Creative/Crew
Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Set Designer(s)
Costume Designer(s)
Lighting Designer
Choreographer
Assistant to Maestros Runnicles and Davis
Musical Preparation
Prompter
Harpsichord
Assistant Stage Director(s)
Stage Manager(s)
Cast
Flamand, a composer
Olivier, a poet
La Roche, Director of a theater
Countess
The Count, her brother
Majordomo
Clairon, an actress
Eight Servants
Two Dancers
Italian Tenor
Italian Soprano
Monsieur Taupe, the prompter
Musician
Show Dates
Time and Place
The action takes place in the salon of a château near Paris.
Scenes
Media
Sponsors
The performance of June 12th is sponsored by Lufthansa German Airlines
The performance of June 17th is sponsored by Northern Trust Bank of California & Chalone Wine Group
The performance of June 20th is sponsored by Novell, Inc.
The performance of June 25th is sponsored by Sybase, Inc.
The performance of June 28th is sponsored by The Stanley S. Langendorf Foundation
Notes
1993 Summer Season
Part of "A Celebration of Strauss"
Matthew Epstein, Artistic Consultant
Official label: "A Conversation Piece for music by Richard Strauss"
Scenery from the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, Brussels
Costumes executed by San Francisco Opera Costume Shop
Scenery co-owned by San Francisco Opera and the Royal Opera, Covent Garden
Miss Te Kanawa's costumes constructed by Gary Dahms
The performances of June 20, 25 and 28 are being taped for a telecast. Lighting will be augmented accordingly.