NEW PRODUCTION
COMPANY PREMIERE |
Prince Igor
Alexander Borodin
Oct. 12, 15, 20, 24 / In Russian
The Mr. and Mrs. Leigh B. Block, Mr. James C. Hemphill, Mr. Grant J. Pick and Mrs. Clive Runnels production.
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| Jaroslavna |
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Consuelo Rubio |
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| Vladimir Igorevitch |
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David Poleri |
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| Prince Galitsky |
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Boris Christoff |
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| Ovlour |
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Richard Carl Knoll |
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| Jaroslavna's Nurse |
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Prudencija Bickus |
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| Polovtsian Maiden |
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Jeanne Diamond |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Rudolf Nureyev |
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| Stage Director |
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Vladimir Rosing |
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| Set Designer |
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Nicola Benois |
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| Costume Designer |
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Nicola Benois |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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| Choreographer |
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Michel Fokine |
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La bohème
Giacomo Puccini
Oct. 17, 19, 22, 27 / In Italian
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| Colline |
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William Wildermann (Oct. 17, 19) |
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| Colline |
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Boris Christoff (Oct. 22, 27) |
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| Mimì |
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Consuelo Rubio (Oct. 17, 27) |
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| Mimì |
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Mietta Sighele (Oct. 19, 22) |
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| Parpignol |
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Richard Carl Knoll |
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| Alcindoro |
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Fernando Corena |
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| Musetta |
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Joan Marie Moynagh |
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| Custom House Sergeant |
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Lester Wagemaker |
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| Custom House Guard |
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Robert Smith |
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| Children's Chorus |
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Children's Choir of the First
Unitarian Church of Chicago |
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| Conductor |
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Carlo Felice Cillario |
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| Stage Director |
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Riccardo Moresco |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Concertino pour Trois Constant (Ballet)
Marius Constant
Oct. 21
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| Solo Dancer |
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Kenneth Johnson |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Patricia Klekovic |
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Flower Festival in Genzano (Concert)
Edvard Helsted
Oct. 21
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| Solo Dancer |
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Rudolf Nureyev |
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| Choreographer |
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August Bournonville |
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Idylle (Ballet)
Francois Serrette
Oct. 21
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| White Horse |
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Dolores Lipinski |
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| Black Horse |
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Charles Schick |
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| Choreographer |
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George Skibine |
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| Costume Designer |
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Alwin Camble |
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Le corsaire (Ballet)
Richard Drigo
Oct. 21
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| Solo Dancer |
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Rudolf Nureyev |
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| Choreographer |
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Rudolf Nureyev |
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The Merry Widow (Ballet)
Franz Lehár
Oct. 21
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| Count Jolidon |
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Orrin Kayan |
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| Baron Popoff |
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Charles Schick |
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| Baroness Popoff |
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Ellen Everett |
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| Count Danilo Danilovitch |
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Rudolf Nureyev |
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| Costume Designer |
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Rolf Gérard |
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| Costumes Executed by |
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Irene Karinska |
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Tosca
Giacomo Puccini
Oct. 26, 29; Nov. 3 / In Italian
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| Cesare Angelotti |
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Renato Cesari |
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| Sacristan |
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Fernando Corena |
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| Mario Cavaradossi |
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Giuseppe Zampieri |
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| Floria Tosca |
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Régine Crespin |
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| Shepherd Boy |
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Elizabeth Fischer |
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| Children's Chorus |
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Children's Choir of the First
Unitarian Church of Chicago |
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| Conductor |
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Carlo Felice Cillario |
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| Stage Director |
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Riccardo Moresco |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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L'elisir d'amore
Gaetano Donizetti
Oct. 31; Nov. 2, 5 / In Italian
Production owned by the Metropolitan Opera.
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| Giannetta |
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Joan Marie Moynagh |
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| Sergeant Belcore |
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Mario Zanasi |
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| Dulcamara |
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Fernando Corena |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Kenneth Johnson |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Patricia Klekovic |
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| Conductor |
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Carlo Felice Cillario |
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| Stage Director |
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Enrico Frigerio |
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| Set Designer |
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Robert O'Hearn |
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| Costume Designer |
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Robert O'Hearn |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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Le nozze di Figaro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Nov. 7, 9, 12 / In Italian
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| Cherubino |
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Teresa Berganza |
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| Count Almaviva |
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Tito Gobbi |
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| Don Basilio |
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Mariano Caruso |
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| Countess Almaviva |
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Lisa Della Casa |
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| Don Curzio |
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Richard Carl Knoll |
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| Peasant Girl |
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Prudencija Bickus |
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| Peasant Girl |
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Elizabeth Fischer |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Patricia Klekovic |
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| Stage Director |
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Christopher West |
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| Set Designer |
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Gerald L. Ritholz |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Samson et Dalila
Camille Saint-Saëns
Nov. 10, 14, 16, 19 / In French
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| Abimélech |
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William Wildermann |
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| High Priest of Dagon |
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Gabriel Bacquier |
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| First Philistine |
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Richard Carl Knoll |
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| Second Philistine |
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Bernard Izzo |
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| Philistine Messenger |
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Mariano Caruso |
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| Old Hebrew |
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Fernando Corena |
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| Stage Director |
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Robert Gilles |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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Rigoletto
Giuseppe Verdi
Nov. 17, 21, 23, 26 / In Italian
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| Duke of Mantua |
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Richard Tucker |
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| Countess Ceprano |
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Prudencija Bickus |
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| Rigoletto |
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Ettore Bastianini |
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| Count Ceprano |
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Robert Smith |
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| Count Monterone |
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Renato Cesari |
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| Sparafucile |
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William Wildermann |
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| Giovanna |
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Elizabeth Fischer |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Ellen Everett |
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| Stage Director |
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Enrico Frigerio |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Orfeo ed Euridice
Christoph Willibald von Gluck
Nov. 24, 28, 30 / In Italian
Chicago presentation by The Lyric Guild.
Production owned by the Royal Opera, Covent Garden.
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| Solo Dancer |
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Ellen Everett |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Kenneth Johnson |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Maria Tallchief |
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| Stage Director |
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Christopher West |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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