UMS Concert Program, December 17,1982: International Presentations Of Music & Dance -- Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre

Season: 104th
Concert: Twenty-first
Power Center For The Performing Arts Ann Arbor, Michigan

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THE UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
PATRICIA WILDE Artistic Director
Eugene Tanner
General Manager
Judith E. Borsher
Business and Finance Manager
Ottavio DeRosa Music Director
GWYNN ASHTON
Ballet Mistress
MIREILLE LETERRIER KENNETH NICKEL
jo ann McCarthy
WILLIAM STOLAR
MICHAEL ABBITT
CHARLES HAGAN
LISA BRAHAM
HELEN DEXTER TAMAR RACHELLE
Carol Ann Adams Tom Barkes Sloane Barno Brian Bloomquist Natalia Botha Kenneth Braso Lynn Elizabeth Coghill Laura Desiree Holly Goble
Elizabeth Hartwell Regina Helmer Kimberly Horton Scott Jovovich Paul Keller Jay Kirk Ellen Levine Laura Lidral Jaqueline Ly wen Terry Scott Martin
Lona Misserian Ricardo Moyano Barbara Nagel Reva Pincusoff Pandora Robertson Peter Romero David Shimotakahara Ernest Tolentino Donald Van Vleet
' Courtesy of American Ballet Theatre
Friday Evening, December 17,1982, at 8:00
Power Center for the Performing Arts
Ann Arbor, Michigan
The Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre gave its first "Nutcracker" performances in Ann Arbor in 1976 and has returned annually for these Christmas presentations. Including thefour concerts this weekend, the Ballet's "Nutcracker" performances in Power Center total 29.
Twenty-first Concert of the 104th Season
Twelfth Annual Choice Series
THE NUTCRACKER
Music by Piotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky
Choreography by Keith J. Martin Costume Design by Henry Heymann Decor by William Pryor Brewer III
ACT I
Scenes 1 and 2
Dr. and Frau Silberhaus and their children, Clara, Fritz, and Louise, are welcoming neighboring families to their Christmas party when the mysterious Herr Drosselmeyer arrives unexpectedly. He has brought gifts for all the children and for Clara a very special gift -a Nutcracker doll dressed as a handsome prince. Fritz jealously grabs the splendid toy and hurls it to the floor, breaking it. Clara is heartbroken but magically Herr Drosselmeyer repairs the Nutcracker doll. The festivities continue until late into the night.
Scenes 3 and 4
After everyone has departed and gone to bed, Clara sneaks back into the living room to be with the Nutcracker doll. She suddenly feels a strange aura in the room, full of faint rustlings and a growing concert of curious noises. Magically the mice grow to gigantic proportions as does the room and the Christmas tree. Clara is terrified until the Nutcracker appears life-size and with his army of soldiers engages the mice in a fierce battle. He wins the battle and as he turns victoriously to Clara, she sees that he isn't a wooden doll but a handsome cavalier. With a flourish he invites Clara to journey with him to the Kingdom of Snow, a land of glittering crystal and ice.
INTERMISSION
ACT II
Clara and her cavalier continue their journey to the Kingdom of Sweets where Herr Drossel?meyer introduces them to a court full of confections from many lands dancing just for them -chocolate from Spain, coffee from Arabia, tea from China, and other tasty treats. Clara suddenly finds herself transformed into a grown-up ballerina, the Sugar Plum Fairy, and she and her cavalier dance a beautiful pas de deux. The whole kingdom joins with Clara and her cavalier in a grand finale and pay homage to the couple as they continue on their journey to the Kingdom of Enchantment.
CAST (in order of appearance)
Lamplighter............................................................Ernest Tolentino
Chestnut Man ..............................................................Torn Barkcs
Ruffians .......................................Michael Abbitt, Scott Jovovich, Paul Keller
Parents........................................Carol Ann Adams, Lynn Elizabeth Coghill,
Jaqueline Lywen, Barbara Nagel, Tom Barkes,
Kenneth Braso, Scott Jovovich,
Ernest Tolentino (Fri., Sat. eve.. Sun.)
Children ...........................................Elizabeth Hartwell, Kimberly Horten,
Ellen Levine (Fri., Sat. mat.),
Regina Helmer (Sat. eve.. Sun.),
Scott Jovovich, Paul Keller, Ricardo Moyano
Herr Drosselmeyer ..........................................Brian Bloomquist (Fri., Sun.),
Jay Kirk (Sat.)
Herr Silberhaus ...........................................................peter Romero
Frau Silberhaus............................................................Hclen Dexter
Clara ....................................................jo Ann McCarthy (Fri., Sun.),
Tamar Rachelle (Sat. mat.), Mircille Leterrier (Sat. eve.)
Fritz ................................................Terry Scott Martin (Fri., Sat. mat.),
Charles Hagan (Sat. eve., Sun.)
Louise ..................................................Regina Helmer (Fri., Sat. mat.),
Lisa Braham (Sat. eve., Sun.)
Grandfather........................................................Charles Hagan (Fri.),
Michael Abbitt (Sat. mat., Sun.), Terry Scott Martin (Sat. eve.)
Grandmother ...............................................Lisa Braham (Fri., Sat. mat.).
Pandora Robertson (Sat. eve., Sun.)
Bear ....................................................Michael Abbitt (Fri., Sat. eve.),
Charles Hagan (Sat. mat.), Terry Scott Martin (Sun.)
Servants ...................................Laura Lidral & Lona Misscrian (Fri., Sat. mat.),
Holly Goble & Natalia Botha (Sat. eve., Sun.),
Donald Van Vleet (all performances),
Jay Kirk (Fri., Sun.), Brian Bloomquist (Sat.)
Nutcracker..........................................Kenneth Nickel (Fri., Sat. eve., Sun.),
Ernest Tolentino (Sat. mat.)
Mouse King ..............................................................Peter Romero
Mice.............................Carol Ann Adams, Sloane Barno, Lynn Elizabeth Coghill,
Laura Desiree, Elizabeth Hartwell, Regina Helmer,
Kimberly Horten, Ellen Levine, Laura Lidral,
Jaqueline Lywen, Lona Misserian, Barbara Nagel,
Reva Pincusoff, Pandora Robertson
Soldiers ......................................Tom Barkes, Kenneth Braso, Scott Jovovich,
Paul Keller, Ricardo Moyano,
David Shimotakahara, Donald Van Vleet,
Ernest Tolentino (Fri., Sat. eve., Sun.)
Cavalier ...........................................Kenneth Nickel (Fri., Sat. eve., Sun.),
Ernest Tolentino (Sat. mat.)
Snowlakes ............................................Lisa Braham & Carol Ann Adams,
Sloane Barno, Natalia Botha, Lynn Elizabeth Coghill,
Laura Desiree, Holly Goble, Elizabeth Hartwell,
Regina Helmer, Kimberly Horten, Ellen Levine,
Laura Lidral, Jaqueline Lywen, Lona Misserian,
Barbara Nagcl, Reva Pincusoff, Pandora Robertson
Sleigh Bearers ............................................Paul Keller & Donald Van Vleet
Spanish.................................................Reva Pincusoff & Peter Romero,
Carol Ann Adams, Laura Lidral, Kenneth Braso, Ricardo Moyano
Arabian .....................................................Lisa Braham & Tom Barkes
Chinese ...................................Natalia Botha, Holly Goble, Terry Scott Martin
Russian .................................................Michael Abbitt (Fri., Sat. mat.),
Charles Hagan (Sat. eve.), Terry Scott Martin (Sun.)
Shepherd and Shepherdesses ..............................Elizabeth Hartwell, Regina Helmer,
Charles Hagan (Fri., Sat. mat.), Michael Abbitt (Sat. eve.. Sun.)
Waltz of the Flowers...............................Mireille Leterrier & Scott Jovovich (Fri.),
Jo Ann McCarthy & Scott Jovovich (Sat. mat.),
Tamar Rachelle & Ernest Tolentino (Sat. eve.),
Mireille Leterrier & Ernest Tolentino (Sun.)
Carol Ann Adams, Sloane Barno, Lynn Elizabeth Coghill,
Laura Desiree, Holly Goble, Kimberly Horten,
Ellen Levine, Laura Lidral, Jaqueline Lywen,
Lona Misscrian, Barbara Nagcl, Pandora Robertson
Grand Pas de Deux Sugar Plum Fairy (Clara) and her Cavalier
Finale ..................................................................Full Company
Ninetieth Ann Arbor May Festival
Four concerts in Hill Auditorium, Wednesday-Saturday, April 27-30
The Philadelphia Orchestra Riccardo Muti, Music Director & Conductor
The Festival Chorus Theo Alcantara, Guest Conductor
Krystian ZiMERMAN.Pitffmf Mary Burgess, Soprano
Gidon Kremer. Violinist Rockwell Blake, Tenor
Carlos Montoya. Guitarist ]? Patrick Raftery, Baritone
Wednesday -Muti and Zimerman: Liszt: Les Preludes; Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 2; Prokofiev: "Romeo and Juliet," Suites I and II
Thursday -Muti and Kremer: Mendelssohn: "Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage" Overture; Schumann: Violin Concerto; Brahms: Symphony No. 2
Friday -Alcantara, Montoya, Festival Chorus, Burgess, Blake, Raftery: Wagner: "Rienzi" Overture; Montoya: "Suite Flamenca"; Orff: "Carmina Burana"
Saturday -Muti, all orchestral: Verdi: "I Vespri Siciliani" Overture; Schumann: Symphony No. 4; Schubert: Symphony No. 9 ("The Great")
Series ticket orders now being accepted: $65, $50, $40, $30.
Gift Certificates Available for Holiday Giving
Guarneri String Quartet .....................................Sun. Jan. 9
Tamburitzans Folk Ensemble ..................................Sat. Jan. 15
Santiago Rodriguez, Pianist .................................Thurs. Jan. 27
Marcel Marceau, Mimist ..........................Sat. & Sun. Jan. 29 & 30
HAkan HagegArd. Baritone.....................................Wed. Feb. 9
Guarneri String Quartet ....................................Sun. Feb. 13
Pilobolus Dance Theatre .........................Tues. & Wed. Mar. 1 & 2
Belgian Chamber Orchestra and
Miha Pogacnik, Violinist......................................Fri. Mar. 4
Dresden StaatskapelleHerbert Blomstedt.....................Sun. Mar. 6
Ballet Folclorico Nacional de Mexico.......................Tues. Mar. 8
Ali Akbar Khan, Sarod.....................................Thurs. Mar. 10
I Solisti Aquilani and
Gary Karr, Double Bassist....................................Sat. Mar. 12
Faculty Artists Concert (free admission)......................Sun. Mar. 13
Boston Symphony OrchestraSeiji Ozawa.....................Wed. Mar. 16
New Irish Chamber Orchestra and
James Galway, FlutistDirector .................................Fri. Mar. 18
Murray Perahia, Pianist ....................................Thurs. Mar. 24
Michael Lorimer, Guitarist ....................................Sat. Mar. 26
Fitzwilliam String Quartet....................................Fri. Apr. 8
Chicago Symphony OrchestraGeorg Solti..................Thurs. Apr. 14
Joffrey II Dancers ..............................Tues. & Wed. Apr. 19 & 20
90th Annual May Festival............................Wed.-Sat. Apr. 27-30
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