COMPANY PREMIERE |
Rinaldo (in Concert)
George Frideric Handel
May 2 / In Italian
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| Christian Magician |
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Richard Cowan |
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Marilyn Horne in Concert
May 9
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| Conductor |
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Leonard Slatkin |
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Marilyn Horne in Recital
May 30
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Luciano Pavarotti in Concert
Aug. 13 / Underwritten by J.C. Penney Co.
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Luciano Pavarotti |
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| Solo Flute |
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Andrea Griminelli |
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| Conductor |
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Emerson Buckley |
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Winterreise
Franz Schubert
Sept. 30 / Underwritten by Mrs. Thomas B. Burke.
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Eugene Onegin
Peter Ilytch Tchaikovsky
Sept. 21, 24, 29; Oct. 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 / In Russian
The Gramma Fisher Foundation of Marshalltown, Iowa, production.
Production originally owned by the Teatro Comunale di Firenze.
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| Eugene Onegin |
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Wolfgang Brendel |
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| Monsieur Triquet |
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John Fryatt |
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| Prince Gremin |
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Nicolai Ghiaurov |
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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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| Stage Director |
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Pier Luigi Samaritani |
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| Designer |
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Pier Luigi Samaritani |
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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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| Choreographer |
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Eugene Polyakov |
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| Associate Costume Designer |
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Roberta Di Bagno |
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Arabella
Richard Strauss
Sept. 28; Oct. 1, 4, 10, 13, 16, 20 / In German
Chicago presentation by Russell M. Baird, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Seabury, and The Seabury Foundation, in memory of Martha Steere Baird.
Production owned by Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
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| Count Elemer |
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Gregory Kunde |
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| Waiter |
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William Chamberlain |
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| Count Dominik |
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Paul Kreider |
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| Count Lamoral |
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Richard Cowan |
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| Fiakermilli |
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Sunny Joy Langton |
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| Stage Director |
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Willy Decker |
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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 |
Die Entführung aus dem Serail
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Oct. 19, 23, 26, 29, 31; Nov. 3, 7 / In German
Chicago presentation by Prince Charitable Trusts.
Production owned by the Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc.
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| Belmonte |
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Francisco Araiza |
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Ferdinand Leitner |
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| Conductor |
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Lee Schaenen (1 perf.) |
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| Stage Director |
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John Dexter |
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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 |
Ernani
Giuseppe Verdi
Oct. 24, 27, 30; Nov. 2, 5, 10, 13 / In Italian
The Mrs. Norman R. Hanson production.
Co–production with the Dallas Opera and Greater Miami Opera Association.
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| Don Carlo |
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Piero Cappuccilli |
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| Giovanna |
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Ilene Ruttenberg |
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| Don Ruy Gomez de Silva |
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Nicolai Ghiaurov |
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| Don Riccardo |
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Paul Hartfield |
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| Conductor |
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Donato Renzetti |
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| Stage Director |
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Fabrizio Melano |
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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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Carmen
Georges Bizet
Nov. 9, 12, 15, 21, 25, 27, 30; Dec. 5, 8, 13 / In French
Chicago presentation by Mrs. Henry Cochrane Woods in honor of the Lyric Opera Women's Board.
Production owned by the San Francisco Opera Association.
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| Don José |
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Maurizio Frusoni (Dec. 5, 8, 13) |
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| Carmen |
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Teresa Berganza (Dec. 5, 8, 13) |
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| Remendado |
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Florindo Andreolli |
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| Stage Director |
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Jean–Pierre Ponnelle |
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| Scenery Designer |
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Jean–Pierre Ponnelle |
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| Costume Designer |
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Werner Juerke |
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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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| French Diction Coach |
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Alfred Glasser |
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NEW PRODUCTION
COMPANY PREMIERE |
Die Frau ohne Schatten
Richard Strauss
Nov. 19, 24, 28; Dec. 3, 7, 11, 14 / In German
The Dr. and Mrs. Edwin J. De Costa and the Walter E. Heller Foundation production.
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Mignon Dunn |
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| Spirit Messenger |
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Michael Devlin |
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| Voice of the Falcon |
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Sandra Moon |
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| One–armed Man |
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Arnold Voketaitis |
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| One–eyed Man |
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Dan Sullivan |
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| Hunchback |
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Richard Versalle |
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| Barak's Wife |
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Marilyn Zschau |
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| Servant |
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Gene Marie Callahan |
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| Apparition of a Youth |
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Gregory Kunde |
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| Nightwatchman |
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Richard Cowan |
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| Nightwatchman |
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Mark S. Doss |
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| Nightwatchman |
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Paul Kreider |
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| Nightwatchman |
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Brian Montgomery |
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| Children's Voices |
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Gwenneth Bean |
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| Children's Voices |
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Gene Marie Callahan |
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| Children's Voices |
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Sandra Moon |
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| Children's Voices |
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Robynne Redmon |
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| Children's Voices |
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Ilene Ruttenberg |
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| Children's Voices |
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Catherine Stoltz |
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| Guardian of the Temple Gates |
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Sandra Moon |
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| Stage Director |
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Frank Corsaro |
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| Associate Designer |
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Joan Larkey |
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| Production Concept |
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Ronald Chase |
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| Production Concept |
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Frank Corsaro |
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| Films and Projections |
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Ronald Chase |
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| Scenery Designer |
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Joan Larkey |
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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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| Wig and Makeup Designer |
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Stan Dufford |
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Il barbiere di Siviglia
Gioacchino Rossini
Nov. 23, 26; Dec. 1, 4, 6, 10, 12, 15 / In Italian
The Gramma Fisher Foundation of Marshalltown, Iowa production.
Revival by Mrs. Oscar Getz in memory of her husband.
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| Fiorello |
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Brian Montgomery |
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| Count Almaviva |
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Francisco Araiza |
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| Figaro |
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J. Patrick Raftery |
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| Bartolo |
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Sesto Bruscantini |
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| Rosina |
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Susanne Mentzer (Dec. 12) |
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| Ambrogio |
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William Chamberlain |
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| Sergeant |
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Florindo Andreolli |
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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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| Stage Director |
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Graziella Sciutti |
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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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