Luciano Pavarotti in Recital
Sept. 9 / Underwritten by Chicago Title and Trust Company and Chicago Title Insurance Company.
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Luciano Pavarotti |
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NEW PRODUCTION |
Il trovatore
Giuseppe Verdi
Sept. 18, 22, 26, 30; Oct. 3, 7, 12, 16 / In Italian
The Sara Lee Corporation production.
Co–production, Dallas Opera, Greater Miami Opera Association and Washington Opera.
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Francesco Ellero d'Artegna |
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| Ferrando |
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Henry Runey (Oct. 16) |
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| Leonora |
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Anna Tomowa–Sintow |
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| Count di Luna |
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Leo Nucci (Sept. 18, 22) |
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| Count di Luna |
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J. Patrick Raftery (Sept. 26, 30) |
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| Count di Luna |
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Piero Cappuccilli (Oct. 3, 7, 12, 16) |
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| Manrico |
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Giuliano Ciannella |
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| Manrico |
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Bruno Sebastian (Oct. 12, 16) |
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| Old Gypsy |
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Charles Huddleston (Oct. 16) |
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| Messenger |
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Donald Kaasch (Sept. 18, 22, 26, 30) |
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| Messenger |
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Richard Drews (Oct. 3, 7, 12, 16) |
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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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| Stage Director |
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Sonja Frisell |
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| Scenery Designer |
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Nicola Benois |
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| Costume Designer |
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Charles R. Caine |
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| Lighting Designer |
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Duane Schuler |
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| Chorus Master |
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Philip Morehead |
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Satyagraha
Philip Glass
Sept. 28; Oct. 1, 6, 9, 14, 17, 23 / In Sanskrit
The Marshall Field's production.
Production originally owned by the Netherlands Opera.
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| Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi |
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Douglas Perry |
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| Prince Arjuna |
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John Horton Murray |
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| Miss Schlesen |
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Claudia Cummings |
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| Mr. Kallenbach |
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Patryk Wroblewski |
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| Parsi Rustomji |
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Henry Runey |
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| Mrs. Alexander |
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Pamela Laurent |
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| Conductor |
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Christopher Keene |
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| Stage Director |
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David Pountney |
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| Lighting Designer |
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Richard Riddell |
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| Chorus Master |
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Philip Morehead |
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Faust
Charles Gounod
Oct. 13, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30; Nov. 2, 7 / In French
The Mrs. Thomas B. Burke production. Revival by Dr. and Mrs. LeRoy A. Pesch.
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| Méphistophélès |
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Samuel Ramey |
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| Wagner |
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John Horton Murray |
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| Valentin |
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J. Patrick Raftery |
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| Marguerite |
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Nancy Gustafson (Oct. 13, 18, 21) |
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| Marguerite |
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Diana Soviero (Oct. 24, 27, 30; Nov. 2, 7) |
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| Marthe Schwerlein |
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Corinna Vozza |
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| Stage Director |
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Antonello Madau Diaz |
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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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Philip Morehead |
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| Ballet Director |
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Maria Tallchief |
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| Choreographer |
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Kenneth von Heidecke |
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L'italiana in Algeri
Gioacchino Rossini
Oct. 28, 31; Nov. 3, 6, 9, 13, 16 / In Italian
Chicago presentation by Mr. and Mrs. Sidney L. Port.
Production owned by Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc.
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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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Philip Morehead |
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NEW PRODUCTION |
Le nozze di Figaro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Nov. 14, 18, 21, 23, 27, 30; Dec. 4, 8 / In Italian
The Dr. and Mrs. Edwin J. DeCosta and the Walter E. Heller Foundation production.
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| Susanna |
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Joan Gibbons (Nov. 30) |
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| Cherubino |
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Frederica von Stade |
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| Count Almaviva |
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Ruggero Raimondi |
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| Countess Almaviva |
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Felicity Lott |
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| Barbarina |
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Cynthia Lawrence (Nov. 30) |
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| Peasant Girl |
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Pamela Laurent |
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| Peasant Girl |
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Pamela Menas |
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| Conductor |
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Sir Andrew Davis |
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| Stage Director |
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Sir Peter Hall |
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| Original Production Lighting Designer |
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John Bury |
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| Lighting Designer |
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Duane Schuler |
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| Chorus Master |
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Philip Morehead |
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| Dance Consultant |
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Kenneth von Heidecke |
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| Wig and Makeup Designer |
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Stan Dufford |
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Lulu
Alban Berg
Nov. 24, 28; Dec. 2, 7, 11, 15, 19 / In German
The AT&T Foundation production.
Production originally owned by the Teatro Regio di Torino.
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Richard Cowan |
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| Professor of Medicine |
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Ken Ruta |
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| Theater Manager |
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Donald Adams |
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| Countess Geschwitz |
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Evelyn Lear |
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| Journalist |
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John Horton Murray |
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Clara O'Brien |
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| Fifteen–year–old Daughter |
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Cynthia Lawrence |
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| Police Commissioner |
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William Sala |
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| Conductor |
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Dennis Russell Davies |
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| Stage Director |
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Yuri Ljubimov |
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| Lighting Designer |
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Duane Schuler |
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Così fan tutte
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Dec. 12, 16, 20, 28; Jan. 2, 5, 8, 11 / In Italian
Chicago presentation by Mr. and Mrs. Dietrich M. Gross.
Production owned by San Francisco Opera Association.
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| Don Alfonso |
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Timothy Nolen |
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| Fiordiligi |
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Kiri Te Kanawa |
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| Fiordiligi |
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Kay Griffel (Jan. 2) |
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| Original Production |
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Jean–Pierre Ponnelle |
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| Stage Director |
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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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Philip Morehead |
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Tosca
Giacomo Puccini
Jan. 9, 12, 17, 20, 23, 26, 29; Feb. 1, 5 / In Italian
The James C. Hemphill production. Revival by Dr. and Mrs. LeRoy A. Pesch.
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James Patterson |
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| Mario Cavaradossi |
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Giuliano Ciannella |
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| Floria Tosca |
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Renata Scotto |
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| Baron Scarpia |
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Sherrill Milnes (Jan. 9, 12, 17, 20, 23) |
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| Baron Scarpia |
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Siegmund Nimsgern (Jan. 26, 29; Feb. 1, 5) |
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| Spoletta |
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Florindo Andreolli |
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| Sciarrone |
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John Horton Murray |
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| Shepherd Boy |
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Jedidiah Cohen |
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Michael Tilson Thomas |
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| Conductor |
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Lee Schaenen (1 perf.) |
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| Original Production Stage Director |
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Tito Gobbi |
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| Stage Director for Chicago |
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Herbert Kellner |
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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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Philip Morehead |
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| Children's Chorus Master |
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Donna Brunsma |
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La forza del destino
Giuseppe Verdi
Jan. 16, 19, 22, 25, 30; Feb. 3, 6 / In Italian
Chicago presentation by the Anna Emery Hanson Charitable Trust.
Production owned by the San Francisco Opera Association.
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| Marchese di Calatrava |
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James Patterson |
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| Donna Leonora di Vargas |
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Susan Dunn |
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| Curra |
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Michelle Sarkesian (Feb. 3, 6) |
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| Don Alvaro |
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Giuseppe Giacomini |
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| Mayor of Hornachuelos |
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Henry Runey |
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| Don Carlo di Vargas |
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Leo Nucci |
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| Trabucco |
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Florindo Andreolli |
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| Fra Melitone |
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Enrico Fissore |
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| Preziosilla |
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Sharon Graham |
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| Padre Guardiano |
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Dimitri Kavrakos |
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| Surgeon |
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John Horton Murray |
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| Stage Director |
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Philip Morehead |
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| Lighting Director |
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Duane Schuler |
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| Chorus Master |
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Philip Morehead |
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| Choreographer |
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Kenneth von Heidecke |
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