Below are saved copies of material used in prior Casa Italiana web pages. The list is in reverse chronological order so that the most recent one is at the top.

Mignon

by Ambroise Thomas

Sunday, March 2, 2008

Flyer.doc / Flyer.pdf

Music Director and Conductor
Walter Unterberg

Stage Direction and Lighting Design
Mario Leonetti

AT NEW HORIZONS:

Amahl and the Night Visitors

Tosca

by Menotti

December 16, 2007

Flyer.doc / Flyer.pdf

Conductor
Charles Dickerson
of the Valley Orchestra

Opera Performances at 1:30 and 3:00 p.m.

Carols and Christmas songs at 4:15pm

Dinner 5:15

with complimentary bottle of wine (one per table)

at New Horizons

15725 Parthenia Street, North Hills, CA 91343

Google Map of New Horizons

Tickets for dinner and opera are $40

and can be ordered online at tix.com or at 800/595-4849.

Proceeds of both shows go to benefit New Horizons,
a facility for children with traumatic brain injury.

Coming to New Horizons for Two Performances
Sunday, December 16
Amahl & the Night Visitors

New Horizons
15725 Parthenia Street, North Hills, CA 91343

Tosca

by Puccini

Sunday, November 11, 2007

Flyer.doc / Flyer.pdf

Les Contes d’Hoffmann

by Offenbach

Sunday, September 9, 2007

FLYER .doc / Flyer .pdf

Click for Tickets

Turandot

by Puccini

Sunday, July 22, 2007

FLYER

Opera Performances at 2:00 and 7:00 p.m. - Dinner 5:00

with complimentary bottle of wine (one per table)

Sam’s Café at New Horizons

15725 Parthenia Street, North Hills, CA 91343

Il Trovatore

by Verdi

Sunday, May 27, 2007

Cavalleria Rusticana
by Mascagni

- and -

Pagliacci
by Leoncavallo

Sunday, March 4, 2007

Grand Concert

celebrating 35 years

of opera at Casa Italiana

November 12, 2006

Please click/download flyer for details

Flyer for Grand Concert (.doc)

Manon Lescaut

by Puccini

September 10, 2006

Flyer for Manon Lescaut (.doc)

Music Director and Conductor
Walter Unterberg

Stage Direction and Lighting Design
Mario Leonetti

Il Tabarro

and

Suor Angelica

by Puccini

June 4, 2006

Flyer for Il Tabarro/Suor Angelica (.doc)

Music Director and Conductor
Walter Unterberg

Stage Direction and Lighting Design
Mario Leonetti

Lucia di Lammermoor

by Donizetti

March 5, 2006

Flyer for Lucia (.doc)

Music Director and Conductor
Charles Dickerson

Stage Direction and Lighting Design
Mario Leonetti

Cast of Lucia di Lammermoor

Normanno	..............................	Rickard Roudebush
Enrico	..............................	Manuel Acosta
Raimondo	..............................	Joel Huanca
Lucia	..............................	Jacqueline Mahoney
Alisa	..............................	Anne Donahue
Edgardo	..............................	Randall Garrou
Arturo	..............................	Micah Holland

La Boheme

by Puccini

November 13, 2005

FLYER for La Boheme (.doc)

Music Director and Conductor
Charles Dickerson

Stage Direction and Lighting Design
Mario Leonetti

Fully staged with orchestra and chorus

Cast of La Boheme

Marcello	..................................................	Mario Biscaldi
Rodolfo	..................................................	Roberto Falcone
Colline	..................................................	David Odekirk
Schaunard	..................................................	William Bartlett
Benoit	..................................................	Robert Milewski
Mimi	..................................................	Begoña Bilbao
Parpignol	..................................................	Lich Doan
A Boy	..................................................	TBA
Alcindoro	..................................................	Robert Milewski
Musetta	...................................................	Cheryl Ecker
A Sergeant	…………………………………	William Bartlett
A Customs Officer	…………………………………	Joel Huanca

The People of Paris:

Manuel Acosta, Virginia Albertson, Sarah Anderson, Lani Bartlett, Mary Devlin, Lich Doan, Lauran Doverspike,

Phyllis Elliott, Lea Grant, Randall Garrou, Paul Junger, Katty Kochman, Abby Luttrell, George Murphy, Edith G. Nader,

Norma Navarrete, Kenwa Li Newell, JC O’Connell, Sally Puente, David Sirkin

L'Elisir d'Amore

by Donizetti

September 11, 2005

FLYER for L'Elisir d'Amore (.doc)

Music Director and Conductor
Charles Dickerson

Stage Direction and Lighting Design
Mario Leonetti

Cast of L’Elisir d’Amore

Adina	..................................................	Yunghee Kavanagh
Nemorino	..................................................	Kent Kornmeyer
Sgt. Belcore	..................................................	Mario Biscaldi
Dr. Dulcamara	..................................................	Stephen Breen
Giannetta	..................................................	Lani Bartlett

Andrea Chenier

by Umberto Giordano

May 22, 2005

FLYER for ANDREA CHENIER (.doc)

Music Director and Conductor
Daniel Guerrero

Stage Direction and Lighting Design
Mario Leonetti

Choreographer
Marina Isabeau

Cast of Andrea Chenier

Andrea Chenier	..................................................	Randall Garrou
Carlo Gerard	..................................................	Mario Storace
La Contessa de Coigny	..................................................	Phyllis Elliott
Maddalena de Coigny	..................................................	Carol Osborn
La Mulatta Bersi	..................................................	Jacqueline Mahoney
Roucher	..................................................	Rick Roudebush
Mathieu	..................................................	Derry Grant
Madelon	..................................................	Anne Donahue
Un “Incredibile”	..................................................	Paul Junger
Pietro Fleville	..................................................	Paul Junger
L’Abate	..................................................	Lich Doan
Schmidt	..................................................	William Bartlett
La Maestra di Casa	..................................................	Mary Devlin
Dumas	..................................................	Steven Green
Fouquier-Tinville	..................................................	Lich Doan

Ensemble: Mary Devlin, Lich Doan, Anne Donahue, Lauran Doverspike, Dana Dvorak, Phyllis Elliott, Lea Grant,
Joel Huanca, Joel B. Levey, Abby Luttrell, George Murphy, Edith G. Nader, Elyse Ruth, Ken Simms, David Sirkin, Robert Traynor

ERNANI

by Giuseppe Verdi

March 13, 2004

FLYER for ERNANI (.doc)

Music Director and Conductor
Walter Unterberg

Stage Direction and Lighting Design
Mario Leonetti

Cast of Ernani

Ernani	..................................................	Roberto Falcone
Don Carlo	..................................................	Mario Biscaldi
Don Ruy Gomez de Silva	..................................................	David Odekirk
Elvira	..................................................	Yunghee Kavanagh
Giovanna	..................................................	Lani Bartlett
Riccardo	..................................................	Paul Junger
Jago	..................................................	William Bartlett/Derry Grant

GALA CHRISTMAS CONCERT AND HOLIDAY DINNER

Sunday, December 5

Sam's Cafe at New Horizons

15725 Parthenia Street, North Hills

Un Ballo in Maschera

by Giuseppe Verdi

November 14, 2004

FLYER for BALLO

Music Director and Conductor
Adil Mehta

Stage Direction and Lighting Design
Mario Leonetti

Cast of Un Ballo in Maschera

Riccardo	..................................................	Randall Garrou
Renato	..................................................	Ken Simms
Amelia	..................................................	Begoña Bilbao
Ulrica	..................................................	Elaine Alaoglu
Oscar	..................................................	Katty Kochman
Silvano	..................................................	Jeff Bergquist
Samuel	..................................................	George Murphy
Tom	..................................................	William Bartlett
The Chief Magistrate	..................................................	Paul Junger
A Servant	..................................................	Lauran Doverspike

MACBETH

by Verdi

Sunday, September 19, 2004

FLYER for MACBETH

Music Director and Conductor
Grant Sevdayan

Stage Direction and Lighting Design
Mario Leonetti

Cast of Macbeth

Duncan	............................................................	Eugene Crees
Macbeth	............................................................	John McConnell
Banquo	............................................................	David Odekirk
Lady Macbeth	............................................................	Yunghee Kavanagh
Lady-in-Waiting	............................................................	Lani Bartlett
Macduff	............................................................	Steve Grabe
Malcolm	............................................................	Paul Junger
Fleance	............................................................	Lily Schwartz
The Doctor	............................................................	William Bartlett
A Servant	............................................................	Derry Grant
A Cutthroat	............................................................	George Murphy
Herald	............................................................	William Bartlett
Hecate	............................................................	Edith G. Nader
Witches	............................................................	Anne Donahue, Kerol Ursini
Apparitions	............................................................	Derry Grant, Virginia Albertson

Otello

by Verdi

Sunday, June 6, 2004

FLYER for OTELLO

Music Director and Conductor
Kent Kornmeyer

Stage Direction and Lighting Design
Mario Leonetti

Fully staged with orchestra and chorus

FLYER FOR LA TRAVIATA AT NEW HORIZONS

Faust

by Gounod

Sunday, March 14, 2004

Music Director and Conductor
Grant Sevdayan

Stage Direction and Lighting Design
Mario Leonetti

Fully staged with orchestra and chorus

Cast of Faust

Faust	..................................................	Donald Squillace
Mephistopheles	..................................................	Arthur Freeman
Wagner	..................................................	William Bartlett
Valentin	..................................................	Mario Biscaldi
Siebel	..................................................	Annette Nicolai
Marguerite	..................................................	Begoña Bilbao
Marthe	..................................................	Anne Donohue

at New Horizons:

Hansel & Gretel

2 performances on

December 7, 2003

Sam's Cafe, New Horizons
15725 Parthenia Street, North Hills, California 91343

Luisa Miller

(Verdi)

Sunday, November 2, 2003

Music Director and Conductor
Walter Unterberg

Stage Direction and Lighting Design
Mario Leonetti

Fully staged with orchestra and chorus

Cast of Luisa Miller

Luisa Miller	..................................................	Carol Osborn
Federica	..................................................	Elaine Alaoglu
Laura	..................................................	Phyllis Elliott
Rodolfo	..................................................	Roberto Falcone
Miller	..................................................	Ken Simms
Wurm	..................................................	William Bartlett
Count Walter	..................................................	David Odekirk

La TRAVIATA

(Verdi)

Sunday, September 7, 2003

Music Director and Conductor
Grant Sevdayan

Stage Direction and Lighting Design
Mario Leonetti

Scheduled for 2003

	February 23, 2003	Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini)
	June 15, 2003	La Forza del Destino (Verdi)
	September 7, 2003	La Traviata (Verdi)
	November 2, 2003	Luisa Miller (Verdi)

La Forza del Destino

(Verdi)

Sunday, June 15, 2003

Music Director and Conductor
Adil Mehta

Stage Direction and Lighting Design
Mario Leonetti

Fully staged with orchestra and chorus

Tickets:

Dinner and Opera (2:30 p.m.) ................ $40

by advance sale only

Opera only (4:30 p.m.) ........................... $30

at the door

All operas are performed at the
Casa Italiana Cultural Center of St. Peter's Parish
1051 N. Broadway
Los Angeles, California 90012-1429
Three free guarded parking lots

For tickets, reservations, and further information, please contact:

Mario Leonetti - Director
248 N. Pass Ave.
Burbank, CA 91505
(818) 559-8696

www.casaitaliana.org

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Cast of La Forza

The Marquis	..................................................	William Bartlett
Leonora	..................................................	Edith Nader Favre
Curra	..................................................	Andrea Herron
Don Alvaro	..................................................	Roberto Falcone
Don Carlos	..................................................	Rex Schrader
Trabuco	..................................................	David Sirkin
Alcade	..................................................	Paul Junger
Preziosilla	..................................................	Phyllis Elliott
Fra Melitone	..................................................	William Bartlett
Padre Guardiano	..................................................	David Odekirk
A Surgeon	..................................................	William Bartlett

Chorus: William Bartlett, Jeff Bergquist, Habib Fadel, Randall Garrou, Diana Gunderson, Andrea Herron, Walter Jesella, Paul Junger, Laurice Simmons Kennel, Abby Luttrell, Klyda Mahoney, Robert Milewski, JC O’Connell, Maureen O’Connell, Alice Peppiatt, David Sirkin, Donald Squillace, Kerol Ursini, Carla Von

Il Barbiere di Siviglia

by Gioacchino Rossini

Sunday, February 23, 2003

Music Director and Conductor
Grant Sevdayan

Stage Direction and Lighting Design
Mario Leonetti

Cast of Barbiere

Figaro	..................................................	Juventino Zapata
Rosina	..................................................	Cheryl Ecker
Count Almaviva	..................................................	Donald Squillace
Dr. Bartolo	..................................................	Arthur Freeman
Basilio	..................................................	William Bartlett
Berta	..................................................	Lorraine L'Esperance
Fiorello	..................................................	Walter Jesella/Ken Simms
Ambrogio	..................................................	TBA
The Officer	..................................................	David Sirkin
The Notary	..................................................	TBA

Manon Lescaut

Music by Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by Marco Praga, Domenico Oliva, Luigi Illica,
Giuseppe Giacosa, Giulio Ricordi et al.

Sunday, November 3, 2002

Musical Director and Conductor
Walter Unterberg

Stage Direction and Lighting Design
Mario Leonetti

Fully staged with orchestra and chorus

Cast of Manon Lescaut

Manon Lescaut	..................................................	Begoña Bilbao
Renato des Grieux	..................................................	Donald Squillace
Lescaut	..................................................	Joventino Zapata
Geronte de Ravoir	..................................................	David Odekirk
Edmondo	..................................................	Paul Junger

Mignon

by Ambroise Thomas

Sunday, March 2, 2008

Flyer.doc / Flyer.pdf

AT NEW HORIZONS:

Amahl and the Night Visitors

Tosca

by Menotti

December 16, 2007

Flyer.doc / Flyer.pdf

Opera Performances at 1:30 and 3:00 p.m.

Carols and Christmas songs at 4:15pm

Dinner 5:15

with complimentary bottle of wine (one per table)

at New Horizons

15725 Parthenia Street, North Hills, CA 91343

Tickets for dinner and opera are $40

and can be ordered online at tix.com or at 800/595-4849.

Proceeds of both shows go to benefit New Horizons, a facility for children with traumatic brain injury.

Coming to New Horizons for Two Performances Sunday, December 16 Amahl & the Night Visitors New Horizons 15725 Parthenia Street, North Hills, CA 91343

Tosca

by Puccini

Sunday, November 11, 2007

Flyer.doc / Flyer.pdf

Les Contes d’Hoffmann

by Offenbach

Sunday, September 9, 2007

FLYER .doc / Flyer .pdf

Turandot

by Puccini

Sunday, July 22, 2007

Opera Performances at 2:00 and 7:00 p.m. - Dinner 5:00

with complimentary bottle of wine (one per table)

Sam’s Café at New Horizons

15725 Parthenia Street, North Hills, CA 91343

Il Trovatore

by Verdi

Sunday, May 27, 2007

Cavalleria Rusticana by Mascagni

- and -

Pagliacci by Leoncavallo

Sunday, March 4, 2007

Grand Concert

celebrating 35 years

of opera at Casa Italiana

November 12, 2006

Please click/download flyer for details

Manon Lescaut

by Puccini

September 10, 2006

Il Tabarro

and

Suor Angelica

by Puccini

June 4, 2006

Lucia di Lammermoor

by Donizetti

March 5, 2006

Cast of Lucia di Lammermoor

La Boheme

by Puccini

November 13, 2005

Fully staged with orchestra and chorus

Cast of La Boheme

L'Elisir d'Amore

by Donizetti

September 11, 2005

Cast of L’Elisir d’Amore

Andrea Chenier

by Umberto Giordano

May 22, 2005

Cast of Andrea Chenier

ERNANI

by Giuseppe Verdi

March 13, 2004

Cast of Ernani

GALA CHRISTMAS CONCERT AND HOLIDAY DINNER

Un Ballo in Maschera

by Giuseppe Verdi

November 14, 2004

Proceeds of both shows go to benefit New Horizons,
a facility for children with traumatic brain injury.

Coming to New Horizons for Two Performances
Sunday, December 16
Amahl & the Night Visitors

New Horizons
15725 Parthenia Street, North Hills, CA 91343

Cavalleria Rusticana
by Mascagni

Pagliacci
by Leoncavallo

Music by Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by Marco Praga, Domenico Oliva, Luigi Illica,
Giuseppe Giacosa, Giulio Ricordi et al.