Spring Opera Curran Theatre 1976 La Périchole La Perichole Page 1 of 2 Company

La Périchole (in English)

Opera in three acts by Jacques Offenbach Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy

Touring performances of La Périchole made possible by a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington, D.C., a federal agency,

Conductor CAST Randall Bare (later, Behr) Guadelena Susan Smith Production Estrella Claudette Peterson Richard Pearlman Virginella Carolyn Lewis Designer Don Pedro, Governor of Lima Daniel Sullivan John Lee Beatty Count Panatellas, First Lord of the Bedchamber Orva Hoskinson Choreographer Don Andres De Ribeira, Viceroy of Peru Leonard Frey Daniel Lordon Piquillo, a streetsinger Neil Rosenshein Chorus Director La Périchole, a streetsinger Maria Ewing Robert Jones First Judge Kenneth Malucelli Lighting Designer Second Judge James Meyer John Wright Stevens Manuelita Cindy Cook Musical Preparation Frasquinella Norma Bruzzone Terry Lusk Brambilla Bonnie Shapiro Stage Manager Ninetta Elaine Messer Robert Ripps The Marquis of Tarapote Herb Foster An Old Prisoner Herb Foster A Jailer Kenneth Malucelli

*Role debut †U.S. opera debut PLACE AND TIME: Paris (disguised as Peru), nineenth century

Thursday, February 19 1976, at 8:00 PM Act I -- A public square Saturday, February 21 1976, at 8:00 PM Act II -- The Viceroy's palace Sunday, February 29 1976, at 2:00 PM Act III, Scene 1 -- The dungeon for husbands who obstinately refuse Friday, March 12 1976, at 8:00 PM Act III, Scene 2 -- A public square Spring Opera Curran Theatre 1976 La Périchole La Perichole Page 2 of 2 Company

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English translation by Michael Feingold and Richard Pearlman Dialogue by Armistead Maupin

Corps de ballet: Regina West Brown Mela Fleming Marilyn Mather Daniel Lordon John Sullivan Edward White