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I due Foscari
Giuseppe Verdi
Sept. 22, 25, 29; Oct. 2, 4, 7 / In Italian
Production from Teatro Dell'Opera Roma
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| Jacopo Loredano |
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Arnold Voketaitis |
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| Officer of the Council of Ten |
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Ernesto Gasco |
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| Jacopo Foscari |
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Franco Tagliavini |
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| Lucrezia Contarini |
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Katia Ricciarelli |
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| Francesco Foscari |
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Piero Cappuccilli |
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| Servant of the Doge |
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Bernard Izzo |
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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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| Stage Director |
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Giorgio De Lullo |
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| Set Designer |
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Pier Luigi Pizzi |
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| Costume Designer |
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Pier Luigi Pizzi |
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| Lighting Designer |
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Gil Wechsler |
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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 |
Die Walküre
Richard Wagner
Sept. 27, 30; Oct. 3, 6, 9, 13 / In German
Production made possible by the Gramma Fisher Foundation.
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| Brünnhilde |
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Birgit Nilsson |
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| Helmwige |
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Jeannette Hall-Wood |
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| Schwertleite |
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Louise Parker |
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| Grimgerde |
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Majda Radic-Despalj |
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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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Gil Wechsler |
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| Associate Conductor |
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Antonio Tauriello |
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La traviata
Giuseppe Verdi
Oct. 11, 14, 18 (student matinee), 20, 23, 27, 30 (student matinee); Nov. 4 / In Italian
The Gramma Fisher Foundation production.
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| Violetta Valéry |
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Celestina Casapietra |
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| Flora Bervoix |
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Elena Zilio |
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| Doctor Grenvil |
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Arnold Voketaitis |
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| Marchese d'Obigny |
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Bernard Izzo |
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| Baron Douphol |
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Ronald Hudlund |
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| Gastone de Letoriéres |
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Norman Paige |
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| Alfredo Germont |
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Giorgio Merighi (Oct. 11) |
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| Alfredo Germont |
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Franco Tagliavini (Oct. 14, 20, 27) |
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| Alfredo Germont |
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Wieslaw Ochman (Oct. 23, Nov. 4) |
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| Giorgio Germont |
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Franco Bordoni |
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| Commissioner |
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Robert Smith |
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| Flora's Servant |
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John H. Jr. Cleveland |
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| Stage Director |
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Giorgio De Lullo |
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| Designer |
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Pier Luigi Pizzi |
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| Lighting Designer |
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Gil Wechsler |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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| Choreographeer |
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Samuel Kurkjian |
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NEW PRODUCTION |
La bohéme
Giacomo Puccini
Oct. 21, 25, 28; Nov. 1, 3, 6, 11; Dec. 11 (student matinee), 14 (student matinee) / In Italian
The Mr. James C. Hemphill production.
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| Mimì |
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Marina Krilovici (Oct. 21, 25, Nov. 3, 6, 11) |
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| Mimì |
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Joanna Bruno (Oct. 28, Nov. 1) |
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| Custom House Sergeant |
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Bernard Izzo |
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| Custom House Guard |
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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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Giorgio De Lullo |
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| Designer |
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Pier Luigi Pizzi |
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| Lighting Designer |
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Gil Wechsler |
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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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NEW PRODUCTION |
Un ballo in maschera
Giuseppe Verdi
Nov. 8, 10, 13, 18; Dec. 1, 4 / In Italian
The Mr. and Mrs. Lee A. Freeman, Sr. and Mr. James C. Hemphill production.
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| Riccardo |
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Franco Tagliavini |
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| Servant to Amelia |
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Ernesto Gasco |
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| Conductor |
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Christoph von Dohnányi |
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| Stage Director |
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Tito Gobbi |
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| Set Designer |
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Robert Darling |
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| Lighting Designer |
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Gil Wechsler |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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| Associate Conductor |
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Gerhard Geist |
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| Supplementary Chorus Master |
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Giulio Favario |
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Così fan tutte
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Nov. 15, 17, 20, 22, 25, 29 / In Italian
San Francisco Opera Production
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| Don Alfonso |
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Geraint Evans |
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| Fiordiligi |
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Margaret Price |
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| Conductor |
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Christoph von Dohnányi |
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| Stage Director |
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Jean-Pierre Ponnelle |
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| Scenery Designer |
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Jean-Pierre Ponnelle |
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| Costume Designer |
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Jean-Pierre Ponnelle |
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| Lighting Designer |
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Gil Wechsler |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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| Associate Conductor |
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Gerhard Geist |
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Pelléas et Mélisande
Claude Debussy
Nov. 27; Dec. 2, 6, 9, 12, 15 / In French
Metropolitan Opera Production
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| Mélisande |
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Jeannette Pilou |
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| Geneviève |
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Jocelyne Taillon |
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| Shepherd's Voice |
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Willie Brown Jr. |
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| Physician |
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Arnold Voketaitis |
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Paul-Emile Deiber |
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| Set Designer |
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Desmond Heeley |
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| Costume Designer |
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Desmond Heeley |
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| Lighting Designer |
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Gil Wechsler |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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Wozzeck
Alban Berg
Dec. 5, 8, 11, 13, 16 / In English
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| Marie's Child |
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H.L. Silets Jr. |
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| First Apprentice |
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Peter Harrower |
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| Second Apprentice |
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Bernard Izzo |
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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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| Stage Director |
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Virginio Puecher |
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| Lighting Designer |
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Gil Wechsler |
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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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| Associate Conductor |
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Antonio Tauriello |
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