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Opera History 1952 to 1969 - Theatre Arts Program


1952-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1990 | 2000-present


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1969 OPERA PROGRAM

Cosi fan tutte

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto: Lorenzo da Ponte
English Translation: Ruth & Thomas Martin
Director: Constance Fisher
Conductor: W. James Craig
Set Designer: Laszlo Funtek
Costume Designer: Liliane Johnson

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1968 OPERA PROGRAM

Madame Butterfly

Composer: Giacomo Puccini
Libretto: L. Illica & G. Gracosa
Book: by John L. Long
Drama: by David Belasco
Director: Constance Fisher
Conductor: W. James Craig
Set Designer: John W. Graham
Costume Designer: Liliane Johnson
Lighting Designer: Charles E. Williams

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1967 OPERA PROGRAM

Orpheus in the Underworld

Composer: Jacques Offenbach
Director: Constance Fisher
Conductor: W. James Craig
Set Designer: John W. Graham, Laszlo Funtek
Costume Designer: Shirley Potter, Liliane Johnson

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1966 DRAMA PROGRAM

Orpheus in the Underworld

Composer: Jacques Offenbach
Libretto: Cremieux & Haleuy
English Translation: R. Fulford, J. Knight
Director: Andrew MacMillan
Conductor: W. James Craig
Set Designer: John W. Graham, Laszlo Funtek
Costume Designer: Shirley Potter

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1965 DRAMA PROGRAM

L'Elisir d'Amore

Composer: Gaetana Donizetti
Libretto: Felice Romani
English Translation: Ruth & Thomas Martin
Director: Andrew MacMillan
Conductor: W. James Craig
Set Designer: John W. Graham
Costume Designer: Shirly Potter

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1964 OPERA PROGRAM

Falstaff

Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto: Arrigo Boito
English Translation: Chester Kallman
Director: Andrew MacMillan
Conductor: W. James Craig
Set Designer: John W. Graham
Costume Designer: Shirley Potter

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1963 OPERA PROGRAM

Tosca

Composer: Giacomo Puccini
Director: Andrew MacMillan
Conductor: W. James Craig
Set Designer: John W. Graham
Costume Designer: Shirley Potter

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1962 OPERA PROGRAM

The Marriage of Figaro

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto: Lorenzo da Ponte
English Translation: Edward J. Dent
Director: Andrew MacMillan
Conductor: W. James Craig
Set Designer: John W. Graham
Costume Designer: Shirley Potter

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1961 OPERA PROGRAM

La Traviata

Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
English Translation: W. James Craig
Director: Andrew MacMillan
Conductor: W. James Craig

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1960 OPERA PROGRAM

Die Fledermaus

Composer: Johann Strauss
English Translation: Ruth & Thomas Martin
Director: Andrew MacMillan
Conductor: W. James Craig
Set Designer: John W. Graham
Costume Designer: Shirley Potter

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1959 OPERA PROGRAM

Madame Butterfly

Composer: Giacomo Puccini
Libretto: L. Illica, G. Gracosa
Book: John L. Long
Drama: David Belasco
Director: Andrew MacMillan
Conductor: Clayton Hare
Set Designer: John W. Graham
Costume Designer: Shirley Potter

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1958 OPERA PROGRAM

The Barber of Seville

Composer: Gioacchino Rossini
English Translation: Boris Goldovsky, Sarah Caldwell
Director: Andrew MacMillan
Conductor: Clayton Hare

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1957 OPERA PROGRAM

Gianni Schicchi

Composer: Giacomo Puccini
Director: Donald Pimm

The Old Maid and the Thief

Composer: Gian Carlo Menotti
Director: Donald Pimm

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1956 OPERA PROGRAM

The Abduction From the Seraglio

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Director: Donald Pimm
Conductor: Richard Eaton

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1955 OPERA PROGRAM

The Merry Wives of Windsor

Composer: Otto Nicolai
Director: Donald Pimm
Conductor: Richard Eaton

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1954 OPERA PROGRAM

Hansel and Gretel

Composer: Englebert Humperdinck
Libretto: Adelheid Wette
English Translation: Constance Backe

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1953 OPERA PROGRAM

The Old Maid and the Thief

Composer: Gian Carlo Menotti

Martha

Composer: Friedrich von Flotow
Libretto: W. Friedrich

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1952 OPERA PROGRAM

Dido and Aeneas - Canadian Premiere

Composer: Henry Purcell
Director: Leona Paterson
Conductor: Clayton Hare

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