Composer
Librettists
Based On
Shakespeare's play
Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Venue
Orpheum Theatre
Season
1996-1997
Language
French
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Production
Set Designer(s)
Costume Designer(s)
Lighting Designer
Chorus Director
Musical Preparation
Supertitles
Assistant Stage Director(s)
Stage Manager(s)
Movement Assistant
Fight Consultant
Cast
Claudius, King of Denmark
Queen Gertrude
Hamlet, son of the former King of Denmark and Queen Gertrude
Ophélie
Laërte, her brother
Daniel Hendrick(9/14,19,29)
Horatio
Marcellus
Ghost of Hamlet's father
Polonius, Court Chamberlain
First Gravedigger
Second Gravedigger
Show Dates
Time and Place
Elsinore, Denmark
Scenes
Act I, Scene 1 -- The castle in Elsinore
Act I, Scene 2 -- The castle ramparts
Act II, Scene 1 -- The castle gardens
Act II, Scene 2 -- The great hall in the castle
INTERMISSION
Act III -- The royal apartments
Act IV -- The gardens; the edge of a lake
Act V -- The cemetery at Elsinore
Media
Sponsors
The performance of September 17th is designated in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery Meyer's membership in the Triple Gold Circle.
Acknowledgements
This production is made possible by a generous grant from the Carol Franc Buck Foundation.
Notes
Scenery constructed in San Francisco Opera Scenic Studios
Costumes executed by San Francisco Opera Costume Shop
ACROBAT -- Kelly Toomey