Simon Boccanegra
Giuseppe Verdi
Sept. 15, 19, 23, 27, 30; Oct. 2, 6, 10, 13 / In Italian
Chicago presentation by Abbott Laboratories.
Production owned by Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
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| Paolo Albiani |
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Richard Cowan |
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| Pietro |
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Stefan Szkafarowsky |
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| Simon Boccanegra |
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Alexandru Agache |
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| Jacopo Fiesco |
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Robert Lloyd |
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| Amelia Grimaldi |
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Kiri Te Kanawa |
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| Amelia Grimaldi |
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Kallen Esperian (Sept. 30; Oct. 13) |
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| Gabriele Adorno |
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Michael Sylvester |
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| Gabriele Adorno |
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Vincenzo Scuderi (Sept. 27, 30) |
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| Servant to Amelia |
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Natalie Arduino |
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| Captain |
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Matthew Polenzani |
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| Conductor |
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Brian Salesky (Oct. 13) |
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| Stage Director |
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Elijah Moshinsky |
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| Set Designer |
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Michael Yeargan |
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| Costume Designer |
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Peter J. Hall |
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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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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Xerxes
George Frideric Handel
Sept. 22, 26, 29; Oct. 5, 7, 9, 15, 18, 21 / In English
Chicago presentation by Julius Frankel Foundation.
Production owned by English National Opera.
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| Arsamenes |
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Christopher Robson |
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| Amastris |
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Kathleen Kuhlmann |
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| Stage Director |
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Nicholas Hytner |
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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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| Associate Stage Director |
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Malcolm Hunter |
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| Diction Coach |
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Gillian Lane-Plescia |
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
The Ghosts of Versailles
John Corigliano
Oct. 14, 17, 20, 25, 29, 31; Nov. 3, 6 / In English
The Mr. and Mrs. Sidney L. Port production.
Co-production with the Metropolitan Opera Association.
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| Woman with Hat |
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Jane Shaulis |
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| Gossip |
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Valerie De Bartolo |
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| Opera Quartet |
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Natalie Arduino |
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| Opera Quartet |
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Jorge Orlando Gomez |
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| Opera Quartet |
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Franco Pomponi |
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| Opera Quartet |
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Juliana Rambaldi |
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| Beaumarchais |
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Håkan Hagegård |
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| Marie Antoinette |
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Sheri Greenawald |
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| Count Almaviva |
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Richard Drews |
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| Florestine |
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Sunny Joy Langton |
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| Bégearss |
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John Duykers (Nov. 3 & 6) |
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| Cherubino |
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Charlotte Hellekant |
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| Suleyman Pasha |
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Stefan Szkafarowsky |
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| British Ambassador |
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Bruce Hall |
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| Arab Violist |
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Peter J. Slowik |
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| Conductor |
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Leonard Slatkin |
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| Conductor |
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Arthur Fagen (Nov. 3) |
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| Stage Director |
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Colin Graham |
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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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Debra Brown |
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| Ballet Master |
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Kenneth von Heidecke |
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| Fight Choreographer |
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B.H. Barry |
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| Sound Designer |
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Matthias Gohl |
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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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| Diction Coach |
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Gillian Lane-Plescia |
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Don Pasquale
Gaetano Donizetti
Oct. 28; Nov. 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 17, 20, 25 / In Italian
Chicago presentation by WMX Technologies, Inc.
Porduction owned by San Francisco Opera Association.
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| Don Pasquale |
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Paul Plishka |
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| Doctor Malatesta |
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Timothy Nolen |
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| Doctor Malatesta |
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Victor Benedetti (Nov. 10, 13, 17, 20, 25) |
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| Stage Director |
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Paolo Montarsolo |
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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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Andrea Chénier
Umberto Giordano
Nov. 11, 15, 18, 21, 26; Dec. 1, 4, 8, 12 / In Italian
Chicago presentation by Dr. and Mrs. Martin L. Gecht and Albany Bank and Trust Company, N.A.
Production owned by San Francisco Opera Association.
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| Major Domo |
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Franco Pomponi |
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| Carlo Gérard |
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Sergei Leiferkus |
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| Maddalena di Coigny |
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Aprile Millo |
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| Maddalena di Coigny |
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Norma Fantini (Nov. 15, 26; Dec. 4) |
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| Countess di Coigny |
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Jane Shaulis |
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| Pietro Fléville |
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Jeffrey Ray |
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| Flando Fiorinelli |
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Eric Weimer |
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| Andrea Chénier |
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Kristján Jóhannsson |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Meredith Benson |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Mario de la Nuez |
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| Mathieu |
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Stefan Szkafarowsky |
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| Incredibile |
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Dennis Petersen |
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| Fouquier-Tinville |
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Charles Austin |
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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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| Original Production |
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Lotfi Mansouri |
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| Stage Director |
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Paula Williams |
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| Set Designer |
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Wolfram Skalicki |
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| Costume Designer |
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Amrei Skalicki |
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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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Val Caniparoli |
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| Fight Choreographer |
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Nicolas Sandys |
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| Wig and Makeup Designer |
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Stan Dufford |
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Don Giovanni
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Nov. 24, 29; Dec. 2, 5, 7, 11, 15, 17; Jan. 4, 6, 10, 13 / In Italian
The Crown Family production.
Revival by The First National Bank of Chicago.
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| Leporello |
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Alan Held (Jan. 4, 6, 10, 13) |
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| Donna Anna |
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Luba Orgonasova |
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| Don Giovanni |
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James Morris |
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| Commendatore |
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Carsten Stabell |
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| Don Ottavio |
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Frank Lopardo |
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| Donna Elvira |
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Carol Vaness |
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| Donna Elvira |
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Juliana Rambaldi (Jan. 10, 13) |
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| Zerlina |
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Andrea Rost (Jan. 6, 10, 13) |
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| Masetto |
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Roberto Scaltriti |
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| Conductor |
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Yakov Kreizberg |
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| Original Production |
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Jean-Pierre Ponnelle |
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| Stage Director |
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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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Donald Palumbo |
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| Wig and Makeup Designer |
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Stan Dufford |
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NEW PRODUCTION
COMPANY PREMIERE |
The Makropulos Affair
Leoš Janácek
Dec. 9, 13, 16; Jan. 3, 7, 9, 12, 15, 19 / In Czech
The Marshall Field, Robert W. Wilson and Richard D. Deason Income-Unitrust production.
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Daphne Rose |
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| Dr. Kolenatý |
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Stephen West |
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| Emilia Marty |
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Catherine Malfitano |
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| Baron Jaroslav Prus |
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Tom Fox |
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| Cleaning Woman |
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Janet Mensen Reynolds |
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| Janek Prus |
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Kevin Anderson |
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| Hauk-Šendorf |
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Ragnar Ulfung |
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| Chambermaid |
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Patricia Risley |
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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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| Stage Director |
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David Alden |
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| Scenery Designer |
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Charles Edwards |
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| Costume Designer |
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Brigitte Reiffenstuel |
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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 |
Faust
Charles Gounod
Jan. 20, 24, 27, 30; Feb. 2, 5, 11, 14, 16, 19, 23 / In French
Co-owned with Los Angeles Music Center Opera.
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| Méphistophélès |
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Samuel Ramey |
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| Valentin |
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Dmitri Hvorostovsky |
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| Marguerite |
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Juliana Rambaldi (Feb. 2) |
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| Marguerite |
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Emily Magee (Feb. 23) |
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| Marthe Schwerlein |
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Judith Christin |
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| Stage Director |
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Frank Corsaro |
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| Set Designer |
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Franco Colavecchia |
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| Costume Designer |
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Lewis Brown |
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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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Peggy Hickey |
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| Fight Choreographer |
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Nicolas Sandys |
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| Wig and Makeup Designer |
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Stan Dufford |
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| Associate Stage Director |
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Christopher Harlan |
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Das Rheingold
Richard Wagner
Mar. 11, 18, 25 / In German
Ameritech, Cynthia Wood and Mr. and Mrs. Pierre Claeyssens production.
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Elizabeth Futral |
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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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| 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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| Puppetmaster |
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Lisa Aimee Sturz |
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Die Walküre
Richard Wagner
Mar. 12, 19, 26 / In German
Ameritech, Cynthia Wood and Mr. and Mrs. Pierre Claeyssens production.
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Stig Andersen (Mar. 26) |
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| Brünnhilde |
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Jane Eaglen (Mar. 19) |
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| Schwertleite |
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Martha Jane Howe |
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| Rossweisse |
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Patricia Risley |
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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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Siegfried
Richard Wagner
Mar. 14, 21, 28 / In German
Ameritech, Cynthia Wood and Mr. and Mrs. Pierre Claeyssens production.
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| Siegfried |
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Siegfried Jerusalem |
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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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Elizabeth Futral |
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Jane Eaglen (Mar. 21) |
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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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NEW PRODUCTION |
Götterdämmerung
Richard Wagner
Feb. 17, 24; Mar. 9, 16, 23, 30 / In German
Ameritech, Cynthia Wood and Mr. and Mrs. Pierre Claeyssens production.
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Nancy Maultsby |
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| Second Norn |
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Robynne Redmon |
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| Third Norn |
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Susan Marie Pierson |
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| Brünnhilde |
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Jane Eaglen (Mar. 23) |
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| Siegfried |
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Siegfried Jerusalem |
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| Waltraute |
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Marjana Lipovšek |
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| Waltraute |
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Nancy Maultsby (Mar. 30) |
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| Alberich |
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Ekkehard Wlaschiha |
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| Woglinde |
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Elizabeth Futral |
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| Flosshilde |
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Robynne Redmon |
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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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| 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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