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La traviata
Giuseppe Verdi
Sept. 29; Oct. 3 (matinee), 6, 9, 12, 15; Jan. 11, 14, 17 (matinee), 20 (matinee), 23, 26. / in Italian
The Gramma Fisher Foundation of Marshalltown, Iowa, Production. Revival generously made possible by The Port, Washlow and Errant Families; JPMorgan Chase; Abbott Fund; and Nancy W. Knowles.
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Elizabeth Futral (Sept./Oct.) |
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| Violetta |
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Renée Fleming (Jan.) |
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| Alfredo |
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Joseph Calleja (Sept./Oct.) |
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| Alfredo |
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Matthew Polenzani (Jan.) |
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| Germont |
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Mark Delavan (Sept./Oct.) |
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| Germont |
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Thomas Hampson (Jan.) |
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| Annina |
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Amber Wagner (Jan. 14) |
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| Baron Douphol |
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Philip Kraus |
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| Marquis D’Obigny |
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Phillip Dothard |
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| Commissioner |
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Jordan Shanahan |
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| Flora's Servant |
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Matthew Carroll |
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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti (Sept./Oct.) |
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| Conductor |
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Sir Andrew Davis (Jan.) |
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| Stage Director |
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Frank Corsaro |
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| Lighting Designer |
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Christine Binder |
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| Chorus Master |
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Donald Nally |
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| Choreographer/Ballet Mistress |
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Sara Stewart |
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| Wig & Make Up Designer |
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Richard Jarvie |
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La bohème
Giacomo Puccini
Oct. 1, 4 (matinee), 7 (matinee), 10, 13, 16; Nov. 9, 14 (matinee), 17, 21, 23. / in Italian
The James C. Hemphill Production.
Revival generously made possible by Jim and Vicki Mills/Jon and Lois Mills and NIB Foundation.
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Elaine Alvarez (Oct.) |
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| Mimi |
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Serena Farnocchia (Nov.) |
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| Rodolfo |
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Roberto Aronica (Oct.) |
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| Rodolfo |
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Gwyn Hughes Jones (Nov.) |
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| Colline |
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Andrea Silvestrelli |
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| Benoit/Alcindoro |
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Dale Travis |
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| Custom Officer |
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Jordan Shanahan |
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| "Prugne de Tours" |
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Joe Martorano |
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| "Prugne de Tours" |
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Tim Bradley (Nov. 9) |
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| Conductor |
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Sir Andrew Davis |
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| Stage Director |
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Renata Scotto |
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| Designer |
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Pier Luigi Pizzi |
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| Lighting Designer |
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Christine Binder |
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| Chorus Master |
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Donald Nally |
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| Children's Chorus Master |
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Amelia Fonti |
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| Wig & Make Up Designer |
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Richard Jarvie |
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LYRIC OPERA PREMIERE |
Julius Caesar
George Frideric Handel
Nov. 2, 6, 11 (matinee), 15, 19, 24, 28; Dec. 1, 2007 / in Italian
This production of Julius Caesar was originally created for Glyndebourne Festival Opera.
The Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust and The Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust are the generous sponsors of this Lyric Opera presentation.
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Danielle de Niese |
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Christophe Dumaux |
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| Conductor |
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Emmanuelle Haïm |
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| Stage Director |
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David McVicar |
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| Set Designer |
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Robert Jones |
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| Costume Designer |
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Brigitte Reiffenstuel |
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| Lighting Designer |
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Paule Constable |
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| Chorus Master |
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Donald Nally |
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| Choreographer |
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Andrew George |
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| Ballet Mistress |
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August Tye |
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| Wig & Make Up Designer |
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Richard Jarvie |
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NEW PRODUCTION |
Die Frau ohne Schatten
Richard Strauss
Nov. 16, 20, 26, 30; Dec. 4, 8, 12, 16 (matinee), 20. / in German
Lyric Opera production generously made possible by Mrs. A. Watson Armour, the Walter E. Heller Foundation in memory of Alyce H. DeCosta, an Anonymous Donor, the Mazza Foundation, and Howard A. Stotler.
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Christine Brewer |
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Michaela Martens (Nov. 30) |
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Stacey Tappan |
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| Guardian of Threshhold |
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Stacey Tappan |
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| Voice from Above |
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Meredith Arwady |
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| Apparation of a Young Man |
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Bryan Griffin |
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| Servants |
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Stacey Tappan
Andriana Chuchman
Elizabeth De Shong |
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| Unborn Children |
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Stacey Tappan
Andriana Chuchman
Marjorie Owens
Amber Wagner
Elizabeth De Shong
Meredith Arwady |
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| Nightwatchmen |
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Daniel Billings
Paul Corona
Phillip Dothard |
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| Conductor |
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Sir Andrew Davis |
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| Lighting Designer |
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David Jacques |
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| Chorus Master |
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Donald Nally |
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| Ballet Mistress |
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August Tye |
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| Wig & Make Up Designer |
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Richard Jarvie |
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LYRIC OPERA PREMIERE |
Doctor Atomic
Composed by John Adams, Libretto by Peter Sellars
Dec. 14, 17, 19, 2007 & Jan. 5 (matinee), 9, 12, 15, 19, 2008 / in English
Coproduction with the San Francisco Opera Association and De Nederlandse Opera.
Lyric Opera production generously made possible by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Barbara and Richard Franke, LaSalle Bank, The Boeing Company, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Gerald Finley |
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| Kitty Oppenheimer |
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Jessica Rivera |
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| Edward Teller |
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Richard Paul Fink |
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| General Groves |
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Eric Owens |
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| General Groves |
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Darren Stokes (Jan. 5) |
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| Robert Wilson |
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Thomas Glenn |
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| Jack Hubbard |
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James Maddalena |
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| James Nolan |
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Roger Honeywell |
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| Pasqualita |
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Meredith Arwady |
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| Stage Director |
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Peter Sellars |
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| Set Designer |
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Adrianne Lobel |
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| Costume Designer |
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Dunya Ramicova |
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| Lighting Designer |
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James F. Ingalls |
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| Asst. to Sound Designer |
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Brian Mohr |
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| Chorus Master |
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Donald Nally |
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| Choreographer |
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Lucinda Childs |
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| Ballet Mistress |
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August Tye |
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| Wig & Make Up Designer |
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Richard Jarvie |
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Falstaff
Gieseppe Verdi
Jan. 28; Feb. 1, 3 (matinee), 6, 9, 12, 15, 20 (matinee), 23. / in Italian
The Abbott Laboratories Production.
Revival generously made possible by Brenda and Earl Shapiro,Liz Stiffel, and UBS.
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Veronica Villarroel |
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| Dr. Caius |
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David Cangelosi |
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| Pistola |
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Paul Corona (Feb. 9) |
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| Conductor |
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Sir Andrew Davis |
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| Designer |
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Frank Philipp Schlössmann |
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| Lighting Designer |
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Christine Binder |
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| Chorus Master |
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Donald Nally |
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| Wig & Make Up Designer |
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Richard Jarvie |
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The Barber of Seville
Gioachino Rossini
Feb. 16, 19, 22, 26, 29; March 3, 6 (matinee), 9 (matinee), 12 (matinee), 15, 19, 22. / in Italian
The Mr. and Mrs. Ben W. Heineman Production.
Revival generously made possible by Mr. & Mrs. Dietrich M. Gross.
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| Almaviva |
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Edward Mout (March 9) |
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| Figaro |
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Phillip Dothard (March 6, 9) |
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| Bartolo |
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Philip Kraus (Feb. 16, 19, 22) |
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| Bartolo |
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Andrew Shore (Feb. 26-March 22) |
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| Conductor |
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Donato Renzetti |
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| Set Designer |
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John Conklin |
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Costume Designer |
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| Lighting Designer |
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Duane Schuler |
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| Chorus Master |
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Donald Nally |
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| Wig & Make Up Designer |
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Richard Jarvie |
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Eugene Onegin
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
March 1, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 21, 24, 27 (matinee), 30 (matinee) / in Russian
Production on loan from the Metropolitan Opera.
Lyric Opera presentation generously made possible by an Anonymous Donor and Nuveen Investments.
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Dmitri Hvorostovsky (March 1-14) |
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| Onegin |
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Mariusz Kwiecien (March 17-30) |
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| Filipyevna |
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Catherine Wyn-Rogers |
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| Filipyevna |
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Meredith Arwady (March 1) |
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| Peasant solo |
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Gerald Frantzen |
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| Conductor |
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Sir Andrew Davis |
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| Revival Stage Director |
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Paula Suozzi |
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| Original Lighting Designer |
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Jean Kalman |
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| Lighting Designer |
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Christine Binder |
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| Chorus Master |
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Donald Nally |
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| Choreography |
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Serge Bennathan |
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| Revival Choreographer/Ballet Mistress |
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August Tye |
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| Wig & Make Up Designer |
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Richard Jarvie |
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