COMPANY PREMIERE |
La sonnambula
Vincenzo Bellini
Sept. 17, 21, 24, 27, 30; Oct. 3, 7, 11 / In Italian
The Eleanor Naylor Dana Charitable Trust production.
Production originally owned by the Teatro San Carlo of Naples.
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John Horton Murray |
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| Amina |
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Ruth Welting (Oct. 11) |
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| Count Rodolfo |
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Dimitri Kavrakos |
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| Conductor |
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Donato Renzetti |
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| Stage Director |
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Sandro Sequi |
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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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La traviata
Giuseppe Verdi
Sept. 26; Oct. 1, 5, 8, 12, 16, 21, 25, 28 / In Italian
The Gramma Fisher Foundation of Marshalltown, Iowa, production. Revival by Mr. and Mrs. Sidney L. Port.
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| Violetta Valéry |
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Anna Tomowa–Sintow |
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| Doctor Grenvil |
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Henry Runey |
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| Marchese d'Obigny |
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Joseph Wiggett |
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| Baron Douphol |
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Charles Huddleston |
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| Gastone de Letorières |
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Donald Kaasch |
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| Alfredo Germont |
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Neil Rosenshein |
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| Alfredo Germont |
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Jerry Hadley (Oct. 8, 12) |
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| Giorgio Germont |
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Juan Pons |
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| Giorgio Germont |
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Brent Ellis (Oct. 21, 25, 28) |
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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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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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| Ballet Director |
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Maria Tallchief |
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| Choreographer |
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Kenneth von Heidecke |
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NEW PRODUCTION |
Tannhäuser
Richard Wagner
Oct. 10, 14, 18, 22, 26, 31; Nov. 5 / In Italian
The Gramma Fisher Foundation of Marshalltown, Iowa, and Mr. and Mrs. Howard A. Stotler production.
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| Venus |
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Sharon Graham (Oct. 31, Nov. 5) |
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| Tannhäuser |
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Richard Cassilly |
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| Tannhäuser |
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John Duykers (Oct. 14) |
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| Shepherd |
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Constance Hauman |
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| Hermann |
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Jan–Hendrik Rootering |
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| Biterolf |
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John Horton Murray |
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| Reinmar |
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William F. Walker |
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| Conductor |
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Ferdinand Leitner |
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| Stage Director |
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Peter Sellars |
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| Set Designer |
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George Tsypin |
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| Costume Designer |
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Dunya Ramicova |
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| Lighting Designer |
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Jennifer Tipton |
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| Projections Designer |
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John Boesche |
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| Projections Designer |
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George Tsypin |
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| Chorus Master |
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Philip Morehead |
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| Wig and Makeup Designer |
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Stan Dufford |
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NEW PRODUCTION |
Falstaff
Giuseppe Verdi
Oct. 29; Nov. 1, 4, 7, 11, 16, 19, 26 / In Italian
The Lyric Opera Guild Board of Directors production.
Co–production with San Francisco Opera Association and Houston Grand Opera.
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Ingvar Wixell |
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| Bardolfo |
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Florindo Andreolli |
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| Alice Ford |
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Barbara Daniels |
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| Mistress Quickly |
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Marilyn Horne |
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| Nannetta |
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Ruth Ann Swenson |
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| Falstaff's Page |
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Benjamin Heald |
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| Innkeeper |
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Thomas Sillitti |
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| Original Production Stage Director |
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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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| 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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| Wig and Makeup Designer |
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Stan Dufford |
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Don Giovanni
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Nov. 12, 15, 18, 23, 27, 30; Dec. 2, 5, 10 / In Italian
The Crown Family production. Revival by Bankers Trust Company.
Production originally owned by the Salzburg Festival.
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Claudio Desderi |
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| Don Giovanni |
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Samuel Ramey |
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| Commendatore |
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John Macurdy |
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| Don Ottavio |
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Gösta Winbergh |
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| Donna Elvira |
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Karita Mattila |
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| Original Production Stage Director |
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Jean–Pierre Ponnelle |
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| Stage Director for Chicago |
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Matthew Lata |
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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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Salome
Richard Strauss
Nov. 25, 29; Dec. 3, 7, 12, 16, 19 / In German
Chicago presentation by the Amoco Foundation.
Production owned by Los Angeles Music Center Opera.
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| Jokanaan |
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Siegmund Nimsgern |
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| Cappadocian |
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John Horton Murray |
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| Herodias |
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Brigitte Fassbaender |
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| Nazarene |
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Charles Huddleston |
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| Conductor |
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Leonard Slatkin |
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| Original Production |
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Sir Peter Hall |
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| Stage Director |
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Jeannette Aster |
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| Costume Designer |
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Elizabeth Bury |
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| Original Production Lighting Designer |
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John Bury |
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| Lighting Designer for Chicago |
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Duane Schuler |
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| Scenery and Projections Designer |
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John Bury |
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| Choreographer |
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Lucinda Childs |
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Aida
Giuseppe Verdi
Dec. 17, 20, 30; Jan. 2, 7, 10, 15, 20, 25, 28 / In Italian
The Mrs. Thomas B. Burke and the I. A. O'Shaughnessy Foundation production. Revival by Waste Management, Inc.
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| Radamès |
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Giuseppe Giacomini (Dec. 17, 20) |
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| Radamès |
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Lando Bartolini (Jan. 28) |
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| Aida |
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Susan Dunn (Dec. 17, 20, 30; Jan. 2) |
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| Aida |
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Makvala Kasrashvili (Jan. 7, 10, 15, 20) |
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| Aida |
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Alessandra Marc (Jan. 25, 28) |
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| Amonasro |
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Siegmund Nimsgern |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Victor Barauskas |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Riccardo Moyano |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Kameron Spears |
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| Conductor |
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Richard Buckley |
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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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Philip Morehead |
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| Ballet Director |
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Maria Tallchief |
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| Ballet Master |
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Kenneth von Heidecke |
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NEW PRODUCTION
COMPANY PREMIERE |
Tancredi
Gioacchino Rossini
Jan. 14, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 28; Feb. 3 / In Italian
The Gramma Fisher Foundation of Marshalltown, Iowa, production.
Coproduction with Los Angeles Music Center Opera Association.
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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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| Stage Director |
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John Copley |
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| Scenery Designer |
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John Conklin |
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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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Philip Morehead |
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| Wig and Makeup Designer |
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Stan Dufford |
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