Composer various persons Librettist various persons Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1978 Creative/Crew (see notes) Cast (see notes) Show Dates Sun, Nov 19 1978, 7pm Notes The San Francisco Opera Association in conjunction with The San Francisco Opera Guild presents THE ANNIVERSARY GALA In celebration of the Gold and Silver Jubilees of Kurt Herbert Adler Masters of Ceremonies: Dorothy Kirsten Regina Resnik Lotfi Mansouri Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Sir Geraint Evans Terry McEwen Walter Slezak Wagner, Der Fliegende Holländer -- Overture Silvio Varviso, conductor Wagner, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg -- Prize Song Spas Wenkoff Silvio Varviso, conductor Charpentier, Louise -- Depuis le jour Dorothy Kirsten John Pritchard, conductor Mozart, Così fan tutte -- In uomini, in soldati Graziella Sciutti John Pritchard, conductor Mozart, Le Nozze di Figaro -- Aprite un po' quegli occhi Cesare Siepi John Pritchard, conductor Leoncavallo, Pagliacci -- Vesti la giubba James McCracken Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, conductor Verdi, Un Ballo in Maschera -- Morrò, ma prima in grazia Lucine Amara Janos Ferencsik, conductor Giordano, Andrea Chénier -- Nemico della patria Louis Quilico Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, conductor Humperdinck, Hänsel und Gretel -- Childrens' prayer San Francisco Boys Chorus Calvin Simmons, conductor Monteverdi, L'Incoronazione di Poppea -- Pur ti miro Carol Vaness Barry McCauley John Pritchard, conductor Verdi, Ernani -- Ernani, involami Leona Mitchell Calvin Simmons, conductor Gruber, Mei' Muatterl war a' Wienerin Walter Berry Janos Ferencsik, conductor Verdi, Macbeth -- Vieni, t'affretta! Gwyneth Jones Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, conductor INTERMISSION Verdi, Nabucco -- Va, pensiero sull'ali dorate San Francisco Opera Chorus Richard Bradshaw, conductor Verdi, Nabucco -- Del futuro nel buio discerno Giorgio Tozzi Richard Bradshaw, conductor Brodiceanu, Pe sub flori ma leganai Brodiceanu, S'a dus cucul de p' 'aici Ileana Cotrubas Philip Eisenberg, piano Mussorgsky, Song of the flea Nicola Rossi-Lemeni Calvin Simmons, conductor Leoncavallo, Pagliacci -- Silvio, a quest'ora Mary Costa Allan Monk Francesco Molinari-Pradelli Donizetti, Anna Bolena -- Al dolce guidami castel natio Leyla Gencer Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, conductor Anonymous, A new work Regina Resnik