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World Premiere
Based On

the book by James B. Stewart and the life stories of Susan Rescorla, Rick Rescorla, and Daniel J. Hi

Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
2011-2012
Language
English
Commission

Commissioned by San Francisco Opera

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Director
Set Designer(s)
Costume Designer(s)
Lighting Designer
Chorus Director
Projection Designer
Sound Designer
Physical Action Director
Choreographer and Dance Master
Fight Director
Assistant Conductor and Prompter
Musical Preparation
Assistant Stage Director(s)
Stage Manager(s)
Costume Supervisor
Wig and Makeup Designer

Show Dates

Scenes

Prologue - Lower Manhattan and Morristown, New Jersey, September 2001
ACT I, Scene 1 - Cornwall England, June 1944
ACT I, Scene 2 - Northern Rhodesia, Bravado Bar, 1962
ACT I, Scene 3 - Fort Benning, Georgia, 1965
ACT I, Scene 4 - Ia Drang River Valley, Vietnam, 1965
ACT I, Scene 6 - Dallas, Texas, 1972
ACT II - World Trade Center and Morristown, New Jersey, 1998-2001

Media

Sponsors

The world premiere of Heart of a Soldier is made possible, in part, by Company Sponsors John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn

Additional support provided by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts

San Francisco Opera gratefully acknowledges the following Performance Sponsor: September 10 - San Francisco Opera Guild/East Bay Chapter

Notes

WORLD PREMIERE

Commissioned by San Francisco Opera

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San Francisco Opera production 

Heart of a Soldier is dedicated to Anthony Jack Carlucci (1949-1969) and Glen A. Rosenbaum.

San Francisco Opera gratefully acknowledges the San Francisco Fire Department for their loans and donations of equipment.

Combat knives graciously provided by SOG Specialty Knives and Tools.

PROJECTION IMAGING TEAM
Robert Figueira, Assistant Projection Designer
Steve Condiotti, Director of Photography
Lisa Tesone, Line Producer
Geoff Heron, Special Effects Supervisor
Rod Williams, 1st Assistant Camera
Jordan Livingston, 2nd Assistant Camera/Data Management
John Lacy, Gaffer
Spencer Mulcahy, Best Boy
Tim Tunks, Board Operator
Don Henderson, Key Grip
Mike Best, Best Boy Grip
Tom Cloutier, Video Stage Manager
Josh Destiny, Scott McNamara, Brian Dewy, Special Effects
Josh Eldridge, Video Production Assistant

SOLDIERS
Kai Brothers
Nathan Dowds
Peter Greathouse
Timothy Guess
Michael Levine
Michael Nichols
Brian Patterson
Nicholas Rey
Andrew Slade

SUPERNUMERARIES
Jim Bowes
Kyle Brisby
Joe Friedman
John Giosso
Kristen Jones
Andrew Korniej
Raymon Smith
Carlos Suarez
Paul Zemlin