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WFMT is pleased to continue its American Opera series with six productions from the 2011-12 season of the Los Angeles Opera. In just a quarter-century of existence, LA Opera has become ñ under the leadership of general director Placido Domingo ñ the United Statesí fourth largest opera company and ìstands out as a newly important force in American opera,î according to Mark Swed in the Los Angeles Times. The season begins with Eugene Onegin conducted by James Conlon and starring Dalibor Jenis and Oksana Dyka.
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Program Schedule
July 7, 2012
Eugene Onegin (in Russian)
Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Cast:
Eugene Onegin - Dalibor Jenis
Tatiana - Oksana Dyka
Lensky - Vsevolod Grivnov
Olga - Ekaterina Semenchuk
Prince Gremin - James Creswell
Madame Larina - Margaret Thompson
Filipievna - Ronnita Nicole Miller
Monsieur Triquet - Keith Jameson
Zaretsky - Philip Cokorinos
A Captain - Erik Anstine
Conductor: James Conlon
Stage Director: Francesca Gilpin
LA Opera Orchestra & Chorus
Assistant Conductor & Chorus Master: Grant Gershon
July 14, 2012
Cosi fan tutte (in Italian)
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Cast:
Fiordillgi - Aleksandra Kurzak
Dorabella - Ruxandra Donose
Ferrando - Saimir Pirgu
Guglieimo - Ildebrando D’Arcangelo
Don Alfonso - Lorenzo Regazzo
Despina - Roxana Constantinescu
Conductor: James Conlon
Stage Director: Ashley Dean
LA Opera Orchestra & Chorus
Assistant Conductor & Chorus Master: Grant Gershon
July 21, 2012
Romeo et Juliette
Composer: Charles Gounod
Cast:
Juliette - Nino Machaidze
Romeo - Vittorio Grigolo
Mercutio - Museop Kim
Frere Laurent - Vitalij Kowaljow
Count Capulet - Vladimir Chernov
Tybalt - Alexey Sayapin
Duke of Verona - Philip Cokorinos
Stephano - Renée Rapier
Gertrude - Ronnita Nicole Miller
Gregorio - Michael Dean
Benvolio - Ben Bliss
Count Paris - Daniel Armstrong
Frere Jean - Erik Anstine
Conductor: Placido Domingo
Stage Director: Ian Judge
LA Opera Orchestra & Chorus
Chorus Master: Grant Gerson
July 28, 2012
Simon Boccanegra (in Italian)
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Cast:
Simon Boccanegra - Placido Domingo
Amelia - Ana Maria Martinez
Jacopo Fiesco - Vitalij Kowaljow
Gabriele Adorno - Stefano Secco
Paolo Albiani - Paolo Gavanelli
Pietro - Robert Pomakov
Conductor: James Conlon
Stage Director: Elijah Moshinsky
LA Opera Orchestra & Chorus
Assistant Conductor & Chorus Master: Grant Gershon
August 4, 2012
Albert Herring (in English)
Composer: Benjamin Britten
Cast:
Albert Herring - Alek Shrader
Lady Billows - Christine Brewer
Nancy - Daniela Mack
Florence Pike - Ronitta Nicole Miller
Miss Wordsdworth - Stacey Tappan
Mr. George, the Vicar - Jonathan Michie
Mr. Upfold, the Mayor - Robert McPherson
Superintendent Budd - Richard Bernstein
Mrs. Herring - Jane Bunnell
Sid - Liam Bonner
Conductor: James Conlon
Stage Director: Paul Curran
LA Opera Orchestra
August 11, 2012
La Boheme (in Italian)
Composer: Giacomo Puccini
Cast:
Rodolfo - Stephen Costello
Mimi - Allyn Perez
Marcello - Artur Rucinski
Musetta - Janai Brugger
Colline - Robert Pomakov
Schaunard - Museop Kim
Benoit/Alcindoro - Philip Cokorinos
Conductor: Patrick Summers
Stage Director: Gregory A Fortner
LA Opera Orchestra & Chorus
Assistant Conductor & Chorus Master: Grant Gershon
