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Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

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Die Meistersinger
Librettist
Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1993-1994
Language
German

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Set Designer(s)
Costume Designer(s)
Lighting Designer
Chorus Director
Assistant to Maestro Runnicles
Musical Preparation
Prompter
Assistant Stage Director(s)
Fight Coordinator
Movement Assistant
Supertitles
Stage Manager(s)

Cast

Eva, Pogner's daughter
Magdalene, Eva's companion
Walther von Stolzing, Franconian Knight
David, apprentice to Hans Sachs
Veit Pogner, goldsmith
Sixtus Beckmesser, town clerk
Kunz Vogelgesang, furrier
Konrad Nachtigall, tinsmith
Augustin Moser, tailor
Hans Schwarz, stocking-weaver
Ulrich Eisslinger, Grocer
Hans Foltz, coppersmith
Balthazar Zorn, pewterer
Fritz Kothner, baker
Hermann Ortel, soap-maker
Hans Sachs, shoemaker
Night Watchman

Show Dates

Time and Place

16th-century Nürnberg

Scenes

Act I -- St. Catherine's Church
Act II -- A street
Act III, Scene 1 -- The workshop of Hans Sachs
Act III, Scene 2 -- The festival site

Media

Sponsors

The performance of November 6th is sponsored by Renaissance Vineyard & Winery.

The performance of November 9th is designated in honor of Mr. and Mrs. William R. Hewlett's membership in the Triple Gold Circle.

The performance of November 12th is sponsored by Meyer Sound Laboratories.

Acknowledgements

These performances are made possible by a gift from Mr. and Mrs. Reid W. Dennis.

Notes

The performance of October 31st is dedicated to the memory of Jess Thomas.

Production dedicated to the memory of Cynthia Wood.

SUPERNUMERARIES

Megan Alexander
Sarah Alexander
Kristina Kling
Caper Whitfield

Thomas Abels
Steve Bauman
Dave Black
Jim Bowes
Mark Burstein
Peter Clark
David Clover
Joshua Contreras
Thomas E. Curran
Cary Davis
Thomas Ferriole
Mark Fons
Eugenio Gamez
Bill Higgins
Bruce Jewett
Todd Jones
Frank Jorgensen
Bill Klaproth
A. Philip Knoll
Ivan R. Munoz
William Perasso
Brian Pori
Brian Rawlinson
Bruce Sharlow
Frank Sommers
Michael Strickland
Robert Wicks

CHILDREN

Linda Gamino
Peter Gamino
Bryn McAfee
Peter McAfee
Tyler McAfee

CORPS DE BALLET

Nora Heiber
Marina Hotchkiss
Debra Rose
Katherine Warner

Lee Bell
Brian Chung
Danny Furlong
John Konetski