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Maria Stuarda
Gaetano Donizetti
Sept. 21, 24, 28; Oct. 3, 6, 8 / In Italian
San Francisco Opera Production
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| Elisabetta |
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Viorica Cortez |
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| Giorgio Talbot |
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Donald Gramm |
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| Guglielmo Cecil |
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Brent Ellis |
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| Leicester |
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Franco Tagliavini |
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| Hannah Kennedy |
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Sandra Walker |
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| Hannah Kennedy |
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Donna Morein (Sept. 28) |
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| Maria Stuarda |
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Montserrat Caballé (Sept. 21, 24, 28) |
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| Maria Stuarda |
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Yasuko Hayashi (Oct. 3, 6, 8) |
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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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| Lighting Designer |
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Gil Wechsler |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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NEW PRODUCTION
COMPANY PREMIERE |
Manon
Jules Massenet
Sept. 29; Oct. 1, 4, 12, 15, 17 / In French
The James C. Hemphill production.
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| Guillot de Morfontaine |
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Norman Paige |
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| De Brétigny |
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Giorgio Giorgetti |
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| Poussette |
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Miwako Matsumoto |
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| Rosette |
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Nicoletta Ciliento |
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| Innkeeper |
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Richard Sutliff |
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| Manon Lescaut |
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Teresa Zylis-Gara |
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| Chevalier des Grieux |
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Alfredo Kraus |
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| Count des Grieux |
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Donald Gramm |
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| Stage Director |
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Paul-Emile Deiber |
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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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| Choreographer |
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Samuel Kurkjian |
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| Assistant to Mr. Dupont |
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Marc Payen |
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Tosca
Giacomo Puccini
Oct. 10, 13, 15 (student matinee), 19, 22, 27 / In Italian
The 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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Franco Tagliavini |
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| Floria Tosca |
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Teresa Kubiak |
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| Spoletta |
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Florindo Andreolli |
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| Shepherd Boy |
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Enrichetta Manca |
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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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| 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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| Assistant to Mr. Gobbi |
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David Sell |
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
La Fille du Régiment
Gaetano Donizetti
Oct. 20, 24, 26; Nov. 2, 5, 7 / In French
Chicago presentation by Mr. and Mrs. H.G. Cartwright.
Produciton owned by the Metropolitan Opera.
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| Marquise de Berkenfeld |
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Regina Resnik |
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| Peasant |
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Florindo Andreolli |
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| Corporal |
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Giorgio Giorgetti |
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| Duchess of Crakentorp |
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Jennie Tourel |
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| Soldier |
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Florindo Andreolli |
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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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| Costume Designer |
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Marcel Escoffier |
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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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NEW PRODUCTION
COMPANY PREMIERE |
Siegfried
Richard Wagner
Oct. 31; Nov. 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 / In German
Production made possible by the Gramma Fisher Foundation.
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| Wanderer (Wotan) |
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Theo Adam |
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| Brünnhilde |
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Birgit Nilsson |
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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 Gruebler |
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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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Carmen
Georges Bizet
Nov. 14, 17, 19, 24, 29 (student matinee); Dec. 3 (student matinee), 6, 12, 14 / In French
The Mrs. D. Eckhart Williams production.
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| Moralès |
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Glen Cunningham (Nov. 14, 17, 19, 24, 29) |
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| Moralés |
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Richard Sutliff (Dec. 3, 6, 12, 14) |
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| Micëla |
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Patricia Wells (Dec. 6) |
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| Frasquita |
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Miwako Matsumoto |
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| Mercédès |
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Nicoletta Ciliento |
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| Escamillo |
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Lorenzo Saccomani |
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| Dancaïre |
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Giorgio Giorgetti |
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| Remendado |
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Florindo Andreolli |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Antonio Gades |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Lorenzo Saccomani |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Christina Hoyos |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Felix Ordonez |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Enrique Rodenas |
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| Conductor |
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Jesús López Cobos |
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| Stage Director |
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Luciana Novaro |
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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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| Choreographer |
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Antonio Gades |
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Der Rosenkavalier
Richard Strauss
Nov. 23, 26, 30; Dec. 5, 8, 10 / In German
Scenery donated by Mr. and Mrs. B. Edward Bensinger.
Costumes by the Cologne Opera.
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| Octavian |
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Charlotte Berthold |
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| The Marschallin |
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Christa Ludwig (Nov. 23, Dec. 5) |
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| The Marschallin |
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Helga Dernesch (Nov. 26, 30, Dec. 8, 10) |
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| Major-domo of the Marschallin |
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Frank Little |
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| Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau |
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Hans Sotin |
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| Leopold |
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Casimir Zielinski |
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| Footman of the Marschallin |
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Paul Geiger |
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| Footman of the Marschallin |
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Joseph Pinedo |
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| Footman of the Marschallin |
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Frederick Schreiner |
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| Footman of the Marschallin |
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Richard Sutliff |
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| Noble Orphan |
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Helen-Kay Eberley |
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| Noble Orphan |
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Donna Morein |
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| Noble Orphan |
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Sandra Walker |
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| Milliner |
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Patricia Guthrie |
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| Animal Trainer |
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Wesley Garrison |
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| Valzacchi |
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Florindo Andreolli |
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| Italian Singer |
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Giorgio Merighi |
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| Marianne Leitmetzerin |
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Betty Jones |
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| Major-domo of Faninal |
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David Gordon |
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| Waiter |
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Frederick Schreiner |
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| Police Commissioner |
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Arnold Voketaitis |
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| Mohammed |
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Charles Lawrence |
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| Conductor |
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Ferdinand Leitner |
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| Stage Director |
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Hans Neugebauer |
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| Set Designer |
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Günther Schneider-Siemssen |
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| Costume Designer |
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Sopohia Schroeck |
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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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La bohème
Giacomo Puccini
Nov. 28; Dec. 1, 3, 7, 11, 13 (student matinee), 15 / In Italian
The James C. Hemphill production.
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| Rodolfo |
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Luciano Pavarotti |
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| Rodolfo |
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Giorgio Merighi (Dec. 13) |
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| Schaunard |
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Giorgio Giorgetti |
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| Mimì |
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Patricia Wells (Dec. 13) |
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| Custom House Sergeant |
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Paul Geiger |
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| Custom House Guard |
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Glen Cunningham |
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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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| Staging Designer |
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Pier Luigi Pizzi |
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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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| Special Assistant for the Production |
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Marcus L. Overton |
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