2008-2009 Season Performance and Cast Archive
NEW PRODUCTION
Manon
Jules Massenet
Sep. 27; Oct. 1, 4, 7, 11, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 31/In French
Lyric Opera presentation made possible by the Abbott Fund, an Anonymous Donor, Judson and Joyce Green, and Liz Stiffel.
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Guillot de Morfontaine
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David Cangelosi
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De Brétigny
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Jake Gardner
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Poussette
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Andriana Chuchman
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Javotte
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Kathryn Leemhuis
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Rosette
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Katherine Lerner
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Innkeeper
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Sam Handley
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Lescaut
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Christopher Feigum
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Soldier
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Edward Mout
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Soldier
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David Portillo
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Manon Lescaut
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Natalie Dessay
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Chevalier des Grieux
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Jonas Kaufmann
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Chevalier des Grieux
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Mark Panuccio (Oct. 27)
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Maid
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Angela Mannino
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Count des Grieux
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Raymond Aceto
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Croupier
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Rodell Rosel
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Archer
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Paul Corona
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Sergeant
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Craig Irvin
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Conductor
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Emmanuel Villaume
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Stage Director
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David McVicar
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Set Designer
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Tanya McCallin
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Costume Designer
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Tanya McCallin
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Original Lighting Designer
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Paule Constable
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Lighting Designer
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Kevin Sleep
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Chorus Master
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Donald Nally
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Original Choreographer
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Michael Keegan-Dolan
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Revival Choreographer
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Ben Ash
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Ballet Mistress
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August Tye
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Wig and Makeup Designer
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Richard Jarvie
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Assistant Stage Director
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E. Loren Meeker
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Stage Manager
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Caroline Moores
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Stage Band Conductor
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Philip Morehead
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French Diction Coach
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Patricia Kristof Moy
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Projected English Titles
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Francis Rizzo
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The Pearl Fishers (Les Pêcheurs de Perles)
Georges Bizet
Oct. 6, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25; Nov. 1, 4. /In French
The Illinois Tool Works Inc., Howard A. Stotler, and an Anonymous Donor Production in memory of Ardis Krainik.
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Zurga
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Nathan Gunn
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Nadir
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Eric Cutler
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Nourabad
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Christian Van Horn
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Léïla
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Nicole Cabell
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Conductor
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John Mauceri
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Original Production
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Nicolas Joël
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Stage Director
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Herbert Kellner
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Original Set Designer
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Herbert Monloup
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Set Designer
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Scott Marr
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Original Costume Designer
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Herbert Monloup
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Principal Costumes Designer
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Scott Marr
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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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Choreographer
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August Tye
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Wig and Makeup Designer
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Richard Jarvie
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Assistant Stage Director
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Matthew Ozawa
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Stage Manager
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John W. Coleman
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Stage Band Conductor
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Eric Weimer
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Prompter
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Susan Miller Hult
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French Diction Coach
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Patricia Kristof Moy
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Projected English Titles
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Francis Rizzo
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NEW PRODUCTION
Lulu
Alban Berg
Nov. 7, 10, 15, 19, 22, 25, 30/In German
Lyric Opera production generously made possible by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Sidley Austin LLP, and American Express.
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Animal Tamer
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Jan Buchwald
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Alwa
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William Burden
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Dr. Schön
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Wolfgang Schöne
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Lulu
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Marlis Petersen
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Painter
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Scott Ramsay
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Professor of Medicine
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Craig Irvin
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Schigolch
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Thomas Hammons
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Prince
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Rodell Rosel
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Wardrobe Mistress
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Buffy Baggott
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Theater Director
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Bradley Garvin
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Countess Geschwitz
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Jill Grove
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Athlete
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Jan Buchwald
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Schoolboy
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Buffy Baggott
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Manservant
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Rodell Rosel
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Banker
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Bradley Garvin
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Journalist
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Corey Crider
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Marquis
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Rodell Rosel
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Groom
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Buffy Baggott
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Lady Artisan
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Kathryn Leemhuis
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Mother
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Katherine Lerner
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Fifteen-year-old Girl
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Angela Mannino
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Servant
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Paul Corona
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Police Commissioner
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Ronald Watkins
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Professor
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Craig Irvin
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Sailor
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Scott Ramsay
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Jack the Ripper
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Wolfgang Schöne
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Conductor
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Sir Andrew Davis
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Stage Director
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Paul Curran
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Set Designer
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Kevin Knight
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Costume Designer
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Kevin Knight
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Lighting Designer
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David Jacques
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Wigmaster and Makeup Designer
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Richard Jarvie
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Assistant Stage Director
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E. Loren Meeker
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Stage Manager
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John W. Coleman
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Stage Band Conductor
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Ward Stare
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Prompter
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James Johnson
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German Diction Coach
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Renate Moser
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Projected English Titles
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Francis Rizzo
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COMPANY PREMIERE
Porgy and Bess
George Gershwin
Nov. 18, 21, 23, 26, 29; Dec. 3, 5, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 19/In English
Generous sponsors for this presentation are The Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust and The Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Ada and Whitney Addington, Jim and Kay Mabie, the National Endowment for the Arts, and Roberta L. and Robert J. Washlow.
Production originally created for Washington National Opera.
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Clara
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Laquita Mitchell
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Mingo
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Larry Hylton
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Sporting Life
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Jermaine Smith
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Jake
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Eric Greene
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Serena
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Jonita Lattimore
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Robbins
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Barron Coleman
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Robbins
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Taiwan Norris (Dec. 16)
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Jim
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Justin Lee Miller
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Peter
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Michael Bragg
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Lily
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Veronica Chapman-Smith
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Maria
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Marietta Simpson
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Porgy
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Gordon Hawkins
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Porgy
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Lester Lynch (Nov. 23, Dec. 5, 12, 18)
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Crown
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Lester Lynch
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Crown
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Terry Cook (Nov. 23, Dec. 5, 12, 18)
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Bess
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Morenike Fadayomi
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Bess
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Lisa Daltirus (Nov. 23, Dec. 5, 12, 18)
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Detective
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Danny Goldring
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Undertaker
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Darren K. Stokes
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Lawyer Frazier
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Daniel Billings
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Annie
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Jeanette Blakeney
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Nelson
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Earl Hazell
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Strawberry Woman
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Cheryl Warfield
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Crab Man
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Kenneth Alston
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Coroner
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David Darlow
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Policeman
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Chuck Coyl
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Conductor
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John DeMain
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Conductor
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Kelly Kuo (Dec. 5, 6)
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Stage Director
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Francesca Zambello
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Set Designer
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Peter J. Davison
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Costume Designer
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Paul Tazewell
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Lighting Designer
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Mark McCullough
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Choreographer
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Denni Sayers
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Associate Director
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Denni Sayers
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Chorus Master
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Donald Nally
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Wigmaster and Makeup Designer
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Richard Jarvie
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Assistant Stage Director
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Matthew Ozawa
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Assistant Stage Director
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Rita D'Angelo Tikador
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Stage Manager
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Caroline Moores
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Prompter
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Susan Miller Hult
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Projected English Titles
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Cori Ellison
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COMPANY PREMIERE CONCERT
Holly and Ivy
Various Composers
Dec. 14/multiple languages
This concert is generously sponsored by an Anonymous Donor and Michael A. Leppen.
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Conductor
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Donald Nally
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Chorus Master
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Donald Nally
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Organist
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Richard Hoskins
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Organist
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Sir Andrew Davis
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Assistant Conductor
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Craig Terry
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Stage Manager
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Caroline Moores
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Madama Butterfly
Giacomo Puccini
Dec. 13, 17, 20; Jan. 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 29/Opera
In Italian
The William S. North production, in memory of Patricia Cathcart North. Revival generously made possible by Exelon Corporation and NIB Foundation.
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Lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton
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Frank Lopardo
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Goro
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David Cangelosi
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Suzuki
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Katharine Goeldner
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Sharpless
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James Westman
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Madama Butterfly (Cio-Cio-San)
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Patricia Racette
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Imperial Commissioner
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Craig Irvin
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Imperial Commissioner
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Sam Handley (Jan. 21)
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Official Registrar
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Daniel Billings
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Bonze
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Paul Corona
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Prince Yamadori
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Corey Crider
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Prince Yamadori
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Ronald Watkins (Jan. 24)
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Sorrow
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India Rose Renteria
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Kate Pinkerton
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Amber Wagner
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Conductor
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Sir Andrew Davis
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Original Production
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Harold Prince
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Stage Director
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Vincent Liotta
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Set Designer
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Clarke Dunham
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Costume Designer
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Florence Klotz
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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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Wigmaster and Makeup Designer
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Richard Jarvie
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Assistant Stage Director
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Leslie Halla Grayson
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Stage Manager
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John W. Coleman
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Stage Band Conductor
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Philip Morehead
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Prompter
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James Johnson
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Projected English Titles
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Francis Rizzo
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Tristan und Isolde
Richard Wagner
Jan. 27, 31; Feb. 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28/In German
Lyric Opera presentation generously made possible by Mrs. A. Watson Armour, Julie and Roger Baskes, an Anonymous Donor, and Howard A. Stotler.
Production from Los Angeles Opera.
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Sailor
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David Portillo
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Isolde
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Deborah Voigt
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Isolde
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Jennifer Wilson (Feb. 13)
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Brangäne
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Petra Lang
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Kurwenal
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Jason Stearns
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Kurwenal
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Greer Grimsley (Feb. 12-28)
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Tristan
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Clifton Forbis
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Tristan
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Jeffrey Springer (Feb. 16)
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Melot
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Daniel Billings
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King Marke
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Stephen Milling
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Shepherd
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Edward Mout
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Helmsman
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Paul Corona
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Conductor
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Sir Andrew Davis
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Stage Director
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José María Condemi
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Set Designer
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David Hockney
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Costume Designer
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David Hockney
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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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Wigmaster and Makeup Designer
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Richard Jarvie
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Assistant Stage Director
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E. Loren Meeker
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Stage Manager
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Rachel Tobias
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Stage Band Conductor
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Eric Weimer
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Prompter
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James Johnson
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Projected English Titles
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Francis Rizzo
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Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni
Feb. 14, 18, 22, 25; Mar. 4, 9, 14, 17, 20, 23, 27/In Italian
The Julius Frankel Foundation Production. Revival generously made possible by Jim and Vicki Mills/Jon and Lois Mills and Richard P. and Susan Kiphart.
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Turiddu
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Carlo Ventre
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Turiddu
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Vincenzo La Scola (March 14-27)
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Santuzza
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Guang Yang
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Santuzza
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Dolora Zajick (March 14-27)
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Mamma Lucia
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Judith Christin
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Alfio
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Mark Delavan
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Lola
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Katherine Lerner
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Woman
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Debra Schuerer-DeNoon
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Conductor
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Renato Palumbo
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Original Production
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Elijah Moshinsky
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Stage Director
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Leslie Halla Grayson
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Set Designer
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Michael Yeargan
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Costume Designer
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Michael Yeargan
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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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Children's Chorus Master
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Josephine Lee
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Wigmaster and Makeup Designer
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Richard Jarvie
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Assistant Stage Director
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Matthew Ozawa
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Stage Manager
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John W. Coleman
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Prompter
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Susan Miller Hult
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Projected English Titles
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Francis Rizzo
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I pagliacci
Ruggiero Leoncavallo
Feb. 14, 18, 22, 25; Mar. 4, 9, 14, 17, 20, 23, 27/In Italian
The Julius Frankel Foundation Production. Revival generously made possible by Jim and Vicki Mills/Jon and Lois Mills and Richard P. and Susan Kiphart.
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Tonio
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Mark Delavan
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Canio
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Vladimir Galouzine
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Beppe
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Keith Jameson
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Villager
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Joseph Martorano
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Villager
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Kenneth Nichols
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Nedda
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Ana María Martínez
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Silvio
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Christopher Feigum
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Conductor
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Renato Palumbo
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Original Production
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Elijah Moshinsky
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Stage Director
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Leslie Halla Grayson
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Set Designer
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Michael Yeargan
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Costume Designer
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Michael Yeargan
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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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Wigmaster and Makeup Designer
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Richard Jarvie
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Assistant Stage Director
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Matthew Ozawa
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Stage Manager
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John W. Coleman
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Prompter
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Susan Miller Hult
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Fight Director
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Chuck Coyl
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Projected English Titles
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Francis Rizzo
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NEW PRODUCTION
Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mar. 2, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 28/In German
Lyric Opera production generously made possible by Randy and Melvin Berlin, The Negaunee Foundation, and Brenda and Earl Shapiro.
The Abduction from the Seraglio is a co-production of Lyric Opera of Chicago and the San Francisco Opera Association.
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Belmonte
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Matthew Polenzani
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Osmin
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Andrea Silvestrelli
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Pedrillo
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Steve Davislim
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Pasha Selim
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David Steiger
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Konstanze
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Erin Wall
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Blonde
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Aleksandra Kurzak
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Blonde
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Angela Mannino
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Conductor
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Sir Andrew Davis
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Stage Director
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Chas Rader-Shieber
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Set Designer
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David Zinn
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Costume Designer
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David Zinn
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Lighting Designer
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Christopher Akerlind
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Chorus Master
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Donald Nally
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Wigmaster and Makeup Designer
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Richard Jarvie
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Assistant Stage Director
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E. Loren Meeker
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Stage Manager
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Caroline Moores
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Prompter
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Susan Miller Hult
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German Diction Coach
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Renate Moser
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Fight Director
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Chuck Coyl
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Projected English Titles
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Francis Rizzo
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