News & Reviews
Production History
1996–1997 Season
Carmen
January 18, 21, 24, 26, 29, 1997: San Diego Civic Theatre
Music by Georges Bizet
Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy
Conducted by Richard Bonynge
Directed by James de Blasis
Carmen: Adria Firestone
Don José: Richard Leech
Micaëla: Cynthia Clayton
Escamillo: Louis Otey
Zuniga: James Butler
Frasquita: Sylvia Wen
Mercédès: Sarah Blaze
Dancaïre: Stephen Powell
Remendado: Beau Palmer
Morales: Roberto Gomez
Set Designer: John Conklin
Costume Designer: Peter J. Hall
The Italian Girl in Algiers (L’italiana in Algeri)
February 8, 11, 14, 16, 1997: San Diego Civic Theatre
Music by Gioachino Rossini
Libretto by Angelo Anelli
Conducted by Karen Keltner
Directed by Leon Major
Isabella: Vivica Genaux
Lindoro: Bruce Fowler
Taddeo: Reinhard Dorn*
Mustafá: John Del Carlo
Elvira: Anita De Simone
Zulma: Ava Baker Liss
Haly: James Butler
Set and Costume Designer: Zack Brown
The Conquistador
World Premiere
March 1, 4, 7, 9, 1997: San Diego Civic Theatre
Music by Myron Fink
Libretto by Donald Moreland
Conducted by Karen Keltner
Directed by Sharon Ott
Don Luis de Carvajal: Jerry Hadley
Elena: Elizabeth Hynes
Isabel: Vivica Genaux
Francisca: Adria Firestone
Sahagún: Kenneth Cox
Viceroy: Louis Otey
Chief Inquisitor: John Duykers
Ghost of Leonor: Kerry O’Brien
Alvaro: Beau Palmer
Baltasar: James Scott Sikon
Gaspar: David Downing
Felipe Núñez: Stephen Powell
Catalina: Diane Winterton
Mariana: Richelle Marie Triglia
Leonor: Lee Jessica Froelich
Anica: Chelsea Basler
Machado: Philip Larson
Dr. Ribera: Duane McDevitt
Miguel: Casey McKinley
Jorge: Scot Fagerland
Antonio: Mark Loewen
Officer: John Slivon
Merchant: Walter Du Melle
Landowner: David Shaffer
Set Designer: Kent Dorsey
Costume Designer: Deborah Dryden
La traviata
April 5, 8, 11, 13, 16, 1997: San Diego Civic Theatre
Music by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
Conducted by Richard Bonynge
Directed by Wolfgang Weber
Violetta Valéry: Deborah Riedel
Alfredo Germont: Jorge Lopez-Yañez
Giorgio Germont: Richard Zeller
Flora Bervoix: Carter Scott
Annina: Patricia McAfee
Gastone: Joseph Hu
Baron Douphol: Duane McDevitt
Marchese d’Obigny: James Scott Sikon
Doctor Grenvil: David Downing
Giuseppe: John Slivon
Flora’s Servant: Jeffrey L. Shipman
Messenger: Walter Du Melle
Set Designer: John Conklin
Costume Designer: David Walker
Concert: Plácido Domingo, tenor and Ainhoa Arteta, soprano
April 10, 1997: San Diego Civic Theatre
Conducted by Edoardo Müller
Turandot
April 26, 29, May 2, 4, 7, 1997: San Diego Civic Theatre
Music by Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
Conducted by Edoardo Müller
Directed by Lotfi Mansouri
Turandot: Jane Eaglen
Calaf: Richard Margison
Liù: Ai-Lan Zhu
Timur: Kevin Langan
Ping: Stephen Powell
Pang: Beau Palmer
Pong: Joseph Hu
Emperor Altoum: Alan Fischer
Mandarin: Roberto Gomez
Prince of Persia: Chad Berlinghieri
Handmaidens: Diane Winterton, Deanna Barraza
Set Designer: David Hockney
Costume Designer: Ian Falconer
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