From Rigoletto

ACT I, Gilda and Rigoletto aria and duet, "Pari siamo" through "Ah! Veglia, oh donna"
ACT II, Rigoletto aria, "Cortigiani"
ACT III, Duke aria, "La donna e mobile"
ACT III, Quartet, "Bella figlia dell'amore"

From Il trovatore

ACT I, Leonora aria, "Tacea la notte placida"
ACT II, Anvil Chorus
ACT II, Azucena aria, "Stride la vampa"
ACT III, Count di Luna aria, "Il balen del suo sorriso"
ACT III, Manrico aria, "Di quella pira"
ACT IV Azucena and Manrico aria, "Si, la stanchezza"

From La traviata

ACT I, Violetta and Alfredo duet, with chorus "Libiamo"
ACT I, Violetta aria, "Ah, fors'e lui Sempre libera"
ACT II, Germont aria, "Di provenza"
ACT III, Fight scene with full company and chorus

From Un ballo in maschera

ACT II, Amelia and Riccardo aria and duet, "Ma dall'arido stelo divulsa" and "Teco io sto (non sai tu che se l'anima)"
ACT III Renato aria, "Eri tu"

From Don Carlos

ACT III, Filippo aria, "Ella giammia m'amo"
ACT III, Eboli aria, "O don fatale"
CHORUS, "Va pensiero"

From Marriage of Figaro

Overture to The Marriage of Figaro for octet

ACT I, Figaro and Susanna duet, "Cinque, dieci, venti"
ACT I, Figaro and Susanna duet, "Se a caso madama la notte ti chiama"
ACT I, Figaro aria, "Se vuol ballare signor"
ACT I, Cherubino aria, "Non so più cosa son, cosa faccio"
ACT II, Countess aria, "Porgi amor qualche ristoro"
ACT III, The Count's aria, "Hai già vinta la causa"

From Così fan tutte

Overture to Così fan tutte for octet

ACT I, Fiordiligi, Dorabella, and Don Alfonso trio, "Soave sia il vento"
ACT I, Dorabella aria, "Smanie implacabili che m'agitate"
ACT II, Fiordiligi and Dorabella duet, "Prenderò quel brunettino"
ACT II, Gugliemo and Dorabella duet, "Il core vi dono"

From Magic Flute

Overture to The Magic Flute for octet

ACT I, Papageno and Pamina duet, "Bei Mannern, welche lieve fuhlen"
ACT II, Papageno and Papagena duet, "Pa-pa-ge-na!. . . Pa-pa-ge-no!"

Instrumental

Oboe Quartet in F, K. 370
- Allegro
- Adagio
- Rondeau (Allegro)

Jane Dutton (mezzo-soprano). Acclaimed for her "rich and sonorous sound" (Pravo Newspaper, Czech Republic), mezzo-soprano Jane Dutton is in demand for operatic and concert engagements internationally. Regularly engaged by the Metropolitan Opera, during her sixth season on the roster, Miss Dutton performed as Jordan Baker in John Harbison's The Great Gatsby, which was conducted by James Levine. Her performances in past seasons have ranged from Stephano in Roméo et Juliette conducted by Bertrand de Billy, to Mrs. Gleaton in the Metropolitan Opera premiere of Carlisle Floyd's Susannah, conducted by James Conlon. She was also responsible for roles in Ariadne auf naxos, Lulu, Madama Butterfly, Rigoletto and in Wagner's Ring Cycle. She recently added the Composer in Ariadne auf naxos to her repertoire in her first engagement at the San Francisco Opera and was reengaged for Sonjetka in Johannes Schaaf's acclaimed production of Shostakovitch's Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk, conducted by Donald Runnicles. She made her debut at the Tokyo Opera Nomori in Robert Carsen's production of Elektra, with performances conducted by Seiji Ozawa.

Michael Hayes (tenor). American tenor Michael Hayes is well known for his exciting portrayals of dramatic tenor roles. Career highlights have included Don José in Carmen with New York City Opera and Florida Grand Opera; Cavaradossi in Tosca with Florida Grand Opera, and Fort Worth Opera; Radames in Aïda with Portland Opera; the title role in Otello with Opéra de Nantes; the title role in Les contes d'Hoffmann and Erik in Der fliegende Holländer with Fort Worth Opera; title roles in Faust, Les contes d'Hoffmann, and Werther with Portland Opera; title roles in Les contes d'Hoffmann and Faust with Cleveland Opera; Calaf in Turandot with Edmonton Opera and Virginia Opera; Rodolfo in La bohème with New York City Opera and Austria's Kamptal Festival; Schwalb in Mathis der Mahler and Danilo in The Merry Widow with New York City Opera; fully-staged Das Lied von der Erde with L'Opéra de Rouen; the Duke in Rigoletto with Cleveland Opera and Manitoba Opera; Tichon in Katya Kabanova with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis; title role in Otello and Canio in Pagliacci with Washington DC's Summer Opera Theatre; and Steva in Jenufa with Sarasota Opera. Concert highlights have included Radames in Aïda with L'Orchestre National de Lyon and Steva in Jenufa with Washington Concert Opera.

Matthew Lau (bass). Mr. Lau continues to be an audience favorite at Sugar Creek Symphony & Song. Last summer, he wowed audiences with his hilarious portrayal of Don Magnifico in La cenerentola. Along with performing at Sugar Creek in 2005, Mr Lau performed the role of Wurm in Luisa Miller for Washington Concert Opera, and Zuñiga in Carmen with the Dallas Symphony. His natural humor and playfulness were also seen as PooBah in The Mikado for Lake George Opera. In the fall of 2005, Mr. Lau returned to Atlanta Opera as Dottore Grenvil in La traviata and went to Anchorage Opera for his first Mustafa in L'italiana in Algeri. Also this past year, Mr. Lau appeared as Don Magnifico in La cenerentola for Louisville Opera, Don Bartolo in Il barbiere di Siviglia for Syracuse Opera and the West Virginia Symphony, as well as Leporello in Don Giovanni for Boheme Opera in Trenton, New Jersey.

Emily Jarrell Urbanek (pianist). Ms. Jarrell Urbanek is a pianist living in Charlotte, North Carolina. She performs and accompanies for Opera Carolina and Queens University and freelances in the area. A Clevelander for a time, Emily received her DMA from the Cleveland Institute of Music and has worked with Cleveland Opera, Sugar Creek Symphony & Song, Lyric Opera Cleveland, Washington Concert Opera, The OK Mozart Festival, Akron Lyric Opera Theatre, and Asheville Lyric Opera.