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Don Carlo

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Based On

the dramatic poem by Friedrich von Schiller

Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1998-1999
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Production
Designer
Lighting Designer
Chorus Director
Musical Preparation
Prompter
Supertitles
Assistant Stage Director(s)
Movement Choreographer
Stage Manager(s)

Cast

Don Carlo
Elizabeth (Elisabetta) of Valois
Count Lerma
Rodrigo, Marquis of Posa
Philip II
Princess Eboli
Royal Herald
Celestial Voice
Grand Inquisitor
Countess of Aremberg

Show Dates

Time and Place

1559-1568; France and Spain

Scenes

Act I -- The forest of Fontainebleau in France
Act II, Scene 1 -- The monastery at Yuste in Spain
Act II, Scene 2 -- The monastery grounds
INTERMISSION
Act III, Scene 1 -- The Queen's gardens in Madrid
Act II, Scene 2 -- The square before the Cathedral of Our Lady of Atocha in Madrid
IMTERMISSION
Act IV, Scene 1 -- The King's study in Madrid
Act IV, Scene 2 -- A prison
Act V -- The monastery

Media

Sponsors

The performance of October 27th is designated in honor of William W. Godward's membership in the Triple Platinum Circle.

The performance of October 27th is designated in honor of James Stafford and Emma Bufton's membership in the Triple Gold Circle.

Notes

New production

Italian version of "Don Carlos"

Italian translation by Achille de Lauzières and Angelo Zenardini
Additional text translated by Piero Faggioni

There is a separate publisher's credit for "Carlo, il brando ormai riprendi," which was included.

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

Supernumeraries
Traude Albert
Susan Alden
Sarah Alexander
Susan Anderson
Pat Angell
Katherine Brazaitis
Annette Clark
Darcy Fink
Renée Gibbons
Karen Goodwyn
Kathleen Jepsen
Kristina Kling
Andrea Kohlruss
Joan Kwansa
Lisa Lorea
Jan Moody
Jane Murray
Ludmilla Shashurin
Anna Stulz
Mimi Timberlake

Trey Alonso
Gene Angell
Steve Bauman
John Beck
Jim Brown
Marcus Ceniceros
Roderick Chow
Dana Coffin
Gary Cramer
David Dahlstrand
Jim Downey
Nicholas Doxey
Jim Dyvad
Robert E. Ericson
Jason Erlich
Kevin Gee
Grant Gullikson
Jonathan Jetsun
Claude Jones
Todd Jones
Robert Keast
Terry Kildow
Charlie Lichtman
Don Lipp
Bruce McNaughton
David Norton
Jeff Piade
Dennis Poll
Paul Ricks
Will Sanderson
Louis Schilling
Larry Severino
Jim Shields
Scott Sommerdorf
Ralph Stevenson
Don Stoddard
Michael Strickland
Sam Vasquez
Rich Vaughn
Wolfgang von Huttick
Rick Weil
Joe Willis
Dan Wilson
Jeff Yeoh