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I Vespri Siciliani

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Sicilian Vespers
Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1993-1994
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Production
Designer
Lighting Designer
Chorus Director
Assistant to Maestro Mackerras
Musical Preparation
Prompter
Assistant Stage Director(s)
Movement Assistance, Wedding Dance
Supertitles
Stage Manager(s)

Cast

Tebaldo, a French soldier
Roberto, a French soldier
Bethune, a French officer
Count Vaudemont
Duchess Elena, Sicilian sympathizer
Ninetta, her retainer
Daniele, her retainer
Guido di Monforte, French Governor of Sicily
Arrigo
Giovanni da Procida, Sicilian patriot
Manfredo, Sicilian patriot

Show Dates

Time and Place

French-occupied Sicily

Scenes

Act I -- The great square in Palermo
Act II -- A valley near Palermo, by the sea
INTERMISSION
Act III -- Monforte's palace
INTERMISSION
Act IV -- The courtyard of the French fortress
Act V -- In front of the church

Media

Sponsors

The performance of September 10th is sponsored by Lexus.

Acknowledgements

This new production is made possible by a gift from the L.J. and Mary C. Skaggs Foundation.

Supertitles are underwritten by The Stanley S. Langendorf Foundation.

Notes

Italian translation by Arnaldo Fusinato

Scenery constructed in San Francisco Opera Scenic Studios

Costumes executed by San Francisco Opera Costume Shop

SUPERNUMERARIES

Phyllis Blair
Andrea Kohlruss
Ann Paras

Mark Burstein
Dana Coffin
David Dahlstrand
Joe Dial
Milko N. Encinas
Jan Fuchs
Ted Hlavac
Timothy R. Lewis
Paul Newman
William F. Perasso
Louis Schilling
Jonathan Spieler
Michael Strickland
Ronald Szydlo
Ron Wizelman

Opening Night floral arrangements courtesy of Kalman Belli, San Francisco.

Opening Night post-performance reception courtesy of the San Francisco Opera Guild and San Francisco Opera.

Confections courtesy of See's Candies

Champagne courtesy of Heublein Wines Division of Beaulieu Vineyard.