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Cavalleria Rusticana

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Based On

the story of Cavalleria Rusticana by Giovanni Verga

Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
2018-2019
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Production
Revival Director
Set Designer(s)
Costume Designer(s)
Original Lighting Designer
Revival Lighting Designer
Chorus Director
Choreographer
Fight Director
Assistant Conductor
Musical Preparation
Prompter
Diction
Supertitles
Assistant Director(s)
Stage Manager(s)
Assistant Stage Manager(s)
Costume Supervisor
Head of Wig and Makeup

Cast

Mascagni
Arguing Couple (female)
Arguing Couple (male)
Turiddu
Mamma Lucia

Show Dates

Time and Place

PLACE AND TIME: The Italian immigrant neighborhood of La Boca (Buenos Aires, Argentina) in the 1920s, Easter Day

Scenes

Act I: La Boca; Ferragosto (August 15), the Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary

Media

Sponsors

This production is made possible, in part, by Opening Weekend Grand Sponsor Diane B. Wilsey.

Additional support is provided by John A. and Cynthia Gunn.

Additional support is provided by the Edmund W. and Jeannik Méquet Littlefield Fund.

Additional support is provided by Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem.

Maestro Callegari's appearance is made possible by the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Conductors Fund.

Mr. Aronica, Mr. Platanias, and Ms. Semenchuk's appearances ae made possible by a gift to the Great Singers Fund by Joan and David Traitel.

Additional funding is provided by The Diana Dollar Knowles Foundation.

San Francisco Opera gratefully acknowledges September 12 Performance Sponsor, Meyer Sound.

Legacy Commission

Sung in Italian with English supertitles

Notes

An Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège production

Part I of a double bill, with "Pagliacci"

Townfolk

SUPERNUMERARIES:
Oscar Brooks
Simone Brooks
Jim Bowes
James Crow
Albert Kovera
Steve Lavezzoli
Michael LeBaron
Jahla Love
Amarech Mendez
Orion Rosedale
Alexander Smith
Jeremy Vik
William "Bill" Watt
David Whatley
Zane Wilcox
Domonique Williams
Frank Zepeda

CHILDREN'S CHORUS:
(NB: The children singing in this production are members of the San Francisco Girls Chorus and San Francisco Boys Chorus.)
Sofia Alling
Alia Azad
Sophia Bayson
Julien Scott Chernick
Cate Cross
Constantine Sebastian DeFabio
Ariana Frey
Embley Fuchs
Sofia Fung-Lee
Rebecca Jia
Aram Kim
Francisca Li
Leonora Steward
Sebastian Vera Cuevas
Pearl Watson
Olivia White
Sophie White
Aden Earl Williams