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1954 SEASON |
COMPANY PREMIERE |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
COMPANY PREMIERE |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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| Conductor |
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Nicola Rescigno |
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| Set and Costume Designer |
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Irene Karinska |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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| Production Supervisor |
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Hassard Short |
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni
Nov. 21, 26 / In Italian
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| Turiddu |
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Giuseppe di Stefano (Nov. 21) |
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| Turiddu |
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Carlo Bergonzi (Nov. 26) |
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| Mamma Lucia |
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Eunice Alberts |
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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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| Set Designer |
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Irene Karinska |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Lord Byron's Love Letter
Raffaello De Banfield
Nov. 21, 26 / In English
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| Grandmother |
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Astrid Varnay |
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| Matron from Milwaukee |
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Claramae Turner |
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| Mr. Tutweiler |
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Lloyd Harris |
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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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Richard Baldridge |
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| Designer |
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Gerald L. Ritholz |
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Revanche (Ballet)
Giuseppe Verdi
Nov. 26
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| Azucena's Mother |
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Etta Buro |
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| Count di Luna (Prologue) |
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Joseph Kaminski |
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| Count di Luna's Son |
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Elleva Davidson |
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| Count di Luna |
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Bentley Stone |
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| Conductor |
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Nicola Rescigno |
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| Set Designers |
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Antoni Clave, Irene Karinska |
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| Costume Designers |
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Antoni Clave, Irene Karinska |
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
L'elisir d'amore
Gaetano Donizetti
Nov. 22, 30 / In Italian
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| Nemorino |
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Léopold Simoneau |
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| Sergeant Belcore |
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Hugh Thompson |
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| Dulcamara |
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Nicola Rossi-Lemeni |
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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 |
L'amore dei tre re
Italo Montemezzi
Nov. 28, Dec. 2 / In Italian
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| Archibaldo |
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Nicola Rossi-Lemeni |
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| Young Man |
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Raymond Pacinelli |
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| Young Woman |
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Prudencija Bickus |
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| Offstage Voice |
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Lawrence White |
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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 |
Un ballo in maschera
Giuseppe Verdi
Nov. 29, Dec. 3 / In Italian
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| Samuele |
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William Wildermann |
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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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1956 SEASON |
COMPANY PREMIERE |
La fanciulla del West
Giacomo Puccini
Oct. 10, 13 / In Italian
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| Jake Wallace |
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Leon Lishner |
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| Dick Johnson (alias Ramerrez) |
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Mario Del Monaco |
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| José Castro |
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Arlington Rollman |
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| Billy Jackrabbit |
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Arlington Rollman |
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| Conductor |
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Dimitri Mirtopoulos |
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| Stage Director |
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Aldo Mirabella Vassallo |
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| Lighting Designer |
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Miles Morgan |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Andrea Chénier
Umberto Giordano
Oct. 16, 19 / In Italian
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| Maddalena di Coigny |
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Eleanor Steber |
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| Countess di Coigny |
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Evelyn Reynolds |
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| Bersi |
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Gloria Lind (Oct. 16) |
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| Bersi |
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Shirley Winston (Oct. 19) |
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| Pietro Fléville |
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Miles Nekolny |
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| Andrea Chénier |
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Mario Del Monaco |
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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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| Incredibile |
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Mariano Caruso |
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| Fouquier-Tinville |
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Andrew Foldi |
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| Conductor |
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Emerson Buckley |
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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 |
Salome
Richard Strauss
Oct. 17, Nov. 3 / In German
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| Soldier |
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Arlington Rollman |
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| Jokanaan |
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Alexander Welitsch |
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| Cappadocian |
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Miles Nekolny |
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| Herod Antipas |
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Ramon Vinay |
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| Stage Director |
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William Wymetal |
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Die Walküre
Richard Wagner
Oct. 20, 22 / In German
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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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| Waltraute |
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Evelyn Reynolds |
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| Schwertleite |
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Patricia Fraher |
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| Stage Director |
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William Wymetal |
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Il trovatore
Giuseppe Verdi
Oct. 23, 27 / In Italian
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| Ferrando |
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William Wildermann |
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| Leonora |
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Herva Nelli (Oct. 23) |
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| Leonora |
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Gertrude Ribla (Oct. 27) |
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| Count di Luna |
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Ettore Bastianini |
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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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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 |
La traviata
Giuseppe Verdi)
Oct. 26, 31 / In Italian
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| Violetta Valéry |
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Eleanor Steber |
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| Flora Bervoix |
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Virginia Parker |
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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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| Gastone de Letorières |
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Mariano Caruso |
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| Alfredo Germont |
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Léopold Simoneau |
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| Giorgio Germont |
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Ettore Bastianini |
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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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Bruno Bartoletti |
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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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Don Giovanni
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Oct. 29, Nov. 13 / In Italian
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| Leporello |
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Fernando Corena |
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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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Paul Schöffler |
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| Don Ottavio |
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Léopold Simoneau |
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| Donna Elvira |
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Eva Likova (Oct. 29) |
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| Donna Elvira |
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Gloria Lind (Nov. 13) |
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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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Tosca
Giacomo Puccini
Oct. 30, Nov. 2, 5 / In Italian
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| Cesare Angelotti |
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Arlington Rollman |
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| Mario Cavaradossi |
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Jussi Björling |
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| Floria Tosca |
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Renata Tebaldi |
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| Shepherd Boy |
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William Mason |
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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti (Oct. 30, Nov. 5) |
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| Conductor |
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Leo Kopp (Nov. 2) |
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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 |
La forza del destino
Giuseppe Verdi
Nov. 8, 12 / In Italian
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| Marchese di Calatrava |
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Lloyd Harris |
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| Donna Leonora di Vargas |
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Renata Tebaldi |
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| Don Alvaro |
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Richard Tucker |
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| Mayor of Hornachuelos |
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Lloyd Harris |
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| Don Carlo di Vargas |
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Ettore Bastianini |
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| Preziozilla |
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Giulietta Simionato |
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| Padre Guardiano |
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Nicola Rossi-Lemeni |
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| Fra Melitone |
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Carlo Badioli |
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| Solo Dancer |
|
Kenneth Johnson |
|
| Solo Dancer |
|
Barbara Steele |
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| Stage Director |
|
Aldo Mirabella Vassallo |
|
| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
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|
COMPANY PREMIERE |
Gala Concert
Concert
Nov. 10
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| Singer |
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Giulietta Simionato |
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| Singer |
|
Miraslav Cangalovich |
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| Conductor |
|
Emerson Buckley |
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La bohème
Giacomo Puccini
Nov. 14, 16 / In Italian
|
| Marcello |
|
Ettore Bastianini |
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| Rodolfo |
|
Barry Morell (Nov. 14) |
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| Rodolfo |
|
Jussi Björling (Nov. 16) |
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| Colline |
|
Miraslav Cangalovich |
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| Custom House Sergeant |
|
Alfio Zagnoli |
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| Custom House Guard |
|
Jonas Vaznelis |
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| Conductor |
|
Bruno Bartoletti |
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| Stage Director |
|
William Wymetal |
|
| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
|
| Children's Chorus Master |
|
Zerline Muhlman Metzger |
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1957 SEASON |
COMPANY PREMIERE |
Otello
Giuseppe Verdi
Oct. 11, 14, 18 / In Italian
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| Desdemona |
|
Renata Tebaldi (Oct. 11, 18) |
|
| Desdemona |
|
Anna Marie Koehn (Oct. 14) |
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| Lodovico |
|
William Wildermann |
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| Stage Director |
|
Aldo Mirabella Vassallo |
|
| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
|
La bohème
Giacomo Puccini
Oct. 16, Nov. 4 / In Italian
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| Custom House Sergeant |
|
Jonas Vaznelis |
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| Conductor |
|
Gianandrea Gavazzeni |
|
| Stage Director |
|
Aldo Mirabella Vassallo |
|
| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
|
| Children's Chorus Master |
|
Zerline Muhlman Metzger |
|
COMPANY PREMIERE |
Mignon
Ambroise Thomas
Oct. 19, 28 / In French
|
| Mignon |
|
Giulietta Simionato |
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| Wilhelm Meister |
|
Alvinio Misciano |
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| Lothario |
|
William Wildermann |
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| Solo Dancer |
|
Barbara Steele |
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| Conductor |
|
Gianandrea Gavazzeni |
|
| Stage Director |
|
Richard Baldridge |
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| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
|
COMPANY PREMIERE |
Manon Lescaut
Giacomo Puccini
Oct. 21, 25, Nov. 9 / In Italian
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| Chevalier des Grieux |
|
Jussi Björling |
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| Geronte di Ravoir |
|
Carlo Badioli |
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| Manon Lescaut |
|
Renata Tebaldi |
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| Music Master |
|
Andrea Velis |
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| Naval Captain |
|
Andrew Foldi |
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| Stage Director |
|
Aldo Mirabella Vassallo |
|
| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
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Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni
Oct. 23, 26 / In Italian
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| Santuzza |
|
Giulietta Simionato |
|
| Mamma Lucia |
|
Irene Kramarich (Oct. 23) |
|
| Mamma Lucia |
|
Patricia Fraher (Oct. 26) |
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| Stage Director |
|
Vladimir Rosing |
|
| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
|
COMPANY PREMIERE |
I pagliacci
Ruggiero Leoncavallo
Oct. 23, 26 / In Italian
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| Silvio and Prologue |
|
Cornell MacNeil |
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| Conductor |
|
Bruno Bartoletti |
|
| Stage Director |
|
Vladimir Rosing |
|
| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
|
COMPANY PREMIERE |
Andrea Chénier
Umberto Giordano
Oct. 30, Nov. 2 / In Italian
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| Maddalena di Coigny |
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Renata Tebaldi |
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| Countess di Coigny |
|
Ardis Krainik |
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| Pietro Fléville |
|
Miles Nekolny |
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| Andrea Chénier |
|
Mario Del Monaco |
|
| Solo Dancer |
|
Kenneth Johnson |
|
| Solo Dancer |
|
Barbara Steele |
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| Incredibile |
|
Mariano Caruso |
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| Fouquier-Tinville |
|
Andrew Foldi |
|
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| Conductor |
|
Gianandrea Gavazzeni |
|
| Stage Director |
|
Aldo Mirabella Vassallo |
|
| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
|
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
La Gioconda
Amilcare Ponchielli
Nov. 1, 6 / In Italian
|
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| La Gioconda |
|
Eileen Farrell |
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| Enzo Grimaldo |
|
Richard Tucker (Nov. 1) |
|
| Enzo Grimaldo |
|
Giuseppe di Stefano (Nov. 6) |
|
| Laura |
|
Giulietta Simionato |
|
| Alvise Badoero |
|
William Wildermann |
|
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|
| Solo Dancer |
|
Kenneth Johnson |
|
| Solo Dancer |
|
Maria Tallchief (Nov. 1) |
|
| Solo Dancer |
|
Doreen Tempest (Nov. 6) |
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| Stage Director |
|
Aldo Mirabella Vassallo |
|
| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
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NEW PRODUCTION |
Le nozze di Figaro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Nov. 8, 11 / In Italian
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| Marcellina |
|
Rosalind Nadell |
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| Cherubino |
|
Giulietta Simionato |
|
| Count Almaviva |
|
Tito Gobbi |
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| Don Basilio |
|
Mariano Caruso |
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| Countess Almaviva |
|
Eleanor Steber |
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| Stage Director |
|
Hans Hartleb |
|
| Set Designer |
|
Gerald L. Ritholz |
|
| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
|
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Adriana Lecouvreur
Francesco Cilea
Nov. 13, 16 / In Italian
|
| Mlle. Jouvenot |
|
Jeanne Diamond |
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| Mlle. Dangeville |
|
Ardis Krainik |
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| Abbé de Chazeuil |
|
Mariano Caruso |
|
| Prince de Bouillon |
|
Carlo Badioli |
|
| Adriana Lecouvreur |
|
Renata Tebaldi |
|
| Maurizio |
|
Giuseppe di Stefano |
|
| Princess de Bouillon |
|
Giulietta Simionato |
|
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|
| Solo Dancer |
|
Patrick Cummings |
|
| Solo Dancer |
|
Kenneth Johnson |
|
| Solo Dancer |
|
Patricia Klekovic |
|
| Solo Dancer |
|
Dolores Lipinski |
|
|
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| Stage Director |
|
Aldo Mirabella Vassallo |
|
| Set Re-designer |
|
Gerald L. Ritholz |
|
| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
|
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Un ballo in maschera
Giuseppe Verdi
Nov. 15, 18 / In Italian
|
|
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| Samuele |
|
William Wildermann |
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| Servant to Amelia |
|
Mariano Caruso |
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| Stage Director |
|
Aldo Mirabella Vassallo |
|
| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
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Tosca
Giacomo Puccini
Nov. 20, 29 / In Italian
|
| Cesare Angelotti |
|
Kenneth Smith |
|
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| Mario Cavaradossi |
|
Giuseppe di Stefano (Nov. 20) |
|
| Mario Cavaradossi |
|
Jussi Björling (Nov. 29) |
|
| Floria Tosca |
|
Eleanor Steber |
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| Shepherd Boy |
|
William Mason (Nov. 20) |
|
| Shepherd Boy |
|
Patricia Fraher (Nov. 29) |
|
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| Conductor |
|
Bruno Bartoletti |
|
| Stage Director |
|
Aldo Mirabella Vassallo |
|
| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
|
| Children's Chorus Master |
|
Zerline Muhlman Metzger |
|
NEW PRODUCTION |
Don Carlo
Giuseppe Verdi
Nov. 22, 25, 30 / In Italian
|
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| Don Carlo |
|
Brian Sullivan (Nov. 22, 25) |
|
| Don Carlo |
|
Jussi Björling (Nov. 30) |
|
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| Princess Eboli |
|
Nell Rankin |
|
| Elisabetta di Valois |
|
Anita Cerquetti |
|
| Philip II |
|
Boris Christoff |
|
| Royal Herald |
|
Andrea Velis |
|
| Celestial Voice |
|
Sylvia Stahlman |
|
| Count Lerma |
|
Mariano Caruso |
|
| Grand Inquisitor |
|
William Wildermann |
|
|
|
| Stage Director |
|
Hans Hartleb |
|
| Set Designer |
|
Robert Fletcher |
|
| Costume Designer |
|
Robert Fletcher |
|
| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
|
Lucia di Lammermoor
Gaetano Donizetti
Nov. 23, 27 / In Italian
|
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| Enrico Ashton |
|
Aldo Protti |
|
| Raimondo Bidebent |
|
Kenneth Smith |
|
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|
| Edgardo di Ravenswood |
|
Giuseppe di Stefano (Nov. 23) |
|
| Edgardo di Ravenswood |
|
Brian Sullivan (Nov. 27) |
|
| Arturo Bucklaw |
|
Leslie Chabay |
|
| Solo Dancer |
|
Patricia Klekovic |
|
| Conductor |
|
Bruno Bartoletti |
|
| Stage Director |
|
Vladimir Rosing |
|
| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
|
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|
1958 SEASON |
COMPANY PREMIERE |
Falstaff
Giuseppe Verdi
Oct. 10, 17 / In Italian
|
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| Sir John Falstaff |
|
Tito Gobbi |
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| Meg Page |
|
Anna Maria Canali |
|
| Alice Ford |
|
Renata Tebaldi |
|
| Mistress Quickly |
|
Giulietta Simionato |
|
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| Stage Director |
|
Carlo Piccinato |
|
| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
|
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Madama Butterfly
Giacomo Puccini
Oct. 13, 15 / In Italian
|
| B.F. Pinkerton |
|
Giuseppe di Stefano |
|
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| Sharpless |
|
Cornell MacNeil |
|
| Cio-Cio-San |
|
Renata Tebaldi |
|
| Imperial Commissioner |
|
Lloyd Harris |
|
| Official Registrar |
|
Bernard Izzo |
|
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| Prince Yamadori |
|
Henri Noel |
|
| Kate Pinkerton |
|
Jeanne Diamond |
|
| Conductor |
|
Kiril Kondrashin |
|
| Stage Director |
|
Carlo Piccinato |
|
| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
|
COMPANY PREMIERE |
Turandot
Giacomo Puccin
Oct. 18, 22, 27 / In Italian
|
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| Calaf |
|
Giuseppe di Stefano |
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|
| Emperor Altoum of China |
|
Joseph Quinlin |
|
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|
| Children's Chorus |
|
St. Gertrude Boy's Choir |
|
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|
| Stage Director |
|
Vladimir Rosing |
|
| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
|
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Il trovatore
Giuseppe Verdi
Oct. 20, 24, 29 / In Italian
|
| Ferrando |
|
William Wildermann |
|
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| Count di Luna |
|
Ettore Bastianini |
|
|
|
| Azucena |
|
Giulietta Simionato |
|
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| Stage Director |
|
Carlo Piccinato |
|
| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
|
COMPANY PREMIERE |
Gianni Schicchi
Giacomo Puccini
Oct. 25, 31, Nov. 3 / In Italian
|
|
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| Simone |
|
William Wildermann |
|
| Rinuccio |
|
Alvinio Misciano |
|
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| Betto di Signa |
|
Chester Watson |
|
| Gherardino |
|
Salvatore di Masi |
|
| Gianni Schicchi |
|
Tito Gobbi |
|
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| Maestro Spinelloccio |
|
Andrew Foldi |
|
| Amantio di Nicolao |
|
Bernard Izzo |
|
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| Stage Director |
|
Carlo Piccinato |
|
I pagliacci
Ruggiero Leoncavallo
Oct. 25, 31, Nov. 3 / In Italian
|
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| Canio |
|
Giuseppe di Stefano |
|
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|
| Stage Director |
|
Vladimir Rosing |
|
| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
|
COMPANY PREMIERE |
Tristan und Isolde
Richard Wagner
Nov. 1, 7, 10 / In German
|
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| King Marke |
|
William Wildermann |
|
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| Conductor |
|
Artur Rodzinski |
|
| Stage Director |
|
William Wymetal |
|
| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
|
La traviata
Giuseppe Verdi
Nov. 5, 8, 14 / In Italian
|
| Violetta Valéry |
|
Eleanor Steber |
|
| Flora Bervoix |
|
Tamara Bering |
|
| Doctor Grenvil |
|
Andrew Foldi |
|
| Marchese d'Obigny |
|
Bernard Izzo |
|
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| Gastone de Letorières |
|
Mariano Caruso |
|
| Alfredo Germont |
|
Léopold Simoneau |
|
|
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|
| Giorgio Germont |
|
Ettore Bastianini |
|
| Solo Dancer |
|
Kenneth Johnson |
|
| Solo Dancer |
|
Barbara Steele |
|
|
|
| Stage Director |
|
Carlo Piccinato |
|
| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
|
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Il barbiere di Siviglia
Gioacchino Rossini
Nov. 12, 21 / In Italian
|
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| Count Almaviva |
|
Alvinio Misciano |
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| Rosina |
|
Giulietta Simionato |
|
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| Stage Director |
|
Carlo Piccinato |
|
| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
|
Rigoletto
Giuseppe Verdi
Nov. 15, 19 / In Italian
|
| Duke of Mantua |
|
Jussi Björling |
|
|
|
| Countess Ceprano |
|
Tamara Bering |
|
| Rigoletto |
|
Tito Gobbi (Nov. 15) |
|
| Rigoletto |
|
Cornell MacNeil (Nov. 19) |
|
|
|
| Count Ceprano |
|
Bernard Izzo |
|
| Count Monterone |
|
Kenneth Smith |
|
| Sparafucile |
|
William Wildermann |
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|
| Conductor |
|
Georges Sebastian |
|
| Stage Director |
|
Carlo Piccinato |
|
| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
|
|
|
COMPANY PREMIERE |
Boris Godunov
Modest Musorgsky
Nov. 17, 22, 28 / In Russian
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| Tchelkalov |
|
Chester Watson |
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| Boris Godunov |
|
Boris Christoff |
|
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| Hostess of the Inn |
|
Anna Maria Canali |
|
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| Border Guard |
|
Andrew Foldi |
|
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| Marina Mnishek |
|
Grace Hoffman |
|
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| Children's Chorus |
|
St. Gertrude Boy's Choir |
|
|
|
| Solo Dancer |
|
Patricia Klekovic |
|
| Solo Dancer |
|
Dolores Lipinski |
|
| Solo Dancer |
|
William Maloney |
|
| Conductor |
|
Georges Sebastian |
|
| Stage Director |
|
Vladimir Rosing |
|
| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
|
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|
Aida
Giuseppe Verdi
Nov. 24, 26, 29 / In Italian
|
| Ramfis |
|
William Wildermann |
|
|
|
| Amneris |
|
Giulietta Simionato |
| |
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|
| King of Egypt |
|
Kenneth Smith |
|
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|
| Solo Dancer |
|
Patrick Cummings |
|
| Solo Dancer |
|
Kenneth Johnson |
|
| Solo Dancer |
|
Barbara Steele |
|
| Conductor |
|
Georges Sebastian |
|
| Stage Director |
|
Carlo Piccinato |
|
| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
|
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|
1959 SEASON |
NEW PRODUCTION |
Carmen
Georges Bizet
Oct. 12, 16, 21, 24 / In French
The Mrs. D. Eckhart Williams production.
|
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| Micaèla |
|
Dorothy Warenskjold |
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| Don José |
|
Giuseppe di Stefano |
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|
| Children's Chorus |
|
St. Gertrude Boy's Choir |
|
| Solo Dancer |
|
Kenneth Johnson |
|
| Solo Dancer |
|
Patricia Klekovic |
|
| Solo Dancer |
|
Luis Olivares |
|
| Solo Dancer |
|
Barbara Steele |
|
| Solo Dancer |
|
Josela Velasco |
|
| Conductor |
|
Lovro von Matačič |
|
| Stage Director |
|
Margherita Wallmann |
|
| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
|
|
|
COMPANY PREMIERE |
La Cenerentola
Gioacchino Rossini
Oct. 14, 17, 19 / In Italian
Production owned by the Rome Opera.
|
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| Don Magnifico |
|
Fernando Corena |
|
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| Conductor |
|
Gianandrea Gavazzeni |
|
| Stage Director |
|
Carlo Maestrini |
|
| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
|
COMPANY PREMIERE |
Simon Boccanegra
Giuseppe Verdi
Oct. 23, 26, 29 / In Italian
Production owned by the Rome Opera.
|
| Paolo Albiani |
|
Philip Maero |
|
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| Simon Boccanegra |
|
Tito Gobbi |
|
| Jacopo Fiesco |
|
Ferruccio Mazzoli |
|
| Amelia Grimaldi |
|
Margherita Roberti |
|
| Gabriele Adorno |
|
Richard Tucker |
|
| Servant to Amelia |
|
Ardis Krainik |
|
|
|
| Conductor |
|
Gianandrea Gavazzeni |
|
| Stage Director |
|
Carlo Maestrini |
|
| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
|
Turandot
Giacomo Puccini
Oct. 28, 30 / In Italian
Production owned by the San Francisco Opera.
|
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| Calaf |
|
Giuseppe di Stefano |
|
|
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|
| Emperor Altoum of China |
|
Ralph Nielsen |
|
|
|
| Children's Chorus |
|
St. Gertrude Boy's Choir |
|
| Conductor |
|
Gianandrea Gavazzeni |
|
| Stage Director |
|
Vladimir Rosing |
|
|
|
| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
|
COMPANY PREMIERE |
Jenůfa
Leoš Janácek
Nov. 2, 6 / In English
Production owned by the Royal Opera, Covent Garden.
|
|
|
| Grandmother Buryja |
|
Irene Kramarich |
|
| Laca Klemeň |
|
Richard Cassilly |
|
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| Kostelnička Buryja |
|
Sylvia Fisher |
|
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|
| Mayor's Wife |
|
Evelyn Reynolds |
|
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| Conductor |
|
Lovro von Matačič |
|
| Stage Director |
|
Christopher West |
|
| Scenery & Costumes |
|
Jan Brazda |
|
| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
|
|
|
Un ballo in maschera
Giuseppe Verdi
Nov. 4, 7 / In Italian
|
|
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|
| Riccardo |
|
Giuseppe di Stefano |
|
|
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|
| Servant to Amelia |
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Mariano Caruso |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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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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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Così fan tutte
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Nov. 9, 11, 14 / In Italian
Production owned by the San Francisco Opera.
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| Ferrando |
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Léopold Simoneau |
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| Don Alfonso |
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Fernando Corena |
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| Fiordiligi |
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Elisabeth Schwarzkopf |
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Josef Krips (Nov. 9) |
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Lovro von Matačič (Nov. 11, 14) |
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| Stage Director |
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Adolf Rott |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Der fliegende Holländer
Richard Wagner
Nov. 13, 16, 21 / In German
Production owned by the Rome Opera.
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| Dutchman |
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Tomislav Neralič |
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| Backstage Chorus |
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Chicago Lithuanian Male Chorus |
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| Conductor |
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Lovro von Matačič |
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| Stage Director |
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Adolf Rott |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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La Gioconda
Amilcare Ponchielli
Nov. 18, 20, 28 / In Italian
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| La Gioconda |
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Eileen Farrell |
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| Enzo Grimaldo |
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Richard Tucker |
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| Alvise Badoero |
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Josef Greindl |
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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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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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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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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Thaïs
Jules Massenet
Nov. 23, 25, 27 / In French
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| Servant of Nicias |
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K. Charles Graves |
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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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| Solo Dancer |
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Barbara Steele |
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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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