Dominick ARGENTO

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The Aspern Papers

Casanova's Homecoming

The Dream of Valentino

Miss Havisham's Fire

Postcard from Morocco

The Voyage of Edgar Allan Poe

 

The Aspern Papers

* Dallas, Opera

Performance : Saturday, 19 November 1988

World Premiθre

 

Elisabeth Sφderstrφm

Frederica von Stade

Catherine Ciesinski

Richard Stilwell

Neil Rosenshein

Eric Halfvarson

Joan Gibbons

Eric Johnson

John Calvin West

– Julianna

– Tina

– Sonia

– The Lodger

– Aspern

– Barelli

– Olimpia

– Pasquale

– The Painter

 

The Dallas Opera Chorus and Orchestra

conducted by Nicolas Rescigno

 

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Casanova's Homecoming

* Saint Paul, Ordway Music Theatre

Performance : April 1985

World Premiθre

 

Julian Patrick

Vern Sutton

Carol Gutknecht

Michele McBride

Elaine Bonazzi

Douglas Perry

Susanne Marsee

Kris Root

Stanley Wexler

Mark Jackson

– Casanova

– Lorenzo

– Giulietta

– Barbara

– Madame d'Urfι

– Marquis de Lisle

– Bellino / Theresa

– Marcantonio

– Businello

– Gabrielle

 

Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and Chorus

conducted by Scott Bergson

 

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The Dream of Valentino

* Washington, Kennedy Center Opera House

Performance : January 1994

World Premiθre

 

Robert Brubaker

Suzanne Murphy

Joyce Castle

Julian Patrick

Edrie Means

Julia Ann Wolfe

Dan Dressen

– Rudolph Valentino

– June Mathis

– Nazimova

– The Mogul

– Jean Acker

– Natacha Rambova

– Marvin

 

Washington Opera Chorus

Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra

conducted by Christopher Keene

 

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Miss Havisham's Fire

* Saint Louis, Opera Theatre

Performance : Sunday 03 June 2001

Premiere of the new version

"In House" recording

 

Keith Phares

Erie Mills

James Maddalena

Kristina Martin

Megan Besley

Marcia Porter

Michael Wade Lee

Michael Devlin

Carolyn Betty

Arden Kaywin

Amanda Nisenson

Amy Orsulak

Scott Toperzer

Patricia Risley

Sarah Tannehill

Ryan Kinsella

Jacob Ashworth

William Ferguson

Dara Rahming

Alexander A. Tall

Harold Wilson

– Philip Pirrip (Pip)

– Aurelia Havisham

– Coroner

– Sarah Pocket

– Georgina Pocket / 3rd Lady at the Ball

– Camilla Pocket / 1st Lady at the Ball

– Raymond Pocket / 1st Man at the Ball

– Jaggers

– Grace-Helen Broome (Nanny)

– 1st Maid

– 2nd Maid

– Young Nanny

– Orlick

– Estella Drummle

– Young Estella

– Pumblechook

– Young Pip

– Bentley Drummle

– 2nd Lady at the Ball

– 2nd Man at the Ball

– 3rd Man at the Ball

 

Orchestra of the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis

conducted by Beatrice Jona Affron

 

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Postcard from Morocco

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Recording location : Cedar Village Theatre, Minneapolis, MN

Recording date : 1971

 

Sarita Roche

Barbara Brandt

Janis Hardy

Yale Marshall

Vern Sutton

Barry Busse

Michael Foreman

– A Lady with a Hand Mirror / An Operetta Singer

– A Lady with a Cake Box

– A Lady with a Hat Box / A Foreign Singer

– A Man with Old Luggage / First Puppet / An Operetta Singer

– A Man with a Paint Box (Mr. Owen)

– A Man with a Shoe Sample Kit / Second Puppet

– A Man with a Cornet Case / A Puppet Maker

 

Orchestra and Chorus of the Minnesota Opera

conducted by Philip Brunelle

 

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The Voyage of Edgar Allan Poe

* Chicago, Lyric Opera

Performance : October 1990

 

Donald Kaasch

Richard Stilwell

Ruth Ann Swenson

John Duykers

Winnifred Faix Brown

Jane Shaulis

Phyllis Pancella

Stephen West

Elizabeth Futral

Philip Zawisza

Crickett Leigh

– Edgar Allan Poe

– Griswold

– Virginia

– The Doctor

– Mrs. Poe

– Mrs. Allan

– Mrs. Clemm

– Theater Director

– Rosy

– Willie

– The child Virginia

 

Lyric Opera of Chicago Chorus and Orchestra

conducted by Christopher Keene

 

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