Cast Lists
Lyric Opera of Chicago
1960 THROUGH 1969 SEASONS
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1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1968
1969
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1960 SEASON
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Don Carlo
Giuseppe Verdi
Oct. 14, 21, 24 / In Italian
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| Princess Eboli |
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Giulietta Simionato |
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| Elisabetta di Valois |
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Margherita Roberti |
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| Philip II |
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Boris Christoff |
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| Celestial Voice |
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Shirley Johnson |
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| Count Lerma |
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Mariano Caruso |
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| Grand Inquisitor |
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Ferruccio Mazzoli |
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| Stage Director |
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Christopher West |
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| Set Designer |
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Robert Fletcher |
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| Costume Designer |
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Robert Fletcher |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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Aida
Giuseppe Verdi
Oct. 17, 19, 22, 28 / In Italian
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| Radam?s |
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Carlo Bergonzi (Oct. 17, 19) |
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| Radam?s |
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Luigi Ottolini (Oct. 22, 28) |
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| Amneris |
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Giulietta Simionato |
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| Aida |
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Margherita Roberti (Oct. 17, 19) |
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| Aida |
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Leontyne Price (Oct. 22, 28) |
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| King of Egypt |
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Franco Ventriglia |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Kenneth Johnson |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Irina Borowska (Oct. 17, 19, 28) |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Patricia Klekovic (Oct. 22) |
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| Stage Director |
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Carlo Maestrini |
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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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Le nozze di Figaro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Oct. 26, 29, 31 / In Italian
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| Count Almaviva |
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Eberhard Waechter |
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| Don Basilio |
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Mariano Caruso |
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| Countess Almaviva |
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Elisabeth Schwarzkopf |
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| Don Curzio |
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Robert Schmorr |
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| Peasant Girl |
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Charlotte Gackle |
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| Peasant Girl |
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Gladys Vacek |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Kenneth Johnson |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Patricia Klekovic |
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| Stage Director |
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Christopher West |
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| Scenic Production |
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Gerald L. Ritholz |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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La bohème
Giacomo Puccini
Nov. 2, 5, 7 / In Italian
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| Colline |
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Ferruccio Mazzoli |
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| Alcindoro |
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Fernando Corena |
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| Custom House Sergeant |
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Jonas Vanzelis |
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| Custom House Guard |
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Robert Smith |
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| Children's Chorus |
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Children's Choir of the First
Unitarian Church of Chicago |
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| Conductor |
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Gianandrea Gavazzeni |
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| Stage Director |
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Carlo Maestrini |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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Carmen
Georges Bizet
Nov. 4, 9, 12 / In French
The Mrs. D. Eckhart Williams production.
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| Don José |
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Richard Cassilly (Nov. 12) |
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| Don José |
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Giuseppe di Stefano (Nov. 4, 9) |
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| Children's Chorus |
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Children's Choir of the First
Unitarian Church of Chicago |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Kenneth Johnson |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Patricia Klekovic |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Luis Olivares |
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| Conductor |
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Lovro von Matačič |
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| Production |
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Margherita Wallmann |
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| Scenery Designer |
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Piero Zuffi |
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| Costume Designer |
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Piero Zuffi |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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Tosca
Giacomo Puccini
Nov. 11, 14, 19 / In Italian
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| Cesare Angelotti |
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Franco Ventriglia |
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| Sacristan |
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Gerhard Pechner |
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| Mario Cavaradossi |
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Giuseppe di Stefano |
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| Floria Tosca |
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Renata Tebaldi |
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| Children's Chorus |
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Children's Choir of the First
Unitarian Church of Chicago |
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| Conductor |
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Gianandrea Gavazzeni |
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| Stage Director |
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Carlo Maestrini |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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Die Walküre
Richard Wagner
Nov. 21 / In German
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| Sieglinde |
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Gré Brouwenstijn |
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| Hunding |
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William Wildermann |
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| Brünnhilde |
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Birgit Nilsson |
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| Helmwige |
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Prudencija Bickus |
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| Waltraute |
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Emalee Thompson |
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| Schwertleite |
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Mary MacKenzie |
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| Rossweisse |
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Sharon Nawrocki |
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| Conductor |
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Lovro von Matačič |
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| Stage Director |
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Christopher West |
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COMPANY PREMIERE
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Fedora
Umberto Giordano
Nov. 23, 25 / In Italian
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| Fedora Romazov |
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Renata Tebaldi |
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| Olga Sukarev |
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Jeanette Scovotti |
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| Baron Rouvel |
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Robert Schmorr |
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| Loris Ipanov |
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Giuseppe di Stefano |
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| Boleslao Lazinski |
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Sheldon Shkolnik |
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| Conductor |
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Lovro von Matačič |
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| Stage Director |
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Carlo Maestrini |
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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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Madama Butterfly
Giacomo Puccini
Nov. 26, 28; Dec. 2 / In Italian
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| B.F. Pinkerton |
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Richard Cassilly |
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| Cio-Cio-San |
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Leontyne Price |
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| Imperial Commissioner |
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Robert Smith |
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| Official Registrar |
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Jonas Vanzelis |
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| Prince Yamadori |
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Bernard Izzo |
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| Kate Pinkerton |
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Kay Griffel |
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| Conductor |
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Gianandrea Gavazzeni |
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| Stage Director |
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Christopher West |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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Simon Boccanegra
Giuseppe Verdi
Nov. 30; Dec. 3 / In Italian
Production owned by the Rome Opera.
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| Paolo Albiani |
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Renato Cesari |
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| Simon Boccanegra |
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Tito Gobbi |
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| Jacopo Fiesco |
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Ferruccio Mazzoli |
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| Amelia Grimaldi |
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Renata Tebaldi |
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| Gabriele Adorno |
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Richard Tucker |
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| Servant to Amelia |
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Sharon Nawrocki |
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| Conductor |
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Gianandrea Gavazzeni |
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| Stage Director |
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Carlo Maestrini |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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1961 SEASON
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Lucia di Lammermoor
Gaetano Donizetti
Oct. 14, 16, 18 / In Italian
Production owned by dell'Ente Autonomo Teatro Massimo Palermo, Italy.
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| Enrico Ashton |
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Mario Zanasi |
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| Raimondo Bidebent |
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William Wildermann |
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| Edgardo di Ravenswood |
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Richard Tucker (Oct. 14, 16) |
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| Edgardo di Ravenswood |
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Carlo Bergonzi (Oct. 18) |
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| Arturo Bucklaw |
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Piero De Palma |
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| Stage Director |
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Franco Zeffirelli |
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| Set Designer |
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Franco Zeffirelli |
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| Costume Designer |
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Franco Zeffirelli |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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Andrea Ch?nier
Umberto Giordano
Oct. 20, 25, 28 / In Italian
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| Carlo Gérard |
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Mario Zanasi |
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| Maddalena di Coigny |
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Shakeh Vartenissian |
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| Countess di Coigny |
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Margery MacKay |
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| Pietro Fléville |
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Michael Bondon |
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| Andrea Chénier |
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Jon Vickers |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Kenneth Johnson |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Patricia Klekovic |
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| Fouquier-Tinville |
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Bernard Izzo |
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| Schmidt |
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K. Charles Graves |
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| Stage Director |
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Enrico Frigerio |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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COMPANY PREMIERE
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Mefistofele
Arrigo Boito
Oct. 21, 23, 27 / In Italian
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| Mefistofele |
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Boris Christoff |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Patricia Klekovic |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Dolores Lipinski |
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| Children's Chorus |
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Children's Choir of the First
Unitarian Church of Chicago |
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| Stage Director |
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Riccardo Moresco |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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La forza del destino
Giuseppe Verdi
Oct. 30; Nov. 4, 10 / In Italian
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| Marchese di Calatrava |
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Edward Warner |
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| Donna Leonora di Vargas |
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Eileen Farrell |
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| Don Alvaro |
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Carlo Bergonzi (Oct. 30, Nov. 10) |
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| Don Alvaro |
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David Poleri (Nov. 4) |
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| Mayor of Hornachuelos |
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Michael Bondon |
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| Don Carlo di Vargas |
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Giangiacomo Guelfi |
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| Preziozilla |
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Christa Ludwig |
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| Fra Melitone |
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Renato Cesari |
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| Padre Guardiano |
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Boris Christoff |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Kenneth Johnson |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Patricia Klekovic |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Dolores Lipinski |
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| Conductor |
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Carlo Felice Cillario |
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| Stage Director |
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Riccardo Moresco |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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Così fan tutte
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Nov. 1, 3 / In Italian
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| Ferrando |
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Léopold Simoneau |
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| Don Alfonso |
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Renato Cesari |
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| Fiordiligi |
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Elisabeth Schwarzkopf |
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| Stage Director |
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Christopher West |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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Don Giovanni
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Nov. 6, 8, 11 / In Italian
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| Donna Anna |
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Teresa Stich-Randall |
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| Don Giovanni |
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Eberhard Waechter |
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| Commendatore |
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William Wildermann |
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| Don Ottavio |
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Léopold Simoneau |
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| Donna Elvira |
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Lisa Della Casa (Nov. 6) |
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| Donna Elvira |
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Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Nov. 8, 11) |
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