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The Capulets and the Montagues
Librettist
Based On

a reworking of the story of Romeo and Juliet for an opera by Nicola Vaccai called Giulietta e Romeo and based on the play of the same name by Luigi Scevola written in 1818

Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
2012-2013
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Director
Set Designer(s)
Costume Designer(s)
Lighting Designer
Chorus Director
Assistant Conductor
Musical Preparation
Prompter
Supertitles
Assistant Stage Director(s)
Stage Manager(s)
Costume Supervisor
Wig and Makeup Designer

Cast

Tebaldo (Tybalt)
Capellio, father of Giulietta
Lorenzo, physician to the Capulets
Giulietta (Juliet)

Show Dates

Time and Place

Early fourteenth-century Verona

Scenes

ACT I
Scene 1: The gallery in the Capulets' palace
Scene 2: Giulietta's room
Scene 3: A hall in the Capulets' palace
-INTERMISSION-
ACT II
Scene 1: A room in the Capulets' palace
Scene 2: A remote landscape
Scene 3: The tombs of the Capulets

Media

Sponsors

This production is made possible, in part, by Company Sponsors John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn.

Ms. DiDonato’s appearance is made possible by a gift to the Great Singers Fund by Joan and David Traitel.

Additional support for this production provided by Affiliate Sponsor Jennifer Coslett MacCready.

Notes

San Francisco Opera co-production with Bavarian State Opera, Munich

SUPERNUMERARIES
Nellie Barrera
Sandra Chien
Abigail Colyer
Pamela DeWeerd
Maria Dulmage
Eliza Fox
Robin Freeman
Lena Frostestad
Cassandra Furlow
Gillian Haratani
Nicki Harper
Elizabeth Hounshell
Sandi Ippolito
Priscilla Lore
Naomi Mandelstein
Evelyn Martinez
Susan McConkey
Jersey McDermott
Marie McNulty
Cheryl Mennen
Heidi Munzinger
Nadine Prah
Patricia Rodriguez
Katerina Rubin
Flora Rudy
Kimberly Thompson
Jessica Warriner
Laurel Winzler