Falstaff

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Composer
Giuseppe Verdi
Librettist
Arrigo Boito
Based On

works by William Shakespeare

Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1989-1990
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Kazimierz Kord
Ian Robertson(9/17)
Production
Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Stage Director(s)
Vera Lúcia Calábria
Designer
Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Lighting Designer
Thomas J. Munn
Chorus Director
Ian Robertson
Musical Preparation
Patrick Summers
Daniel Lockert
Philip Eisenberg
Scott Gilmore
Susan Miller Hult
Susanna Lemberskaya
Prompter
Philip Eisenberg
Assistant Stage Director(s)
Paula Williams
Peter McClintock
Supertitles
Paul Moor
Stage Manager(s)
Jerry Sherk
Barbara Donner(9/17)

Cast

Sir John Falstaff
Thomas Stewart
Timothy Noble(9/17e)
Bardolfo
Joseph Frank
Gary Rideout(9/17e)
Pistola
David Pittsinger
Dale Travis(9/17e)
Host of the Garter Inn
Daniel Becker
Robin, page to Falstaff
Jonathan Kaplan
Jarrett Sullivan(9/17e)
Mistress Quickly
Marilyn Horne
Catherine Keen(9/17e)
Dr. Caius
Michel Sénéchal
Craig Estep(9/17e)
Mistress Meg Page
Kathryn Cowdrick
Patricia Spence(9/17e)
Mistress Alice Ford
Pilar Lorengar
Patricia Racette(9/17e)
Nannetta
Ruth Ann Swenson
Janet Williams(9/17e)
Fenton
John David De Haan
Benoît Boutet(9/17e)
Ford
J. Patrick Raftery
Victor Ledbetter(9/17e)
Mr. Page
David Burnakus

Show Dates

Time and Place

Windsor, England, on the banks of the Thames, during the reign of Henry IV.

Scenes

Act I, Scene 1 -- A taproom at the Garter Inn
Scene 2 -- The garden of Ford's house
Act II, Scene 1 -- The taproom at the Garter Inn
Scene 2 -- A room at Ford's house
Act III, Scene 1 -- Outside the Garter Inn
Scene 2 -- Herne's Oak in Windsor Forest

Media

Acknowledgements

This revival of "Falstaff" has been made possible by a generous gift from the San Francisco Opera Guild. The production was originally made possible by a grant from the L.J. and Mary C. Skaggs Foundation.

Supertitles provided by a generous and most appreciated gift from William and Eloise Rollnick.

Notes

The evening performance of September 17th was designated a "Family Performance."

Scenery constructed in San Francisco Opera Scenic Studios

Costumes executed by San Francisco Opera Costume Shop

Opening night flowers by Kalman Belli Florist, courtesy of the San Francisco Opera Guild.

Following the performance of September 29th, Pilar Lorengar was presented with the San Francisco Opera Medal.


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Letitia Bartlett
Dorothy Brown
Jamie Daniels
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Holly Morrison
Dorothy Papo
Sally Warren
Carolyn Waugh
Susan Weiss
Laurel Winzler

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Ron Kakiki
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Greg Lawrance
Oscar Manzanares
Oren McEwen
Matt Miller
Ian Mishkin
Paul Newman
Barry Nielsen
Chris Noll
Bob Palmer
Christopher Patnoe
Paul Salemme
Louis Schilling
Chris Sheffield
Wolfram Siede
Steve Siegelman
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Max Subervi
Alex Weibezahn
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Alex Vicens

GIRLS AND BOYS

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Lauren Vance
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