"WE BELIEVE IN OPERA"

Saturday, July 15 • 8:15 p.m.
Chautauqua Amphitheater

Stuart Chafetz, conductor 

Steven Osgood, General & Artistic Director of Chautauqua Opera Company

Chautauqua Opera Company Apprentice and Studio Artists 

Program

Sir Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900) and W.S. Gilbert (1836-1911): Overture to The Pirates of Penzance (4:25) 

Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra 

Jerry Bock (1928-2010) and Sheldon Harnick (1924-2023): "Miracle of Miracles" from Fiddler on the Roof (2:05) 

Motel Kamzoil – Felix Aguilar Tomlinson, tenor 

Charles Gounod (1818-1893): "Avant de quitter ces lieux" from Faust (3:35) 

Valentin - Tshilidzi Ndou, baritone 

Charles Gounod: "Amour, ranime mon courage" (Potion Aria) from Roméo et Juliette (5:15) 

Juliette - Lili Juyeon Yoo, soprano 

Richard Strauss (1864-1949): "Sein wir wieder gut" from Ariadne auf Naxos (2:20) 

Komponist - Monique Galvão, mezzo-soprano 

Stephen Sondheim (1930-2021): "Agony" from Into the Woods (2:50) 

Cinderella's Prince - Felix Aguilar Tomlinson, tenor 
Rapunzel's Prince - Louis Tiemann, tenor 

Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924): "Un bel dì, vedremo" from Madama Butterfly (4:20) 

Cio-Cio-San - Marquita Richardson, soprano 

Frank Loesser (1910-1969): "I believe in you" from How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (4:40) 

J. Pierrepont Finch - Brian Jeffers, tenor
Studio Men  

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901): Quartet, "Bella figlia dell'amore," from Rigoletto (4:05) 

Duke of Mantua - Louis Tiemann, tenor 
Maddalena - Monique Galvão, mezzo-soprano 
Gilda - Angela Yam, soprano 
Rigoletto - Tshilidzi Ndou, baritone 

Intermission

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet (1756-1791): Quartet, "Non ti fidar, o misera," from Don Giovanni (4:25) 

Donna Elvira - Monique Galvão, mezzo-soprano 
Donna Anna - Marquita Richardson, soprano       
Don Ottavio - Brian Jeffers, tenor 
Don Giovanni - Tshilidzi Ndou, baritone 

Georges Bizet (1838-1875): "La fleur que tu m'avais jetée" from Carmen (3:45) 

Don José - Louis Tiemann, tenor 

Adam Guettel (b. 1964): "The beauty is" from The Light in the Piazza (3:45) 

Clara Johnson - Angela Yam, soprano 

Franz Lehár (1870-1948): "Lippen schweigen" from Die lustige Witwe (3:20) 

Count Danilo Danilovitch - Tshilidzi Ndou, baritone 
Hanna Glawari - Lili Juyeon Yoo, soprano 

Stephen Sondheim: "With so little to be sure of" from Anyone Can Whistle (5:50) 

J. Bowden Hapgood - Brian Jeffers, tenor
Fay Apple - Marquita Richardson, soprano 

Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848): Duet, "Caro elisir... Esulti pur la barbara" from L'elisir d'amore (7:35) 

Nemorino - Felix Aguilar Tomlinson, tenor 
Adina - Angela Yam, soprano 

Stephen Sondheim: "One more kiss" from Follies (2:45) 

Heidi - Monique Galvão, mezzo-soprano 
Young Heidi - Lili Juyeon Yoo, soprano 

Sir Arthur Sullivan and W. S. Gilbert: Excerpt from Act I finale, The Pirates of Penzance (2:10) 

Frederic - Brian Jeffers, tenor 
Chautauqua Opera and Conservatory Apprentice and Studio Artists

This evening's performance is funded in part by The Symphony Patron Endowment Fund for the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra and The Dent and Joan Williamson Fund for the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra.

Leadership & Staff:

General & Artistic Director: Steven Osgood 
Managing Director: Daniel Grambow 
Arts Marketing Specialist: Makayla Santiago-Froebel 
Music Administrator/Chorus Master: Carol Rausch 
Director of Production: Michael Baumgarten 
Company Manager: Helen Hassinger 
House Manager: Sarah Brown-Millspaw 
Office Manager: Julia Gorske 
Company Scheduler: Rick Hoffenberg 
Arts Marketing Associate: Brianne Lugo 
Opera Guild Intern: X’Zaya Ivy

Music Staff: 
Coach/Pianists: Miriam Charney, Nathaniel LaNasa, Dorothy Randall, Emily Urbanek, Allison Voth
 

First Violin 
*Vahn Armstrong, 6/29, 7/1, 8/22
*Sharon Roffman, 7/4, 7/6, 7/8
*Timothy Peters, 7/11, 7/13
*Felicity James, 7/15, 7/25, 8/8
*Eoin Anderson, 7/18, 7/20, 7/22
*Eliot Heaton, 7/27, 7/29
*Hannah Ji, 8/3, 8/5, 8/6
*Joanna Frankel, 8/10, 8/12
*Angela Fuller Heyde, 8/15, 8/17, 8/19

Guest Concertmasters 
Mischakoff Taylor Concertmaster Chair 

Vahn Armstrong, Associate—30 
Adrienne Finet—7 
Amanda Gates—22 
Ming Gao—29 
David Hult—44 
Olga D. Kaler—29 
Lenelle Morse—31 
Erica Robinson—35 
Anton Shelepov—7 
Marian Tanau—30 
*Emilia Mettenbrink  

Second Violin 
Diane Bruce, Principal—43 
Simon Lapointe, Assistant—13 
Liana K. Kirvan—5 
Karen Lord-Powell—13 
Jonathan Richards—7 
Lara Sipols—21 
*Leslie Anderegg  
*Patricia Quintero Garcia 
*Lindi Wang  

Viola 
Christopher Fischer, Principal—8 
Karl Pedersen, Assistant—7 
Cynthia Frank—27 
Javier Otalora—1 
Jennifer Stahl—27 
Eva Stern—22 
Carrie Fischer—2 

Cello 
Jolyon Pegis, Principal—30 
Lars Kirvan, Assistant—7 
Igor Gefter—6 
Daryl Goldberg—37 
*Si-Cheng Liu 
*Donna Davis 6/29-8/12 

Bass 
Owen Lee, Principal—11 
P.J. Cinque, Assistant— 4 
Kieran Hanlon—4 
Caitlyn Kamminga—27 
Bernard Lieberman—47 
David Rosi—29 

Flute 
Richard Sherman, Principal—34 
    Rita and Dunbar VanDerveer Symphony Principal Chair for Flute 
Luke Fitzpatrick—0 
Kathryn Levy (piccolo)—47 

 Oboe 
*Noah Kay (Principal 6/29-7/8; 7/20-7/29) 
*Jaren Atherholt (Principal 7/1-7/15, 8/8, 8/10, 8/15) 
*Hugo Souza (Principal 8/3, 8/5, 8/6, 8/12, 8/17-8/22) 
*Anna Mattix  
Adam Dinitz (English Horn)—0 

Clarinet 
Eli Eban, Principal—30 
*Allan Kolsky (6/23-7/15) 
*JJ Koh (7/18-8/6) 
*George Klaas (8/8-8/22) 
Daniel Spitzer (bass)—9 

Bassoon 
Jeffrey Robinson, Principal—19 
Benjamin Atherholt—7 

Horn 
Roger Kaza, Principal—21  
William Bernatis, Assistant—25 
Donna Dolson—39 
Mark Robbins—39 

Trumpet 
Micah Wilkinson, Principal—0 
Peter Lindblom, Assistant—31 
Leslie Linn—25 

Trombone 
Christopher Wolf, Principal—7 
*Aidan Chamberlain 
 Eric Lindblom (bass)—16 

Tuba 
*Brett Stemple, Principal 6/29-7/22 
*Dennis Nulty, Principal 7/25-8/22 

Percussion 
Brian Kushmaul, Principal—29 
Thomas Blanchard, Assistant—26 
Pedro Fernandez—5 

Timpani 
*Jeremy Levine, Principal 

Harp 
Beth Robinson, Principal—50 

Keyboard 
*Susan Schuman, 6/29-8/5 
*Rodrigo Ojeda, 8/19 

Fellows:  

Violins 
Jordan Curry 
Maalik Glover 
Gabriela Lara 
Jesus Linarez 

Violas 
Camila Berg 
Pedro Mendez 

Cello 
Diana Flores 
Max Oppeltz 

Bass 
Michael Martin 
Amy Nickler 

Members on Leave:  
Sean Gordon 
John Marcellus 
Peter Anderegg 

Substitute and Extra Musicians 
The Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra would like to acknowledge and thank its many substitute and extra musicians for their service. 

Manager 
Amanda Gates, Personnel Manager 

Librarians 
Lara Sipols, Principal 
Adrienne Finet, Associate Principal  
Margaret Cooper, assistant 
Leslie Frey Anderegg, assistant 
Javier Otalora, assistant 
Fontine Pedersen, assistant 

Administration 
Kimberly Schuette, Managing Director 
Matt Hart, Operations Manager 

Notes 
Numbers after names indicate years as members of the CSO prior to 2023. 

*Indicates guest musician for 2023 

Orchestral materials provided by: 
David Carp 
Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra Library 
Concord Music Publishing 
Music Theatre International (MTI) 
New Orleans Opera Association Library 

These permanent endowment funds held by the Chautauqua Foundation are used in support of the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra ensuring the continuation of classical music at Chautauqua.

Additional support for the 2023 Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra season is provided by:

Diane M. Carlson in loving memory of her husband, William Freyd

Jamestown Local Development Corporation

The Watters Family