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Death in Venice

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Librettist
Based On

the short story by Thomas Mann

Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1997-1998
Language
English

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Production
Set Designer(s)
Costume Designer(s)
Lighting Designer
Chorus Director
Choreographer
Assistant to Michael Smuin
Musical Preparation
Prompter
Assistant Stage Director(s)
Stage Manager(s)

Cast

Gustav von Aschenbach
Elderly fop
Old gondolier
Hotel Manager
Hotel Barber
Leader of the Players
Voice of Dionysus
Ship Steward
Lido boatman
Hotel porter
French girl
French Mother
First Americans
Second American
German Father
German Mother
Polish guest
Danish Lady
English Lady
Russian nanny
Russian Father
Russian Mother
Hotel waiter
Polish family's governess
First daughter
Second daughter
Tadzio's mother
Jaschiu
Strawberry seller
First gondolier
Lace Seller
Glassmaker
Beggarwoman
Restaurant waiter
Second gondolier
Third (offstage) gondolier
Voice of Apollo
Newspaper seller
Cardinal at St. Mark's
First acrobat
Second Acrobat
Strolling Player
English clerk in a travel bureau

Show Dates

Time and Place

1911; Munich and Venice

Scenes

ACT I
Scene 1 -- Munich
Scene 2 -- On the boat to Venice
Scene 3 -- The journey to the Lido
Scene 4 -- The first evening at the hotel
Scene 5 -- On the beach
Scene 6 -- The foiled departure
Scene 7 -- The games of Apollo
INTERMISSION
ACT II
Scene 8 -- The hotel barber's shop
Scene 9 -- The pursuit
Scene 10 -- The strolling players
Scene 11 -- The travel bureau
Scene 12 -- The lady of the pearls
Scene 13 -- The dream
Scene 14 -- The empty beach
Scene 15 -- The hotel barber's shop
Scene 16 -- The last visit to Venice
Scene 17 -- The departure

Media

Sponsors

The performance of September 14th is designated in honor of Annette Campbell-White and Dr. Ruediger Naumann-Etienne's membership in the Triple Gold Circle.

Acknowledgements

This production, from the Canadian Opera Company, is sponsored in part by a generous gift from Madeleine Haas Russell

Notes

Supertitles are taken from the original libretto

ADDITIONAL PERFORMERS

Dancers
Nick Arbhinal-Scott
Peter Gamino
James Gotesky
James Moore
Chavín Muñiz
Aaron Orza
Seth Orza
Aaron Simunovich

Supernumeraries
Regina Bustillos
Leah Hall
Kristina Kling
Andrea Kohlruss
Jane Murray
Samantha Spiegel
Laurel Winzler

Pedro Echeandia
Milko Encinas
Charles Filipov
Rick Gydesen
Luke Konigsmark
Robert Lee
David Lezan
Oliver Pollard
Lucas Rebston
Louis Schilling
Geoffrey Schwartz
Gregory Schwartz
Michael Schwartz
Kit Wynkoop