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USA Staged Premiere
Composer
Based On

original medieval texts

Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1958
Language
Latin, German

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Stage setting and costumes by
Supervising designer
Chorus Director
Choreographer
Costumers

Cast

Old Poet
First coquette
Second coquette
Third coquette
First Lover
Second Lover
First Drinker
Second Drinker
Burgundian Lady
Burgundian Troubadour

Show Dates

Scenes

Scene 1 -- Fortune rules the world
Scene 2 -- Springtime
Scene 3 -- A tavern
Scene 4 -- The Court of Love
Scene 5 -- Fortune rules the world forever

Notes

To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.

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US PREMIERE / UNITED STATES PREMIERE

First American staging at SF Opera; presented earlier in the US in concert.

First performance: Frankfurt, 1937.

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Part II of a double bill, with "Die Kluge"


Correct listing:

Carmina Burana
(In medieval Latin and German)
Cantiones profanae in one act

The performance is listed as American STAGE premiere