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Stage Manager Ken Saltzman
with the director, in this case Bernard
Uzan, who, like Saltzman, is Jewish.
Uzan has helmed many MOT pro-
ductions in recent years. He directed
Romeo & Juliet a few years ago on his
home turf at L'Opera de Montreal.
"This opera is a special challenge,'
says Uzan, "because Gounod was no
longer a young man when he wrote it
for its world premiere in Paris in 1867.
Sometimes the music doesn't reflect
the passion of two young lovers. In the
bedroom scene, they sing things like,
"Destiny chains me to you forever!" Is
that what they [say] at age 18? It's like
two old people reminiscing.
"[But] we found a way of bringing
out the passion. In general, Romeo &
Juliet is a beautiful work with great
love arias; the French text is a master-
piece, the balcony scene is well writ-
ten, the chorus scenes are wonderful
and the tomb scene at the end is very
touching!'
Performing the role of Romeo
will be Mexican-American tenor
Arturo Chacon-Cruz (June 2, 6, 9)
and Jonathan Boyd (June 3, 8), who
appeared in the 2005 MOT world
premiere of Margaret Garner. Juliet
will be sung alternately by Russian-
American soprano Dina Kuznetsova
(June 2, 6, 9) and emerging young
American artist Evelyn Pollock (3, 8).
University of Michigan voice profes-
sor Stephen Lusmann will perform
Capulet — and one of his students,
Brandon Snook, will sing the role of
Benvolio.
Saltzman, 46, has been a stage man-
ager for 25 years. He was raised in a
Reform family in Rochester, where he
celebrated his bar mitzvah. He played
the piano and acted in school produc-
tions, such as Camelot, but concentrat-
ed on directing and stage-managing
while studying theater at Wittenberg
University in Springfield, Ohio. He
has been production manager for the
Springfield Summer Arts Festival.
Director Bernard Uzan
"I took a liking to opera when
I was stage manager for Madame
Butterfly, and I've since handled
operas in Indianapolis, Cincinnati,
Atlanta, Arizona, Hawaii, Philadelphia,
Memphis and Dayton:' says Saltzman.
"Each one is a challenge.
"Remember, you're dealing with
diverse personalities who often are
demanding, under stress and can be
very difficult at times. They're singing
their lungs out for three hours in each
performance, so you must do every-
thing to protect them and their voices
— spray mist on the stage, make sure
the floor is mopped, limit rehearsals to
six hours!"
Saltzman and his partner of 16
years live on Lamoka Lake in New
York's Finger Lakes region. He tries his
best to observe the Jewish holidays on
the road, "but sometimes it's tough,
usually depending on what city you're
in," he says. "When Passover's coming,
I take gefilte fish and matzah with me
so I'll be ready. And I spend all day in
the synagogue on Yom Kippur."
Saltzman enjoyed an unexpected
treat when he was here during
Passover in April rehearsing for
Turandot. He was invited to a seder at
the home of his cousin, Karen Markel
of Beverly Hills. ri
Romeo & Juliet opens 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 2, at the Detroit
Opera House,1526 Broadway,
in Detroit, with additional per-
formances at 2:30 p.m. Sunday,
June 3; 7:30 p.m. Wednesday
June 6; 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 8;
and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 9.
Tickets, at $28-$120, are avail-
able at the box office, by calling
(313) 237-SING or online at www.
Michigan Opera.org . Tickets also
available through Ticketmaster
at (248) 645-6666 or www.tick-
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