Cast Lists
Lyric Opera of Chicago
1990 THROUGH 1999 SEASONS
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1990/91
1991/92
1992/93
1993/94
1994/95
1995/96
1996/97
1997/98
1998/99
1999/00
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1990/91 SEASON
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COMPANY PREMIERE
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Alceste
Christoph Willibald von Gluck
Sept. 14, 18, 22, 26; Oct. 1, 5, 9, 13 / In French
Chicago presentation by Bankers Trust Company.
Production owned by Staatstheater Stuttgart.
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| Thessalonian Woman |
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Susan Foster |
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| Thessalonian |
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Patrick Denniston |
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| Thessalonian |
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Elizabeth Futral |
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| High Priest |
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John Brandstetter |
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| Stage Director |
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Robert Wilson |
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| Scenery Designer |
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Robert Wilson |
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| Costume Designer |
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Joachim Herzog |
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| Lighting Designer |
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Jennifer Tipton |
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| Lighting Designer |
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Robert Wilson |
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| Chorus Master |
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Philip Morehead |
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| Ballet Director |
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Maria Tallchief |
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| Choreographer |
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Suzushi Hanayagi |
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| Ballet Master |
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Kenneth von Heidecke |
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| French Language Coach |
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Odile da Rocha |
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Eugene Onegin
Peter Ilytch Tchaikovsky
Sept. 24, 29; Oct. 3, 7, 12, 16, 19, 22 / In Russian
The Gramma Fisher Foundation of Marshalltown, Iowa, production. Revival by the Gaylord Donnelley 1983 Gift Trust.
Production originally owned by the Teatro Comunale di Firenze.
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| Tatiana |
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Anna Tomowa-Sintow |
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| Tatiana |
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Nikki Li Hartliep (Oct. 16, 19) |
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| Lensky |
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Vyacheslav Polozov |
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| Eugene Onegin |
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Wolfgang Brendel |
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| Monsieur Triquet |
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John Fryatt |
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| Zaretsky |
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Michael Wadsworth |
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| Prince Gremin |
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Dimitri Kavrakos |
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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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| Stage Director |
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Pier Luigi Samaritani |
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| Designer |
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Pier Luigi Samaritani |
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| Chorus Master |
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Philip Morehead |
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| Ballet Director |
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Maria Tallchief |
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| Original Choreographer |
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Eugene Polyakov |
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| Choreographer for Chicago |
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Kenneth von Heidecke |
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| Associate Costume Designer |
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Roberta Di Bagno |
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La fanciulla del West
Giacomo Puccini
Oct. 17, 20, 23, 26, 30; Nov. 2, 5 / In Italian
The Gramma Fisher Foundation of Marshalltown, Iowa, production. Revival by Mr. and Mrs. Sidney L. Port.
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Patrick Denniston |
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| Sonora |
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Dimitri Kharitonov |
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| Jake Wallace |
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Mark S. Doss |
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| Courier |
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Charles Huddleston |
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| Dick Johnson (alias Ramerrez) |
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Plácido Domingo |
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| Billy Jackrabbit |
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William F. Walker |
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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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| Stage Director |
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Harold Prince |
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| Lighting Designer |
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Ken Billington |
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| Chorus Master |
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Philip Morehead |
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NEW PRODUCTION
COMPANY PREMIERE
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The Voyage of Edgar Allan Poe
Domenick Argento
Oct. 27, 31; Nov. 3, 6, 9, 13, 16, 19 / In English
The William Farley Foundation production, with additional funding provided by a National Endowment for the Arts Challenge III grant.
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| Edgar Allan Poe |
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Donald Kaasch |
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| Griswold |
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Richard Stilwell |
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| Mrs. Poe |
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Winifred Faix Brown |
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| Mrs. Clemm |
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Phyllis Pancella |
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| Theater Director |
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Stephen West |
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| Virginia Poe |
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Ruth Ann Swenson |
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| Child Virginia |
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Crickett Leigh |
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| Conductor |
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Christopher Keene |
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| Stage Director |
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Frank Galati |
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| Scenery Designer |
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John Conklin |
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| Costume Designer |
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Virgil Johnson |
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| Lighting Designer |
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Duane Schuler |
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| Projections Designer |
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John Boesche |
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| Chorus Master |
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Philip Morehead |
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| Ballet Director |
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Maria Tallchief |
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| Choreographer |
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Peter Amster |
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| Ballet Master |
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Kenneth von Heidecke |
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| Wig and Makeup Designer |
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Stan Dufford |
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NEW PRODUCTION
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Lucia di Lammermoor
Gaetano Donizetti
Nov. 10, 14, 17, 20, 23, 26, 30; Dec. 4, 7 / In Italian
The Gramma Fisher Foundation of Marshalltown, Iowa, production.
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| Enrico Ashton |
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Jonathan Summers |
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| Raimondo Bidebent |
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Francesco Ellero d'Artegna |
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| Edgardo di Ravenswood |
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Alfredo Kraus |
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| Edgardo di Ravenswood |
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Marcello Giordani (Dec. 4, 7) |
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| Arturo Bucklaw |
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Paul Hartfield |
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| Conductor |
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Donato Renzetti |
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| Stage Director |
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Andrei Serban |
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| Lighting Designer |
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Duane Schuler |
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| Chorus Master |
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Philip Morehead |
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| Choreographer |
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Kenneth von Heidecke |
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| Wig and Makeup Designer |
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Stan Dufford |
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| Costume Supervisor |
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Anna Watkins |
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Rigoletto
Giuseppe Verdi
Nov. 24, 28; Dec. 1, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17 / In Italian
The Martha Ericsson Leverone production. Revival by The William E. and Catherine E. Thoresen Foundation.
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| Duke of Mantua |
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Francisco Araiza |
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| Borsa |
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Paul Jacobsen (Dec. 8) |
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| Countess Ceprano |
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Elizabeth Futral |
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| Count Ceprano |
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Patrick Denniston |
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| Count Monterone |
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Alan Held |
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Sandro Sequi |
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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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Philip Morehead |
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| Ballet Director |
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Maria Tallchief |
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| Choreographer |
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Kenneth von Heidecke |
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Carmen
Georges Bizet
Dec. 15, 19, 29; Jan. 2, 6, 9, 14, 18, 22, 26 / In French
Chicago presentation by Waste Management, Inc.
Production owned by the San Francisco Opera Association.
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| Micaèla |
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Lucia Mazzaria (Dec. 15) |
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| Micaèla |
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Nikki Li Hartliep (Dec. 19, 29) |
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| Micaèla |
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Cynthia Lawrence (Jan. 2, 6, 9, 14, 18, 22, 26) |
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| Don José |
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John Absalom (Dec. 19) |
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| Frasquita |
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Elizabeth Futral (Jan. 9) |
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| Manuelita |
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Beverly O'Regan-Thiele |
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| Conductor |
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Antonio Pappano |
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| Original Production |
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Jean-Pierre Ponnelle |
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| Stage Director |
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Vera Lucia Calábria |
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| Scenery Designer |
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Jean-Pierre Ponnelle |
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| Costume Designer |
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Werner Juerke |
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| Lighting Designer |
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Duane Schuler |
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| Chorus Master |
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Philip Morehead |
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| Children's Chorus Master |
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Donna Brunsma |
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Die Zauberflöte
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Jan. 12, 15, 19, 21, 25, 28, 30; Feb. 1, 3 / In German
The I. A. O'Shaughnessy Foundation production, in memory of Mrs. Thomas B. Burke. Revival by Chicago Title and Trust Company and Chicago Title Insurance.
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| Queen of the Night |
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Sumi Jo |
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| Genii |
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Members of the Tölzer Knabenchor |
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| Armored Man |
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Michael Wadsworth |
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| Stage Director |
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August Everding |
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| Set Designer |
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Jörg Zimmermann |
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| Costume Designer |
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Renate Kalanke |
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| Lighting Designer |
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Duane Schuler |
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| Chorus Master |
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Philip Morehead |
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| Magic and Special Effects Designer |
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Brian Glow |
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1991/92 SEASON
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Mefistofele
Arrigo Boito
Sept. 14, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30; Oct. 4, 7 / In Italian
The Sara Lee Corporation production.
Co-production with the Grand Théâtre de Genève and co-owned by the San Francisco Opera and Lyric Opera of Chicago.
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Kristján Jóhannsson (Sept. 14, 18, 21, 24) |
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| Faust |
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Alberto Cupido (Sept. 27, 30; Oct. 4, 7) |
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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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| Stage Director |
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Robert Carsen |
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| Lighting Designer |
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Duane Schuler |
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| Chorus Master |
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Donald Palumbo |
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| Ballet Director |
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Maria Tallchief |
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| Choreographer |
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J. Alphonse Poulin |
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| Ballet Master |
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Kenneth von Heidecke |
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| Children's Chorus Master |
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Donna Brunsma |
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NEW PRODUCTION
COMPANY PREMIERE
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Antony and Cleopatra
Samuel Barber
Sept. 25, 28; Oct. 1, 5, 8, 11, 14, 18 / In English
The Prince Charitable Trusts production.
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| Enobarbus |
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Eric Halfvarson |
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| Cleopatra |
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Catherine Malfitano |
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| Caesar Octavius |
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Jacque Trussel |
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| Agrippa |
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Michael Wadsworth |
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| Agrippa |
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James Ramlet (Oct. 5) |
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| Octavia |
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Beverly O'Regan-Thiele |
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| Senator |
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Roy Cornelius Smith |
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| Thidias |
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Patrick Denniston |
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| Watchman |
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Andrew Schroeder |
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| Conductor |
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Richard Buckley |
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| Stage Director |
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Elijah Moshinsky |
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| Lighting Designer |
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Duane Schuler |
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| Chorus Master |
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Donald Palumbo |
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| Ballet Director |
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Maria Tallchief |
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| Choreographer |
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Kenneth von Heidecke |
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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
Oct. 12, 16, 19, 22, 25, 28, 30; Nov. 2 / In Italian
The Dr. and Mrs. Edwin J. DeCosta and the Walter E. Heller Foundation production. Revival by Bankers Trust Company.
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| Susanna |
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Marie McLaughlin (Oct. 12, 16, 19) |
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| Marcellina |
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Felicity Palmer |
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| Cherubino |
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Susanne Mentzer (Oct. 12, 16, 19) |
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| Cherubino |
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Frederica von Stade |
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| Count Almaviva |
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William Shimell |
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| Countess Almaviva |
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Felicity Lott |
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| Barbarina |
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Elizabeth Futral |
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| Don Curzio |
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Jonathan Green |
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| Peasant Girl |
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Tonya Currier |
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| Peasant Girl |
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Susan Foster |
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| Conductor |
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Sir Andrew Davis |
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| Stage Director |
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Sir Peter Hall |
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| Lighting Designer |
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Duane Schuler |
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| Chorus Master |
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Donald Palumbo |
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