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Based On

the novella by Prosper Mérimée

Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1982-1983
Language
French

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Production
Stage Director(s)
Set Designer(s)
Costume Designer(s)
Lighting Designer
Sound Designer
Chorus Director
Musical Preparation
Prompter
Assistant Stage Director(s)
Stage Manager(s)

Cast

Moralès
Micaëla
Don José
Zuniga
Manuelita
Frasquita
Mercédès
Le Dancaïre
Le Remendado
Lillas Pastia
Escamillo
Guide
Bahman Nouri(6/17,22)
Teddy Levinson(6/26,29;7/2)

Show Dates

Time and Place

19th century; Seville, Spain

Scenes

Act I -- A street in Seville
Act II -- Lillas Pastia's tavern
Act III -- In the mountains
Act IV -- Outside the arena

Media

Legacy Commission

Critical edition by Fritz Oeser

Notes

1983 Summer Season

Scenery constructed in San Francisco Opera Scenic Studios

Principals' costumes executed by
Boerye Edh of Royal Opera, Stockholm

Other costumes executed by San Francisco Opera Costume Shop

San Francisco Boys Chorus
William Ballard, Director
Kevin Barry
Adam Colety
Mark Colety
Jonathan Couchman
Devan Cross
Michael Curphey
Justin Dudley
Patrick Egry
Micah Freedman
Francis Freenor
Sebastian Frey
Cornelius Garretson
Daniel Handler
Jonathan Harris
Federico Hewson
David Hughes
Matthew Hurwitz
Jacques Hymans
Anthony Impang-Lozada
Ben Isaacs
Justin Jed
Gary Jones
Edmund Kimbell
David Koenig
John David Lanigan
John Lucero
Eric Marty
Mark McDonald
Michael Molina
Kenny Ohashi
David Owen
David Parvin
John Pennebaker
Hiram Piskitel
Daniel Potasz
Timothy Powell
Nicholas Safrit
Geary Sellers
George Somers
Owen Thomas
Lyndon Ubana
Samuel Yen

San Francisco Girls Chorus
Elizabeth Appling, Director
Shauna Finnie
Jennifer Goltz
Jane Herr
Monica Hicks
Jessica Israels
Michele Konrad
Alexandra Kovach
Shannon Kuhns
Maren Montalbano
Rachel Plotinsky
Phoenix Reed
Robin Rosenzweig
Apryll Taylor

SUPERNUMERARIES
Gertraud Albert
Pat Angell
Karen L. Bailey
Joyce Barnett
Dorothy Baune
Janet E. Birnie
Nora Brandstadter
Katherine Brazaitis
Lorna Bridges
Dorothy Brown
Carol Burton
Mary Chimienti
Huguette Combs
Janet Dahlsten
Renée DeJarnatt
Carol Dunlap
Jane Gitschier
Roberta Heath
Jennifer Heglar
Kathleen Hobbs
Susan Anderson Holzkamp
Rebecca Hufford
Joan Imbeau
Nina Izotoff
Loisann Jacovitz
Esther Jennings
Candace Kahn
Donna Martin
Jan Moody
Holly Morrison
Barbara Norton
Mary Ann Osterloh
Dorothy Papo
Marianne Petroni
Miriam Preece
Julia Reisz
Louise Russo
Ellen Sanchez
Donna Shanklin
Diane Skroki
Robin Stewart
Stella Tatro
Karen Topp
Marcia Tusting
Carolyn Waugh
Gretchen Weber
Janet Weil
Susan Weiss
Ann Williamson

Lex Amores
Gene Angell
Richard Ares
Mark Backer
Sky Bamford
Mark Bathke
Steve Bauman
Fred Beeson
Rick Brandon
Joseph Brazaitis
Bill Burns
Newton Butler
David Clover
Rudy Cook
Tom Curran
Chas Dargis
Ted Dawson
Daniel DeJarnatt
Julio Dorijoni
Hilbert Duperroir
Kermit Duval
Christopher Essley
Robert Falterman
Larry Feitz
Peter Felleman
Mickey Frettoloso
Matt Garadis
Phillip Gibson
Cliff Gold
Rex Golightly
Albert Goodwyn
Russell Granet
Paul Grosvenor
Lou Handler
Joseph Hay
Philippe Henry
Gary Hill
Willard Holden