Otello
Gioacchino Rossini
Sept. 19, 23, 26, 30; Oct. 2, 5, 10, 13 / In Italian
Chicago presentation by Abbott Laboratories.
Production owned by Rossini Opera Festival, Pesaro, Italy.
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| Doge of Venice |
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Patrick Denniston |
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| Lucio |
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Roy Cornelius Smith |
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| Conductor |
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Donato Renzetti |
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| Original Production |
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Pier Luigi Pizzi |
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| Stage Director |
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Ugo Tessitore |
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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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Donald Palumbo |
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Elektra
Richard Strauss
Sept. 29; Oct. 3, 8, 12, 16, 21, 26, 30 / In German
Chicago presentation by Bankers Trust Company.
Production owned by Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
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Gwenneth Bean |
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Beverly O'Regan-Thiele |
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| Elektra |
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Eva Marton (Sept. 29; Oct. 3, 8, 12) |
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| Elektra |
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Marilyn Zschau (Oct. 16, 21, 26, 30) |
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| Chrysothemis |
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Nadine Secunde |
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| Klytämnestra |
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Leonie Rysanek |
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| Trainbearer |
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Elizabeth Koch |
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| Trainbearer |
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Kimberly Jones (Oct. 30) |
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| Young Servant |
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Roy Cornelius Smith |
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| Young Servant |
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Patrick Denniston (Oct. 12) |
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| Old Servant |
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Michael Wadsworth |
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| Orest's Tutor |
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Wilbur Pauley |
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| Conductor |
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Leonard Slatkin |
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| Stage Director |
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Götz Friedrich |
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| Set Designer |
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Hans Schavernoch |
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| Costume Designer |
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Lore Haas |
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| Lighting Designer |
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Duane Schuler |
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| Chorus Master |
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Donald Palumbo |
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| Choreographer |
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Eleanor Fazan |
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
The Bartered Bride
Bedrich Smetana
Oct. 9, 14, 17, 19, 24, 27; Nov. 1, 4, 7 / In English
The Mr. and Mrs. Sidney L. Port production.
Production originally owned by the English National Opera.
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| Jenik |
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Gary Lehman (Nov. 1) |
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| Krušina |
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William F. Walker |
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| Esmeralda |
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Kathryn Gamberoni |
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| Ringmaster |
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Randolph Locke |
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| Tobias Micha |
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Philip Kraus |
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| Circus Troupe |
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Kevin Adair |
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| Circus Troupe |
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Nathan Carver |
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| Circus Troupe |
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Sylvia Hernandez |
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| Circus Troupe |
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Connie Ritzman |
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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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| Stage Director |
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Elijah Moshinsky |
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| Scenery Designer |
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John Bury |
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| Costume Designer |
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Elizabeth Bury |
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| Lighting Designer |
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Duane Schuler |
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| Chorus Master |
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Donald Palumbo |
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| Choreographer |
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Eleanor Fazan |
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| Ballet Master |
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Kenneth von Heidecke |
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NEW PRODUCTION
COMPANY PREMIERE
WORLD PREMIERE |
McTeague
William Bolcom
Oct. 31; Nov. 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24 / In English
The Lyric Opera Guild Board of Directors production, in memory of Alice Sinard, in conjunction with AT&T Foundation, Chicago Community Trust, The Joyce Foundation and the Knight Foundation.
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| Maria Miranda Macapa |
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Emily Golden |
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| Marcus Schouler |
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Timothy Nolen |
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| Trina Sieppe |
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Catherine Malfitano |
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| Sheriff |
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Patrick Denniston |
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| Papa Sieppe |
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William F. Walker |
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| Mama Sieppe |
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Martha Jane Howe |
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| Lottery Agent/Health Inspector |
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Wilbur Pauley |
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| Guest |
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Beverly O'Regan-Thiele |
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| Waiter, Posse, Guest |
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Rodrick Dixon |
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| Waiter, Posse, Guest |
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Elias Mokole |
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| Waiter, Posse, Guest |
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Henry Runey |
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| Waiter, Posse, Guest |
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Roy Cornelius Smith |
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| Waiter, Posse, Guest |
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Brian Nedvin (Nov. 6, 9) |
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| Posse, Guest |
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Charles Austin |
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| Posse, Guest |
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Richard Markley |
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| Posse, Guest |
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Brian Nedvin |
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| Posse, Guest |
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Mark Nienow (Nov. 6, 9) |
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| Conductor |
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Dennis Russell Davies |
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| Stage Director |
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Robert Altman |
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| Scenery Designer |
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Yuri Kuper |
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| Costume Designer |
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Jeannette Mariani |
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| Lighting Designer |
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Duane Schuler |
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| Wig and Makeup Designer |
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Stan Dufford |
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| Fight Choreographer |
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Ned Mochel |
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NEW PRODUCTION |
Pelléas et Mélisande
Claude Debussy
Nov. 14, 17, 20, 23, 27, 30; Dec. 2, 5 / In French
The Kemper Educational and Charitable Fund production, in memory of Gertrude Z. Kemper.
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Faith Esham (Nov. 14, 17) |
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| Yniold |
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Joel Eng (Nov. 14, 17, 20, 27; Dec. 2) |
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| Yniold |
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Isaiah Robinson (Nov. 23, 30; Dec. 5) |
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| Voice of Yniold |
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Lucy Tamez Creech |
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| Shepherd's Voice |
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Victor Benedetti |
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| Stage Director |
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Ugo Tessitore |
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| Stage Director |
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Frank Galati |
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| Lighting Designer |
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Duane Schuler |
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| Chorus Master |
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Donald Palumbo |
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| Wig and Makeup Designer |
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Stan Dufford |
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Un ballo in maschera
Giuseppe Verdi
Nov. 28; Dec. 1, 4, 7, 11, 16, 19; Feb. 5, 10, 14 / In Italian
Chicago presentation by Waste Management, Inc.
Production owned by the San Francisco Opera Association.
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| Oscar |
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Elizabeth Norberg-Schulz |
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| Oscar |
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Harolyn Blackwell (February) |
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| Riccardo |
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Kristján Jóhannsson |
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| Riccardo |
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Taro Ichihara (Feb. 5) |
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| Riccardo |
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Vahan Khanzadian (Feb. 10) |
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| Riccardo |
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Tonio Di Paolo (Feb. 14) |
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| Renato |
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Donnie Ray Albert (February) |
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| Ulrica |
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Fiorenza Cossotto (February) |
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| Silvano |
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Victor Benedetti (Feb. 10, 14) |
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| Servant to Amelia |
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Patrick Denniston |
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| Servant to Amelia |
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Brian Nedvin (Feb. 14) |
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| Amelia |
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Margarita Castro-Alberty (Dec. 16) |
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| Amelia |
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Deborah Voigt (February) |
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| Conductor |
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Richard Buckley (February) |
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| Stage Director |
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Sonja Frisell |
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| Lighting Designer |
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Duane Schuler |
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| Chorus Master |
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Donald Palumbo |
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| Children's Chorus Master |
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Donna Brunsma |
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| Commedia dell'arte Preparation |
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Kenneth von Heidecke |
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La bohème
Giacomo Puccini
Dec. 12, 15, 18, 20, 30; Jan. 2, 5, 8, 11, 16, 22 / In Italian
The James C. Hemphill production. Revival by the William E. and Catherine E. Thoresen Foundation.
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| Marcello |
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Jonathan Summers |
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| Rodolfo |
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Giuseppe Sabbatini |
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| Rodolfo |
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Franco Farina (Dec. 30; Jan. 2) |
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| Colline |
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Ildebrando d'Arcangelo |
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| Schaunard |
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James Michael McGuire |
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| Mimì |
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Faith Esham (Dec. 15) |
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| Parpignol |
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Roy Cornelius Smith |
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| Custom House Sergeant |
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Victor Benedetti |
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| Custom House Guard |
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Elias Mokole |
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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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| Stage Director |
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Lorenzo Mariani |
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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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Donald Palumbo |
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| Children's Chorus Master |
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Donna Brunsma |
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NEW PRODUCTION |
Das Rheingold
Richard Wagner
Jan. 23, 26, 29; Feb. 1, 3, 6, 9, 12 / In German
The Cynthia Wood and Mr. and Mrs. Pierre Claeyssens production.
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| Flosshilde |
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Robynne Redmon |
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| Alberich |
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Ekkehard Wlaschiha |
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| Freia |
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Hillevi Martinpelto |
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| Erda |
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Gwenneth Bean (Feb. 12) |
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| Stage Director |
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August Everding |
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| Lighting Designer |
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Duane Schuler |
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| Wig and Makeup Designer |
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Stan Dufford |
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| Choreographer |
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Debra Brown |
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Le Cid (in Concert)
Jules Massenet
Jan. 25, 28, 31 / In French
Underwritten by the Florsheim Shoe Company (January 25), The Chicago Sun-Times (January 28) and Mr. and Mrs. Dietrich M. Gross (January 31).
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| Don Arias |
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Roy Cornelius Smith |
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| Don Alonzo |
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Gary Jankowski |
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| Count de Gormas |
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James Johnson |
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| King of Spain |
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Marcel Vanaud |
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| Rodrigue, "Le Cid" |
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Plácido Domingo |
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| Saint Jacques |
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Elias Mokole |
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| Conductor |
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Jacques Delacôte |
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| Stage Director |
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Marc Verzatt |
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| Chorus Master |
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Donald Palumbo |
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