Graffeo (Guest Conductor) enjoys a distinguished career as a =20
conductor of opera, symphony, and ballet, leading performances with =20
orchestras and theaters in the United States and abroad, among them =20
the Fort Worth and Colorado symphony orchestras, Oregon Mozart =20
Players, Atlanta Ballet, Lyric Opera Cleveland, Central City Opera, =20
San Antonio Opera, Opera Colorado, AIMS Orchestra in Austria, =20
Orquesta Filarmonica de Lima (Peru), the Orquesta Clasica de =20
Guatemala, the Opera Theater of Lucca, Italy, Arizona Opera, =20
Nashville Opera, the Symphony of the Mountains, and Opera Delaware. =20
Graffeo is the creator of Knoxville=92s popular Rossini Festival, which =20=
made its debut during his five-year tenure as General Director and =20
Conductor of Knoxville Opera. Prior to his appointment in Knoxville =20
he was Artistic Director and Conductor of Eugene Opera, and director =20
of Opera at the University of Oregon. Graffeo also held positions =20
with Opera Colorado, the Washington Opera at the Kennedy Center for =20
the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., and at Central City Opera, =20
where he was a member of the artistic team for 10 seasons. Graffeo =20
has served as grants panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts =20=
in Washington, D.C., and has judged numerous music competitions =20
across the country. He was educated at the New England Conservatory =20
of Music, where he received the Faculty Award for Distinction in =20
Performance; at Centro Linguistico Sperimentale in Florence, Italy; =20
and at Texas Tech University, where he graduated magna cum laude. =20
Graffeo is currently the Executive Director of the Joy of Music =20
School, a non-profit school providing free instruments and music =20
lessons to several hundred disadvantaged Knoxville area children.
Jonathon Field (Director) is one of America=92s more versatile and =20
popular stage directors, having directed more than 100 productions in =20=
all four corners of the United States. He served as Artistic Director =20=
of Lyric Opera Cleveland for six seasons, where he presented the =20
operas of Mozart, Rossini, and Donizetti as well as the Ohio =20
premieres of works by John Adams, Mark Adamo, and Philip Glass. =20
Field=92s productions for the Lyric Opera of Chicago, among them =20
Trouble in Tahiti, Gianni Schicchi, The Old Maid and the Thief and =20
The Spanish Hour, were so successful they were repeated at the =20
Illinois Humanities Festival with Stephen Sondheim as keynote =20
speaker. His productions of La Cenerentola and Die Fledermaus for San =20=
Francisco Opera=92s Western Opera Theatre played in more than 20 =20
states, as has an updated version of La Boh=E8me for Seattle Opera. In =20=
addition to the standard Italian and German repertoire, he also has =20
worked in the Russian, directing Eugene Onegin and Boris Godunov in =20
the original Russian in San Francisco; he had a great critical =20
success there as well with Prokofiev=92s The Love for Three Oranges. =20
Over the past eight years Field has directed 10 productions with the =20
Arizona Opera, being deemed by the press =93their most perceptive stage =20=
director,=94 and working there with such esteemed artists as Teresa =20
Zylis-Gara, Jerome Hines, Pablo Elvira, Giorgio Tozzi, and Angelina =20
Reux.
Field=92s versatility extends from the avant garde to musical comedies. =20=
He successfully introduced computer-generated scenery to the world of =20=
opera in a recent San Francisco production of Candide that the press =20
called =93virtual Voltaire=97the backgrounds are as varied as the =
story.=94 =20
His pioneering use of video-projected scenery in productions of The =20
Turn of the Screw, Tales of Hoffmann, and Der Freisch=FCtz has elicited =20=
praise from audience and critics alike. In the realm of operetta and =20
musicals he has staged H.M.S. Pinafore for Opera Omaha, Trial by Jury =20=
for Lake George Opera, Bernstein=92s Wonderful Town in Chicago, and =20
Merry Widow and Countess Maritza in San Francisco. For the Oakland =20
Symphony he translated and choreographed Stravinsky=92s Pulcinella =20
using members of the Oakland Ballet. He has worked on several world =20
premieres, most notably assisting Robert Altman with Bolcom=92s =20
McTeague at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, and David Alden with Susa=92s =20=
The Love of Don Perlimplin with San Francisco Opera. He has also =20
worked as Assistant Director for several of Seattle Opera=92s Wagner =20
Ring cycles, and has served in an administrative capacity with many =20
opera companies and festivals. In February 2007, Field will direct, =20
at Oberlin and at Miller Theatre in New York City, the U.S. premiere =20
of Lost Highway, the dramatic music theater work by noted Austrian =20
composer Olga Neuwirth based on the David Lynch film.
The Oberlin Conservatory of Music, founded in 1865 and situated amid =20
the intellectual vitality of Oberlin College since 1867, is the =20
oldest continuously operating conservatory in the United States. =20
Renowned internationally as a professional music school of the =20
highest caliber and pronounced a =93national treasure=94 by the =20
Washington Post, its alumni have gone on to achieve illustrious =20
careers in all aspects of the serious music world. Numerous Oberlin =20
alumni have attained stature as solo performers, composers, and =20
conductors, among them Jennifer Koh, Steven Isserlis, Denyce Graves, =20
Franco Farina, Lisa Saffer, George Walker, Christopher Rouse, David =20
Zinman, and Robert Spano. All of the members of the contemporary =20
music ensembles eighth blackbird and the International Contemporary =20
Ensemble (ICE) are Oberlin graduates, and members of the Mir=F3, =20
Pacifica, Juilliard, and Fry Street quartets, among others, include =20
Oberlin alumni, who can also be found in major orchestras and opera =20
companies throughout the world.
The Oberlin Opera Theater
The Elixir of Love
By Gaetano Donizetti
Libretto by Felice Romani
Francis Graffeo, guest conductor
Jonathon Field, stage director
Wednesday, November 15, At 8 P.M.
Friday, November 17, At 8 P.M.
Saturday, November 18, At 8 P.M.
Sunday, November 19, At 2 P.M.
Reserved seating tickets:
$5 All Students
$8 Oberlin College ID
$8 Educators
$8 Seniors
$12 Public
All tickets $3 more when purchased at the door
Central Ticket Service
(440) 775-8169
Located in the lobby of Hall Auditorium.
Open Noon to 5 p.m.
Monday=97Friday
Hall Auditorium
Hall Auditorium, 67 North Main Street on
Route 58, between the Oberlin Inn and
the Allen Art Museum.
Free Parking.
FREE OPERA SCENES PROGRAM
Saturday, December 16
4 p.m. & 8 p.m.
Kulas Recital Hall
Excerpts from:
Don Giovanni, Romeo et Juliette, Don Pasquale,
The Little Prince, L'Incoronazione di Poppea,
Beggar's Opera, The Rake's Progress, Lakme, Le Nozze di Figaro
Media Contact:
Marci Janas
440-775-8328
marci.janas at oberlin.edu
www.oberlin.edu/con
www.oberlin.edu/~events
www.oberlin.edu/operathe
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Marci Janas
Director of Conservatory Media Relations
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
39 West College Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
www.oberlin.edu/con
(P) 440.775.8328
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440-775-8328</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class=3D"MsoNormal" =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;"><SPAN style=3D""><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 14.6667px;">Limited Seating Available for Weekend =
Performances</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class=3D"MsoNormal" =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;"><SPAN style=3D""><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 14.6667px;">Call Oberlin College=92s Central Ticket =
Service at 440-775-8169</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"text-align: auto;"><SPAN =
style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><I>=A0</I><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D"">OBERLIN, OHIO =97 <I>The Elixir of =
Love </I></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">(<I>L=92elisir d=92amore</I></SPAN><SPAN =
style=3D"">), Gaetano Donizetti=92s comic opera about a humble young =
man=92s belief in the power of love=97and a little love potion=97will be =
staged by Oberlin Opera Theater in November. The opera, with a libretto =
by Felice Romani, opens on <B>Wednesday, November 15, at 8 p.m. in =
Oberlin College=92s Hall Auditorium</B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">, located =
at 67 North Main Street on Route 58, between the Oberlin Inn and the =
Allen Memorial Art Museum. The two-act, four-scene opera will be sung in =
Italian with English<SPAN style=3D""><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#FF0000"> </FONT></SPAN>supertitles. There will be one =
intermission. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">Stage direction for <I>The Elixir of Love</I></SPAN><SPAN =
style=3D""><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#FF0000"> =
</FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#060606">is by Jonathon =
Field, Associate Professor of Opera Theater and Director of Opera =
Theater Productions at Oberlin. Musical direction is by Francis Graffeo, =
Executive Director of the Joy of Music School, and former General =
Director and Conductor of the Knoxville Opera. </FONT><SPAN =
style=3D""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><P class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt =
140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; =
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><SPAN =
style=3D"">Performances of <I>The Elixir of Love</I></SPAN><SPAN =
style=3D""> are at <B>8 p.m. Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, November =
15, 17, and 18, with a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday, November 19. Tickets =
are $5 for all students; $8 </B><SPAN style=3D""><B>for Oberlin College =
faculty, staff, alumni, parents, area educators, and =
seniors</B></SPAN><B>; and $12 for the general public. All seats are =
reserved. Tickets are $3 more when purchased at the =
door.</B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D""> Call Oberlin=92s Central Ticket =
Service, located in the lobby of Hall Auditorium, at 440-775-8169. =
Box-office hours are noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and select =
Saturdays. Hall Auditorium is wheelchair accessible, free parking is =
available throughout the campus, and hearing enhancement is available =
upon request. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><I>The Elixir of Love</I></SPAN><SPAN style=3D""> is =
sponsored by the Oberlin Conservatory of Music=92s Opera Theater program =
through generous support from the Louis C. Sudler Fund. It is produced =
in cooperation with the Oberlin College Theater and Dance Program. =
<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><B>Synopsis </B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D"">The young peasant Nemorino loves =
the beautiful and wealthy landowner Adina. As Nemorino swoons over =
Adina, however, it becomes painfully obvious how little she cares. She =
is much more interested in her book about Tristan and Isolde, the story =
of a love potion that makes people fall in love with one another. A drum =
is heard, and a patrol of soldiers enters, led by the blustering =
Sergeant Belcore. The Sergeant takes an interest in Adina, who =
reciprocates his feelings, telling Nemorino that she wants a real man, =
like Belcore. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">Just as things are quieting down, Doctor Dulcamara, a =
traveling salesman of various drinks and tonics, enters with his =
trumpeter and cart full of potions. Nemorino approaches the Doctor, =
inquiring if he may have the Elixir of Queen Isolde. Dulcamara finds the =
elixir=97which is actually a bottle of Bordeaux=97and gives it to =
Nemorino, telling him he will see no effects until the following day =
(when the Doctor will be long gone). Nemorino downs the bottle, and is =
feeling its effects when Adina enters. She wonders why Nemorino is so =
happy, and why he is suddenly apathetic towards her. They are both =
distracted by Sergeant Belcore, who arrives to ask for Adina=92s hand in =
marriage. She agrees to become his bride=97in one week=92s time. =
Nemorino only giggles in response, knowing that in a week Adina will be =
in love with <I>him</I></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">. But, when Belcore =
receives orders to embark on a new mission, Adina, trying to make =
Nemorino jealous, agrees to marry Belcore that night. =
<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">Later, at the wedding, a betrothal is to be signed, but Adina =
is upset. No sign of Nemorino. She runs out, not signing. Nemorino is =
busy searching for Dulcamara to buy more elixir. He has no money, so =
instead he joins Belcore=92s army, in order to obtain 20 lire=97enough =
to buy more elixir. As he runs off to find Dulcamara, the girls of the =
village enter with fascinating news: Nemorino=92s uncle has died, making =
him very wealthy, and desirable. The girls begin to swoon over him, and =
Dulcamara tells Adina about the elixir. She is deeply moved, especially =
when she learns that Nemorino has sold his freedom for her. Seeing this =
as proof of his devotion to her, Adina buys back Nemorino=92s enlistment =
contract and confesses her love for him. <SPAN style=3D"">(Source: =
<I>Grove Music</I></SPAN><SPAN style=3D""> <I>Online</I></SPAN><SPAN =
style=3D"">)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><B>Performers and Production =
Team</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">This production of <I>The Elixir of Love</I></SPAN><SPAN =
style=3D""> features Oberlin Conservatory students double cast in the =
principal roles. The principals alternate performances, with one cast =
appearing Wednesday and Saturday, and the other Friday and Sunday.<SPAN =
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">=A0 </SPAN>The principal roles include =
Nemorino (Samuel Read Levine =9107, Alek Shrader =9107); Adina (Jennifer =
Jakob =9107, Alexis Grenier =9107); Dulcamara (Joseph Barron =9108, =
Jason Eck =9108); Belcore (Jeffrey Hill =9108, Kevin Ray =9107); and =
Giannetta (Stephanie Washington =9107, Tiffany Marx =9108).<SPAN =
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">=A0 </SPAN>The members of the chorus include =
Evan Bennett =9108, Lillie Chilen =9108, Kimiko Glynn =9108, Chad =
Grossman =9110, John Harper =9108, Justin Manalad =9108, Miranda McLean =
=9109, Nathan Medley =9109, Leigh Madeline Nelson =9107, Jennifer Noel =
=9107, Kendell Pinkney =9110, Jordan Roberts =9109, Elisabeth Shoup =9108,=
Maureen Sutliff =9108, Elias Traverse =9108, Joseph Turro =9109, Benji =
von Reiche =9110, and Sophie Wingland =9208, portraying peasant men and =
women. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">The Oberlin production team of professional staff and =
students includes Assistant Music Director of Opera Theater Alan =
Montgomery as Assistant Music Director, and Associate Professor of =
Theater Michael Louis Grube as Managing Director and Set Designer. Lisa =
Kelly is the stage manager. Technical direction is by Joe Natt<B>; =
</B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">the<B> </B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">assistant =
technical director is Andrew Kaetta. Costume design is by Associate =
Professor of Theater Chris Flaharty. Lighting design is by Jaime =
Benjamin. Associate Professor of Choral Conducting Hugh Floyd is Chorus =
Master. Vocal accompanying and opera coaching is by Howard Lubin and =
Daniel Michalek. Ensemble Librarian and Manager Chris Haff-Paluck is the =
orchestral librarian. Caitlin Maura Smith =9107 is assistant stage =
manager.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><B>Gaetano Donizetti</B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D""> (Composer, =
1797-1848) was born in Bergamo, Italy, to a poor family that did not =
encourage musical achievement. </SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">At the age of 9 =
he was admitted as a scholarship student to the Lezioni Caritatevoli, a =
school founded by Simon Mayr, maestro di cappella<I> </I></SPAN><SPAN =
style=3D"">at the cathedral of S Maria Maggiore in Bergamo. At the =
school, Donizetti took classes in singing and keyboard, and later, with =
Mayr himself,<SPAN style=3D""> </SPAN><SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: =
yes">=A0</SPAN>in composition and theory. <SPAN style=3D"">It was with =
Mayr=92s help that his career was launched. His first professional =
engagements=97commissions by impresario Paolo Zanca=97were confined to =
northern Italy and smaller theaters, but in 1821 his opera <I>Zora=EFda =
di Granata</I></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">, for the Teatro Argentina in =
Rome, impressed Domenico Barbaja, the leading impresario of the time, =
and Donizetti was invited to compose for Naples. During this time he =
began to receive performances and commissions across a widening =
geographical area, but his reputation was established both nationally =
and internationally by the success of his 31st opera, <I>Anna =
Bolena</I></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">, which premiered in Milan in =
1830<I>.</I></SPAN><SPAN style=3D""> An immediate success, the opera =
opened the door to a productive eight-year period in which he composed =
25 operas, including <I>The Elixir of Love </I></SPAN>(<I>L=92elisir =
d=92amore</I></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">)<SPAN style=3D"">, which became =
Italy=92s most frequently performed opera between 1838 and 1848. Shortly =
after <I>The Elixir of Love</I></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">, Donizetti =
composed <I>Lucia di Lammermoor</I></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">, his =
best-known opera of the period. In 1838, Donizetti followed the paths of =
both Rossini and Bellini and moved to Paris, where he established =
himself with the productions of such operas as <I>L=92ange de =
Nisida</I></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">, and accepted invitations for work in =
Rome, La Scala, and Bologna, among others. In 1842 Donizetti accepted =
the prestigious position of Hofkapellmeister to the Habsburg court in =
Vienna and court composer to the Austrian emperor. He spent his later =
years residing in both Paris and Vienna, always working on several new =
projects while supervising stagings of older compositions.<SPAN =
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">=A0 </SPAN>Donizetti is best known for his =
operatic works, but he also wrote music in a number of other forms, =
including church music, string quartets, and some orchestral works. =
(Source: <I>Grove Music Online</I></SPAN><SPAN =
style=3D"">)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><P class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"text-align: justify;"><SPAN style=3D""><B><SPAN =
style=3D"">Francis Graffeo</SPAN><SPAN style=3D""><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-weight: normal;"> (Guest =
Conductor) enjoys a distinguished career as a conductor of opera, =
symphony, and ballet, leading performances with orchestras and theaters =
in the United States and abroad, among them the Fort Worth and Colorado =
symphony orchestras, Oregon Mozart Players, Atlanta Ballet, Lyric Opera =
Cleveland, Central City Opera, San Antonio Opera, Opera Colorado, AIMS =
Orchestra in Austria, Orquesta Filarmonica de Lima (Peru), the Orquesta =
Clasica de Guatemala, the Opera Theater of Lucca, Italy, Arizona Opera, =
Nashville Opera, the Symphony of the Mountains, and Opera Delaware. =
Graffeo is the creator of Knoxville=92s popular Rossini Festival, which =
made its debut during his five-year tenure as General Director and =
Conductor of Knoxville Opera. Prior to his appointment in Knoxville he =
was Artistic Director and Conductor of Eugene Opera, and director of =
Opera at the University of Oregon. Graffeo also held positions with =
Opera Colorado, the Washington Opera at the Kennedy Center for the =
Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., and at Central City Opera, where he =
was a member of the artistic team for 10 seasons. Graffeo has served as =
grants panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington, =
D.C., and has judged numerous music competitions across the country. He =
was educated at the New England Conservatory of Music, where he received =
the Faculty Award for Distinction in Performance; at Centro Linguistico =
Sperimentale in Florence, Italy; and at Texas Tech University, where he =
graduated <I>magna cum laude</I></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=3D""><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-weight: normal;">. Graffeo is =
currently the Executive Director of the Joy of Music School, a =
non-profit school providing free instruments and music lessons to =
several hundred disadvantaged Knoxville area =
children.</SPAN></SPAN></B></SPAN></P><P class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"text-align: justify;"><SPAN style=3D""><SPAN =
style=3D""><B>Jonathon Field</B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D""> (Director) is =
one of America=92s more versatile and popular stage directors, having =
directed more than 100 productions in all four corners of the United =
States. He served as Artistic Director of Lyric Opera Cleveland for six =
seasons, where he presented the operas of Mozart, Rossini, and Donizetti =
as well as the Ohio premieres of works by John Adams, Mark Adamo, and =
Philip Glass. Field=92s productions for the Lyric Opera of Chicago, =
among them <I>Trouble in Tahiti</I></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">, <I>Gianni =
Schicchi</I></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">, <I>The Old Maid and the =
Thief</I></SPAN><SPAN style=3D""> and <I>The Spanish =
Hour</I></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">, were so successful they were repeated =
at the Illinois Humanities Festival with Stephen Sondheim as keynote =
speaker. His productions of <I>La Cenerentola</I></SPAN><SPAN style=3D""> =
and <I>Die Fledermaus</I></SPAN><SPAN style=3D""> for San Francisco =
Opera=92s Western Opera Theatre played in more than 20 states, as has an =
updated version of <I>La Boh=E8me</I></SPAN><SPAN style=3D""> for =
Seattle Opera. In addition to the standard Italian and German =
repertoire, he also has worked in the Russian, directing Eugene Onegin =
and Boris Godunov in the original Russian in San Francisco; he had a =
great critical success there as well with Prokofiev=92s <I>The Love for =
Three Oranges</I></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">. Over the past eight years =
Field has directed 10 productions with the Arizona Opera, being deemed =
by the press =93their most perceptive stage director,=94 and working =
there with such esteemed artists as Teresa Zylis-Gara, Jerome Hines, =
Pablo Elvira, Giorgio Tozzi, and Angelina Reux.</SPAN></SPAN></P><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D"">Field=92s versatility extends from =
the avant garde to musical comedies. He successfully introduced =
computer-generated scenery to the world of opera in a recent San =
Francisco production of <I>Candide</I></SPAN><SPAN style=3D""> that the =
press called =93virtual Voltaire=97the backgrounds are as varied as the =
story.=94 His pioneering use of video-projected scenery in productions =
of <I>The Turn of the Screw</I></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">, <I>Tales of =
Hoffmann</I></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">, and <I>Der =
Freisch=FCtz</I></SPAN><SPAN style=3D""> has elicited praise from =
audience and critics alike. In the realm of operetta and musicals he has =
<I>staged H.M.S. Pinafore</I></SPAN><SPAN style=3D""> for Opera =
Omaha,=A0<I>Trial by Jury</I></SPAN><SPAN style=3D""> for Lake George =
Opera, Bernstein=92s <I>Wonderful Town</I></SPAN><SPAN style=3D""> in =
Chicago, and <I>Merry Widow and Countess Maritza</I></SPAN><SPAN =
style=3D""> in San Francisco. For the Oakland Symphony he translated and =
choreographed Stravinsky=92s <I>Pulcinella</I></SPAN><SPAN style=3D""> =
using members of the Oakland Ballet. He has worked on several world =
premieres, most notably assisting Robert Altman with Bolcom=92s =
<I>McTeague</I></SPAN><SPAN style=3D""> at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, =
and David Alden with Susa=92s <I>The Love of Don =
Perlimplin</I></SPAN><SPAN style=3D""> with San Francisco Opera. He has =
also worked as Assistant Director for several of Seattle Opera=92s =
Wagner Ring cycles, and has served in an administrative capacity with =
many opera companies and festivals. In February 2007, Field will direct, =
at Oberlin and at Miller Theatre in New York City, the U.S. premiere of =
<I>Lost Highway, </I></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">the dramatic music theater =
work by noted Austrian composer Olga Neuwirth based on the David Lynch =
film.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"text-align:=
justify;"></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><B>The Oberlin Conservatory of Music</B></SPAN><SPAN =
style=3D"">, founded in 1865 and situated amid the intellectual vitality =
of Oberlin College since 1867, is the oldest continuously operating =
conservatory in the United States. </SPAN><SPAN style=3D""><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Palatino-Roman">Renowned =
internationally as a professional music school of the highest caliber =
and pronounced a =93national treasure=94 by the </FONT></SPAN><SPAN =
style=3D""><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Palatino-Italic"><I>Washington Post,</I></FONT></SPAN><SPAN =
style=3D""><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Palatino-Roman"> =
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">its alumni have gone on to achieve =
illustrious careers in all aspects of the serious music world. Numerous =
Oberlin alumni have attained stature as solo performers, composers, and =
conductors, among them Jennifer Koh, Steven Isserlis, Denyce Graves, =
Franco Farina, Lisa Saffer, George Walker, Christopher Rouse, David =
Zinman, and Robert Spano. All of the members of the contemporary music =
ensembles eighth blackbird and the International Contemporary Ensemble =
(ICE) are Oberlin graduates, and members of the Mir=F3, Pacifica, =
Juilliard, and Fry Street quartets, among others, include Oberlin =
alumni, who can also be found in major orchestras and opera companies =
throughout the world.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><H3><SPAN =
style=3D""><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 13.3333px; font-variant: =
small-caps;"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"text-decoration: =
underline;">The Oberlin Opera Theater</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><SPAN =
style=3D"mso-tab-count:1"><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
13.3333px; font-variant: small-caps;">=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 =
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"mso-tab-count:1"><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 13.3333px; font-variant: small-caps;">=A0 =A0 =A0=A0 =
=A0=A0 =A0</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></H3><H3><SPAN style=3D""><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 13.3333px; font-variant: small-caps;"><I>The Elixir =
of Love</I></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></H3><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D""><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
13.3333px;">By Gaetano =
Donizetti</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D""><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
13.3333px;">Libretto by Felice =
Romani</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN=
style=3D""><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
13.3333px;">=A0</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D""><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
13.3333px;">Francis Graffeo, <I>guest</I></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN =
style=3D""><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 13.3333px;"> =
<I>conductor</I></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN =
style=3D""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 13.3333px;">Jonathon =
Field, <I>stage director</I></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D""><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
13.3333px;"><I>=A0</I></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><H1><SPAN =
style=3D""><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 13.3333px; font-variant: =
small-caps;">Wednesday, November 15, At 8 =
P.M.</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></H1><H1><SPAN style=3D""><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 13.3333px; font-variant: small-caps;">Friday, =
November 17, At 8 P.M. </SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></H1><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D""><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
13.3333px; font-variant: small-caps;"><B>Saturday, November 18, At 8 =
P.M.</B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D""><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
13.3333px; font-variant: small-caps;"><B>Sunday, November 19, At 2 =
P.M.</B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoHeading8"><SPAN style=3D""><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
13.3333px;">=A0</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoHeading8"><SPAN style=3D""><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
13.3333px;">Reserved seating =
tickets:</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D""><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
13.3333px;">$5 All Students</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D""><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
13.3333px;">$8 Oberlin College =
ID</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 13.3333px;">$8 Educators =
</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 13.3333px;">$8 =
Seniors</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D""><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
13.3333px;">$12 Public</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D""><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
13.3333px; font-variant: small-caps;"><B><I>All tickets $3 more when =
purchased at the door</I></B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D""><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
13.3333px;">=A0</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoHeading7"><SPAN style=3D""><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
13.3333px; font-variant: small-caps;">Central Ticket Service =
</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 13.3333px;"><B>(440) =
775-8169</B></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN =
style=3D""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 13.3333px;">Located in =
the lobby of Hall Auditorium.</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D""><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
13.3333px;">Open Noon to 5 =
p.m.</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><H1><SPAN style=3D""><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: =
normal;">Monday=97Friday</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></H1><H2><SPAN =
style=3D""><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 13.3333px; font-variant: =
small-caps;">=A0</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></H2><H2><SPAN =
style=3D""><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 13.3333px; font-variant: =
small-caps;">Hall Auditorium</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></H2><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D""><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
13.3333px;">Hall Auditorium, 67 North Main Street on =
</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 13.3333px;">Route 58, =
between the Oberlin Inn and =
</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><H2><SPAN style=3D""><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: normal;">the Allen Art =
Museum. </SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></H2><H2><SPAN style=3D""><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: normal;">Free =
Parking.</SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style=3D""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></H2><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D""><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
13.3333px;">=A0</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><P =
class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D""><SPAN style=3D""><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 13.3333px; line-height: 13px;"><B>FREE OPERA SCENES =
PROGRAM</B></SPAN></FONT><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"line-height: 13px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P =
class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D""><SPAN style=3D""><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 13.3333px; font-variant: small-caps; line-height: =
13px;"><B>Saturday, December 16</B></SPAN></FONT><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"line-height: =
13px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D""><SPAN style=3D""><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
13.3333px; line-height: 13px;">4 p.m. & 8 p.m.</SPAN></FONT><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"line-height: =
13px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D""><SPAN style=3D""><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
13.3333px; line-height: 13px;">Kulas Recital Hall</SPAN></FONT><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"line-height: =
13px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 13.3333px;">Excerpts =
from:</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><P class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt =
140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; =
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><SPAN style=3D""><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 13.3333px;"><I>Don Giovanni, Romeo et Juliette, Don =
Pasquale,</I></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt =
140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; =
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><SPAN style=3D""><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 13.3333px;"><I>The Little Prince, L'Incoronazione di =
Poppea,</I></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt =
140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; =
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><SPAN style=3D""><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 13.3333px;"><I>Beggar's Opera, The Rake's Progress, =
Lakme, Le Nozze di Figaro</I></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P =
class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt =
84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt =
336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><SPAN =
style=3D""><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 14.6667px;">=A0<SPAN =
style=3D""><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
13.3333px;"></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><P =
class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt =
84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt =
336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><SPAN =
style=3D""><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 14.6667px;"><SPAN =
style=3D"; text-align: center; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
13.3333px;">=A0</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D""><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
13.3333px; font-variant: small-caps;"><B>Media =
Contact:</B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><H4><SPAN =
style=3D""><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 13.3333px; font-variant: =
small-caps;">Marci Janas</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></H4><H4><SPAN =
style=3D""><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
13.3333px;">440-775-8328</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></H4><H4><SPAN =
style=3D""><A href=3D"mailto:marci.janas at oberlin.edu"><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 13.3333px; =
">marci.janas at oberlin.edu</SPAN></FONT></A></SPAN><SPAN =
style=3D""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></H4><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><A href=3D"http://www.oberlin.edu/con"><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: =
13.3333px;"><B>www.oberlin.edu/con</B></SPAN></FONT></A><O:P></O:P></SPAN>=
</DIV><H4><SPAN style=3D""><A href=3D"http://www.Oberlin.edu"><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: =
13.3333px;">www.oberlin.edu/~events</SPAN></FONT></A><SPAN =
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
13.3333px;">=A0=A0 </SPAN></FONT></SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></H4><H4><SPAN =
style=3D""><A href=3D"http://www.oberlin.edu/operathe"><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 13.3333px; =
">www.oberlin.edu/operathe</SPAN></FONT></A></SPAN><SPAN =
style=3D""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></H4><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">10-24-06:mj<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><BR><DIV> <SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; =
border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Palatino; =
font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: =
normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; =
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white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><DIV style=3D"">Marci=
Janas</DIV><DIV style=3D"">Director of Conservatory Media =
Relations</DIV><DIV style=3D"">Oberlin Conservatory of Music</DIV><DIV =
style=3D"">39 West College Street</DIV><DIV style=3D"">Oberlin, OH=A0 =
44074</DIV><DIV style=3D"">www.oberlin.edu/con</DIV><DIV style=3D"">(P) =
440.775.8328</DIV><DIV style=3D"">(F) 440.775.5457</DIV><DIV style=3D""><A=
=
href=3D"mailto:marci.janas at oberlin.edu">marci.janas at oberlin.edu</A></DIV><=
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