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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
2015-2016
Language
German

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Production
Revival Co-Director
Production Designer
Lighting Designer
Associate Lighting Designer
Chorus Director
Choreography
Revival Choreographer
Assistant Conductor
Music Staff
Prompter
Supertitles
Assistant Director(s)
Stage Manager(s)
Dance Master
Fight Director
Costume Supervisor
Wig and Makeup

Cast

Magdalene
Balthasar Zorn
Ulrich Eisslinger
Hermann Ortel
Konrad Nachtigall
Walther von Stolzing
David
Sixtus Beckmesser
Veit Pogner
Kunz Vogelgesang
Fritz Kothner
Hans Foltz
Hans Schwarz
Augustin Moser
Hans Sachs
Night Watchman

Show Dates

Broadcast

9/9/16 delayed broadcast, WFMT.

Time and Place

Early nineteenth-century Nuremberg

Scenes

Act I: St. Catherine's Church, the eve of the Feast of St. John
Intermission
Act II: A street, later that same day
Intermission
Act III, Scene 1: Sachs' workshop, next morning
Act III, Scene 2: A meadow outside Nuremberg, later that day

Media

Sponsors

This production is made possible, in part, by the Burgess and Elizabeth Jamieson Fund, the Bernard Osher Endowment Fund, and Dr. & Mrs. William M. Coughran.

Ms. Cooke’s and Mr. Shrader’s appearances are made possible by the Jan Shrem & Maria Manetti Shrem Emerging Stars Fund.

Mr. Rutherford’s appearance is made possible by a gift to the Great Singers Fund from Joan & David Traitel.

Additional support is provided by Affiliate Sponsors Helen Berggruen, Jerome L. & Thao N. Dodson, Anne & Timothy Kahn, Mr. & Mrs. Burton J. McMurtry, Betty & Jack Schafer, Dianne & Tad Taube, Ms. Christina & Dr. Elizabeth DeBruin Warren, and an anonymous donor.

Legacy Commission

Sung in German with English supertitles

Notes

9/9/16 delayed broadcast, WFMT.

San Francisco Opera co-production with Lyric Opera of Chicago and Glyndebourne Festival Opera.

Lehrbuben (Apprentices): Michael Belle, Alan Cochran, Mary Finch, Christopher Jackson, Silvie Jensen, Claire Kelm, Sally Mouzon, Erin Neff, Phillip Pickens, Chester Pidduck, Laurel Porter, Colby Roberts (cover), Carole Schaffer (cover), Alexander Taite, Nicole Takesono, Andrew Truett

Assistant Stage Managers: Jennifer Harber, Jimmy Marcheso, Andrew Landis, Sarah Bingel

Supernumeraries: Sara Barjoud, Gracie Bernacki, Lorenzo Cain, Rebecca Chen, Kaia Garcia Vandegrift, Mari Clare Garcia Vandegrift, Graham Isom, Corey March, Elise Rowan March, Heidi Munzinger, Cole Richardson-Beatty, Mare Skipper, Kimberly Thompson, Justin Turcotte, Wesley Vo, Tol Wassman

Specialty Talent: Gemiah Kurzfeld, Alexander Smith, Audrey Spinazola, Jeremy Vik