Cast Lists
Lyric Opera of Chicago
1954 THROUGH 1959 SEASONS
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1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
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1954 SEASON
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COMPANY PREMIERE
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Don Giovanni
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Feb. 5, 10 / In Italian
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| Donna Anna |
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Eleanor Steber |
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| Don Giovanni |
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Nicola Rossi–Lemeni |
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| Commendatore |
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Luigi Sgarro |
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| Don Ottavio |
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Léopold Simoneau |
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| Donna Elvira |
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Irene Jordan |
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| Conductor |
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Nicola Rescigno |
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| Stage Director |
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William Wymetal |
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| Chorus Director |
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John Halloran |
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| Ballet Mistress |
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Edna McRae |
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COMPANY PREMIERE
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Norma
Vincenzo Bellini
Nov. 1, 5 / In Italian
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| Oroveso |
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Nicola Rossi-Lemeni |
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| Adalgisa |
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Giulietta Simionato |
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| Conductor |
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Nicola Rescigno |
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| Stage Director |
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William Wymetal |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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COMPANY PREMIERE
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The Taming of the Shrew
Vittorio Giannini
Nov. 3, 13 (matinee). / In English
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| Conductor |
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Nicola Rescigno |
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| Stage Director |
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Rexford Harrower |
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| Set Designer |
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Gerald L. Ritholz |
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| Costume Designer |
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Ruth Morley |
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COMPANY PREMIERE
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La bohème
Giacomo Puccini
Nov. 6 (matinee), 13 / In Italian
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| Marcello |
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Giangiacomo Guelfi |
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| Rodolfo |
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Giacinto Prandelli |
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| Stage Director |
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William Wymetal |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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COMPANY PREMIERE
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Il barbiere di Siviglia
Gioacchino Rossini
Nov. 6, 10 / In Italian
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| Count Almaviva |
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Léopold Simoneau |
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| Rosina |
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Giulietta Simionato |
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| Basilio |
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Nicola Rossi-Lemeni |
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| Conductor |
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Nicola Rescigno |
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| Stage Director |
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William Wymetal |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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COMPANY PREMIERE
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La traviata
Giuseppe Verdi
Nov. 8, 12 / In Italian
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| Violetta Valéry |
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Maria Callas |
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| Flora Bervoix |
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Gloria Lind |
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| Doctor Grenvil |
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Andrew Foldi |
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| Marchese d'Obigny |
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Miles Nekolny |
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| Baron Douphol |
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Algerd Brazis |
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| Gastone de Letorières |
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Virginio Assandri |
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| Alfredo Germont |
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Léopold Simoneau |
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| Giorgio Germont |
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Tito Gobbi |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Kenneth Johnson |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Patricia Wilde |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Barbara Steele (Nov. 12) |
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| Conductor |
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Nicola Rescigno |
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| Stage Director |
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William Wymetal |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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COMPANY PREMIERE
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Lucia di Lammermoor
Gaetano Donizetti
Nov. 15, 17 / In Italian
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| Normanno |
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Virginio Assandri |
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| Enrico Ashton |
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Giangiacomo Guelfi |
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| Raimondo Bidebent |
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Thomas Stewart |
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| Edgardo di Ravenswood |
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Giuseppe di Stefano |
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| Arturo Bucklaw |
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Lawrence White |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Kenneth Johnson |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Barbara Steele |
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| Conductor |
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Nicola Rescigno |
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| Stage Director |
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William Wymetal |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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COMPANY PREMIERE
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Carmen
Georges Bizet
Nov. 16, 20 / In French
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| Carmen |
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Giulietta Simionato |
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| Escamillo |
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Giangiacomo Guelfi |
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| Remendado |
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Virginio Assandri |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Kenneth Johnson |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Barbara Steele |
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| Stage Director |
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William Wymetal |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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COMPANY PREMIERE
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Tosca
Giacomo Puccini
Nov. 18, 20 / In Italian
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| Cesare Angelotti |
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Thomas Stewart |
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| Mario Cavaradossi |
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Giuseppe di Stefano |
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| Floria Tosca |
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Eleanor Steber |
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| Spoletta |
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Virginio Assandri |
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| Shepherd Boy |
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William Mason |
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| Conductor |
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Nicola Rescigno |
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| Stage Director |
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William Wymetal |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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1955 SEASON
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COMPANY PREMIERE
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I puritani
Vincenzo Bellini
Oct. 31, Nov. 2 / In Italian
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| Sir Bruno Robertson |
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Mariano Caruso |
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| Lord Arturo Talbot |
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Giuseppe di Stefano |
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| Sir Riccardo Forth |
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Ettore Bastianini |
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| Sir Giorgio Walton |
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Nicola Rossi-Lemeni |
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| Queen Enrichetta of France |
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Eunice Alberts |
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| Lord Gaultiero Walton |
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William Wildermann |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Kenneth Johnson |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Carol Lawrence |
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| Conductor |
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Nicola Rescigno |
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| Stage Director |
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Aldo Mirabella Vassallo |
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| Decor |
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Camillo Parravicini |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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COMPANY PREMIERE
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Aida
Giuseppe Verdi
Nov. 1, 4 / In Italian
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| Ramfis |
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William Wildermann |
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| King of Egypt |
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Kenneth Smith |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Ronald Frazier |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Kenneth Johnson |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Carol Lawrence |
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| Stage Director |
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William Wymetal |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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COMPANY PREMIERE
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Il trovatore
Giuseppe Verdi
Nov. 5, 8 / In Italian
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| Fernando |
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William Wildermann |
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| Count di Luna |
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Ettore Bastianini (Nov. 5) |
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| Count di Luna |
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Robert Weede (Nov. 8) |
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| Azucena |
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Ebe Stignani (Nov. 5) |
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| Azucena |
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Claramae Turner (Nov. 8) |
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| Conductor |
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Nicola Rescigno |
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| Stage Director |
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Aldo Mirabella Vassallo |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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COMPANY PREMIERE
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La bohème
Giacomo Puccini
Nov. 7, 9 / In Italian
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| Rodolfo |
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Giuseppe di Stefano |
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| Colline |
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Nicola Rossi-Lemeni |
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| Custom House Sergeant |
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John Rudawski |
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| Custom House Guard |
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Alfio Zagnol |
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| Stage Director |
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Aldo Mirabella Vassallo |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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| Children's Chorus Master |
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Zerline Muhlman Metzger |
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COMPANY PREMIERE
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Madama Butterfly
Giacomo Puccini
Nov. 11, 14, 17 / In Italian
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| B.F. Pinkerton |
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Giuseppe di Stefano |
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| Imperial Commissioner |
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Andrew Foldi |
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| Official Registrar |
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Miles Nekolny |
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| Prince Yamadori |
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Lloyd Harris |
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| Kate Pinkerton |
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Marilu Adams |
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| Conductor |
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Nicola Rescigno |
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| Stage Director |
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Hizi Koyke |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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COMPANY PREMIERE
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Rigoletto
Giuseppe Verdi
Nov. 12, 25 / In Italian
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| Duke of Mantua |
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Jussi Björling |
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| Countess Ceprano |
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Marilu Adams |
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| Count Ceprano |
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Andrew Foldi |
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| Count Monterone |
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Kenneth Smith |
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| Sparafucile |
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William Wildermann |
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| Gilda |
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Teresa Stich-Randall |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Kenneth Johnson |
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| Conductor |
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Nicola Rescigno |
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| Stage Director |
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William Wymetal |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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COMPANY PREMIERE
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Faust
Charles Gounod
Nov. 15, 18 / In French
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| Méphistophélès |
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Nicola Rossi-Lemeni |
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| Marguerite |
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Rosanna Carteri |
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| Marthe Schwerlein |
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Eunice Alberts |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Kenneth Johnson |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Carol Lawrence |
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| Stage Director |
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William Wymetal |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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COMPANY PREMIERE
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Il ballo delle ingrate (Masque)
Claudio Monteverdi
Nov. 16, 19 / In Italian
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| Amore |
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Teresa Stich-Randall |
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| Dancer (Venus) |
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Vera Zorina |
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| Dancer (Love) |
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Jane Bockman |
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| Dancer (Pluto) |
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Ronald Frazier |
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| Dancer (Ungrateful Soul) |
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Barbara Steele |
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| Dancer (Wife) |
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Carol Lawrence |
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| Dancer (Husband) |
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Kenneth Johnson |
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| Conductor |
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Nicola Rescigno |
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| Set Re-designer |
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Gerald L. Ritholz |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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COMPANY PREMIERE
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Il tabarro
Giacomo Puccini
Nov. 16, 19 / In Italian
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| Song Vendor |
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Lawrence White |
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| Offstage Voice |
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Shirley Johnson |
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| Offstage Voice |
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Raymond Pacinelli |
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| Conductor |
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Nicola Rescigno |
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| Stage Director |
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Vladimir Rosing |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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COMPANY PREMIERE
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The Merry Widow (Ballet)
Franz Lehár
Nov. 16, 19, 21
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| Count Jolidon |
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Kenneth Johnson |
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| Baron Popoff |
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Bentley Stone |
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| Baroness Popoff |
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Sonia Arova |
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| Count Danilo Danilovitch |
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Oleg Briansky |
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