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ARTS CURRICULUM VITAE JOSEPH GRIENENBERGER (619) 459-6529 [email protected] INTRODUCTION: CAREER OVERVIEW A staunch veteran of more than 300 projects, with over twenty years of professional experience in a broad range of genres and capacities. Respected by associates for the craftsmanship, talent, intelligence, and sense of humor brought to every project. Noted for detail attentiveness, passion for the art, creativity, energy, deferential commitment to authors’ true intentions, benevolent mentoring skills for fledgling performers, an amiably collaborative attitude toward colleagues, and a resolute aversion to mediocrity. Variously regarded by colleagues as a “true Renaissance man” and a “jack-of-all-trades” whose array of duties has included: Actor Composer Technical Director Singer Arranger/Transcriber Sound Designer Director Orchestrator Set/Props Designer Choreographer Teacher/Coach/Adjudicator Casting Director Commercial Talent Dialectician P.R./Marketing Pianist/Keyboardist Stage Crewmember Writer Musical Director/Conductor Contractor Producer Approaches theatre music from its dramatic foundation. Successfully guided many directed performers to truly commit to the work at hand, instead of simply regarding the material as a mere vehicle for showcasing their talents. Thoroughly subscribes to the tenet that a mediocre-voiced artist who can really act a song is significantly more interesting than a glorious-voiced performer who merely employs a theatrically bland “park and bark” technique. Earned accolades from performers, audiences, producers, and critics. CURRENT AND PAST ASSOCIATIONS INCLUDE: San Diego Opera San Diego Repertory Theatre The Old Globe Theatre National Theatre for Children La Jolla Playhouse Lyric Opera San Diego North Coast Repertory Theatre Moonlight Amphitheatre Ensemble Theatre of San Diego [Formerly San Diego Comic Opera] THEATRE AND OPERA DIRECTORS INCLUDE: Bruce Beresford Carlisle Floyd Mark Lamos Sharon Ott Lotfi Mansouri Sam Woodhouse J. Sherwood Montgomery AFFILIATIONS: Jack O’Brien Ian Campbell John Copley Mark Wing-Davey Stuart Ross Rhoda Levine Kathy Brombacher Actors’ Equity Association American Guild of Musical Artists CONDUCTORS INCLUDE: Richard Bonynge Edoardo Müller Karen Keltner Kenneth Montgomery Martin Wright Leon Natker Hollace Koman Jones American Federation of Musicians (Local 325) Actors Alliance of San Diego Joseph Grienenberger Arts Curriculum Vitae Page 2 I. ARTISTIC PRODUCTION 1. STAGE DIRECTION Fully committed to “telling the story” as the author(s) intended. Dedicated to the seemingly little-known fact that taking the pains to approach “old warhorse” shows as if they are brand new allows them to regain their vitality and significance. Highly adept at getting performers to ‘spit out the words’ without sounding like they are over-enunciating. ENSEMBLE THEATRE OF SAN DIEGO [Founding Artistic Director] Company in operation 1984-88. Stage/Music Director for all productions. Set Designer for most productions. The Baker’s Wife The Mystery of Edwin Drood She Loves Me Come Back to the Five & Dime, Jimmy Dean Our Town The Threepenny Opera Company Pacific Overtures Tintypes The Fantasticks The Robber Bridegroom Working BLACK RABBIT THEATRE Get a Clue! [author, composer, set designer] COMPASS THEATRE A Tuna Christmas [co-director, music coordination, props creation/coordination] DISCOUNT COMIC OPERA The Grand Raffle 2000 Invocation & Instructions to the Audience Less Miserables [parody] Of Mouse and Man So Long, Farewell, Get Out! VARIOUS PRODUCERS The Greatest Songs You’ve Never Heard (Self-produced at various venues) Broadway Lost on Tour (Cabaret entertainment for UCSD Healthcare’s 2001 Benefit Gala) Amahl and the Night Visitors (Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church) 2. MUSICAL DIRECTION / VOCAL COACHING / CONDUCTING Critically acclaimed for the passion, flair, expression, and polished precision with which both vocals and orchestra are imbued. Developed a unique music part-tape technique that has proven indispensable at rapidly teaching difficult music to performers with weak musical skills. Noted for meticulous detail, thorough preparation, and truly serving the composers’ intentions. Deduced the simple but vital key to performing intricate patter lyrics (especially those of Sondheim), the lack of which causes many productions to suffer. [Note: In addition to the following projects, have conducted exhaustive studies of the complete works of Sondheim, Bernstein, Weill, Kander/Ebb, Bock/Harnick, Rodgers/Hammerstein, Gilbert/Sullivan, Offenbach, Rossini, and Mozart.] SAN DIEGO OPERA Opera for Kids by Kids Nationally acclaimed Education & Outreach school residency program (19982001) Musical/Vocal Director; conductor; repetiteur; arranger; score preparation; rehearsal/performance pianist THE OLD GLOBE THEATRE How the Grinch Stole Christmas Assistant Musical Director; repetiteur; rehearsal pianist The Boswell Sisters (World Premiere) Assistant Musical Director; repetiteur; rehearsal pianist Music Theatre International/NAMT 2001 Conference Assistant Musical Director; rehearsal pianist THE LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE Blood Wedding Assistant Musical Director; vocal coach; repetiteur; vocalist [on audio tape used in performances] SAN DIEGO REPERTORY THEATRE Burning Dreams (World Premiere) Vocal Coach; repetiteur; rehearsal pianist SLEDGEHAMMER THEATRE Alice in Modernland (World Premiere) Vocal Director; repetiteur; score editor/preparation; rehearsal pianist [NOTE: Handled most of the actual Music Direction duties for this project] Joseph Grienenberger Arts Curriculum Vitae Page 3 MUSICAL DIRECTION (Continued) LYRIC OPERA SAN DIEGO [formerly San Diego Comic Opera] Fiddler on the Roof Musical/Vocal Director; conductor; arranger/re-orchestrator; dialect coach; rehearsal pianist Fiddler on the Roof Musical/Vocal Director; assistant conductor; dialect coach; rehearsal pianist Candide Musical/Vocal Director; assistant conductor; dialect coach; rehearsal pianist A Little Night Music Musical/Vocal Director; assistant conductor; re-orchestrator; performance keyboardist A Little Night Music Musical/Vocal Director; assistant conductor; rehearsal pianist Anything Goes Musical/Vocal Director; assistant conductor; Finale arranger/re-orchestrator; rehearsal pianist Mame Musical/Vocal Director; assistant conductor; dialect coach; rehearsal pianist Gigi Musical/Vocal Director; assistant conductor; dialect coach; rehearsal pianist Some Enchanted Evening Musical/Vocal Director; arranger; onstage performance pianist Love Letters Musical/Vocal Director; music coordinator [songs added to Gurney play]; onstage performance pianist Hit the Deck! Musical/Vocal Director; arranger/transcriber; rehearsal/onstage performance pianist The Best of “Pirates” and “Pinafore” Musical/Vocal Director; rehearsal/onstage performance pianist (2000) The Best of “Pirates” and “Pinafore” Musical/Vocal Director; rehearsal/onstage performance pianist ( 2004) [Above three projects co-produced with the San Diego Maritime Museum and performed aboard the tallship Star of India] NORTH COAST REPERTORY THEATRE Marry Me a Little Musical/Vocal Director; conductor; rehearsal/onstage performance pianist MOONLIGHT AMPHITHEATRE The Wizard of Oz (Royal Shakespeare Company/MGM version) Musical/Vocal Director; performance pianist South Pacific Musical/Vocal Director; arranger; dialect coach; rehearsal pianist SAN DIEGO JUNIOR THEATRE Pippi Longstocking Musical/Vocal Director; conductor; arranger/re-orchestrator; dialect coach THE FRITZ THEATRE Sweeney Todd Assistant Musical Director; score consultant; rehearsal pianist Pacific Overtures Musical Director; orchestral reduction completed LA JOLLA STAGE COMPANY Man of La Mancha Assistant Musical Director; dialect coach; rehearsal/performance pianist CORONADO PLAYHOUSE The Coronado Follies Musical Director; co-conceiver; arranger/transcriber; singer; onstage performance pianist COLLEGES/SCHOOLS [Musical/Vocal Director for all; Conductor for most] Big River Bye Bye Birdie Cabaret * The Fantasticks Fiddler on the Roof A Funny Thing…Forum *New orchestrations provided Godspell Grease Guys & Dolls * Man of La Mancha The Music Man Pippin Robber Bridegroom * 1776 * Sweeney Todd West Side Story Wonderful Town * Working * 3. CASTING Collaborated on casting the above-listed projects at San Diego Opera, Lyric Opera San Diego, Sledgehammer Theatre, North Coast Repertory Theatre, Moonlight Amphitheatre, Ensemble Theatre of San Diego, San Diego Junior Theatre, colleges/schools, and self-produced projects. Scrutinized each project’s materials to glean the best selections to use for quickly yet thoroughly evaluating auditionees. Generated breakdowns and fliers for several productions. Joseph Grienenberger Arts Curriculum Vitae Page 4 4. DIALECTICIAN / TRANSLATOR Extensive work in grand opera provides the language dexterity to supply translations, pronunciation guidance, and dialect coaching for the many works that contain dialects and foreign words/phrases. Devised quick techniques for drilling authentic vowel, consonant, and inflection procedures for most major world dialects. LYRIC OPERA SAN DIEGO Fiddler on the Roof Hebrew, Yiddish, Russian [including translations] MOONLIGHT AMPHITHEATRE South Pacific French, Polynesian, diverse American (e.g. authentic Arkansan) [including translations] SAN DIEGO JUNIOR THEATRE Pippi Longstocking Swedish [including translations] LA JOLLA STAGE COMPANY Man of La Mancha Spanish, Latin [including translations] SCHOOL PRODUCTIONS Big River Various American (Midwestern, Southern) Cabaret British, German, French, Yiddish [including translations] Fiddler on the Roof Hebrew, Yiddish, Russian [including translations] Guys & Dolls Various New Yorker (Brooklyn, Bronx) Man of La Mancha Spanish, Latin [including translations] The Music Man Irish, American Midwestern The Robber Bridegroom Appalachian, Southern 1776 Scottish, various American (New Englander, Bostonian, Southern) Sweeney Todd Italian, various British (Regency, East End, authentic Cockney) [including translations] West Side Story Spanish, diverse New Yorker [including translations] Wonderful Town Irish, Greek, various American (New Yorker, Midwestern) Working Spanish, diverse American [including translations] 5. COACH / TEACHER Established current studio practice circa 1987. Focus on coaching, but occasionally do formal teaching (within the context of working on actual material). Student proficiency ranges from beginner through advanced, in both amateur and professional classifications. All theatre/concert disciplines: Voice (opera, art song, musical theatre) Acting (drama, comedy) Dialects (multiple American/British and most major world regions) Sprechstimme (particularly in the repertoires of Kurt Weill and Stephen Sondheim) Diction Improvisation Audition Preparation (including repertoire selection) II. AUTHORSHIP 1. FORMAT, REPERTOIRE, CONTINUITY SCRIPTS Conceived thematic formats, selected repertoire to support scenarios, and wrote humorous and/or informative patter to propel story lines. Tailored material to individual artists, target audiences, producer specifications, etc. Project highlights include: The Greatest Songs You’ve Never Heard (revue of obscure theatre and cabaret music) Broadway Lost on Tour (entertainment for UCSD Healthcare’s 2001 Benefit Gala) Sondheim & Friends (duo concert) Passages (solo recital) Joseph Grienenberger Arts Curriculum Vitae Page 5 2. SKETCHES FOR ‘DISCOUNT COMIC OPERA’ Of Mouse and Man (opera parody based on Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men) La Forza del Miss Muffett (semi-improvised one-act opera) So Long, Farewell, Get Out! (closing number for final performance) The Grand Raffle 2000 (extended interactive sketch) Send in the Clowns (parody of “crossover” artists) 3. PARODY LYRICS SAN DIEGO OPERA DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT Corporate-specific lyrics set to standard operatic arias, for Corporate Council “Networking Italian Style” Luncheon LYRIC OPERA SAN DIEGO Topical references for productions of The Mikado [three productions] and H.M.S. Pinafore DISCOUNT COMIC OPERA Numerous lyric revisions of other material 4. ORIGINAL WORKS The Revisit (screenplay) A {P.C.} Christmas Carol (stage play) Get a Clue! (stage play) [commissioned and produced by Black Rabbit Theatre, 2005] III. MUSIC PRODUCTION 1. COMPOSITION Three Shakespeare Songs, for baritone and piano Our Town, incidental music (act preludes) Five Pieces After Bernstein, Rorem, Sondheim, Weill and Vaughan Williams (pastiche piano solos) Berta Backstage at Boheme, one-act opera for soprano, actor, and piano Great Expectations, musical (based on the Charles Dickens novel) Notre Dame de Paris, opera (based on the Victor Hugo novel) [currently in development] Piano Sonata, No. 1 String Quartets, Nos. 1-7 2. ORCHESTRATION Swiftly adapted or expanded existing materials to meet production needs. Tailored to theatre acoustics (e.g. mic’d vs. unmic’d) and stringently avoided overpowering the singers/text in vocal sections. Utilized pastiche components to match the score’s tone and the composers’ styles. A Little Night Music (Lyric Opera San Diego) Reduction of original from 25 parts to 13 Fiddler on the Roof (Lyric Opera San Diego) Composed and orchestrated dance/underscoring extensions Pippi Longstocking (San Diego Junior Theatre) Composed and orchestrated dance extensions [Please see “Colleges/Schools” in Musical Direction area on page 3 for additional projects] Joseph Grienenberger Arts Curriculum Vitae Page 6 3. ARRANGEMENT CONCERT Old American Songs by Aaron Copland, arranged for voice and 2 pianos Hermit Songs by Samuel Barber, arranged for voice, piano, strings, and winds Passages (solo concert), various songs arranged for voice, piano, and cello THEATRE South Pacific (Moonlight Amphitheatre) Overture/underscoring edits Some Enchanted Evening (Lyric Opera San Diego) Revised 2-piano accompaniment Hansel & Gretel (San Diego Opera Education & Outreach) Score revision, incidental music composition Various vocal arrangements for Discount Comic Opera and individual artists [Please see “Recording Transcription” section directly below for additional projects] 4. RECORDING TRANSCRIPTION Chord charting, piano accompaniments, vocal harmonies, and/or key transpositions. Most projects have involved transcribing band/orchestra charts and then reducing them to artistic yet viable piano accompaniments (i.e. creating arrangements designed specifically for piano). Occasionally involved tailoring to an individual pianist’s particular strengths or weaknesses. Hit the Deck! (Lyric Opera San Diego) The Coronado Follies (Coronado Playhouse) The Greatest Songs You’ve Never Heard Broadway Lost on Tour Various material for Discount Comic Opera and many individual artists 5. SCORE EDITING / PREPARATION SLEDGEHAMMER THEATRE Alice In Modernland (World Premiere) Final preparation of full piano-vocal score. THE OLD GLOBE THEATRE The Boswell Sisters (World Premiere) Score/chart proofreading, assistant to music director Brad Ellis and orchestrator Peter Matz. SAN DIEGO GILBERT & SULLIVAN COMPANY [now Lyric Opera San Diego] The Savoy Theatre Cat (World Premiere) Coordinated orchestral charts from various sources, including rewriting illegible manuscripts, devising medleys, and collaborating on overture creation. IV. TECHNICAL PRODUCTION 1. PRODUCER / CONTRACTOR / P.R. Presentation of numerous concerts, revues, and other theatrical productions. Duties included fee/rental negotiations, creating marketing materials (including display advertisements), designing playbills, and obtaining performance rights & unpublished manuscripts from writers such as Stephen Sondheim, Adam Guettel, and the Estate of Leonard Bernstein. (Other associated duties such as writing, casting, and repertoire selection are detailed elsewhere in this c.v.) Project highlights include: The Greatest Songs You’ve Never Heard Broadway Lost on Tour Sondheim & Friends Passages Joseph Grienenberger Arts Curriculum Vitae Page 7 2. TECHNICAL DIRECTION National Theatre for Children [two tours] Devised set placement/alterations for a vast array of theatre decks and functioned as de facto Electrician. Also served as Company Manager. 3. SOUND DESIGN Hansel and Gretel (San Diego Opera Education and Outreach) Determined sound requirements at each facility. Devised mic placements and set sound levels. Trained students to be running crew. Three-year project (18 schools). Marry Me a Little (North Coast Repertory Theatre) Created pre-show music using obscure recordings. A Tuna Christmas (Compass Theatre) Coordinated music and sfx recordings, edited/mixed sound. 4. PROPS A Tuna Christmas [creation, acquisition] The Greatest Songs You’ve Never Heard [creation, acquisition] Broadway Lost on Tour [creation, acquisition] Discount Comic Opera’s The Grand Raffle 2000 [acquisition] 5. STAGE CREW Hansel and Gretel (San Diego Opera Education & Outreach school residency) Load in/load out Pinocchio (National Theatre for Children) Load in/load out, running crew (two tours) The Sorcerer (Lyric Opera San Diego) Load in/load out, running crew Discount Comic Opera Load in/load out, running crew (10+ productions) V. PERFORMANCE Portrayals noted for their energy, intelligence, theatrical savvy, and dialect authenticity. Special skills include character voices, Sprechstimme, diction agility for patter songs, improvisation (comedic and dramatic), and writing parody lyrics (topical references). [Sidebar: One of the few artists in the world to have done all 13 of the Gilbert & Sullivan works.] THEATRE AND OPERA DIRECTORS INCLUDE: Bruce Beresford Carlisle Floyd Sharon Ott Lotfi Mansouri Sam Woodhouse Kirsten Brandt J. Sherwood Montgomery Jack O’Brien Des McAnuff John Copley Mark Wing-Davey Francesca Zambello Andrew Traister Kathy Brombacher CONDUCTORS INCLUDE: Richard Bonynge Edoardo Müller Karen Keltner Kenneth Montgomery Martin Wright Leon Natker Hollace Koman Jones Joseph Grienenberger Arts Curriculum Vitae Page 8 1. THEATRE SAN DIEGO OPERA The Barber of Seville Dialogues des Carmelites The Passion of Jonathan Wade The Passion of Jonathan Wade La Boheme La Traviata Peter Grimes Don Quixote Madama Butterfly Sergeant Thierry Union Soldier (1991) Union Soldier (1996) Customs Sergeant Commissioner Burgess Bandit [speaking rôle] Registrar LAMB’S PLAYERS THEATRE The Fantasticks El Gallo LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE Blood Wedding NATIONAL THEATRE FOR Moon Singer (also vocal director) CHILDREN Pinocchio [National Tour] Pinocchio [National Tour] Gino (1992) Gino (1993) LYRIC OPERA SAN DIEGO [formerly San Diego Comic Opera] [Associate Artist] [Principals] [Supporting] The Mikado The Mikado The Mikado The Grand Duke Utopia, Limited The Merry Widow Ruddigore A Funny Thing Happened . . . Forum H.M.S. Pinafore Iolanthe Princess Ida Princess Ida The Desert Song Yeomen of the Guard H.M.S. Pinafore Trial by Jury Songs for a Queen [E & O Tour, 1983-86] Cox & Box Trial by Jury The Mikado The Mikado The Pirates of Penzance Die Fledermaus The Pirates of Penzance The Pirates of Penzance The Pirates of Penzance The Pirates of Penzance Patience La Perichole Ko-Ko (1996) Ko-Ko (1999) Ko-Ko (2005) Ludwig King Paramount Baron Mirko Zeta Robin Oakapple Senex Sir Joseph Porter Strephon King Gama (1995) King Gama (2004) Bennie Kidd Wilfred Shadbolt Dick Deadeye The Judge Gilbert / Sullivan / D’Oyly Carte [rôles in rep] Mr. Bouncer Counsel for the Plaintiff Pish-Tush (1984) Pish-Tush (1987) Sergeant of Police Dr. Blind Samuel (1983) (Pirate King/Maj. Gen. understudy) Samuel (1986) (also backstage conductor) Samuel (1993) (also backstage conductor) Samuel (2003) (Maj. Gen. u/s, backstage conductor) Colonel Calverley Don Pedro de Hinoyosa Continued Joseph Grienenberger Arts Curriculum Vitae Page 9 LYRIC OPERA SAN DIEGO (Continued) The Gondoliers The Gondoliers A Victorian Concert The Best of Comic Opera [15th anniversary gala] A Toast to the 25th [25th anniversary gala] Florodora Mame Trial by Jury The Beggar’s Opera Princess Ida Orpheus in the Underworld The Zoo The Savoy Theatre Cat The Sorcerer Giorgio (Giuseppe understudy) Antonio Featured Singer / Pianist Featured Performer Featured Performer Capt. Donegal Mother Burnside (also music director) Foreman Ben Budge Guron Morpheus Brandy Man D’Oyly Carte Pianist Ensemble (John Wellington Wells understudy) LYRIC OPERA SAN DIEGO / SAN DIEGO MARITIME MUSEUM (performed aboard the tallship Star of India) The Best of “Pirates” & “Pinafore” The Best of “Pirates” & “Pinafore” The Best of “Pirates” & “Pinafore” Major-General / Sir Joseph (1996) Major-General / Sir Joseph (1997) Major-General / Sir Joseph (2002) LA JOLLA STAGE COMPANY Charlemagne [Guest Artist] Pippin MOONLIGHT AMPHITHEATRE My Fair Lady The Mystery of Edwin Drood Sweeney Todd A Little Night Music She Loves Me Into the Woods Col. Pickering Rev. Crisparkle (Chairman Understudy) Featured Ensemble (Todd Understudy) Mr. Lindquist Headwaiter Cinderella’s Father (Narrator Understudy) STARLIGHT MUSICAL THEATRE My Fair Lady The Vagabond King Lord Boxington / Servant / Cockneys Villon’s Page LYRIC DINNER THEATRE Fiddler on the Roof Oliver! The Sound of Music Oklahoma! Lazar Wolf Bill Sykes [also Production Dialect Coach] Max Detweiler Jud Fry DISCOUNT COMIC OPERA The Seven Deadly Scenes MARY STAR OF THE The Man [also Musical Arranger] SEA CHURCH Amahl and the Night Visitors Amahl and the Night Visitors Melchior (1991) [Guest Artist] Melchior (1999) [Guest Artist and Stage Director] SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY OPERA WORKSHOP Street Scene Steve Sankey [Guest Artist; last-minute replacement] Joseph Grienenberger Arts Curriculum Vitae Page 10 GROSSMONT COLLEGE OPERA WORKSHOP Njegus [Guest Artist] The Merry Widow Pre-Professional School Highlights GROSSMONT COLLEGE Laura Shelby Carpenter PATRICK HENRY HIGH SCHOOL Cabaret The Boyfriend A Christmas Carol The Would-Be Gentleman Ernst Ludwig Alphonse Marley’s Ghost / Old Fezziwig / Undertaker Dancing Master GAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Charlotte’s Web Wilbur 2. SAN DIEGO OPERA CHORUS AGMA contract with one of the Top Ten opera companies in North America. “Core” chorister since 1989. PRODUCTION DIRECTOR CONDUCTOR Lohengrin Peter Grimes Rigoletto The Elixir of Love Faust Verdi Requiem Lucia di Lammermoor Fidelio Don Pasquale Boris Godunov [San Diego Soviet Arts Festival] La Boheme Dialogues of the Carmelites The Daughter of the Regiment The Magic Flute Cosi fan tutte Die Fledermaus The Passion of Jonathan Wade [World Premiere] La Traviata Der Rosenkavalier The Marriage of Figaro The Merry Widow Carmen The Barber of Seville Madama Butterfly Don Giovanni The Pearl Fishers Rigoletto The Tales of Hoffmann Rusalka Lucia di Lammermoor Macbeth La Boheme Tosca The Elixir of Love The Passion of Jonathan Wade Cinderella Aida Carmen The Italian Girl in Algiers Jay Lesenger Richard Gregson Robert Tannenbaum Lou Galterio Francesca Zambello none Rhoda Levine Robert Tannenbaum Wolfgang Weber Nathaniel Merrill John Copley Bliss Hebert Lou Galterio Wolfgang Weber John Copley Wolfgang Weber Carlisle Floyd Wolfgang Weber Wolfgang Weber John Copley Lou Galterio Rosalind Elias John Copley Adelaide Bishop Wolfgang Weber Johnathon Pape Wolfgang Weber Wolfgang Weber Wolfgang Weber Johnathon Pape Wolfgang Weber Lesley Koenig Bliss Hebert John Cox Carlisle Floyd Linda Brovsky Dejan Miladinovic James de Blasis Leon Major Theo Alcantara James Lockhart Edoardo Müller Willie Anthony Waters Karen Keltner Thomas Fulton Edoardo Müller Edward Downes Karen Keltner Jansoug Kakhdze Edoardo Müller Richard Bonynge Richard Bonynge Karen Keltner Thomas Schuback Karen Keltner Kenneth Montgomery Edoardo Müller Heinz Fricke Edoardo Müller Karen Keltner Kees Bakels Edoardo Müller Edoardo Müller Edoardo Müller Karen Keltner Elio Boncompagni Richard Bonynge Albert Rosen Willie Anthony Waters Edoardo Müller Edoardo Müller Edoardo Müller Karen Keltner Kenneth Montgomery Karen Keltner Michelangelo Veltri Richard Bonynge Karen Keltner YEAR 1983 1984 1987 1987 1988 1988 1988 1989 1989 1989 1990 1990 1990 1990 1991 1991 1991 1991 1992 1992 1992 1992 1993 1993 1993 1993 1994 1994 1995 1995 1995 1995 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996 1997 1997 Joseph Grienenberger Arts Curriculum Vitae Page 11 SAN DIEGO OPERA CHORUS (Continued) PRODUCTION DIRECTOR CONDUCTOR The Conquistador [World Premiere] La Traviata Turandot The Barber of Seville Romeo and Juliet The Marriage of Figaro Falstaff Of Mice and Men Cosi fan tutte Un Ballo in Maschera Il Trovatore Lohengrin Don Giovanni La Boheme The Magic Flute Faust Cold Sassy Tree [World Premiere] Idomeneo Aida Verdi Requiem Rigoletto Ariodante Tosca Don Pasquale The Flying Dutchman Fidelio Norma Otello Turandot The Pearl Fishers Don Carlo Kátya Kabanová La Traviata Simon Boccanegra Vanessa La Boheme The Barber of Seville Lucia di Lammermoor Carmen Julius Caesar in Egypt The Magic Flute Boris Godunov Samson and Delilah Il Trovatore Wozzeck Tannhäuser Maria Stuarda (Mary, Queen of Scots) Cavalleria rusticana / Pagliacci Aida The Pearl Fishers Tosca Don Quixote (Don Quichotte) Rigoletto Peter Grimes Nabucco Romeo and Juliet La Traviata Turandot Der Rosenkavalier Faust Carmen Sharon Ott Wolfgang Weber Lotfi Mansouri Michael Hampe Bliss Hebert Lesley Koenig Ian Campbell Rhoda Levine Leon Major Michael Hampe Ian Campbell Andrew Sinclair Michael Hampe Sharon Ott Michael Hampe Linda Brovsky Bruce Beresford Lotfi Mansouri Andrew Sinclair none Bruce Beresford John Copley Ian Campbell David Gately David Edwards Michale Hampe John Copley Sonja Frisell Lotfi Mansouri Andrew Sinclair Lotfi Mansouri Ian Campbell Ian Campbell Lotfi Mansouri Garnett Bruce Ian Campbell Lotfi Mansouri Andrew Sinclair Mark Lamos John Copley Michael Hampe Lotfi Mansouri Lotfi Mansouri Stephen Lawless Des McAnuff Michael Hampe Andrew Sinclair Lotfi Mansouri Garnett Bruce Andrew Sinclair Andrew Sinclair Ian Campbell Lotfi Mansouri John Copley Lotfi Mansouri Cynthia Stokes Andrew Sinclair Lotfi Mansouri Lotfi Mansouri David Gately Sonja Frisell Karen Keltner Richard Bonynge Edoardo Müller Karen Keltner Richard Bonynge Edoardo Müller Edoardo Müller Karen Keltner Peter Erckens Edoardo Müller Edoardo Müller Heinz Fricke Leopold Hager Richard Bonynge John Fiore Richard Bonynge Karen Keltner Edoardo Müller Edoardo Müller Edoardo Müller Karen Keltner Kenneth Montgomery Edoardo Müller Edoardo Müller Karen Keltner Christof Perick Richard Bonynge Edoardo Müller Edoardo Müller Karen Keltner Edoardo Müller John Fiore Edoardo Müller Edoardo Müller Karen Keltner Edoardo Müller Edoardo Müller Richard Bonynge Karen Keltner Kenneth Montgomery Christof Perick Valéry Ryvkin Karen Keltner Edoardo Müller Karen Keltner Gabor Ötvös Edoardo Müller Edoardo Müller Valéry Ryvkin Karen Keltner Edoardo Müller Karen Keltner Edoardo Müller Steuart Bedford Edoardo Müller Karen Keltner Renato Palumbo Edoardo Müller Christof Perick Karen Keltner Edoardo Müller YEAR 1997 1997 1997 1998 1998 1998 1999 1999 1999 1999 2000 2000 2000 2000 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2003 2003 2003 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2005 2005 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2007 2007 2007 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2010 2010 2010 2011 2011 2011 2011 Joseph Grienenberger Arts Curriculum Vitae Page 12 3. CABARET / INDUSTRIALS Various Concerts/Revues Creator, producer, director, writer, performer, P.R./marketing Discount Comic Opera Writer, co-director, performer, pianist, musical arranger (10+ years) San Diego Opera Education & Outreach performances Corporate Council “Networking Italian Style” Luncheon (performer and writer) “An Evening of British Composers” “Words and Music” Middle School Residency (co-production with La Jolla Playhouse) UCSD Healthcare Benefit Gala, 2001 “Broadway Lost on Tour” Producer, writer, arranger, director/choreographer, performer The Bright Side Touring club act. Performer for two years. Conventions, industrials, special events, and county fairs throughout the U.S. 4. TELEVISION Commercial and promotional endeavors for then-current projects. Starlight Musical Theatre Presents “My Fair Lady” (commercial) Featured performer KUSI-TV News promos (performances and interviews) The Mikado [Lyric Opera San Diego productions] A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Fiddler on the Roof 5. CONCERTS Vocal soloist for countless classical music concerts since 1981. Highlights include: The Creation (Haydn), Pacific Beach Presbyterian Church Messiah (Handel), 10+ churches Tomas Luis da Victoria Choir (charter member), various churches (repertoire included Vaughan Williams’ Mass in C ) The Many Moods of Christmas (arranged Robert Shaw), La Jolla Presbyterian Church Requiem (Duruflé), St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church Cantata on Four Saints (K. Nielsen), Mary Star of the Sea [West Coast premiere] Fantasia on Christmas Carols (Vaughan Williams), La Jolla Presbyterian Church Extensive work as vocal soloist/section leader for several San Diego County churches, including: St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church La Jolla Presbyterian Church Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church Mission Hills United Church of Christ Chula Vista Community Congregational Church 32nd Street Naval Chapel [Protestant] 6. PIANIST Noted for extensive repertoire knowledge, employing appropriate amounts of expansiveness and subtlety, truly supporting vocalists, and making the accompaniment an equal but unobtrusive partner in the music. A veteran of innumerable concerts, theatre projects, and freelance performances [very conservative estimate: 60+]. A few highlights include: THEATRES [Rehearsals and performances, in addition to projects listed in Musical Director section on page 2] Ringling Brothers-Barnum & Bailey Circus – Substitute keyboardist in several cities during 2000-01 tour The Best of Comic Opera – Lyric Opera San Diego (1994 Fifteenth Anniversary Gala) A Victorian Concert – Lyric Opera San Diego The Savoy Theatre Cat – Lyric Opera San Diego 20+ Concerts with individual artists Joseph Grienenberger Arts Curriculum Vitae Page 13 SAN DIEGO CITY SCHOOLS Pop & Classical Vocal Festivals – Freelance Pianist and Vocal Coach, 1979-85 Arts Renaissance Cuyamaca [summer arts camp] – Staff Pianist, 1982 & 1983 Patrick Henry High School Choral Department – Pianist and T.A., 1982-83 AUDITIONS Freelance for Individual Artists, 1981-present Lyric Opera San Diego Sledgehammer Theatre The Fritz Theatre National Theatre for Children San Diego Junior Theatre VI. EDUCATION & MEMBERSHIPS 1. TRAINING Extensive self-studies in theatre history, set/costume design, playwriting, composition, and orchestration. Studies with private teachers/coaches include the following: Voice – Martin Wright (San Diego Opera); Robert Austin (University of San Diego); David Glissman Piano – Barbara Marlis (former professor, New England Conservatory and Oberlin College) Acting – Andrew Traister (The Old Globe Theatre) Shakespeare Master Classes – Jonathan McMurtry (The Old Globe Theatre) Arranging/Orchestration – Peter Matz; Brad Ellis; Samuel Adler (currently professor at The Juilliard School) Chorus Master Pedagogy – Martin Wright (San Diego Opera); Timothy Todd Simmons (San Diego Opera) 2. AFFILIATIONS Actors’ Equity Association American Guild of Musical Artists Dramatists Guild of America American Federation of Musicians Actors Alliance of San Diego