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Ravinia Opera Opens June 20 With Novelties
Ravinia starts its twentieth season on June 20 and runs to August 31. The lineup includes Chicago premieres and American premieres such as Peter Ibbetson in English, William Tell, and La Basoche. Stars Bori, Rethberg, Gall, Martinelli, Chamlee, Jaxel, and ensembles from the Chicago Symphony perform under Papi and Hasselmans with Ruth Page and Blake Scott heading ballet.
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Peter Ibbetson
William Tell
la Basoche
Opera
Ravinia Grand Opera
Louis C. Eckstein
Chicago
Chicago Opera
Ravinia
Matilde
Elsa
Yvonne Gall
Marcus
Louise
Faust
Giovanni Martinelli
Arnoldo
Frederick Jaxel
Metropolitan Opera Company
Florence Macbeth
Inva Bourskaya
Julia Claussen
Margery Maxwell
Philine Falco
Ada Paggi
Guiseppe Danise
Virgilio Lazzari
Vittorio Trevisan
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Gennaro Papi
Louis Hasselmans
Wilfred Pelletier
Eric DeLamarter
Ruth Page
Blake Scott
Franco Autoni
Giacomo Spadoni
Desire Defrere