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L'elisir d'amore
Gaetano Donizetti
Sept. 23, 26, 28; Oct. 1, 4, 7, 10, 12 / In Italian
Production made possible by Mrs. Thomas B. Burke.
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| Giannetta |
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Winifred Faix Brown |
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| Nemorino |
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Luciano Pavarotti |
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| Sergeant Belcore |
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Angelo Romero |
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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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Duane Schuler |
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| Chorus Master |
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Giulio Favario |
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Idomeneo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Oct. 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 21, 24 / In Italian
Production owned by the Cologne Opera.
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| Ilia |
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Christiane Eda-Pierre (Oct. 5, 8, 11, 14, 24) |
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| Ilia |
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Ellen Shade (Oct. 17, 21) |
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| Cretan Lady |
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Kathleen Kuhlmann |
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| High Priest of Neptune |
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George Shirley |
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| Voice of Neptune |
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Julien Robbins |
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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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Gilbert V. Hemsley Jr. |
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Giulio Favario |
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Peter Grimes
Benjamin Britten
Oct. 15, 19, 22, 25, 28, 31; Nov. 3 (matinee), 5 / In English
The Gramma Fisher Foundation production.
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| Swallow |
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Arnold Voketaitis |
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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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| Auntie |
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Elizabeth Bainbridge |
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| Captain Balstrode |
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Morley Meredith (Oct. 11, 19, 22, 25) |
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| Captain Balstrode |
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Geraint Evans (Oct. 28, 31, Nov. 3, 5) |
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| Rev. Horace Adams |
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Norman Paige |
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| First Niece |
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Winifred Faix Brown |
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| Second Niece |
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June Anderson |
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| John, Grimes's apprentice |
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H.L. Silets Jr. |
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| Dr. Crabbe |
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Marshall Weinberg |
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| Clerk of the Court |
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Edward Quillin |
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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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| Stage Director |
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Geraint Evans |
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| Lighting Designer |
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Stephen Ross |
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| Chorus Master |
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Giulio Favario |
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Orfeo ed Euridice
Christoph Willibald von Gluck
Oct. 26, 29; Nov. 2, 4, 8, 11, 14 / In Italian
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| Shepherd/Blessed Spirit |
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David Dreher |
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| Shepherd/Blessed Spirit |
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Edward Huls |
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| Shepherd/Blessed Spirit |
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Kathleen Kuhlmann |
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| Shepherd/Blessed Spirit |
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Gregory Mercer |
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| Shepherd/Blessed Spirit |
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Sarah Reese |
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| Stage Director |
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Sandro Sequi |
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| Designer |
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Pier Luigi Samaritani |
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| Lighting Designer |
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Gilbert V. Hemsley Jr. |
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| Chorus Master |
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Giulio Favario |
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| Ballet Director |
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Maria Tallchief |
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| Choreographer |
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George Balanchine |
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Maria Callas Tribute
Concert
Nov. 1 / In Italian
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Massimo Bogianckino |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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NEW PRODUCTION |
Manon Lescaut
Giacomo Puccini
Nov. 9, 12, 15, 19, 23, 29 (matinee); Dec. 2, 5 / In Italian
Production made possible by the late Mr. James C. Hemphill.
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| Chevalier des Grieux |
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Giorgio Merighi |
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| Geronte di Ravoir |
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Paolo Montarsolo |
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| Manon Lescaut |
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Maria Chiara |
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| Musician |
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Kathleen Kuhlmann |
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| Music Master |
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Florindo Andreolli |
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| Lamplighter |
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Florindo Andreolli |
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| Naval Captain |
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Julien Robbins |
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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti (Nov. 9, 12, 15, 19, 23) |
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| Conductor |
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Nino Sanzogno (Nov. 29, Dec. 2, 5) |
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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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Duane Schuler |
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| Chorus Master |
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Giulio Favario |
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Il barbiere di Siviglia
Gioacchino Rossini
Nov. 18, 21, 26; Dec. 1 (matinee), 6, 9, 12 (matinee), 14, 17 / In Italian
The Gramma Fisher Foundation production.
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| Count Almaviva |
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Luigi Alva |
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| Sergeant |
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Florindo Andreolli |
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| Stage Director |
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Tito Gobbi |
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| Lighting Designer |
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Stephen Ross |
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| Chorus Master |
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Giulio Favario |
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Richard Wagner
Nov. 25, 28; Dec. 3, 7, 10, 13, 16 / In German
Production owned by the Metropolitan Opera.
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| Walther von Stolzing |
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William Johns |
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| Veit Pogner |
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Gwynne Howell |
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| Sixtus Beckmesser |
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Geraint Evans |
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| Hans Sachs |
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Karl Ridderbusch |
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| Kunz Vogelgesang |
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Frank Little |
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| Konrad Nachtigall |
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William Powers |
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| Fritz Kothner |
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William Dooley |
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| Hermann Ortel |
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Eugene Johnson |
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| Balthasar Zorn |
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James Hoback |
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| Augustin Moser |
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Richard Versalle |
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| Ulrich Eisslinger |
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Dean Shoff |
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| Hans Foltz |
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Julien Robbins |
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| Conductor |
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Ferdinand Leitner |
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| Stage Director |
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Nathaniel Merrill |
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| Lighting Designer |
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Gilbert V. Hemsley Jr. |
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| Chorus Master |
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Giulio Favario |
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| Ballet Director |
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Maria Tallchief |
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