Composer
Librettist
Company
Spring Opera
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1966
Language
English
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Designer
Chorus Director
Costumes
Cast
First Man (prologue)
Second Man (prologue)
Man at the piano
Carry Nation
Marshal
Carry's Father
Carry's Mother
Ben, a livery man
Charles, Carry's suitor, later her husband
Preacher
Edna Maud
Boy at the hoe-down
Participant in the hoe-down
First Woman
Second Woman
Third Woman
Boy in the saloon
Man in the saloon
Caretaker
Show Dates
Time and Place
United States, around the turn of the century
Scenes
Prologue -- A plush "joint" in Topeka, Kansas, around the turn of the century
Act I, Scene 1 --1865; Carry's parents' home in Belton, Missouri
Act I, Scene 2 -- A Sunday morning the following spring; the churchyard in Belton
Act I, Scene 3 -- An evening that autumn; a barn in Belton
Act II, Scene 1 -- 1867; Charles and Carry's home in Holden, Missouri
Act II, Scene 2 -- That autumn; the Mother's bedroom
Act II, Scene 3 -- The next day; a saloon in Holden
Act II, Scene 4 -- Easter Monday the following spring; the churchyard in Belton
Acknowledgements
Production made possible through the generosity of SAN FRANCISCO SPONSORS
Notes
Spring Opera of San Francisco
West Coast Premiere