NEW PRODUCTION |
La traviata
Giuseppe Verdi
Sept. 18, 22, 25, 28; Oct. 1, 4; Jan. 29; Feb. 2, 7, 10 / In Italian
The Gramma Fisher Foundation of Marshalltown, Iowa, production.
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June Anderson |
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| Violetta Valéry |
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Gail Dobish (Sept. 28; Act III; Oct. 1) |
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| Flora Bervoix |
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Terese Fedea |
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| Doctor Grenvil |
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Wilbur Pauley (Sept. & Oct.) |
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| Doctor Grenvil |
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Stephen Morscheck (Jan. & Feb.) |
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| Marchese d'Obigny |
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Victor Benedetti |
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| Baron Douphol |
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Jeffrey Kneebone |
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| Gastone de Letorières |
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Mark Calkins |
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| Alfredo Germont |
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Giuseppe Sabbatini (Sept. & Oct.) |
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| Alfredo Germont |
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Mark Marriott (Oct. 1; Act II-scene 2 & Act III; Oct. 4) |
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| Alfredo Germont |
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Stuart Neill (Jan. & Feb.) |
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| Giorgio Germont |
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Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Sept. & Oct.) |
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| Giorgio Germont |
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Alexandru Agache (Jan. & Feb.) |
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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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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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| Ballet Director |
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Maria Tallchief |
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| Choreographer |
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Peter Amster |
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| Wig and Makeup Designer |
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Stan Dufford |
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Don Quichotte
Jules Massenet
Sept. 26, 29; Oct. 2, 5, 11, 15, 18, 22 / In French
Revival by Bankers Trust Company.
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| Dulcinée |
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Phyllis Pancella (Oct. 18; Act III; Oct. 22) |
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| Don Quichotte |
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Samuel Ramey |
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| Sancho |
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Jean-Philippe Lafont |
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| Bandit Chief |
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Brian Nedvin |
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| Townspeople |
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Victor Benedetti |
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| Stage Director |
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Lesley Koenig |
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| Set 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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Donald Palumbo |
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| Wig and Makeup Designer |
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Stan Dufford |
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NEW PRODUCTION
COMPANY PREMIERE |
Susannah
Carlisle Floyd
Oct. 9, 13, 16, 19, 24, 26, 29; Nov. 1, 5 / In English
The Abbott Laboratories production.
Co-production of Lyric Opera of Chicago and Houston Grand Opera.
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Lin Jarvis |
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| Mrs. Hayes |
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Elizabeth Koch |
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| Mrs. Ott |
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Cynthia Sadler (Oct. 26; all but Act I, scene 1.) |
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| Elder McLean |
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Philip Kraus |
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| Elder Hayes |
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Peter Blanchet |
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| Elder Gleaton |
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William Watson |
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| Little Bat |
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Richard Markley |
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| Second Man |
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Stephen Powell |
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| Stage Director |
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Lesley Koenig |
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| Stage Director |
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Robert Falls |
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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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NEW PRODUCTION |
Tosca
Giacomo Puccini
Oct. 23, 27, 30; Nov. 2, 8, 12; Feb. 5, 9, 12, 15, 18 / In Italian
The Mr. and Mrs. Sidney L. Port production.
Production co-owned by Lyric Opera of Chicago and the San Francisco Opera Association.
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| Cesare Angelotti |
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Philip Skinner (Feb.) |
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| Cesare Angelotti |
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Arthur Woodley (Oct. & Nov.) |
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| Mario Cavaradossi |
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Kristján Jóhannsson (Oct. & Nov.) |
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| Mario Cavaradossi |
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Richard Leech (Feb.) |
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| Floria Tosca |
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Elizabeth Byrne (Oct. & Nov.) |
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| Floria Tosca |
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Maria Guleghina (Feb.) |
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| Baron Scarpia |
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James Morris (Oct. & Nov.) |
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| Baron Scarpia |
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Tom Fox (Feb.) |
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| Shepherd Boy |
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Suzanne A. Shields |
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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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| Stage Director |
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Frank Galati |
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| Costume Designer |
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Willa Kim |
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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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| Wig and Makeup Designer |
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Stan Dufford |
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Così fan tutte
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Nov. 6, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 28, 30; Dec. 4 / In Italian
Presentation by WMX Technologies, Inc.
Production owned by the Los Angeles Music Center Opera.
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| Don Alfonso |
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Claudio Desderi |
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| Fiordiligi |
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Carol Vaness (Nov. 6, 19, 22) |
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| Dorabella |
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Delores Ziegler |
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| Conductor |
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Sir Andrew Davis |
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| Original Production Stage Director |
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Sir Peter Hall |
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| Stage Director for Chicago |
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Stephen Lawless |
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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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| Wig and Makeup Designer |
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Stan Dufford |
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NEW PRODUCTION |
Die Walküre
Richard Wagner
Nov. 23, 27; Dec. 3, 6, 10, 14, 18, 22 / In German
The Cynthia Wood and Mr. and Mrs. Pierre Claeyssens production.
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Siegfried Jerusalem |
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| Schwertleite |
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Martha Jane Howe |
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| Ortlinde |
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Susan Marie Pierson |
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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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| Choreographer |
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Debra Brown |
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| Wig and Makeup Designer |
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Stan Dufford |
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Il trovatore
Giuseppe Verdi
Dec. 11, 15, 19, 21; Jan. 3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 22 / In Italian
The Sara Lee Foundation production and revival.
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| Leonora |
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Lyubov Kazarnovskaya |
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| Count di Luna |
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Paolo Gavanelli |
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| Old Gypsy |
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Stephen Powell (Jan. 3) |
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| Conductor |
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Richard Buckley |
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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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NEW PRODUCTION |
Wozzeck
Alban Berg
Jan. 24, 28, 31; Feb. 4, 8, 11, 16, 19 / In German
The Dr. and Mrs. Edwin J. DeCosta and the Walter E. Heller Foundation production.
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| Margaret |
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Birgitta Svendén |
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| Drunken Man |
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Philip Skinner |
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| Tavern Owner |
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Elias Mokole |
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| Marie's Child |
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Thomas Edward McGunn |
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| Conductor |
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Richard Buckley |
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| Stage Director |
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David Alden |
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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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| Wig and Makeup Designer |
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Stan Dufford |
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