Boris Godunov
Modest Musorgsky
Sept. 17, 20, 23, 27; Oct. 1, 5, 8, 10, 14 / In Russian
Chicago presentation by Abbott Laboratories.
Production owned by the Grand Théâtre de Genève.
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Victor Benedetti |
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Richard Zeller |
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| Boris Godunov |
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Samuel Ramey |
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| Boris Godunov |
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Vladimir Matorin (Oct. 1, 5) |
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| Dimitri (Grigori) |
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Patrick Denniston |
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| Hostess of the Inn |
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Catherine Cook |
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| Varlaam |
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Vladimir Ognovenko |
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| Border Guard |
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Philip Skinner |
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| Border Guard |
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Dale Travis (Oct. 14) |
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| Feodor |
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Suzanne A. Shields |
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| Old Nurse |
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Natalie Arduino |
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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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| Stage Director |
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Stein Winge |
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| Scenery Designer |
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Göran Wassberg |
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| Costume Designer |
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Kari Gravklev |
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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
COMPANY PREMIERE |
The Rake's Progress
Igor Stravinsky
Oct. 2, 4, 6, 12, 17, 19, 22, 28 / In English
The Mr. and Mrs. Sidney L. Port production.
Co-production with the Welsh National Opera.
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| Anne Trulove |
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Ruth Ann Swenson |
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| Tom Rakewell |
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Jerry Hadley |
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| Tom Rakewell |
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Gary Lehman (Oct. 4) |
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| Father Trulove |
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Dale Travis |
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| Mother Goose |
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Gwenneth Bean |
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| Baba the Turk |
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Felicity Palmer |
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| Keeper of the Madhouse |
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Stephen Morscheck |
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| Conductor |
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Dennis Russell Davies |
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| Stage Director |
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Graham Vick |
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| Set Designer |
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Richard Hudson |
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| Costume Supervisor |
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Anna Watkins |
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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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Fedora
Umberto Giordano
Oct. 15, 18, 21, 24, 26, 29; Nov. 1, 4, 7, 10 / In Italian
Chicago presentation by the Bankers Trust Company.
Production owned by Teatro alla Scala, Milan.
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Mirella Freni |
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Jonathan Summers |
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| Cirillo |
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Stephen Morscheck |
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| Olga Sukarev |
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Cynthia Lawrence |
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| Olga Sukarev |
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Kimberly Jones (Nov. 10) |
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| Baron Rouvel |
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Brian Nedvin |
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| Loris Ipanov |
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Plácido Domingo |
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| Loris Ipanov |
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José Cura (Nov. 4, 7, 10) |
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| Boleslao Lazinski |
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Robert Tweten |
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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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| Stage Director |
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Lamberto Puggelli |
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| Designer |
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Luisa Spinatelli |
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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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Il barbiere di Siviglia
Gioacchino Rossini
Oct. 27, 31; Nov 5, 8, 11, 16; Feb. 4, 8, 11, 13, 17, 19 / In Italian
The Mr. and Mrs. Ben W. Heineman production and revival.
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Victor Benedetti |
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| Count Almaviva |
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Rockwell Blake |
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| Figaro |
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Thomas Allen (Oct. & Nov. dates) |
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| Figaro |
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Rodney Gilfry (Feb. 4) |
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| Figaro |
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Russell Braun (Feb. dates) |
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| Rosina |
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Frederica von Stade (Oct. & Nov. dates) |
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| Rosina |
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Susanne Mentzer (Feb. dates) |
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| Rosina |
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Mary Ann McCormick (Feb. 17) |
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| Basilio |
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Nicolai Ghiaurov (Oct. & Nov. dates) |
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| Basilio |
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Eric Halfvarson (Feb. dates) |
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| Basilio |
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George Hogan (Feb. 11) |
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| Conductor |
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Randall Behr (Feb. dates) |
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| Conductor |
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Carlo Rizzi (Oct. & Nov. dates) |
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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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Donald Palumbo |
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| Makeup Designer |
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Stan Dufford |
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Capriccio
Richard Strauss
Nov. 12, 15, 19, 22, 27, 30; Dec. 2, 5 / In German
Chicago presentation by WMX Technologies, Inc.
Co-owned by the San Francisco Opera Association and the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Costumes owned by the Glyndebourne Festival.
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Jan-Hendrik Rootering |
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Bonaventura Bottone |
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| Italian Singer |
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Cynthia Lawrence |
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Stephen Morscheck |
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| Monsieur Taupe |
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Richard Markley |
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| Solo Dancer |
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William Baierbach |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Meredith Benson |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Juditka Hoenig (Nov. 19; Dec. 2) |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Mario de la Nuez (Nov. 19; Dec. 2) |
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| Conductor |
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Sir Andrew Davis |
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| Scenery Designer |
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Mauro Pagano |
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| Costume Designer |
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Martin Battersby |
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| Lighting Designer |
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Duane Schuler |
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| Ballet Director |
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Maria Tallchief |
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| Choreographer |
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Val Caniparoli |
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| Wig and Makeup Designer |
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Stan Dufford |
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Candide
Leonard Bernstein
Nov. 26, 29; Dec. 3, 6, 9, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22 / In English
The Jim and Kay Mabie production.
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| Cunegonde |
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Elizabeth Futral |
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| Dr. Pangloss |
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Timothy Nolen |
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| Bulgarian Soldier |
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James Billings |
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| Bulgarian Soldier |
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Wilbur Pauley |
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| Westphalian Soldier |
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Charles Austin |
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| Westphalian Soldier |
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Elliot Jordan (Nov. 26, 29; Dec. 3, 6) |
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| Westphalian Soldier |
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Ed Jones (Dec. 9, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22) |
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| Don Issachar, the Jew |
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James Billings |
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| Grand Inquisitor |
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Zale Kessler |
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| Calliope Player |
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Dorothy Byrne |
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| Heresy Agent |
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Philip Kraus |
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| Inquisition Agent |
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Charles Austin |
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| Inquisition Agent |
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Wilbur Pauley |
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| Old Lady |
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Phyllis Pancella |
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Elliot Jordan (Nov. 26, 29; Dec. 3, 6) |
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| Don |
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Ed Jones (Dec. 9, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22) |
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| Businessman |
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Timothy Nolen |
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| Governor's Aide |
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Elliot Jordan (Nov. 26, 29; Dec. 3, 6) |
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| Governor's Aide |
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David A. Scamardo (Dec. 9, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22) |
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| Slave Driver |
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Zale Kessler |
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| Father Bernard |
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James Billings |
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| Pirate |
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Elliot Jordan (Nov. 26, 29; Dec. 3, 6) |
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| Pirate |
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David A. Scamardo (Dec. 9, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22) |
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| Pink Sheep |
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Valerie De Bartolo |
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| Pink Sheep |
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Patrice Michaels Bedi |
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| Pasha-Prefect |
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Zale Kessler |
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| First Gambler |
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James Billings |
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| Second Gambler (Police Chief) |
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Timothy Nolen |
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| Stage Director |
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Harold Prince |
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| Scenery Designer |
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Clarke Dunham |
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| Costume Designer |
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Judith Anne Dolan |
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| Lighting Designer |
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Ken Billington |
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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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Patricia Birch |
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| Wigs and Makeup Designer |
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Stan Dufford |
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| Diction Coach |
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Gillian Lane-Plescia |
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| Associate Stage Director |
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Arthur Masella |
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Aida
Giuseppe Verdi
Dec. 10, 13, 17, 21, 30; Jan. 2, 7, 10, 14, 19, 22 / In Italian
The Mrs. Thomas B. Burke and I.A. O'Shaughnessy Foundation production. Revival by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
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Kristján Jóhannsson (Jan. 10, 14, 19, 22) |
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| Aida |
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Ellen Shade (Dec. 17; Jan. 10, 14) |
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| King of Egypt |
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Carsten Stabell |
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| Messenger |
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Franco Martorana (Dec. 13) |
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| Priestess |
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Juliana Rambaldi (Dec. 13) |
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William Baierbach |
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Victor Barauskas |
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Juditka Hoenig |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Carolyn Ann Licht |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Jean-Philippe Malaty |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Miele Mohammed |
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Dagoberto Nieves (Dec. 10, 13, 17, 21, 30; Jan. 2, 7, 19, 22) |
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Matthew Lata |
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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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| Ballet Master |
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Kenneth von Heidecke |
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| Ballet Mistress |
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Sherry Moray |
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| Wig and Makeup Designer |
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Stan Dufford |
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NEW PRODUCTION |
Siegfried
Richard Wagner
Jan. 24, 28, 30; Feb. 1, 3, 6, 10, 14, 18 / In German
The Cynthia Wood and Mr. and Mrs. Pierre Claeyssens production.
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Siegfried Jerusalem |
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| Siegfried |
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Wolfgang Schmidt (Jan. 30; Feb. 3) |
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| Wanderer (Wotan) |
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James Morris |
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| Alberich |
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Ekkehard Wlaschiha |
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| Forest Bird |
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Olga Makarina |
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| Brünnhilde |
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Jane Eaglen (Jan. 30; Feb. 3) |
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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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| Puppetmaster |
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Lisa Aimee Sturz |
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| Wig and Makeup Designer |
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Stan Dufford |
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