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THE LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO BROADCASTS

Broadcast Schedule — Spring 2013

 

May 18, 2013

OPERA:Simon Boccanegra (in Italian)

COMPOSER:Giuseppe Verdi

CAST:

BoccanegraThomas Hampson

FiescoFerruccio Furlanetto

AmeliaKrassimira Stoyanova

AdornoFrank Lopardo

PaoloQuinn Kelsey

PietroEvan Boyer

CONDUCTOR:Sir Andrew Davis

STAGE DIRECTOR:Elijah Moshinsky

LYRIC OPERA ORCHESTRA & CHORUS

CHORUS MASTER:Martin Wright

Approx. Length:3 hours 

 

May 25, 2013

OPERA:Werther (in French)

COMPOSER:Jules Massenet

CAST:

WertherMatthew Polenzani

CharlotteSophie Koch

SophieKiri Deonarine

AlbertCraig Verm

BailiffPhilip Kraus

CONDUCTOR:Sir Andrew Davis

STAGE DIRECTOR:Francisco Negrin

LYRIC OPERA ORCHESTRA 

Approx. Length:3 hours 

 

June 1, 2013

OPERA:Don Pasquale (in Italian)

COMPOSER:Gaetano Donizetti

CAST:

Don PasqualeIldebrando D’Arcangelo

NorinaMarlis Petersen

ErnestoRené Barbera

MalatestaCorey Crider

CONDUCTOR:Stephen Lord

STAGE DIRECTOR:Sir Thomas Allen

LYRIC OPERA ORCHESTRA & CHORUS

CHORUS MASTER:Martin Wright and Valerie Maze

Approx. Length:2 hours 40 minutes

 

June 8, 2013

Please Note:  This week, we present a double bill…Elektra and Hansel & Gretel.

OPERA:Elektra (in German)

COMPOSER:Richard Strauss

CAST:

ElektraChristine Goerke

ChrysothemisEmily Magee

ClytemnestraJill Grove

OrestesAlan Held

AegisthusRoger Honeywell

CONDUCTOR:Sir Andrew Davis

STAGE DIRECTOR:David McVicar

LYRIC OPERA ORCHESTRA & CHORUS

CHORUS MASTER:Martin Wright

 

OPERA:Hansel & Gretel (in German)

COMPOSER:Engelbert Humperdinck

CAST:

HanselElizabeth DeShong

GretelMaria Kanyova

WitchJill Grove

MotherJulie Makerov

FatherBrian Mulligan

CONDUCTOR:Ward Stare

STAGE DIRECTOREric Einhorn

LYRIC OPERA ORCHESTRA

Approx. Length:4 hours 

 

June 15, 2013

OPERA:La Boheme (in Italian)

COMPOSER:Giacomo Puccini

CAST:

MimìAnna Netrebko

RodolfoJoseph Calleja

MusettaElizabeth Futral

MarcelloLucas Meachem

CollineAndrea Silvestrelli

SchaunardJoseph Lim

Benoit/AlcindoroDale Travis

CONDUCTOR:Emmanuel Villaume

STAGE DIRECTOR:Louisa Muller

LYRIC OPERA ORCHESTRA & CHORUS

CHORUS MASTER:Ian Robertson

Approx. Length:2 hours 30 minutes

 

June 22, 2013

OPERA:Die Meistersinger (in German)

COMPOSER:Richard Wagner

CAST:

Hans SachsJames Morris

StolzingJohan Botha

EvaAmanda Majeski

BeckmesserBo Skovhus

DavidDavid Portillo

MagdaleneJamie Barton

PognerDimitry Ivashchenko

KothnerDarren Jeffery

CONDUCTOR:Sir Andrew Davis

STAGE DIRECTOR:Marie Lambert

LYRIC OPERA ORCHESTRA & CHORUS

CHORUS MASTER:Ian Robertson

Approx. Length:5 hours

 

June 29, 2013

OPERA:Rigoletto (in Italian)

COMPOSER:Giuseppe Verdi

CAST:

RigolettoZelko Lucic

GildaAlbina Shagimuratova

DukeGiuseppe Filianoti

SparafucileAndrea Silvestrelli

MaddalenaNicole Piccolomini

MonteroneTodd Thomas

CONDUCTOR:Evan Rogister

STAGE DIRECTOR:Stephen Barlow

LYRIC OPERA ORCHESTRA & CHORUS

CHORUS MASTER:Ian Robertson

Approx. Length:2 hours 30 minutes

 

July 6, 2013

OPERA:A Streetcar Named Desire (in English)

COMPOSER:André Previn

CAST:

Blance DuBoisRenee Fleming

Stella KowalskiSusannah Philips

Stanley KowalskiTeddy Tahu Rhodes

Harold “Mitch” MitchellAnthony Dean Griffey

CONDUCTOR:Evan Rogister

STAGE DIRECTOR:Brad Dalton

LYRIC OPERA ORCHESTRA 

Approx. Length:3 hours 

 

July 13, 2013

OPERA:Oklahoma (in English)

COMPOSER:Richard Rodgers

CAST:

Curley McLainJohn Cudia

Laurey WilliamsAshley Brown

Jud FryDavid Adam Moore

Ado AnnieTari Kelly

Will ParkerCurtis Holbrook

Aunt EllerPaula Scrofano

CONDUCTOR:James Lowe

STAGE DIRECTOR:Gary Griffin

LYRIC OPERA ORCHESTRA 

Approx. Length:3 hours