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Der Rosenkavalier

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Based On

loosely, adapted from Louvet de Couvrai's novel Les amours du chevalier de Faublas and Molière's comedy Monsieur de Pourceaugnac

Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1992-1993
Language
German

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Production
Set Designer(s)
Original costume design for Santa Fe Opera
Additional costumes (after Alfred Roller designs)
Lighting Designer
Chorus Director
Assistant to Maestro Mackerras
Musical Preparation
Prompter
Assistant Stage Director(s)
Stage Manager(s)
Supertitles

Cast

Marschallin
Mohamed
Taylor Walton(6/5,8,11)
Ebonie McCuin(6/18,23,27)
Marschallin's Majordomo
Baron Ochs
Milliner
Animal Vendor
Valzacchi
Italian Singer
Notary
Leopold
Faninal
Marianne
Faninal's Majordomo
Innkeeper
Police Commissioner

Show Dates

Time and Place

Vienna, early years of the reign of Empress Maria Theresia

Scenes

Act I -- The Marschallin's bedroom, early morning
Act II -- Faninal's house, two days later
Act III -- A run-down inn on the outskirts of Vienna, the following evening

Media

Sponsors

The performance of June 8th is sponsored by The Stanley S. Langendorf Foundation.

The performance of June 11th is sponsored by Sybase, Inc.

The performance of June 23rd is sponsored by Novell, Inc.

Acknowledgements

This new production of "Der Rosenkavalier" is a co-production with The Washington Opera, with additional support of the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation, The Medallion Society, and Mr. and Mrs. Lotfi Mansouri.

Notes

1993 Summer Season

Part of "A Celebration of Strauss 1993"
Matthew Epstein, Artistic Consultant

Set design: after the original Alfred Roller designs

Scenery constructed in San Francisco Opera Scenic Studios

SUPERNUMERARIES

Pat Angell
Elayne Ashman
Brenda Czernysz
Stella E. Tatro
Carolyn Waugh

David Cippola
David J. Clark
Christopher Corprandy
Pedro Echeandia
Milko N. Encinas
Tom Giuliano
Bill Higgins
Larry Hunnicutt
Frank Jorgensen
Arthur Kaye
Ken Korpi
Greg Lawrance
James Lesko
Matt Miller
Barry Nielsen
Christopher Patnoe
Brian Rawlinson
Paul Ricks
Bill Roehl
David Samas
Raymond R. Sullivan
Mario Tarabini
Tom Tillman
Allen Tusting