NEW PRODUCTION
COMPANY PREMIERE |
The Mikado
Arthur Sullivan
May 11, 13, 14, 18, 20, 21 / In English
Chicago presentation by the City of Chicago.
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Neil Rosenshein |
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Gualtiero Negrini (May 14 & 21 matinees) |
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| Pooh–Bah |
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William Wildermann |
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| Yum–Yum |
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Michelle Harman–Gulick |
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| Yum–Yum |
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Susan Larson (matinees) |
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| Katisha |
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Geraldine Decker (matinees) |
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| Stage Director |
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Peter Sellars |
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| Scenery Designer |
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Adrianne Lobel |
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| Costume Designer |
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Dunya Ramicova |
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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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| Wig and Makeup Designer |
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Stan Dufford |
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Luciano Pavarotti in Concert
Sept. 3
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Luciano Pavarotti |
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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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NEW PRODUCTION |
Aida
Giuseppe Verdi
Sept. 23, 28; Oct. 1, 4, 7, 10, 14, 17 / In Italian
The Mrs. Thomas B. Burke and the I.A. O'Shaughnessy Foundation production.
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Luciano Pavarotti |
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| Radamès |
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Giuseppe Giacomini (Oct. 10, 14, 17) |
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| Amneris |
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Fiorenza Cossotto |
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| King of Egypt |
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Dimitri Kavrakos |
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| Messenger |
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Gualtiero Negrini |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Maria Terezia Balogh |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Pascal Benichou |
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| Solo Dancer |
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James Cameron |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Garrison Clarke |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Ellen Coleman |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Joseph Malbrough |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Sean Musselman |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Gail Rosenheim |
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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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| Stage Director |
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Nicolas Joël |
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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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| Ballet Director |
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Maria Tallchief |
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| Wig and Makeup Designer |
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Stan Dufford |
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Lakmé
Leo Delibes
Sept. 27, 30; Oct. 3, 8, 12, 18, 21 / In French
The William B. Graham production, in memory of his wife, Edna Graham.
Production originally owned by the Teatro Comunale Trieste.
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Dimitri Kavrakos |
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| Hadji |
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William Chamberlain |
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| Fortune Teller |
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Paul Kreider |
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| Chinese Merchant |
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Paul Hartfield |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Joseph Malbrough |
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| Stage Director |
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Alberto Fassini |
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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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| Ballet Director |
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Maria Tallchief |
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
Dimitri Shostakovich
Oct. 15, 19, 22, 25, 28, 31; Nov. 2 / In Russian
Chicago presentation by the Prince Charitable Trusts.
Production owned by Festival dei Due Mondi, Spoleto, Italy, and Spoleto Festival U.S.A., Charleston, South Carolina.
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| Katerina Lvovna Ismailova |
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Marilyn Zschau |
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| Boris Timofeyevich Ismailov |
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Kari Nurmela |
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| Zinovy Borisovich Ismailov |
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Franco Farina |
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| Millhand |
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Brian Montgomery |
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| First Foreman |
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William Watson |
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| Second Foreman |
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Paul Hartfield |
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| Third Foreman |
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William Chamberlain |
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| Chief of Police |
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Richard Best |
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| Policeman |
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Brian Montgomery |
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| Nihilist |
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Gualtiero Negrini |
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| Old Convict |
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Arnold Voketaitis |
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| Female Convicts |
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Marcia Cope |
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| Female Convicts |
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Ilene Ruttenberg |
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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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| Stage Director |
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Liviu Ciulei |
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| Scenery Designer |
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Liviu Ciulei |
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| Costume Designers |
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Radu Boruzescu |
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| Costume Designers |
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Miruna Boruzescu |
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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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La Cenerentola
Gioacchino Rossini
Oct. 26, 29; Nov. 1, 4, 8, 11, 14 / In Italian
Production owned by the San Francisco Opera Association.
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| Clorinda |
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Michelle Harman–Gulick |
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| Don Magnifico |
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Claudio Desderi |
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| Don Ramiro |
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Rockwell Blake |
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| Original Production |
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Jean–Pierre Ponnelle |
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| Stage Director for Chicago |
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Grischa Asagaroff |
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| Designer |
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Jean–Pierre Ponnelle |
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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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Der fliegende Holländer
Richard Wagner
Nov. 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 26, 29; Dec. 2 / In German
Production owned by the San Francisco Opera Association.
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| Daland |
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Hans Sotin (Nov. 9, 12, 15, 18) |
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| Daland |
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Kurt Moll (Nov. 21, 26, 29; Dec. 2) |
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| Dutchman |
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Siegmund Nimsgern |
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| Conductor |
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Christof Perick |
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| Original Production |
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Jean–Pierre Ponnelle |
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| Stage Director for Chicago |
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Vera Lucia Calábria |
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| Set Designer |
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Jean–Pierre Ponnelle |
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| Costume Designer |
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Pet Halmen |
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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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La bohème
Giacomo Puccini
Nov. 19, 22, 27, 30; Dec. 3, 6, 9, 12, 17 / In Italian
The James C. Hemphill production.
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J. Patrick Raftery |
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| Rodolfo |
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Giuliano Ciannella |
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| Schaunard |
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Robert Galbraith |
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| Custom House Sergeant |
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Garcia Navarro |
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| Custom House Guard |
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Brian Montgomery |
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| Stage Director |
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John Copley |
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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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| Children's Chorus Master |
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Donna Brunsma |
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Manon
Jules Massenet
Nov. 25, 28; Dec. 1, 7, 10, 13, 16 / In French
The James C. Hemphill production. Revival by Mrs. Norman R. Hanson.
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Nico Castel |
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| De Brétigny |
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Edward Crafts |
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| Manon Lescaut |
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Renata Scotto |
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| Chevalier des Grieux |
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Alfredo Kraus |
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| Count des Grieux |
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Paolo Washington |
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| Porter |
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Steven Craig Stein |
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| Stage Director |
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Bliss Hebert |
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| Costumes Executed by |
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Irene Karinska |
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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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| Ballet Director |
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Maria Tallchief |
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Callas: An International Celebration
Concert
Dec. 11
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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