Thursday, 30 December 2010

LYRIC OPERA, CHICAGO 1954 - 1966


5, 10 February 1954
DON GIOVANNI
Mozart
(company premiere)
Leporello                       John Brownlee
Donna Anna                   Eleanor Steber
Don Giovanni      Nicola Rossi–Lemeni
Commendatore                  Luigi Sgarro
Don Ottavio             Léopold Simoneau
Donna Elvira                      Irene Jordan
Zerlina                                 Bidú Sayão
Masetto                         Lorenzo Alvary

Conductor                    Nicola Rescigno
Stage Director            William Wymetal


1, 5 November 1954
NORMA
Bellini
(company premiere)
Oroveso                Nicola Rossi-Lemeni
Pollione                              Mirto Picchi
Flavio                           Lawrence White
Norma                                Maria Callas
Adalgisa                  Giulietta Simionato
Clotilde                               Gloria Lind

Conductor                    Nicola Rescigno
Stage Director            William Wymetal

Chorus Master     Michael Lepore



3, 13 November 1954
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
Vittorio Giannini
(company premiere)
Baptista                        Thomas Stewart
Katharina                           Irene Jordan
Bianca                                 Gloria Lind
Petruchio                     Hugh Thompson
Lucentio                      Lawrence White
Tranio                                    John Tyers
Biondello                         Andrew Foldi
Hortensio                      Donald Gramm
Gremio                         Joseph Mordino
Vincentio                         Algerd Brazis
Grumio                     Andrew McKinley
Curtis                              Miles Nekolny
Pedant                          Joseph Mordino

Conductor                    Nicola Rescigno
Stage Director          Rexford Harrower
Set Designer              Gerald L. Ritholz
Costume Designer             Ruth Morley


6, 13 November 1954
LA BOHÈME
Puccini
(company premiere)
Marcello                 Giangiacomo Guelfi
Rodolfo                     Giacinto Prandelli
Colline                          Lorenzo Alvary
Schaunard                             John Tyers
Benoit                               Carlo Badioli
Mimì                             Rosanna Carteri
Alcindoro                         Carlo Badioli
Musetta                               Gloria Lind

Conductor                           Jonel Perlea
Stage Director            William Wymetal



6, 10 November 1954
IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA
Rossini
(company premiere)
Fiorello                             Algerd Brazis
Count Almaviva      Léopold Simoneau
Figaro                                   Tito Gobbi
Bartolo                              Carlo Badioli
Rosina                     Giulietta Simionato
Basilio                   Nicola Rossi-Lemeni
Berta                                  Mary Kreste

Conductor                    Nicola Rescigno
Stage Director            William Wymetal


8, 12 November 1954
LA TRAVIATA
Verdi
(company premiere)
Violetta Valéry                  Maria Callas
Flora Bervoix                      Gloria Lind
Doctor Grenvil                Andrew Foldi
Marchese d'Obigny        Miles Nekolny
Baron Douphol                Algerd Brazis
Gastone de Letorières                                     Virginio Assandri
Alfredo Germont     Léopold Simoneau
Annina                               Mary Kreste
Giorgio Germont                  Tito Gobbi

Conductor                    Nicola Rescigno
Stage Director            William Wymetal


15, 17 November 1954
LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR
Donizetti
(company premiere)
Normanno                  Virginio Assandri
Enrico Ashton       Giangiacomo Guelfi
Raimondo Bidebent     Thomas Stewart
Lucia                                  Maria Callas
Alisa                                   Mary Kreste
Edgardo di Ravenswood                                Giuseppe di Stefano
Arturo Bucklaw           Lawrence White

Conductor                    Nicola Rescigno
Stage Director            William Wymetal
16, 20 November 1954
CARMEN
Bizet
(company premiere)
Moralès                            Algerd Brazis
Micaëla                               Irene Jordan
Don Jose                            Mirto Picchi
Zuniga                             Andrew Foldi
Carmen                   Giulietta Simionato
Frasquita                              Gloria Lind
Mercédès                            Mary Kreste
Escamillo               Giangiacomo Guelfi
Dancaïre                           Carlo Badioli
Remendado               Virginio Assandri

Conductor                           Jonel Perlea
Stage Director            William Wymetal


18, 20 November 1954
TOSCA
Puccini
(company premiere)
Cesare Angelotti          Thomas Stewart
Sacristan                           Carlo Badioli
Mario Cavaradossi Giuseppe di Stefano
Floria Tosca                    Eleanor Steber
Baron Scarpia                       Tito Gobbi
Spoletta                     Virginio Assandri
Sciarrone                         Andrew Foldi
Shepherd Boy                William Mason
Jailer                                 Algerd Brazis

Conductor                    Nicola Rescigno
Stage Director            William Wymetal


31 October, 2 November 1955
I PURITANI
Bellini
(company premiere)
Sir Bruno Robertson     Mariano Caruso
Elvira                                  Maria Callas
Lord Arturo Talbot                                         Giuseppe di Stefano
Sir Riccardo Forth      Ettore Bastianini
Sir Giorgio Walton                                          Nicola Rossi-Lemeni
Queen Enrichetta of France                            Eunice Alberts
Lord Gaultiero Walton                                   William Wildermann

Conductor                    Nicola Rescigno
Stage Director Aldo Mirabella Vassallo
Décor                       Camillo Parravicini
Costumes                                   Berardi


1, 4 November 1955
AIDA
Verdi
(company premiere)
Ramfis                  William Wildermann
Radamès                        Doro Antonioli
Amneris                           Astrid Varnay
Aida                               Renata Tebaldi
King of Egypt                Kenneth Smith
Messenger                     Mariano Caruso
Priestess                          Marilu Adams
Amonasro                             Tito Gobbi

Conductor                        Tullio Serafin
Stage Director            William Wymetal



5, 8 November 1955
IL TROVATORE
Verdi
(company premiere)
Fernando               William Wildermann
Inez                                Eunice Alberts
Leonora                              Maria Callas
Count di Luna             Ettore Bastianini
                                  Robert Weede (2)
Manrico                            Jussi Björling
Azucena                             Ebe Stignani
                               Claramae Turner (2)
Old Gypsy                      Jonas Vanzelis
Ruiz                              Mariano Caruso

Conductor                    Nicola Rescigno
Stage Director                                                 Aldo Mirabella Vassallo


7, 9 November 1955
LA BOHÈME
Puccini
(company premiere)
Marcello                                Tito Gobbi
Rodolfo                 Giuseppe di Stefano
Colline                  Nicola Rossi-Lemeni
Schaunard                       Richard Torigi
Benoit                              Andrew Foldi
Mimì                              Renata Tebaldi
Parpignol                         Mario Mariani
Alcindoro                          Lloyd Harris
Musetta                               Gloria Lind
Custom House Sergeant                                 John Rudawski
Custom House Guard       Alfio Zagnol

Conductor                        Tullio Serafin
Stage Director                                                 Aldo Mirabella Vassallo



11, 14, 17 November 1955
MADAMA BUTTERFLY
Puccini
(company premiere)
B.F. Pinkerton       Giuseppe di Stefano
Goro                             Mariano Caruso
Suzuki                            Eunice Alberts
Sharpless                         Robert Weede
Cio-Cio-San                       Maria Callas
Imperial Commissioner   Andrew Foldi
Official Registrar            Miles Nekolny
Bonze                             Kenneth Smith
Prince Yamadori                Lloyd Harris
Kate Pinkerton                Marilu Adams

Conductor                    Nicola Rescigno
Stage Director                     Hizi Koyke


12, 25 November 1955
RIGOLETTO
Verdi
(company premiere)
Duke of Mantua               Jussi Björling
Borsa                            Mariano Caruso
Countess Ceprano           Marilu Adams
Rigoletto                               Tito Gobbi
Marullo                              Lloyd Harris
Count Ceprano                Andrew Foldi
Count Monterone          Kenneth Smith
Sparafucile            William Wildermann
Gilda                     Teresa Stich-Randall
Giovanna                          Ardis Krainik
Page                              Shirley Johnson
Maddalena                       Mignon Dunn

Conductor                    Nicola Rescigno
Stage Director            William Wymetal



15, 18 November 1955
FAUST
Gounod
(company premiere)
Faust                                 Jussi Björling
Méphistophélès     Nicola Rossi-Lemeni
Wagner                           Miles Nekolny
Valentin                          Robert Weede
Siébel                               Mignon Dunn
Marguerite                    Rosanna Carteri
Marthe Schwerlein         Eunice Alberts

Conductor                        Tullio Serafin
Stage Director            William Wymetal


16, 19 November 1955
IL BALLO DELLE INGRATE (Masque)
Monteverdi
(company premiere)
Venus                                Ebe Stignani
Amore                   Teresa Stich-Randall
Pluto                              Kenneth Smith

Conductor                    Nicola Rescigno
Set redesigner            Gerald L. Ritholz
Costumes                      Robert Fletcher

IL TABARRO
Puccini
(company premiere)
Giorgetta                        Gertrude Ribla
Michele                                 Tito Gobbi
Luigi                              Carlo Bergonzi
Tinca                             Mariano Caruso
Talpa                     William Wildermann
Song Vendor               Lawrence White
Frugola                        Claramae Turner
Lover                                Ardis Krainik
Lover                       Raymond Pacinelli
Offstage Voice             Shirley Johnson
Offstage Voice        Raymond Pacinelli

Conductor     Nicola Rescigno
Stage Director     Vladimir Rosing


21, 26 November 1955
CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA
Mascagni
(company premiere)
Turiddu                 Giuseppe di Stefano
                                 Carlo Bergonzi (2)
Santuzza                            Ebe Stignani
Mamma Lucia                Eunice Alberts
Alfio                              Cesare Bardelli
Lola                                 Mignon Dunn

Conductor                    Nicola Rescigno
Stage Director            William Wymetal
Set Designer                   Irene Karinska

LORD BYRON'S LOVE LETTER
Raffaello De Banfield
(company premiere)
Spinster                          Gertrude Ribla
Grandmother                   Astrid Varnay
Matron from Milwaukee                                 Claramae Turner
Mr. Tutweiler                     Lloyd Harris

Conductor                    Nicola Rescigno
Stage Director          Richard Baldridge
Designer                     Gerald L. Ritholz


22, 30 November 1955
L'ELISIR D'AMORE
Donizetti
(company premiere)
Giannetta                             Gloria Lind
Nemorino                 Léopold Simoneau
Adina                           Rosanna Carteri
Sergeant Belcore         Hugh Thompson
Dulcamara            Nicola Rossi-Lemeni

Conductor                        Tullio Serafin
Stage Director             Vladimir Rosing



28 November, 2 December 1955
L'AMORE DEI TRE RE
Italo Montemezzi
(company premiere)
Archibaldo            Nicola Rossi-Lemeni
Manfredo                        Robert Weede
Avito                              Carlo Bergonzi
Flaminio                        Mariano Caruso
Fiora                             Dorothy Kirsten
Maid                               Patricia Fraher
Young Man              Raymond Pacinelli
Young Woman          Prudencija Bickus
Old Woman                    Eunice Alberts
Offstage Voice            Lawrence White

Conductor                        Tullio Serafin
Stage Director             Vladimir Rosing


29 November, 3 December 1955
UN BALLO IN MASCHERA
Verdi
(company premiere)
Tom                                 Andrew Foldi
Samuele                William Wildermann
Oscar                                Peggy Bonini
Riccardo                           Jussi Björling
Renato                                  Tito Gobbi
Judge                            Mariano Caruso
Ulrica                           Claramae Turner
Silvano                               Lloyd Harris
Amelia                           Anita Cerquetti

Conductor                    Nicola Rescigno
Stage Director            William Wymetal



10, 13 October 1956
LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST
Puccini
(company premiere)
Joe                                        Alan Smith
Handsome                      Miles Nekolny
Harry                       John Rossi Carmen
Nick                              Mariano Caruso
Sid                                     Bernard Izzo
Happy                              Andrew Foldi
Sonora                                  Henri Noel
Larkens                              Lloyd Harris
Trin                                  Ralph Nielsen
Jack Rance                            Tito Gobbi
Jake Wallace                     Leon Lishner
Ashby                   William Wildermann
Minnie                            Eleanor Steber
Courier                           Wilhelm Silber
Dick Johnson (alias Ramerrez)                        Mario Del Monaco
José Castro               Arlington Rollman
Wowkle                          Eunice Alberts
Billy Jackrabbit        Arlington Rollman

Conductor              Dimitri Mirtopoulos
Stage Director Aldo Mirabella Vassallo
Lighting Designer            Miles Morgan



16, 19 October 1956
ANDREA CHÉNIER
Giordano
(company premiere)
Major Domo                      Bernard Izzo
Carlo Gérard                         Tito Gobbi
Maddalena di Coigny     Eleanor Steber
Countess di Coigny    Evelyn Reynolds
Bersi                                    Gloria Lind
                                Shirley Winston (2)
Pietro Fléville                 Miles Nekolny
Abate                       John Rossi Carmen
Andrea Chénier       Mario Del Monaco
Mathieu                             Lloyd Harris
Incredibile                    Mariano Caruso
Roucher                                Henri Noel
Madelon                         Eunice Alberts
Dumas                               Bernard Izzo
Fouquier-Tinville             Andrew Foldi
Schmidt                            Leon Lishner
                                                              
Conductor                  Emerson Buckley
Stage Director Aldo Mirabella Vassallo


17 October, 3 November 1956
SALOME
Richard Strauss
(company premiere)
Narraboth                      John Alexander
Page                                Eunice Alberts
Soldier                               Lloyd Harris
Soldier                      Arlington Rollman
Jokanaan                 Alexander Welitsch
Cappadocian                   Miles Nekolny
Sonora                                  Henri Noel
Salome                                 Inge Borkh
Slave                           Evelyn Reynolds
Herod Antipas                 Ramon Vinay
Herodias                         Martha Lipton
Jew                               Mariano Caruso
Jew                                       Henri Noel
Jew                          John Rossi Carmen
Jew                                 Wilhelm Silber
Jew                                       Alan Smith
Nazarene                         Andrew Foldi
Nazarene                          Ralph Nielsen

Conductor                           Georg Solti
Stage Director            William Wymetal
 20, 22 October 1956
DIE WALKÜRE
Wagner
(company premiere)
Siegmund                    Ludwig Suthaus
Sieglinde                              Inge Borkh
Hunding                William Wildermann
Wotan                             Paul Schöffler
Brünnhilde                       Birgit Nilsson
Fricka                           Claramae Turner
Gerhilde                         Virginia Parker
Helmwige                      Jane McGowan
Waltraute                    Evelyn Reynolds
Schwertleite                    Patricia Fraher
Ortlinde                               Gloria Lind
Siegrune                             Audrey Paul
Grimgerde                      Eunice Alberts
Rossweisse                       Ardis Krainik

Conductor                           Georg Solti
Stage Director            William Wymetal


23, 27 October 1956
IL TROVATORE
Verdi
(company premiere)
Ferrando               William Wildermann
Inez                                Virginia Parker
Leonora                               Herva Nelli
                                  Gertrude Ribla (2)
Count di Luna             Ettore Bastianini
Manrico                            Jussi Björling
Azucena                       Claramae Turner
Old Gypsy                      Jonas Vanzelis
Messenger                          Virgil Abner
Ruiz                              Mariano Caruso

Conductor                    Bruno Bartoletti
Stage Director Aldo Mirabella Vassallo



26, 31 October 1956
LA TRAVIATA
Verdi
(company premiere)
Violetta Valéry               Eleanor Steber
Flora Bervoix                 Virginia Parker
Doctor Grenvil                Andrew Foldi
Marchese d'Obigny        Miles Nekolny
Baron Douphol                     Henri Noel
Gastone de Letorières  Mariano Caruso
Alfredo Germont     Léopold Simoneau
Annina                             Ardis Krainik
Giuseppe                            Virgil Abner
Giorgio Germont         Ettore Bastianini
Messenger                          Lloyd Harris

Conductor                    Bruno Bartoletti
 Stage Director                                                Aldo Mirabella Vassallo


29 October, 13 November 1956
DON GIOVANNI
Mozart
Leporello                    Fernando Corena
Donna Anna                   Eleanor Steber
Don Giovanni       Nicola Rossi-Lemeni
Commendatore               Paul Schöffler
Don Ottavio             Léopold Simoneau
Donna Elvira                       Eva Likova
                                       Gloria Lind (2)
Zerlina                           Dolores Wilson
Masetto                           Andrew Foldi

Conductor                           Georg Solti
Stage Director            William Wymetal



30 October, 2, 5 November 1956
TOSCA
Puccini
Cesare Angelotti      Arlington Rollman
 Sacristan                          Carlo Badioli
Mario Cavaradossi            Jussi Björling
Floria Tosca                   Renata Tebaldi
Baron Scarpia                       Tito Gobbi
Spoletta                        Mariano Caruso
Sciarrone                         Andrew Foldi
Shepherd Boy                William Mason
Jailer                                  Lloyd Harris

Conductor                    Bruno Bartoletti
                                         Leo Kopp (3)
Stage Director                                       
                        Aldo Mirabella Vassallo


8, 12 November 1956
LA FORZA DEL DESTINO
Verdi
(company premiere)
Marchese di Calatrava       Lloyd Harris
Donna Leonora di Vargas Renata Tebaldi
Curra                                Ardis Krainik
Don Alvaro                   Richard Tucker
Mayor of Hornachuelos     Lloyd Harris
Don Carlo di Vargas   Ettore Bastianini
Trabucco                       Mariano Caruso
Preziozilla               Giulietta Simionato
Padre Guardiano  Nicola Rossi-Lemeni
Fra Melitone                     Carlo Badioli
Surgeon                             Bernard Izzo

Conductor                           Georg Solti
Stage Director                                                 Aldo Mirabella Vassallo



14, 16 November 1956
LA BOHÈME
Puccini
Marcello                      Ettore Bastianini
Rodolfo                             Barry Morell
                                    Jussi Björling (2)
Colline                 Miraslav Cangalovich
Schaunard                            Henri Noel
Benoit                               Carlo Badioli
Mimì                              Renata Tebaldi
Parpignol                      Gugielmo Caspi
Alcindoro                         Carlo Badioli
Musetta                         Dolores Wilson
Custom House Sergeant   Alfio Zagnoli
Custom House Guard     Jonas Vaznelis

Conductor                    Bruno Bartoletti
Stage Director            William Wymetal


11, 14, 18 October 1957
OTELLO
Verdi
(company premiere)
Montano                            Lloyd Harris
Cassio                              Leslie Chabay
Iago                                      Tito Gobbi
Otello                       Mario Del Monaco
Desdemona                    Renata Tebaldi
                           Anna Marie Koehn (3)
Emilia                           Irene Kramarich
Herald                             Miles Nekolny
Lodovico              William Wildermann

Conductor                        Tullio Serafin
Stage Director                                                 Aldo Mirabella Vassallo


16 October, 4 November 1957
LA BOHÈME
Puccini
Marcello                               Aldo Protti
Rodolfo                            Jussi Björling
Colline                           Kenneth Smith
Schaunard                            Henri Noel
Benoit                               Carlo Badioli
Mimì                                  Anna Moffo
Alcindoro                         Carlo Badioli
Musetta                                Eva Likova
Custom House Sergeant                                 Jonas Vaznelis

Conductor          Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Stage Director                                                 Aldo Mirabella Vassallo



19, 28 October 1957
MIGNON
Thomas
(company premiere)
Mignon                   Giulietta Simionato
Wilhelm Meister         Alvinio Misciano
Philine                                Anna Moffo
Frédéric                        Rosalind Nadell
Laerte                           Mariano Caruso
Lothario                William Wildermann
Jarno                                Andrew Foldi

Conductor          Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Stage Director          Richard Baldridge


21, 25 October, 9 November 1957
MANON LESCAUT
Giacomo Puccini
(company premiere)
Edmondo                        Leslie Chabay
Chevalier des Grieux        Jussi Björling
Lescaut                        Cornell MacNeil
Innkeeper                           Lloyd Harris
Geronte di Ravoir             Carlo Badioli
Manon Lescaut              Renata Tebaldi
Musician                       Rosalind Nadell
Music Master                    Andrea Velis
Sergeant                             Lloyd Harris
Lamplighter                      Andrea Velis
Naval Captain                 Andrew Foldi

Conductor                        Tullio Serafin
Stage Director                                                 Aldo Mirabella Vassallo



23, 26 October 1957
CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA
Mascagni
Turiddu                           Brian Sullivan
Santuzza                 Giulietta Simionato
Mamma Lucia Irene Kramarich (Oct. 23)
Mamma Lucia Patricia Fraher (Oct. 26)
Alfio                            Cornell MacNeil
Lola                              Rosalind Nadell

Conductor                              Leo Kopp
Stage Director             Vladimir Rosing

PAGLIACCI
Leoncavallo
(company premiere)
Tonio                                    Tito Gobbi
Canio                       Mario Del Monaco
Beppe                           Mariano Caruso
Nedda                                  Eva Likova
Silvio and Prologue     Cornell MacNeil

Conductor                    Bruno Bartoletti
Stage Director             Vladimir Rosing

Chorus Master     Michael Lepore



30 October, 2 November 1957
ANDREA CHÉNIER
Giordano
(company premiere)
Major Domo                      Bernard Izzo
Carlo Gérard                         Tito Gobbi
Maddalena di Coigny    Renata Tebaldi
Countess di Coigny         Ardis Krainik
Bersi                             Rosalind Nadell
Pietro Fléville                 Miles Nekolny
Abate                                Andrea Velis
Andrea Chénier       Mario Del Monaco
Mathieu                            Carlo Badioli
Incredibile                    Mariano Caruso
Roucher                                Henri Noel
Madelon                       Irene Kramarich
Dumas                               Bernard Izzo
Fouquier-Tinville             Andrew Foldi
Schmidt                             Lloyd Harris

Conductor          Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Stage Director                                                 Aldo Mirabella Vassallo


1, 6 November 1957
LA GIOCONDA
Ponchielli
(company premiere)
Barnaba                                Aldo Protti
La Gioconda                     Eileen Farrell
La Cieca                       Irene Kramarich
Zuane                                 Lloyd Harris
Isépo                             Mariano Caruso
Enzo Grimaldo              Richard Tucker
Enzo Grimaldo                                                Giuseppe di Stefano (2)
Laura                       Giulietta Simionato
Alvise Badoero     William Wildermann
Monk                             Kenneth Smith
Singer                             Jonas Vaznelis

Conductor                        Tullio Serafin
Stage Director                                                 Aldo Mirabella Vassallo

8, 11 November 1957
LE NOZZE DI FIGARO
Mozart
(company premiere)
Figaro                                Walter Berry
Susanna                              Anna Moffo
Bartolo                              Carlo Badioli
Marcellina                    Rosalind Nadell
Cherubino               Giulietta Simionato
Count Almaviva                   Tito Gobbi
Don Basilio                   Mariano Caruso
Countess Almaviva        Eleanor Steber
Antonio                           Andrew Foldi
Barbarina                     Jeanne Diamond
Don Curzio                       Andrea Velis

Conductor                           Georg Solti
Stage Director                   Hans Hartleb
Set Designer              Gerald L. Ritholz


13, 16 November 1957
ADRIANA LECOUVREUR
Cilea
(company premiere)
Mlle. Jouvenot             Jeanne Diamond
Michonnet                            Tito Gobbi
Poisson                              Andrea Velis
Mlle. Dangeville               Ardis Krainik
Quinault                         Kenneth Smith
Abbé de Chazeuil         Mariano Caruso
Prince de Bouillon            Carlo Badioli
Adriana Lecouvreur       Renata Tebaldi
Maurizio                Giuseppe di Stefano
Princess de Bouillon                                       Giulietta Simionato

Conductor                        Tullio Serafin
Stage Director                                                 Aldo Mirabella Vassallo
Set Re-designer         Gerald L. Ritholz



15, 18 November 1957
UN BALLO IN MASCHERA
Verdi
Tom                                 Andrew Foldi
Samuele                William Wildermann
Oscar                            Sylvia Stahlman
Riccardo                           Jussi Björling
Renato                                 Aldo Protti
Judge                            Mariano Caruso
Ulrica                           Claramae Turner
Silvano                               Lloyd Harris
Servant to Amelia         Mariano Caruso
Amelia                           Anita Cerquetti

Conductor                           Georg Solti
Stage Director                                                 Aldo Mirabella Vassallo


20, 29 November 1957
TOSCA
Puccini
Cesare Angelotti            Kenneth Smith
Sacristan                           Carlo Badioli
Mario Cavaradossi                                          Giuseppe di Stefano
                                    Jussi Björling (2)
Floria Tosca                    Eleanor Steber
Baron Scarpia                       Tito Gobbi
Spoletta                        Mariano Caruso
Sciarrone                         Andrew Foldi
Shepherd Boy                William Mason
                                  Patricia Fraher (2)
Jailer                                  Lloyd Harris

Conductor                    Bruno Bartoletti

Stage Director                                       
                        Aldo Mirabella Vassallo



22, 25, 30 November 1957
DON CARLO
Verdi
(new production)
Monk                             Kenneth Smith
Don Carlo                        Brian Sullivan
                                    Jussi Björling (3)
Rodrigo                                Tito Gobbi
Tebaldo                       Jeanne Diamond
Princess Eboli                     Nell Rankin
Elisabetta di Valois       Anita Cerquetti
Philip II                          Boris Christoff
Royal Herald                    Andrea Velis
Celestial Voice             Sylvia Stahlman
Count Lerma                Mariano Caruso
Grand Inquisitor   William Wildermann

Conductor                           Georg Solti
Stage Director                   Hans Hartleb
Set Designer                  Robert Fletcher
Costume Designer         Robert Fletcher


23, 27 November 1957
LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR
Donizetti
Normanno                     Mariano Caruso
Enrico Ashton                      Aldo Protti
Raimondo Bidebent      Kenneth Smith
Lucia                                  Anna Moffo
Alisa                                 Ardis Krainik
Edgardo di Ravenswood                                Giuseppe di Stefano
Edgardo di Ravenswood                                Brian Sullivan (2)
Arturo Bucklaw              Leslie Chabay

Conductor                    Bruno Bartoletti
Stage Director             Vladimir Rosing



10, 17 October 1958
FALSTAFF
Verdi
(company premiere)
Dr. Caius                      Mariano Caruso
Sir John Falstaff                   Tito Gobbi
Bardolfo                          Luigi Vellucci
Pistola                            Kenneth Smith
Meg Page                 Anna Maria Canali
Alice Ford                      Renata Tebaldi
Mistress Quickly     Giulietta Simionato
Nannetta                            Anna Moffo
Ford                             Cornell MacNeil
Fenton                        Alvinio Misciano

Conductor                        Tullio Serafin
Stage Director               Carlo Piccinato


13, 15 October 1958
MADAMA BUTTERFLY
Puccini
B.F. Pinkerton       Giuseppe di Stefano
 Goro                            Mariano Caruso
Suzuki                      Anna Maria Canali
Sharpless                      Cornell MacNeil
Cio-Cio-San                   Renata Tebaldi
Imperial Commissioner      Lloyd Harris
Official Registrar              Bernard Izzo
Bonze                             Kenneth Smith
Prince Yamadori                  Henri Noel
Kate Pinkerton            Jeanne Diamond

Conductor                   Kiril Kondrashin
Stage Director               Carlo Piccinato



18, 22, 27 October 1958
TURANDOT
Puccini
(company premiere)
Mandarin                              Henri Noel
Liù                                     Anna Moffo
Calaf                      Giuseppe di Stefano
Timur                    William Wildermann
Ping                                 Richard Torigi
Pang                              Mariano Caruso
Pong                                Luigi Vellucci
Emperor Altoum of China                              Joseph Quinlin
Turandot                          Birgit Nilsson

Conductor                        Tullio Serafin
Stage Director             Vladimir Rosing


20, 24, 29 October 1958
IL TROVATORE
Verdi
Ferrando               William Wildermann
Inez                          Anna Maria Canali
Leonora                               Elinor Ross
Count di Luna             Ettore Bastianini
Manrico                            Jussi Björling
Azucena                  Giulietta Simionato
Old Gypsy                      Jonas Vaznelis
Messenger                        Jeffrey Wolfe
Ruiz                                 Luigi Vellucci

Conductor                        Lee Schaenen
Stage Director               Carlo Piccinato



25, 31 October, 3 November 1958
GIANNI SCHICCHI
Puccini
(company premiere)
Zita                          Anna Maria Canali
Simone                  William Wildermann
Rinuccio                     Alvinio Misciano
La Ciesca                       Sophia Steffan
Marco                                   Henri Noel
Nella                            Jeanne Diamond
Gherardo                      Mariano Caruso
Betto di Signa              Chester Watson
Gherardino                 Salvatore di Masi
Gianni Schicchi                    Tito Gobbi
Lauretta                             Anna Moffo
Maestro Spinelloccio       Andrew Foldi
Amantio di Nicolao          Bernard Izzo
Pinellino                          Jonas Vaznelis
Guccio                           Kenneth Smith

Conductor                        Tullio Serafin
Stage Director               Carlo Piccinato

I PAGLIACCI
Leoncavallo
Tonio                                    Tito Gobbi
Canio                     Giuseppe di Stefano
Beppe                           Mariano Caruso
Nedda                                  Eva Likova
Silvio                           Cornell MacNeil

Conductor                        Tullio Serafin
Stage Director             Vladimir Rosing



1, 7, 10 November 1958
TRISTAN UND ISOLDE
Wagner
Sailor                              Joseph Quinlin
Isolde                               Birgit Nilsson
Brangäne                       Grace Hoffman
Kurwenal                         Walter Cassel
Tristan                                    Karl Liebl
Melot                            Mariano Caruso
King Marke           William Wildermann
Shepherd                         Luigi Vellucci
Helmsman                            Henri Noel

Conductor                    Artur Rodzinski
 Stage Director           William Wymetal

5, 8, 14 November 1958
LA TRAVIATA
Verdi
Violetta Valéry               Eleanor Steber
Flora Bervoix                  Tamara Bering
Doctor Grenvil                Andrew Foldi
Marchese d'Obigny           Bernard Izzo
Baron Douphol                     Henri Noel
Gastone de Letorières  Mariano Caruso
Alfredo Germont     Léopold Simoneau
Annina                             Ardis Krainik
Giuseppe                        Joseph Quinlin
Giorgio Germont         Ettore Bastianini

Conductor                        Tullio Serafin
 Stage Director              Carlo Piccinato


12, 21 November 1958
IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA
Rossini
Fiorello                                 Henri Noel
Count Almaviva         Alvinio Misciano
Figaro                                   Tito Gobbi
Bartolo                       Fernando Corena
Rosina                     Giulietta Simionato
Basilio                        Paolo Montarsolo
Berta                        Anna Maria Canali
Sergeant                             Lloyd Harris

Conductor                        Lee Schaenen
Stage Director               Carlo Piccinato

15, 19 November 1958
RIGOLETTO
Giuseppe Verdi
Duke of Mantua               Jussi Björling
Borsa                               Luigi Vellucci
Countess Ceprano          Tamara Bering
Rigoletto                               Tito Gobbi
                               Cornell MacNeil (2)
Marullo                                 Henri Noel
Count Ceprano                  Bernard Izzo
Count Monterone          Kenneth Smith
Sparafucile            William Wildermann
Gilda                                  Anna Moffo
Giovanna                          Ardis Krainik
Page                             Jeanne Diamond
Maddalena                     Sophia Steffan

Conductor                Georges Sebastian
Stage Director               Carlo Piccinato


17, 22, 28 November 1958
BORIS GODUNOV
Mussorgsky
Nikitich                            Algerd Brazis
Mitiukh                           Jonas Vaznelis
Tchelkalov                    Chester Watson
Shuisky                         Mariano Caruso
Boris Godunov              Boris Christoff
Pimen                    William Wildermann
Dmitri                              Brian Sullivan
Hostess of the Inn   Anna Maria Canali
Missail                            Joseph Quinlin
Varlaam                     Marco Steffanoni
Border Guard                  Andrew Foldi
Xenia                           Jeanne Diamond
Feodor                            Sophia Steffan
Old Nurse                       Tamara Bering
Boyar                          Reinert Lindland
Marina Mnishek            Grace Hoffman
Simpleton                        Luigi Vellucci
Khrushchov                     Jeffrey Wolfe
Jesuit                         K. Charles Graves
Jesuit                                 Bernard Izzo

Conductor                Georges Sebastian
Stage Director             Vladimir Rosing


24, 26, 29 November 1958
AIDA
Verdi
Ramfis                  William Wildermann
Radamés                           Jussi Björling
Amneris                  Giulietta Simionato
Aida                             Leonie Rysanek
King of Egypt                Kenneth Smith
Messenger                       Luigi Vellucci
Priestess                         Sophia Steffan
Amonasro                             Tito Gobbi

Conductor                Georges Sebastian
Stage Director               Carlo Piccinato


12, 16, 21, 24 October 1959
CARMEN
Bizet
(new production)
Moralës                             Bernard Izzo
Micaèla                Dorothy Warenskjold
Don José                Giuseppe di Stefano
Zuniga                           Peter Harrower
Carmen                             Jean Madeira
Frasquita                        Irene Callaway
Mercédès                           Cecilia Ward
Escamillo                           Ernest Blanc
Dancaïre                          Luigi Vellucci
Remendado                  Mariano Caruso

Conductor               Lovro von Matačič
Stage Director     Margherita Wallmann


14, 17, 19 October 1959
LA CENERENTOLA
Rossini
 (company premiere)
Angelina                     Anna Maria Rota
Clorinda                         Irene Callaway
Tisbe                               Corinna Vozza
Alidoro                            Andrew Foldi
Don Magnifico           Fernando Corena
Don Ramiro                      Nicola Monti
Dandini                         Donald Gramm

Conductor          Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Stage Director               Carlo Maestrini

23, 26, 29 October 1959
SIMON BOCCANEGRA
Verdi
(company premiere)
Paolo Albiani                     Philip Maero
Pietro                             Peter Harrower
Simon Boccanegra                Tito Gobbi
Jacopo Fiesco            Ferruccio Mazzoli
Amelia Grimaldi      Margherita Roberti
Gabriele Adorno           Richard Tucker
Servant to Amelia            Ardis Krainik
Captain                         Mariano Caruso

Conductor          Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Stage Director               Carlo Maestrini

28, 30 October 1959
TURANDOT
Puccini
Mandarin                           Bernard Izzo
Liù                                 Leontyne Price
Calaf                      Giuseppe di Stefano
Timur                         Ferruccio Mazzoli
Pang                              Mariano Caruso
Pong                                Luigi Vellucci
Ping                            Fernando Corena
Emperor Altoum of China                              Ralph Nielsen
Turandot                          Birgit Nilsson

Conductor          Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Stage Director             Vladimir Rosing
Designer                           Harry Horner



2, 6 November 1959
JENŮFA
Janácek
(company premiere)
Jenůfa                        Gré Brouwenstijn
Grandmother Buryja    Irene Kramarich
Laca Klemeň                Richard Cassilly
Jano                           Susan Winchester
Foreman                             Philip Maero
Kostelnička Buryja            Sylvia Fisher
Števa                         Robert Charlebois
Barena                            Irene Callaway
Pastuchyňa                       Ardis Krainik
Mayor                              Andrew Foldi
Mayor's Wife              Evelyn Reynolds
Karolka                          Corinna Vozza
Aunt                                     Ann Irving

Conductor               Lovro von Matačič
Stage Director            Christopher West
Scenery & Costumes            Jan Brazda


4, 7 November 1959
UN BALLO IN MASCHERA
Verdi
Tom                                 Andrew Foldi
Samuele                         Peter Harrower
Oscar                            Sylvia Stahlman
Riccardo                Giuseppe di Stefano
Renato                                  Tito Gobbi
Judge                            Mariano Caruso
Ulrica                           Irene Kramarich
Silvano                              Bernard Izzo
Servant to Amelia         Mariano Caruso
Amelia                             Birgit Nilsson

Conductor                    Bruno Bartoletti
Stage Director               Carlo Maestrini
Designer                           Harry Horner



9, 11, 14 November 1959
COSÌ FAN TUTTE
Mozart
(company premiere)
Ferrando                  Léopold Simoneau
Guglielmo                          Walter Berry
Don Alfonso              Fernando Corena
Fiordiligi           Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Dorabella                      Christa Ludwig
Despina                        Sylvia Stahlman

Conductor                            Josef Krips
                       Lovro von Matačič (2, 3)
Stage Director                      Adolf Rott
Designer                        George Jenkins


13, 16, 21 November 1959
DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER
Richard Wagner
(company premiere)
Daland                              Josef Greindl
Steersman                          Cesare Curzi
Dutchman                   Tomislav Neralič
Mary                           Mary MacKenzie
Senta                                Birgit Nilsson
Erik                                  Eugene Tobin

Conductor               Lovro von Matačič
Stage Director                      Adolf Rott


18, 20, 28 November 1959
LA GIOCONDA
Ponchielli
Barnaba                       Giuseppe Taddei
La Gioconda                     Eileen Farrell
La Cieca                       Irene Kramarich
Zuane                                Bernard Izzo
Isèpo                             Mariano Caruso
Enzo Grimaldo              Richard Tucker
Laura                                    Irene Dalis
Alvise Badoero                 Josef Greindl
Monk                               Andrew Foldi
Singer                             Jonas Vaznelis

Conductor                    Bruno Bartoletti
Stage Director               Carlo Maestrini


23, 25, 27 November 1959
THAÏS
Massenet
 (company premiere)
Palémon                      Fernando Corena
Athanaël                            Michel Roux
Servant of Nicias      K. Charles Graves
Nicias                       Léopold Simoneau
Crobyle                          Irene Callaway
Myrtale                             Ardis Krainik
Thäis                              Leontyne Price
Albine                          Irene Kramarich

Conductor                      Georges Prêtre
Stage Director             Vladimir Rosing


14, 21, 24 October 1960
DON CARLO
Verdi
Monk                          Franco Ventriglia
Don Carlo                      Richard Tucker
Rodrigo                                Tito Gobbi
Tebaldo                       Jeanne Diamond
Princess Eboli         Giulietta Simionato
Elisabetta di Valois Margherita Roberti
Philip II                          Boris Christoff
Celestial Voice              Shirley Johnson
Count Lerma                Mariano Caruso
Grand Inquisitor        Ferruccio Mazzoli

Conductor                    Antonino Votto
Stage Director            Christopher West
Designer                        Robert Fletcher



17, 19, 22, 28 October 1960
AIDA
Verdi
Ramfis                       Ferruccio Mazzoli
Radames                        Carlo Bergonzi
                                Luigi Ottolini (3, 4)
Amneris                  Giulietta Simionato
Aida                         Margherita Roberti
                             Leontyne Price (3, 4)
King of Egypt            Franco Ventriglia
Messenger                     Mariano Caruso
Priestess                             Doris Yarick
Amonasro                        Robert Merrill

Conductor                    Antonino Votto
Stage Director               Carlo Maestrini
Set Re-designer         Gerald L. Ritholz


26, 29, 31 October 1960
LE NOZZE DI FIGARO
Mozart
Figaro                                Walter Berry
Susanna                               Rita Streich
Bartolo                       Fernando Corena
Marcellina                       Martha Lipton
Cherubino                     Christa Ludwig
Count Almaviva      Eberhard Waechter
Don Basilio                   Mariano Caruso
Countess Almaviva                                         Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Antonio                        Chester Watson
Barbarina                     Jeanne Diamond
Don Curzio                   Robert Schmorr
Peasant Girl                Charlotte Gackle
Peasant Girl                     Gladys Vacek

Conductor                            Josef Krips
Stage Director            Christopher West
Scenic                           erald L. Ritholz



2, 5, 7 November 1960
LA BOHÈME
Puccini
Rodolfo                         Richard Tucker
Colline                       Ferruccio Mazzoli
Schaunard                            Henri Noel
Benoit                         Fernando Corena
Mimì                                Renata Scotto
Parpignol                          Jeffrey Wolfe
Alcindoro                   Fernando Corena
Musetta                              Doris Yarick
Custom House Sergeant                                 Jonas Vanzelis
Custom House Guard       Robert Smith

Conductor          Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Stage Director               Carlo Maestrini


4, 9, 12 November 1960
CARMEN
Bizet
Moralès                             Bernard Izzo
Micaëla                            Renata Scotto
Don José                      Richard Cassilly
                     Giuseppe di Stefano (2, 3)
Zuniga                        Franco Ventriglia
Carmen                             Jean Madeira
Frasquita                            Doris Yarick
Mercédès                             Kay Griffel
Escamillo                         Robert Merrill
Dancaïre                       Robert Schmorr
Remendado                  Mariano Caruso

Conductor               Lovro von Matačič
Production           Margherita Wallmann
Designer                               Piero Zuffi



11, 14, 19 November 1960
TOSCA
Puccini
Cesare Angelotti        Franco Ventriglia
Sacristan                      Gerhard Pechner
Mario Cavaradossi                                          Giuseppe di Stefano
Floria Tosca                   Renata Tebaldi
Baron Scarpia                       Tito Gobbi
Spoletta                        Mariano Caruso
Sciarrone                           Bernard Izzo
Shepherd Boy                     Kay Griffel
Jailer                          K. Charles Graves

Conductor          Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Stage Director               Carlo Maestrini


21 November 1960
DIE WALKÜRE
Wagner
Siegmund                            Jon Vickers
Sieglinde                    Gré Brouwenstijn
Hunding                William Wildermann
Wotan                                 Hans Hotter
Brünnhilde                       Birgit Nilsson
Fricka                            Christa Ludwig
Gerhilde                               Alice Riley
Helmwige                  Prudencija Bickus
Waltraute                  Emalee Thompson
Schwertleite               Mary MacKenzie
Ortlinde                             Doris Yarick
Siegrune                              Kay Griffel
Grimgerde                         Patricia Sage
Rossweisse                 Sharon Nawrocki

Conductor               Lovro von Matačič
Stage Director            Christopher West



23, 25 November 1960
FEDORA
Giordano
Désiré                           Mariano Caruso
Nicola                               Robert Smith
Sergio                               Jeffrey Wolfe
Fedora Romazov           Renata Tebaldi
Dimitri                       Susan Winchester
Gretch                        Franco Ventriglia
Lorek                        K. Charles Graves
De Siriex                               Tito Gobbi
Cirillo                            Chester Watson
Olga Sukarev              Jeanette Scovotti
Baron Rouvel               Robert Schmorr
Dr. Borov                          Bernard Izzo
Loris Ipanov          Giuseppe di Stefano
Boleslao Lazinski      Sheldon Shkolnik
Child                                   Kay Griffel

Conductor               Lovro von Matačič
Stage Director               Carlo Maestrini
Set Re-designer         Gerald L. Ritholz


26, 28 November, 2 December 1960
MADAMA BUTTERFLY
Puccini
B.F. Pinkerton             Richard Cassilly
Goro                             Mariano Caruso
Suzuki                             Mildred Miller
Sharpless                          Renato Cesari
Cio-Cio-San                   Leontyne Price
Imperial Commissioner     Robert Smith
Official Registrar            Jonas Vanzelis
Bonze                           Chester Watson
Prince Yamadori               Bernard Izzo
Kate Pinkerton                    Kay Griffel
Conductor          Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Stage Director            Christopher West



30 November, 3 December 1960
SIMON BOCCANEGRA
Verdi
Paolo Albiani                   Renato Cesari
Pietro                            Chester Watson
Simon Boccanegra                Tito Gobbi
Jacopo Fiesco            Ferruccio Mazzoli
Amelia Grimaldi            Renata Tebaldi
Gabriele Adorno           Richard Tucker
Servant to Amelia      Sharon Nawrocki
Captain                         Mariano Caruso

Conductor          Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Stage Director               Carlo Maestrini


14, 16, 18 October 1961
LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR
Donizetti
Normanno                     Mariano Caruso
Enrico Ashton                   Mario Zanasi
Raimondo Bidebent                                        William Wildermann
Lucia                            Joan Sutherland
Alisa                           Margery MacKay
Edgardo di Ravenswood                                Richard Tucker
                                 Carlo Bergonzi (3)
Arturo Bucklaw            Piero De Palma

Conductor                    Antonino Votto
Stage Director              Franco Zeffirelli
Designer                       Franco Zeffirelli



20, 25, 28 October 1961
ANDREA CHÉNIER
Giordano
Major Domo                      Bernard Izzo
Carlo Gérard                     Mario Zanasi
Maddalena di Coigny                                     Shakeh Vartenissian
Countess di Coigny   Margery MacKay
Bersi                                  Vera Magrini
Pietro Fléville              Michael Bondon
Abate                            Mariano Caruso
Andrea Chénier                   Jon Vickers
Mathieu                           Renato Cesari
Roucher                                Henri Noel
Madelon                     Mary MacKenzie
Dumas                          Edward Warner
Fouquier-Tinville               Bernard Izzo
Schmidt                    K. Charles Graves

Conductor                    Antonino Votto
Stage Director                Enrico Frigerio


21, 23, 27 October 1961
MEFISTOFELE
Boito
(company profile)
Mefistofele                    Boris Christoff
Faust                              Carlo Bergonzi
Wagner                          Piero De Palma
Margherita                         Ilva Ligabue
Marta                                Vera Magrini
Elena                             Christa Ludwig
Pantalis                       Mary MacKenzie
Nereo                            Mariano Caruso

Conductor                    Antonino Votto
Stage Director           Riccardo Moresco


30 October, 4, 10 November 1961
LA FORZA DEL DESTINO
Verdi
Marchese di Calatrava  Edward Warner
Donna Leonora di Vargas                               Eileen Farrell
Curra                          Sharon Nawrocki
Don Alvaro                    Carlo Bergonzi
Don Alvaro                  David Poleri (2)
Mayor of Hornachuelos                                  Michael Bondon
Don Carlo di Vargas                                       Giangiacomo Guelfi
Trabucco                       Mariano Caruso
Preziozilla                     Christa Ludwig
Fra Melitone                    Renato Cesari
Padre Guardiano            Boris Christoff
Surgeon                             Bernard Izzo
Peddler                          Piero De Palma

Conductor              Carlo Felice Cillario
Stage Director           Riccardo Moresco


1, 3 November 1961
COSÌ FAN TUTTE
Mozart
Ferrando                  Léopold Simoneau
Guglielmo                          Walter Berry
Don Alfonso                    Renato Cesari
Fiordiligi           Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Dorabella                      Christa Ludwig
Despina                        Sylvia Stahlman

Conductor                            Peter Maag
Stage Director            Christopher West
Designer                        George Jenkins



6, 8, 11 November 1961
DON GIOVANNI
Mozart
Leporello                           Walter Berry
Donna Anna         Teresa Stich-Randall
Don Giovanni         Eberhard Waechter
Commendatore     William Wildermann
Don Ottavio             Léopold Simoneau
Donna Elvira                 Lisa Della Casa
                 Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (2, 3)
Zerlina                        Irmgard Seefried
Masetto                            Renato Cesari

Conductor                            Peter Maag
Stage Director            Wolfgang Weber


13, 17, 22 November 1961
FIDELIO
Beethoven
Jaquino                    Richard Carl Knoll
Marzelline                   Irmgard Seefried
Rocco                    William Wildermann
Leonore                            Brigit Nilsson
Don Pizarro                        Hans Hotter
Prisoner                             Robert Smith
Prisoner                            Jeffrey Wolfe
Florestan                              Jon Vickers
Don Fernando                   Walter Berry

Conductor                            Peter Maag
Stage Director            Christopher West


15, 18, 20, 24 November 1961
 IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA
Rossini
Fiorello                              Bernard Izzo
Count Almaviva                   Luigi Alva
Figaro                         Sesto Bruscantini
Bartolo                       Fernando Corena
Rosina                     Giulietta Simionato
Basilio                            Boris Christoff
Berta                                 Vera Magrini
Sergeant                             Lloyd Harris

Conductor              Carlo Felice Cillario
Stage Director                Enrico Frigerio


25, 27, 29 November, 1 December 1961
THE HARVEST
Vittorio Giannini
(world premiere)
Sam                       William Wildermann
Lora                                Marilyn Horne
Lem                                 Geraint Evans
Jesse                         Richard Carl Knoll
Mark                                  Barry Morell
Grandpa Jones              Robert Schmorr
Sara                                   Vera Magrini
Young Girl                  Jeanne Diamond
Jason                                Jeffrey Wolfe

Conductor                  Vittorio Giannini
Stage Director               Herbert Machiz
Designer                           Robert Smith
Costume Designer               Helen Pond
                                           Oliver Smith


12, 15, 20, 24 October 1962
PRINCE IGOR
Borodin
Prince Igor                            Igor Gorin
Jaroslavna                     Consuelo Rubio
Vladimir Igorevitch           David Poleri
Prince Galitsky              Boris Christoff
Konchak                        Boris Christoff
Konchakovna                      Carol Smith
Ovlour                     Richard Carl Knoll
Skoula                              Renato Cesari
Eroshka                         Mariano Caruso
Jaroslavna's Nurse     Prudencija Bickus
Polovtsian Maiden      Jeanne Diamond

Conductor                         Oskar Danon
Stage Director             Vladimir Rosing
Designer                          Nicola Benois



17, 19, 22, 27 October 1962
LA BOHÈME
Puccini
Marcello                            Mario Zanasi
Rodolfo                         Richard Tucker
Colline                  William Wildermann
                             Boris Christoff (3, 4)
Schaunard                        Renato Cesari
Benoit                         Fernando Corena
Mimì                             Consuelo Rubio
                              Mietta Sighele (2, 3)
Parpignol                 Richard Carl Knoll
Alcindoro                   Fernando Corena
Musetta                Joan Marie Moynagh
Custom House Sergeant                                 Lester Wagemaker
Custom House Guard       Robert Smith

Conductor              Carlo Felice Cillario


26, 29 October, 3 November 1962
TOSCA
Puccini
Cesare Angelotti              Renato Cesari
Sacristan                     Fernando Corena
Mario Cavaradossi   Giuseppe Zampieri
Floria Tosca                   Régine Crespin
Baron Scarpia                       Tito Gobbi
Spoletta                        Mariano Caruso
Sciarrone                           Bernard Izzo
Shepherd Boy             Elizabeth Fischer
Jailer                          K. Charles Graves

Conductor              Carlo Felice Cillario
Stage Director           Riccardo Moresco


31 October, 2, 5 November 1962
L'ELISIR D'AMORE
Donizetti
Giannetta              Joan Marie Moynagh
Nemorino                        Alfredo Kraus
Adina                             Mariella Adani
Sergeant Belcore               Mario Zanasi
Dulcamara                  Fernando Corena

Conductor              Carlo Felice Cillario
Stage Director                Enrico Frigerio
Designer                       Robert O'Hearn
7, 9, 12 November 1962
LE NOZZE DI FIGARO
Mozart
Figaro                          Renato Capecchi
Susanna                               Rita Streich
Bartolo                       Fernando Corena
Marcellina                           Edith Evans
Cherubino                    Teresa Berganza
Count Almaviva                   Tito Gobbi
Don Basilio                   Mariano Caruso
Countess Almaviva       Lisa Della Casa
Antonio                           Renato Cesari
Barbarina                     Jeanne Diamond
Don Curzio              Richard Carl Knoll
Peasant Girl               Prudencija Bickus
Peasant Girl                Elizabeth Fischer

Conductor                            Peter Maag
Stage Director            Christopher West
Set Designer              Gerald L. Ritholz


10, 14, 16, 19 November 1962
SAMSON ET DALILA
Saint-Saëns
(company premiere)
Samson                                Hans Kaart
Abimélech             William Wildermann
High Priest of Dagon  Gabriel Bacquier
First Philistine          Richard Carl Knoll
Second Philistine              Bernard Izzo
Philistine Messenger     Mariano Caruso
Old Hebrew               Fernando Corena
Dalila                                      Rita Gorr

Conductor                      Pierre Dervaux
Stage Director                   Robert Gilles



17, 21, 23, 26 November 1962
RIGOLETTO
Verdi
Duke of Mantua            Richard Tucker
Borsa                       Richard Carl Knoll
Countess Ceprano     Prudencija Bickus
Rigoletto                     Ettore Bastianini
Marullo                              Bernard Izzo
Count Ceprano                 Robert Smith
Count Monterone            Renato Cesari
Sparafucile            William Wildermann
Gilda                          Gianna D'Angelo
Giovanna                    Elizabeth Fischer
Page                             Jeanne Diamond
Maddalena                          Carol Smith

Conductor                      Pierre Dervaux
Stage Director                Enrico Frigerio


24, 28, 30 November 1962
ORFEO ED EURIDICE
Gluck
(company premiere)
Orfeo                           Gabriel Bacquier
Amore                                 Rita Streich
Euridice                         Lisa Della Casa

Conductor                      Pierre Dervaux
Stage Director            Christopher West


4, 7, 11, 19 October 1963
NABUCCO
Verdi
(company premiere)
Zaccaria                         Boris Christoff
Ismaele                   Alfonso La Morena
Fenena                        Anna Maria Rota
Abigaille                    Danica Mastilovic
Nabucco                               Tito Gobbi
Anna                              Corinna Vozza
High Priest of Baal                                         William Wildermann
Abdallo                          Carlo Cossutta

Conductor                    Bruno Bartoletti
Stage Director           Riccardo Moresco
Designer                        Wolfgang Roth

5, 9, 14, 18 October 1963
UN BALLO IN MASCHERA
Verdi
Tom                               Malcolm Smith
Samuele                           Renato Cesari
Oscar                                Lucille Kailer
Riccardo                        Richard Tucker
                                       Jon Vickers (4)
Renato                               Mario Zanasi
Judge                               Robert Angus
Ulrica                              Grace Bumbry
Silvano                              Bernard Izzo
Servant to Amelia            Robert Angus
Amelia                           Régine Crespin

Conductor                      Pierre Dervaux
Stage Director            Christopher West


12, 16, 21, 25 October 1963
FAUST
Gounod
(new production)
Faust                                 Guy Chauvet
Méphistophélès           Nicolai Ghiaurov
Wagner                              Bernard Izzo
Valentin                        Robert Massard
Siébel                          Anna Maria Rota
Marguerite                       Andréa Guiot
Marthe Schwerlein         Corinna Vozza

Conductor                      Pierre Dervaux
Stage Director                   Robert Gilles
Set Designer                       Franco Bray
Costume Designer              Franco Bray




23, 26, 28 October, 1 November 1963
FIDELIO
Beethoven
Jaquino                    Richard Carl Knoll
Marzelline                       Hanny Steffek
Rocco                    William Wildermann
Leonore                         Régine Crespin
Don Pizarro                    Boris Christoff
Prisoner                            Robert Angus
Prisoner                             Robert Smith
Florestan                              Jon Vickers
                    Sebastian Feiersinger (3, 4)
Don Fernando                 Renato Cesari

Conductor                           Fritz Rieger
Stage Director            Christopher West


2, 4, 8, 13 November 1963
OTELLO
Verdi
Montano                            Bernard Izzo
Cassio                             Carlo Cossutta
Iago                                      Tito Gobbi
Roderigo                  Richard Carl Knoll
Otello                                  Jon Vickers
                                Dimiter Uzunov (4)
Desdemona                        Sena Jurinac
Emilia                             Corinna Vozza
Herald                           Howard Nelson
Lodovico              William Wildermann

Conductor                    Bruno Bartoletti
Stage Director           Riccardo Moresco


6, 9, 11, 15 November 1963
IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA
Rossini
Fiorello                         Howard Nelson
Count Almaviva             Alfredo Kraus
Figaro                                Mario Zanasi
Bartolo                       Fernando Corena
Rosina                          Teresa Berganza
Basilio                            Boris Christoff
Sergeant                            Robert Smith

Conductor              Carlo Felice Cillario
Stage Director           Riccardo Moresco

16, 18, 22, 27 November 1963
TANNHÄUSER
Wagner
(company premiere)
Venus                             Grace Bumbry
Tannhäuser                   Dimiter Uzunov
Shepherd                     Jeanne Diamond
Hermann               William Wildermann
Walther                           Carlo Cossutta
Biterolf                            Renato Cesari
Wolfram                Raymond Wolansky
Heinrich                   Richard Carl Knoll
Reinmar                         Malcolm Smith
Elisabeth                        Régine Crespin

Conductor                         Oskar Danon
Stage Director               Kurt Puhlmann
Set Designer                       Rolf Gérard



20, 23, 25, 27 (m), 29 November 1963
DON PASQUALE
Donizetti
(company premiere)
Don Pasquale             Fernando Corena
 Doctor Malatesta      Sesto Bruscantini
 Ernesto                           Alfredo Kraus
 Norina                           Mariella Adani
 Notary                              Bernard Izzo

Conductor              Carlo Felice Cillario
Stage Director           Riccardo Moresco
Designer                        Wolfgang Roth




9, 14, 17, 19 October 1964
IL TROVATORE
Verdi
Ferrando                                Ivo Vinco
Inez                          Elizabeth Mannion
Leonora                              Ilva Ligabue
Count di Luna                   Mario Zanasi
Manrico                           Franco Corelli
Azucena                          Grace Bumbry
Old Gypsy                    Howard Nelson
Ruiz                              Robert Schmorr

Conductor                    Bruno Bartoletti
Stage Director            Christopher West
Production Designer                   Motley


12, 16, 21, 24 October 1964
LA FAVORITA
Donizetti
(company premiere)
Baldassare                              Ivo Vinco
Fernando                         Alfredo Kraus
Inez                                  Luisa De Sett
Leonora di Gusman  Fiorenza Cossotto
Alfonso XI                 Sesto Bruscantini
Don Gasparo                           Jean Deis


23, 26, 29 (m), 31 October, 4 November 1964
CARMEN
Bizet
Moralès                             Bernard Izzo
Micaèla                           Irma Gonzalez
                              Nicoletta Panni (2-5)
Don José                          Franco Corelli
Zuniga                         Morley Meredith
Carmen                           Grace Bumbry
Frasquita                         Carol Toscano
Mercédès                 Elizabeth Mannion
Escamillo                      Robert Massard
Dancre                             Renato Cesari
Remendado                     Herbert Kraus

Conductor                      Pierre Dervaux
Stage Director                   Marcel Lamy
Designer                               Piero Zuffi


28, 30 October 2, 7 November 1964
DON CARLO
Verdi
Don Carlo                      Richard Tucker
Rodrigo                                Tito Gobbi
Tebaldo                       Jeanne Diamond
Princess Eboli            Fiorenza Cossotto
                              Grace Bumbry (3, 4)
Elisabetta di Valois          Leyla Gencer
Philip II                      Nicolai Ghiaurov
A Monk                 Raymond Michalski
Flemish Deputy        K. Charles Graves
Flemish Deputy                 Bernard Izzo
Flemish Deputy            Howard Nelson
Flemish Deputy            Edward Pierson
Flemish Deputy         Richard Schreiber
Flemish Deputy                Robert Smith
Celestial Voice                Carol Toscano
Count Lerma                Robert Schmorr
Grand Inquisitor        Bruno Marangoni

Conductor                    Bruno Bartoletti


6, 9, 14, 18 November 1964
ARIADNE AUF NAXOS
Richard Strauss
(company premiere)
Music Master             Theodor Uppman
Major-Domo               Morley Meredith
Lackey                              Bernard Izzo
Officer                          Robert Schmorr
Composer                   Irmgard Seefried
Tenor (later Bacchus)              Jean Cox
Wig-Maker                       Robert Smith
Zerbinetta                               Reri Grist
Dancing Master             Gerhard Unger
Prima Donna (later Ariadne)                           Régine Crespin
Naiad                              Carol Toscano
Dryad                                Shirley Love
Echo                                 Karol Loraine
Harlequin                             Erich Kunz
Truffaldino                     Giorgio Tadeo
Scaramuccio                    Herbert Kraus
Brighella                        Gerhard Unger

Conductor                      Eugen Jochum
Stage Director                       Josef Witt

8 (m), 12, 17, 24 November 1964
LA BOHÈME
Puccini
Marcello                     Sesto Bruscantini
Rodolfo                            Renato Cioni
Colline                       Bruno Marangoni
Schaunard                        Renato Cesari
Benoit                              James Billings
Mimì                              Renata Tebaldi
Parpignol                         Herbert Kraus
Alcindoro                        James Billings
Musetta                             Luisa DeSett
Custom House Sergeant                                 Richard Schreiber
Custom House Guard   Howard Nelson

Conductor                      Pierre Dervaux
Stage Director                  Renzo Frusca


11, 13, 19 (m), 21, 23 November 1964
LA CENERENTOLA
Rossini
Angelina                      Teresa Berganza
Clorinda                            Luisa DeSett
Tisbe                        Elizabeth Mannion
Alidoro                            Renato Cesari
Don Magnifico               Giorgio Tadeo
Don Ramiro                 Renzo Casellato
Dandini                      Sesto Bruscantini

Conductor              Carlo Felice Cillario
Stage Director           Riccardo Moresco




16, 20, 22 (m), 25 November 1964
DON GIOVANNI
Mozart
Leporello                              Erich Kunz
Donna Anna         Teresa Stich-Randall
Don Giovanni             Nicolai Ghiaurov
Commendatore          Bruno Marangoni
Don Ottavio                    Alfredo Kraus
Donna Elvira                    Phyllis Curtin
Zerlina                           Nicoletta Panni
Masetto                      Theodor Uppman

Conductor                            Josef Krips
Stage Director            Wolfgang Weber
Set Designer                Franco Zeffirelli
Costume Designer              Peter J. Hall


27, 30 November, 2, 5 December 1964
TOSCA
Puccini
Cesare Angelotti              Renato Cesari
Sacristan                         Giorgio Tadeo
Mario Cavaradossi        Richard Tucker
Floria Tosca                   Régine Crespin
Baron Scarpia                       Tito Gobbi
Spoletta                        Robert Schmorr
Sciarrone                           Bernard Izzo
Shepherd Boy             Elizabeth Fischer
Jailer                          K. Charles Graves

Conductor                    Bruno Bartoletti
Stage Director           Riccardo Moresco


8, 13, 16, 18  October 1965
MEFISTOFELE
Boito
Mefistofele                 Nicolai Ghiaurov
Faust                               Alfredo Kraus
Wagner                          Piero De Palma
Margherita                     Renata Tebaldi
Marta                          Mary MacKenzie
Elena                              Elena Souliotis
Pantalis                     Margaret Roggero
Nereo                               Herbert Kraus

Conductor                     Nino Sanzogno
 Stage Director               Filippo Crivelli

11, 15, 20, 23 October 1965
SIMON BOCCANEGRA
Giuseppe Verdi
Paolo Albiani                   Renato Cesari
Pietro                     Raymond Michalski
Simon Boccanegra                Tito Gobbi
Jacopo Fiesco                   Raffaele Ariè
Amelia Grimaldi                Ilva Ligabue
Gabriele Adorno               Renato Cioni
Servant to Amelia       Elizabeth Fischer
Captain                          Piero De Palma

Conductor                    Bruno Bartoletti
Stage Director                      Tito Gobbi


22, 25, 27, 30 October 1965
LA BOHÈME
Puccini
Marcello                     Sesto Bruscantini
Rodolfo                           Franco Corelli
Colline                              Raffaele Ariè
Schaunard                        Renato Cesari
Benoit                             Giorgio Tadeo
Mimì                                  Mirella Freni
Parpignol                         Herbert Kraus
Alcindoro                        Giorgio Tadeo
Musetta                            Edith Martelli
Custom House Sergeant   Bernard Izzo
Custom House Guard   Howard Nelson

Conductor              Carlo Felice Cillario
 Stage Director                 Renzo Frusca




29 October, 1, 4, 6, 10 November 1965
MADAMA BUTTERFLY
Puccini
B.F. Pinkerton                  Renato Cioni
Goro                              Piero De Palma
Suzuki                               Nedda Casei
Sharpless                    Sesto Bruscantini
Cio-Cio-San                    Renata Scotto
Imperial Commissioner     Bernard Izzo
Official Registrar          Howard Nelson
Bonze                     Raymond Michalski
Prince Yamadori              Renato Cesari
Kate Pinkerton           Elizabeth Fischer

Conductor              Carlo Felice Cillario
 Stage Director               Filippo Crivelli

Chorus Master     Michael Lepore

3, 5, 8, 13 November 1965
 SAMSON ET DALILA
Saint-Saëns
Samson                                Jon Vickers
Abimélech                   Morley Meredith
High Priest of Dagon Sesto Bruscantini
First Philistine                   Stefan Wicik
Second Philistine              Bernard Izzo
Philistine Messenger        Herbert Kraus
Old Hebrew           Raymond Michalski
Dalila                              Grace Bumbry

Conductor                         Jean Fournet
Stage Director                       Josef Witt


12, 15, 17, 20 November 1965
L'HEURE ESPAGNOLE
Ravel
(company premiere)
Concepcion                  Teresa Berganza
Gonzalve                         Alfredo Kraus
Torquemada                    Herbert Kraus
Ramiro                       Sesto Bruscantini
Don Inigo                       Giorgio Tadeo

Conductor                         Jean Fournet
Stage Director                       Josef Witt




19, 22 November, 1 December 1965
WOZZECK
Berg
(company premiere)
Captain                           Herbert Handt
Wozzeck                          Geraint Evans
Andres                     Richard Carl Knoll
Marie                               Brenda Lewis
                                Helga Pilarczyk (2)
Margaret                   Margaret Roggero
Doctor                         Morley Meredith
Drum Major                     Nicola Tagger
Soldier                               Stefan Wicik
Fool                                 Herbert Kraus
First Apprentice             Peter Harrower
Second Apprentice           Bernard Izzo

Conductor                    Bruno Bartoletti
Stage Director             Virginio Puecher


24, 27, 30 November, 3, 6 December 1965
 AIDA
Verdi
Ramfis                                   Ivo Vinco
Radamès                     Giorgio Lamberti
Amneris                     Fiorenza Cossotto
Aida                               Leontyne Price
                                            Ella Lee (5)
King of Egypt        Raymond Michalski
Messenger                       Herbert Kraus
Priestess                          Dolores White
Amonasro                    Ettore Bastianini
                              Anselmo Colzani (4)

Conductor              Carlo Felice Cillario
Stage Director                  Renzo Frusca




26, 29 November, 2(m), 4, 6(m), 8 December 1965
RIGOLETTO
Verdi
Duke of Mantua             Alfredo Kraus
Borsa                               Herbert Kraus
Countess Ceprano           Dolores White
Rigoletto                      Cornell MacNeil
                          Sesto Bruscantini (4-6)
Cavaliere Marullo              Bernard Izzo
Count Ceprano              Richard Wright
Count Monterone  Raymond Michalski
Sparafucile                             Ivo Vinco
Gilda                               Renata Scotto
Giovanna                    Elizabeth Fischer
Page                             Jeanne Diamond
Maddalena                        Nedda Casei

Conductor                    Bruno Bartoletti
Stage Director                  Renzo Frusca


7, 12, 15, 17 October 1966
BORIS GODUNOV
Mussorgsky
Nikitich                          Peter Harrower
Mitiukh                             Robert Smith
Tchelkalov                 Lothar Ostenburg
Shuisky                            Milen Paunov
Boris Godunov           Nicolai Ghiaurov
Pimen                    William Wildermann
Dimitri                            Carlo Cossutta
Hostess of the Inn            Flavia Acosta
Missail                             Herbert Kraus
Varlaam                         Ladko Korosec
Border Guard                Peter Harrower
Xenia                           Lorna Haywood
Feodor                          Sylvia Stahlman
Old Nurse                 Margaret Roggero
Boyar                                Stefan Wicik
Marina Mnishek             Ruza Pospinov
Simpleton                   Ermanno Lorenzi
Peasant                                 Jean Evans
Khrushchov                       Stefan Wicik
Jesuit                                 Bernard Izzo
Jesuit                             Howard Nelson

Conductor                    Bruno Bartoletti
Stage Director            Peter Shtarbanov
 Designer                         Nicola Benois
 14, 16, 19, 22 October 1966
OTELLO
Verdi
Montano                            Bernard Izzo
Cassio                         Ermanno Lorenzi
Iago                                      Tito Gobbi
Roderigo                        Frederic Mayer
Otello                                  Jon Vickers
                                Charles Craig (2, 3)
Desdemona             Raina Kabaivanska
Emilia                        Margaret Roggero         Biserka Cvejic (2)
Herald                           Howard Nelson
Lodovico              William Wildermann

Conductor                     Nino Sanzogno
Stage Director                      Tito Gobbi
Designer                                                          Giancarlo Bartolini-Salimbeni


21, 24, 26, 29 October 1966
LA GIOCONDA
Ponchielli
Barnaba                 Giangiacomo Guelfi
La Gioconda                  Elena Souliotis
La Cieca                               Elena Zilio
Zuane                                Bernard Izzo
Isèpo                                Herbert Kraus
Enzo Grimaldo                 Renato Cioni
Laura                         Fiorenza Cossotto
Alvise Badoero                      Ivo Vinco
Offstage Voice                Herbert Kraus
Offstage Voice             Howard Nelson
Monk                            Howard Nelson
Pilot                                  Robert Smith
Singer                                Bernard Izzo

Conductor                     Nino Sanzogno
Stage Director                  Renzo Frusca



28, 31 October, 2, 5 November 966
CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA
Mascagni
Turiddu                 Gianfranco Cecchele
Santuzza                         Grace Bumbry
Mamma Lucia                  Flavia Acosta
Alfio                      Giangiacomo Guelfi
Lola                           Margaret Roggero

Conductor                     Nino Sanzogno
Stage Director                  Renzo Frusca


4, 7, 9, 12 November 1966
L'INCORONAZIONE DI POPPEA
Monteverdi
(company premiere)
Poppea                                Evelyn Lear
Nerone                             André Montal
Ottone                       Lothar Ostenburg
Ottavia                         Teresa Berganza
Drusilla                         Sylvia Stahlman
Seneca                   William Wildermann
Arnalta                      Oralia Domínguez
Nurse                                Flavia Acosta
Valletto                     Margaret Roggero
Lucano                           Frederic Mayer
Liberto                          Howard Nelson
Soldier                        Ermanno Lorenzi
Soldier                                  Jeff Morris

Conductor                    Bruno Bartoletti
Stage Director              Luciana Novaro
Set Designer              Attilio Colonnello
Costume Designer              Peter J. Hall

11, 14, 16, 19 November 1966
LES PÊCHEURS DE PERLES
Bizet
 (company premiere)
Zurga                          Sesto Bruscantini
Nadir                               Alfredo Kraus
Léïla                     Christiane Eda-Pierre
Nourabad                    Nicola Ghiuselev

Conductor                         Jean Fournet
Stage Director                Filippo Crivelli
Designer                             Peter J. Hall

18, 21, 23, 26 November 1966
DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE
Mozart
 (company premiere)
Tamino                            Ernst Häfliger
Lady                                     Rita Shane
Lady                            Lorna Haywood
Lady                              Sabine Zimmer
Papageno                             Erich Kunz
Queen of the Night          Mady Mesplé
Monostatos                           Jeff Morris
Pamina                             Claire Watson
Genii                               Carol Toscano
Genii                            Jeanne Diamond
Genii                                      Jean Kraft
Speaker                               Hans Hotter
Sarastro                      Karl Ridderbusch
Priest                              Frederic Mayer
Priest                         Arnold Voketaitis
Papagena                  Olivera Miljakovic
Armored Man                Frederic Mayer
Armored Man               Howard Nelson

Conductor                      Eugen Jochum
Stage Director                   Herbert Graf


25, 28, 30 November, 2, 5, 7, 10, 13, 15 December 1966
LA TRAVIATA
Verdi
Violetta Valéry        Margherita Rinaldi
                        Adriana Maliponte (4-9)
Flora Bervoix                        Elena Zilio
Doctor Grenvil          Arnold Voketaitis
Marchese d'Obigny           Bernard Izzo
Baron Douphol                 Robert Smith
Gastone de Letorières   Frederic Mayer
Alfredo Germont            Alfredo Kraus
Annina                                   Jean Kraft
Giorgio Germont        Sesto Bruscantini

Conductor                           Mario Rossi
Stage Director            Beppe Menegatti
Designer                             Peter J. Hall


3, 6, 9, 12, 14 December 1966
THE FIERY ANGEL
Prokofiev
(company premiere)
Hostess                             Flavia Acosta
Ruprecht                Norman Mittelmann
Renata                         Felicia Weathers
Laborer                              Bernard Izzo
Fortuneteller             Margaret Roggero
Jacob Glock                   Frederic Mayer
Agrippa                           Herbert Kraus
Matthew                            Bernard Izzo
Physician                       Frederic Mayer
Innkeeper                          Robert Smith
Mephistopheles               André Montal
Dr. Faustus                Lothar Ostenburg
Abbess                              Sheila Nadler
Young Nun                 Jeanne Diamond
Young Nun                     Dolores White
Inquisitor              William Wildermann

Conductor                    Bruno Bartoletti
Stage Director             Virginio Puecher
Designer                     Luciano Damiani


Because of industrial relations, the 1967 season was cancelled 


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