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Mr. andMrs.
J. Thomas Hurvis
NancyW. Knowles
Margot and Josef Lakonishok
2014/15
9
Lyric Opera
presentation
generously made
possible by
Capriccio
“From start to finish, [Renée] Fleming
allowed the audience to enter into
the drama, combining phrasing,
intonation, and tone in a persuasive
interpretation, before the finesse of
her concluding monologue.”
—
James L. Zychowicz,
Seen andHeard International
“Highly recommended...Andrew Davis,
always a superb Strauss conductor,
and the Lyric Orchestra may have
outdone themselves...”
—
Andrew Patner,
Chicago Sun-Times
Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis
Original Director: John Cox
Revival Director: Peter McClintock
Set Designer: Mauro Pagano
Costume Designer and Interior Décor: Robert Perdziola
Lighting Designer: Duane Schuler
Choreographer: Val Caniparoli
Ballet Mistress: August Tye
Wigmaster and Makeup Designer: Sarah Hatten
Assistant Director: Elise Sandell
Production owned by The Metropolitan Opera
Cast
(in order of vocal appearance)
:
William Burden, Audun Iversen, Peter Rose/David Govertsen (Oct. 15),
Renée Fleming, Bo Skovhus, Anne Sofie von Otter, Juan José de León,
Emily Birsan, Matthew DiBattista, Jesse Donner, Anthony Clark Evans,
John Irvin, Jonathan Johnson, Will Liverman, RichardOllarsaba/
Kenneth Nichols (Oct. 15), Bradley Smoak, David Govertsen/
RichardOllarsaba (Oct. 15), Keith Jameson
Auden Iversen, Renée Fleming, and Wiliam Burden
Renée Fleming
7 Performances:
Oct. 6, 9, 12, 15, 22, 25, 28.
By:
Richard Strauss
(In German with projected English titles)
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