The Passion of Mary Cardwell Dawson Digital Program
Overview
The Passion of Mary Cardwell Dawson is a new play with music, celebrating the founder of the historic and groundbreaking National Negro Opera Company and starring acclaimed mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves in the title role. The work, written by Mark Twain Award-winning playwright and librettist, Sandra Seaton, includes selections from the repertory of the National Negro Opera Company and original music composed by Carlos Simon.
“Madame Dawson was an arts pioneer, a woman of many firsts, whose remarkable story had been all but forgotten until recently. Mary Cardwell Dawson broke through incredible barriers to give voice to singers of color, creating opportunities that eventually brought them to major American opera house stages for the first time. It is an honor to champion her story — and that of the National Negro Opera Company she founded in 1941.” — Denyce Graves
“There are countless brilliant Black artists and innovators throughout history whose contributions have been kept in the dark or erased. They are long overdue to be elevated and celebrated, and Mary Cardwell Dawson’s story is chief among them. Her extraordinary accomplishments and advocacy for racial equity in the opera world at the height of the Jim Crow era serve as an inspiration and indication of how much progress we still need to make today. What a gift it is to share Mary Cardwell Dawson’s legacy on stage and enlighten those who need the hope she provides.” — Kimille Howard
70 minutes
This production runs August 5 through August 13, 2021.
Commission and production sponsored by Robert L. Turner
Playwright’s Note
By Sandra Seaton
I knew, from my own family, that there were stories that had not been told. After speaking with Karen Bryan, Mary Cardwell Dawson’s biographer and delving into the life of this remarkable woman, I was fired with the ambition to write a play that would dramatize this world of “unrecorded history,” the world of Mary Cardwell Dawson, a woman whose life story challenges generally held assumptions about African Americans of her era, assumptions about gender roles and the contributions of African Americans to the arts. This play is my tribute to a woman who would not allow herself to be defined by racism but who would instead live fully, dedicated to her art, whatever the obstacles.
During the era of segregation, middle-class white people would rarely come in contact with African Americans who were teachers, doctors, morticians, businesspeople or even more rarely an artistic director of an opera company. Typically, only maids and servants would come to a white family’s home. My family, and many others like them, lived behind the veil in a whole society hidden from view.
In The Passion of Mary Cardwell Dawson, I was channeling my mother, my grandmother and their friends in order to create a world of real people, not bound by racial stereotype, but portrayed in their actual circumstances, a way of life entirely different from views held about African Americans during that era. I ask the audience to help me pull the veil aside, take my hand and enter the world of Mary Cardwell Dawson.
Creators
The Passion of Mary Cardwell Dawson
Play by Sandra Seaton
Original Music by Carlos Simon
Text for Original Music by Sandra Seaton
Musical Direction by Kevin Miller
Commissioned by The Glimmerglass Festival
Cast & Artistic Team
PRINCIPALS | |
Madame Mary Cardwell Dawson | Denyce Graves |
Isabelle | Victoria Lawal* |
Phoebe | Mia Athey* |
Frank | Jonathan Pierce Rhodes* |
MUSIC STAFF | |
Music Director/PianistPrincipal Coach | Kevin Miller |
PRODUCTION PERSONNEL | |
Director | Kimille Howard |
Set Designer | Peter Davison |
Costume Designer | Jessica Jahn |
Lighting Designer | Amith Chandrashaker |
Sound Designer | Andrew Harper |
Hair & Makeup Designer | Cassie Williams |
Production Stage Manager | Dustin Z West |
Supertitles | Kelley Rourke |
Assistant Director | Ian Silverman* |
Assistant Stage Manager | Kayla Uribe |
*Denotes Member of Young Artists Program |
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The Work of Remembering
Nick Richardson
“Memory is not only a source of information about the past but also a force in creating the future.”
~sociologist Karen Fields, “What One Cannot Remember Mistakenly”
Black history is American history. It intertwines with the histories of all who call America home. With renewed knowledge of our country’s past, numerous Americans have mobilized in recent years to spotlight racial disparities, to challenge accepted historical narratives, and to celebrate Black life. The Festival continues that work this summer by sharing the story of Mary Cardwell Dawson.
We invite you to remember – or perhaps to learn anew – the ongoing history of Black opera with the sources below.
Further Reading on the Web
The home of the National Negro Opera Company will live on. The large Victorian house in Pittsburgh that once served as its headquarters fell into disrepair, but earlier this year owner Jonnet Solomon received a $500,000 grant to revive it. Find out the plans for the future of this historic site in Opera News, and see how Denyce Graves is involved in its restoration in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The house also has its own website with a timeline and a profile of Cardwell Dawson.
A great opera company needs great singers, and the NNOC had major stars on its roster. Soprano Lillian Evanti made a splash as Violetta in the NNOC production of La traviata, performing the role in her own English translation for an audience of 12,000. She had a celebrated career in Europe, becoming the first African-American to perform for a major European opera company (in the title role of Lakmé) before returning home to the U.S. to break down racial barriers. Learn more about her trailblazing life in these profiles from the D.C. History Center and The Washington Post. But don’t just take their word for it – The White House Historical Association has a review of one of Evanti’s concerts from 1932.
You don’t have to travel far to see memorabilia from the National Negro Opera Company; in fact, you can see some artifacts from wherever you access the internet. Peruse the digital archives of the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum for programs, marketing materials, and photographs. The Heinz History Center’s collections include costumes used in NNOC productions.
Canoeing to the concert: The Watergate barge stage in Washington, D.C. floated in the Potomac River for 30 years. Locals sat on the steps of the Watergate and in canoes in the River to hear performances by the NNOC, the National Symphony Orchestra, and others. WETA tells the fascinating history of the Watergate barge, complete with first-hand accounts.
Even before the Civil War, Black singers captured the attention of American audiences. Utah Opera’s timeline of Black opera history starts with soprano Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield in 1851 and ends with the voices of today.
You can keep up with the work of classical African-American singers – both past and present – by joining this public Facebook group: “Famous African-American Singers of Concert and Operatic Literature.”
Audio and Video Resources
Home sweet headquarters: Pittsburgh’s WQED takes you inside the house that not only hosted the National Negro Opera Company, but also welcomed Black luminaries who were denied lodging elsewhere in the city.
Get a “glimpse” of Sandra Seaton’s other works. Seaton is a playwright and librettist who won the Mark Twain Award for Midwestern literature and the Theodore Ward Prize for African-American playwriting. She was Professor of English at Central Michigan University and was the first writer-in-residence at Michigan State University’s College of Law. Her works have been performed at Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, the Library of Congress, and at universities around the country. Last summer, the Festival presented her song cycle on Sally Hemings, a woman enslaved by Thomas Jefferson and also involved with him as his mistress. Watch From the Diary of Sally Hemings and read Seaton’s program note for more insights.
Keep an eye out for Carlos Simon – his star is on the rise. Recently named a recipient of the 2021 Sphinx Medal of Excellence, Simon has fielded commissions from New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Washington National Opera, and many other established companies. He is currently the composer-in-residence at The Kennedy Center and was previously a Composer Fellow at the Sundance Film Festival. Get to know Simon and his music in this early interview from the American Composers Orchestra.
Spot the talent: Opera News’s “Amplify Black Voices 2021” Spotify playlist features a range of Black vocalists, from pop favorites Sam Cooke and Ella Fitzgerald, to stage legends Josephine Baker and Audra McDonald, to opera leaders Leontyne Price and Lawrence Brownlee. Also included are notable Black instrumentalists such as Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and John Coltrane.
Discrimination never made her diminuendo: After being barred from booking Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. due to the color of her skin, Black contralto Marian Anderson took her concert to the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. There, she performed for an audience of 75,000 people on April 9, 1939. PBS released a new documentary on Anderson earlier this year. Chapter 1 of Voice of Freedom is available for free; PBS Passport holders can log in to watch the full film. (More resources on Anderson, including clips and articles, are available on the Voice of Freedom website.)
For the Bookworm
Interdisciplinary scholar Naomi André’s celebrated book Black Opera: History, Power, Engagement is a deep dive into the Black artists and Black audiences of opera then and now. Her book reveals truths about race and gender, and showcases opera’s power to represent and even liberate. Hear about André’s book in her own words in this blog post from San Francisco Opera. (Festival Connection: André discusses Seaton’s From the Diary of Sally Hemings in the book.)
André is also one of the editors (with Karen M. Bryan and Eric Saylor) of Blackness in Opera. This collection of scholarly essays covers racial representation in operas both well-known (like Porgy and Bess) and less familiar (such as William Grant Still’s Blue Steel).
Can you name 32 Black female opera singers? Find a copy of And So I Sing: African-American Divas of Opera and Concert by violinist and author Rosalyn M. Story, and keep your favorite music streaming service open so you can hear these divas in action.
Black bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green is a Metropolitan Opera contest winner and a true opera star, though at one point he experienced time in a juvenile detention center. Author and journalist Daniel Bergner’s biography of Green is a “rigorous examination of the institutional forces that shape Green’s life,” as reviewer Anjali Enjeti writes. Check out the New York Times bestseller Sing for Your Life: A Story of Race, Music, and Family.
Classical music as a path to social acceptance: After the Reconstruction Era, groups of African Americans achieved excellence in opera, symphonies, and other classical, white-dominated forms. This work was part of a larger strategy of advocacy called racial uplift ideology. Racial Uplift and American Music, 1878-1943 by music professor Lawrence Schenbeck chronicles the development of this ideology and its impact on American music and culture.
In Spirituals and the Birth of a Black Entertainment Industry, scholar Sandra Jean Graham traces the Black spiritual from slavery to its use in 19th-century musical entertainments, such as minstrel shows, vaudeville, and plays. Its growing popularity started an industry of performing and selling these songs for both Black and white audiences. (Learn more in this essay by Graham for Zócalo Public Square.)
Talk about a multi-hyphenate artist: Harry T. Burleigh helped immortalize Black spirituals as a music arranger, composer, singer, vocal coach, and more. He was also the first African-American to write a significant body of art songs. Ethnomusicologist Jean E. Snyder captures Burleigh’s life and his sociopolitical context in her book Harry T. Burleigh: From the Spiritual to the Harlem Renaissance.
Dr. Karen Bryan, an independent scholar and former Professor of Musicology at University of South Florida, is in the final stages of working on a book on Mary Cardwell Dawson and the National Negro Opera Company. Look for her book sometime next year.
Company Credits
Administration |
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Company Leadership | ||
Artistic & General Director | Francesca Zambello | |
Music Director & Conductor | Joseph Colaneri | |
Executive Director | Andrea Lyons | |
Director of Accounting | Karen Flanagan | |
Director of Artistic Administration | Amra Catovic | |
Acting Director of Artistic Administration | Gail P. Luna | |
Director of Communications | Brittany Lesavoy | |
Director of Company Management | Merritt Schifano | |
Director of Development | Caryn Reeves | |
Director of Production | Abby Rodd | |
Dramaturg | Kelley Rourke | |
Advisor to the EDI Committee and Coordinator for EDI Initiatives | Jessica Jahn | |
Artistic Advisor | Eric Owens | |
Head of Stage Movement & Choreography | Eric Sean Fogel | |
Director of Young Artists Program | Allen Perriello | |
Head of Music Staff | Christopher Devlin | |
Administration & Operations | ||
Assistant to Francesca Zambello | Dianne Ciano | |
Production/Communications Assistant | Wyatt Nyman | |
Information Technology Manager | Austin Bloomfield | |
Finance | ||
Accounting Associate | Frederick Fall | |
Finance Advisor/Payroll & HR Manager | Tammy Crossway | |
Auditors | Grossman St. Amour, Certified Public Accountants, PLLC | |
Legal Counsel | Whiteman, Osterman & Hanna LLP, M. Anne O’Connel | |
Development | ||
Development Officer | Mark Conchie | |
Development Officer | Amy Tompkins | |
Development Assistant | Kathy Buck | |
Development Assistant | Jessica Montgomery | |
Development Assistant | Lauren Taylor | |
Advancement Advisor | Joan Desens | |
Artistic Administration | ||
Music Operations Manager | Emmet Sellars | |
Artistic Associate | Justin E. Bell | |
Music Librarian | Kristen Butcher | |
Scheduling Manager | Meg Morrill | |
Orchestra Personnel Manager | Jerry Bryant | |
Piano Technician | Eric Mazarak | |
Music Staff | Kirill Kuzmin | |
Music Staff | Kevin J. Miller | |
Music Staff | Grant Wenaus | |
Communications | ||
Communications Associate | Mykai Eastman | |
Communications Associate | Charlotte Maskelony | |
Photographer | Karli Cadel | |
Videographer | Lucas Godlewski | |
Marketing Consultant | NeverDark | |
Graphic Designer | Katherine Ehle | |
Website Design | Gameflow Interactive | |
Box Office | ||
Box Office Manager | Liz Diamond | |
Box Office Staff | Nikki Golebiowski | |
Box Office Staff | Connor Lange | |
Box Office Staff | Madeline Jane Malinowski | |
Company Management | ||
Company Administration Manager | Rebecca Gill | |
Company Management Administrator | Matthew Sycle | |
Company Management Supervisor | Erin Cluckie | |
Company Management Supervisor | Rachael Ellis | |
Company Management Supervisor | Matthew van Bruggen | |
Housekeeping Staff | Jessie LaBudde | |
Housing Coordinator | Jeffery Wilcox | |
Facilities | ||
Facilities Supervisor | Leon Roseboom | |
Assistant Facilities Supervisor | Bill Fort | |
Facilities Staff | Sheldon Jacobson | |
Facilities Staff | Elijah Jordan | |
Facilities Staff | Jeffrey Salamone | |
Facilities Staff | Connor Scheffler | |
Front of House | ||
Patron Experience Manager | Christian Schaefer | |
Assistant Patron Services Manager | Sydney Wunder | |
Lawn Leader | Susan Boss | |
Lawn Leader | Sarah Cohea | |
Lawn Leader | Mary Sisson Eibs | |
Lawn Leader | Samuel Evans | |
Lawn Leader | Leigha Ashley Hall | |
Lawn Leader | Max Montgomery | |
Lawn Leader | Nathaniel C Savoie | |
Lawn Leader | Nasim Vargha | |
Parking | ||
Parking Manager & Operations Assistant | Lizzy Mott | |
Parker | Emma Alicajic | |
Parker | Liz Burr | |
Parker | Brooke Cavaco | |
Parker | Jacob Colta | |
Parker | Burr Elizabeth | |
Parker | Landon Hamilton | |
Parker | Dakoda Kell House | |
Parker | Brandon Lundy | |
Parker | Jessica Lundy | |
Parker | Sarah Mancuso | |
Parker | Molli McCarty | |
Parker | Jessica Montgomery | |
Parker | Evan Osterberg | |
Parker | Liz Osterberg | |
Parker | Maya Pandit | |
Parker | Jillian E. Rockwell | |
Parker | Chris Salamone | |
Parker | Jeffery Salamone | |
Parker | Julia Salamone | |
Parker | Leanne Smith | |
Parker | Diann Tompkins | |
Parker | Sean Webster | |
Production |
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Production Administration | ||
Production Coordinator | Erica Ayala | |
Production Administrator | Mary Emily Landers | |
Production Administrator | Vanessa Toro | |
Meteorologist | Jason Cadwalader | |
Audio/Video | ||
A/V Coordinator | Joel T. Morain | |
Assistant A/V Engineer | Alex Loving | |
A/V A1 | Elyssa Kohen | |
A/V Staff | Tate Abdullah | |
A/V Staff | Colin Kless | |
A/V Staff | Ally Lenihan | |
Costumes | ||
Costume Director | Deborah L Shippee | |
Associate Costume Director | Lynne Hinman | |
Costume Administrator | Peter J. Orkiszewski | |
Costume Administrative Coordinator | Daphnee McMaster | |
Costume Shopper | Nicole M DeLucia | |
Draper | Ellen Danforth | |
Draper | Erica S Fire | |
First Hand | Isabella Dixon | |
First Hand | Samantha Shields | |
Stitcher | Sara Busch | |
Stitcher | Aubrey Dearen | |
Stitcher | Connor Sullivan | |
Stitcher | Jenna Travis | |
Costume Crafts | ||
Crafts Manager | Danielle Jordan | |
Crafts Assistant Manager | Kirsten Walsh | |
Costume Crafts Artisan | Molly Doan | |
Dramaturgy | ||
Assistant Dramaturg/Titles Operator | Nick Richardson | |
Design | ||
Costume Designer – The Magic Flute, Songbird, Il Trovatore | Christelle Matou | |
Costume Designer – The Passion of Mary Cardwell Dawson | Jessica Jahn | |
Lighting Designer – The Passion of Mary Cardwell Dawson | Amith Chandrashaker | |
Lighting Designer – The Magic Flute, To The World | Mark McCullough | |
Lighting Designer – Songbird, Il Trovatore, Gods and Mortals | Robert Wierzel | |
Set Designer – 2021 Season | Peter J. Davison | |
Sound Designer – 2021 Season | Andrew Harper | |
Assistant Costume Designer – The Passion of Mary Cardwell Dawson | Jasmine Canjura | |
Assistant Costume Designer – Il Trovatore | Heather C. Freedman | |
Assistant Costume Designer – Songbird | Brynne Oster-Bainnson | |
Assistant Costume Designer – The Magic Flute | Megan Rutherford | |
Assistant Lighting Designer – Songbird, Il Trovatore, Gods and Mortals | Eric Norbury | |
Assistant Lighting Designer – The Magic Flute, To The World | Avi Sheehan | |
Assistant Set Designer – 2021 Season | Jimmy Rotondo | |
Assistant Sound Designer – 2021 Season | Norman “Boomer” Bardo | |
Producer – The Knock | Tonya McKinny | |
Director of Photography – The Knock | Ryan McKinny | |
Costume Designer – The Knock | Trevor Bowen | |
Director of Photography – On Trac|< | Lucas Godlewski | |
Hair & Makeup | ||
Hair & Makeup Designer/Supervisor | Cassie Janay Ann Williams | |
Hair & Makeup Assistant Supervisor | Caroline Schettler | |
Lighting & Electrics | ||
Lighting Director | Stoli Stolnack | |
Lighting Supervisor | Sydney Becker | |
Production Electrician | Josh Taylor | |
Assistant Production Electrician | Jake Roberts | |
Staff Electrician | Aaron Gubler | |
Staff Electrician | Bryson Kiser | |
Staff Electrician | Marina Oakley | |
Paints | ||
Scenic Charge | Sasha Glinski | |
Scenic Artist | Lydia Jane Anderson | |
Scenic Artist | Carleigh Wagner | |
Props | ||
Properties Manager | Erik Lindquist | |
Properties Manager | Connor M O’Leary | |
Prop Shop Foreman | Emily Tabler | |
Props Artisan | Emily Davis | |
Props Artisan | Chloe Scheel | |
Props Artisan | Belle Smith | |
Scenery | ||
Technical Director | Ross Rundell | |
Assistant Technical Director- Scenery | Kyle Ludwig | |
Lead Carpenter | Allison Spanyer | |
Staff Carpenter | Aaron Graham | |
Staff Carpenter | Emily Hill | |
Staff Carpenter | Jason Neighbour | |
Staff Carpenter | Dylan Stratton | |
Staff Carpenter | Meredith C Wilcox | |
Staff Rigger | Matthew Beecher | |
Safety | ||
Safety Manager | Josh Carroll | |
Assistant Safety Coordinator | James Bleecker Jr. | |
Stage Management | ||
Production Stage Manager | Dustin Z West | |
Stage Manager | Alex W. Seidel | |
Assistant Stage Manager | Danielle Ranno | |
Assistant Stage Manager | Sarah Stark | |
Assistant Stage Manager | Kayla Uribe | |
Stage Operations | ||
Assistant Technical Director- Stage Operations | Katie Kahut | |
Assistant Stage Ops Manager | Val Partenheimer | |
Assistant Stage Ops Manager | Sam Spear | |
Stage Ops Staff | Kacey Bradshaw | |
Stage Ops Staff | Shannon Dodson | |
Stage Ops Staff | Manuel Marroquin | |
Stage Ops Staff | Dana Sokolov | |
Wardrobe | ||
Wardrobe Manager | Rebecca Christian | |
Assistant Wardobe Manager | Elsa Bean | |
Assistant Wardobe Manager | Hannah Gabriel | |
Wardrobe Staff | Mollie Lipkowitz | |
Wardrobe Staff | Victoria Lowell | |
Wardrobe Staff | Ashlynn Swauger | |
Wardrobe Staff | Amanda Winters | |
Orchestra |
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Violin | ||
Concertmaster | Ruotao Mao | |
Associate Concertmaster, Acting Concertmaster MUS, Acting Principal Second Violin (KNO) | Heather Wittels | |
Assistant Concertmaster | Raymond Zoeckler | |
Section Violin, Acting Principal Second Violin (WAG), Acting Associate Concertmaster (FLU) | Fritz V. Krakowski | |
Section Violin, Acting Principal Second Violin (TRO), Acting Assistant Concertmaster (FLU) | Sasha Margolis | |
Section Violin, Acting Principal Second Violin (MUS) | Joseph Lorang | |
Section Violin, Acting Principal Second Violin (FLU), Acting Assistant Concertmaster (WAG) | Esther Sanders | |
Section Violin, Acting Associate Concertmaster (MUS) | Michael Cleveland | |
Section Violin | Jennifer Reuning Myers | |
Section Violin | Ann-Marie Barker Schwartz | |
Section Violin | Elizabeth Silver | |
Section Violin | Ubaldo Valli | |
Viola | ||
Principal Viola | Katrina Smith | |
Section Viola, Acting Principal Viola (TRO) | Alexandra VandeGeijn | |
Section Viola | Megan Newman Dyer | |
Section Viola | Dee Dee Fancher | |
Section Viola | Christine Ims | |
Cello | ||
Principal Cello | Janet Nepkie | |
Section Cello, Acting Principal Cello MUS, KNO | Ruth Berry | |
Section Cello, Acting Principal Cello WAG | Benjamin Whittenburg | |
Section Cello | Susan Ruzow Debronsky | |
Bass | ||
Principal Bass | David Irvin | |
Section Bass, Acting Principal Bass FLU | Jon Pascolini | |
Flute | ||
Principal Flute | Yevgeny Faniuk | |
Flute 2 | Linda Greene | |
Oboe | ||
Principal Oboe | Eileen Whalen | |
Acting Principal Oboe | Nancy Dimock | |
Substitute Oboe 2 | Karen Hosmer | |
Clarinet | ||
Principal Clarinet | Pascal Archer | |
Clarinet 2 | Thomas Slavinsky | |
Substitute Clarinet 2 | KeriAnn DiBari-Oberle | |
Bassoon | ||
Principal Bassoon | Spencer F. Phillips | |
Bassoon 2, Acting Principal Bassoon (KNO) | Mark Timmerman | |
Substitue Bassoon 2 | Daniel Hane | |
Horn | ||
Principal Horn | Dan Wions | |
2nd Horn | Martin Burki | |
4th Horn | Aaron Brask | |
Trumpet | ||
Principal Trumpet | Jerry Bryant | |
Trumpet 2 | Ben Aldridge | |
Trombone | ||
Principal Trombone | Greg Spiridopoulos | |
Trombone 2 | Dan Martin | |
Trombone 3/Bass Trombone | Frank Meredith | |
Tuba | ||
Principal Tuba |
David Saltzman | |
Acting Principal Tuba | Brendan Ige | |
Timpani | ||
Principal Timpani | Matthew Kibort | |
Percussion | ||
Principal Percussion | Matthew McClung | |
Section Percussion, Acting Principal Percussion (TRO, MUS) | Jeffrey D Grubbs | |
Guitar/Lute | ||
Principal Guitar/Lute | Michael Leopold | |
Harp | ||
Principal Harp | André Tarantiles | |
Vocalists & Pianists |
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Coaches | ||
Chorus Master/Music Staff | Katherine Kozak | |
English Diction Coach | Kathryn LaBouff | |
Youth Chorus Master | Aurelia Andrews | |
Artists in Residence | ||
Artist in Residence | William Burden | |
Artist in Residence | Isabel Leonard | |
Artist in Residence | Eric Owens | |
Guest Artists | ||
Guest Artist | Raehann Bryce-Davis | |
Guest Artist | Denyce Graves | |
Guest Artist | Ian Koziara | |
Guest Artist | Gregory Kunde | |
Guest Artist | Michael Mayes | |
Guest Artist | Latonia Moore | |
Guest Artist | Alexandria Shiner | |
Guest Artist | Amanda Castro | |
Members of the Young Artists Program | ||
Young Artist | Mia Athey | |
Young Artist | Maire Therese Carmack | |
Young Artist | Armando Contreras | |
Young Artist | Aaron Crouch | |
Young Artist | Ron Dukes | |
Young Artist | Dmitry Glivinskiy | |
Young Artist | Kamna Gupta | |
Young Artist | Spencer Hamlin | |
Young Artist | Mary-Hollis Hundley | |
Young Artist | Aaron Jacob Keeney | |
Young Artist | Victoria Lawal | |
Young Artist | Kameron Lopreore | |
Young Artist | Emily Misch | |
Young Artist | Peter Morgan | |
Young Artist | Michael Pandolfo | |
Young Artist | Alison Pogorelc | |
Young Artist | Jonathan Pierce Rhodes | |
Young Artist | Lisa Marie Rogali | |
Young Artist | Stephanie Sanchez | |
Young Artist | Ian Silverman | |
Young Artist | Ariana Warren | |
Young Artist | Helen Zhibing Huang |
The Passion of Mary Cardwell Dawson Credits
The Passion of Mary Cardwell Dawson was commissioned and sponsored by Robert L. Turner.
Sandra Seaton sends special thanks to Naomi André, Karen Bryan, Elizabeth Queener, George Shirley, and her Children.
Dress for Ms. Graves constructed by Donna Langman, New York, NY.
Additional musical selections from La traviata (Verdi/Piave) La favorite (Donizetti/ Royer and Vaëz), and Carmen (Bizet/Meilhac and Halévy).
Company Sponsors & Gifts
The Glimmerglass experience is made possible through the generosity of donors who share our commitment to the development of emerging talent, imaginative productions, and stimulating cultural and educational programs. We take this opportunity to thank and recognize those individuals who have made gifts of $100 or more to The Glimmerglass Festival during our 2020 fiscal year (October 1, 2019-September 30, 2020) or thus far this year (October 1, 2020-June 30, 2021). Space limitations do not permit us to list contributions under $100, but to these good friends and all of our supporters we extend our most sincere gratitude.
To learn more about privileges and benefits associated with giving to Glimmerglass – as well as designated opportunities, such as sponsoring a production, a principal singer, an intern, a second stage program, an education project or a Young Artist – please call The Glimmerglass Festival Development Department at (607) 547-0700, ext. 238 or ext. 212.
2021 Glimmerglass Merchandise
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