Opera & Pops Concert
“We are different. We are one.”
Saturday, August 7, 2021
8:15 p.m.
Amphitheater
Repertoire
Johann Strauss II: Thunder and Lightning Polka, Op. 324 (1868) [3']
Giuseppe Verdi: “De’ miei bollenti spiriti” from La traviata (1853) [3']
Alfredo – Jared V. Esguerra, tenor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: “Il core vi dono” from Così fan tutte, K. 588 (1790) [4']
Dorabella – Lucy Baker, mezzo-soprano
Guglielmo – Henry Griffin, baritone
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Robert’s Aria from Iolanta, Op. 69 (1892) [3']
Robert – Yazid Gray, baritone
Francesco Cilea: “Io son l’umile ancella” from Adriana Lecouvreur (1902) [3']
Adriana – Chasiti Lashay, soprano
Ambroise Thomas: “Légères hirondelles” from Mignon (1866) [3']
Mignon – Kelly Guerra, mezzo-soprano
Lothario – Michael Colman, bass
Alexander Borodin, adapted by George Forrest & Robert Wright, orch. Arthur Kay: "Stranger in Paradise" from Kismet (1953) [4']
Caliph – Jared V. Esguerra, tenor
Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II: “Edelweiss” from The Sound of Music (1959) [3']
Henry Griffin, baritone
Jasmine Barnes, soprano
Rick Hoffenberg, pianist
Sage Bond, guitarist
Sage Bond, orch. Sage Bond: “Truth” (2021) [5']
Sage Bond, mezzo-soprano and guitarist
Jasmine Barnes, orch. Jasmine Barnes: Duet – “Do SOMETHING!” (2021) [5']
Chasiti Lashay, soprano
Yazid Gray, baritone
Stephen Sondheim, orch. Jonathan Tunick: “Hello, little girl” from Into the Woods (1986) [3']
The Wolf – Michael Colman, bass
Little Red Riding Hood – Lucy Baker, mezzo-soprano
Gioachino Rossini: “Dunque io son” from Il barbiere di Siviglia (1816) [6']
Rosina – Kelly Guerra, mezzo-soprano
Figaro – Yazid Gray, baritone
Charles Gounod: “Que fais-tu, blanche tourterelle” from Roméo et Juliette (1867) [5']
Stéphano – Lucy Baker, mezzo-soprano
Jason Robert Brown, orch. David Cullen: “You don’t know this man” from Parade (1998) [2']
Lucille – Kelly Guerra, mezzo-soprano
Giacomo Puccini: “Tu dell’infanzia mia” from Le Villi (1884) [4']
Anna – Chasiti Lashay, soprano
Roberto - Jared V. Esguerra, tenor
Stephen Sondheim, orch. Don Walker: “Everybody says don’t” from Anyone Can Whistle (1964) [2']
Hapgood – Henry Griffin, baritone
Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe, orch. Robert Russell Bennett and Philip J. Lang: “If ever I would leave you” from Camelot (1960) [4']
Lancelot – Michael Colman, bass
Johann Strauss II: “Sing to love” from Die Fledermaus (1974) [4']
Falke – Yazid Gray, baritone
Orlofsky – Kelly Guerra, mezzo-soprano
Eisenstein – Jared V. Esguerra, tenor
Frank – Michael Colman, bass/Henry Griffin, baritone
Rosalinda – Chasiti Lashay, soprano
Sally – Lucy Baker, mezzo-soprano
Ensemble
Emily Barber, soprano
Jasmine Barnes, soprano
Sage Bond, mezzo-soprano
Eric J. Froebel, tenor
Daniel Grambow, baritone
Samantha Grambow, soprano
Rick Hoffenberg, baritone
Diane Machin, mezzo-soprano
Frances Pollock, soprano
Amanda Seal, mezzo-soprano
Orchestral materials provided by:
David Carp
Chautauqua Opera Company Music Library
Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra Music Library
European American Music Distributors Company, a member of the Schott Music School
Music Theatre International (MTI)
New Orleans Opera Association Music Library
General and Artistic Director
Steven Osgood
Music Administrator/Chorus Master
Carol Rausch
Director of Production & Resident Lighting Designer/Video Designer
Michael Baumgarten
Managing Director
Daniel Grambow
Arts Marketing Specialist
Makayla Santiago-Froebel
Company Manager
Amanda Seal
Coach/Accompanist, Company Scheduler, COVID Safety Supervisor
Rick Hoffenberg
Coach/Accompanist/Diction/Supertitles Operator
Allison Voth
Coach/Accompanist
Emily Jarrell Urbanek
Arts Marketing Associate
Suzanne Olson
First Violin
Vahn Armstrong, Acting Concertmaster—28
Mischakoff Taylor Concertmaster Chair
Ming Gao, Acting Asst. Concertmaster—27
Adrienne Finet—5
Amanda Gates—20
David Hult—42
Olga D. Kaler—27
Liana Koteva Kirvan—3
Lenelle Morse—29
Erica Robinson—33
Anton Shelepov—5
Marian Tanau—28
Second Violin
Diane Bruce, Principal—41
Simon Lapointe, Assistant—11
Cheryl Bintz—31
Barbara Berg—42
Karen Lord-Powell—13
Jonathan Richards—5
Lara Sipols—19
Viola
Christopher Fischer, Principal—6
Karl Pedersen, Acting Asst.—5
Cynthia Frank—25
Kayleigh Miller—5
Jennifer Stahl—25
Eva Stern—20
Cello
Jolyon Pegis, Principal—27
Lars Kirvan, Assistant—5
Igor Gefter—4
Daryl Goldberg—35
Bass
Owen Lee, Principal—9
P.J. Cinque, Assistant—1
Kieran Hanlon— 1
Caitlyn Kamminga—25
Bernard Lieberman—45
David Rosi—28
Flute
Richard Sherman, Principal—32
Rita and Dunbar VanDerveer Symphony Principal Chair for Flute
Kathryn Levy (piccolo)—45
Oboe
Hougo Suza, Acting Principal Oboe (season sub)
Anna Mattix, Acting 2nd (season sub)
Clarinet
Eli Eban, Principal—28
Daniel Spitzer (bass)—7
Bassoon
Jeffrey Robinson, Principal—17
Sean Gordon—3
Benjamin Atherholt (contra)—5
Horn
Roger Kaza, Principal—19
William Bernatis, Assistant—23
Donna Dolson—37
Mark Robbins—37
Trumpet
Peter Lindblom, Assistant—29
Leslie Linn—23
Trombone
John Marcellus, Principal—42
Eric Lindblom (bass)—15
Christopher Wolf—5
Tuba
Frederick Boyd, Principal—35
Percussion
Brian Kushmaul, Principal—27
Thomas Blanchard, Assistant—24
Pedro Fernandez—3
Timpani
Brian Kushmaul—27
Harp
Beth Robinson, Principal—47
Diversity Fellows
Yan Izquierdo, violin
Scott Jackson, violin
Edna Pierce, viola
Maximiliano Oppeltz, cello
Amy Nickler, bass
Members on Leave
Peter Anderegg—5
Stuart Chafetz, Principal—24
Jan Eberle, Principal—36
Gabriel Pegis—13
Brian Reagin, Concertmaster—24
Charles Waddell—39
Substitute and Extra Musicians
The Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra would like to acknowledge and thank its many substitute and extra musicians for their service.
Manager
Marian Tanau, Personnel Manager
Librarians
Lara Sipols, Principal
Adrienne Finet, Associate Principal
Dent Williamson, Emeritus
Administration
Steven Slaff, Managing Director
Matt Hart, Stage Manager
Notes
Numbers after names indicate years as members of the CSO prior to 2021.