Il Trovatore

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Composer
Giuseppe Verdi
Librettists
Salvadore Cammarano

and

Leone Emanuele Bardare
Based On

the play by Antonio García Gutiérrez

Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1994-1995
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Daniel Oren(9/17, 22, 25, 28; 10/1, 6, 11)
Ian Robertson(12/1, 4, 7, 10)
Stage Director(s)
John Copley
Set Designer(s)
Gerard Howland
Lighting Designer
Thomas J. Munn
Chorus Director
Ian Robertson
Musical Preparation
Joyce Fieldsend
Masahiro Sato(9/17, 22, 25, 28; 10/1, 6, 11)
Valery Ryvkin
Ernest Fredric Knell
Philip Eisenberg(9/17, 22, 25, 28; 10/1, 6, 11)
Bryndon Hassman(12/1, 4, 7, 10)
Prompter
Philip Eisenberg(9/17, 22, 25, 28; 10/1, 6, 11)
Jonathan Khuner(12/1, 4, 7, 10)
Assistant Stage Director(s)
Paula Williams
Stage Manager(s)
Jerry Sherk
Supertitles
Christopher Bergen

Cast

Ferrando
Jeffrey Wells(9/17, 22, 25, 28; 10/1, 6, 11)
Philip Skinner(12/1, 4, 7, 10)
Inez
Elizabeth Bishop
Leonora
Claudia Waite(9/17, 22, 25)
Aprile Millo(9/28; 10/1, 6, 11)
Zvetelina Vassileva(12/1, 4, 7, 10)
Il Conte di Luna
Paolo Gavanelli(9/17, 22, 25, 28; 10/1, 6, 11)
Vladimir Chernov(12/1, 4, 10)
Eduardo del Campo(12/7)
Manrico
Fabio Armiliato(9/17, 22, 25, 28; 10/1, 6, 11)
Dennis O'Neill(12/1, 4, 7, 10)
Azucena
Dolora Zajick(9/17, 22, 25, 28; 10/1, 6, 11)
Stefania Toczyska(12/1, 4, 7, 10)
Gypsy
Daniel Sumegi
Messenger
Alfredo Portilla(9/17, 22, 25, 28; 10/1, 6, 11; 12/1, 4, 7)
John Owens(12/10)
Ruiz
Stephen Guggenheim

Show Dates

Time and Place

Fifteenth-century Spain

Scenes

Act I (The Duel), Scene 1 -- The barracks
Act I, Scene 2 -- The palace gardens
Act II (The Gypsy), Scene 1 -- A Gypsy camp
Act II, Scene 2 -- A convent
INTERMISSION
Act III (The Gypsy's Son), Scene 1 -- A military encampment
Act III, Scene 2 -- The fortress of Castellor
Act IV (The Torture), Scene 1 -- A tower in Aliaferia palace
Act IV, Scene 2 -- A prison in Aliaferia palace

Media

Sponsors

The performance of September 22nd is sponsored by Delta Air Lines.

The performance of September 28th is sponsored by American Airlines.

The performance of October 1st is sponsored by the Franklin/Templeton Group of Funds.

The performance of October 6th is sponsored by Lexus.

The performance of December 4th is sponsored by McCutcheon, Doyle, Brown and Enersen.

The performance of December 7th is sponsored by Microsoft Corporation.

The performance of December 10th is sponsored by Lufthansa German Airlines.

Acknowledgements

New Production This production is made possible by generous gifts from the Franklin/Templeton Group of Funds and Mr. and Mrs. John R. Hamilton.

Notes

Scenery constructed in San Francisco Opera Scenic Studios
Costumes executed by San Francisco Opera Costume Shop

Supernumeraries