Music by
Kevin Puts
Libretto by
Mark Campbell
based on the screenplay by Christian Carion
for the motion picture Joyeux Noël
produced by Nord-Ouest Production
Set Designer
Francis O’Connor
Costume Designer
Kärin Kopischke
Lighting Designer
Marcus Dilliard
Projections Designer
Andrzej Goulding
Sound Designer
C. Andrew Mayer
Wig and MakeupDesigners
Jason Allen & Ronell Oliveri
Conductor
Michael Christie
Stage Director
Eric Simonson
Executive Producers
Kevin Ramach
Patrick Dewane
Produced and Directed by
Joe Brandmeier
The German Side
Nikolaus Sprink
William Burden
Anna Sørensen
Karin Wolverton
Lieutenant Horstmayer
Craig Irvin
Kronprinz, son of Kaiser Wilhelm II
A.J. Glueckert
The Scottish Side
Jonathan Dale
John Robert Lindsey
William Dale, his brother
Michael Nyby
Father Palmer
Troy Cook
Lieutenant Gordon
Gabriel Preisser
British Major
Joseph Beutel
The French Side
Lieutenant Audebert
Liam Bonner
Ponchel, his aide-de-camp
Andrew Wilkowske
French General
Ben Wager
Madeleine Audebert, Lt. Audebert’s wife
Angela Mortellaro
Gueusselin, a soldier
Ben Johnson
Ensemble Soldiers
Brad Benoit
Ben Crickenberger
Thomas Glass
Brian Haase
Richard Joseph
Jonathan Kimple
Chandler Molbert
Rodolfo Nieto
Daniel Weinstein
Silent Night production
Assistant Director
Octavio Cardenas
Assistant Conductor
Clinton Smith
Fight Choreographer
Doug Scholz-Carlson
Stage Manager
Alexander Farino
Translation Assistance
Anne Renucci, Jens Schäfer, Roberto Scarella Perino
Minnesota Opera Chorus
Matthew Abbas
Alex Barnett
Brad Benoit
Kelsey Bruso
Michael Burton
Joseph Clegg
Zachary Colby
Joshua Cramer
Ben Crickenberger
Steven Dahlberg
John deCausmeaker
Jock Donaldson
Stefan Egerstrom
Peter Frenz
Thomas Glass
Brandon Glosser
David Goudzwaard
Daniel Greco
Brian Haase
Alex Heetland
Jason Hernandez
Benjamin Hills
Timothy James
Ben Johnson
Brian Jorgensen
Richard Joseph
Jonathan Kimple
Andy Kirk
Jake LaSota
Eric Mahutga
Brian Maus
Riley McNutt
Eric Mellum
Chandler Molbert
Phong Nguyen
Rodolfo Nieto
Tim O’Brien
Jon Thomas Olson
Mario Perez
Grant Scherzer
Robert Schmidt
Eric Sorum
Michael Tambornino
Patrick Terry
Mark Thomas
Colyn Tvete
Adan Varela
Daniel Weinstein
Supernumeraries
Shad Cooper
Jesse Corder
Andy Flamm
Scott Herman
Andrew Northrop
Steven Pomije
Minnesota Opera Orchestra
Violin I
Allison Ostrander - concertmaster
Julia Persitz
David Mickens
Judy Thon-Jones
Angela Waterman Hanson
Andrea Een
Conor O’Brien
Lydia Miller
Giselle Hillyer
Orieta Dado
Violin II
Laurie Petruconis
Elizabeth Decker
Melinda Marshall
Margaret Humphrey
Huldah Niles
Alastair Brown
Miriam Moxness Griffiths
Anne Strasser
Viola
David Auerbach
Laurel Browne
Jenny Lind Nilsson
Susan Janda
Justin Knoepfel
James Bartsch
Cello
Sally Gibson Dorer
Rebecca Arons
Thomas Austin
Ramiro Alvarez
Kirsten Whitson
Dale Newton
Bass
John Michael Smith
Constance Martin
Jason C. Hagelie
Charles Block
Flute
Michele Frisch
Amy Morris
Eun Cho
Oboe
Michael Dayton
Justin Schwartz
English Horn
Mark Seerup
Clarinet
Johnny Teyssier
Nina Olsen, double Eb clarinet
Karrin Meffert-Nelson, double bass clarinet
Bassoon
Coreen Nordling
Laurie Hatcher Merz
Contrabassoon
Cheryl Kelley
Horn
Charles Hodgson
Neal Bolter
Rebecca Jyrkas
Lawrence Barnhart
Trumpet
John G. Koopmann
Christopher Volpe
Craig Hara
Trombone
Phillip Ostrander
John Tranter
David Stevens
Tuba
Ralph Hepola
Timpani
Kory Andry
Percussion
Matthew Barber
Paul Hill
Bob Adney
Keyboard
Erin McEnaney
Harp
Nikki Lemire
Bagpipe (offstage)
Michael Breidenbach
Harmonica (offstage)
Chris Kachian
String Quartet (offstage)
Stephan Orsak, violin
Almut Engelhardt-Kachian, violin
Coca Bochonko, viola
Joseph Englund, cello
Audio recording and mix by Rob Byers
Audio services provided by Minnesota Public Radio
The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
IATSE Local #13 House Crew of Ordway Center
Production Company
Moving Pictures Inc.
AD / Associate Producer
Ian Punnett
Lighting Design
Jeff Ravitz
Kristie Roldan
Technical Director
Bob Rossborough
Video
Ted Conniff
Recording
Randy Carr
Camera operators
Don Adam
Kevin Bever
Mark Hanft
Larry Jacobsen
Darren LaZarre
Jud Williams
Dolly Camera
Robert Fassino
JIB operator
Craig Peterschmidt
Robo Cam
Steve Holm
Jib / Robo Cam Assist
Peter Clemence
Dolly Grip
Milo Durben
A1
Brad Zeimet
A2
Clayton Hughes
Remote Audio
John Vardas
Field Producer / AD Assist
Jordan Brandmeier
Editor and Post Supervisor
Andy Awes
Rental equipment provided by Cinequipt
HD Mobile Unit provided by Trio Video
Peter Kimball
Nick Smith
Victor Navarro
Dane Hendrickson
Martin Duffy
Mastering, titles andcredits by Splice Here, Inc.
Eat Your Heart Out
Minnesota Opera
SENIOR STAFF
President and General Director
Allan Naplan
Artistic Director
Dale Johnson
Vice President of Advancement
Patrick Dewane
Marketing & Communications Director
Lani Willis
Director of the Annual Fund
Dawn Loven
Production Director
Kevin Ramach
Finance Director
Jeff Couture
Community Education Director
Jamie Andrews
ARTISTIC
Artistic Administrator
Roxanne Stouffer Cruz
Artist Relations and Planning Director
Floyd Anderson
Dramaturg
David Sander
Artistic Associate
Bill Murray
Head of Music
Mary Dibbern
Resident Artists
Joseph Beutel
Aaron Breid
Octavio Cardenas
A.J. Glueckert
John Robert Lindsey
Eric McEnaney
Angela Mortellaro
Gabriel Preisser
Mary-Lacey Rogers
Clinton Smith
Victoria Vargas
Master Coach
Mary Jo Gothmann
Education
Teaching Artist
Angie Keeton
Production
Production Stage Manager
Alexander Farino
Assistant Stage Managers
Shayna J. Houp
Andrew Landis
Production Administrative Assistant
Katherine Cattrysse
Costumes
Costume Shop Manager
Erica M. Burds
Assistant Costume Shop Manager
Beth Sanders
Wardrobe Supervisor
Emily Rosenmeier
Drapers
Chris Bur
Diana Girtain
Yancey Thrift
Dyer/Painter
Marliss Jensen
First Hands
Helen Ammann
Kelsey Glasener
Allison Guglielmi
Stichers
Rebecca Ballas
Ann Habermann
Rachel Skudlarek
Kristen Weller
Wig/Makeup Supervisors
Priscilla Bruce
Andrea Moriarity
Scenery
Technical Director
Mike McQuiston
Properties Master
Jenn Maatman
Interim Properties Master
Stanley Dean Hawthorne
Properties Assistant
Michael C. Long
Lighting Coordinator
Raymond W. Steveson, Jr.
Assistant Lighting Coordinator
Tom Rost
Assistant Set Designer
Michael Kaukl
Assistant Projection Designer
Kim Battistini
Animator
Brian Horgan
Production Carpenter
JC Amel
Scene Shop Foreman
Rod Aird
Master Carpenters
Steven Rovie
Eric Veldey
Carpenters
Nate Kulenkamp
Steve Dalglish
Molly Diers
Jarrod Iverson
Charge Painter
Jeffery Murphey
Painters
Caprice Glaser
Laura Hohanshelt
Rosanna King
Rachel Madden
Lili Payne
Kathleen Sullivan
Administration
Operations/Systems Manager
Steve Mittelholtz
HR/Accounting Manager
Jennifer Thill
Executive Assistant
Theresa Murray
Finance Assistant
Michelle Gould
Data and Website Specialist
Ryan Vink
Development
Advancement Manager
Kelly Kuczkowski
Institutional Gifts Manager
Beth Comeaux
Donor Events and Gala Manager
Emily Skoblik
Individual Gifts Officer
Jenna Wolf
Marketing/Communications
Marketing Manager
Katherine Castille
Communications Manager
Daniel R. Zillmann
Marketing Associate
Kristin Matejcek
Ticket Office Manager
Julie Behr
Assistant Ticket Office Manager
Kevin Beckey
Ticket Office Associate
Kristen Bond
Ticket Office Assistants
Carol Corich
Nicole Hanson
Jane Samsal
Katherine Skovira
Carrie Walker
Minnesota Opera New Works Initiative Committee
Margaret Wurtele, Chair
Karen Bachman
Burt Cohen
Jane Confer
Judy Dayton
John Huss
Ruth Huss
Lucy Jones
Robert Marx
Jenny Nilsson
Gayle Ober
Elizabeth Redleaf
Mary Vaughan
Bernt von Ohlen