Cosi fan tutte
Composer
Librettist
Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
Language
Italian
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Michael Gielen(9/11, 15, 19, 22, 25, 28; 10/2)
Anne Manson(6/24, 29; 7/2, 5, 8, 10)
Director
John Cox(9/11, 15, 19, 22, 25, 28; 10/2)
José Maria Condemi(6/24, 29; 7/2, 5, 8, 10)
Production
John Cox(6/24, 29; 7/2, 5, 8, 10)
Production Designer
Lighting Designer
Sound Designer
Chorus Director
Musical Preparation
William Hobbs(9/11, 15, 19, 22, 25, 28; 10/2)
Bryndon Hassman(6/24, 29; 7/2, 5, 8, 10)
Ernest Fredric Knell(6/24, 29; 7/2, 5, 8, 10)
Recitative accompaniment
Paul Harris(6/24, 29; 7/2, 5, 8, 10)
Supertitles
Assistant Stage Director(s)
José Maria Condemi(9/11, 15, 19, 22, 25, 28; 10/2)
Assistant Director(s)
Mark Streshinsky(6/24, 29; 7/2, 5, 8, 10)
Stage Manager(s)
Brett Finley(9/11, 15, 19, 22, 25, 28; 10/2)
Lauren Jones(6/24, 29; 7/2, 5, 8, 10)
Costume Supervisor
Christopher Verdosci(9/11, 15, 19, 22, 25, 28; 10/2)
Kathleen Lussier-West(6/24, 29; 7/2, 5, 8, 10)
Production Super Captain
Cast
Don Alfonso
Ferrando
Guglielmo
Hanno Müller-Brachmann(9/11, 15, 19, 22, 25, 28; 10/2)
Nathan Gunn(6/24, 29; 7/2, 5, 8, 10)
Fiordiligi
Dorabella
Claudia Mahnke(9/11, 15, 19, 22, 25, 28; 10/2; 7/2, 5, 8, 10)
Katherine Rohrer(6/24, 29)
Despina
Show Dates
Time and Place
A hotel in a Mediterranean resort town, 1914
Scenes
Act I -- Morning, afternoon
Act II -- Evening, night
Media
Sponsors
The performance of September 22, 2004 is sponsored by JP Morgan Private Bank
The performance of June 29, 2005 is sponsored by Bank of America
The performance of July 5, 2005 is sponsored by Deloitte & Touche LLP
The performance of July 8, 2005 is sponsored by Accenture
Acknowledgements
This production is made possible, in part, by Franklin and Catherine Johnson (June/July 2005 performances).
Notes
Co-production by Opera Monte Carlo and San Francisco Opera