David DiChiera
General Director
(313) 237-3420
ddd@motopera.org


DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS

Karen VanderKloot DiChiera
Director of Community Programs
313-237-3406
kvd@motopera.org

Carol Halsted
Director of Dance
313-237-3426
chalsted@motopera.org

Dewan Mitchell
Director of Booking and Events Management
313-237-3418
dmitchell@motopera.org

Rock Monroe
Director of Safety and Security
313-237-3256
rock@motopera.org

Laura Nealssohn
Director of Communications
313-237-3416
laura@motopera.org

David W. Osborne
Director of Production
313-237-3278
dosborne@motopera.org

Mary Parkhill
Director of Development
313-237-3438
mparkhill@motopera.org

Jason Warzecha
Director of Theatre & Parking Center Operations
313-965-4314
jwarzecha@motopera.org

 

 

 

 

ADMINISTRATION

William Austin
Executive Assistant to the General Director
313-237-3421
baustin@motopera.org

Christy Gray
Administrative Assistant
313-961-3500 ext. 0
cgray@motopera.org

Timothy Lentz
Archivist & Director,
Allesee Dance & Opera Resource Library
313-965-4595
tlentz@motopera.org

 

Bryce Rudder
Senior Librarian,
Allesee Dance and Opera Resource Library
313-961-3500 x 3507
brudder@motopera.org

Kim Smith
Dance Administrative Assistant
ABT Detroit General Manager
313-237-3251
dance@motopera.org

COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

LATOH Hotline: 313-237-3270

Mark Vondrak
Associate Director/Tour Manager
313-237-3404
mvondrak@motopera.org

Dolores Tobis
Office and Marketing Manager
313-237-3429
dtobis@motopera.org

Betty Lane
Operations Manager & Singing Voice Specialist
313-237-3238
blane@motopera.org

TOURING ARTISTS

Betsy Bronson
Maria Cimarelli
Roland Hamilton
Joseph Jackson
Betty Lane
Amy Dolan Malaney
Shawn McDonald
Madelyn Porter
David Pulice

Amanda Sabelhaus
Karl Schmidt
Trish Shandor
Chris Vaught
Mark Vondrak
Alvin Waddles
Karen White
Tamara Whitty

 

DETROIT OPERA HOUSE

Jessie Carter
Building Engineer
313-237-3285
engineering@motopera.org

Angela Donaldson
Food and Beverage Manager
313-237-3284
adonaldson@motopera.org

Randy Elliott
House Manager
313-237-3253
relliott@motopera.org

Jason Warzecha
Director of Theatre & Parking Center Operations
313-965-4314
jwarzecha@motopera.org

Dennis Wells
Facilities Manager
313-237-3286
dwells@motopera.org

 

 

DEVELOPMENT

Michelle DeLand
Corporate Campaign Manager
313-237-3402
mdeland@motopera.org

Danielle DeFauw
Boutique Manager
313-965-4844
ddefauw@motopera.org

Heather Hamilton
Special Projects Manager
313-237-3425
hhamilton@motopera.org

Katherine Kucharski
Foundation and Government Grants Manager
313-237-3433
kkucharski@motopera.org

 

Kim-Lan Trinh
Associate Director of Development
Planned Giving & Major Gifts
313-237-3408
ktrinh@motopera.org

Stephani M. Yates
Dance Patron Circle Manager
Event Coordinator
313-237-3268
syates@motopera.org

Christina Wagner
Membership
Annual Fund Manager
313-237-3236
wagner@motopera.org

FINANCE/COMPUTER SERVICE

Kimberly Burgess-Rivers
Accountant
313-237-3401
krivers@motopera.org

John Grigaitis
IT Manager
313-965-4037
jgrigaitis@motopera.org

Derrick Lewis
Controller
313-237-3411
dlewis@motopera.org

Shelly Ratliff
LAN Administrator
313-237-3486
sratliff@motopera.org

Nick Williams
Accountant
nwilliams@motopera.org

Rita Winters
Accountant
rwinters@motopera.org

 

 

MARKETING/PUBLIC RELATIONS

Mitch Carter
Web Coordinator
773-539-7424
mcarter@motopera.org

Michael Hauser
Marketing Manager
313-237-3279
mhauser@motopera.org

 

Jill Zylinski
Communications Coordinator
313-237-3403
jzylinski@motopera.org

TICKET OFFICE

Felicia Burgess
Patron and Ticket Services Associate
313-237-3409

Tunisia Brown
Ticket Services
313-237-7464
tbrown@motopera.org

Kimberly Gray
Ticket Services Assistant Manager
313-965-4631
kimg@motopera.org

Kimberly Mogielski
Ticket Services Manager
313-237-3417
kimm@motopera.org

PRODUCTION

Elizabeth Anderson
Production Coordinator
313-237-3405
elizabeth@motopera.org

Daniel T. Brinker
Technical Director
313-237-3269
dbrinker@motopera.org

Carolyn Geck
Production Administrator
BravoBravo! Asst. Project Manager
313-237-3423
cgeck@motopera.org

Nancy Krolikowski
Mover Coordinator

 

MUSIC DEPARTMENT

Chorus Audition Hotline: 313-237-3237

Suzanne Mallare Acton
Assistant Music Director
Chorus Master
sacton@motopera.org

Diane Bredesen
Orchestra Personnel Manager
Music Contractor
dbredesen2002@comcast.net

David DiChiera
Music Director

Roberto Mauro
Artistic Consultant
rmauro@motopera.org

MICHIGAN OPERA THEATRE CHILDREN’S CHORUS

Suzanne Mallare Acton
Director
313-237-3422
sacton@motopera.org

Dianna Hochella
Assistant Director
diannahochella@mac.com

 

Joseph Jackson
Accompanist

Megan Warzecha
Chorus Administrator
248-914-1966
mwarzecha@motopera.org

TECHNICAL STAFF

Alan Bigelow
Head Property Man
313-237-3263

Monika Essen
Property Master

Gary Gilmore
Production Electrician
313-237-3222

Suzanne Hanna
Costume Director
313-237-3282
shanna@motopera.org

John Kinsora
Head Carpenter
313-237-3265

Robert Martin
Head Flyman
313-237-3262

Robert Mesinar
Head Electrician Emeritus
313-237-3264

Alice Moss
Wardrobe Mistress

Mary Ellen Shuffett
Head of Wardrobe
313-237-3440

Kendall Smith
Lighting Coordinator