Die Fledermaus

The Bat

Composer

Johann Strauss, Jr.

Librettists

Karl Haffner

and

Richard Genée

Based On

Le Réveillon by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy

Company

San Francisco Opera Association

Location

San Francisco, CA

Venue

Civic Auditorium

Season

1996-1997

Language

English

Creative/Crew

Conductor

Alexander Sander

Production

Lotfi Mansouri

Set Designer(s)

Wolfram Skalicki

Costume Designer(s)

Thierry Bosquet

Lighting Designer

Thomas J. Munn

Sound Designer

Roger Gans

Chorus Director

Ian Robertson

Musical Preparation

Bryndon Hassman

Adelle Eslinger

Assistant Stage Director(s)

Sandra Bernhard

Laurie Feldman

Stage Manager(s)

Jerry Sherk

Movement Assistant

Victoria Morgan

Consultant for Guest Dancers

Peter S. Diggins Associates

Cast

Alfred

Alfredo Portilla(12/26,28m,29, 31)

Carlo Scibelli(12/27,28)

Adele

Tracy Dahl(12/26,28m,29, 31)

Peggy Kriha Dye(12/27,28)

Rosalinda

Eilana Lappalainen(12/26,28m,29)

Nicolle Foland(12/27,28,31)

Gabriel von Eisenstein

Theodore Baerg(12/26,28m,29,31)

David Okerlund(12/27,28)

Dr. Blind

Marc Molomot

Dr. Falke

Earle Patriarco(12/27,28,31)

Michael Chioldi(12/26,28m,29)

Frank

Peter Strummer

Ida

Marnie Breckenridge

Ivan

Stuart Skelton

Prince Orlofsky

Brian Asawa

Frosch

Grant Neale

Solo Dancer(s)

Cynthia Harvey(12/26,28m,29,31)

Evelyn Cisneros(12/27,28,31)

Wes Chapman(12/26,28m,29,31)

Anthony Randazzo(12/27,28,31)

Donna McKechnie(12/26,27,28m,28,29,31)

Gary Chryst(12/26,27,28m,28,29,31)

Show Dates

Thu, Dec 26 1996, 8pm

Fri, Dec 27 1996, 8pm

Sat, Dec 28 1996, 2pm

Sat, Dec 28 1996, 8pm

Sun, Dec 29 1996, 2pm

Tue, Dec 31 1996, 9:30pm

Time and Place

Vienna in the late 1800s

Scenes

Act I -- Eisenstein's ville

Act II -- The ballroom of Prince Orlofsky's palace

Act III -- The jail

Media

Acknowledgements

Production made possible by a generous grant from Angus A. MacNaughton.

The original 1990 production of "Die Fledermaus" was made possible through the generous support of Mr. & Mrs. Gorham Knowles and The Edward E. Hills Fund.

Notes

Newly revised production

English translation by Ruth and Thomas Martin

Scenery constructed in San Francisco Opera Scenic Studios
Costumes executed by San Francisco Opera Costume Shop

The performance of New Year's Eve, December 31, started at 9:30 and was labeled as
"Prince Orlofsky's Masquerade Ball"

DANCE CREDITS
Cynthis Harvey & Wes Chapman
Sleeping Beauty pas de deux, Act III
Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Traditional choreography after Marius Petipa

Donna McKechnie & Gary Chryst
"Begin the Beguine"
Music by Cole Porter
Musical arrangement by Wally Harper
Orchestrated by Mack Schlefer
Choreography by Peter Gennaro

Evelyn Cisneros & Anthony Randazzo
Don Quixote pas de deux, Act III
Music by Ludwig Minkus
Traditional choreography after Marius Petipa

SUPERNUMERARIES
Jim Bowes
Tom Carlisle
Roderick Chow
Eddy Gordillo
Frank Jorgensen
Terry Kildow
Bill Klaproth
Dan Kyte
Steve Lavezzoli
John Martin
Tom Newman
David Norton
Louis Paz
Jim Shea
Geoff Skidmore