"Arts, Faculty of"@en . "Music, School of"@en . "DSpace"@en . "UBCV"@en . "Vandertol, Janet Lynn"@en . "2009-11-04T21:00:29Z"@en . "2003"@en . "Master of Music - MMus"@en . "University of British Columbia"@en . "The thesis for the Master of Music degree in Opera consists of the performance of two roles in full opera productions. I performed the role of Countess Hunyani in Franz Lehar's \"The Merry Widow\" on December 12, 2002 and the role of Ludmilla in Bedrich Smetana's \"The Bartered Bride\" on March 9, 2003."@en . "https://circle.library.ubc.ca/rest/handle/2429/14663?expand=metadata"@en . "4368171 bytes"@en . "application/pdf"@en . "ROLES OF COUNTESS HUNYANI IN FRANZ LEHAR'S THE MERRY WIDOW AND LUDMILLA IN BEDRICH SMETANA'S THE BARTERED BRIDE by JANET LYNN VANDERTOL B.Mus., University of B r i t i s h Columbia, 2001 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF MUSIC in THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES (School of Music) We accept t h i s thesis as conforming to the required standard THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA A p r i l 2003 \u00C2\u00AE Janet Lynn Vandertol 2003 ABSTRACT The thesis for the Master of Music degree i n Opera consists of the performance of two roles i n f u l l opera productions. I performed the role of Countess Hunyani i n Franz Lehar's The Merry Widow on December 12, 2002 and the role of Ludmilla i n Bedrich Smetana's The Bartered Bride on March 9, 2003. L i r. /\u00E2\u0080\u00A2; i ' ,\. THE CHAN CENTRE & UBC OPERA PRESENT M M R Y W I D O W FEATURING THE VANCOUVER PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA PERFORMED IN ENGLISH DECEMBER. 12-14,2002 8PM DECEMBER 15, 2002,3PM CHAN CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS NANCY HERMISTON. DIRECTOR RICHARD EPP. CONDUCTOR SUZANNE OUELLETTE. CHOREOGRAPHER TICKETS: ADULTS 520. STUDENTS/SENIORS H4 GROUPS Of 10 OR MORE SI2 EACH AVAILABLE THROUGH TICKETMASTER: IN IfRSON THE CHAN CENTRE BOX OFFIC: ' W W. TIC KE T M A S T E R .CA 'HONE G04 2 3 0 3311 DESIGN BY MIKE RATHIFN MIKE.RATHJEN@TELLJSNFI Synopsis Jlct / Paris, Pontevedrian Embassy While hosting a party, Baron Mirko Zeta, the Pontevedrian envoy, receives a communique from the Fatherland that orders him to ensure that the Pontevedrian widow Hanna Glawari's fortune not become the property of a foreigner through remarriage. Zeta decides that Hanna must marry Count Danilo Danilovich, a Pontevedrian bachelor and nephew to the emperor. Meanwhile, Valencienne, Zeta's young Parisian wife, has a \"talk\" with Camille de Rosillon with whom she is having a flirtation. He writes on her fan \"I love you\". Unfortunately, the fan is left behind and becomes the centre of great intrigue. Hanna arrives at that party with several male admirers in tow. Her millions have made her a desirable catch. Danilo stumbles in from an evening at Maxim's and prompdy falls asleep. Hanna enters the room and discovers her former lover. It quickly develops that their relationship did not end happily and Danilo states that he will never again say to her the words \"I love you\" since it could be misconstrued, as \"I love your money\". Zeta informs Danilo it is his patriotic duty to marry Hanna. A Ladies' Choice dance is announced and once again would-be suitors surround Hanna. She asks Danilo to dance and he offers to sell his dance to the highest bidder and donate the money to charity. This scares off the other men and Hanna and Danilo are left alone to dance together. Intermission Act / / P a r i s , Hanna Glawari's villa, evening of the next day Guests are gathered in the garden where Hanna has promised a real Pontevedrian party full of dancing and special guests. She then offers them the story of the wood nymph Vilia who fell in love with a mortal. Danilo arrives and Zeta informs him that Rosillon may be planning to propose to Hanna. Njegus reveals that Rosillon is in love with a married woman and therefore does not pose a threat. Danilo takes the fan in order to discover the identity of its owner. Hanna greets Danilo and mocks his reaction to her. The gentlemen at the party discuss the proper way to handle women. Hanna returns offering a truce and discovers what Danilo has been ordered to do. Luckily for Valencienne and Camille, Danilo has discarded the fan on which Valencienne adds the words, \"I am a respectable wife\" in the hopes that Camille will finally listen to reason and ask Hanna to marry him. They disappear into the pavilion for a final farewell and are caught by the Baron. Before they can exit, Njegus exchanges Valencienne with Hanna, and another intrigue unfolds. Hanna declares that she has heard the marriage proposition of Rosillon and has accepted it. Danilo furiously relates a story about a wretched young princess who breaks a young prince's heart. Hanna decides this must mean that Danilo loves her and she is determines to get him back. Jlct / / / P a r i s , Hanna Glawari's villa A room in Hanna's villa has been transformed into Maxim's cabaret as part of the evening's entertainment. Frustrated with the problems of his employers Njegus decides that life as a rich man would be paradise. The famous Maxim playgirls entertain the guests with Valencienne in the lead. Another communique arrives from the Fatherland informing Zeta that he and the embassy staff will lose their lives if they are unsuccessful at keeping the Glawari millions in the country. Njegus reveals to Danilo that it wis not in fact Hanna in the pavilion with Camille but Valencienne. Danilo changes his mind about Hanna and he tells her that she cannot marry Camille because she does not love him. The moment of reconciliation is at hand but first Valencienne's actions are revealed to Zeta who declares himself divorced and proposes to Hanna. She, in turn, reveals that a clause in her late husband's will states that should she remarry she would lose her entire fortune. Valencienne begs her husband to read the words on the fan out loud and he discovers that she has not been unfaithful to him. Danilo declares his love for Hanna, and she then discloses the second part of the clause, which states that her money would be \"lost\" to her new husband. All agree that understanding women is difficult. The Cast (PrincipCes December 12 & 14 December 13 & 15 Hanna G-[awari Rhoslyn Jones Maria-Christina Fantini ie Gartnerrn aus L/e&e, Nicolai's TJie Afeiry JV/yes of Windsor, Robert Ward's TJie Crua'6/e and Humperdinck's enchanting tale of childhood, JTanse/ and C7rete/. The Ensemble has also performed Figaro, Tne Magic Mute, Janacek's Tne Cunrubg Z/tt/e Vixen, Gounod's Faust and Strauss' Z?/e F/edeimaus in Europe. Last year, the Ensemble performed an exciting double bill of Puccini's O/ann/ ScA/ccAi and Purcell's L>/do and Aeneas, in addition to a new Christmas production of Lehar's delightful operetta, TAe Aferry Widow. The Ensemble also performed in 2001 with Canadian Heldentenor Ben Heppner, in a special concert at the Chan Centre of the Performing Arts, broadcast on CBC Radio. Since the March 2001 production of TAe Crua'\u00C2\u00A3/eviz.s a co-production with the City Theatre in Usti, Ms. Hermiston was invited to direct its Czech premiere in October 2001 and was accompanied by select students, past and present, who appeared in the production. In the summer of 2002, the Ensemble returned to the Czech Republic and Germany to repeat last summer's successful production of Tne CunningLittle Vixen. In addition, a new production of Massenet's Manon, sung in French, was mounted at the Usti nad Labem City Theatre. Recent performances in Canada include an appearance in 2000 with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra in Vaughn William's Serenade to Afus/c, and a co-production of Monteverdi's //F/tomo dr Cdrsses I/I patria with the Ensemble Ruggiero, sponsored by the Italian Cultural Centre in Vancouver, BC. The Ensemble also toured the Lower Mainland and interior of BC with their children's show, Opera Nignt /n Canaddxn. 2001/2002. Vancouver (phiCharmonic Orchestra Entering its 39th year, the Vancouver Philharmonic Orchestra is a community orchestra offering five concerts a year. The orchestra provides an opportunity for serious amateur musicians to study and perform in the stimulating environment of a full orchestra. After the untimely death of Wallace Leung, our gTeatly missed music director and conductor, the orchestra is searching for a successor. This season promises to be an exciting year of musical collaboration between soloists, guest conductors and the orchestra. Please join us for our remaining season concerts. For our Wallace Leung Memorial Concert on February 22, 2003, soprano Man Hahn and the orchestra will perform works by Faure, Stravinsky, and Barber. The orchestra plays Brahms Symphony No.2. On April 12, 2003, clarinet soloist Karen Noel-Bentley will perform the Weber Clarinet Concerto No.2 with the orchestra. The evening will end with Sibelius' Symphony No. 2. On May 31st, 2002, the season's finale will feature Schumann's A minor piano concerto performed by Carla Dodek. Also on the program is Dvorak's well loved symphony No. 8. (RichmondAcademy of (Dance The Richmond Academy of Dance is a training facility for young Canadian dancers and helps to propel them toward a professional career. Its professional training program is considered to be one of western Canada's finest. The Orchestra Concert Master Etsuo Saito Violin Karina Abe Rodney Blackwell Gayane Bobloyan Kathy Bromley Joan Carne David Clark Jim Dery Barbara Dominik Shirley Dunfield Miriam Gibb Miyako Hewett Chris Kirts Kathryn Lee Barbara Peterson Cheryl Shizgal Viola Deirdre Rogers* Eric Edington-Hryb Amy Grobb Jennifer Montgomery Gillian Taylor Celto Jessica Werb* Irene Dodek Sharon Norman Annelies Reeves Wilrried Schmidt Mary Szendry (Bass A l Cone* Hendrik Greidanus Sean Cronin "Thesis/Dissertation"@en . "2003-05"@en . "10.14288/1.0091274"@en . "eng"@en . "Music"@en . "Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library"@en . "University of British Columbia"@en . "For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use."@en . "Graduate"@en . "Roles of Countess Hunyani in Franz Lehar\u00E2\u0080\u0099s \"The Merry Widow\" and Ludmilla in Bedrich Smetana\u00E2\u0080\u0099s \"The Bartered Bride\""@en . "Text"@en . "http://hdl.handle.net/2429/14663"@en .