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World Premiere
Dream of the Red Chamber
Based On

the book by Cao Xueqin

Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
2016-2017
Language
English
Commission

Commissioned by San Francisco Opera

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Director
Production Designer
Lighting Designer
Choreographer
Chorus Director
Dance Master
Fight Director
Assistant Conductor
Musical Preparation
Prompter
Chinese Supertitles
Assistant Director(s)
Stage Manager(s)
Assistant Stage Manager(s)
Costume Supervisor
Head of Wig and Makeup
Producing Consultant

Cast

Monk/Dreamer
Stone/Bao Yu
Flower/Dai Yu
Stone (voice)/Eunuch
Flower (voice)/Lady-in-Waiting
Solo Maid
Granny Jia
Lady Wang
Bao Chai
Aunt Xue
Princess Jia

Show Dates

Broadcast

3/5/2017 delayed broadcast, KDFC. 

Time and Place

Dynastic China

Scenes

Act I, Scene 1: The Grand Hall
Act I, Scene 2: Dai Yu's chamber
Act I, Scene 3: Pear court pavilion
Act I, Scene 4: Bao Yu's chamber
Act I, Scene 5: The Grand Hall
Intermission
Act II, Scene 1: Bamboo grove
Act II, Scene 2: Princess Jia's quarters at the palace/Granny's chamber
Act II, Scene 3: A hall in the estate
Act II, Scene 4: Far side of the lake/Bamboo grove
Act II, Scene 5: The Grand Hall
Act II, Scene 6: Lake/Monk's room

Media

Sponsors

Dream of the Red Chamber is made possible, in part, by John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn; the Edmund W. and Jeannik Méquet Littlefield Fund; grants from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts; funding from OPERA America's Opera Fund; and United Airlines.

Irene Roberts' appearance is made possible by the Emerging Stars Fund, established by Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem.

The commission of Dream of the Red Chamber was initiated and funded by the Chinese Heritage Foundation Friends of Minnesota, with leadership support from the Dr. M. F. Tchou Memorial Fund of the Chinese Heritage Foundation; Benjamin Y. H. and Helen C. Liu; and Ruth Stricker and the late Bruce Dayton.

Additional support is provided by Affiliate Sponsors Stephen and Choongja Kahng; Gladyne Kenderdine Mitchell; and Stephen and Connie Zilles.

Legacy Commission

Sung in English with English and Chinese supertitles

Notes

WORLD PREMIERE

Commissioned by San Francisco Opera

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3/5/2017 delayed broadcast, KDFC. 

San Francisco Opera co-production with Hong Kong Arts Festival. 

SUPER NUMERARIES: Sili Gao, Nancy Huie, Marissa Israel, Joo Eun Lee, Helen Lew. 

Digital illustrations by Eli Maffei. 

Title calligraphy and production brush calligraphy by Patrick P. Lee.

Additional Notes

Beggars, water and dream spirits, beauties, servants, Imperial guards, wedding dancers.