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About Seagle Music Colony
Seagle Music Colony Board of Directors
History of Seagle Music Colony
2014-15 Seagle Music Colony Sponsors/Members
Donor Opportunities
2014-15 Alumni Updates
Seagle Music Colony Guild
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The Patrice Munsel Gala
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The Productions
Falstaff
The Ugly Duckling
The Barber of Seville
Into the Woods
Les Misérables
August/September Events & Performances
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2015 Faculty/Staff and Young Artists
Faculty and Staff
Young Artists
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Restrooms are located in the Shames Rehearsal
Studio. Handicapped accessible restroom
is at the rear of the theatre lobby.
Refreshments are provided in the theatre lobby
by the Seagle Music Colony Guild.
So that all our patrons may enjoy the performance,
please turn all cell phones and pagers
to the silent or off positions.
Thank you for attending tonight’s performance.
Seagle Music Colony
999 Charley Hill Road
PO Box 366
Schroon Lake, NY 12870
(518) 532-7875
www.seaglecolony.org
info@seaglecolony.org
Our Mission
To identify, train and develop gifted singers and to present
quality opera and musical theatre performances to the public.
Our Vision
To be the pre-eminent summer vocal training program in the world,
supported by an operating endowment and state-of-the-art facilities.
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Dear Friends,
Our 100th Anniversary Season is finally here! As we arrive at this milestone in Seagle Music Colony’s history,
one of the most important things that any of us can do is look back and thank the many people who have been
committed to this very special place and our mission of excellence over the past century.
First, we have to thank the generations of the Seagle family: Oscar and Nellie, John and Helen and Pete and
Dodie whose tenacity and heart shepherded Seagle Music Colony through most of its history. Without Oscar’s and
John’s vision of vocal training in the Adirondacks, we literally would not be here today, and without the hard work of
Nellie, Helen, Pete and Dodie, the Colony may have languished into obscurity. The Seagle family allowed us, the
current generation of Colony leaders, to take on the founder’s vision and make it our own, and for that we’re forever
grateful.
Next, we must thank the countless young singers that have come to Schroon Lake each summer for the past 100
years to grow and perfect their chosen craft. Their willingness to entrust the faculty and staff of the Colony with their
training, and their dedication to vocal performance have given all of us, audiences included, an international legacy
to grow on for the next century.
We also thank the many volunteers, Board Members, Guild Members and more, that have dedicated themselves
to the mission of training excellence and performances at Seagle Music Colony. Most of these volunteers have no
wish to be in the spotlight, but without them, there would be no lights at all.
Last, but certainly not least, we have to thank you, our donors, supporters and audience members, and the
throngs who have come before you, for your dedication of time and treasure that have allowed the faculty, staff and
students to continue our work over the years. Without the loyal audiences that have driven up Charley Hill Road for
our performances and the excitement they bring, the ‘hill’ would not be the same.
We hope you are as proud and excited as we are to be a part of this historical year at Seagle Music Colony. We
celebrate our first 100 years, and toast to our next 100 years. Enjoy the show!
Tony Kostecki, General Director
Darren K. Woods, Artistic Director
Welcome to the 100th anniversary season of the Seagle Music Colony. Our centennial year offers a varied
program of concerts, operas, and popular Broadway hits for all to enjoy. We also look forward to the return of many
of our former Seagle singers for an alumni reunion concert later this summer. They represent the Seagle legacy—
professionals who perform on stages throughout the country and around the world, but who still hold fond memories
of their summers at the colony.
The new century promises to bring new and exciting changes. One thing that that will not change, however, is
the Seagle Music Colony’s commitment to providing the highest quality training for its artists and the best in
performance for audiences. We hope you enjoy all that our centennial season has to offer, and here’s to the next one
hundred years!
Joe Kelly, President
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President
Joe Kelly
Executive Vice-President
Seth Bader
V.P. for Development /Treasurer
Julia Pitkin-Shantz
V.P. for Renaissance Campaign
Lisa Reid
V.P. for Governmental Affairs
Joel Friedman
Secretary
Barbara Repp
General Director
Tony Kostecki
Artistic Director
Darren K. Woods
Board of Directors
James Allison
Frank Cappabianca
James Carnahan
Mark Carpenter
Anthony Dalto
Barbara Foley
Charles Harste
Richard Kagey
Phyllis Shames Korn
Raymond McGee
Laurence Meltzer
Ed Moore
Thomas J. Murphy
James Seagle
Tom Seagle
Kempton Smith
William Stiehm
Nancy Strohmeyer
Nathan Wentworth
Advisory Board
Ana De Archuleta
Kathryn Belles
Joseph Bishop
Bard Bunaes
Georgia Burkhardt
Robert Claus
Barbara Coats-Wondrasch
Eugene Coppola
Howard Daniel
Oliver Goodenough
Joseph Lesley
Joan Lomnitzer
Dave Lowe
Tom Magee
Jorge Martin
Ann Breen Metcalfe
Karl Mills
Peter Scott Oberdorf
Ava Pine
Jacqueline Posner
Donald Rhodes
Midge Woolsey
Directors Emeritus: Irma Worrell-Fisher, Richard McManus, John Trainer
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A Commemorative
Booklet Celebrating
Our First 100 Years!
Get your copy today
at the SMC Store
in the lobby!
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Seagle Music Colony, the oldest summer singer training
program in the country, was founded in 1915, by world
renowned baritone, Oscar Seagle. Oscar made several
concert tours in the United States and Europe, and recorded
albums for Columbia, including the popular World War I hit
"Dear Old Pal of Mine." He served from 1903-1914 as
teaching associate in Europe with his teacher, the great
Polish tenor Jean de Reszke. De Reszke was a star of the
Metropolitan Opera as well as Queen Victoria's favorite
singer.
When Oscar returned home, he opened a studio in
Hague, on Lake George, in 1915. He then moved to
Schroon Lake and taught at the Brown Swan Club,
which is now the Word of Life Inn. In 1922, Oscar
bought the property where the Colony currently
stands. The Colony was quickly nicknamed
"Olowan," an Indian name meaning "Hill of Song."
Mr. Seagle's reputation made the Colony a magnet
for aspiring singers. During the 1920s, up to 125
students would come each summer, and in the
winter many would follow him to Nice, France, for
further study at the de Reszke-Seagle School.
"There is about the name of Oscar Seagle a
glow of brilliant years and extraordinary musical
associations. His relationship with the immortal de
Reszke and his own position as a master of many singers
have made him unique among American artists." (New York
Morning Telegram)
Oscar's son John was among the most prominent of his
pupils. Born in Paris, France, on February 15, 1906, he grew
up hearing fine singing from morning to night. When the
Seagles left Europe during World War I, John entered the
Choir School of St. John the Divine in New York City, where
he was the treble soloist for three years.
John Seagle made recordings for Decca and RCA-Victor,
and sang with a number of weekly network radio programs,
including Beatrice Lillie, Burns and Allen, Palmolive,
Firestone, Cities Service, Wildroot, Maxwell House, Showboat
and Sal Hepatica. He began singing with The Cavaliers
Quartet in the 1920s and recorded over 500 hymns with
them for an NBC program called The Church in the Wildwood,
which was broadcast in many countries.
The Seagle Music Colony Singers were one of the first
groups to perform before television cameras. John Seagle
served on the staff of WRGB in Schenectady, NY, where
Colony singers were frequently called upon to perform. After
Oscar Seagle's death in 1945, John directed and taught voice
at Seagle Music Colony from 1945 to 1985. The old barn
that was Oscar Seagle's studio in Schroon Lake was extended
into a theatre in his memory. John also taught voice at
Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, and continued to
sing on radio, television and the concert stage. He was
honored in June of 1996 by the Schroon Lake Chamber of
Commerce as Schroon Lake's Citizen of the Year. John died
in 1997, and the John and Helen Seagle Scholarship
was established in memory of John and his wife,
who gave many years of devoted service to Seagle
Music Colony.
Under the stewardship of John’s son Peter, his
wife Dodie and their three sons, which continues to
this day, the Colony carried on many of the same
traditions. Then, in 1996, Darren K. Woods was
hired as General Director. Under his leadership, and
with a core staff including Richard Kagey and Tony
Kostecki, the Colony has grown to become the "Best
Summer Vocal Training Program in the United
States" (Classical Singer Magazine, 2000). Today,
hundreds of applicants vie for the opportunity to
attend the Colony. In the past sixteen years, the Colony has
grown from two productions and eight performances per
summer to six full productions and over thirty-five
performances. This growth mandated the need in 2008 for
Tony Kostecki to move to full-time resident General Director
and Darren Woods to transition to part-time summer Artistic
Director.
From its beginning in 1915 and to this day, young
singing actors travel from across the country to study with
the wonderful faculty and staff who gather every summer "on
the hill." In addition to invaluable performance experience in
opera and musical theatre, each young artist receives weekly
music coachings and private voice lessons by the exceptional
faculty. Artists also take part in career development classes,
acting and dance lessons. Further, they sing in master
classes for famous singers and artist managers, and learn
the ins and outs of the world of opera and musical theatre.
Vespers c. 1932
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Seagle Music Colony thanks our Sponsors for their generous support in 2014-2015
Leadership Circle Sponsors
Mr. Joel J. Friedman*
Roger & Myriam Friedman*
Ms. Lisa Reid*
Mr. Peter S. Oberdorf*
Mr. David H. Schlansker
Seagle Music Colony Guild
Darren K. Woods & Steven W. Bryant*
Virtuoso Sponsors
James & Eileen Carnahan*
Young Artist Sponsors
Margo & Seth Bader*
Linda & Frank Cappabianca*
Glens Falls National Bank & Trust Co.
Ms. Katherine T. Klykylo
Karen & Laurence Meltzer*
Mrs. Ann Breen Metcalfe*
Richard J. Miller, Jr.
New York State Council on the Arts
Peckham Family Foundation
Julia Pitkin-Shantz & Mark Shantz*
Susan & Wiliam Stiehm
Mr. & Mrs. John Trainer
Upstate Agency, Inc.
Premiere Circle Sponsors
Mr. & Mrs. Kempton A. Smith*
Charles R. Wood Foundation
Production Sponsors
Ann Oberdorf Durney
Bill & Barbara Foley*
Mrs. Janet R. Friedman
Hattie Mae Lesley Foundation
Dick & Joan Lomnitzer*
Ed Moore & Mary Ann McCarthy*
National Endowment for the Arts
Seagle Music Colony is made possible in part,
by a grant from the National Endowment for the
Arts - Art Works Grant Program.
Seagle Music Colony is made possible by
The New York State Council on the Arts
with the support of Governor Andrew
Cuomo and the New York State Legislature
Seagle Music Colony is made possible in
part, by an Essex County Arts Council CAP
Grant supported by the Essex County Board
of Supervisors
Seagle Music Colony Members provide essential support for the quality of our programs. Thank you!
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Bard & Barbara Bunaes
Frank and Bobbie Coats-Wondrasch
Lueza & Bruce Gelb
Chuck & Nancy Harste
John & Sharon Hieber
Hotel Ixtapan Resort & Spa
Bill & Judy Klitgaard
Clifford & Robin Kulwin
Tom & Nadine Magee
Carol Whitney & Ray McGee
Ms. Jacqueline A. Posner, Mr. Ken
Posner & Mr. Michael Posner
Thomas Seagle & Meghan McManus
Joseph & Amelia Taglieri
Kristine & Bill Tribou
Directors
Adirondack Foundation - Community
Fund for the Gore Mt. Region
Jim & Judy Allison
Mark & Brenda Carpenter
Louise B. Carvey
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Joyce Castle
Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Claus*
Anthony & Diane Dalto*
Nicholas DeFlora & Amy K. Foy
Rebecca & Jared Doyle
Ms. Penny Edenfield & Mr. Doug King
Fort Worth Opera
Douglas & Norma Gherlone
Fred & Gloria Gleave
Mr. Peter Goldbecker
Alison Clarkson & Oliver
Goodenough*
Joe & Heidi Kelly*
Marty and Phyllis Shames Korn*
Paul & Diane Leah
Sherry Gold & Wendell Lorang
Geri & Dave Lowe
Mack & Associates PLLC
Mr. & Mrs. Karl Mills
Tom & Linda Murphy
Dr. Natalie G. Brand Murray MD
Adirondack Foundation - Oberdorf
Family Fund
Glenn & Carol Pearsall Adirondack
Foundation
Ken Posner
Alan & Hanna Press
Mr. & Mrs. Donald W. Rhodes*
Ms. Valerie Saalbach
Mr. & Mrs. John P. Seagle*
Peter & Pat Shrope
Julian & Barbara Smetana
Stan & Jan Smith
Frank & Kathie Smith
Lester & Vivyan Speiser
Joe Steiniger & Mary McDonald
Dr. & Mrs. Franz Stewart*
Stewart's Shops
Telescope Casual Furniture
Vera, Len, Roberto & Stephanny
Kannapell
United Jewish Endowment Fund
John & Jodi Weyrauch
Mr. Richard L. Williams
Benefactors
Mr. Donald Abrams
Anonymous (2)
Mr. Eric J. Backman
Anthony & Annette Batson
Barbara Bernstein
Blackstone by Courtyard
Marriott
Ruth Breen
Mr. John M. Brown, Jr.
Julia Broxholm & Fred
Ormand
Marianne Burhans
Daniel S. Wolk & Ann Carmel
Barbara & Bill Casey
Doris Darlington Cohen
Gene & Ginnyann Coppola
Jock & Martha Coughlan
Michael & Constance
Cunningham
Laurie Edelman
Mr. Chris Eldredge
Ms. Sarah Elliott
Essex County Arts Council
Fifty South Restaurant
Brenda P. Foley, CPA
David & Naomi Goltzman
Tom & Sally Hoy
David & Nancy Hyman
David & Jane Kaufman
Kathy Kelly
Robert & Marilyn Kelso
Joe & Linda Koch
Haydee A. Kostecki
Mr. & Mrs. David Logan
Mr. Robert W. Mason
Moet Hennessy USA
Drs. Peri & David Namerow
Evelyn Fogg Nelson
Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Nelson
Teddi Pereau
Michael & Susan Purdy
Barbara C. Repp
Resource Furniture, LLC
Patt L. Rommer & K. Kelly
Green
Judy K. Sheridan
Bob & Terry Singley
Ms. Nancy Strohmeyer &
Mr. Warren Harr
Drs. Riza & Jacquiline Touba
Gerhard & Louise Urban
Ms. Irma Worrell-Fisher*
Kelly & Karen Wright
Patrons
Loren Baim
Tim & Marguerite Barney
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Bartolomeo
Larry & Lydia Bell
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Belles
Mr. Michael Brand
Jane & Patrick Cavlin
William & Anne Ciraco
Ms. Barbara Codd
Peter & Bonnie Coffin
Peter & Anne Durkee
Jim & Cathy Fagan
Bill & Lindsey Horsey
Carol & Bob Kobbe
Diane & Stuart Koslov
Tony Kostecki &
Javier Aldaco-Solis
Thomas & Joan Lawless
Mike & Suzanne Mason
Eileen J. Nessler
Lyn & Doug Nestler
Jim & Connie Newcomb
Betty L. Organek
Lillian N. Richardson
Matthew Rowe
Reverend & Mrs. Bruce E. Rudolf
Mr. James Seagle
Brian & Jennifer Ward
Partners
Mr. Mark Adamo
Virginia & Michael Adler
Woody & Cynthia Andrews
Anonymous (3)
Jen & Michael Appleman
Mr. & Mrs. Craig Balsam
Ron & Nan Barin
Virginia Barney
Floyd & Susan Barwig
Jon & Mary Baum
Mr. Dean J. Beckos
Nancy Belluscio
Larry & Pat Bennison
Marsha Berger
Mr. & Mrs. Bart Bisgrove
Joe & Elaine Bobbey
Katherine Russell Bradshaw
Alice M. Bragg*
Mr. James Brewer
Mr. J. David Brock
Cynthia & Robert Brown
Angela Brown
Beth Ann Bryant-Richards &
Ed Richards
Robert & Janet Cabat
Dick & Sharon Cahill
Mr. & Mrs. Roy Carlson
Paulette Carrano
Ann McCann Chase &
David Chase
The Chronicle
Mrs. Iris Civalier
Arthur & Arlene Cohen
John Collis & Leslie Stevenson
Paul & Ann Marie Conolly
Margaret M. Coyle
Robert & Mariellen Curtis
Don & Patricia Dagenais
Mr. Victor Dammora
Howard Daniel
Ms. Winifred Dansereau
Mrs. Frank Darden
Ms. Suzanne Davies
Jenifer Hale Deming
Therese A. Denton
Eileen & Bob DeSalvio
Charles & Regina Dietz
Frank & Sandra Dinger
Josef & Joan D'Jay
Dr. & Mrs. Frank Doberman
Carol & David Dornbusch
Beverly & Tim Duffee
Ruth Durkee
David & Ellie Eldredge
Frank & Mary Esposito
Joyce E. Falkenbury
Tom & Mary Ann Fallon
Ms. Nancy Fenster &
Mr. William Fibiger
F. Filshie & J. Treffs*
Doug & Linda Fish
Fort Ticonderoga
Wayne & Margaret Fuller
Helen Ghiradella
Ms. Bonnie Gittinger
Ms. Rose-Marie Glass
Glens Falls Symphony
Mr. & Mrs. Alan P. Goldbecker
George A. Goldberg M.D.
Ann Goldsmith
Tim & Judy Gow
Ms. Linda Greene
Anne Gregson
Barbara D. Hancher
Gail Greet Hannah
Charles & Jan Heiden
Ray & Katie Henrikson
Mr. Frank Herbst
Mr. Richard C. Hill
Sue & Jim Himoff
Ann & Bill Hoff
Karen & Fred Holman
William & Audrey Holstein
Mr. & Mrs. Keith Hoskins
Mr. & Mrs. James P. Hughes
Ms. Sonja Irwin
Peter & Sara Juliano
John & Judy Juzaitis
Richard & Betsy Kagey
John & Connie Kapner
Ms. Debra Kaufman
Jack & Kathy Kavanaugh
Ms. Susan Kearing
Judith L. Klingebiel*
Ms. Karen Kokolski
Sandy & Peter Koppen
Allan & Kathy Koritzinsky
Ms. Virginia Lake
Maureen Lawless Mestepey
Jay Lessenger
Dick & Marian Lloyd
Robert & Gloria Luczynski
Stephen Lusmann &
Maryanne Telese
Mr. William Madison
Dr. Robert C. Mann &
Dr. Charlotte Kroeker
Ms. Aileen Margolis
Dave Mason & Jim Herman
John E. McAuliffe
Ms. Linda McClary &
Mr. John E. Shirley
Meredith P. McComb
Noelle & Richard McCrum
Ms. Laurel McKee
Dick & Janet McManus*
Joan B. Meer
Ms. Judith Meuwissen
Robert & Friedhilde Milburn
Phyllis Morelli
Anne & Michael Moscinski
John & Hatsumi Moss
Ron & Martie Newell
Ann & Brian Nobis
Warner & Cheryl North
Joan & Jack Osborne
Ms. Barbara A. Paglia
Johnathon Pape
The Parker Family
Ms. Nina C. Peckman
Ken & Deb Peterson
Arlene & Tom Pospisil
Mr. & Mrs. Michael G. Prochoroff
David Ray & Mimi Bruce
Tom & Mary Reagan
Jane (Mayersohn) &
James Redmond
Marla Reznitsky
Dan & Kathy Riggins
Kristine Ring-Wilson
Irene & Joe Roach
Tess Robinson
Mr. Frank Rose
Ron & Jane Roth
Mark Ryan
San Francisco Opera
The Savada-Stevenson family
Gary & Joanne Schoelkopf
Charles & Nancy Scholes
Schroon Lake Marina
Lynn Sheldon & Dan Hudnut
Judy Metzner Shepherd
Ms. Lesley Sisk
Herbert T. Smith
Brian & Jackie Smith
Whit & Gretchen Smith
Mr. David W. Snyder
Pete & Heidi Spencer
Joan & Art Spetter
Mr. & Mrs. Ted & Sonja Spiegel
Ms. Genevieve Statelman
Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Straus
Edward & Natalie Surovell
Marjorie Tassi
Katharina Volk & James Zetzel
Richard & Karen Wang
Carol Whalen
Edward T. Whitcraft
Chris Ellen Willmon
Meg Wood & Matt Wood
Ms. Janice Woodbury
Walter & Walentya Worobey
Dr. & Mrs. Gary Yukl
Barbara Zimmerman
Friends
Roy Alexander
Anonymous (2)
Jim & Seddon Beaty
Hessa & Allan Becker
Thea Casale
Miss Alice F. Clark
Henry & Betty Cohen
Charlotte & Steve Cole
Terry & Edie Conner
Ms. Susan D. Cowles
Joanne & Larry Dayton
Mr. John H. Dorlon, Jr.
Chuck & Donna Drake
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Seagle Music Colony Members provide essential support for the quality of our programs. Thank you!
Heather Crocker & Rob Duboff
Mr. Robert K. Flachbarth
Diahne D. Grosjean
Ms. Murphy Harr
Peter & Carole Hart
The Hyde Collection
Eric & Kit Isachsen
Margaret & Steven Jurow
Ms. Marjorie Karowe
Phyllis & Pearl Katz
Diana Kline & Tina Minkowitz
Ms. Sherry Koslov & Mr. Bill Greene
Mr. & Mrs. William LaPierre
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Lasher
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin F. Lavarnway
Mr. Phillip Lefton
Eleanor F. Lynch
Tad Matley
Mrs. Maxine D. McIntyre
Stephen C. Messner &
Elizabeth Prelinger
William & Elizabeth Nathan
Mr. Peter Nelson
Gene & Marlene Ostertag
Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Patton
Mr. Andrew Penning
David & Susan Posner
Ms. Janice Reissig
Mr. & Mrs. Charles O. Richards
Randy & Trish Roeser
Mary Ann Sarazen
Jim Simpson
Perry Smith & Roseanne Fogarty
Doris A. Stoll
Ms. Barbara R. Strowger
Ms. Martha W. Stumpf
Mr. Thomas Taylor
Ms. Sharon Tuszynski
Dr. Joseph Van Vranken
Mary A. Walker
Drs. John and Barbara Webster
Lora Wesner
Ms. Joan G. Wheeler
Harold & Carol Wingerd
Richard D. Woolley
Thomas & Susan Young
Phillip, Elizabeth & Edward Zaichuk
Members
Anita & Herbert Ahrens
Anonymous (2)
Ms. Elyse Ash
Sarita & Ron Berkenblit
Lawrence & Joan Boland
Darline Boykin
Mary Alice & Anthony Brankman
Mr. & Mrs. John R. Breihan
Ms. Regina Chabarek
Richard & Margery Coppola
Mr. Henry S. Covington
Robert & Vinette Dean
Don & Helen Demers
Joseph & Ann Marie Diblasi
Robert Dichter & Susan Fox
Ms. Camille Dougan
Barbara A. Edwardsen
Ms. Rosann Flynn
Gail B. Frenz
Mr. Evan Glass
Howard & Lois Gurak
Judith A. Hartley
Ms. Melanie Helton
Ms. Laurie Hughes
Ms. Beverly A. Hulse
Eleanor Kaplan Klein
Mr. Jorge Martin*
Dr. & Mrs. Robert McLean
Tom & Marie Monaco
Thomas & M.Suzanne O'Dea
Bill & Maureen Porter
Ron & Lil Reyer
Betsy Ross
Roman Hedges & Marian Schwager
Paul & Robin Setcavage
Bob & Muriel Steinberg
Mr. Donald Tosti
Ms. Jean M. Vanderzee
Sandra L. Vanno
Mr. & Mrs. Peter White
Drs. Theodore & Susan Wright
Participating Matching Gift
Programs
Amica Companies Foundation
Chevron Foundation
General Electric Foundation
IBM Foundation
Johnson & Johnson Foundation
Prudential Foundation
This listing includes donations made from May 1, 2014 to June 10, 2015.
If there have been any inadvertent errors or omissions, please accept our apologies.
For corrections, please contact Tony Kostecki at (518) 5a32-7875 or by email at tony@seaglecolony.org.
* indicates member has made a gift toward the SMC Renaissance Campaign
In Honor of Wendy Sheber-Barnet
Ms. Nancy Fenster & Mr. William Fibiger
In Honor of Kathryn Drake-Hedlund
Chuck & Donna Drake
In Memory of Phyllis Berger
Marsha Berger
In Honor of Virginia Dupuy
Anonymous
In Memory of Jean Casey
Alice M. Bragg
In Memory of Bea & George Edelman
Laurie Edelman
In Memory of Lucille L. Chapman
Ms. Jacqueline Posner
In Memory of George Edelman
Mr. Joel J. Friedman
Fred & Gloria Gleave
In Honor of the Charley Hill Gang
Geri & Dave Lowe
Vera, Len, Roberto & Stephanny Kannapell
Ms. Jacqueline A. Posner
Mr. Lisa Reid
In Memory of Dolores Christian
Doug & Linda Fish
Mrs. Tess Robinson
Mr. Joel J. Friedman
Joseph & Amelia Taglieri
Roger & Myriam Friedman
Ms. Irma Worrell-Fisher
Carol Gregson
In Memory of David Eldredge
Chuck & Nancy Harste
Ms. Elyse Ash
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin F. Lavarnway
Chris Eldredge
Mr. Peter S. Oberdorf
Gail Greet Hannah
Mr. James Seagle
In Memory of Joyce M. Englund
Mr. & Mrs. John P. Seagle
Mr. Eric J. Backman
Tom Seagle & Meghan McManus
Mr. & Mrs. John Trainer
In Memory of Anton & Stephanie
Mr. & Mrs. Peter White
Fehrenbach
In Memory of Marianna Christos
Thea Casale
Ms. Valerie Saalbach
In Honor of the Friedman Family
Judy Metzner Shepherd
In Memory of Mrs. Iris Civalier
Peter & Anne Durkee
In Memory of Harry Garland
Joyce Castle
In Honor of Hailey Hewitt Clark
Beverly & Tim Duffee
In Memory of Caroline (Susan)
In Memory of Walter K. Cohen
Goldbecker
Doris Darlington Cohen
Mr. James Brewer
Ms. Regina Chabarek
In Honor of Marge Coyle’s 100th
Robert & Mariellen Curtis
Birthday
Joanne & Larry Dayton
Barbara C. Repp
Ms. Camille Dougan
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Gail B. Frenz
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Mr. & Mrs. James P. Hughes
Eric & Kit Isachsen
Ms. Karen Kokolski
Mr. & Mrs. William LaPierre
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Lasher
Linda D. Manss
Ms. Judith Meuwissen
Bill & Maureen Porter
Ms. Janice Reissig
Barbara C. Repp
Mr. & Mrs. John P. Seagle
Mr. Thomas Taylor
Dr. Joseph Van Vranken
Richard & Karen Wang
Thomas & Susan Young
Phillip, Elizabeth & Edward Zaichuk
In Memory of Ann & Herman Goodman
Joan & Art Spetter
In Honor of Tom Grogan
F. Flishie & J. Treffs
In Honor of Tom Grogan & Bud
Mayersohn
Lester & Vivyan Speiser
In Memory of Carolyn J. Hill
Mr. Richard C. Hill
In Honor of Richard Kagey
Ms. Jacqueline Posner
In Memory of ellen Fried Kaufman
Ms. Jacqueline A. Posner
In Memory of Dorothy “Speed” Kelly &
Harry H. Kelly
Kathy Kelly
In Memory of B.B. King
Anne & Michael Moscinski
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David & Susan Porter
In Honor of Patrice Munsel
Ms. Jacqueline Posner
In Honor of the 50th Anniversary of
Stuart & Diane Koslov
Ron & Nan Barin
Hessa & Allan Becker
Ms. Winifred Dansereau
Frank & Mary Esposito
Ms. Rose-Marie Glass
David & Naomi Goltzman
Ms. Linda Greene
Phyllis & Pearl Katz
Ms. Debra Kaufman
Ms. Sherry Koslov & Mr. Bill Greene
Ms. Aileen Margolis
Mr. & Mrs. Ted & Sonja Spiegel
Bob & Muriel Steinberg
Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Straus
In Memory of Hannah (Pete) Nelson
Mr. Henry S. Covington
Mr. Victor Dammora
Ms. Rosann Flynn
Ms. Virginia Lake
Mrs. Maxine D. McIntyre
Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Nelson
In Honor of Tony Kostecki
Ms. Lisa Reid
In Honor of Tony Kostecki & Javier
Aldaco-Solis
Mr. & Mrs. John Trainer
In Memory of Dr. Hal Mapes, DDS
Don & Helen Demers
In Memory of Kate & Louis Mayersohn
Jane (Mayersohn) & James Redmond
In Honor of Ethel Meta & Harold Cohen
Ms. Jacqueline Posner, Mr. Ken Posner &
Mr. Michael Posner
In Honor of Ann Breen Metcalfe
Gail Greet Hannah
Robert & Friedhilde Milburn
Meg Wood & Matt Wood
In Memory of James A. Mettler
Carol & Bob Kobbe
In Honor of Hatsumi Moss
Randy & Trish Roeser
In Memory of Norman & Ethel Moss &
Jean
John & Hatsumi Moss
In Memory of Wallace J. Nessler
Eileen J. Nessler
In Memory of Arnold Paglia
Ms. Lenore Casey
Barbara & Bill Casey
Mrs. Iris Civalier
Frank & Bobbie Coats-Wondrasch
Peter & Anne Durkee
Mr. Joel J. Friedman
Dick & Janet McManus
Mrs. Ann Breen Metcalfe
Ms. Barbara A. Paglia
Alan & Hanna Press
Ms. Lisa Reid
Joseph & Amelia Taglieri
In Memory of Lee & Arnold Paglia
Barbara C. Repp
In Honor of Jacquie Posner
Mr. George Goldberg
In Memory of Dorothy Prochoroff
Mr. & Mrs. Michael G. Prochoroff
In Honor of Lisa Reid
Ms. Laurel McKee
In Memory of Herbert Reid
John Collis & Leslie Stevenson
In Honor of Lil Richardson
Jim & Cathy Fagan
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Josef & Joan D’Jay
In Memory of Robert Robinson
Mr. Joel J. Friedman
Ms. Genevieve Statelman
In Honor of Tess Robinson
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Ms. Genevieve Statelman
In Memory of Anne B. Rose
Mr. Frank Rose
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Matthew Rowe
In Honor of Erica Schoelkopf
Gary & Joanne Schoelkopf
In Honor of Pete & Dodie Seagle
Floyd & Susan Barwig
William & Audrey Holstein
Mrs. Ann Breen Metcalfe
Drs. Riza & Jacquiline Touba
In Memory of John & Helen Seagle
Katherine Russell Bradshaw
In Memory of Samuel T. Selman
Kelly & Karen Wright
In Memory of Herman Simon
Anonymous
In Honor of Kempton Smith
Anonymous
In Memory of Kaija Juliet Stiehm
Susan & William Stiehm
In Memory of George Stoll
Doris A. Stoll
In Memory of Norm & Peggy Sutliff
Barbara Zimmerman
In Memory of Dorothy Thompson
Alice M. Bragg
In Honor of Jean Vanderzee
Lora Wesner
In Honor of Darren K. Woods & Steven
W. Bryant
Mr. William Madison
Ms. Jacqueline Posner
In Honor of Midge Woolsey
John & Judy Juzaitis
Each membership category includes all of the benefits and the Goods and Services included in the prior levels. You may become a
member of the Ostinato Club at any level by establishing automatic recurring contributions.
Friend ($50)
Seniors Friend (65+) and Students Friend ($25)
Vote at our annual meeting in August
Advance notice of performances
Members only ticket pre-sale for most events
Subscription to High Notes, A Contributor Newsletter
Partner ($100)
+ Listing in the Seagle Music Colony program book
Patron ($350)
+ Invitation to attend an audition class or masterclass
Benefactor ($500)
+ Invitation to an annual member appreciation event
Goods and Services valued at $20
Director ($1,000)
+ Invitation to a dress rehearsal
Producer ($2,500)
+ Two complimentary tickets (2 weeks in advance, based
on availability)
+ Invitation to the Producer’s Circle Dinner
Goods and Services valued at $140
Young Artist Sponsor ($5,000)
+ Opportunity for Named Young Artist for one season
+ Name on signage in Theatre and Rehearsal Studio
Production Sponsor ($10,000)
+ Recognition on supertitle screen prior to performances
+ Dinner at the Colony with Young Artists
Goods and Services valued at $40
Premiere Sponsor ($25,000)
+ Two additional complimentary tickets (2 weeks in
advance, based on availability)
Goods and Services valued at $90
Virtuoso Sponsor ($50,000)
+ Open invitation to all rehearsals & classes
Leadership Circle Sponsor ($100,000)
+ Naming Opportunity on the Colony Campus
Goods and Services: invaluable
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Interested in helping Seagle Music Colony start our Second Century?
We need your talent, time and financial support. Please join us.
Seagle Music Colony trains young vocal artists how to move to the next step of their education or career. The tuition for their
summer of experiential learning and training does not cover the cost of operations. Ticket prices are kept low and affordable
for the broadest possible audience. The annual income from ticket sales and tuition does not begin to cover the cost of
running the Colony.
Please join our members, sponsors, and volunteers in supporting Seagle Music Colony. Contributions provide a critical 56% of
our annual budget of around $500,000, and volunteers are invaluable and greatly appreciated. Here are some of the many
opportunities available.
The Seagle Music Colony Legacy Society recognizes those who
have included Seagle Music Colony in their estate plans. Such
planned gifts can include bequests in your will or trust. You can
name Seagle Music Colony as a beneficiary of your IRA,
retirement plan, life insurance policy, bank accounts or
brokerage accounts.
Other options include creating a life
income plan, gifting property, or passing assets to your heirs
without income or estate tax.
Have you have included
plans? Please let us know
today!
Find out how
potentially increase your
Colony in the future.
Seagle Music Colony in your estate
so we can recognize your generosity
a charitable gifting program can
income now, and help Seagle Music
The John and Helen Seagle Special Fund includes named funds
that provide ongoing support for Seagle Music Colony. Gifts of
any amount may be contributed to the Special Fund and will be
dedicated to funding for Young Artist scholarships. Named
funds may be established with a single or multi-year gift
totaling $10,000.
Seagle Colony is well-managed and well-governed by a diverse
group of passionate Seagle Music Colony fans. Committee
participation is encouraged for everyone with expertise they
are willing to share. Skill sets we are actively seeking include
project
management,
event
planning,
construction
management, restoration experts, etc.
To designate the Colony in your estate plan, the following
sample language can be used: “I bequeath 10% (or the
amount of your choice) to the Seagle Music Colony, a 501(c)3
organization in Schroon Lake, NY.”
Seagle Music Colony Legacy Society Members
Jerome Hines
Marty & Phyllis Shames Korn
Lisa Reid
Joseph C. Steiniger
Darren K. Woods & Steven W. Bryant
John and Helen Seagle Special Fund Contributors
Anonymous
Janet & Moe Friedman and the Friedman Family
Marty & Phyllis Shames Korn
Ruth H. Pelmas
The Phyrne & Ron Pitkin Family
Lisa Reid
The Weinstock Family
The Guild is a volunteer organization that raises funds and
provides invaluable logistical support to the Colony and our
Young Artists. More information about the Guild can be found
on page 29.
To participate, please contact Guild president Sharon Hieber at
seaglecmusicolonyguild@gmail.com.
For more information on these or any other ways in which you can become involved in Seagle Music Colony,
please contact General Director, Tony Kostecki at 518-532-7875 or tony@seaglecolony.org
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Falstaff
Music by GIUSEPPE VERDI
Libretto by ARRIGO BOITO
Oscar Seagle Memorial Theatre - July 1, 2, 5 at 8 PM, July 3 at 2 PM
sung in Italian with projected English supertitles
Stage Director
Music Director
Set Designer
Lighting Designer
Costume Director
Wig & Makeup Designer
Assistant Music Director
Stage Manager
Supertitles by
Johnathon Pape
José Meléndez
Jim Koehnle
Sean Jeffries
Missy West
Steven Bryant
Richard Williams
Jerry Smith
Tony Kostecki
Costumes are provided courtesy of Virginia Opera - Costume Designer: Russell Craig
The Cast
Sir John Falstaff
Mr. Ford
Fenton
Dr. Caius
Bardolph
Pistol
Mrs. Alice Ford
Nanetta
Mistress Quickly
Mrs. Meg Page
Patrick Jones (July 1, 3)
Seth Mease Carico (July 2, 5) *
Ryan Hill (July 1, 3)
Giuliano Zhiguang Hong (July 2, 5)
Quinn Bernegger (July 1, 3)
Thomas Mulder (July 2, 5)
Michael Vlach
Dylan Elza
Johnny Salvesen (July 1, 3)
Mason Jarboe (July 2, 5)
Margaret Flanigan (July 1, 3)
Margaret Newcomb (July 2, 5)
Lauren Cook (July 1, 3)
Sarah Hennessey (July 2, 5)
Edith Grossman
Marie Smithwick (July 1, 3)
Mary Beth Nelson (July 2, 5)
Special Thanks to our Media Sponsor
for Falstaff:
North Country Public Radio
Ensemble
Tascha Anderson, Cameron Brownell, Megan Callahan, Virginia Hesse, Tevyn Hill, Jennifer Jaroslavsky,
Blake Jennings, Paul Kroeger, Nathaniel Mattingly, Eric McConnell, Raphaella Medina, Michael Miller,
Andrew Simpson, Ryan Stoll, Thomas West, Kyle White
* Special Guest Alumnus Artist Seth Mease Carico, bass-baritone
Seagle Music Colony is happy to welcome back alumnus Seth Mease Carico to Schroon Lake. Seth was a
young artist at SMC from 2002-05 and was last heard on the SMC campus as the alumnus honoree at the
2011 Patrice Munsel Gala. Since his time here, Seth has nurtured a wonderful international singing career.
He is currently in his fifth year as a company member of the Deutche Oper in Berlin, Germany, one of the
largest opera companies in Europe. While in Berlin, Seth has sung leading and supporting roles in numerous
operas including Figaro in The Marriage of Figaro and Dulcamara in The Elixir of Love, a role he sang last
summer at Opera Saratoga. Seth was also a member of the prestigious Merola Opera Program at San
Francisco Opera, has sung at companies across the US including Tulsa Opera, Chautauqua Opera, Ashlawn
Opera and Fort Worth Opera, where he created the role of Victor in the premiere of composer and SMC
Advisory Board Member Jorge Martin’s Before Night Falls, an opera that had its workshop right here at Seagle Music Colony.
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Falstaff
SYNOPSIS
Time: Early 1900’s
Place: Windsor
Act I
The Garter Inn. Dr. Caius bursts into Sir John Falstaff’s room in the Garter Inn, accusing him of unseemly behavior the previous
night. He further accuses Falstaff’s two henchmen, Bardolph and Pistol, of having robbed him while he was drunk. Unable to obtain
reparations, Dr. Caius leaves in a fury. Falstaff contemplates the large bill he has run up at the inn. He informs Bardolph and Pistol
that in order to repair his finances he plans to seduce Alice Ford and Meg Page, both wives of prosperous Windsor citizens. When
Bardolph and Pistol refuse to deliver the letters Falstaff has written to the two ladies, Falstaff instructs a page to do so instead. He
then ridicules Bardolph and Pistol’s newly discovered sense of honor, before throwing them out of his room.
The Garter Inn. Alice Ford and Meg Page laugh over the identical love letters they have received from Sir John Falstaff. They share
their amusement with Alice’s daughter Nannetta, and with their friend Mistress Quickly. Ford arrives, followed by four men all
proffering advice: Dr. Caius, whom Ford favors as Nannetta’s future husband; Bardolph and Pistol, who are now seeking
advantageous employment from Ford; and Fenton, who is in love with Ford’s daughter Nannetta. When Ford learns of Falstaff’s
plan to seduce his wife, he immediately becomes jealous. While Alice and Meg plan how to take revenge on their importunate
suitor, Ford decides to disguise himself in order to pay a visit to Falstaff. Unnoticed in the midst of all the commotion, Nannetta and
Fenton manage to steal a few precious moments together.
Act II
The Garter Inn. Feigning penitence, Bardolph and Pistol rejoin Falstaff’s service. They show in Mistress Quickly, who informs Falstaff
that both Alice and Meg are madly in love with him. She explains that it will be easier to seduce Alice, since her husband is out of
the house every afternoon, between two and three. Falstaff joyously anticipates his seduction of Alice. Bardolph now announces
that a “Mister Brook” (Ford in disguise) wishes to speak to Falstaff. To Falstaff’s surprise, “Brook” offers him wine and money if he
will seduce Alice Ford, explaining that he has long been in love with the lady, but to no avail. If she were to be seduced by the more
experienced Falstaff, she might then be more likely to fall a second time and accept “Brook.” Falstaff agrees to the plan, telling his
surprised new friend that he already has a rendezvous with Alice that very afternoon. As Falstaff leaves to prepare himself, Ford
gives way to jealous rage. When Falstaff returns, dressed in his best clothes, the two men exchange compliments before leaving
together.
Ford’s house. Mistress Quickly, Alice and Meg are preparing for Falstaff’s visit. Nannetta tearfully tells her mother that her father
insists on her marrying Dr. Caius, but Alice tells her daughter not to worry. Falstaff arrives and begins his seduction of Alice,
nostalgically boasting of his aristocratic youth as page to the Duke of Norfolk. As Falstaff becomes more amorous, Meg Page
interrupts the tête-à-tête, as planned, to announce (in jest) that Ford is approaching. But just at that point Mistress Quickly
suddenly returns in a panic to inform Alice that Ford really is on his way, and in a jealous temper. As Ford rushes in with a group of
townsfolk, the terrified Falstaff seeks a hiding place, eventually ending up in a large laundry basket. Fenton and Nannetta also hide.
Ford and the other men ransack the house. Hearing the sound of kissing, Ford is convinced that he has found his wife and her lover
Falstaff together, but is furious to discover Nannetta and Fenton instead. While Ford argues with Fenton, Alice instructs her
servants to empty the laundry basket out of the window. To general hilarity, Falstaff is thrown into the River Thames.
Act III
Outside the Garter Inn. A wet and bruised Falstaff laments the wickedness of the world, but soon cheers up with a glass of mulled
wine. Mistress Quickly persuades him that Alice was innocent of the unfortunate incident at Ford’s house. To prove that Alice still
loves him, she proposes a new rendezvous that night in Windsor Great Park. In a letter that Quickly gives to Falstaff, Alice asks the
knight to appear at midnight, disguised as the Black Huntsman. Ford, Nannetta, Meg, and Alice prepare the second part of their
plot: Nannetta will be Queen of the Fairies and the others, also in disguise, will help to continue Falstaff’s punishment. Ford secretly
promises Caius that he will marry Nannetta that evening. Mistress Quickly overhears them.
Windsor Great Park. As Fenton and Nannetta are reunited, Alice explains her plan to trick Ford into marrying them. They all hide as
Falstaff approaches. On the stroke of midnight, Alice appears. She declares her love for Falstaff, but suddenly runs away, saying
that she hears spirits approaching. Nannetta, disguised as the Queen of the Fairies, summons her followers who attack the terrified
Falstaff, pinching and poking him until he promises to give up his dissolute ways. In the midst of the assault Falstaff suddenly
recognizes Bardolph, and realizes that he has been tricked. While Ford explains that he was “Brook,” Quickly scolds Falstaff for his
attempts at seducing two younger, virtuous women. Falstaff accepts that he has been made a figure of fun, but points out that he
remains the real source of wit in others. Dr. Caius now comes forward with a figure in white. They are to be married by Ford. Alice
brings forward another couple, who also receive Ford’s blessing. When the brides remove their veils it is revealed that Ford has just
married Fenton to Nannetta, and Dr. Caius to Bardolph. With everyone now laughing at his expense, Ford has no choice but to
forgive the lovers and bless their marriage. Before sitting down to a wedding supper with Sir John Falstaff, the entire company
agrees that the whole world may be nothing but a jest filled with jesters, but he who laughs last, laughs best.
—Robert Carsen
Reprinted courtesy of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
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Music by Andrew Duncan; Libretto by Steve Malone
Based on the fairy-tale by Hans Christian Anderson
Boathouse Theatre - July 11 - 10 & 11:30 AM
Tannery Pond Community Center, North Creek, July 14; Ticonderoga Guild Pavilion, July 15;
Crandall Library, July 18; Elizabethtown Social Center, July 21, The Sagamore Resort, July 24;
Chester Municipal Center, July 25; Long Lake Pavillion, July 29
Stage Director
Music Director
Set Designer
Costumer Director
Richard Kagey
Eric Frei
Richard Kagey
Missy West
Costumes courtesy of Fort Worth Opera
The Cast
Pig/Duck
The Ugly Duckling
Sheep/Duck
Cow/Big Bad Wolf
Virginia Hesse
Megan Callahan
Dylan Elza
Thomas West
Photos from our 2014
touring production of
Hansel & Gretel
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Honoring:
Darren K. Woods & Steven W. Bryant - Seagle Music Colony Alumni and Supporters
Patrice Munsel
Frank & Linda Cappabianca
Bard & Barbara Bunaes
Dick & Joan Lomnitzer
Ed Moore & Mary Ann McCarthy
Janet R. Friedman, Joel J. Friedman
and Roger & Myriam Friedman
Frank & Linda Cappabianca
Dr. Natalie Murray
Frank & Bobbie Coats-Wondrasch
Lisa Reid
William & Barbara Foley
Dusty& Nancy Rhodes
Nancy & Chuck Harste
Pete & Dodie Seagle
Glens Falls National Bank and Trust Co./
Phyllis & Marty Korn
Julia Pitkin-Shantz & Mark Shantz
Upstate Agency Insurance
Clifford & Robin Kulwin
Joe Steiniger & Mary McDonald
Mr. Peter Scott Oberdorf & Mrs. Ann Oberdorf Durney
Ann Breen Metcalfe
John & Rosemarie Trainer
Laurence & Karen Meltzer
Bill & Kristine Tribou
Gala Committee: Bard & Barbara Bunaes, Georgia Burkhardt, Frank & Linda Cappabianca, Janet Friedman, Joel Friedman,
Joan Lomnitzer, Ann Breen Metcalfe, Jacquie Posner, Dodie Seagle, Nancy Strohmeyer, Bill Tribou
About Patrice Munsel
Patrice Munsel was not only a star coloratura at the Metropolitan Opera but also broke all box office records
in the history of musical theatre, starring in The Merry Widow in Lincoln Center. Her musical career
included performing in many of the major television variety shows, specials, and dramas. She starred in
the movie Melba as the famous opera singer Nellie Melba and also had her own television program, The
Patrice Munsel Show. Ms. Munsel lives in Schroon Lake year round. She actively supports the Seagle Music
Colony program, and gives master classes for the singers.
About Darren K. Woods & Steven W. Bryant
Steven W. Bryant came to Seagle Music Colony first as a student in 1976. In 1980, his final
year as a student, he met Darren K. Woods, also studying at the Colony. Darren and Steven
have been together ever since and recently they were married at the Oscar Seagle Memorial
Theater, 35 years after meeting in the same location. Darren and Steven both enjoy successful
careers in opera and theater. Darren spent 20 years performing as a character tenor around the
world before he transitioned to running opera companies, as he has done for the past 20 years.
Steven’s wig and makeup artistry has been seen on Broadway and on opera stages across the
country. In 1996, Darren and Steven once again became part of the fabric of Seagle Music
Colony when Darren was named Artistic Director, a position he holds to this day, while also
serving as General Director for Fort Worth Opera – one of the most esteemed opera companies in the U.S. Under his leadership
the Colony has flourished to heights hardly imagined in its previous 80 years. The assets of the Colony have grown
exponentially as Darren spearheaded the effort to build the Shames Rehearsal Studio, two new men’s housing units, and began
creation of an endowment to sustain the company into the future. Likewise, as Steven has continued his successful career
outside of Seagle Music Colony working as a wig and makeup designer, he has also been an asset to the Colony in numerous
roles including Board Member; General Manager; designer of sets, costumes, wigs, and makeup; photographer; and even cook.
Throughout the years, Darren and Steven have also led by example as donors to the Colony, transferring ownership of the
campus building known as Chipmunk and its property, donating use of Steven’s extensive wig stock, and giving multiple
substantial monetary gifts and pledges to capital campaigns and annual funds. Thanks in large part to their generous donations
of time, talent, and money, the Colony has been able to launch the careers of countless artists. Without a doubt, Seagle Music
Colony would not be the place it is today without the astounding contributions of both Darren and Steven, a fact that seems
appropriate to recognize during this historic centennial year at SMC.
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The Barber of Seville
Music by GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Libretto by CESARE STERBINI based on the comedy by PIERRE de BEAUMARCHAIS
Oscar Seagle Memorial Theatre - July 15,16, 18 at 8 PM, July 17 at 2 PM
sung in Italian with projected English supertitles
Stage Director
Music Director
Set Designer
Lighting Designer
Costume Director
Wig & Makeup Designer
Assistant Music Director
Stage Manager
Supertitles by
Joshua Borths
Richard Williams
Richard Kagey
Sean Jeffries
Pat Seyller
Steven Bryant
Eric Frei
Jerry Smith
Tony Kostecki
The Cast
Ambrogio
Berta
Fiorello/Official
Notary
Paul Kroeger (July 15, 17)
Tevyn Hill (July 16, 18)
Ryan Stoll (July 15, 17)
Andrew Simpson (July 16, 18)
Tascha Anderson (July 15, 17)
Raphaella Medina (July 16, 18)
Kyle White (July 15, 17)
Michael Miller (July 16, 18)
Eric McConnell (July 15, 17)
Nathaniel Mattingly (July 16, 18)
Mason Jarboe
Jennifer Jaroslavsky
Blake Jennings
Dylan Elza
Rosina (cover)
Mary Beth Nelson
Count Almaviva
Doctor Bartolo
Rosina
Figaro
Don Basilio
Chorus
Quinn Bernegger, Cameron Brownell, Ryan Hill, Giuliano Zhiguang Hong, Thomas Mulder,
Johnny Salvesen, Michael Vlach, David Weigel, Thomas West
Supernumeraries
Megan Callahan, Margaret Flanigan, Virginia Hesse, Margaret Newcomb
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The Barber of Seville
SYNOPSIS
Act I
Count Almaviva comes in disguise to the house of Doctor Bartolo and serenades Rosina, whom Bartolo keeps confined to the house,
beneath her balcony window. Figaro the barber, who knows all the town’s secrets and scandals, arrives. He explains to Almaviva
that Rosina is Bartolo’s ward, not his daughter, and that the doctor intends to marry her. Figaro devises a plan: the count will
disguise himself as a drunken soldier with orders to be quartered at Bartolo’s house so that he may gain access to the girl.
Almaviva is excited and Figaro looks forward to a nice cash pay-off.
Rosina reflects on the voice that has enchanted her and resolves to use her considerable wiles to meet its owner, whom the count
leads her to believe is a poor student named Lindoro. Bartolo appears with Rosina’s music master, Don Basilio. Basilio warns
Bartolo that Count Almaviva, who has made known his admiration for Rosina, has been seen in Seville. Bartolo decides to marry
Rosina immediately. Figaro, who has overheard the plot, warns Rosina and promises to deliver a note from her to Lindoro. Bartolo
suspects that Rosina has indeed written a letter, but she outwits him at every turn. Angry at her defiance, Bartolo warns her not to
trifle with him.
Almaviva arrives, creating a ruckus in his disguise as a drunken soldier, and secretly passes Rosina his own note. Bartolo is
infuriated by the stranger’s behavior and noisily claims that he has an official exemption from billeting soldiers. Figaro announces
that a crowd has gathered in the street, curious about the argument they hear coming from inside the house. The civil guard bursts
in to arrest Almaviva but when he secretly reveals his true identity to the captain he is instantly released. Everyone except Figaro is
amazed by this turn of events.
Act II
Bartolo suspects that the “soldier” was a spy planted by Almaviva. The count returns, this time disguised as Don Alonso, a music
teacher and student of Don Basilio. He announces he will give Rosina her music lesson in place of Basilio, who, he says, is ill at
home. “Don Alonso” tells Bartolo that he is staying at the same inn as Almaviva and has found a letter from Rosina. He offers to tell
her that it was given to him by another woman, seemingly to prove that Lindoro is toying with Rosina on Almaviva’s behalf. This
convinces Bartolo that “Don Alonso” is indeed a student of the scheming Basilio, and he allows him to give Rosina her music lesson.
She sings an aria, and, with Bartolo dozing off, Almaviva and Rosina express their love.
Figaro arrives to give Bartolo his shave and manages to snatch the key that opens the doors to Rosina’s balcony. Suddenly Basilio
shows up looking perfectly healthy. Almaviva, Rosina, and Figaro convince him with a quick bribe that he is sick with scarlet fever
and must go home at once. While Bartolo gets his shave, Almaviva plots with Rosina to elope that night. But the doctor overhears
them and furiously realizes he has been tricked again. Everyone disperses.
Bartolo summons Basilio, telling him to bring a notary so Bartolo can marry Rosina that very night. Bartolo then shows Rosina her
letter to Lindoro, as proof that he is in league with Almaviva. Heartbroken and convinced that she has been deceived, she agrees to
marry Bartolo. A thunderstorm rages. Figaro and the count climb a ladder to Rosina’s balcony and let themselves in with the key.
Rosina appears and confronts Lindoro, who finally reveals his true identity as Almaviva. Basilio shows up with the notary. Bribed
and threatened, he agrees to be a witness to the marriage of Rosina and Almaviva. Bartolo arrives with soldiers, but it is too late.
Almaviva explains to Bartolo that it is useless to protest and Bartolo accepts that he has been beaten. Figaro, Rosina, and the count
celebrate their good fortune.
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Listed below is a sampling of where Seagle Music Colony alumni have sung or made debuts in 2014 and 2015.
UNITED STATES
Santa Fe Opera: Michael Adams, Rebecca Krynski, Jack
Swanson, Christopher Trapani
Glimmerglass Opera: Vanessa Becerra, Jonas Hacker,
Jeni Houser, Nathan Milholin, Sean Panikkar, Megan
Samarin, Maren Weinberger
Houston Grand Opera: Megan Samarin, Reggie Smith Jr.
San Francisco Opera: Tyson Deaton
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Florida Grand Opera: Hailey Clark, Ava Pine, Tyler
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Into the Woods
Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM
Book by JAMES LAPINE
Originally Directed on Broadway by James Lapine
Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick.
Original Broadway production by
Heidi Landesman
Rocco Landesman
Rick Steiner
M. Anthony Fisher
Frederic H. Mayerson
Jujamcyn Theaters
Originally produced by the Old Globe Theater, San Diego, CA
Oscar Seagle Memorial Theatre - July 29, 30, August 1 at 8 PM, July 31 at 2 PM
Stage Director
Music Director
Set Designer
Lighting Designer
Costume Director
Wig & Makeup Designer
Assistant Music Director
Stage Manager
Jeffrey McEvoy
Matthew Stephens
Sean Jeffries
Sean Jeffries
Pat Seyller
Steven Bryant
Richard Williams
Jerry Smith
The Cast (in order of vocal appearance)
Narrator/Mysterious Man
Cinderella
Jack
Baker
Baker’s Wife
Cinderella’s Stepmother
Florinda
Lucinda
Jack’s Mother
Little Red Riding Hood
Witch
Cinderella’s Father
Cinderella’s Mother
Wolf
Rapunzel
Rapunzel’s Prince
Granny
Cinderella’s Prince
Steward
Giant
Snow White
Sleeping Beauty
Johnny Salvesen
Sarah Hennessey
Quinn Bernegger
Cameron Brownell
Mary Beth Nelson
Tascha Anderson
Raphaella Medina
Megan Callahan
Edith Grossman
Virginia Hesse
Marie Smithwick
Giuliano Zhiguang Hong
Margaret Flanigan
Ryan Hill
Lauren Cook
Thomas West
Margaret Flanigan
Patrick Jones
Blake Jennings
Margaret Flanigan
Margaret Newcomb
Jennifer Jaroslavsky
INTO THE WOODS is presented through special arrangement with Music Theater International (MTI.)
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI
421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 ~ Phone 212-541-4684, Fax 212-397-4684 ~ www.MTIShows.com
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Into the Woods
PLOT SUMMARY
When a Baker and his Wife learn they've been cursed with childlessness by the Witch next door, they embark on a quest for the
special objects ( a cow as white as milk...a cape as red as blood... hair as yellow as corn... a slipper as pure as gold... ) required to
break the spell, swindling, lying to and stealing from Cinderella (with the slipper as pure as gold) Little Red Riding Hood (with a
cape as red as blood) Rapunzel (with the hair as yellow as corn) and Jack (the one who climbed the beanstalk - with the cow as
white as milk). Everyone's wish is granted at the end of Act One but the consequences of their actions return to haunt them later,
with disastrous results. A Giant (A female Giant, that is) steps down from the heavens and straight upon some beloved characters.
It takes a few lives before the survivors realize that they have to act altogether in order to succeed. Thus, what begins as a lively,
irreverent fantasy becomes a moving lesson about community responsibility and the stories we tell our children.
Musical Numbers
Act 1
Opening
Cinderella At The Grave
Hello, Little Girl
I Guess This is Goodbye
Maybe They’re Magic
I Know Things Now
A Very Nice Prince
First Midnight
Giants In the Sky
Agony
A Very Nice Prince (Reprise)
It Takes Two
Second Midnight
Stay With Me
Company
Cinderella & Her Mother
Little Red, The Wolf
Jack
Baker & Baker’s Wife
Little Red
Cinderella, Baker’s Wife
Company
Jack
The Two Princes
Cinderella, Baker’s Wife
Baker, Baker’s Wife
Company
Witch
On the Steps of the Palace
Finale
Cinderella
Company
Act 2
Opening
Agony (Reprise)
Witch’s Lament
Moments in the Woods
Your Fault
Last Midnight
No More
No One is Alone
Finale
Company
The Two Princes
Witch
Baker’s Wife, Cinderella’s
Prince
Jack, Baker, Little Red,
Witch, Cinderella
Witch
Baker, Mysterious Man
Cinderella, Little Red, Baker,
Jack
Company
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Seagle Music Colony Presents a new production of BOUBLIL and SCHÖNBERG’S
Les Misérables
A musical by ALAIN BOUBLIL and CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHÖNBERG
Based on a novel by VICTOR HUGO
Music by CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHÖNBERG, Lyrics by HERBERT KRETZMER
Original French Text by ALAIN BOUBLIL and JEAN-MARC NATEL
Additional Materials by JAMES FENTON
Adapted and originally directed by TREVOR NUNN and JOHN CAIRD
Orchestrations by JOHN CAMERON
Original London Production by CAMERON MACKINTOSH and THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY
Oscar Seagle Memorial Theatre - August 12, 13, 15 at 8 PM, July 14, 16 at 2 PM
Stage Director
Music Director
Set Designer
Lighting Designer
Costume Director
Wig & Makeup Designer
Assistant Music Director
Stage Manager
Richard Kagey
R. Jason Smith
Richard Kagey
Sean Jeffries
Pat Seyller
Steven Bryant
Matthew Stephens
Jerry Smith
Costumes courtesy of Broadway Costumes, Inc., Chicago, IL. www.broadwaycostumes.com
The Cast
Jean Valjean
Javert
The Bishop of Digne
Fantine
The Foreman
Bamatbois
Fauchelevant
Little Cosette
Thenardier
Madame Thenardier
Young Eponine
Gavroche
Eponine
Cosette
Michael Vlach
Nathaniel Mattingly
Andrew Simpson
Margaret Newcomb
Tevin Hill
Kyle White
Andrew Simpson
Shelbie Rice (Wed, Sat)
Kamron Clavert (Thurs)
Jade Trow (Fri, Sun)
Paul Kroeger
Edith Grossman
TBA
Gage Morris (Wed, Fri)
Noah Bauer (Thurs, Sat)
Harvey Runyon (Sun)
Raphaella Medina
Lauren Cook
Thenardier’s Gang
Montparnasse
Babet
Brujon
Claquesous
Students
Enjorlas
Marius
Combeferre
Feuilly
Courfeyrac
Joly
Grantaire
Lesgles
Jean Prouvaire
Jean Valjean (Cover)
Ryan Stoll
Blake Jennings
Kyle White
Tevin Hill
Michael Miller
Thomas Mulder
Cameron Brownell
Quinn Bernegger
Patrick Jones
Giuliano Zhiguang Hong
Mason Jarboe
Johnny Salvesen
Eric McConnell
Cameron Brownell
Ensemble: Tascha Anderson, Megan Callahan, Margaret Flanigan, Sarah Hennessey, Virginia Hesse,
Jennifer Jaroslavsky, Mary Beth Nelson, Marie Smithwick
Les Misérables is licensed by Music Theater International (MTI) www.mtishows.com by arrangement with CAMERON MACKINTOSH LTD
LES MISÉRABLES is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 ~ Phone 212-541-4684 ~ Fax 212-397-4684 ~ www.MTIShows.com
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Plot Summary
Jean Valjean, an ex-con, has transformed himself to become mayor and the owner of a factory. But when he is moved to help one
of his former workers, Fantine, Valjean's past is brought to light, and he is forced to abandon everything to run from Javert, the
chief of police, dead set on bringing him to justice. Nine years later, Cosette, Fantine's child, has been raised by Valjean and has
fallen in love with Marius, a fighter in the French revolution. With Javert on the hunt and a revolution tearing the city apart,
everyone is forced to question what they're willing to sacrifice in pursuit of love and justice.
Musical Numbers
Act 1
Act 2
Scene 1—Toulon, 115
Prologue
Ensemble
Scene 2—The Factory at Montreuil
At the End of the Day
Ensemble
I Dreamed a Dream
Fantine
Scene 3—The Red Light District
The Docks
Ensemble
Cart Crash
Ensemble
Scene 4—The Trial
Scene 5—The Hospial
Fantine’s Death
Fantine, Valjean, Javert
Scene 6—The Inn
Little Cosette
Cosette, Madame Thenardier
The Innkeeper’s Song
M. & Mme. Thenardier, Chorus
The Bargain
Valjean, Cosette, M. & Mme.
Thenardier
Scene 7—The Streets of Paris: Ten Years Later
The Beggars
Ensemble
The Robbery
Ensemble
Stars
Javert, Gavroche, Eponine,
Marius
Scene 8—Café of the ABC Friends
The ABC Café
The Students
The People’s Song
Ensemble
Scene 9—The Rue Plumet
Rue Plumet
Cosette, Valjean, Marius,
Eponine
A Heart Full of Love
Eponine, Marius Cosette
The Attack on Rue Plumet Ensemble
Scene 10—The Attempted Robbery
Scene 11—Finale Act One
One Day More
Ensemble
Scene 1—Toulon, 115
Building the Barricade
Ensemble
Scene 2—The Rue Plumet
Scene 3—At the Barricade
Javert at the Barricade
Ensemble
The First Attack
Students, Valjean, Javert
The Night
Students, Valjean
The Second Attack
Students, Valjean, Gavroche
The Final Battle
Ensemble
Scene 4—The Battle
The Sewers
Thenardier
Scene 5—The Sewer: Dog Eats Dog
Javert’s Suicide
Valjean, Javert
Scene 6—A Bridge Over the Seine
Café Song
Marius
Marius & Cosette
Marius, Cosette, Valjean
Scene 7—The Wedding
The Wedding
Ensemble
Scene 8—Valjean’s Room
Epilogue
Valjean, Fantine, Cosette,
Marius, Eponine
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Don’t miss what will be an historic
August & September at Seagle Music Colony
Around 45 SMC alumni from the last half-century will return to experience Seagle Music Colony as they did in the
year(s) they were here. As part of their four-day reunion, participating alumni will commiserate, have ‘class’, mockauditions, and rehearse a final Vespers as well as a performance/event to be held on August 22.
7:00 PM: Cocktail Hour including hors d’oeuvres by Lily & the Rose
8:00 PM: Act 2 of J. Strauss’s Die Fledermaus, performed by participating alumni
Champagne/Dessert following the performance
Tickets $75 - call (518) 532-7875 for reservations
Seagle Music Colony will workshop two brand new operas during the week of August 25-30, 2015
In collaboration with the Sembrich Opera Museum in Bolton Landing, SMC will workshop
Richard Wargo’s opera Sharon’s Grave. A special workshop-performance will be held Sunday, August 30 @ 4 PM
at the Sembrich Studio. Tickets to the performance will be available through the Sembrich at (518) 644-2431
During the same week SMC will workshop a new opera by Evan Mack entitled Roscoe.
A workshop performance will be held at the Oscar Seagle Memorial Theater on Saturday, August 29 @ 8 PM
Tickets to the performance will be available by calling (518) 532-7875
Following up on the successful revue put together in the 2013 post-season, the 2015 SMC post-season artists
will perform this wonderful revue across the region in September, 2015.
Be ready for favorite tunes from: Gershwin, Porter, Irving Berlin, Richard Rogers and more.
The Great American Songbook, Vol. 2 Performance Schedule
Friday, Sept. 11, 2015 - The Wood Theater, Glens Falls, 7:30 PM
Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015 - Oscar Seagle Memorial Theater, Schroon Lake, 8 PM
Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015 - Keene Valley Community Church, Keene Valley, 4 PM
Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015 - Tannery Pond Community Center, North Creek, 7:30 PM
For more information on how to get tickets, please call (518) 532-7875
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General Director
Artistic Director
Managing Director &
Technical Director
Artistic Administrator
Voice Faculty
Music & Coaching Faculty
Director of Productions
Stage Directors
Stage Manager
Tony Kostecki
Darren K. Woods
Jim Koehnle
Chad Payton
Byron Jones
Stephen Lusmann
Sylvia Stoner
Eric Frei
José Meléndez
R. Jason Smith
Matthew Stephens
Richard Williams
Richard Kagey
Joshua Borths
Richard Kagey
Jeffrey McEvoy
Johnathon Pape
Jerry Smith
In 2015, the Seagle Music Colony Guild will celebrate its
20th season of supporting the Seagle Music Colony mission.
The Guild raises funds to support young artist scholarships
and provides a welcoming atmosphere for the young artists
and audience members who attend each year The profits
raised by the Guild support the Seagle Music Colony Guild
Scholarship Fund. Fundraising activities include winter and
summer raffles, a scholarship luncheon (see below), and
Associate Technical Dir. &
Resident Lighting Designer
Props Master/Scenic Artist
Stage Technician
Set Designers
Costume Directors
Costume Assistant
Wig and Makeup Designer
& Wigmaster
Wig & Makeup Assistant
Executive Chef
Custodian
Piano Technician
Sean Jeffries
Alannah Maniscalco
Fiona Malone
Sean Jeffries
Richard Kagey
Jim Koehnle
Pat Seyller
Missy West
Jordan AndersonMeléndez
Steven Bryant
Kerriann Reyes
Bryce Levan Cushing
Eric Kephart
John Trainer
refreshment sales at performances. Volunteer activities
include ushering at performances and serving as host
families for artists. Additional Guild events include a
welcome dinner at the start of the season and the ‘Happy
Endings’ reception following the final performance. After the
2014 season, the Guild was able to fund $14,000 in
scholarships.
2015 Guild Officers
President
Vice-President
Secretary
Treasurer
Sharon Hieber
Dottie Rudolf
Diane D’Amico
Patt Rommer
2015 Guild Members
Carol Barth
Kay Belles
Nancy Belluscio
Patricia Brown
Camille Burbidge
Kathryn Burdick
Eileen Carnahan
Barbara Casey
Lenore Casey
Bobbie Coats Wondrasch
Gene & Ginnyann
Coppola
Diane D'Amico
Eileen DeSalvio
Ann Durney
Suzanne Fremon
Bea Friedman
Janet R Friedman
Norma Gherlone
Naomi Goltzman
K. Kelly Green
Nancy Harste
Joan Henshaw
Sharon Hieber
Ronnie Hirsch
Char Hoskins
Kathleen Kelly
Marilyn Kelso
Carol Kobbe
Martin Korn
Diane Koslov
Paul Leah
Mary Lockwood
Joan Lomnitzer
Dave & Geri Lowe
Nadine Magee
Janet McManus
Ann Breen Metcalfe
Kathy Naumowitz
Lyn Nestler
Peter Oberdorf
Betty Organek
Deb & Ken Peterson
Susan Purdy
Sue Repko
Barbara Repp
Lillian Richardson
Patt Rommer
Jane Roth
Dottie Rudolf
Wendy Ryan
Dodie Seagle
Judy Sheridan
Pat Shrope
Susan Sweetser
Amelia Taglieri
Marjorie Tassi
Saundra Tobman
Kristine Tribou
Sandy Vanno
Carol Whitney
Guild Scholarship
Luncheon
Wednesday,
August 5, 2015
11:30 AM
Sagamore Resort
Bolton Landing, NY
To become a member, please contact Sharon Hieber, Guild President at seaglecmusicolonyguild@gmail.com
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Tony Kostecki, General Director
Tony Kostecki was appointed General Director of
Seagle Music Colony in January of 2008. Previous to
this appointment, Tony held the position of General
Manager of the Colony from 2006-2007. Before moving
into management, he was on the faculty of Seagle
Music Colony as a coach/accompanist and conductor for
ten years. Between 2002 and 2007, Tony was Director
of Education at Fort Worth Opera and also Director of
the Fort Worth Opera Studio. During his tenure with Fort Worth Opera,
Tony oversaw the creation of the Fort Worth Opera Studio Young Artists
Program and all outreach aspects of Fort Worth Opera. From 2002-2007
he was also the Fort Worth Opera Chorus Master and writer of many of
the supertitle translations for Fort Worth Opera.
As a coach/
accompanist, Tony worked for Fort Worth Opera, Shreveport Opera,
Florida Grand Opera, Utah Opera, Kansas City Lyric Opera Express and
Kansas City Civic Opera.A native of Topeka, Kansas, he received his
undergraduate degree in Music from Benedictine College in Atchison,
Kansas and his Master of Music Degree in Piano Accompanying and
Organ Performance from the University of Kansas in Lawrence.
Darren K. Woods, Artistic Director
This is Darren K. Woods 20th summer as part of
Seagle Music Colony’s Management. Previous to his
position as Artistic Director, he served as General
Director for 10 years. Mr. Woods is also General
Director of Fort Worth Opera. At Fort Worth Opera, he
has overseen the successful transition of Fort Worth
Opera from a fall/spring season to a spring Festival
Season while growing the company and keeping it in the black. Previous
to his appointment in Fort Worth, he was General Director of Shreveport
Opera.
During his performing career, Mr. Woods was a frequent
performer with the New York City Opera, where he was seen as Gastone
in La Traviata, Basilio in The Marriage of Figaro, and on television for the
Live from Lincoln Center broadcast of NYCO’s production of Paul Bunyan.
He also performed with such companies as Dallas Opera, Seattle Opera,
Washington Opera, Opera de San Juan, Sante Fe Opera and with the
Minnesota Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. His European credits include
opera in Trieste, Italy, and in Madrid, Spain. Mr. Woods recorded
Douglas Moore’s The Devil and Daniel Webster for Newport Classics.
Jordan Anderson-Meléndez, Costume Assistant
Jordan Perry Anderson-Meléndez is an artist, designer, and illustrator
based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has designed costumes for Sweet
Mercy, Turn of the Screw, Little Brother : Little Sister, and William
Shakespeare’s Land of the Dead, and he has worked as a costumer on
Camelot, L’Italiana in Algeri, West Side Story, Susannah, Mary Poppins,
Funny Girl, and Shrek the Musical. As a freelance artist and illustrator, he
frequently works with concert publicity and program books, and he has
designed several pieces for the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia.
Jordan holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Costume Design from
Michigan State University and is happy to be returning to Seagle for
another summer.
Joshua Borths, Stage Director
Joshua Borths is currently on the staff of Arizona Opera
where he stage directs and runs the Department of
Education and Community Engagement. This fall,
Borths will premiere a new, mainstage production of
Florencia en el Amazonas at Arizona Opera. In 2014,
Borths made his debut at Opera Memphis with an
acclaimed production of Hansel and Gretel. Favorite
previous productions include: Suor Angelica, Der
Kaiser von Atlantis, Brundibár, Camelot, Oklahoma!, Soldier Songs and
La Hija de Rappaccini. As an assistant director, Borths has worked with
many companies including Wolf Trap Opera, Michigan Opera Theater,
and the Festival della Valle d'Itria. Borths holds degrees from the
University of Michigan, and Florida State University.
Steven Bryant, Wig & Makeup Designer/
Wigmaster
Steven W. Bryant has designed costumes, wigs and
make-up for some of the most prestigious companies
in the United States. He is currently the wig and make
-up designer for San Diego Opera and Fort Worth
Opera. His designs have also been seen on the stages
of Dallas Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Houston Grand Opera
and the New York City Opera to name a few. World
premieres include Bernstein's Quiet Place, Picker's Emmeline and Jorge
Martin's Before Night Falls. His Broadway credits include Gentlemen
Prefer Blonds and Julie Taymor's Green Bird. He has designed costumes
for many operas, including Frau Margot by Thomas Pasatieri and Brittan's
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The Turn of the Screw for Opera Omaha. He recently completed a project
with Francis Ford Coppola called Distant Visions.
Eric Frei, Vocal Coach/Pianist
Eric David Frei is a pianist and coach specializing in
operatic repertoire. He can be remembered at Seagle
for music directing Lerner and Lowe’s Camelot as well
as the touring children's operas. Eric completed his
master’s degree in Opera Coaching at Florida State
University where he studied with Douglas Fisher. While
at FSU, he music directed Suor Angelica, Camelot, A
Midsummer Night’s Dream, Handel's Apollo and Daphne, and Dominick
Argento’s Postcard from Morocco. In January, he music directed Don
Giovanni with First Coast Opera in St. Augustine Florida. Eric will be
joining Tri-Cities Opera for the 2015-16 season as pianist and assistant
conductor.
Sean Jeffries, Associate Technical Director & Resident Lighting
Designer
Sean received his MFA from Kent State University in Design Technology/
Lighting Design. He served as Production Coordinator for the 2015 Fort
Worth Opera Festival and lighting designer for their recent productions of
Glory Denied and With Blood, With Ink. Sean spent his winter months as
Assistant Technical Director for Palm Beach Opera and as a Scene Shop
Carpenter for Arena Stage in Washington DC. Some of his lighting
designs include: A Raisin in the Sun, The Magic Flute, The Fantasticks,
Hansel and Gretel, You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown, Thoughts of a
Colored Man on a Day When the Sun Would Not Set, Eurydice, Grease,
Brigadoon, The Marriage of Figaro, Semele, Carousel, Romeo and
Juliet, Hello Dolly, A Chorus Line, Nathan the Wise, and Tales of
Hoffman. Sean is very happy to be back at Seagle for his ninth summer,
even though up here he misses out on his beloved blue crabs.
Byron Jones, Voice Teacher
Tenor Byron Jones is thrilled to be returning to Seagle
Music Colony this summer! He is well-known to DCarea audiences, having performed regularly for more
than two decades in opera, concert, recital and intimate
cabaret settings, in such venues as the Kennedy Center
Concert Hall, Opera House, and Millennium Stage,
Lisner Auditorium, and numerous regional theatres. A
versatile artist, he continually seeks out new
challenges. Jones has received critical praise for his
warmth of tone and clear diction. He has performed with the Washington
Opera, Baltimore Opera, Opera Vivente, and Florentine Opera. He
remains active as a singer and stage director. Dr. Jones is Associate
Professor of Voice and Chair of the Voice Division at Shenandoah
Conservatory of Shenandoah University in Winchester, VA, where his
activities include directing, teaching, and coordinating opera activities. A
specialist in languages, especially French, he has given master classes
for such programs as the Washington National Opera Institute for Young
Singers and the American Singers Opera Project.
Richard Kagey, Director of Productions
Richard Kagey has been at Seagle Music Colony since
1963, first as a singer, then director, and since 1970 as
Director of Productions. He has directed and or
designed over 300 productions for universities, regional
repertory companies, professional opera companies and
summer festivals. His recent work includes: Hansel and
Gretel for the Santa Fe Concert association, productions
of Ugly Duckling and Billy Goats Gruff for Fort Worth
Opera COT, Cendrillon for Shenandoah University, Les Misérables and
Phantom of the Opera for the University of Kentucky Opera. This fall will
find Richard directing Billy Goats Gruff and The Bremen Town Musicians
for Fort Worth Opera. He will be returning to the Santa Fe Concert
Association to direct Jaques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living In Paris,
and later in the year for Santa Fe Pirates of Penzance. He also directed
and/or designed for The Atlanta Opera, The Fort Worth Opera, The
Merola program of The San Francisco Opera these assignments have
included; Don Giovanni, Porgy and Bess, Lysistrata, Of Mice and Men,
and the Hotel Casablanca Mr. Kagey taught at the college level for 26
years and worked professionally in NYC on the original productions of
Sweeny Todd, Evita, I Love My Wife, Merrily We Roll Along and The Gin
Game. When he is home he lives in Atlanta, GA with his wife Betsy.
Jim Koehnle, Managing Director/Technical Director
Jim is happy to join the full time staff of the Seagle Music Colony during
its historical centennial year. Along with his creative expertise, Jim brings
with him nearly 15 years of professional experience in the technical
theatre industry. He spent two summers at SMC as the assistant
technical director and scenic designer for Little Women, Sweeney Todd,
and The Pirates of Penzance. Jim received his BFA in Production Design
and Technology from Ohio University, and his MFA in Scenic Design from
Kent State University. Academic work includes teaching technical theatre
and design at Syracuse University, Kent State University, and
Lindenwood University as well as a position as technical director and
scenic designer for Lindenwood University. His professional work includes
positions as props artisan/carpenter for The Virginia Stage Company and
Syracuse Stage as well as props master for the Pennsylvania
Shakespeare Festival, Idaho Shakespeare Festival and Porthouse
Theatre. Additionally, Jim continues to work as a cabinetmaker and
freelance furniture designer.
Stephen Lusmann, Voice Teacher
Stephen
Lusmann
has
enjoyed
a
successful
international career singing over forty leading baritone
roles with major opera houses, including the Oper der
Stadt Bonn, Opera de Monte Carlo, Stadttheater
Luzern, Washington National Opera, Fort Worth Opera,
Cincinnati Opera, Michigan Opera Theatre and
Glimmerglass Opera among many others. As an active
concert soloist he has performed at Carnegie Hall and
Alice Tully Hall and with numerous symphony
orchestras and festivals in the United States and Europe. On recordings,
Mr. Lusmann may be heard in Richard Strauss' opera Der Friedenstag on
the Koch International label, Operngala on Tonstudio AMOS, and on E. E.
Cummings: An American Circus, songs of Logan Skelton on the Centaur
Records label. He recently recorded two more CDs of Skelton's songs
that were released in April 2013 on the Blue Griffin label: Ohr Songs: The
Mad Potter, Clyburn Songs: A Kind of Weather and Anderson Songs:
Through the Eyes of an Islander. His students are having tremendous
success performing professionally in opera, concert, musical theater and
young artist programs throughout the United States, Canada and Europe.
They are performing with the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera,
Washington National Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Oper Frankfurt,
Bayerische Staatsoper München and on Broadway. In addition they are
winning prestigious international vocal competitions and are members of
university voice faculties. He is an Associate Professor of Music at the
University of Michigan, Fort Worth Opera Studio voice teacher, taught at
Music in the Marché in Mondavio, Italy and has been a voice teacher at
the Seagle Music Colony since 2001.
Fiona Malone, Stage Technician
Fiona Malone is excited to spend a second summer with the artists,
friends, and family of Seagle Music Colony! She is currently pursuing a
degree in theater production at Rutgers University, where she is a rising
junior. Recent credits include Love and Intrigue, A Woman of No
Importance, The School for Scandal, and Henry V with the Rutgers
Theater Company.
Alanna Maniscalco, Props Master/Scenic Artist
Alanna is happy to have to have the opportunity to be working in the
beautiful Adirondacks this year. Some of the locations she has worked at
are, Off Broadway: Matt Murphy Productions: Sex Tips for Straight
Women from a Gay Man, Other: The New York Financial Writers’
Association Financial Follies 2013, Regional: Palm Beach Opera,
Goodspeed Musicals, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Bard Summerscape,
The Little Theatre on the Square, Berkshire Theatre Festival. She
graduated with a BS in Theatre from State University College at
Oneonta.
Jeffrey McEvoy, Stage Director
Stage Director Jeffrey McEvoy is Assistant Professor of
Voice and Director of Opera Studies at Winthrop
University in Rock Hill, SC. Prior to his appointment to
Winthrop in 2013 he held the title of assistant
professor-in-residence of voice and opera at the
University of Connecticut. During his tenure he served
as stage director of opera programs and applied
instructor of voice. In the summer of 2011 Jeffrey was
on faculty at the Tanglewood Institute and worked as
assistant director of opera, taught applied voice, and
led coursework in diction for singers. Notable recent stage productions
include Susannah, Die Zauberflöte, The Pirates of Penzance, Hänsel und
Gretel, The Crucible, and La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein. In 2012 his
production of Candide was recognized as a finalist and third place winner
in the American Prize for Opera Production - Collegiate Division. As a
baritone, McEvoy was a Kansas City district winner and Midwest Regional
finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. He has been
engaged as a resident baritone with the Kansas City Lyric Opera, a studio
artist with Sarasota Opera, and he participated in summer
apprenticeships with both Lake George Opera and Des Moines Metro
Opera. McEvoy holds his Doctorate of Musical Arts in vocal performance
from the University of Kansas, Master of Music in Opera from Wichita
State University and Bachelor of Art in music and Bachelor of Science in
biology from John Brown University.
José Meléndez, Vocal Coach/Pianist
Pianist José Meléndez is in demand as a vocal coach,
conductor, and collaborative artist. His professional
engagements have taken him to Europe, South and
Central America, Asia, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and
throughout the mainland United States. He is
committed to the artistic development of young and
emerging singers, and has been associated with
numerous young artist programs, competitions, and
training centers. He holds a full-time position at the Academy of Vocal
Arts in Philadelphia, where he serves as Assistant Conductor,
Collaborative Pianist, and Vocal Coach for various AVA productions and
events. Mr. Meléndez has held professional positions with Glimmerglass
Opera, Opera Company of Philadelphia, Hawai`i Opera Theatre, Ocean
City (NJ) Pops Orchestra, Connecticut Grand Opera, Bay Area Summer
Opera Theater, Westminster Opera Theater, Indianapolis Opera, and
Opera de Puerto Rico. He worked with Opera New Jersey for over a
decade as Assistant Conductor and Principal Coach, and as Music Director
of the Young Artist Program. In the fall of 2013, he joined the faculty of
the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers, the State University of
New Jersey. Mr. Meléndez holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano
Performance from the Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico and a
Master of Music degree in Piano Accompanying and Coaching from
Westminster Choir College of Rider University.
Johnathon Pape, Stage Director
Johnathon is delighted to return to The Seagle Music
Colony where he directed Eugene Onegin in 2013 and
Don Giovanni in 2012. As a director, his career spans
theatre, musical theatre, and opera, and he has staged
a wide range of productions throughout the U.S. and
abroad. Recent work includes Jake Heggie’s Dead Man
Walking for Tulsa Opera; La Fille du Régiment for
Dayton Opera; and La Bohème, The Cunning Little
Vixen, Iphigénie en Tauride, Die Zauberflöte, and
L’Italiana in Algeri for The Boston Conservatory, where
he is the Director of Opera Studies. Next season he will direct Jonathan
Dove’s Flight at Boston Conservatory and Sweeney Todd at Tri-Cities
Opera. Career highlights include the world premiere of Griffelkin by
Lukas Foss for New York City Opera, the U.S. premiere of Daniel Catán’s
La Hija da Rappaccini for San Diego Opera, the Los Angeles premiere of
Richard Greenberg’s Eastern Standard, Terrence McNally’s Master Class
for HaBimah, the National Theater of Israel, Richard Strauss’ Ariadne auf
Naxos for Tulsa Opera, Janáček’s Jenůfa for Portland Opera, Brian Friel’s
Molly Sweeney for an Irish Arts Festival, and the Los Angeles premiere of
Shirley Lauro’s A Piece of My Heart, about the women who served in
Vietnam—a special installation production mounted in the Los Angeles
National Cemetery.
Chad Payton, Artistic Administrator
Dr. Chad R. Payton is excited to be escaping the
Mississippi heat and returning to “the hill” for his
eighth summer! He is a two-time young artist with
Seagle Music Colony (2002, 2005), and has served on
the administration since 2010. Dr. Payton is an
Assistant Professor of Music at Delta State University in
Cleveland, Mississippi, where he teaches voice, vocal
pedagogy, the diction courses, vocal literature, and
hosts the Opera Lecture Series. Payton is one of twelve
2014 NATS Intern Program participants, and his
students have placed in the national Hal Leonard Voice
Competition and are frequent winners of both the regional and state
NATS competitions. He made his Carnegie Hall and Kennedy Center
debuts in Michael Ching’s opera, Corps of Discovery: A Musical Journey,
and has sung internationally in Austria, Brazil, the Czech Republic,
Hungary, and Italy. He has presented audition and vocal masterclasses
in Brazil and at Westminster Choir College, the University of Missouri, the
University of Kansas, Mississippi State University, and the University of
Alabama Birmingham.
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Kerriann Reyes, Wig & Makeup Assistant
Keriann Reyes discovered her love for Theatre Arts
during her junior year at Mar Vista High School in
Imperial Beach, CA. Since then, she has gone on to
receive both a Bachelors degree and a Masters degree
in Theatre Arts from San Diego State University.
Throughout her years of theatrical studies, Keriann
nurtured her love for Youth Theatre, and has since
paved the way to her career as a Teaching Artist. For
the past 4 years, she has been teaching acting at the San Diego Junior
Theatre. In addition to being a Teaching Artist, Keriann also works as a
Makeup Artist and Wig Technician for the San Diego Opera and has just
completed her 5th season there. This 2015 season at Seagle Music
Colony is Keriann's first, and she is so happy and excited to be part of an
amazing and talented team!
Patricia Seyller, Costume Director
Pat Seyller returns for her seventeenth season with
Seagle Music Colony. She is one of the most soughtafter costumers in the United States today, having
served as assistant to some of the top designers in the
world. She is resident Costume Director of the Opera
Theatre of St Louis and Virginia Opera. Ms. Seyller
recently oversaw costumes for Isaac Mizrahi’s
production of The Magic Flute and managed costumes
for the world premiere of Ricky Ian Gordon’s 27,
starring Stephanie Blythe as well as Dialogues of the Carmelites, starring
Kelly Kaduce. Her designs for the Colony have been seen in Cinderella,
Candide, La Bohème, The Magic Flute, Lysistrata, The Merry Widow, Don
Giovanni, A Little Night Music, Once Upon a Mattress, Dialogues of the
Carmelites, Carmen and many others.
R. Jason Smith, Vocal Coach/Pianist
R. Jason Smith returns to the Seagle Music Colony
faculty for his twelfth season in 2015.
He'll be
remembered by audiences as Music Director and
pianist for Susannah, Little Women, Company, Crazy
for You, The Fantasticks, The Barber of Seville, Albert
Herring,
Most
Happy
Fella,
Guys
&
Dolls,
Carousel and Pirates of Penzance. He is currently on
the coaching faculty at Southern Methodist University
in Dallas, TX. Previous to this position he was Principal
Coach for the Fort Worth Opera where his duties included rehearsal
accompanist for main stage productions as well as touring across the
state of Texas with Children's Opera Theatre. Mr. Smith received a
Master of Music degree in Opera Coaching from Florida State University
after completing a Bachelor of Music degree in piano performance from
the University of Utah. Other experience includes work as an apprentice
coach/accompanist for Utah Opera.
Jerry Smith, Stage Manager
Jerry Smith hails from Rockaway, New Jersey and holds a BFA in Stage
Management from Rutgers University. He is returning to Seagle for his
third summer, coming most recently from Fort Worth Opera as an
Assistant Stage Manager on La Traviata. Past work includes Palm Beach
Opera’s 2015 productions of La Bohéme, Enemies, a Love Story (world
premiere) and Daughter of the Regiment; Fort Worth Opera’s 2014
productions of Silent Night and Cosí fan tutte. Jerry has also worked for
NBC Universal, Montclair State University, and George Street Playhouse
(New Brunswick, NJ) in a technical capacity.
Matthew Stephens, Vocal Coach/Pianist
Returning to the Seagle Music Colony for his third
season, pianist Matthew Stephens maintains an active
career as a coach and collaborator in New York City.
Equally at home in a variety of settings, Matthew has
performed in venues ranging from Lincoln Center to
the famed Broadway nightclub 54 Below. Favorite
Seagle productions include Albert Herring, 42nd Street
and Side by Side by Sondheim. Highlights from this
past season include: coaching Light Opera of New
York’s production of The Only Girl and serving as the Studio Artist pianist
for Kentucky Opera. Most recently, he had the pleasure of coaching
internationally renowned soprano Deborah Voigt for her debut in The
Merry Widow. Currently, Matthew is adjunct faculty at Montclair State
University. He holds a B.M. from James Madison University and M.M. in
Collaborative Piano from UNC School of the Arts.
Sylvia Stoner, Voice Teacher
Sylvia Stoner, soprano, joins the Seagle Music Colony
staff for her first summer on the vocal faculty in 2015.
Sylvia is not a stranger to the Seagle Music Colony,
having been a young artist at the Colony in the 1990’s.
A diverse professional singer and actor, she has
performed across the country in opera and theater.
Opera credits include the Des Moines Metro Opera,
Shreveport Opera, Union Avenue Opera, Kentucky
Opera, Lake George Opera, Lyric Opera of Kansas City,
Wichita Grand Opera, and the Santa Fe Chamber Opera. Roles include
Lisa in Pikovaya Dama, Tatiana in Eugene Onegin, Manon in Manon
Lescaut, Nedda in I Pagliacci and Marguerite in Faust. She has performed
various chamber works in Italy with Orvieto Musica, as well as
contemporary classical with the NewEar Ensemble, and early music with
the Spencer Consort. She was a regional winner of the National Council
Auditions for the Metropolitan Opera, and a finalist in the Marcella
Sembrich competition, the Naftzger and NATS competitions.
Acting
credits include the national tour of Terence McNally’s MARIA
CALLAS: MASTERCLASS, as well as productions with the Kansas City
Repertory Theater, the New Theatre, the Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre,
the Lawrence Arts Center, Starlight Children’s Theater, Spinning Tree
Theater, and Quality Hill Playhouse. She obtained her Doctorate of
Musical Arts Degree with honors in vocal performance at the University of
Kansas and is currently the Artist-in-Residence in Voice at Skidmore
College.
Missy West, Costume Director
American Costume Designer Missy West has been the Costume
Supervisor for San Diego Opera for 22 years and was designer for Don
Quixote in and assistant designer for Wozzeck, The Pearl Fishers and The
Magic Flute. Other opera works include assistant designer for Frau
Margot world premiere at Fort Worth Opera; for Broadway, works include
building costumes for Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, Jelly’s Last
Jam, Cats, Starlight Express and Black and Blue. Film credits include onset costuming for: Seabiscuit, Legend of Bagger Vance, Thomas Crown
Affair, For the Love of the Game, Die Hard with a Vengeance, Mighty
Aphrodite and Fried Green Tomatoes. West has also worked for Alvin
Ailey Dance Company on international tours and fashion as well as
television and commercials. 2015 marks Missy’s fifth season with Seagle
Music Colony.
Richard Williams, Vocal Coach/Pianist
Richard Williams celebrated his 17th season as a
member of the Seagle Music Colony faculty in 2014.
He is a professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas
City, Conservatory of Music and Dance where
he teaches Italian diction and collaborative piano for
undergraduate piano majors. Richard serves as a
principal coach and pianist for graduate student recitals
and for the Opera Theater of the Conservatory, a
training program whose graduates have gone on to
work with New York City Opera, Santa Fe, Utah
Festival, Des Moines Metro, Tulsa, St. Louis, Kansas
City, Central City, Saratoga and San Francisco opera companies. He is a
coach for the Young Artist Program at the Lyric Opera of Kansas City and
also a pianist for the company. He has appeared as a recital collaborator
with many singers including Sandra Warfield, James King and Vinson
Cole among others. He also serves as pianist for the Kansas City District
Auditions of the Metropolitan Opera National Council as well as official
pianist for the West Central Region Auditions of the Music Teachers
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Tascha Anderson, mezzo-soprano
Rosina, The Barber of Seville
SMC Post-Season Young Artist
Montana native Tascha Anderson holds a B.A. from
Pepperdine University and recently graduated from The
Boston Conservatory with a master's degree in vocal
performance. Recent roles include Isabella in Rossini's
The Italian Girl in Algiers, Mother Goose in Stravinsky's
The Rake’s Progress, and Bianca in Britten's The Rape of Lucretia.
Seagle Music Colony Guild Scholar - in memory of Arnold Paglia
Quinn Bernegger, tenor
Fenton, Falstaff
Jack, Into the Woods
Quinn Bernegger performed Ferrando in Cosí fan tutte
at the Middlebury College German for Singers program
last summer. He has been a Young Artist at the Opera
Company of Middlebury during their productions of
Turandot this May and The Italian Girl in Algiers last
spring. He is a graduate of Middlebury College, where he performed the
roles of Jean Valjean in Les Misérables and Cinderella’s Prince in Into the
Woods. This year he will be applying for graduate programs in voice and
opera performance. Janet & Moe Friedman Scholar
Cameron Brownell, baritone
The Baker, Into the Woods
Jean Valjean (cover), Les Misérables
Cameron Brownell graduated from SUNY Potsdam, The
Crane School of Music in 2014 with degrees in Music
Education and Voice Performance. During his time at
Crane, Cameron studied voice with Dr. Deborah
Massell and premiered the role of Rick Driscoll in A
Letter to East 11th Street (Hennessy/Campbell) under the direction of
Dr. Carleen Graham. In the fall, Cameron will be attending the Masters of
Sacred Music Program at The University of Notre Dame.
Phyrne & Ron Pitkin Scholar
Megan Callahan, mezzo-soprano
The Ugly Duckling, The Ugly Duckling
Lucinda, Into the Woods
Megan Callahan, is a Seattle native and national first
place winner of the 2014 National Association of
Teachers of Singing competition. Favorite stage credits
include Gianetta in The Gondoliers with Greensboro
Light Opera and Song, First Daughter in Beauty and
the Beast with Opera at the Carolina, and ensemble appearances in Le
Nozze di Figaro and Cendrillon with the University of North Carolina at
Greensboro Opera Theatre. Ms. Callahan will complete her Bachelor of
Music in Vocal Performance from UNCG in May 2016 under the tutelage
of Dr. Carla LeFevre.
Lauren Cook, soprano
Nanetta, Falstaff
Rapunzel, Into the Woods
Cosette, Les Misérables
Praised for her engaging stage presence and rich vocal
color, soprano Lauren Cook has been seen in such
productions as Impressions de Pelléas, La Cenerentola,
L’incoronazione di Poppea, Iphigénie en Tauride, Hansel
and Gretel, The Marriage of Figaro, La bohème, and Faust. Ms. Cook
resides in Boston and is pursuing her masters degree at The Boston
Conservatory. Previously, Ms. Cook attended LSU and performed with
Opera Louisiane and the Louisiana Opera Outreach Program. Upcoming:
Tina in Jonathon Dove’s Flight at Boston Conservatory Opera.
Dylan Elza, tenor
Bardolf, Falstaff
Tenor, The Ugly Duckling
Dylan is a junior vocal performance major at the
University of Texas at Arlington. He has been in the
chorus of Fort Worth Opera's production of The Pearl
Fishers in 2014 as well as La Traviata this past spring.
With UT Arlington's opera and theatre productions
alone, he has performed in the chorus of Fiddler on the Roof, sang the
role of Monostatos in The Magic Flute, and has performed various scenes
in the opera workshop program. He has also performed the leading role
of Pâris in La belle Hélène this past summer in France.
John & Helen Seagle Scholar
Margaret Flanigan, soprano
Alice Ford, Falstaff
Cinderella’s Mother/Giant/Granny, Into the Woods
Margaret Flanigan is originally from Albany, New York,
and she is currently pursuing her masters degree in
vocal performance at Florida State University where
she sang the role of Donna Elvira in their fall
production of Don Giovanni. She is a graduate of
Fredonia State University where she performed the roles of Rosalinda in
Die Fledermaus, Anne Page in The Merry Wives of Windsor, and Despina
in Cosí fan tutte. Margaret is a recipient of the Shirley Rabb Winston
Voice Scholarship and is excited to spend her summer back in upstate
New York! Ruth H. Pelmas Scholar
Edith Grossman, mezzo-soprano
Mrs. Quickly, Falstaff
Jack’s Mother, Into the Woods
Madame Thenardier, Les Misérables
Edith Grossman is excited to perform with Seagle Music
Colony this summer. She is a recent graduate of The
Crane School of Music with a degree in Vocal
Performance. Recent credits include: Julie Jordan in
Carousel, Elaine in In a Mirror Darkly, A Woman Scorned, Mother in
Ragtime, Grizabella in Cats, and The Abbess/Monitor in Suor Angelica.
www.EdithGrossman.com.
Sarah Hennessey, soprano
Nanetta, Falstaff
Cinderella, Into the Woods
Sarah is thrilled to be returning to SMC for her second
year! She was last seen on The Hill as Nimue in
Camelot and The Mother/Sandman in Hansel & Gretel.
She is a rising senior at The Boston Conservatory,
majoring in voice and opera under the tutelage of
Rebecca Folsom. Other recent engagements include The Rake’s Progress
and
The
Marriage
of
Figaro,
both
with
The
Boston
Conservatory. Dorothy & Frank Shames Scholar
Virginia Hesse, soprano
Soprano, The Ugly Duckling
Little Red Riding Hood, Into the Wood
Virginia is an undergraduate student at the University
of Louisiana at Lafayette studying with Mrs. Margaret
Daniel. At ULL, Ms. Hesse has sung Serpina in
Pergolesi’s La Serva Pedrona and Adele in Johann
Strauss’ Die Fledermaus. She has also sung Zerlina in
Mozart’s Don Giovanni with American Singers Opera Projects. Virginia
has taken first place in the Louisiana State NATS Competition as well as
first place in the Tri-State regional NATS. Patrice Munsel Scholar
Ryan Hill, baritone
Mr. Ford, Falstaff
The Wolf, Into the Woods
SMC Post-Season Artist
Ryan Hill has recently performed the role of The Pirate
King in The Pirates of Penzance with the Natchez
Festival of Music, covered the role of Escamillo in
Carmen with Cedar Rapids Opera Theater and
performed the role of Lanceotto Malatesta in Rachmaninov’s Francesca
da Rimini with the Russian Opera Workshop. He received a Master of
Music from the Cleveland Institute of Music and a Bachelor of Arts in
Music from the University of Miami.
Tevyn Hill, tenor
Count Almaviva, The Barber of Seville
Tevyn Hill is a graduate student at Oklahoma City
University pursing a degree in Opera Performance. He
received
his
bachelor
degree
in
music
at
OCU. Previous roles include Count Almaviva in The
Barber of Seville, Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni, Fenton
in Falstaff, and the title role in Bat Boy: The
Musical. Last summer, he performed as a young artist at Seagle Music
Colony, featured in Susannah as Little Bat. He recently performed at the
OK Mozart International Music Festival as Don Ottavio (cover) and the
tenor soloist in the Mozart Requiem. In 2013, he received the Trudy
Oliphant Young Encouragement Award at the Metropolitan Opera
National Council Auditions. He is from Moreno Valley, CA.
Lisa Reid Young Artist
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Giuliano Zhiguang Hong, baritone
Mr. Ford, Falstaff
Cinderella’s Father, Into the Woods
Giuliano Zhiguang Hong is currently a first year Artist
Diploma Candidate at Yale School of Music under the
tutelage of Richard Cross. 2014-15 season highlights
include performing the title role in Gianni Schicchi with
both Yale Opera and Dicapo Opera Theater, Monterone
in Rigoletto with Dicapo Opera Theater at Tiles Center for the Performing
Arts the title role in Aleko with Yale Opera, The Count in The Marriage of
Figaro with New York Lyric Opera at Bruno Walter Hall and the role of
Giorgio in Mannes Opera's New York premiere of Il Postino (Catán)
conducted by Joseph Colaneri.
David Schlansker Young Artist
Mason Jarboe, bass-baritone
Pistol, Falstaff
Ambrogio, The Barber of Seville
Mason Jarboe is a Bass-Baritone from Fort Worth,
Texas. He is pursuing a BM in Voice Performance at the
University of North Texas, where he studies with
Professor Molly Fillmore. Mr. Jarboe has appeared with
such ensembles as the Fort Worth Symphony
Orchestra, Orchestra of New Spain, UNT Symphony Orchestra, Baylor
University Symphony Orchestra, and with members of the Fort Worth
Symphony and Dallas Opera orchestras. Most recently appearing as
Lindorf and Miracle in the UNT Opera production of The Tales of
Hoffmann. Kemp & Nancy Smith Young Artist
Jennifer Jaroslavsky, soprano
Berta, The Barber of Seville
Jennifer Jaroslavsky is a Vocal Performance graduate
student at Boston University. Featured roles include
Lola in Gallantry, Ms. Pinkerton in The Old Maid and the
Thief, Elisetta in Il Matrimonio Segreto, and Papagena
in The Magic Flute. Jennifer has also been featured in
Wachner’s Psalm Cycle III and Haydn’s Lord Nelson
Mass. Jennifer will be graduating with a Bachelor of Music in Vocal
Performance and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from BU.
Seagle Music Colony Guild Scholar
Blake Jennings, bass-baritone
Fiorell/Ufficiale, The Barber of Seville
Steward, Into the Woods
Blake Jennings is a senior bass-baritone from Texas
Christian University. During his time at TCU, he has
played a wide variety of roles including Sarastro and
Papageno in The Magic Flute and Unnamed Bass and
Orson in Too Many Sopranos. Blake has also
participated for his second year in the Fort Worth Opera chorus as well
as his first year in Fort Worth Opera's Frontiers program.
Phyllis & Marty Korn Scholar
Patrick Jones, baritone
Sir John Falstaff, Falstaff
Cinderella’s Prince, Into the Woods
A native of Tallassee, AL, Patrick Jones is an
accomplished singing actor. A graduate of the
University of Montevallo in Montevallo, AL, Patrick has
won numerous awards and honors. He recently
completed his master's degree at the University of
North Texas, where he studied with Dr. Jeffrey Snider and Dr. Linda Di
Fiore. He has performed several leading roles with the University of
Montevallo Opera Theatre, including the title role in Gianni Schicchi,
Roberto in La finta giardiniera, and The Traveler in Curlew River. His
roles with the University of North Texas Opera Theatre include Anthony
in Sweeney Todd, Gregorio in Roméo et Juliette, and Janaček in Ivo
Medek's Vec Cage. He was most recently seen performing the title role in
Maury Yeston's Phantom with the Irving Mainstage Theatre.
Seagle Music Colony Guild Scholar
Paul Kroeger, tenor
Count Almaviva, The Barber of Seville
Thenardier, Les Misérables
In the past year, Paul Kroeger was a finalist in the
Ekstrand Graduate Student Competition, received an
Encouragement Award from the Metropolitan Opera
National Council Auditions, and was selected as one of
the top ten finalists in the Denver Lyric Opera Guild
Competition. He has performed a diverse repertoire of opera roles,
including Albert Herring in Albert Herring
at Southern Methodist
University, Lindoro in The Italian Girl in Algiers at Seagle Music Colony,
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Frederick in The Pirates of Penzance and Nerone in L’incoronazione di
Poppea at the University of Colorado Boulder. This summer, he made his
professional debut as Count Almaviva in The Barber of Seville at
Louisiana Opera in Monroe, LA. Mr. Kroeger graduated in May 2015 with
his master’s degree from the University of Colorado Boulder, where he
studied with Patrick Mason. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Southern
Methodist University, where he studied with Virginia Dupuy. He will move
to Weimar, Germany in September as a member of the Thüringer
Opernstudio. Hattie Mae Lesley Foundation Young Artist
Nathaniel Mattingly, bass-baritone
Don Basilio, The Barber of Seville
Javert, Les Misérables
Nathaniel (Nate) Mattingly is from Fort Worth, TX and
just completed his master of music degree at the
University of North Texas, where he also did his
bachelor’s degree. Since being seen as Olin Blitch in
SMC’s 2014 production of Susannah, Nate has sung
Colline in La bohéme and Don Bartolo in The Marriage of Figaro at Opera
on the James, and made a return to Fort Worth Opera as Horatio in
Hamlet. He also performed Miracle/Lindorf in The Tales of Hoffman at
UNT opera. Hattie Mae Lesley Foundation Young Artist
Eric McConnell, bass-baritone
Don Basilio, The Barber of Seville
Eric J. McConnell just finished his undergraduate
degree at the University of Miami, where his roles
included Simone in Gianni Schicchi, Aristotle Onassis in
Jackie O, Sarastro in The Magic Flute, and Bartolo in
The Marriage of Figaro. Recent professional credits
include Antonio in Central City Opera’s outreach
performance of The Marriage of Figaro and Curium Black in the world
premiere of Intelligent Designs with SoBe Arts. Mr. McConnell plans on
attending Northwestern University in the fall for his master’s degree.
George & Frances Weinstock Scholar
Raphaella Medina, mezzo-soprano
Rosina, The Barber of Seville
Eponine, Les Misérables
Raphaella Medina, mezzo soprano, has been praised for
her
"beautiful,
unique
color"
and
engaging
performances. Performing with the FSU Opera, she has
been seen on the mainstage as Zerlina in Don
Giovanni, Isabela in La hija de Rappaccini, Stéphano in
Roméo et Juliette, and in outreach productions of Britten's A Midsummer
Night's Dream and Gounod's Roméo et Juliette. Raphaella has performed
in several master classes and recitals, including The Song Continues,
Marilyn Horne's master class series at Carnegie Hall, and Stephanie
Blythe's “Sing America!” recital. The Tallahassee native recently
graduated from Florida State University with a Bachelor's of Music in
Voice Performance. She will be pursuing a Master's of Music in Voice
Performance at the University of Houston this fall.
Lisa Reid Young Artist
Michael Miller, baritone
Figaro, The Barber of Seville
Enjorlas, Les Misérables
Michael Miller is extremely honored to be returning to
the Seagle Music Colony for his third season. Last
summer, Michael appeared as Taddeo in Rossini’s The
Italian Girl in Algeirs and Baby John in West Side
Story. Michael is a rising senior at the University of
Michigan, where he is a student of Stephen Lusmann. Michael was
recently named the recipient of the Birmingham Musicale Charlotte
Ruppel Memorial Voice Award and was given an Encouragement Award at
this
year’s
Pittsburgh
Metropolitan
Opera
National
Council
auditions. Michael is a native of Meadville, Pennsylvania.
Katherine Klykylo Young Artist
Thomas Mulder, tenor
Fenton, Falstaff
Marius, Les Misérables
Tenor Tom Mulder recently completed his first season
as an extra chorister with The Metropolitan Opera after
receiving his masters from Manhattan School of Music.
He has performed roles with New York Lyric Opera,
Caramoor, Princeton Opera Alliance, Vancouver
International Song Institute, Manhattan School of Music, Vanderbilt
University and Seagle Music Colony, where he was seen as Lindoro in
The Italian Girl in Algiers. Favorite roles include Nemorino in The Elixir of
Love, Ernesto in Don Pasquale, Ferrando in Cosí fan tutte, and Male
Chorus in The Rape of Lucretia. John & Sharon Hieber Scholar
Mary Beth Nelson, mezzo-soprano
Meg Page, Falstaff
The Baker’s Wife, Into the Woods
Mary Beth Nelson is a native of Orange County, CA. She
has a BM in Vocal Performance, Oklahoma City University,
Bass School of Music. This summer at Seagle Music
Colony she will sing Meg Page in Verdi’s Falstaff, and The
Baker’s Wife in Into The Woods.
Other upcoming
performances include work at Tri-Cities Opera in Binghamton, NY as Rosina
in The Barber of Seville, Dinah in Trouble in Tahiti, and Beggar Woman in
Sweeney Todd. Recent Past appearances include Isabella in The Italian Girl
in Algiers at Tri-Ciites and mezzo soloist in SMC’s 2015 production of Side
by Side by Sondheim. Awards include the emerging talent award in the
2014 Lotte Lenya Competition and encouragement award winner of the
Metropolitan Opera National Council Tulsa District Auditions.
Lisa Reid Young Artist
Margaret Newcomb, soprano
Alice Ford, Falstaff
Fantine, Les Misérables
Margaret is excited to be returning to Seagle for a second
season! Last summer she sang the role of Elvira in The
Italian Girl in Algiers. Other performance highlights
include Die Fledermaus (Rosalinde), The Magic Flute
(Pamina),
The
Marriage
of
Figaro
(Countess),
L’incoronazione di Poppea (Poppea), Don Giovanni (Donna Elvira), and
Alcina (Alcina) in NYC and abroad. Margaret is a graduate of Manhattan
School of Music where she performed various roles including Alcina in
Haydn’s Orlando Paladino and Lillian Russell in Virgil Thomson’s The Mother
Of Us All. Kemp & Nancy Smith Young Artist
Johnny Salvesen, bass
Pistol, Falstaff
Narrator/Mysterious Man, Into the Woods
Johnny recently completed his undergraduate studies at
Texas Christian University where he performed the roles
of Sarastro and Speaker in The Magic Flute and St. Peter
in Too Many Sopranos. During the summer of 2014 he
was a part of the Janiec Opera Company at Brevard
where he sang the role of The Captain in Sister Carrie and
covered The Commendatore in Don Giovanni. He has been a member of
the Fort Worth Opera chorus for the past three years singing in The
Daughter of the Regiment, The Pearl Fishers, Hamlet and La traviata.
Hattie Mae Lesley Foundation Young Artist
Andrew Simpson, bass-baritone
Don Bartolo, The Barber of Seville
Andrew Simpson is a young artist with the Chicago Opera
Theater in conjunction with Roosevelt University. Recent
work has included covering Macduff in Ernest Bloch’s
Macbeth with the COT, Angelotti in Tosca with the Wichita
Grand Opera, and young artist work with the Central City
Opera. Andrew received his Masters of Music from Wichita
State where he performed principle roles in Susannah, Il campanello di
notte, Pirates of Penzance, Il viaggio a Reims, and L’incoronazione di
Poppea. He has also enjoyed singing in productions of Il Trovatore, Don
Pasquale, and Guillaume Tell with the Wichita Grand Opera as well as Il
Trovatore with the Fort Worth Opera.
Lisa Reid Young Artist
Ryan Stoll, bass-baritone
Don Bartolo, The Barber of Seville
Ryan Stoll spent summer 2014 singing Superintendent
Budd in Albert Herring at the Brevard Music Center. In
2013 he was an Apprentice Artist at Opera in the Ozarks
where he sang Dr. Dulcamara in The Elixir of Love as well
The Bonze in Madame Butterfly. Ryan graduated with his
bachelors in vocal performance from the University of
North Texas where he sang many roles including Frère Laurent in Roméo et
Juliette and Judge Turpin in Sweeney Todd. In the fall Ryan will be
attending the Boston Conservatory.
Peter Scott Oberdorf Scholar
Michael Vlach, tenor
Dr. Caius, Falstaff
Jean Valjean, Les Misérables
Michael Vlach is a 23-year-old tenor hailing from Kansas
City, Missouri. He recently completed his MBA at Stetson
University, where he also earned his B.M. While at
Stetson, Michael studied with Dr. Craig Wood Maddox,
Mrs. Mollie Rich, and Dr. Jamison Walker. Among his
recently performed roles are Maximillian in Candide, and the title roles in
both Il Ritorno d’Ulisse in Patria and Idomeneo. Next year Michael is
moving to Bloomington, Indiana to pursue an M.M. at the Jacobs School of
Music studying under Carlos Montanè.
Thomas West, baritone
Baritone, The Ugly Duckling
Rapunzel’s Prince, Into the Woods
Baritone Thomas West, from Lookout Mountain,
Tennessee, is a rising sophomore, currently pursuing his
bachelor's degree at The Juilliard School, where he
studies under Marlena Malas. This past summer Mr. West
made his Kennedy Center debut as a 2014 Presidential
Scholar in the Arts while also portraying Marius in Les
Misérables at The Chattanooga Theatre Centre. Other career highlights
include awards from the Music Teachers National Association, the American
Prize, and NPR's From the Top.
Hattie Mae Lesley Foundation Young Artist
Kyle White, baritone
Figaro, The Barber of Seville
Since starting his collegiate education in Tuba
Performance, Kyle White has since switched majors and
completed his first year in vocal performance. In the
2014-2015 academic year, he was seen in the chorus for
MSU's fall production of Mozart's Cosí fan tutte, received
first place in the Michigan NATS competition, as well as
the Young Artist award from the Harold Haugh Competition. He is attending
Michigan State University pursuing his Bachelor's Degree with Melanie
Helton. Darren K. Woods Scholar
Marie Smithwick, mezzo-soprano
Meg Page, Falstaff
The Witch, Into the Woods
Marie Smithwick, a native of Charleston, South Carolina,
is thrilled to return to Seagle Music Colony for her second
summer. She recently completed her junior year at
Florida State University, where she studies with tenor Dr.
Chuck Chandler. Marie made her operatic debut in the
spring of 2013 as Beggar Woman in Florida State Opera's production of
Sweeney Todd. She has also appeared as Oberon in Britten's A Midsummer
Night's Dream, Hansel in Hansel and Gretel, La Suora Zelatrice in Suor
Angelica, King Pellinore in Camelot, and Shirley Kaplan in Street Scene with
the Florida State Opera. Other performances this year included Nero in
L'incoronazione di Poppea, Countess Geschwitz in Lulu, and Anita in West
Side Story, which were showcased in the FSU Opera Scenes Program. At
SMC last summer, Marie sang Mrs. McLean in Susannah and Consuelo in
West Side Story. Ann Durney Young Artist
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