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2015–16 Season LUISA MILLER
THE MAGIC FLUTE
SWEENEY TODD
DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG
THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET
LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE
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Luisa Miller GIUSEPPE VERDI Longing only for love, a brave young woman sacrifices her own happiness in a desperate attempt to save her father’s life. Hailed for its masterful depiction of intimate emotions, this swift-moving tragedy explores the forbidden passion between a peasant girl and a nobleman, and the plotting of two ruthless men determined to tear them apart. Music Director and lauded Verdi conductor Nicola Luisotti leads an outstanding cast featuring two of opera’s fastest-rising international stars: Leah Crocetto and Michael Fabiano. Russian baritone Vitaliy Bilyy makes his San Francisco Opera debut as Luisa’s protective father.
SEP 11, 16, 19, 22, 25, 27m Cast
Production
Luisa Miller Leah Crocetto
Conductor Nicola Luisotti
Rodolfo Michael Fabiano
Production Francesca Zambello
Miller Vitaliy Bilyy*
Revival Director Laurie Feldman
Count Walter Rafał Siwek*
Set Designer Michael Yeargan
Federica Ekaterina Semenchuk*
Costume Designer Dunya Ramicova
Wurm Andrea Silvestrelli
Chorus Director Ian Robertson
*San Francisco Opera debut 3 hours including one intermission San Francisco Opera production Sung in Italian with English supertitles
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Sweeney Todd THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET: A MUSICAL THRILLER Music and Lyrics by
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Book by
HUGH WHEELER
From an Adaptation by Christopher Bond. Originally directed on Broadway by Harold Prince. Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick. Originally produced on Broadway by Richard Barr, Charles Woodward, Robert Fryer, Mary Lea Johnson, Martin Richards in association with Dean and Judy Manos.
Exiled by a corrupt judge, a wronged barber returns to Dickensian London to quench his thirst for vengeance in Stephen Sondheim’s macabre musical thriller. Gerald Finley and Stephanie Blythe, two operatic forces revered both for their acting and singing, star as the revenge-minded barber and his creative culinary accomplice. Patrick Summers conducts the Company premiere of one of the greatest scores ever written for the modern lyric stage, a melodic mix of intense ballads and music-hall comedy.
SEP 12, 15, 18, 20m, 23, 26, 29 † Cast
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Sweeney Todd Gerald Finley Mrs. Lovett Stephanie Blythe
Conductor Patrick Summers/ James Lowe* †
Johanna Heidi Stober
Director Lee Blakeley*
Anthony Hope Elliot Madore*
Production Designer Tanya McCallin*
Tobias Ragg Matthew Grills
Lighting Designer Rick Fisher
Judge Turpin Wayne Tigges
Choreographer Lorena Randi* Chorus Director Ian Robertson
*San Francisco Opera debut 2 hours, 50 minutes including one intermission Co-production with Houston Grand Opera This production premiered at the Théâtre du Châtelet on April 22, 2011. Sung in English with English supertitles
Company Sponsors John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn are proud to support this production. This production is made possible, in part, by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. Ms. Stober’s appearance is made possible by the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Emerging Voices Fund. Mr. Finley’s and Ms. Blythe’s appearances are made possible by a gift to the Great Singers Fund by Joan and David Traitel.
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Lucia di Lammermoor GAETANO DONIZETTI Pressured by her family to marry the wrong man, an anguished young woman suffers an emotional breakdown, culminating in the most astonishing mad scene in all of opera. Diana Damrau, whose “gleaming top notes filled the house” (The New York Times) in her role debut at the Metropolitan Opera, brings her powerful portrayal to San Francisco. Star tenor Piotr Beczala returns as her lover, with dynamic baritone Brian Mulligan as Lucia’s controlling brother. Michael Cavanagh (Nixon in China and Susannah) directs this psychologically gripping tragedy in a new production. Music Director Nicola Luisotti conducts.
OCT 8, 11m, 13, 16, 21, 24, 28 Cast
Production
Lucia Diana Damrau
Conductor Nicola Luisotti
Edgardo Piotr Beczala
Director Michael Cavanagh
Enrico Brian Mulligan
Set Designer Erhard Rom
Raimondo Nicolas Testé*
Costume Designer Mattie Ullrich
Arturo Chong Wang*
Lighting Designer Gary Marder
Normanno A.J. Glueckert
Chorus Director Ian Robertson
*San Francisco Opera debut 2 hours, 45 minutes including one intermission San Francisco Opera production Sung in Italian with English supertitles
Lisa Zanda Švede
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Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg RICHARD WAGNER In his comic masterpiece, Wagner set aside gods and goddesses to tell a touchingly human story about the power of art. When an impetuous young singer arrives in a proud German city determined to dazzle the townsfolk and a beautiful woman, his attempts to prove himself find sympathy in a wise cobbler-poet. Acclaimed Wagnerian Sir Mark Elder conducts a stellar cast headed by two San Francisco Opera favorites: Greer Grimsley and Brandon Jovanovich. Sir David McVicar’s staging is “remarkable for the detailed naturalism of its performances” (The Guardian, London).
NOV 18, 21, 24, 27 · DEC 2, 6m Please note: Evening performances begin at 6pm and the matinee at 1pm.
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Hans Sachs Greer Grimsley
Conductor Sir Mark Elder*
Walther von Stolzing Brandon Jovanovich
Production Sir David McVicar
Eva Rachel Willis-Sørensen*
Associate Director Ian Rutherford*
Magdalena Sasha Cooke
Production Designer Vicki Mortimer*
David Alek Shrader
Lighting Designer Paule Constable
Sixtus Beckmesser Martin Gantner*
Choreography Andrew George
Veit Pogner Ain Anger*
Chorus Director Ian Robertson
Revival Director Marie Lambert*
*San Francisco Opera debut 5 hours, 15 minutes including two intermissions Co-production with Lyric Opera of Chicago and Glyndebourne Festival Opera Sung in German with English supertitles
Revival Choreographer Colm Seery
This production is made possible, in part, by the Burgess and Elizabeth Jamieson Fund and The Bernard Osher Endowment Fund. Mr. Shrader’s appearance is made possible by the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Emerging Voices Fund. Mr. Grimsley’s appearance is made possible by a gift to the Great Singers Fund by Joan and David Traitel.
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The Magic Flute WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART In a fantastical world of ferocious dragons and enchanted musical instruments, a noble prince sets out to rescue a beautiful princess and ensure the triumph of truth and justice. Mozart’s final operatic masterpiece is a remarkable blend of whimsy and wisdom, brilliantly captured in this kaleidoscopic, multimedia production designed by acclaimed visual artist Jun Kaneko. The cast is led by the elegantly expressive Paul Appleby, the delightful Nadine Sierra and the dazzling Albina Shagimuratova, who sings the Queen of the Night’s thrilling arias with a “glowing brilliance you absolutely must hear” (San Francisco Classical Voice).
OCT 20, 25m, 27, 29 NOV 4, 8m, 12, 14, 17, 20 Cast
Production
Pamina Nadine Sierra
Conductor Lawrence Foster*
Tamino Paul Appleby*
Director Harry Silverstein
Papageno Philippe Sly
Production Designer Jun Kaneko
Sarastro Alfred Reiter
Lighting Designer Paul Pyant
The Queen of the Night Albina Shagimuratova
Chorus Director Ian Robertson
Monostatos Greg Fedderly *San Francisco Opera debut 3 hours including one intermission Co-production with Washington National Opera, Opera Carolina, Opera Omaha and Lyric Opera of Kansas City Sung in English with English supertitles
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This production is made possible, in part, by San Francisco Opera Guild, Chevron, United Airlines and The E. Nakamichi Foundation. Ms. Sierra’s appearance is made possible by the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Emerging Voices Fund.
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The Barber of Seville GIOACHINO ROSSINI Cunning, clever and big-hearted, Figaro is precisely the sort of person you want as a friend. His quick thinking proves invaluable in helping a young woman escape from the grasp of her guardian into the arms of a handsome suitor. Critically acclaimed Spanish director Emilio Sagi’s buoyant staging returns by popular demand. The cast stars the irresistible Daniela Mack, the ardent René Barbera and the charismatic Lucas Meachem in the title role. With its unfailingly charming and inventive score, this hilarious combination of vocal and visual fireworks is sure to enchant.
NOV 25, 29m · DEC 1, 5, 9 Cast
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Figaro Lucas Meachem
Conductor Giuseppe Finzi
Rosina Daniela Mack
Production Emilio Sagi
Count Almaviva René Barbera
Revival Director Roy Rallo
Doctor Bartolo Alessandro Corbelli
Set Designer Llorenç Corbella
Don Basilio Andrea Silvestrelli
Lighting Designer Gary Marder
Berta Catherine Cook
Choreographer Nuria Castejón
3 hours including one intermission Co-production with Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre Sung in Italian with English supertitles
Costume Designer Pepa Ojanguren
Chorus Director Ian Robertson
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Maestro Finzi’s appearance is made possible by the Conductors Fund, and Mr. Meachem’s, Ms. Mack’s and Mr. Barbera’s appearances are made possible by the Emerging Voices Fund, both established by Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem.
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The Fall of the House of Usher A DOUBLE BILL
Usher House
La Chute de la Maison Usher
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CLAUDE DEBUSSY Reconstruction and orchestration by Robert Orledge
A decaying castle inhabited by a tormented man and his sickly sister is the setting for Edgar Allan Poe’s Gothic tale. This chilling double bill features two versions of the haunting story: Usher House by Gordon Getty and Robert Orledge’s completion of Claude Debussy’s La Chute de la Maison Usher. Featuring imaginative video projections, David Pountney’s production evokes the intense atmosphere of Poe’s prose. Brian Mulligan and Richard Croft star in the U.S. production premiere under the baton of renowned conductor Lawrence Foster.
DEC 8, 10, 11, 13m Usher House Cast
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Roderick Usher Brian Mulligan
Conductor Lawrence Foster
Edgar Allan Poe Richard Croft
Director David Pountney
Madeline Jacqueline Piccolino
Production Designer Niki Turner*
La Chute Cast
Video Designer David Haneke*
Roderick Usher Brian Mulligan The Doctor Richard Croft Madeline Jacqueline Piccolino L’Ami Edward Nelson
This production is made possible by Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem.
*San Francisco Opera debut 2 hours, 10 minutes including one intermission Co-production with Welsh National Opera Usher House sung in English with English supertitles La Chute de la Maison Usher sung in French with English supertitles
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Carmen GEORGES BIZET The ultimate femme fatale returns in a provocative staging by Europe’s bad-boy director Calixto Bieito in his long-awaited U.S. opera debut. Set in the arid earthiness of post-Franco Spain, Bieito’s raw and cinematic vision of Carmen provokes the intense emotions pulsing through this tale of love, lust and murder. The result is a powerful, uncompromising account of a defiantly free-spirited woman and her obsessive lover. This bold new production features two outstanding casts. One stars Irene Roberts as the impassioned Gypsy, Brian Jagde as the lovesick soldier and Zachary Nelson as the dashing bullfighter. The other is headed by Ginger Costa-Jackson, Riccardo Massi and Michael Sumuel. Carlo Montanaro, who conducts “with an élan calculated to set the listener’s pulse racing” (The Seattle Times), makes his Company debut in Bizet’s blazingly tuneful score. Be swept into the deadly seduction of Carmen as never before.
SUMMER 2016: MAY 27, 29m JUN 1, 23, 26m JUL 2
MAY 28, 31 JUN 17, 30 JUL 3m
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Carmen Irene Roberts
Carmen Ginger Costa-Jackson
Don José Brian Jagde
Don José Riccardo Massi*
Micaëla Nadine Sierra
Micaëla Erika Grimaldi*
Escamillo Zachary Nelson*
Escamillo Michael Sumuel
Production Conductor Carlo Montanaro* Production Calixto Bieito* Revival Director Joan Anton Rechi* Set Designer Alfons Flores* Costume Designer Mercè Paloma* Chorus Director Ian Robertson
*San Francisco Opera debut 3 hours, 45 minutes including two intermissions Co-production based on Bieito’s production which originated at Gran Teatre del Liceu Sung in French with English supertitles Please note: This production contains nudity and suggestive behavior.
Company Sponsors John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn are proud to support this production. Maestro Montanaro’s appearance is made possible by the Conductors Fund, and Mr. Jagde’s appearance is made possible by the Emerging Voices Fund, both established by Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem.
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Don Carlo GIUSEPPE VERDI At the time of Spain’s brutal Inquisition, the king of Spain marries the woman his son loves and sets into motion a tension-filled chain of events. Music Director Nicola Luisotti conducts the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Chorus in this magnificent tale of romantic triangles, political idealism and life-and-death devotion. Making his role debut as Don Carlo, the thrilling Michael Fabiano stars alongside the dynamic Mariusz Kwiecien´ as Rodrigo and powerful bass René Pape as King Philip. The extraordinary Verdi soprano Krassimira Stoyanova makes her Company debut as Elisabetta.
SUMMER 2016: JUN 12m, 15, 18, 21, 24, 29 Please note: Evening performances begin at 7pm and the matinee at 1pm.
Cast
Production
Don Carlo Michael Fabiano
Conductor Nicola Luisotti
Elisabetta Krassimira Stoyanova*
Director Emilio Sagi
Princess Eboli Nadia Krasteva*
Designer Zack Brown
Rodrigo Mariusz Kwiecien´
Lighting Designer Gary Marder
Philip II René Pape
Chorus Director Ian Robertson
*San Francisco Opera debut 4 hours, 20 minutes including two intermissions San Francisco Opera production Sung in Italian with English supertitles
The Grand Inquisitor Andrea Silvestrelli
Company Sponsors John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn are proud to support this production. This production is made possible, in part, by the Edmund W. and Jeannik Méquet Littlefield Fund and Thomas and Barbara Wolfe. Major support is also provided by the Great Interpreters of Italian Opera Fund established by Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem. Maestro Luisotti’s appearance is made possible by the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Conductors Fund. Ms. Stoyanova’s and Mr. Kwiecien´’s appearances are made possible by a gift to the Great Singers Fund by Joan and David Traitel.
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LEOŠ JANÁCˇEK
“Invariably daring and original, characterized by her fierce commitment to the moment” (Opera News), Karita Mattila returns to portray one of Janácˇek’s most vivid characters—a domineering stepmother forced to deal with her unwed stepdaughter’s pregnancy—who is driven to perform a monstrous act. Soprano Malin Byström makes her Company debut as Jenu˚ fa, a woman who discovers the transformative power of love and forgiveness. Janácek cˇ virtuoso Jirˇ í Beˇlohlávek conducts this intense, pulsating score.
SUMMER 2016: JUN 14, 19m, 22, 25, 28 · JUL 1 Cast
Production
Jenu˚fa Malin Byström*
Conductor Jirˇí Beˇlohlávek
Kostelnicˇka Karita Mattila
Director Olivier Tambosi
Laca Klemenˇ William Burden
Production Designer Frank Philipp Schlössmann
Steva Scott Quinn*
Chorus Director Ian Robertson
*San Francisco Opera debut 2 hours, 50 minutes including two intermissions An original production of Hamburgische Staatsoper Sung in Czech with English supertitles
This production is made possible, in part, by The Bernard Osher Endowment Fund, Koret Foundation, Tad and Dianne Taube and The Thomas Tilton Production Fund. Ms. Byström’s appearance is made possible by the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Emerging Voices Fund. Ms. Mattila’s appearance is made possible by a gift to the Great Singers Fund by Joan and David Traitel.
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2015–16 Calendar SEPTEMBER 2015 Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
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7
8
9
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11 A
Opera in 14 the Park
13
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1:30pm
EREV ROSH HASHANAH
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ROSH HASHANAH
Sweeney 21
M, N
2pm
Sweeney 16
R, S RBW
22
7:30pm
Luisa Miller 28
M, O
29 A, B
2pm
7:30pm
Luisa Miller 23
R, T
7:30pm
D, E
EREV YOM KIPPUR
27
Luisa Miller 17
D, F
Sat Luisa Miller 12 8pm
J, K
18
Sweeney 19
G, H
7:30pm
Sweeney 24
25
7:30pm
G, I
J, L
Luisa Miller 26 7:30pm
X
Sweeney 7:30pm
Luisa Miller 7:30pm
Sweeney 7:30pm
YOM KIPPUR
Sweeney 30 7:30pm
OCTOBER 2015 Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
4
5
6
7
8 R, S RBW
11 M, N
Lucia 12
18
13 A, C
2pm
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20 A, B
25 M, O
Flute 26 2pm
27 R, S RBW
Lucia 14
Lucia
10
15
16 G, H
Flute 21 D, E
Flute 28 7:30pm
Sat
9
7:30pm
7:30pm
7:30pm
Fri
X
Lucia 22
23
24 J, K
7:30pm
Lucia 29 7:30pm
Lucia 17 7:30pm
D, F
Flute 30
Lucia 7:30pm
31
7:30pm
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Highlighted boxes denote opening performances.
Letters denote subscription series (A, B, C, D, E, F…).
Photos by: cover/War Memorial Opera House interior/David Wakely, Daniela Mack/San Francisco Opera production of The Barber of Seville/Cory Weaver, Nicola Luisotti/Terrence McCarthy, English National Opera production of Carmen/Alastair Muir; inside spread/English National Opera production of Carmen/Alastair Muir, San Francisco Opera production of The Magic Flute/Cory Weaver, Piotr Beczala/Metropolitan Opera production of Lucia di Lammermoor/Ken Howard; p. 2/San Francisco Opera production of Luisa Miller/Ken Friedman; p. 3/Théâtre du Châtelet production of Sweeney Todd/Marie-Noëlle Robert; p. 4/Diana Damrau and Piotr Beczala/Metropolitan Opera production of Lucia di Lammermoor/Ken Howard; p. 5/Lyric Opera of Chicago production of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg/Robert Kusel; pp. 6–7/San Francisco Opera production of The Magic Flute/Cory Weaver; p. 8/ Daniela Mack/San Francisco Opera production of The Barber of Seville/Cory Weaver; p. 9/Welsh National Opera production of The Fall of the House of Usher/Stephen Cummiskey; p. 10/English National Opera production of Carmen/Alastair Muir; p. 12/Michael Fabiano/Metropolitan Opera production of Otello/Ken Howard; p. 13/Metropolitan Opera production of Jenu˚ fa/photo©Beatriz Schiller; pp. 14–15 version #1/Diana Damrau/Metropolitan Opera production of Lucia di Lammermoor/Ken Howard, pp. 14–15 version #2/English National Opera production of Carmen/Alastair Muir; foldout panel/OperaVision/Cory Weaver; mail panel #1/English National Opera production of Carmen/Alastair Muir, mail panel #2/San Francisco Opera production of The Barber of Seville/Cory Weaver. Audience photos/Drew Altizer. Design: Mission Minded.
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2
3
4
Flute
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6
7
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14
7:30pm 8
Flute
W
2pm
15
9
10
12 X
16
17 C
22
11
Flute 18 Meistersinger 19 7:30pm
D, E
A, C
6pm
27
7:30pm
Flute 7:30pm
Flute 21 Meistersinger
G, I
Barber 26
R, T
J, L
20
6pm
24 Meistersinger 25
23
7:30pm
7:30pm
J, K
6pm
Meistersinger 28
G, H
6pm
THANKSGIVING
29
Barber 30
W
2pm
DECEMBER 1
Barber
2
Meistersinger
7:30pm R, S RBW
6
Meistersinger
M, N
13 M, O
7
8 A, B
1pm
Usher 14
Usher
9
7:30pm
X
15
3
4
6pm
Barber 10 7:30pm
16
Usher 11
D, F
7:30pm
17
G, I
5
Barber
J, L
7:30pm
Usher 12 7:30pm
18
Adler Gala Concert 7:30pm
19
2pm
MAY–JULY 2016 Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
22
23
24
25
26
27 G, H
29
31
Carmen 30
M,N
A,B
2pm
Carmen 7:30pm
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Don Carlo 13
10
11
3
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8
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10
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Don Carlo 16
17
14
Jenu˚ fa 15
1pm
A, C
7:30pm
19
Jenu˚ fa 20
21
M,N
2pm
A, C
26
Carmen 27
W
2pm
28 R, T
R, S RBW
Don Carlo 22 D, E
Jenu˚ fa 29 7:30pm
D, E
Carmen
3
Carmen 2pm
4
5 INDEPENDENCE DAY
6
Carmen 7:30pm
7:30pm
7pm
I
Jenu˚ fa 23 7:30pm
R, T
Carmen 24 7:30pm
Don Carlo 30 Carmen Carmen 7pm
X
PRIDE
O
J, K
2
M, O
7pm
7:30pm
9
1 D, F
5
Sat Carmen 28
7
7:30pm 7:30pm
G, H
Carmen 18 7:30pm
J, K
Don Carlo 25 7pm
J, L
Don Carlo 7pm
Jenu˚ fa 7:30pm
2
JULY 1
Jenu˚ fa
2
Carmen
G, I
7:30pm
L
7:30pm
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