COMPANY PREMIERE |
Kiri Te Kanawa in Concert
March 20.
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Plácido Domingo in Concert
April 16.
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Otello
Giuseppe Verdi
Sept. 21, 25, 28; Oct. 1, 4, 7, 11, 14 / In Italian
The Brena D. and Lee A. Freeman, Sr., and James C. Hemphill production. Revival by Mrs. Norman R. Hanson.
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| Cassio |
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Gregory Kunde (Oct. 14) |
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| Otello |
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Plácido Domingo (Sept. 21) |
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| Herald |
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Stefan Szkafarowsky |
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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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| Stage Director |
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Antonello Madau Diaz |
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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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Madama Butterfly
Giacomo Puccini
Sept. 27, 30; Oct. 5, 9, 15, 18, 21, 26; Jan. 5, 10, 15, 18 / In Italian
The William S. North production, in memory of Patricia Cathcart North.
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Peter Dvorsky (September/October performances) |
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| B.F. Pinkerton |
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Ermanno Mauro (January performances) |
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| Suzuki |
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Elena Zilio (September/October performances) |
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| Suzuki |
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Sharon Graham (January performances) |
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| Sharpless |
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Richard Stilwell (September/October performances) |
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| Sharpless |
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Sesto Bruscantini (January performances) |
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| Madama Butterfly (Cio–Cio–San) |
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Anna Tomowa–Sintow (September/October performances) |
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| Madama Butterfly (Cio–Cio–San) |
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Yoko Watanabe (January performances) |
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| Imperial Commissioner |
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Mark S. Doss |
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| Official Registrar |
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David Gregory Berg |
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| Prince Yamadori |
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Paul Kreider |
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| Kate Pinkerton |
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Catherine Stoltz |
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| Trouble |
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Christopher Michael Pessetto |
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| Conductor |
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Miguel Gómez–Martínez |
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| Stage Director |
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Harold Prince |
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| Scenery Director |
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Clarke Dunham |
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| Costume Designer |
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Florence Klotz |
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| Lighting Designer |
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Ken Billington |
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| Chorus Master |
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Giulio Favario |
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NEW PRODUCTION
COMPANY PREMIERE |
Samson
George Frideric Handel
Oct. 12, 16, 19, 22, 25, 28; Nov. 1 / In English
The AT&T Foundation production.
Joint venture of Lyric Opera of Chicago; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; and the Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc.
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| Philistine Woman |
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June Anderson |
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| Philistine Man |
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David Gordon |
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| Virgin |
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Valerie De Bartolo |
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| Virgin |
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Marilyn Vitale–de Stefano |
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| Israelite Woman |
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June Anderson |
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| Stage Director |
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Elijah Moshinsky |
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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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Eleanor Fazan |
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| Wig and Makeup Designer |
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Stan Dufford |
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NEW PRODUCTION
COMPANY PREMIERE |
Anna Bolena
Gaetano Donizetti
Oct. 30; Nov. 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 19 / In Italian
The Gramma Fisher Foundation of Marshalltown, Iowa, production.
Originated by the Canadian Opera Company through the auspices of Lyric Opera of Chicago.
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| Giovanna |
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Stefania Toczyska |
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| Riccardo Percy |
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Chris Merritt |
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| Conductor |
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Richard Bonynge |
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| Stage Director |
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Lotfi Mansouri |
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| Scenery Designer |
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John Pascoe |
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| Costume Designer |
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Michael Stennett |
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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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| Fight Choreographer |
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David Woolley |
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La traviata
Giuseppe Verdi
Nov. 6, 9, 12, 16, 20, 26; Dec. 1 / In Italian
The Gramma Fisher Foundation of Marshalltown, Iowa, production. Revival by Emma Getz in memory of her husband, Oscar; and Mr. and Mrs. Melvin B. Ruben.
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| Violetta Valéry |
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Catherine Malfitano |
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| Flora Bervoix |
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Catherine Stoltz |
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| Doctor Grenvil |
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Roderick Kennedy |
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| Marchese d'Obigny |
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Kurt Link |
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| Baron Douphol |
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Paul Kreider |
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| Gastone de Letorières |
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Gualtiero Negrini |
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| Alfredo Germont |
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Francisco Araiza |
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| Giorgio Germont |
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Pablo Elvira |
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| Messenger |
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David Gregory Berg |
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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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| Stage Director |
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David Alden |
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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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NEW PRODUCTION
COMPANY PREMIERE |
I Capuleti e i Montecchi
Vincenzo Bellini
Nov. 15, 18, 23, 27, 30; Dec. 3, 6 / In Italian
The Ameritech/Illinois Bell production.
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| Capellio |
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Roderick Kennedy |
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| Conductor |
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Donato Renzetti |
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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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| 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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Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Richard Wagner
Nov. 25, 29; Dec. 4, 7, 11, 14, 17 / In German
Production owned by the Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc.
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| Walther von Stolzing |
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William Johns |
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| Eva |
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Nancy Johnson (Nov. 25; Dec. 11, 14, 17) |
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| Eva |
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Patricia Wells (Nov. 29; Dec. 4) |
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| Veit Pogner |
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Dimitri Kavrakos |
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| Sixtus Beckmesser |
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Julian Patrick |
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| Hans Sachs |
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Thomas Stewart |
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| Kunz Vogelgesang |
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Gregory Kunde |
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| Konrad Nachtigall |
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Paul Kreider |
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| Fritz Kothner |
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John Del Carlo |
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| Hermann Ortel |
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Richard Cowan |
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| Balthasar Zorn |
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Donald Kaasch |
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| Augustin Moser |
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Thomas Booth |
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| Ulrich Eisslinger |
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Paul Hartfield |
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| Nightwatchman |
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Stefan Szkafarowsky |
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| Stage Director |
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Nathaniel Merrill |
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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 |
La rondine
Giacomo Puccini
Dec. 18, 21, 30; Jan. 3, 8, 11, 14, 19 / In German
The Lyric Opera Guild Board of Directors production.
Production originally owned by the Teatro Comunale G. Verdi, Pisa.
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| Magda de Civry |
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Ileana Cotrubas |
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| Lisette |
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Sunny Joy Langton |
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| Rambaldo Fernandez |
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William Stone |
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| Crébillon |
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Stefan Szkafarowsky |
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| Georgette |
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Valerie De Bartolo |
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| Gabriele |
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Dolly Nevada Hand |
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| Steward |
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David Gregory Berg |
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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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| Ballet Director |
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Maria Tallchief |
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