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Boheme a Cagliari La Bohème in Cagliari from 1898 to 2003 Politeama Regina Margherita 15 January 1898 Teatro Civico Carneval Season 8 February 1900 (6 performances) Cast Francesco Bravi ( Rodolfo ), Mariano Baldelli ( Schaunard ), Concetto Paterno (Benoît/Alcindoro ), Linda Cannetti ( Mimì ), Canuto Gallerani ( Marcello ), Cesare Preve ( Colline ), Ersilia Rando ( Musetta ) Conductor Torquato Bonazzi Chorus master Aroldo Rachel Teatro Civico Carneval Season 25 December 1909 (14 performances) Cast Antonio Ramazzini ( Rodolfo ), Alfredo Marich ( Schaunard ), Tommaso Barberis (Benoît/Alcindoro ), Noemi Casini ( Mimì ), Ercole Omodei ( Marcello ), Sigismondo Massocci (Colline ), Alice Rebaudi ( Musetta ) Conductor Guido Zuccoli Chorus master Tebaldo Bronzini Set design Tommaso Barberis Politeama Regina Margherita 1915-1916 Opera Season Teatro Civico Carneval Season 18 January 1923 Cast Piero Menescaldi ( Rodolfo ), Luigi Sardi ( Schaunard ), Ugo Cannetti ( Benoît/Alcindoro ), Maria Lais ( Mimì ), Carlo Cavallini ( Marcello ), Quintilio Baschini ( Colline ), Dina Mazzoni ( Musetta ) Conductor Mario Terni Politeama Regina Margherita 1928-1929 Opera Season Teatro Civico Primavera Sarda 11 April 1934 Cast Arturo Ferrara ( Rodolfo ), Mario Girotti ( Schaunard ), Vincenzo Viola ( Benoît/Alcindoro ), Licia Albanese ( Mimì ), Armando Dadò ( Marcello ), Enrico Spada ( Colline ), Fulvia Trevisani (Musetta ) Conductor Tullio Berrettoni Chorus master Albino Floris Ufficio Stampa via Sant’Alenixedda, 09128 Cagliari - Italia telefono +39 0704082 232-261-209 - fax +39 0704082216 [email protected] www.teatroliricodicagliari.it Politeama Regina Margherita 1939 Spring Season Politeama Regina Margherita 1941 Opera Season Cast Silvio Costa Lo Giudice/Mario Filippeschi ( Rodolfo ), Dante Sciacqui ( Schaunard ), Maria Laurenti ( Mimì ), Gino Vanelli ( Marcello ), Renato Guerra ( Colline ), Elvira Balderi ( Musetta ) Conductor Mario Pasquariello Chorus master Gennaro D’Angelo Teatro Giardino 1945 Summer Opera Season Cast Beniamino Gigli/Renzo Pigni ( Rodolfo ), Giulio Bertolini ( Schaunard ), Rina Gigli ( Mimì ), Paolo Silveri/Saturno Meletti ( Marcello ), Gregorio Pasetti/Mattia Sassanelli ( Colline ), Elvira Balderi ( Musetta ) Conductor Umberto Berrettoni Chorus masters Chierici, Gennaro D’Angelo Teatro Giardino 1948 Summer Opera Season Cast Fernando Bandera/Arrigo Pola ( Rodolfo ), Arturo La Porta ( Schaunard ), Fiorella Carmen Forti/Grazia Calaresu ( Mimì ), Armando Dadò ( Marcello ), Ezio Achilli ( Colline ), Leila Mastrocola (Musetta) Conductor Manrico De Tura Chorus master Vincenzo Giannini Production Carlo Acly Azzolini Teatro Massimo Opera Season 23-26-27 March, 1 April 1950 Cast Antonio Annaloro ( Rodolfo ), Arturo La Porta ( Schaunard ), Giorgio Onesti ( Benoît ), Anna Faraone ( Mimì ), Paolo Silveri/Rolando Panerai (27/3, 1/4) ( Marcello ), Ugo Novelli/Vito De Taranto (27/3) ( Colline ), Ornella Rovero ( Musetta ) Conductor Tullio Serafin Chorus master Vincenzo Giannini Production Enrico Frigerio Set design Sormani Costumes Casa d’Arte, Firenze Teatro Giardino Summer Opera Season June 1950 Cast Carlo D’Ottavio ( Rodolfo ), Arturo La Porta ( Schaunard ), Mariella Boi/Adriana Perris ( Mimì ), Guido Mazzini ( Marcello ), Ezio Achilli ( Colline ), Maria Gallo ( Musetta ) Conductor Manrico De Tura Chorus master Vincenzo Giannini Production Carlo Acly Azzolini Ufficio Stampa via Sant’Alenixedda, 09128 Cagliari - Italia telefono +39 0704082 232-261-209 - fax +39 0704082216 [email protected] www.teatroliricodicagliari.it Teatro Giardino Summer Opera Season August 1953 Cast Nicola Filacuridi ( Rodolfo ), Ferdinando Li Donni ( Schaunard ), Rina Malatrasi ( Mimì ), Guido Mazzini ( Marcello ), Leo Pudis ( Colline ), Mafalda Micheluzzi ( Musetta ) Conductor Manrico De Tura Production Carlo Acly Azzolini Anfiteatro Romano Summer Opera Season August 1958 Cast Ferruccio Tagliavini ( Rodolfo ), Arturo La Porta ( Schaunard ), Rina Malatrasi ( Mimì ), Guido Mazzini ( Marcello ), Edgardo Di Stasio (Colline ), Mafalda Micheluzzi ( Musetta ) Oliviero De Fabritiis Production Giovacchino Forzano Anfiteatro Romano Summer Opera Season August 1962 Cast Antonio Galiè ( Rodolfo ), Arturo La Porta ( Schaunard ), Rosanna Carteri ( Mimì ), Walter Monachesi ( Marcello ), Leo Pudis ( Colline ), Silvana Zanolli ( Musetta ) Conductor Manrico De Tura Chorus master Vittorio Barbieri Production Marcella Govoni Teatro Massimo Opera Season 6-8 April 1967 Cast Ottavio Garaventa ( Rodolfo ), Umberto Borghi ( Schaunard ), Eno Mucchiutti (Benoît/Alcindoro ), Lidia Marimpietri ( Mimì ), Paolo Silveri ( Marcello ), Giorgio Tadeo ( Colline ), Ileana Sinnone ( Musetta ), Florindo Andreolli ( Parpignol/Sergeant ) Conductor Alberto Zedda Chorus master Vittorio Barbieri Production Maria Sofia Marasca Set design Sormani Costumes Casa d’Arte teatrale, Palermo Auditorium del Conservatorio Opera Season 1-3-6-9 December 1978 Cast Gaetano Scano ( Rodolfo ), Guido Mazzini ( Schaunard ), Augusto Pedroni ( Benoît ), Adriana Maliponte/Maria Luisa Garbato (6-9) ( Mimì ), Antonio Boyer ( Marcello ), Lorenzo Gaetani (Colline ), Luigi Medda ( Alcindoro ), Mariella Devia ( Musetta ), Angelo Ideo ( Parpignol ), Luigi Risani ( Sergeant ) House Orchestra and Chorus Conductor Nino Bonavolontà Chorus master Sandro Sanna Production Giampaolo Zennaro Set design Mario Mantovani (Sormani) Ufficio Stampa via Sant’Alenixedda, 09128 Cagliari - Italia telefono +39 0704082 232-261-209 - fax +39 0704082216 [email protected] www.teatroliricodicagliari.it Costumes Giampaolo Zennaro (Casa d’Arte Jolanda) Auditorium del Conservatorio Opera Season 30 novembre, 2-5 December 1984 Cast Giorgio Merighi ( Rodolfo ), Roberto Coviello ( Schaunard ), Augusto Pedroni ( Benoît ), Françoise Garner ( Mimì ), Lorenzo Saccomani ( Marcello ), Mario Luperi ( Colline ), Luigi Medda (Alcindoro ), Giusy Devinu ( Musetta ), Ivano Lecca ( Parpignol ), Luigi Risani ( Sergeant ) House Orchestra and Chorus Conductor Nino Bonavolontà Chorus master Onofrio Figliola Production Beppe Menegatti Auditorium del Conservatorio Opera Season 15-17-20-22 November 1988 Cast Taro Ichihara ( Rodolfo ), Alfonso Antoniozzi ( Schaunard ), Alfredo Giacomotti ( Benoît ), Maria Luisa Garbato ( Mimì ), Antonio Juvarra ( Marcello ), Mario Luperi ( Colline ), Luigi Medda (Alcindoro ), Miwako Matsumoto ( Musetta ), Giampaolo Piga ( Parpignol ), Salvatore Pintus (Sergeant ), Alberto Loi ( A customs officer ) House Orchestra and Chorus Conductor Maurizio Arena Chorus master Onofrio Figliola Production Ezio Zefferi Set design Antonio Mastromattei (Sormani) Costumes Sartoria Arrigo Anfiteatro Romano Summer Opera Season 11-13-15-17 July 1993 Cast Pietro Ballo ( Rodolfo ), Armando Gabba ( Schaunard ), Franco Federici ( Benoît ), Ljudmila Davemuka ( Mimì ), Bruno De Simone ( Marcello ), Carlo Del Bosco ( Colline ), Carlo Di Cristoforo (Alcindoro ), Elisabetta Scano ( Musetta ), Biagio D’Amico ( Parpignol ), Luigi Medda ( Sergeant ), Pietro Desogus ( A customs officer ) House Orchestra and Chorus Conductor Nino Bonavolontà Chorus master Olinto Contardo Production Giuseppe Giuliano Set design Ferruccio Ambrosini (In-house workshops) Costumes Sartoria Arrigo Ufficio Stampa via Sant’Alenixedda, 09128 Cagliari - Italia telefono +39 0704082 232-261-209 - fax +39 0704082216 [email protected] www.teatroliricodicagliari.it Teatro Lirico di Cagliari 1995-1996 Opera and Ballet Season 1-3-5-7-9 February 1996 Cast Salvatore Fisichella/Vincenzo Sanso ( Rodolfo ), Paolo Ruggiero ( Schaunard ), Domenico Alleva ( Benoît ), Silvia Ranalli/Maria Mastino ( Mimì ), Rolando Panerai ( Marcello ), Danilo Rigosa (Colline ), Paolo Maria Orecchia ( Alcindoro ), Tiziana Ducati ( Musetta ), Alessandro Zedda (Parpignol ), Marco Tagliasacchi ( Sergeant ), Efisio Mosso ( A customs officer ) Teatro Lirico Orchestra and Chorus Conductor Lorenzo Castriota Skanderberg Chorus master Giampiero Cartocci Production Giuseppe Giuliano Set design Umberto Di Pilla Costumes Sartoria Pipi (Palermo) Teatro Lirico di Cagliari 1998 Opera and Ballet Season 18-20-22-23-24-25-27 February Cast Andrea Bocelli/Pietro Ballo (23-25-27) ( Rodolfo ), Davide Damiani ( Schaunard ), Orazio Mori (Benoît ), Daniela Dessì/Raina Kabaivanska (23-25-27) ( Mimì ), Renato Girolami/Enrico Marrucci (23-25-27) ( Marcello ), Erwin Schrott/Andrea Papi (23-25-27) ( Colline ), Angelo Nardinocchi (Alcindoro ), Patrizia Ciofi/Elisabetta Scano (23-25-27) ( Musetta ), Carlo Cauli ( Parpignol ), Antonello Pippia ( Sergeant ), Gianluca Valenti ( A customs officer ), Giampaolo Piga ( A salesman ) Teatro Lirico Orchestra and Chorus Conductor Steven Mercurio Chorus master Paolo Vero Production Lorenzo Mariani Set design and costumes Pierluigi Samaritani New production by the Teatro Lirico di Cagliari with set by Teatro Massimo Bellini di Catania Teatro Lirico di Cagliari 2003 Opera and Ballet Season 7-9-11-12-14-16 March Cast Vincenzo La Scola/Roberto Aronica/Giuseppe Gipali ( Rodolfo ), Natale De Carolis/Enrico Maria Marabelli ( Schaunard ), Domenico Colaianni ( Benoît ), Andrea Rost/Maria Pia Ionata ( Mimì ), Roberto Servile/Luca Grassi ( Marcello ), Giovanni Furlanetto/Paolo Battaglia ( Colline ), Ezio Maria Tisi ( Alcindoro ), Daniela Bruera/Anna Maria Dell’Oste ( Musetta ), Antonio Balzani ( Parpignol ), Francesco Cardinale ( Sergeant ), Giuliano Pagnani ( A customs officer ), Giampaolo Ledda ( A salesman ) Teatro Lirico Orchestra and Chorus Conductor Renato Palumbo Chorus master Paolo Vero Production Lorenzo Mariani Set design and costumes William Orlandi Set by Teatro Comunale di Bologna Ufficio Stampa via Sant’Alenixedda, 09128 Cagliari - Italia telefono +39 0704082 232-261-209 - fax +39 0704082216 [email protected] www.teatroliricodicagliari.it .
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