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Simon Boccanegra
Giuseppe Verdi
Sept. 20, 23, 27; Oct. 2, 5, 8 / In Italian
Production made possible by the Gramma Fisher Foundation.
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David Clatworthy |
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| Simon Boccanegra |
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Piero Cappuccilli |
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| Jacopo Fiesco |
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Ruggero Raimondi |
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| Amelia Grimaldi |
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Martina Arroyo |
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| Gabriele Adorno |
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Carlo Cossutta |
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| Servant to Amelia |
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Karen Yarmat |
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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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| Supplementary Chorus Master |
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Giulio Favario |
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NEW PRODUCTION
COMPANY PREMIERE |
Peter Grimes
Benjamin Britten
Sept. 30; Oct. 4, 7, 10, 12, 15 / In English
Production made possible by the Gramma Fisher Foundation.
Production co-owned with the San Francisco Opera.
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| Mrs. Sedley |
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Donna Petersen |
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| Ellen Orford |
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Teresa Kubiak |
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| Captain Balstrode |
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Geraint Evans |
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| Rev. Horace Adams |
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Norman Paige |
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| First Niece |
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Patricia Guthrie |
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| Second Niece |
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Helen-Kay Eberley |
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| John, Grimes's apprentice |
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H.L. Silets Jr. |
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| Clerk of the Court |
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Paul Gudas |
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| Fisherman |
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Glen Cunningham |
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| Fisherman |
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Richard Sutliff |
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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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| Stage Director |
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Ande Anderson |
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| Stage Director |
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Geraint Evans |
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Gil Wechsler |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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Giulio Favario |
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La Favorita
Gaetano Donizetti
Oct. 11, 14, 17, 19, 21, 25 / In Italian/San Francisco Opera Production
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| Leonora di Gusman |
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Fiorenza Cossotto |
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| Alfonso XI |
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Piero Cappuccilli |
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| Gabriele Adorno |
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Carlo Cossutta |
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| Solo Dancer |
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John Clifford |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Johnna Kirkland |
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| Conductor |
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Nicola Rescigno |
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| Stage Director |
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Ande Anderson |
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Gil Wechsler |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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| Choreography |
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John Clifford |
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Falstaff
Giuseppe Verdi
Oct. 18, 23, 26, 28; Nov. 1, 6 / In Italian
Teatro Dell'Opera di Roma Production
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Geraint Evans |
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| Bardolfo |
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Florindo Andreolli |
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| Mistress Quickly |
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Lili Chookasian |
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| Nannetta |
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Maddalena Bonifaccio |
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| Original Production Stage Director |
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Franco Zeffirelli |
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| Stage Director |
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Ande Anderson |
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| Stage Director |
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Geraint Evans |
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| Designer |
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Franco Zeffirelli |
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| Lighting Desinger |
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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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John Clifford |
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NEW PRODUCTION |
Don Pasquale
Gaetano Donizetti
Nov. 2, 4, 8, 11, 16, 19 / In Italian
Production made possible by Mr. James C. Hemphill.
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Wladimiro Ganzarolli |
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| Doctor Malatesta |
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Vincenzo Sardinero |
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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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| Stage Director |
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Eduardo De Filippo |
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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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Madama Butterfly
Giacomo Puccini
Nov. 9, 13, 15, 23, 26; Dec. 2 (student matinee), 4, 10 (student matinee), 12 (student matinee) / In Italian
The Mr. James C. Hemphill production.
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| B.F. Pinkerton |
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Giorgio Merighi |
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| Goro |
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Norman Paige (Dec. 4, 10, 12) |
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| Sharpless |
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Glen Cunningham (Dec. 10) |
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| Madama Butterfly (Cio-Cio-San) |
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Marina Krilovici |
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| Madama Butterfly (Cio-Cio-San) |
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Edy Amedeo (Nov. 26, Dec. 4) |
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| Imperial Commissioner |
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Paul Geiger |
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| Official Registrar |
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Carl Glaum |
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| Prince Yamadori |
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Richard Sutliff |
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| Kate Pinkerton |
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Karen Yarmat |
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| Conductor |
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Riccardo Chailly |
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| Stage Director |
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Yoshio Aoyama |
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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 |
Don Quichotte
Jules Massenet
Nov. 22, 29; Dec. 2, 5 (student matinee), 7, 11, 14 / In French
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Nicolai Ghiaurov |
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Harold Potter (Dec. 14) |
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| Second Valet |
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Richard Sutliff |
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| Stage Director |
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Italo Tajo |
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| Designer |
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Pier Luigi Samaritani |
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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 |
Götterdämmerung
Richard Wagner
Nov. 27, 30; Dec. 3, 6, 9, 13 / In German
Production made possible by the Gramma Fisher Foundation.
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Claudia Caporale |
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| Second Norn |
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Anna Reynolds |
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| Third Norn |
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Jeannine Altmeyer |
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| Brünnhilde |
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Berit Lindholm (Nov. 30, Dec. 9, 13) |
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| Gutrune |
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Jeannine Altmeyer |
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| Alberich |
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Peter Van Ginkel |
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| Second Vassal |
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Jonathan Welch |
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| Woglinde |
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Patricia Guthrie |
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| Flosshilde |
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Claudia Caporale |
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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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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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| Associate Conductor |
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Antonio Tauriello |
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| Supplementary Chorus Master |
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Giulio Favario |
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