Opera San Jose is the professional opera company in San Jose, California, USA, founded in 1984 by Irene Dalis. In 1988, it formed a resident company of principal artists, for which it has purchased fourteen apartment units to provide rent-free accommodation. Until 2004, the company performed in the Montgomery Theater in San Jose's Civic Auditorium complex. One of the keys to the company's success over the years has been its fiscal prudence. The Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Italy. ... Nickname: Location of San Jose within Santa Clara County, California. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ...

California Theatre

The company opened its 2004–2005 season in the 1,100-seat California Theatre, a vaudeville and film theater that was originally built in 1927. The theatre had been left vacant for many years and had decayed, but reopened in 2004 after a major restoration project done expressly for Opera San Jose and as the result of large donations. This came as a large relief to local historians, who feared that the building would be demolished, like many of the other historic buildings in the city center. It has been called one of the most beautiful theatres in the state. shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Opera San Jose is the professional opera company in San Jose, California, USA, founded in 1984 by Irene Dalis. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Resident company

In 1988, Opera San Jose formed a resident company of principal artists, for which it provides rent-free accommodation. These artists are typically promising singers in the early years of their career. They are given annual contracts & coaching and are expected to fill leading roles in the company's performances. This program is modeled after similar programs in German regional opera companies. Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ...

Current resident artists

The following artists are current members of the resident company:

• Carlos Aguilar
• Rochelle Bard
• Christopher Bengochea
• Daniel Cilli
• Khori Dastoor
• Cybele Gouverneur
• Isaac Hurtado
• Kenneth Mattice

Former resident artists

The following artists have been in the resident company of Opera San Jose:

• Ravil Atlas, Scott Bearden, John Bellemer, Deborah Berioli, Jeanette Blakeney, Layna Chianakas, Cynthia Clayton, David Cox, Lori Decter, Jason Detwiler, Christopher Dickerson, Barbara Divis, Kirk Echelberger, Andrew Eisenmann, Adam Flowers, Nmon Ford, Roberto Gomez, Stephen Guggenheim, Susan Gundunas, Jonathan Hodel, Juli Kierstine, Eilana Lappalainen, Brian Leerhuber, Christina Major, Julie Makerov, Robert McPherson, Jesse Merlin, Dan Montez, Joseph Muir, Douglas Nagel, Donna Olson, Lori Phillips, Sandra Rubalcava, Carlo Scibelli, Etsel Skelton, Thomas Rolf Truhitte, Tamara Tsoutsouris, Mel Ulrich, Kerry Walsh, Joseph Wright, and Constantinos Yiannoudes

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Performances

2006-2007 Season

• Roméo et Juliette (Charles Gounod)
• The Barber of Seville (Gioacchino Rossini)
• La traviata (Giuseppe Verdi)
• Madama Butterfly (Giacomo Puccini)

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2005-2006 Season

• The Crucible (Robert Ward)
• Un ballo in maschera (Giuseppe Verdi)
• La bohème (Giacomo Puccini
• Don Giovanni (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)

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2004-2005 Season

• Le nozze di Figaro (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
• Tosca (Giacomo Puccini)
• Carmen (Georges Bizet)
• Der fliegende Holländer (Richard Wagner)

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2003-2004 Season

• Don Pasquale (Gaetano Donizetti)
• Cavalleria Rusticana (Pietro Mascagni) and Pagliacci (Ruggero Leoncavallo)
• The Pearl Fishers (Georges Bizet)
• Die Fledermaus (Johann Strauss II)

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2002-2003 Season

• La Cenerentola (Gioacchino Rossini)
• Il Trovatore (Giuseppe Verdi)
• Faust (Charles Gounod)

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2001-2002 Season

• Falstaff (Giuseppe Verdi)
• La bohème (Giacomo Puccini
• Così fan tutte (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
• Manon (Jules Massenet)

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2000-2001 Season

• L'elisir d'amore (L'elisir d'amore)
• Eugene Onegin (Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky)
• Rigoletto (Giuseppe Verdi)
• La Traviata (Giuseppe Verdi)

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1999-2000 Season

• Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Gioacchino Rossini)
• The Tale of the Nutcracker (Craig Bohmler)
• Carmen (Georges Bizet)

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1998-1999 Season

• Die Zauberflote (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
• The Rake's Progress (Igor Stravinsky
• Don Giovanni (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
• Die Lustige Witwe (Franz Lehar)

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1997-1998 Season

• Of Mice and Men (Carlisle Floyd
• Lucia di Lammermoor (Gaetano Donizetti)
• Il Turco in Italia (Rossini)
• Die Zauberflöte (Mozart)

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External links

• Opera San Jose Website
• Collected reviews