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Semiramide
Gioacchino Rossini
Sept. 24, 27, 29; Oct. 2, 8, 11 / In Italian
Production owned by Teatro Communale di Firenze.
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| Semiramide |
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Joan Sutherland |
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| Ghost of Nino |
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Simon Estes |
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| Conductor |
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Richard Bonynge |
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| Stage Director |
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Sandro Sequi |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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| Supplementary Chorus Master |
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Giulio Favario |
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| Lighting Designer |
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John Harvey |
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NEW PRODUCTION |
Rigoletto
Giuseppe Verdi
Oct. 4, 6, 9, 12 (student matinee), 15, 20 / In Italian
Production made possible by Mrs. Nathaniel Leverone.
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Alfredo Kraus |
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| Countess Ceprano |
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AnnDre House |
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| Rigoletto |
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Piero Cappuccilli |
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| Count Ceprano |
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Robert Smith |
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| Maddalena |
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Bianca Rosa Zanibelli |
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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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| Stage Director |
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Sandro Sequi |
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| Designer |
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Pier Luigi Pizzi |
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| Lighting Designer |
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John Harvey |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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| Choreographer |
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Samuel Kurkjian |
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NEW PRODUCTION |
Tosca
Giacomo Puccini
Oct. 13, 16, 18, 22, 26 (student matinee), 30 / In Italian
The Mr. James C. Hemphill production.
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| Cesare Angelotti |
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Giorgio Giorgetti |
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| Mario Cavaradossi |
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Carlo Bergonzi |
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| Floria Tosca |
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Janis Martin (Oct. 13, 16, 22, 26, 30) |
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| Floria Tosca |
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Teresa Kubiak (Oct. 18) |
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| Spoletta |
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Florindo Andreolli |
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| Shepherd Boy |
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Sylvia Cooper |
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| Stage Director |
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Tito Gobbi |
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| Designer |
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Pier Luigi Pizzi |
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| Lighting Designer |
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John Harvey |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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| Children's Chorus Master |
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Laurence Davis |
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| Assistant to Mr. Gobbi |
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David Sell |
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Werther
Jules Massenet
Oct. 23, 27, 29; Nov. 2 (student matinee), 5, 8 / In French
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Florindo Andreolli |
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| Charlotte |
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Tatiana Troyanos |
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| Stage Director |
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Lotfi Mansouri |
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| Lighting Designer |
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John Harvey |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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| Children's Chorus Master |
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Laurence Davis |
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Don Carlo
Giuseppe Verdi
Nov. 3, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20 / In Italian
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| Princess Eboli |
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Fiorenza Cossotto |
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| Elisabetta di Valois |
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Pilar Lorengar |
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| Philip II |
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Nicolai Ghiaurov |
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| Countess d'Aremberg |
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Paula Payne |
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| Celestial Voice |
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Gloria Cutsforth |
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| Count Lerma |
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Leonard Johnson |
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| Grand Inquisitor |
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Hans Sotin |
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| Flemish Deputy |
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Richard Alderson |
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| Flemish Deputy |
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Giorgio Giorgetti |
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| Flemish Deputy |
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Bernard Izzo |
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| Flemish Deputy |
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Tom Masuko |
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| Flemish Deputy |
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Richard Schreiber |
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| Flemish Deputy |
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Robert Smith |
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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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| Stage Director |
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Lotfi Mansouri |
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| Set Designer |
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Robert Darling |
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| Lighting Designer |
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John Harvey |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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| Supplementary Chorus Master |
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Giulio Favario |
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NEW PRODUCTION
COMPANY PREMIERE |
Das Rheingold
Richard Wagner
Nov. 13, 17, 19, 22, 27, 29 / In German
The Gramma Fisher Foundation production.
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| Woglinde |
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Liselotte Rebmann |
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| Alberich |
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Gustav Neidlinger |
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| Conductor |
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Ferdinand Leitner |
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| Stage Director |
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Hans-Peter Lehmann |
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| Designer |
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Ekkehard Grübler |
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| Lighting Designer |
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John Harvey |
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Il barbiere di Siviglia
Gioacchino Rossini
Nov. 26; Dec. 2 (student matinee), 4, 8, 11, 13, 17 / In Italian
The Gramma Fisher Foundation production.
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| Fiorello |
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Giorgio Giorgetti |
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| Count Almaviva |
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Ottavio Garaventa |
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| Sergeant |
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Florindo Andreolli |
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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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| Stage Director |
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Tito Gobbi |
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| Lighting Designer |
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John Harvey |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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| Assistant to Mr. Gobbi |
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David Sell |
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Salome
Richard Strauss
Dec. 3, 6, 10, 15, 18 / In German
Production owned by the San Francisco Opera.
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| Narraboth |
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Rod Mac Wherther (Dec. 3) |
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| Narraboth |
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Frank Little (Dec. 6, 10, 15, 18) |
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| Soldier |
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Attilio Burchiellaro |
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| Cappadocian |
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Roy Samuelsen |
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| Herod Antipas |
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Ragnar Ulfung |
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| Conductor |
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Christoph von Dohnányi |
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| Stage Director |
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Hans-Peter Lehmann |
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| Realized By |
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Robert Darling |
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| Set Designer |
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Pier Luigi Pizzi |
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| Lighting Designer |
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John Harvey |
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