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1960 SEASON |
Don Carlo
Giuseppe Verdi
Oct. 14, 21, 24 / In Italian
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| Princess Eboli |
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Giulietta Simionato |
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| Elisabetta di Valois |
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Margherita Roberti |
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| Philip II |
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Boris Christoff |
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| Celestial Voice |
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Shirley Johnson |
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| Count Lerma |
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Mariano Caruso |
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| Grand Inquisitor |
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Ferruccio Mazzoli |
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| Stage Director |
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Christopher West |
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| Set Designer |
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Robert Fletcher |
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| Costume Designer |
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Robert Fletcher |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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Aida
Giuseppe Verdi
Oct. 17, 19, 22, 28 / In Italian
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| Radam?s |
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Carlo Bergonzi (Oct. 17, 19) |
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| Radam?s |
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Luigi Ottolini (Oct. 22, 28) |
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| Amneris |
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Giulietta Simionato |
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| Aida |
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Margherita Roberti (Oct. 17, 19) |
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| Aida |
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Leontyne Price (Oct. 22, 28) |
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| King of Egypt |
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Franco Ventriglia |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Kenneth Johnson |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Irina Borowska (Oct. 17, 19, 28) |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Patricia Klekovic (Oct. 22) |
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| Stage Director |
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Carlo Maestrini |
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| Set Re-designer |
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Gerald L. Ritholz |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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Le nozze di Figaro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Oct. 26, 29, 31 / In Italian
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| Count Almaviva |
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Eberhard Waechter |
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| Don Basilio |
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Mariano Caruso |
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| Countess Almaviva |
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Elisabeth Schwarzkopf |
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| Don Curzio |
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Robert Schmorr |
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| Peasant Girl |
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Charlotte Gackle |
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| Peasant Girl |
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Gladys Vacek |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Kenneth Johnson |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Patricia Klekovic |
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| Stage Director |
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Christopher West |
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| Scenic Production |
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Gerald L. Ritholz |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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La bohème
Giacomo Puccini
Nov. 2, 5, 7 / In Italian
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| Colline |
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Ferruccio Mazzoli |
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| Alcindoro |
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Fernando Corena |
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| Custom House Sergeant |
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Jonas Vanzelis |
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| Custom House Guard |
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Robert Smith |
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| Children's Chorus |
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Children's Choir of the First
Unitarian Church of Chicago |
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| Conductor |
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Gianandrea Gavazzeni |
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| Stage Director |
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Carlo Maestrini |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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Carmen
Georges Bizet
Nov. 4, 9, 12 / In French
The Mrs. D. Eckhart Williams production.
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| Don José |
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Richard Cassilly (Nov. 12) |
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| Don José |
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Giuseppe di Stefano (Nov. 4, 9) |
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| Children's Chorus |
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Children's Choir of the First
Unitarian Church of Chicago |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Kenneth Johnson |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Patricia Klekovic |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Luis Olivares |
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| Conductor |
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Lovro von Matačič |
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| Production |
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Margherita Wallmann |
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| Scenery Designer |
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Piero Zuffi |
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| Costume Designer |
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Piero Zuffi |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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Tosca
Giacomo Puccini
Nov. 11, 14, 19 / In Italian
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| Cesare Angelotti |
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Franco Ventriglia |
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| Sacristan |
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Gerhard Pechner |
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| Mario Cavaradossi |
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Giuseppe di Stefano |
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| Floria Tosca |
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Renata Tebaldi |
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| Children's Chorus |
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Children's Choir of the First
Unitarian Church of Chicago |
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| Conductor |
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Gianandrea Gavazzeni |
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| Stage Director |
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Carlo Maestrini |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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Die Walküre
Richard Wagner
Nov. 21 / In German
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| Sieglinde |
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Gré Brouwenstijn |
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| Hunding |
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William Wildermann |
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| Brünnhilde |
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Birgit Nilsson |
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| Helmwige |
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Prudencija Bickus |
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| Waltraute |
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Emalee Thompson |
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| Schwertleite |
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Mary MacKenzie |
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| Rossweisse |
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Sharon Nawrocki |
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| Conductor |
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Lovro von Matačič |
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| Stage Director |
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Christopher West |
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Fedora
Umberto Giordano
Nov. 23, 25 / In Italian
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| Fedora Romazov |
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Renata Tebaldi |
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| Olga Sukarev |
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Jeanette Scovotti |
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| Baron Rouvel |
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Robert Schmorr |
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| Loris Ipanov |
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Giuseppe di Stefano |
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| Boleslao Lazinski |
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Sheldon Shkolnik |
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| Conductor |
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Lovro von Matačič |
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| Stage Director |
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Carlo Maestrini |
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| Set Re-designer |
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Gerald L. Ritholz |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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Madama Butterfly
Giacomo Puccini
Nov. 26, 28; Dec. 2 / In Italian
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| B.F. Pinkerton |
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Richard Cassilly |
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| Cio-Cio-San |
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Leontyne Price |
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| Imperial Commissioner |
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Robert Smith |
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| Official Registrar |
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Jonas Vanzelis |
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| Prince Yamadori |
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Bernard Izzo |
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| Kate Pinkerton |
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Kay Griffel |
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| Conductor |
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Gianandrea Gavazzeni |
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| Stage Director |
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Christopher West |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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Simon Boccanegra
Giuseppe Verdi
Nov. 30; Dec. 3 / In Italian
Production owned by the Rome Opera.
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| Paolo Albiani |
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Renato Cesari |
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| Simon Boccanegra |
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Tito Gobbi |
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| Jacopo Fiesco |
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Ferruccio Mazzoli |
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| Amelia Grimaldi |
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Renata Tebaldi |
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| Gabriele Adorno |
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Richard Tucker |
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| Servant to Amelia |
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Sharon Nawrocki |
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| Conductor |
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Gianandrea Gavazzeni |
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| Stage Director |
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Carlo Maestrini |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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1961 SEASON |
Lucia di Lammermoor
Gaetano Donizetti
Oct. 14, 16, 18 / In Italian
Production owned by dell'Ente Autonomo Teatro Massimo Palermo, Italy.
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| Enrico Ashton |
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Mario Zanasi |
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| Raimondo Bidebent |
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William Wildermann |
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| Edgardo di Ravenswood |
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Richard Tucker (Oct. 14, 16) |
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| Edgardo di Ravenswood |
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Carlo Bergonzi (Oct. 18) |
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| Arturo Bucklaw |
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Piero De Palma |
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| Stage Director |
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Franco Zeffirelli |
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| Set Designer |
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Franco Zeffirelli |
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| Costume Designer |
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Franco Zeffirelli |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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Andrea Ch?nier
Umberto Giordano
Oct. 20, 25, 28 / In Italian
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| Carlo Gérard |
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Mario Zanasi |
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| Maddalena di Coigny |
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Shakeh Vartenissian |
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| Countess di Coigny |
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Margery MacKay |
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| Pietro Fléville |
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Michael Bondon |
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| Andrea Chénier |
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Jon Vickers |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Kenneth Johnson |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Patricia Klekovic |
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| Fouquier-Tinville |
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Bernard Izzo |
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| Schmidt |
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K. Charles Graves |
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| Stage Director |
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Enrico Frigerio |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Mefistofele
Arrigo Boito
Oct. 21, 23, 27 / In Italian
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| Mefistofele |
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Boris Christoff |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Patricia Klekovic |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Dolores Lipinski |
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| Children's Chorus |
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Children's Choir of the First
Unitarian Church of Chicago |
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| Stage Director |
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Riccardo Moresco |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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La forza del destino
Giuseppe Verdi
Oct. 30; Nov. 4, 10 / In Italian
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| Marchese di Calatrava |
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Edward Warner |
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| Donna Leonora di Vargas |
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Eileen Farrell |
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| Don Alvaro |
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Carlo Bergonzi (Oct. 30, Nov. 10) |
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| Don Alvaro |
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David Poleri (Nov. 4) |
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| Mayor of Hornachuelos |
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Michael Bondon |
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| Don Carlo di Vargas |
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Giangiacomo Guelfi |
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| Preziozilla |
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Christa Ludwig |
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| Fra Melitone |
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Renato Cesari |
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| Padre Guardiano |
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Boris Christoff |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Kenneth Johnson |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Patricia Klekovic |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Dolores Lipinski |
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| Conductor |
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Carlo Felice Cillario |
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| Stage Director |
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Riccardo Moresco |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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Così fan tutte
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Nov. 1, 3 / In Italian
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| Ferrando |
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Léopold Simoneau |
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| Don Alfonso |
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Renato Cesari |
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| Fiordiligi |
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Elisabeth Schwarzkopf |
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| Stage Director |
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Christopher West |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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Don Giovanni
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Nov. 6, 8, 11 / In Italian
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| Donna Anna |
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Teresa Stich-Randall |
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| Don Giovanni |
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Eberhard Waechter |
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| Commendatore |
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William Wildermann |
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| Don Ottavio |
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Léopold Simoneau |
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| Donna Elvira |
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Lisa Della Casa (Nov. 6) |
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| Donna Elvira |
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Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Nov. 8, 11) |
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| Stage Director |
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Wolfgang Weber |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Fidelio
Ludwig von Beethoven
Nov. 13, 17, 22 / In German
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| Jaquino |
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Richard Carl Knoll |
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| Marzelline |
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Irmgard Seefried |
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| Don Fernando |
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Walter Berry |
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| Stage Director |
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Christopher West |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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Il barbiere di Siviglia
Gioacchino Rossini
Nov. 15, 18, 20, 24 / In Italian
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| Count Almaviva |
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Luigi Alva |
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| Rosina |
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Giulietta Simionato |
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| Conductor |
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Carlo Felice Cillario |
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| Stage Director |
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Enrico Frigerio |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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NEW PRODUCTION
COMPANY PREMIERE
WORLD PREMIERE |
The Harvest
Vittorio Giannini
Nov. 25, 27, 29; Dec. 1 / In English
The Ford Foundation production.
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| Grandpa Jones |
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Robert Schmorr |
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| Young Girl |
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Jeanne Diamond |
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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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Vittorio Giannini |
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| Stage Director |
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Herbert Machiz |
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| Costume Designer |
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Helen Pond |
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| Costume Designer |
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Oliver Smith |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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1962 SEASON |
NEW PRODUCTION
COMPANY PREMIERE |
Prince Igor
Alexander Borodin
Oct. 12, 15, 20, 24 / In Russian
The Mr. and Mrs. Leigh B. Block, Mr. James C. Hemphill, Mr. Grant J. Pick and Mrs. Clive Runnels production.
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| Jaroslavna |
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Consuelo Rubio |
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| Vladimir Igorevitch |
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David Poleri |
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| Prince Galitsky |
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Boris Christoff |
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| Ovlour |
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Richard Carl Knoll |
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| Jaroslavna's Nurse |
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Prudencija Bickus |
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| Polovtsian Maiden |
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Jeanne Diamond |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Rudolf Nureyev |
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| Stage Director |
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Vladimir Rosing |
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| Set Designer |
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Nicola Benois |
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| Costume Designer |
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Nicola Benois |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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| Choreographer |
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Michel Fokine |
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La bohème
Giacomo Puccini
Oct. 17, 19, 22, 27 / In Italian
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| Colline |
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William Wildermann (Oct. 17, 19) |
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| Colline |
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Boris Christoff (Oct. 22, 27) |
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| Mimì |
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Consuelo Rubio (Oct. 17, 27) |
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| Mimì |
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Mietta Sighele (Oct. 19, 22) |
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| Parpignol |
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Richard Carl Knoll |
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| Alcindoro |
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Fernando Corena |
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| Musetta |
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Joan Marie Moynagh |
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| Custom House Sergeant |
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Lester Wagemaker |
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| Custom House Guard |
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Robert Smith |
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| Children's Chorus |
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Children's Choir of the First
Unitarian Church of Chicago |
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| Conductor |
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Carlo Felice Cillario |
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| Stage Director |
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Riccardo Moresco |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Concertino pour Trois Constant (Ballet)
Marius Constant
Oct. 21
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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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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Flower Festival in Genzano (Concert)
Edvard Helsted
Oct. 21
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| Solo Dancer |
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Rudolf Nureyev |
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| Choreographer |
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August Bournonville |
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Idylle (Ballet)
Francois Serrette
Oct. 21
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| White Horse |
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Dolores Lipinski |
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| Black Horse |
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Charles Schick |
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| Choreographer |
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George Skibine |
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| Costume Designer |
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Alwin Camble |
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Le corsaire (Ballet)
Richard Drigo
Oct. 21
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| Solo Dancer |
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Rudolf Nureyev |
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| Choreographer |
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Rudolf Nureyev |
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The Merry Widow (Ballet)
Franz Lehár
Oct. 21
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| Count Jolidon |
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Orrin Kayan |
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| Baron Popoff |
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Charles Schick |
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| Baroness Popoff |
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Ellen Everett |
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| Count Danilo Danilovitch |
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Rudolf Nureyev |
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| Costume Designer |
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Rolf Gérard |
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Irene Karinska |
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Tosca
Giacomo Puccini
Oct. 26, 29; Nov. 3 / In Italian
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| Cesare Angelotti |
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Renato Cesari |
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| Sacristan |
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Fernando Corena |
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| Mario Cavaradossi |
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Giuseppe Zampieri |
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| Floria Tosca |
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Régine Crespin |
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| Shepherd Boy |
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Elizabeth Fischer |
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| Children's Chorus |
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Children's Choir of the First
Unitarian Church of Chicago |
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| Conductor |
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Carlo Felice Cillario |
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| Stage Director |
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Riccardo Moresco |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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L'elisir d'amore
Gaetano Donizetti
Oct. 31; Nov. 2, 5 / In Italian
Production owned by the Metropolitan Opera.
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| Giannetta |
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Joan Marie Moynagh |
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| Sergeant Belcore |
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Mario Zanasi |
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| Dulcamara |
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Fernando Corena |
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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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Carlo Felice Cillario |
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| Stage Director |
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Enrico Frigerio |
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| Set Designer |
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Robert O'Hearn |
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| Costume Designer |
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Robert O'Hearn |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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Le nozze di Figaro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Nov. 7, 9, 12 / In Italian
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| Cherubino |
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Teresa Berganza |
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| Count Almaviva |
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Tito Gobbi |
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| Don Basilio |
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Mariano Caruso |
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| Countess Almaviva |
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Lisa Della Casa |
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| Don Curzio |
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Richard Carl Knoll |
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| Peasant Girl |
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Prudencija Bickus |
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| Peasant Girl |
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Elizabeth Fischer |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Patricia Klekovic |
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| Stage Director |
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Christopher West |
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| Set 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 |
Samson et Dalila
Camille Saint-Saëns
Nov. 10, 14, 16, 19 / In French
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| Abimélech |
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William Wildermann |
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| High Priest of Dagon |
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Gabriel Bacquier |
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| First Philistine |
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Richard Carl Knoll |
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| Second Philistine |
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Bernard Izzo |
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| Philistine Messenger |
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Mariano Caruso |
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| Old Hebrew |
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Fernando Corena |
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| Stage Director |
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Robert Gilles |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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Rigoletto
Giuseppe Verdi
Nov. 17, 21, 23, 26 / In Italian
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| Duke of Mantua |
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Richard Tucker |
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| Countess Ceprano |
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Prudencija Bickus |
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| Rigoletto |
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Ettore Bastianini |
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| Count Ceprano |
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Robert Smith |
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| Count Monterone |
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Renato Cesari |
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| Sparafucile |
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William Wildermann |
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| Giovanna |
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Elizabeth Fischer |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Ellen Everett |
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| Stage Director |
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Enrico Frigerio |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Orfeo ed Euridice
Christoph Willibald von Gluck
Nov. 24, 28, 30 / In Italian
Chicago presentation by The Lyric Guild.
Production owned by the Royal Opera, Covent Garden.
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| Solo Dancer |
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Ellen Everett |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Kenneth Johnson |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Maria Tallchief |
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| Stage Director |
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Christopher West |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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1963 SEASON |
COMPANY PREMIERE |
Nabucco
Giuseppe Verdi
Oct. 4, 7, 11, 19 / In Italian
Production owned by the Metropolitan Opera.
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| Ismaele |
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Alfonso La Morena |
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| Abigaille |
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Danica Mastilovic |
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| High Priest of Baal |
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William Wildermann |
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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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Riccardo Moresco |
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| Production Designer |
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Teo Otto |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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Un ballo in maschera
Giuseppe Verdi
Oct. 5, 9, 14, 18 / In Italian
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| Riccardo |
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Richard Tucker (Oct. 5, 9, 14) |
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| Riccardo |
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Jon Vickers (Oct. 18) |
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| Servant to Amelia |
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Robert Angus |
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| Stage Director |
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Christopher West |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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NEW PRODUCTION |
Faust
Charles Gounod
Oct. 12, 16, 21, 25 / In French
Production made possible by an anonymous donor.
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| Méphistophélès |
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Nicolai Ghiaurov |
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| Marthe Schwerlein |
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Corinna Vozza |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Ellen Everett |
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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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Charles Schick |
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| Stage Director |
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Robert Gilles |
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| Costume Designer |
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Franco Bray |
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| Ballet Costume Designer |
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Andre Delfau |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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Fidelio
Ludwig von Beethoven
Oct. 23, 26, 28; Nov. 1 / In German
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| Jaquino |
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Richard Carl Knoll |
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| Don Pizarro |
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Boris Christoff |
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| Florestan |
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Jon Vickers (Oct. 23, 26) |
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| Florestan |
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Sebastian Feiersinger (Oct. 28, Nov. 1) |
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| Don Fernando |
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Renato Cesari |
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| Stage Director |
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Christopher West |
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| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
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Otello
Giuseppe Verdi
Nov. 2, 4, 8, 13 / In Italian
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| Roderigo |
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Richard Carl Knoll |
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| Otello |
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Jon Vickers (Nov. 2, 8, 13) |
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| Otello |
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Dimiter Uzunov (Nov. 4) |
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| Lodovico |
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William Wildermann |
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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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| Stage Director |
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Riccardo Moresco |
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| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
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Il barbiere di Siviglia
Gioacchino Rossini
Nov. 6, 9, 11, 15 / In Italian
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| Count Almaviva |
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Alfredo Kraus |
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| Conductor |
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Carlo Felice Cillario |
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| Stage Director |
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Riccardo Moresco |
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| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Tannhäuser
Richard Wagner
Nov. 16, 18, 22, 27 / In German
Production owned by the Metropolitan Opera.
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| Tannhäuser |
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Dimiter Uzunov |
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| Hermann |
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William Wildermann |
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| Heinrich |
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Richard Carl Knoll |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Ellen Everett |
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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 |
|
Dolores Lipinski |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Charles Schick |
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| Stage Director |
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Kurt Puhlmann |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Don Pasquale
Gaetano Donizetti
Nov. 20, 23, 25, 27 (matinee), 29 / In Italian
Production owned by the Metropolitan Opera.
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| Don Pasquale |
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Fernando Corena |
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| Doctor Malatesta |
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Sesto Bruscantini |
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| Conductor |
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Carlo Felice Cillario |
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| Stage Director |
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Riccardo Moresco |
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| Set Designer |
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Wolfgang Roth |
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| Costume Designer |
|
Wolfgang Roth |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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1964 SEASON |
Il trovatore
Giuseppe Verdi
Oct. 9, 14, 17, 19 / In Italian
Production owned by the Metropolitan Opera.
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| Count di Luna |
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Mario Zanasi |
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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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| Stage Director |
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Christopher West |
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| Production Designer |
|
Motley |
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| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
La Favorita
Gaetano Donizetti
Oct. 12, 16, 21, 24 / In Italian
Production owned by Teatro alla Scala, Milan.
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| Leonora di Gusman |
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Fiorenza Cossotto |
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| Alfonso XI |
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Sesto Bruscantini |
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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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Carmen
Georges Bizet
Oct. 23, 26, 29 (student matinee), 31; Nov. 4 / In French
The Mrs. D. Eckhart Williams production.
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| Micaèla |
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Irma Gonzalez(Oct. 23) |
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| Micaèla |
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Nicoletta Panni (Oct. 26, 29, 31, Nov. 4) |
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| Mercédès |
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Elizabeth Mannion |
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| Children's Chorus |
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Children's Choir of the First
Unitarian Church of Chicago |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Kenneth Johnson |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Patricia Klekovic |
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| Solo Dancer |
|
Dolores Lipinski |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Charles Schick |
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| Stage Director |
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Marcel Lamy |
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| Scenery Designer |
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Piero Zuffi |
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| Costume Designer |
|
Piero Zuffi |
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| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
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| Children's Chorus Master |
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Rev. Christopher Moore |
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Don Carlo
Giuseppe Verdi
Oct. 28, 30; Nov. 2, 7 / In Italian
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| Princess Eboli |
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Grace Bumbry (Nov. 2, 7) |
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| Princess Eboli |
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Fiorenza Cossotto (Oct. 28, 30) |
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| Elisabetta di Valois |
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Leyla Gencer |
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| Philip II |
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Nicolai Ghiaurov |
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| Flemish Deputy |
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K. Charles Graves |
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| Flemish Deputy |
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Bernard Izzo |
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| Flemish Deputy |
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Howard Nelson |
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| Flemish Deputy |
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Edward Pierson |
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| Flemish Deputy |
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Richard Schreiber |
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| Flemish Deputy |
|
Robert Smith |
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| Celestial Voice |
|
Carol Toscano |
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| Count Lerma |
|
Robert Schmorr |
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| Grand Inquisitor |
|
Bruno Marangoni |
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| Conductor |
|
Bruno Bartoletti |
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| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
|
COMPANY PREMIERE |
Ariadne auf Naxos
Richard Strauss
Nov. 6, 9, 14, 18 / In German
Production owned by the Metropolitan Opera.
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| Music Master |
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Theodor Uppman |
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| Major-Domo |
|
Morley Meredith |
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| Composer |
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Irmgard Seefried |
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| Tenor (later Bacchus) |
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Jean Cox |
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| Dancing Master |
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Gerhard Unger |
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| Prima Donna (later Ariadne) |
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Régine Crespin |
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| Truffaldino |
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Giorgio Tadeo |
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| Scaramuccio |
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Herbert Kraus |
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| Stage Director |
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Josef Witt |
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| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
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La bohème
Giacomo Puccini
Nov. 8 (matinee), 12, 17, 24 / In Italian
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| Marcello |
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Sesto Bruscantini |
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| Custom House Sergeant |
|
Richard Schreiber |
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| Custom House Guard |
|
Howard Nelson |
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| Children's Chorus |
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Children's Choir of the First
Unitarian Church of Chicago |
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| Stage Director |
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Renzo Frusca |
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| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
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| Children's Chorus Master |
|
Rev. Christopher Moore |
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La Cenerentola
Gioacchino Rossini
Nov. 11, 13, 19 (student matinee), 21, 23 / In Italian
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| Don Magnifico |
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Giorgio Tadeo |
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| Don Ramiro |
|
Renzo Casellato |
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| Dandini |
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Sesto Bruscantini |
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| Conductor |
|
Carlo Felice Cillario |
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| Stage Director |
|
Riccardo Moresco |
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| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
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Don Giovanni
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Nov. 16, 20, 22 (matinee), 25 / In Italian
Production owned by the Dallas Opera.
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| Donna Anna |
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Teresa Stich-Randall |
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| Don Giovanni |
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Nicolai Ghiaurov |
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| Commendatore |
|
Bruno Marangoni |
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| Don Ottavio |
|
Alfredo Kraus |
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| Donna Elvira |
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Phyllis Curtin |
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| Stage Director |
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Wolfgang Weber |
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| Set Designer |
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Franco Zeffirelli |
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| Costume Designer |
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Peter J. Hall |
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| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
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Tosca
Giacomo Puccini
Nov. 27, 30; Dec. 2, 5 / In Italian
|
| Cesare Angelotti |
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Renato Cesari |
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| Mario Cavaradossi |
|
Richard Tucker |
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| Floria Tosca |
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Régine Crespin |
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| Shepherd Boy |
|
Elizabeth Fischer |
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| Children's Chorus |
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Children's Choir of the First
Unitarian Church of Chicago |
|
| Conductor |
|
Bruno Bartoletti |
|
| Stage Director |
|
Riccardo Moresco |
|
| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
|
| Children's Chorus Master |
|
Rev. Christopher Moore |
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|
1965 SEASON |
Mefistofele
Arrigo Boito
Oct. 8, 13, 16, 18 / In Italian
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| Mefistofele |
|
Nicolai Ghiaurov |
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| Margherita |
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Renata Tebaldi |
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| Pantalis |
|
Margaret Roggero |
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| Solo Dancer |
|
Kenneth Johnson |
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| Solo Dancer |
|
Patricia Klekovic |
|
| Solo Dancer |
|
Dolores Lipinski |
|
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|
| Solo Dancer |
|
Charles Schick |
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| Solo Dancer |
|
Judith Thelen |
|
| Children's Chorus |
|
Children's Choir of the First
Unitarian Church of Chicago |
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| Stage Director |
|
Filippo Crivelli |
|
| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
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| Children's Chorus Master |
|
Rev. Christopher Moore |
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Simon Boccanegra
Giuseppe Verdi
Oct. 11, 15, 20, 23 / In Italian
|
| Paolo Albiani |
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Renato Cesari |
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| Simon Boccanegra |
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Tito Gobbi |
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| Jacopo Fiesco |
|
Raffaele Ariè |
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| Amelia Grimaldi |
|
Ilva Ligabue |
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| Gabriele Adorno |
|
Renato Cioni |
|
| Servant to Amelia |
|
Elizabeth Fischer |
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| Conductor |
|
Bruno Bartoletti |
|
| Stage Director |
|
Tito Gobbi |
|
| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
|
La bohème
Giacomo Puccini
Oct. 22, 25, 27, 30 / In Italian
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| Marcello |
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Sesto Bruscantini |
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| Custom House Sergeant |
|
Bernard Izzo |
|
| Custom House Guard |
|
Howard Nelson |
|
| Children's Chorus |
|
Children's Choir of the First
Unitarian Church of Chicago |
|
| Conductor |
|
Carlo Felice Cillario |
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| Stage Director |
|
Renzo Frusca |
|
| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
|
| Children's Chorus Master |
|
Rev. Christopher Moore |
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Madama Butterfly
Giacomo Puccini
Oct. 29; Nov. 1, 4, 6, 10 / In Italian
|
| B.F. Pinkerton |
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Renato Cioni |
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| Sharpless |
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Sesto Bruscantini |
|
| Cio-Cio-San |
|
Renata Scotto |
|
| Imperial Commissioner |
|
Bernard Izzo |
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| Official Registrar |
|
Howard Nelson |
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| Prince Yamadori |
|
Renato Cesari |
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| Kate Pinkerton |
|
Elizabeth Fischer |
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| Conductor |
|
Carlo Felice Cillario |
|
| Stage Director |
|
Filippo Crivelli |
|
| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
|
Samson et Dalila
Camille Saint-Saëns
Nov. 3, 5, 8, 13 / In French
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| Abimélech |
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Morley Meredith |
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| High Priest of Dagon |
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Sesto Bruscantini |
|
| First Philistine |
|
Stefan Wicik |
|
| Second Philistine |
|
Bernard Izzo |
|
| Philistine Messenger |
|
Herbert Kraus |
|
| Old Hebrew |
|
Raymond Michalski |
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|
| Solo Dancer |
|
Kenneth Johnson |
|
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|
| Solo Dancer |
|
Patricia Klekovic |
|
| Solo Dancer |
|
Dolores Lipinski |
|
|
|
| Solo Dancer |
|
Charles Schick |
|
| Solo Dancer |
|
Judith Thelen |
|
| Stage Director |
|
Josef Witt |
|
| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
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|
COMPANY PREMIERE |
Carmina Burnana (Concert)
Carl Orff
Nov. 12, 15, 17, 20 / In Latin
|
| Soprano Singer |
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Edith Martelli |
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| Tenor Singer |
|
Alfredo Kraus |
|
| Baritone Singer |
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Sesto Bruscantini |
|
| Dancer - Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi - Death |
|
Harald Kreutzberg |
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| Dancer - Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi - Fortuna |
|
Margot Grimmer |
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| Dancer - Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi - King |
|
Charles Schick |
|
| Dancer - Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi - Prostitute |
|
Dolores Lipinski |
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| Dancer - Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi - Peasant Man |
|
Larry Long |
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| Dancer - Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi - Bourgeois Woman |
|
NancyAnna Miller |
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| Dancer - Fortunag Imperatrix Mundi - Bishop |
|
Jerry Kent |
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| Dancer - Uf Dem Anger - Winter |
|
Harald Kreutzberg |
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| Dancer - Uf Dem Anger - Chramer |
|
Harald Kreutzberg |
|
| Dancer - Solo Couple |
|
Patricia Klekovic |
|
| Dancer - Solo Couple |
|
Charles Schick |
|
| Solo Dancer |
|
Dolores Lipinski |
|
| Spring Maiden |
|
Violetta Karosas |
|
| Spring Maiden |
|
NancyAnna Miller |
|
| Spring Maiden |
|
Judith Thelen |
|
| Cours D'Amours - Lover |
|
Kenneth Johnson |
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| Cours D'Amours - Lover |
|
Patricia Klekovic |
|
| Cours D'Amours - Court of Love |
|
Giorgio Filiato |
|
| Cours D'Amours - Court of Love |
|
Vicki Fisera |
|
| Cours D'Amours - Court of Love |
|
Paul Krumm |
|
| Cours D'Amours - Court of Love |
|
John Landovski |
|
| Cours D'Amours - Court of Love |
|
Raya Lee |
|
| Cours D'Amours - Court of Love |
|
Richard Lichter |
|
| Cours D'Amours - Court of Love |
|
Madeleine Rozak |
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| Cours D'Amours - Court of Love |
|
Sarah Jane Smith |
|
| Blanziflor Et Helena - Major Domo |
|
Harald Kreutzberg |
|
| Supplementary Chorus |
|
Rockefeller Chapel Choir |
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| Stage Director |
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Josef Witt |
|
|
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| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
|
| Children's Chorus Master |
|
Laurence Davis |
|
| Children's Chorus Master |
|
Mary Maj |
|
COMPANY PREMIERE |
L'Heure Espagnole
Maurice Ravel
Nov. 12, 15, 17, 20 / In Spanish
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| Concepcion |
|
Teresa Berganza |
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| Stage Director |
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Josef Witt |
|
COMPANY PREMIERE |
Wozzeck
Alban Berg
Nov. 19, 22; Dec. 1 / In English
Production owned by Teatro Communale di Firenze.
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| Andres |
|
Richard Carl Knoll |
|
| Marie |
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Brenda Lewis (Nov. 19, Dec. 1) |
|
| Marie |
|
Helga Pilarczyk (Nov. 22) |
|
| Margaret |
|
Margaret Roggero |
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|
| First Apprentice |
|
Peter Harrower |
|
| Second Apprentice |
|
Bernard Izzo |
|
| Children's Chorus |
|
Lyric Opera Children's Chorus |
|
| Conductor |
|
Bruno Bartoletti |
|
| Stage Director |
|
Virginio Puecher |
|
| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
|
| Children's Chorus Master |
|
Laurence Davis |
|
| Children's Chorus Master |
|
Mary Maj |
|
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Aida
Giuseppe Verdi
Nov. 24, 27, 30; Dec. 3, 6 / In Italian
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| Amneris |
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Fiorenza Cossotto |
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| Aida |
|
Leontyne Price (Nov. 24, 27, 30, Dec. 3) |
|
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| King of Egypt |
|
Raymond Michalski |
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| Amonasro |
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Ettore Bastianini (Nov. 24, 27, 30, Dec. 6) |
|
| Amonasro |
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Anselmo Colzani (Dec. 3) |
|
| Solo Dancer |
|
Kenneth Johnson |
|
|
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| Solo Dancer |
|
Patricia Klekovic |
|
| Conductor |
|
Carlo Felice Cillario |
|
| Stage Director |
|
Renzo Frusca |
|
| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
|
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Rigoletto
Giuseppe Verdi
Nov. 26, 29; Dec. 2 (student matinee), 4, 6 (student matinee), 8 / In Italian
|
| Duke of Mantua |
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Alfredo Kraus |
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| Countess Ceprano |
|
Dolores White |
|
| Rigoletto |
|
Cornell MacNeil (Nov. 26, 29, Dec. 2) |
|
| Rigoletto |
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Sesto Bruscantini (Dec. 4, 6, 8) |
|
| Cavaliere Marullo |
|
Bernard Izzo |
|
| Count Ceprano |
|
Richard Wright |
|
| Count Monterone |
|
Raymond Michalski |
|
|
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| Giovanna |
|
Elizabeth Fischer |
|
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| Solo Dancer |
|
Judith Thelen |
|
| Conductor |
|
Bruno Bartoletti |
|
| Stage Director |
|
Renzo Frusca |
|
| Chorus Master |
|
Michael Lepore |
|
|
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|
|
1966 SEASON |
Boris Godunov
Modest Musorgsky
Oct. 7, 12, 15, 17 / In Russian
The Mrs. John L. Kellogg production in memory of her son, Thomas Updegraff Flanner IV.
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| Tchelkalov |
|
Lothar Ostenburg |
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| Boris Godunov |
|
Nicolai Ghiaurov |
|
|
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| Hostess of the Inn |
|
Flavia Acosta |
|
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| Border Guard |
|
Peter Harrower |
|
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| Old Nurse |
|
Margaret Roggero |
|
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| Marina Mnishek |
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Ruza Pospinov |
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| Simpleton |
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Ermanno Lorenzi |
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| Children's Chorus |
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Lyric Opera Children's Chorus |
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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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| Stage Director |
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Peter Shtarbanov |
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| Scenery Designer |
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Nicola Benois |
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| Costume Designer |
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Nicola Benois |
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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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Otello
Giuseppe Verdi
Oct. 10, 14, 19, 22 / In Italian
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| Otello |
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Jon Vickers (Oct. 14, 22) |
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| Otello |
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Charles Craig (Oct. 16, 19) |
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| Desdemona |
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Raina Kabaivanska |
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| Emilia |
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Margaret Roggero (Oct. 14, 19, 22) |
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| Emilia |
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Biserka Cvejic (Oct. 16) |
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| Lodovico |
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William Wildermann |
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| Stage Director |
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Tito Gobbi |
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| Designer |
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Giancarlo Bartolini-Salimbeni |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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LA GIOCONDA |
Amilcare Ponchielli
Oct. 21, 24, 26, 29 / In Italian
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| Barnaba |
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Giangiacomo Guelfi |
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| La Gioconda |
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Elena Souliotis |
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| Enzo Grimaldo |
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Renato Cioni |
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| Offstage Voice |
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Herbert Kraus |
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| Offstage Voice |
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Howard Nelson |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Kenneth Johnson |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Carla Fracci (Oct. 21) |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Patricia Klekovic (Oct. 24, 26, 29) |
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| Children's Chorus |
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Lyric Opera Children's Chorus |
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| Stage Director |
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Renzo Frusca |
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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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Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni
Oct. 28, 31; Nov. 2, 5 / In Italian
Production owned by Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Teatro Communale Firenze.
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| Turiddu |
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Gianfranco Cecchele |
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| Mamma Lucia |
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Flavia Acosta |
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| Stage Director |
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Renzo Frusca |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
La giara (Ballet)
Alfredo Casella
Oct. 28, 31; Nov. 2, 5
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| Townsperson |
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Lyric Opera Corps de Ballet |
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| Stage Director |
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Beppe Menegatti |
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
L'incoronazione di Poppea
Claudio Monteverdi
Nov. 4, 7, 9, 12 / In Italian
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| Seneca |
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William Wildermann |
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| Valletto |
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Margaret Roggero |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Dolores Lipinski |
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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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| Stage Director |
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Luciana Novaro |
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| Set Designer |
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Attilio Colonnello |
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| Costume Designer |
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Peter J. Hall |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Les Pêcheurs de Perles
Georges Bizet
Nov. 11, 14, 16, 19 / In French
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| Léïla |
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Christiane Eda-Pierre |
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| Nourabad |
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Nicola Ghiuselev |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Kenneth Johnson |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Patricia Klekovic |
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| Stage Director |
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Filippo Crivelli |
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| Set Designer |
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Peter J. Hall |
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| Costume Designer |
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Peter J. Hall |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Die Zauberflöte
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Nov. 18, 21, 23, 26 / In German
Production owned by the Théâtre de Genève.
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| Queen of the Night |
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Mady Mesplé |
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| Sarastro |
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Karl Ridderbusch |
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| Papagena |
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Olivera Miljakovic |
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| Armored Man |
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Frederic Mayer |
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| Armored Man |
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Howard Nelson |
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| Stage Director |
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Herbert Graf |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Italian Flood Relief Benefit Concert (Concert)
Nov. 20
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| Singer |
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Margherita Rinaldi |
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| Singer |
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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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Patricia Klekovic |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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| Accompanist/Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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| Accompanist/Conductor |
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Laurence Davis |
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| Accompanist/Conductor |
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Giulio Favario |
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| Accompanist/Conductor |
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William Hughes |
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| Accompanist/Conductor |
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Eugen Jochum |
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| Accompanist/Conductor |
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Eduardo Mueller |
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| Accompanist/Conductor |
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Mario Rossi |
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La traviata
Giuseppe Verdi
Nov. 25, 28, 30; Dec. 2, 5, 7, 10, 13 (student matinee), 15 (stduent matinee) / In Italian
Production owned by the Dallas Civic Opera Company.
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| Violetta Valéry |
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Margherita Rinaldi (Nov. 25, 28, 30) |
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| Violetta Valéry |
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Adriana Maliponte (Dec. 2, 5, 7, 10, 13, 15) |
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| Flora Bervoix |
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Elena Zilio |
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| Doctor Grenvil |
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Arnold Voketaitis |
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| Marchese d'Obigny |
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Bernard Izzo |
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| Baron Douphol |
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Robert Smith |
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| Gastone de Letorières |
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Frederic Mayer |
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| Alfredo Germont |
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Alfredo Kraus |
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| Giorgio Germont |
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Sesto Bruscantini |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Dolores Lipinski |
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| Stage Director |
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Beppe Menegatti |
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| Set Designer |
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Peter J. Hall |
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| Costume Designer |
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Peter J. Hall |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Angel of Fire
Serge Prokofiev
Dec. 3, 6 (student matinee), 9, 12, 14 / In English
Production owned by Teatro dell'Opera, Rome.
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| Ruprecht |
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Norman Mittelmann |
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| Fortuneteller |
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Margaret Roggero |
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| Jacob Glock |
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Frederic Mayer |
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| Mephistopheles |
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André Montal |
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| Dr. Faustus |
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Lothar Ostenburg |
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| Inquisitor |
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William Wildermann |
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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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Luciano Damiani |
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| Costume Designer |
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Luciano Damiani |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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1968 SEASON |
Salome
Richard Strauss
Sept. 27, 30; Oct. 4, 9, 12 / In German
Production owned by the Metropolitan Opera.
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| nazarene–Herschele |
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Garber |
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| Nazarene |
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Arnold Voketaitis |
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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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| Lighting Designer |
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John Harvey |
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Norma
Vincenzo Bellini
Oct. 2, 5, 7, 14, 18, 23 / In Italian
Production owned by Teatro alla Scala, Milan.
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| Pollione |
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Gianfranco Cecchele |
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| Adalgisa |
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Fiorenza Cossotto |
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| Stage Director |
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Luciana Novaro |
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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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Tosca
Giacomo Puccini
Oct. 11, 16, 19, 25, 28 / In Italian
Production owned by Teatro dell'Opera, Rome.
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| Cesare Angelotti |
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Peter Van Ginkel |
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| Sacristan |
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Arnold Voketaitis |
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| Mario Cavaradossi |
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Renato Cioni |
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| Floria Tosca |
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Antonietta Stella |
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| Baron Scarpia |
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Giangiacomo Guelfi |
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| Shepherd Boy |
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Deborah Kieffer |
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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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| Stage Director |
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Mauro Bolognini |
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| Set Designer |
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Adolf Hohenstein |
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| Realized by |
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Franco Guandalini |
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| Costume Designer |
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Anna Anni |
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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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Falstaff
Giuseppe Verdi
Oct. 21, 26, 30; Nov. 1, 4, 8 / In Italian
Production owned by Teatro dell'Opera, Rome.
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| Dr. Caius |
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Ermanno Lorenzi |
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| Sir John Falstaff |
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Tito Gobbi |
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| Bardolfo |
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Florindo Andreolli |
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| Alice Ford |
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Raina Kabaivanska |
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| Mistress Quickly |
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Oralia Domínguez |
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| Nannetta |
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Lydia Marimpietri |
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| Original Production Stage Director |
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Franco Zeffirelli |
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| Stage Director for Chicago |
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Tito Gobbi |
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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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Un ballo in maschera
Giuseppe Verdi
Nov. 2, 6, 9, 11, 15, 18 (student matinee) / In Italian
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| Servant to Amelia |
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Bernard Fitch |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Patricia Klekovic |
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| Stage Director |
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Renzo Frusca |
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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Le rossignol
Igor Stravinsky
Nov. 13, 16, 20, 22, 25, 30; Dec. 3 (student matinee) / In French
Production owned by Teatro dell'Opera, Rome.
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| Dancer - The Nightingale |
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Carla Fracci |
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| Dancer - The Fisherman |
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Kenneth Johnson |
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| Dancer - The Mechanical Nightingale |
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Larry Long |
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| Dancer - Death |
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Orrin Kayan |
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| Dancer - Bearer |
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John Landovski |
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| Dancer - Chinese March Soloist |
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Raya Lee |
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| Dancer - Chinese March Soloist |
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Dolores Lipinski |
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| Singer - The Nightingale |
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Christiane Eda-Pierre |
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| Singer - The Cook |
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Stefania Malagù |
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| Singer - The Fisherman |
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Ottavio Garaventa |
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| Singer - Emperor of China |
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Peter Van Ginkel |
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| Singer - The Chamberlain |
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Paolo Washington |
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| Singer - The Bonze |
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Arnold Voketaitis |
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| Singer - Death |
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Oralia Domínguez |
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| Singer - Japanese Envoy |
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Bernard Fitch |
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| Singer - Japanese Envoy |
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Bernard Izzo |
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| Singer - Japanese Envoy |
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John Walker |
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| Singer - Soprano |
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Dolores White |
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| Singer - Alto |
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Anne Porayko |
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| Singer - Tenor |
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Robert Johnson |
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| Stage Director |
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Luciana Novaro |
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| Choreographer |
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Luciana Novaro |
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| Set Designer |
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Emanuele Luzzati |
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| Costume Designer |
|
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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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Oedipus Rex
Igor Stravinsky
Nov. 13, 16, 20, 22, 25, 30; Dec. 3 (student matinee) / In Latin and English
Production owned by Teatro dell'Opera, Rome.
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| Tiresias |
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Paolo Washington |
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| Stage Directors |
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GianPietro Calasso and Luigi Squarzina |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Patricia Klekovic |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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Don Pasquale
Gaetano Donizetti
Nov. 23, 27; Dec. 2 (student matinee), 2 (evening), 4, 7, 13 / In Italian
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| Don Pasquale |
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Geraint Evans (Nov. 23, 27, Dec. 2, 4) |
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| Don Pasquale |
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Paolo Washington (Dec. 7, 13) |
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| Doctor Malatesta |
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Sesto Bruscantini |
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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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| Stage Director |
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Beppe Menegatti |
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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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Manon Lescaut
Giacomo Puccini
Dec. 6, 8, 9, 11, 14 / In Italian
Production owned by Teatro Massimo di Palermo.
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| Chevalier des Grieux |
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Plácido Domingo (Dec. 6, 8, 11, 14) |
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| Chevalier des Grieux |
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Michele Molese (Dec. 9) |
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| Geronte di Ravoir |
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Carlo Badioli |
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| Manon Lescaut |
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Luisa Maragliano |
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| Musician |
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Huguette Tourangeau |
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| Music Master |
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Florindo Andreolli |
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| Sergeant of Archers |
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Bernard Izzo |
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| Naval Captain |
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Ronald Combs |
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| Lamplighter |
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Florindo Andreolli |
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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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| Lighting Designer |
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Arthur Callaghan |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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1969 SEASON |
COMPANY PREMIERE |
Khovanshchina
Modest Musorgsky
Sept. 26, 29; Oct. 3, 8, 11, 17 (student matinee) / In Russian
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| Scrivener |
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Florindo Andreolli |
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| Shaklovity |
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Norman Mittelmann |
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| Ivan Khovansky |
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Nicolai Ghiaurov |
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| Andrei Khovansky |
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Harry Theyard |
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| Dositheus |
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Boris Shtokolov |
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| Vassily Galitsin |
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Lubomir Bodurov |
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| Solo Dancer |
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Anamarie Sarazin |
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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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| Stage Director |
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Nicola Benois |
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| Set Designer |
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Nicola Benois |
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| Costume Designer |
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Nicola Benois |
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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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COMPANY PREMIERE |
Macbeth
Giuseppe Verdi
Oct. 1, 4, 6, 10, 15, 18 / In Italian
Production owned by the Dallas Civic Opera Company.
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| Macbeth |
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Giangiacomo Guelfi |
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| Lady Macbeth |
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Grace Bumbry |
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| Lady-in-Waiting |
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Sylvia Cooper |
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| First Apparition |
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Bernard Izzo |
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| Second Apparition |
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Robert Williams |
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| Third Apparition |
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David Dell |
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| Malcolm |
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Robert Thomas (Oct. 1, 4, 6, 10) |
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| Malcolm |
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Lubomir Bodurov (Oct. 15, 18) |
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| Physician |
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Peter Van Ginkel |
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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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| Stage Director |
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Douglas Campbell |
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| Set Designer |
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Nicola BenoisL |
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| ighting Designer |
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John Harvey |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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Madama Butterfly
Giacomo Puccini
Oct. 13, 22, 25, 27, 31; Dec. 4, 7 (on tour) / In Italian
Production owned by the Metropolitan Opera.
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| B.F. Pinkerton |
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Renato Cioni |
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| Sharpless |
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Alberto Rinaldi |
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| Cio-Cio-San |
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Felicia Weathers |
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| Imperial Commissioner |
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Charles Koehn |
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| Official Registrar |
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Richard Best |
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| Prince Yamadori |
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Bernard Izzo |
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| Kate Pinkerton |
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Sylvia Cooper |
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| Stage Director |
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Yoshio Aoyama |
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| Costume Designer |
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Ming Cho Lee |
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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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Der fliegende Holländer
Richard Wagner
Oct. 21, 24, 29; Nov. 3, 7, 15 / In German
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| Conductor |
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Christoph von Dohnányi |
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| Stage Director |
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Renate Ebermann |
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| Designer |
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Wolf Siegfried Wagner |
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| Lighting Designer |
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John Harvey |
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| Chorus Master |
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Giulio Favario |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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I puritani
Vincenzo Bellini
Nov. 1, 5, 8, 14, 17 / In Italian
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| Sir Bruno Robertson |
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Robert Thomas |
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| Elvira |
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Margherita Rinaldi |
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| Lord Arturo Talbot |
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Alfredo Kraus |
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| Sir Riccardo Forth |
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Piero Cappuccilli |
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| Sir Giorgio Walton |
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Paolo Washington |
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| Queen Enrichetta of France |
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Corinne Curry |
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| Lord Gaultiero Walton |
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Peter Van Ginkel |
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| Stage Director |
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Beppe Menegatti |
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| Set Designers |
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Silvano Falleni and Beppe Menegatti |
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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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Don Giovanni
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Nov. 12, 18 (student matinee), 21, 24, 29; Dec. 3, 6 / In Italian
The Lyric Guild Production.
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| Commendatore |
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Paolo Washington |
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| Don Ottavio |
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Alfredo Kraus (Nov. 12, 21, 24, 29 Dec. 3, 6) |
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| Don Ottavio |
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Ottavio Garaventa (Nov. 18) |
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| Donna Elvira |
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Ilva Ligabue |
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| Conductor |
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Ferdinand Leitner |
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| Stage Director |
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Tito Gobbi |
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| Set Designer |
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Peter J. Hall |
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| Costume Designer |
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Peter J. Hall |
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| Lighting Designer |
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John Harvey |
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| Choreographer |
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Samuel Kurkjian |
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| Chorus Master |
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Michael Lepore |
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Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni
Nov. 19, 22, 26; Dec. 1, 9 (student matinee), 12 / In Italian
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| Turiddu |
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Franco Tagliavini |
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| Santuzza |
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Fiorenza Cossotto |
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| Mamma Lucia |
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Edna Garabedian-George |
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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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| Stage Director |
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Luciana Novaro |
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| Set Designer |
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Lorenzo Ghiglia |
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| Costume Designer |
|
Anna Salvatori |
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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 |
|
COMPANY PREMIERE |
El amor brujo (Ballet)
Manuel de Falla
Nov. 19, 22, 26; Dec. 1, 9 (student matinee), 12
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| Dancer - Candelas |
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Elettra Morini |
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| Dancer - Lucia |
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Luciana Savignano |
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| Dancer - The Spectre |
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Antonio Gades |
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| Dancer - Carmelo |
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Bruno Telloli |
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Linda Matousek |
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| Conductor |
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Bruno Bartoletti |
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| Stage Director |
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Luciana Novaro |
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| Set Designer |
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Emanuele Luzzati |
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| Costume Designer |
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Emanuele Luzzati |
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| Lighting Designer |
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John Harvey |
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| Choreographer |
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Luciana Novaro |
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Il barbiere di Siviglia
Gioacchino Rossini
Nov. 28; Dec. 5, 8, 10, 13 / In Italian
The Gramma Fisher Foundation production.
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| Count Almaviva |
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Ottavio Garaventa |
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| Stage Director |
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Tito Gobbi |
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| Scenery Designer |
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Peter J. Hall |
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| Costume Designer |
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Peter J. Hall |
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| Lighting Designer |
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John Harvey |
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| Set Designer |
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Emanuele Luzzati |
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