# Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra at Miner Auditorium, April 17, 2015

[Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra](http://www.philharmonia.org/april-2015/) presents [Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra](http://www.philharmonia.org/)  
2015-04-17  
[Miner Auditorium](http://www.sfjazz.org/center)  
[SFJAZZ Center, 205 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=SFJAZZ+Center,+205+Franklin+St,+San+Francisco,+CA&hl=en)  
8:00 PM, Friday, April 17, 2015

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## Tentative Program

Rossini: _La cambiale di matrimonio_ (The Marriage Contract)

## Set One: Mozart Songs and Dances

[7:58 PM tuning, lights turn down v-e-r-y s--l--o--w--l--y]  
[8:00 PM long (tedious) speech by Kay Sprinkel Grace]

all works this set by Wolfgang A. Mozart (1756-1791)

01. [8:09 PM] Overture in D Major, K. 106 >>
02. [8:10 PM] “Per questa bella mano”, K.612 (1791)  
featuring Anthony Reed: bass vox; and Kristin Zoernig: contrabass.
03. [8:18 PM] Contredanse No. 1 in D Major, K. 106
04. [8:19 PM] “Nehmt meinen Dank”, K.383 (1782)  
featuring Julie Adams: soprano vox.
05. [8:22 PM] Contredanse No. 2 in A Major, K. 106
06. [8:23 PM] “Con un vezzo all’Italiana” from _La finta giardiniera_, Act II, No.14 Aria, K. 196 (1775)  
featuring Edward Nelson: baritone vox.
07. [8:28 PM] Contredanse No. 3 in B-flat Major, K. 106
08. [8:29 PM] “Dite almeno, in che mancai”, K. 479 (1785)  
featuring Julie Adams: soprano vox; Edward Nelson: baritone vox; Anthony Reed: bass vox; Brian Thorsett: tenor vox.  
[set ends 8:35 PM; all off after a minute or so]

## Set Two: Rossini: La cambiale di matrimonio (The Marriage Contract)

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868): _La cambiale di matrimonio_ (The Marriage Contract, 1810)

[8:56 PM tuning, lights down]

01. [8:57 PM] Sinfonia
02. [9:03 PM] Scene I
03. [9:14 PM] Scene II
04. [9:21 PM] Scene III
05. [9:26 PM] Scene IV
06. [9:38 PM] Scene V
07. [9:42 PM] Scene VI
08. [9:50 PM] Scene VII
09. [9:59 PM] Finale  
[show ends 10:12 PM; all off after a few minutes for applause and bows]

### Dramatis Personae

* [Jacqueline Piccolino](http://www.jacquelinepiccolino.com/) as _Fanny_, Mill's daughter;
* [Anthony Reed](http://www.anthonyreedbass.com/) as _Norton_, a manservant;
* [Efraín Solís](http://www.efrainsolisbaritone.com/) as _Slook_, a Canadian merchant;
* [Matthew Stump](https://www.linkedin.com/pub/matthew-stump/3a/435/438) as _Tobia Mill_, an English merchant;
* [Brian Thorsett](https://www.facebook.com/pages/Brian-Thorsett-tenor/219376228163838) as _Edward Milfort_, Fanny's fiancé;
* Nian Wang as _Clarina_, a maidservant.

## Performers

### Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

[Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra](http://www.philharmonia.org/)

* Paul Avril: horn;
* Elizabeth Blumenstock: violin;
* Danny Bond: principal bassoon;
* David Daniel Bowes: viola;
* Phoebe Carrai: cello;
* Maria Ionia Caswell: viola;
* Ronny Michael Greenberg: fortepiano;
* Lisa Grodin: violin;
* Paul Hale: cello;
* Diane Heffner: clarinet;
* Eric Hoeprich: principal clarinet;
* R.J. Kelley: principal horn;
* Katherine Kyme: concertmaster, violin;
* Tyler Lewis: violin;
* Noah Lindquist: fortepiano;
* Anthony Martin: principal viola;
* Nicholas McGegan: conductor, music director;
* Carla Moore: principal second violin;
* Maxine Nemerovski: violin;
* Ellie Nishi: viola;
* Gonzalo X. Ruiz: oboe;
* Marc Schachman: principal oboe;
* Janet See: flute;
* William Skeen: cello;
* Timothy Spears: contrabass;
* Laurie Young Stevens: violin;
* Noah Strick: violin;
* Tanya Tomkins: principal cello;
* Kate van Orden: bassoon;
* Jolianne von Einem: violin;
* Lisa Weiss: violin;
* Gabrielle Wunsch: violin;
* Alicia Yang: violin;
* Kristin Zoernig: principal contrabass.

### Soloists from San Francisco Opera Center’s Adler Fellowship Program

* Julie Adams: soprano vox;
* [Ted Huffman](http://www.tedhuffman.com/): director;
* Edward Nelson: baritone vox;
* [Jacqueline Piccolino](http://www.jacquelinepiccolino.com/): soprano vox;
* [Anthony Reed](http://www.anthonyreedbass.com/): bass vox;
* [Efraín Solís](http://www.efrainsolisbaritone.com/): baritone vox;
* [Matthew Stump](https://www.linkedin.com/pub/matthew-stump/3a/435/438): bass-baritone vox;
* [Brian Thorsett](https://www.facebook.com/pages/Brian-Thorsett-tenor/219376228163838): tenor vox;
* Nian Wang: mezzo-soprano vox;

## Notes

Tonight's entertainment was pretty fun -- about what I expected as far as the opera went -- and certainly well worth the money for the balcony ticket (bargain of the year, that!).
I thought it was a little odd that the [Program Notes](http://www.philharmonia.org/wp-content/uploads/Program-Notes-The-Marriage-Contract-April-2015.pdf) omitted any mention of the controversy over the Mozart Contredanses, K. 106 (ca. 1783, or possibly 1790), that served as musical breaks in the first set -- numerous references online list them as spurious, being ascribed to Mozart without convincing proof. Wish I'd read that *before* the show ... probably would have listened more closely so as to be able to offer my two cents on the subject.

And it was fun hanging out in the lobby upstairs after the show -- free drinks and dessert? I'll stick around for that! Many thanks to the sponsors -- the SFGLBQ Freinds of PBO? -- for their generosity in putting on this season-ending celebration and inviting us to share in the party.

Stephen Smoliar posted a [review](http://www.examiner.com/article/philharmonia-baroque-presents-a-program-of-forethoughts-and-afterthoughts) for the Examiner.

Steven Winn posted [review](https://www.sfcv.org/reviews/Philharmonia-Baroque-Orchestra/Philharmonia-Baroque-Seals-a-Delightful-quot-Contract-quot) for SFCV.

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