2000-01 Season

The Magic Flute – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

January 20, 23, 26, 28(m), and 31, 2001
John Osborn – Tamino | Barbara Divis – First Lady | Priti Gandhi – Second Lady | Suzanna Guzmán – Third Lady | Johannes Mannov* – Papageno | Yan-Guang Cui* – Queen of the Night | Peter Blanchet – Monostatos | Jennifer Casey Cabot – Pamina | Sylvia Wen – First Genie | Suzanne Lustgarten – Second Genie | Eva-Maria Clements – Third Genie | Daniel Sumegi – Speaker | Beau Palmer – Second Priest | Kevin Langan – Sarastro | Todd Geer – First Armed Man | Ryan Allen – Second Armed Man | Annelies Chapman – Papagena | John Fiore – conductor | Michael Hampe – director and set designer | Zandra Rhodes* – costume designer | Alberto Andreis – co-set designer

Faust – Charles François Gounod

February 17, 20, 23, 25(m), and 28, 2001
Izabela Labuda – Marguerite | Zheng Cao – Siébel | Judith Christin – Marthe | Octavio Arevalo* – Faust | Jeff Mattsey – Valentin | William Nolan – Wagner | Ferruccio Furlanetto – Méphistophélès | Ricahrd Bonynge – conductor | Linda Brovsky – director | Earl Stalaey – production designer

Cold Sassy Tree – Carlisle Floyd

March 24, 27, 30, and April 1(m), 2001
Dean Peterson – Rucker Lattimore | Patricia Racette – Love Simpson | Cynthia Clayton – Mary Willis Tweedy | Beth Clayton – Loma Williams | John McVeigh – Will Tweedy | Megan Weston – Lightfoot McClendon | Joel Sorensen – Camp Williams | Judith Christin – Effie Belle Tate | Martha Jane Howe – Thelma Predmore | Chris Thompson – Hosie Roach | Stephen Powell – Clayton McAllister | John Edwards – Luther/Rufus Buford | James Scott Sikon – Dr. Lomax/Sheriff | Barbara Divis – Lula | Lori Stinson – Myrtis | Todd Geer – Mayor | Karen Keltner – conductor | Bruce Beresford – original stage direction | Garnett Bruce – stage director | Michael Yeargan – production designer

Idomeneo: King of Crete – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

April 14, 17, 20, and 22(m), 2001
Ute Selbig – Ilia | Ruxandra Donose – Idamante | Kathleen Halm – First Cretan Girl | Eva-Maria Clements – Second Cretan Girl | Andrew Truett – First Trojan Man | David Marshman – Second Trojan Man | Carol Vaness – Elettra | Todd Geer – Arbace | Scott Wyatt – Idomeneo | Joseph Hu – High Priest | Dean Elzinga – Voice of Neptune | Edoardo Müller – conductor | Lofti Mansouri – director | John Conklin – set designer | Michael Stennett – costume designer

Aida – Giuseppe Verdi

May 5, 8, 11, 13(m), and 15, 2001
Hao Jiang Tian – Ramfis | Richard Margison – Radames | Marianne Cornetti – Amneris | Elena Zelenskaya – Aida | Dean Elzinga – King of Egypt | Kenneth Morris – Messenger | Kathleen Halm – Priestess | Haijing Fu – Amonasro | Edoardo Müller – conductor | Andrew Sinclair – stage director | John Malashock – choreographer | Michael Yeargan – set designer | Peter J. Hall – costume designer

Concert: The Requiem – Verdi

May 19, 2001
Civic Theatre: Elena Zelenskaya, Soprano | Marianne Cornetti, Mezzo-soprano | Richard Leech, Tenor | Dean Peterson, Bass-baritone | San Diego Opera Orchestra and Chorus | San Diego Master Chorale | Edoardo Müller, conductor

Concert: Luciano Pavarotti, tenor and Cynthia Lawrence, soprano

June 30, 2001
Sports Arena: Leone Magiera, conductor