Cast Lists
Lyric Opera of Chicago
1970 THROUGH 1979 SEASONS
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1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
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1970 SEASON
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COMPANY PREMIERE
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Der Rosenkavalier
Richard Strauss
Sept. 25, 28; Oct. 2, 7, 10, 15 / In German
Costumes from Cologue Opera
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| The Marschallin |
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Christa Ludwig |
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| Major-domo of the Marschallin |
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Robert Thomas |
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| Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau |
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Walter Berry |
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| Leopold |
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Casimir Zielinski |
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| Footman of the Marschallin |
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Bernard Izzo |
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| Footman of the Marschallin |
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Robert Johnson |
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| Footman of the Marschallin |
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Dennis Sinclair |
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| Footman of the Marschallin |
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Robert Smith |
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| Noble Orphan |
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Jeanne Diamond |
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| Noble Orphan |
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Elizabeth Fischer |
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| Noble Orphan |
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Edna Garabedian-George |
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| Animal Trainer |
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Frank Little |
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| Valzacchi |
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Florindo Andreolli |
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| Italian Singer |
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Ottavio Garaventa |
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| Marianne Leitmetzerin |
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Sylvia Cooper |
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| Major-domo of Faninal |
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David Astor |
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| Police Commissioner |
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Arnold Voketaitis |
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| Conductor |
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Christoph von Dohnányi |
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| Stage Director |
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Hans Neugebauer |
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| Set Designer |
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Günther Schneider-Siemssen |
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| Lighting Designer |
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John Harvey |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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| Costume Designer |
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Sophia Schroeck |
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| Children's Chorus Master |
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Laurence Davis |
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| Associate Conductor |
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Alexander Sander |
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| Assistant to Mr. Schneider-Siemssen |
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Bernd Mueller |
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| Assistant to Mr. Schneider-Siemssen |
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Jörg Neumann |
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Turandot
Giacomo Puccini
Oct. 5, 8, 11, 14, 17 / In Italian
Production owned by the Metropolitan Opera.
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| Emperor Altoum of China |
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Robert Johnson |
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| Stage Director |
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Nathaniel Merrill |
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| Lighting Designer |
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John Harvey |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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| Supplementary Chorus Master |
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Giulio Favario |
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| Children's Chorus Master |
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Laurence Davis |
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| Choreographer |
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Mattlyn Gavers |
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Lucia di Lammermoor
Gaetano Donizetti
Oct. 16, 19, 24, 28, 31; Nov. 4 / In Italian
Production owned by Teatro alla Scala, Milan.
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Frank Little (Oct. 16, 19, 24, Nov. 4) |
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| Normanno |
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Herbert Kraus (Oct. 28, 31) |
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| Enrico Ashton |
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Norman Mittelmann |
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| Raimondo Bidebent |
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Paolo Washington |
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| Alisa |
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Edna Garabedian-George |
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| Edgardo di Ravenswood |
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Richard Tucker |
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| Arturo Bucklaw |
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Robert Thomas |
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| Stage Director |
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Sonja Frisell |
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| Lighting Designer |
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John Harvey |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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La traviata
Giuseppe Verdi
Oct. 22, 26, 30; Nov. 2, 7, 11, 14 / In Italian
The Gramma Fisher Foundation production.
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| Violetta Valéry |
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Montserrat Caballé |
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| Flora Bervoix |
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Dorothy Krebill |
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| Doctor Grenvil |
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David Cornell |
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| Marchese d'Obigny |
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Bernard Izzo |
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| Baron Douphol |
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Giorgio Giorgetti |
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| Gastone de Letorières |
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Norman Paige |
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| Alfredo Germont |
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Nicolai Gedda |
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| Annina |
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Edna Garabedian-George |
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| Giorgio Germont |
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Piero Cappuccilli |
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| Servant |
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John H. Cleveland Jr. |
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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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| Stage Director |
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Giorgio De Lullo |
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| Designer |
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Pier Luigi Pizzi |
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| Lighting Designer |
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John Harvey |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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| Supplementary Chorus Master |
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Giulio Favario |
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| Choreographer |
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Samuel Kurkjian |
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COMPANY PREMIERE
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Billy Budd
Benjamin Britten
Nov. 6, 9, 12 (student matinee), 18, 21, 23 / In English
Production owned by the Royal Opera, Covent Garden.
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| Captain Edward Fairfax Vere |
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Richard Lewis |
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| Mr. Flint |
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Raymond Michalski |
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| Mr. Redburn |
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Bruce Yarnell |
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| Lt. Ratcliffe |
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Arnold Voketaitis |
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| John Claggart |
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Geraint Evans |
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| Red Whiskers |
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Robert Thomas |
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| Arthur Jones |
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Robert Smith |
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| Billy Budd |
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Theodor Uppman |
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| Novice's Friend |
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Paul Geiger |
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| Midshipman |
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Andy Bresnahan |
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| Midshipman |
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Alfred Mueller |
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| Drummer |
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Michael Altenhoff |
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| Drummer |
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Victoria Flanagan |
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| Gunner's Mate |
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Bernard Prapuolenis |
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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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| Stage Director |
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Ande Anderson |
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| Stage Director |
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Geraint Evans |
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| Lighting Designer |
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John Harvey |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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| Supplementary Chorus Master |
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Giulio Favario |
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| Children's Chorus Master |
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Laurence Davis |
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COMPANY PREMIERE
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L'italiana in Algeri
Gioacchino Rossini
Nov. 13, 16, 25, 29; Dec. 1 (student matinee), 5 / In Italian
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| Lindoro |
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Ottavio Garaventa |
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| Taddeo |
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Domenico Trimarchi |
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| Stage Director |
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Lotfi Mansouri |
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| Designer |
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Emanuele Luzzati |
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| Lighting Designer |
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John Harvey |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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| Choreographer |
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Samuel Kurkjian |
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Madama Butterfly
Giacomo Puccini
Nov. 20, 28, 30; Dec. 3 (student matinee), 6, 9, 11 / In Italian
The Mr. James C. Hemphill production.
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| B.F. Pinkerton |
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Franco Tagliavini |
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| Sharpless |
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Domenico Trimarchi |
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| Imperial Commissioner |
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Giorgio Giorgetti |
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| Official Registrar |
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Tom Masuko |
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| Prince Yamadori |
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Bernard Izzo |
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| Kate Pinkerton |
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Jeanne Diamond |
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| Stage Director |
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Yoshio Aoyama |
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| Lighting Designer |
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John Harvey |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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COMPANY PREMIERE
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Bluebeard's Castle
Béla Bartók
Nov. 27; Dec. 2, 4, 7, 10, 12 / In English
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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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| Stage Director |
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Virginio Puecher |
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| Set Designer |
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Virginio Puecher |
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| Costume Designer |
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Vittorio Rossi |
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| Lighting Designer |
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John Harvey |
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Gianni Schicchi
Giacomo Puccini
Nov. 27; Dec. 2, 4, 7, 10, 12 / In Italian
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| Rinuccio |
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Ottavio Garaventa |
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| La Ciesca |
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Edna Garabedian-George |
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| Gherardo |
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Florindo Andreolli |
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| Betto di Signa |
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Bernard Izzo |
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| Gianni Schicchi |
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Tito Gobbi |
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| Lauretta |
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Lidia Marimpietri |
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| Maestro Spinelloccio |
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James Billings |
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| Amantio di Nicolao |
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David Holloway |
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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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| Stage Director |
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Tito Gobbi |
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| Lighting Designer |
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John Harvey |
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1971 SEASON
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COMPANY PREMIERE
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Semiramide
Gioacchino Rossini
Sept. 24, 27, 29; Oct. 2, 8, 11 / In Italian
Production owned by Teatro Communale di Firenze.
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| Semiramide |
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Joan Sutherland |
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| Ghost of Nino |
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Simon Estes |
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| Conductor |
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Richard Bonynge |
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| Stage Director |
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Sandro Sequi |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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| Supplementary Chorus Master |
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Giulio Favario |
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| Lighting Designer |
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John Harvey |
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NEW PRODUCTION
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Rigoletto
Giuseppe Verdi
Oct. 4, 6, 9, 12 (student matinee), 15, 20 / In Italian
Production made possible by Mrs. Nathaniel Leverone.
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| Duke of Mantua |
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Alfredo Kraus |
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| Countess Ceprano |
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AnnDre House |
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| Rigoletto |
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Piero Cappuccilli |
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| Count Ceprano |
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Robert Smith |
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| Maddalena |
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Bianca Rosa Zanibelli |
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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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| Stage Director |
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Sandro Sequi |
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| Designer |
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Pier Luigi Pizzi |
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| Lighting Designer |
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John Harvey |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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| Choreographer |
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Samuel Kurkjian |
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NEW PRODUCTION
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Tosca
Giacomo Puccini
Oct. 13, 16, 18, 22, 26 (student matinee), 30 / In Italian
The Mr. James C. Hemphill production.
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| Cesare Angelotti |
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Giorgio Giorgetti |
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| Mario Cavaradossi |
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Carlo Bergonzi |
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| Floria Tosca |
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Janis Martin (Oct. 13, 16, 22, 26, 30) |
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| Floria Tosca |
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Teresa Kubiak (Oct. 18) |
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| Spoletta |
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Florindo Andreolli |
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| Shepherd Boy |
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Sylvia Cooper |
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| Stage Director |
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Tito Gobbi |
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| Designer |
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Pier Luigi Pizzi |
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| Lighting Designer |
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John Harvey |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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| Children's Chorus Master |
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Laurence Davis |
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| Assistant to Mr. Gobbi |
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David Sell |
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COMPANY PREMIERE
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Werther
Jules Massenet
Oct. 23, 27, 29; Nov. 2 (student matinee), 5, 8 / In French
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| Schmidt |
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Florindo Andreolli |
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| Charlotte |
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Tatiana Troyanos |
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| Stage Director |
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Lotfi Mansouri |
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| Lighting Designer |
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John Harvey |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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| Children's Chorus Master |
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Laurence Davis |
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Don Carlo
Giuseppe Verdi
Nov. 3, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20 / In Italian
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| Princess Eboli |
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Fiorenza Cossotto |
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| Elisabetta di Valois |
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Pilar Lorengar |
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| Philip II |
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Nicolai Ghiaurov |
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| Countess d'Aremberg |
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Paula Payne |
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| Celestial Voice |
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Gloria Cutsforth |
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| Count Lerma |
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Leonard Johnson |
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| Grand Inquisitor |
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Hans Sotin |
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