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The Bat
Based On

Le Réveillon by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy

Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1990-1991
Language
English

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Patrick Summers(11/10m, 24, 25, 27, 30)
Julius Rudel(11/4, 8, 10, 16)
Production
Set Designer(s)
Costume Designer(s)
Lighting Designer
Choreographer
Sound Designer
Chorus Director
Musical Preparation
Prompter
Assistant Stage Director(s)
Stage Manager(s)

Cast

Rosalinda
Elizabeth Holleque(11/4,8,10,16)
Nancy Gustafson(11/24,25,27,30)
Gabriel von Eisenstein
Dennis McNeil(11/10m)
Theodore Baerg(11/10,16,24,30)
Håkan Hagegård(11/4,8,25,27)
Dr. Blind
Dr. Falke
Frank
Prince Orlofsky
Ildiko Komlosi(11/16,24,25,27,30)
Catherine Keen(11/10m)
Hanna Schwarz(11/4.8.10)
Frosch
Solo Dancer(s)

Show Dates

Time and Place

Vienna in the late 1800s

Scenes

Act I -- Eisenstein's villa
Act II -- The ballroom of Prince Orlofsky's palace
Act III -- The jail

Media

Acknowledgements

San Francisco Opera gratefully acknowledges the generous gifts from Mr. & Mrs. Gorham B. Knowles and The Edward E. Hills Fund to underwrite this production.

San Francisco Opera gratefully acknowledges a generous gift from the Opera Guild to underwrite the Family Matinee performance.

Notes

New Production

English translation by Ruth and Thomas Martin

"Bal de Vienne" ballet music by Johann Strauss, Jr., arranged by Douglas Gamley.

The matinee performance of November 10th was a "Family Matinee"

Scenery constructed in San Francisco Opera Scenic Studios

Costumes executed by San Francisco Opera Costume Shop



Act II Party Guests:

November 4 -- Kiri Te Kanawa ("Summertime" from "Porgy and Bess")

November 8 -- Frederica von Stade -- "Una voce poco fa" from "Il Barbiere di Siviglia"

November 10 (matinee) -- Hong-Shen Li -- "La donna è mobile" from "Rigoletto:

November 10 -- Bobby McFerrin -- Vocal improvisation with audience participation

November 16 -- Deborah Voigt -- "Ernani, involami" from "Ernani"

November 24 -- Ruth Ann Swenson -- "Frühlingstimmen" by Johann Strauss, Jr.

November 25 -- Timothy Noble -- "Night and Day" by Cole Porter

November 27 -- Dolora Zajick -- "O don fatale" from "Don Carlo"

November 30 -- Thomas Hampson -- "Largo al factotum" from "Il Barbiere di Siviglia"


SUPERNUMERARIES (for last group of operas)

Sabrina Adler
Traude Albert
Susan Alden
Susan Anderson
Pat Angell
Elayne Ashman
Irene Bechtel
Phyllis Blair
Katherina Brazaitis
Dottie Brown
Madeline Chase
Kay Cheatham
Phoebe Ciaffi
Annette Clark
Huguette Combs
Jamie Daniels
Renée DeJarnatt
Darcy Fink
Karen Goodwyn
Lisa Gordon
Diane Graham
Leah Hall
Joan Imbeau
Pierrette Jeanmonod
Esther Jennings
Catherine Joseph
Mary Joyce
Candace Kahn
Valarie Klingenberg
Andrea Kohlruss
Joan Kwansa
Jane Lee
Carol Mauro
Jan Moody
Holly Morrison
Elizabeth Munn
Kate Noll
Dorothy Papo
Sharon Papo
Ann Paras
Virginia Persson
Nancy Petrisko
Marianna Petroni
Julia Reisz
Louise Russo
Stephanie Salter
Ellen Sanchez
Mary Simon
Stella Tatro
Beverly Terry
Kimberly Thompson
Marcia Tusting
Linda Ann Unemori
Cecilia Valente
Lisa Waters
Carolyn Waugh
Susan Weiss
Susan Wendt-Bogear
Laurel Winzler
Suzanna Yeh

Bob Acker
Roman Adler
David Altman
Ted Alves
Gene Angell
Steven Bartlett-Re
Franklin Bauer
Steve Bauman
Don Bechtel
Rich Bechtel
Austin Bergin
Mike Berkowitz
David Black
Brian Busta
Tom Carlisle
Joe Castrovinci
Paul Cheatham
Stewart Clark
David Clover
Rudy Cook
Doug Couture
Copley Crosby
Richard Dobbins
Nicholas Doxey
Pedro Echeandia
Steve Faringhy
Ted Foster
Eugenio Gámez
John Gilbert
Thomas Giuliano
Richard Goldman
Albert Goodwyn
Terry Gordon
Sean Greene