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Die Frau ohne Schatten

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The Woman without a Shadow
Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
2022-2023
Language
German

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Director
Production and Set Design
Costume Designer(s)
Original Lighting Designer
Revival Lighting Designer
Chorus Director
Assistant Conductor
Prompter
Musical Preparation
Diction
Supertitles
Assistant Director(s)
Stage Manager(s)
Assistant Stage Manager(s)
Choreographer and Dance Master
Fight Director
Technical Supervisor
Costume Supervisor
Hair and Makeup

Cast

Nurse
Spirit Messenger
Empress
Voice of the Falcon
One-armed Man
One-eyed Man
Hunchback
Barak's Wife
Barak
Three Servants (#1)
Three Servants (#2)
Three Servants (#3)
Voice of a Youth
Three Watchmen (#1)
Three Watchmen (#2)
Three Watchmen (#3)
Children’s Voices (#1)
Children’s Voices (#2)
Children’s Voices (#3)
Children’s Voices (#4)
Children’s Voices (#5)
Voice from Above
Guardian of the Temple Gates
Solo Dancer(s)

Show Dates

Scenes

Act I, Scene 1: In the realm of the Empress
Act I, Scene 2: Barak’s hovel, under a city wall
Intermission
Act II, Scene 1: Barak’s hovel, the next day
Act II, Scene 2: Inside the Falcon house
Act II, Scene 3: Barak's hovel
Act II, Scene 4: Inside the Falcon house
Act II, Scene 5: Barak's hovel
Intermission
Act III, Scene 1: Mystic caverns in Keikobad’s realm
Act III, Scene 2: At the entrance to Keikobad’s temple
Act III, Scene 3: In the temple
Act III, Scene 4: A sun-filled landscape

Media

Sponsors

This production is made possible, in part, by Barbara A. Wolfe.

This production is made possible, in part, by Jerome L. and Thao N. Dodson.

This production is made possible, in part, by Louise Gund.

This production is made possible, in part, by Bernard and Barbro Osher.

David Butt Philip’s appearance is made possible by a gift to the Emerging Stars Fund by Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem.

Legacy Commission

Sung in German with English supertitles

Notes


Co-Produced by LA Opera and Royal Opera House Covent Garden

Original Director: John Cox

Full digital program PDF available here: https://encorespotlight.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/DieFrau-SFOpera-…

Huntsmen, Servants, Beggars, Spirits, and Apparitions

06/04/2023 performance: Ms. Nina Stemme presented with the San Francisco Opera Medal.

The Tuesday, June 20 performance will be/was livestreamed at 7 p.m. PT. The performance will be available to watch on demand for 48 hours beginning on Wednesday, June 21 at 10 a.m. PT.