USA Staged Premiere
The Discovery of America
Composer
Librettist
Based On
Paul Claudel's play Le Livre de Christophe Colomb
Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1968
Language
English
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Production
Designer
Chorus
Choreographer
Costumers
Cast
Explicator
Soprano voice
Christopher Columbus I
Christopher Columbus II
Prosecutor
Innkeeper
Queen Isabella
Guitar player
Creditor
Majordomo of the King of Spain
Young soldier
Wise man
Recruiting officer
Recruiter
Hangman
Delegate of the sailors
Officer
Show Dates
Time and Place
(not specified)
Media
Document
SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1968_02_compressed.pdf
(17.2 MB)
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: Berlin, 1930.
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Part III of a triple bill, preceded by "Royal Palace" and "Erwartung."
The program billing reads as follows:
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS (THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA)
Major intermission after "Erwartung."