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Betrothal in a Monastery (The Duenna)

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Obruchenie v monastyre
Based On

The Duenna by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1998-1999
Language
Russian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Production
Designer
Lighting Designer
Chorus Director
Musical Preparation
Assistant to Maestro Gergiev
Prompter
Supertitles
Original choreography re-created by
Assistant Stage Director(s)
Stage Manager(s)
Fight Consultant

Cast

Don Jerome, a nobleman from Seville
Mendoza, a rich fish merchant
Mendoza's servant Pedro
Mendoza's servant Pablo
Mendoza's servant Miguel
Don Ferdinand, Don Jerome's son
Lopez, Don Ferdinand's servant
Don Antonio, in love with Louisa
First masker
Second masker
Third masker
Louisa, Don Jerome's daughter
Duenna, Louisa's chaperone
Lauretta, Louisa's maid
Clara d'Almanza, Louisa's friend
Rosina, Clara's maid
Don Carlos, an impoverished nobleman, friend of Mendoza
Musician
Anthony Striplen(clarinet)
John Pearson(trumpet)
Allen Biggs(drums)
Father Augustine, prior of the monastery
Brother Elustaf
Brother Chartreuse
Brother Benedictine
Novice
Spanish pas de deux
Oriental pas de deux
Columbine
Pierrot

Show Dates

Time and Place

Eighteenth-century Seville

Scenes

Act I -- The plaza in front of Don Jerome's house
Act II, Scene 1 -- Don Jerome's house
INTERMISSION
Act II, Scene 2 -- On the waterfront
Act II, Scene 3 -- Don Jerome's house
Act III, Scene 1 -- Mendoza's house
INTERMISSION
Act III, Scene 2 -- Don Jerome's house
Act III, Scene 3 -- A convent garden
Act IV, Scene 1 -- A monastery adjacent to the convent
Act IV, Scene 2 -- The ballroom in Done Jerome's house

Media

Sponsors

The performance of November 23rd is designated in honor of Mr. and Mrs. William R. Hewlett's membership in the Triple Diamond Circle

The performance of November 23rd is sponsored by Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich, Rosati

The performance of November 27th is sponsored by Meyer Sound Laboratories, Inc

The performance of November 28th is sponsored by Saintsbury Winery

The performance of December 3rd is designated in honor of Lorna Talbot

The performance of December 3rd is sponsored by McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen, LLP

The performance of December 10th is sponsored by Bank of America

Notes

Production from the Kirov Opera

ADDITIONAL PERFORMERS

Clowns
Philip Amer
Gregory Dawson
Danny Furlong

Supernumeraries
Bob Acker
Steve Bauman
Philip Baumgardner
Jim Brown
Mark Burstein
Marcus Ceniceros
John Giosso
Rick Gydesen
Frank Jorgensen
Terry Kildow
Charlie Lichtman
Jason Mayo
Oliver Pollard
Gregory Schwartz
Michael Schwartz
Thane Thomas
Tom Tillman
Marvin Tom
Ron Wizelman