NEW PRODUCTION
COMPANY PREMIERE |
Les Contes d'Hoffmann
Jacques Offenbach
Sept. 25, 29; Oct. 1, 4, 9, 12, 15 / In French
Production made possible by Mrs. Thomas B. Burke.
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Norman Mittelmann |
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| Andrès |
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Florindo Andreolli |
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Plácido Domingo (Sept. 25, 29, Oct. 9, 12, 15) |
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| Hoffmann |
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William Johns (Oct. 1, 4) |
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| Spalanzani |
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Giorgio Giorgetti |
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| Cochenille |
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Florindo Andreolli |
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| Coppélius |
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Norman Mittelmann |
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| Pittichinaccio |
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Florindo Andreolli |
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| Dappertutto |
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Norman Mittelmann |
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| Antonia |
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Christiane Eda-Pierre |
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| Crespel |
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Arnold Voketaitis |
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| Frantz |
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Florindo Andreolli |
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| Dr. Miracle |
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Norman Mittelmann |
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| Voice of Antonia's Mother |
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Kathleen Kuhlmann |
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| Muse of Poetry |
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Trudy Hines |
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| Stella |
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Winifred Faix Brown |
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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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Douglas Robinson |
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| Assistant to Mr. Frigerio |
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Mauro Pagano |
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| Assistant to Mr. Puecher |
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Patricia Gracis |
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| Second Assistant to Mr. Puecher |
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Luca Barbareschi |
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| Associate Chorus Master |
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Giulio Favario |
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La Cenerentola
Gioacchino Rossini
Oct. 2, 6, 8, 14 (matinee), 18, 21 (matinee), 23, 26 / In Italian
Production owned by the San Francisco Opera.
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Lucia Valentini-Terrani |
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| Don Magnifico |
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Paolo Montarsolo |
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| Conductor |
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Nicola Rescigno |
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| Stage Director |
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Jean-Pierre Ponnelle |
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| 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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Douglas Robinson |
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| Assistant to Mr. Ponnelle |
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Grischa Asagaroff |
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Un ballo in maschera
Giuseppe Verdi
Oct. 13, 16, 19, 22, 29; Nov. 1, 4 (matinee) / In Italian
The Mr. and Mrs. Lee A. Freeman, Sr. and Mr. James C. Hemphill production.
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Gianfranco Casarini |
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| Servant to Amelia |
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Thomas Booth |
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| Conductor |
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Jesús López Cobos |
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| Stage Director |
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Tito Gobbi |
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| Lighting Designer |
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Gil Wechsler |
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| Chorus Master |
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Douglas Robinson |
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Giulio Favario |
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| Choreographer |
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Eugene Tanner |
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Rigoletto
Giuseppe Verdi
Oct. 27, 30; Nov. 2, 5, 8, 10, 13, 16 (matinee), 19, 23 / In Italian
The Mrs. Nathaniel Leverone production.
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Alfredo Kraus |
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| Countess Ceprano |
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Winifred Faix Brown |
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| Rigoletto |
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Norman Mittelmann (Oct. 27, 30, Nov. 2, 5, 10) |
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| Rigoletto |
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Matteo Manuguerra (Nov. 8, 13, 16, 19, 23) |
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| Count Ceprano |
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Robert Tota |
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| Count Monterone |
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Giorgio Giorgetti |
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| Sparafucile |
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Gianfranco Casarini |
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| Gilda |
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Elena Mauti-Nunziata |
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| Giovanna |
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Kathleen Kuhlmann |
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| Page |
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David Shubinski (Nov. 5, 16) |
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| Page |
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Ronald Soffer (Nov. 19, 23) |
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| Page |
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H.L. Silets Jr. (Oct. 27, 30, Nov. 2, 8, 10, 13) |
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| Maddalena |
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Silvana Mazzieri |
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| Conductor |
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Riccardo Chailly |
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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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Gil Wechsler |
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| Chorus Master |
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Douglas Robinson |
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| Associate Chorus Master |
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Giulio Favario |
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Khovanshchina
Modest Musorgsky
Nov. 6, 9, 12, 17, 20, 22, 27 / In Russian
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| Scrivener |
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Florindo Andreolli |
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| Shaklovity |
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Norman Mittelmann |
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| Ivan Khovansky |
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Nicolai Ghiaurov |
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| Andrei Khovansky |
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Frank Little |
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| Vassily Galitsin |
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Jacque Trussel |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Helene Alexopoulos |
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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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| Lighting Designer |
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Gil Wechsler |
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| Choreographer |
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George Skibine |
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| Chorus Master |
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Douglas Robinson |
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| Associate Chorus Master |
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Giulio Favario |
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Tosca
Giacomo Puccini
Nov. 26, 29; Dec. 6, 8, 11, 14, 17 / 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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Luciano Pavarotti |
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| Floria Tosca |
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Carol Neblett |
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| Baron Scarpia |
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Cornell MacNeil |
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| Spoletta |
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Florindo Andreolli |
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| Sciarrone |
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Thomas Booth (Nov. 26, 29, Dec. 6, 8, 11) |
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| Sciarrone |
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Bernard Izzo (Dec. 14, 17) |
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| Shepherd Boy |
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Kathleen Kuhlmann (Nov. 29, Dec. 8, 14) |
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| Shepherd Boy |
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Trudy Hines (Nov. 26, December 6, 11, 17) |
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| Jailer |
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Carl Glaum (Nov. 26, 29, Dec. 8, 17) |
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| Jailer |
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Noel Ramirez (Dec. 6, 11, 14) |
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| Conductor |
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Jesús López Cobos |
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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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Douglas Robinson |
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| Children's Chorus Master |
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Laurence Davis |
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| Associate Chorus Master |
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Giulio Favario |
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NEW PRODUCTION
COMPANY PREMIERE |
The Love for Three Oranges
Serge Prokofiev
Dec. 4, 7, 10, 13, 15, 18 / In English
Production made possible by Mr. James C. Hemphill.
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| King of Hearts |
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Richard T. Gill |
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| Fata Morgana |
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Klara Barlow |
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| Smeraldina |
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Kathleen Kuhlmann |
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| Princess Linetta |
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Trudy Hines |
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| Princess Nicoletta |
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Linda Brinkerhoff |
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| Princess Ninetta |
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Marianna Christos |
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| Master of Ceremonies |
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Dean Shoff |
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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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| Stage Director |
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Giulio Chazalettes |
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| Designer |
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Ulisse Santicchi |
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| Lighting Designer |
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Gil Wechsler |
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| Chorus Master |
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Douglas Robinson |
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| Choreographer |
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Eugene Tanner |
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| Associate Chorus Master |
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Giulio Favario |
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