Production History

1983–1984 Season

Lohengrin

September 23, 25, 28, October 1, 1983: San Diego Civic Theatre

Music and Libretto by Richard Wagner
Conducted by Theo Alcantara
Directed by Jay Lesenger

Lohengrin: William Neill
Elsa von Brabant: Stephanie Sundine
Ortrud: Pauline Tinsley
Telramund: William Justus
Heinrich: John Tomlinson*
King’s Herald: Carlos Chausson
Four Noblemen of Brabant: Robert Schmorr, Neil Wilson, Steven Savino, Kenneth Cox
Set and Costume Designer: Beni Montresor

Hamlet

October 7, 9, 12, 15, 1983: San Diego Civic Theatre

Music by Ambroise Thomas
Libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré
Conducted by Bruno Rigacci
Directed by Tito Capobianco

Hamlet: William Justus
Ophelia: Gianna Rolandi
Gertrude: RoseMarie Freni
Claudius: Robert Hale
Laertes: Michael Cousins
Marcellus: Neil Wilson
Horatio / Gravedigger: Steven Savino
Ghost of Hamlet’s Father: Kenneth Cox
Polonius: J. Raymond Fielder
Gravedigger: Joseph Pechota
Set Designer: Carl Toms

Cinderella (La Cenerentola)

October 21, 23, 26, 29, 1983: San Diego Civic Theatre

Music by Gioachino Rossini
Libretto by Jacopo Ferretti
Conducted by Karen Keltner
Directed by Robert Tannenbaum

Angelina (Cinderella): Ann Murray
Clorinda: Amy Burton
Tisbe: Jane Shaulis
Alidoro: Kenneth Cox
Don Magnifico: Richard McKee
Don Ramiro: John Aler
Dandini: Alan Titus
Set Designer: Maurice Strike

Anna Bolena

February 10, 12, 15, 18, 1984: San Diego Civic Theatre

Music by Gaetano Donizetti
Libretto by Felice Romani
Conducted by Eve Queler
Directed by Jay Lesenger

Anna Bolena: Katia Ricciarelli
Enrico (Henry VIII): Robert Hale
Giovanna Seymour: Susanne Marsee
Lord Rochefort: Juan Pedro Garcia Marques
Riccardo Percy: Bruce Reed
Smeton: Susan Quittmeyer
Hervey: Robert Schmorr
Set Designer: Bill Gorgensen

Don Giovanni

February 24, 26, 29, March 3, 1984: San Diego Civic Theatre

Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte
Conducted by Christopher Keene
Directed by Wolfgang Weber

Don Giovanni: Michael Devlin
Donna Anna: Faye Robinson
Donna Elvira: Marianna Christos
Don Ottavio: Stuart Burrows
Leporello: Richard McKee
Zerlina: Melanie Sonnenberg
Masetto: Harlan Foss
Commendatore (Don Pedro): Kenneth Cox
Set Designer: Toni Businger

Carmen

March 8, 11, 14, 17, 1984: San Diego Civic Theatre

Music by Georges Bizet
Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy
Conducted by Theo Alcantara
Directed by Anthony Besch

Carmen: Rachel Gettler
Don José: Jacque Trussel
Micaëla: Pamela Myers
Escamillo: Charles Long
Zuniga: Juan Pedro Garcia Marques
Frasquita: Amy Burton
Mercédès: Jane Shaulis
Dancaïre: Steven Savino
Remendado: David Hall
Morales: David Hamilton
Set Designer: John Conklin

I Masnadieri

Verdi Festival

June 21, 24, 30, 1984: San Diego Civic Theatre

Music by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto by Andrea Maffei
Conducted by Richard Bonynge
Directed by Tito Capobianco

Amalia: Joan Sutherland
Carlo: Gordon Greer
Arminio: Kirk Redmann
Francesco: Antonio Salvadori
Massimiliano: Alfredo Zanazzo
Moser: Kenneth Cox
Rolla: Steven Savino
Set Designer: Bill Gorgensen

Simon Boccanegra

Verdi Festival

June 23, 29, July 1, 1984: San Diego Civic Theatre

Music by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
Conducted by Edoardo Müller
Directed by Nathaniel Merrill

Simon Boccanegra: Sherrill Milnes
Jacopo Fiesco: Nicola Ghiuselev
Amelia: Martina Arroyo
Adorno: Adriaan van Limpt
Paolo: Carlos Chausson
Pietro: Steven Savino
Maid: Annette Winchell
Captain: Max R. Chodos
Set Designer: Toni Businger

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