Die Frau ohne Schatten

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Woman Without a Shadow
Composer
Richard Strauss
Librettist
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1989-1990
Language
German

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Christoph von Dohnányi
Stage Director(s)
Grischa Asagaroff
Set Designer(s)
Jörg Zimmermann
Costume Designer(s)
Jan Skalicky
Lighting Designer
Thomas J. Munn
Chorus Director
Ian Robertson
Musical Preparation
Patrick Summers
Philip Eisenberg
David Triestram
Susanna Lemberskaya
Kathryn Cathcart
Prompter
Philip Eisenberg
Movement Instructor
Victoria Morgan
Sound Designer
Roger Gans
Assistant Stage Director(s)
Laurie Feldman
Claudia Zahn
Supertitles
Christopher Bergen
Stage Manager(s)
Jerry Sherk

Cast

Show Dates

Time and Place

Legendary

Scenes

Act I, Scene 1 -- In the gardens of the Imperial Palace
Scene 2 -- Barak's hovel, under a city wall
INTERMISSION
Act II, Scene 1 -- Barak's hovel, the next day
Scene 2 -- Outside the Emperor's hunting lodge
Scene 3 -- Barak's hovel
Scene 4 -- Inside the hunting lodge
Scene 5 -- Barak's hovel
INTERMISSION
Act III, Scene 1 -- Mystic caverns near Keikobad's realm
Scene 2 -- At the entrance to Keikobad's temple
Scene 3 -- In the temple
Scene 4 -- The beginning of a new life

Media

Acknowledgements

This production was originally made possible by Cynthia Wood who has also underwritten the 1989 revival.

Supertitles provided by a generous and most appreciated gift from William and Eloise Rollnick.

Notes

Scenery constructed in San Francisco Opera Scenic Studios

Costumes executed by San Francisco Opera Costume Shop

Galanti organ provided courtesy of Colton Piano & Organ, Santa Clara

San Francisco Girls Chorus
Elizabeth Appling, Director

Chesi Ho
Misuzu Ito
Emily Ryan
Jennifer Terry
Rebecca Tevenan

San Francisco Boys Chorus
Philip Hahn, Director

David Alderman
Kevin Angstenberger
Michael Davis
Scott Kronmiller
David Lee
James Locke
Norman Moy
James Muiter
Grael Norton
Gian Patel
Joseph Penrod
Paul Ryan
John Wheeler-Rappe

DANCERS

Elizabeth Cooper
Nora Heiber
Marina Hotchkiss
Carolyn Houser
Debra Rose
Laurie Skophammer
Katherine Warner

Gregory Dawson
Michael Denham
Danny Furlong
Geoffrey Hipps
Steve Kirby
Winthrop Marcirak
Thomas Segal

SUPERNUMERARIES (for last group of three operas)

Susan Anderson
Katherine Brazaitis
Dotty Brown
Regina Bustillos
Phoebe Ciaffi
Renée DeJarnatt
Candace Kahn
Valarie Klingenberg
Andrea Kohlruss
Jan Moody
Holly Morrison
Nancy Petrisko
Stephanie Salter
Beverly Terry
Laurel Winzler

Stephen Bartlett-Re
Austin Bergin
Michael Berkowitz
David Clover
Augustin Estrella
Mickey Frettoloso
Tom Giuliano
Mark Huelsmann
Joe Kelley
Dan Kyte
Greg Lawrance
Ed Meyers
Matt Miller
Ian Mishkin
Andreas Mueller
Barry Nielsen
Jeff Orgain
Bob Palmer
Mike Pesavento
Tom Purcell
Paul Ricks
Steven Rosen
Bill Roehl
Louis Schilling
Alvin Taylor
Alex Weibezahn

GIRLS

Abigail Munn
Elizabeth Munn