NEW PRODUCTION |
Nabucco
Giuseppe Verdi
Sept. 20, 23, 26, 29; Oct. 4, 8, 12 (matinee), 16, 21, 24 / In Italian
Production made possible by the Gramma Fisher Foundation.
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| Ismaele |
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Patrick Denniston |
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| Abigaille |
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Maria Guleghina |
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| High Priest of Baal |
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Raymond Aceto |
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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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| Set Designer |
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Michael Yeargan |
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| Costume Designer |
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Jane Greenwood |
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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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Peter Grimes
Benjamin Britten
Oct. 3, 6, 9, 14, 17, 20, 26, 29; Nov. 1, 7 / In English
The Gramma Fisher Foundation production. Revival made possible by Abbott Laboratories.
Production co-owned with the San Francisco Opera.
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| Captain Balstrode |
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Brent Ellis |
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| Rev. Horace Adams |
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Jerold Siena |
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| First Niece |
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Robin Blitch Wiper |
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| Second Niece |
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Alicia Berneche |
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| John, Grimes's apprentice |
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Ryan Leveque |
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| Clerk of the Court |
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Ricardo Basch |
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| Stage Director |
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John Copley |
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| Costume Designer |
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Tanya Moiseiwitsch |
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| Lighting Designer |
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Christine Binder |
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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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Idomeneo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Oct. 18, 22, 25, 28, 31; Nov. 3, 6, 10, 16 / In Italian
Chicago presentation by Coopers & Lybrand, LLP.
Production owned by the San Francisco Opera.
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| Idamante |
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Vesselina Kasarova |
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| Elettra |
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Carol Vaness (Oct. 18, 22, 25, 28, 31; Nov. 3, 6) |
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Cynthia Lawrence (Nov. 10, 16) |
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| Idomeneo |
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Plácido Domingo (November dates) |
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| Idomeneo |
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Vinson Cole (October dates) |
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| Cretan Lady |
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Elena Kolganova |
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| Trojan Man |
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Stanley Jackson |
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| Trojan Man |
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Mark Nienow (Nov. 10) |
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| High Priest of Neptune |
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Misha Royzen |
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| Voice of Neptune |
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Raymond Aceto |
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| Stage Director |
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John Copley |
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| Set 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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| Wig and Makeup Designer |
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Stan Dufford |
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La bohème
Giacomo Puccini
Nov. 8, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 28; Dec. 3, 6 (matinee), 9, 12, 15 / In Italian
The James C. Hemphill production. Chicago presentation by Bankers Trust.
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| Rodolfo |
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Vincenzo La Scola |
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| Rodolfo |
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Roberto Aronica (Dec. 12, 15) |
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| Schaunard |
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Brian Montgomery |
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| Parpignol |
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Stanley Jackson |
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| Parpignol |
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David Honoré (Nov. 28.) |
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| Custom House Sergeant |
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William Andrew Stuckey |
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| Custom House Guard |
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Mark McCrory |
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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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| Stage Director |
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Stephen Lawless |
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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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| Wig and Makeup Designer |
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Stan Dufford |
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NEW PRODUCTION
COMPANY PREMIERE
WORLD PREMIERE |
Amistad
Anthony Davis
Nov. 29; Dec. 2, 5, 8, 11, 17, 20; Jan. 9, 11, 15 / In English
Production made possible by the Guild Board of Directors, the MacArthur Foundation, the AT&T Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts (Challenge III Grant, Creation & Presentation Grant and the Development Grant) and OPERA America (LWRD/OFANA).
Production co-commissioned with the American Music Theatre Festival, Philadelphia.
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Thomas Young |
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| Grabeau |
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Timothy Robert Blevins |
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| Grabeau |
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Kirk Walker (Dec. 20.) |
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| Reporter |
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Paul Wayne Grizzell |
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| Reporter |
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William Andrew Stuckey |
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| Phrenologist |
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Richard Markley |
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| Abolitionist Tappan |
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John Daniecki |
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| John Quincy Adams |
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Stephen West |
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| President Martin Van Buren |
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William Watson |
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| Spaniard (Calderon de la Barca) |
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Wilbur Pauley |
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| Goddess of the Waters |
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Florence Quivar |
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| Conductor |
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Dennis Russell Davies |
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| Conductor |
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Philip Morehead (Jan. 11, 15.) |
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| Stage Director |
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George C. Wolfe |
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| Set Designer |
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Riccardo Hernandez |
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| Costume Designer |
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Toni-Leslie James |
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| Lighting Designer |
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Paul Gallo |
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| Chorus Master |
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Donald Palumbo |
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| Choreographer |
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Hope Clarke |
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| Fight Choreographer |
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Nicolas Sandys |
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| Puppet Designer |
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Matthew Owens |
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| Puppet Designer |
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Barbara Pollitt |
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| Wig and Makeup Designer |
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Stan Dufford |
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Madama Butterfly
Giacomo Puccini
Dec. 13, 16, 19; Jan. 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25 / In Italian
The William S. North production. Revival made possible by Mr. and Mrs. Sidney L. Port.
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Richard Leech |
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| B.F. Pinkerton |
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Patrick Denniston (Jan. 13, 16, 19, 22, 25.) |
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| Sharpless |
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William Andrew Stuckey (Jan. 19.) |
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| Cio–Cio–San |
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Catherine Malfitano |
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| Imperial Commissioner |
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Mark McCrory |
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| Official Registrar |
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Kevin Kees |
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| Prince Yamadori |
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William Andrew Stuckey |
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| Prince Yamadori |
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Kirk Walker (Jan. 19.) |
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| Kate Pinkerton |
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Buffy Baggott |
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| Trouble |
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DeLaney Eve Harter |
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| Stage Director, Original Production |
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Harold Prince |
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| Stage Director |
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Vincent Liotta |
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| Scenery Designer |
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Clarke Dunham |
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| Costume Designer |
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Florence Klotz |
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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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| Wig and Makeup Designer |
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Stan Dufford |
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NEW PRODUCTION |
Les pêcheurs de perles
Georges Bizet
Jan. 31; Feb. 4, 7, 10, 13, 17, 20, 23, 28 (matinee); March 5 / In French
Production made possible by an anonymous donor, Illinois Tool Works and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Stotler.
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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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Donald Palumbo |
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| Wig and Makeup Designer |
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Stan Dufford |
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Le nozze di Figaro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Feb. 11, 14, 16, 19, 21, 24, 27; March 2, 4, 6, 8. / In Italian
The Dr. and Mrs. Edwin J. DeCosta & the Walter E. Heller Foundation production. Revival made possible by Mr. and Mrs Dietrich M. Gross.
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Richard Bernstein (Feb. 11) |
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| Marcellina |
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Catherine Cook |
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| Count Almaviva |
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Håkan Hagegård |
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| Don Basilio |
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Ryland Davies |
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| Countess Almaviva |
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Renée Fleming |
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| Barbarina |
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Robin Blitch Wiper |
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| Peasant Girl |
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Buffy Baggott |
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| Peasant Girl |
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Alicia Berneche |
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| Conductor |
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James Johnson (March 6, 8) |
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| Original Stage Director |
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Sir Peter Hall |
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| Stage Director |
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Stephen Lawless |
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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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| Original Choreographer |
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Kenneth von Heidecke |
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| Choreographer |
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Sherry Gilpin |
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| Wig and Makeup Designer |
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Stan Dufford |
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