USA Premiere Composer Dmitri Shostakovich Librettists Dmitri Shostakovich and Alexander Preis Based On Leskov's story "Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District" Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1964 Language English Commission English translation by Edward Downes Creative/Crew Conductor Leopold Ludwig Production Paul Hager Designer Wolfram Skalicki Thomas L. Colangelo, Jr.(resident designer) Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Katerina Lvovna Ismailova, wife of Zinovy Borisovich Marie Collier Boris Timofeyevich Ismailov, a merchant Chester Ludgin Zinovy Borisovich Ismailov, his son Richard Martell Millhand Daniel McCaughna Sergei Jon Vickers Aksinya Claudia White Coachman Hugo Mayer Village Drunk Raymond Manton Porter John West Steward David Giosso First Workman Richard Riffel Second Workman Roy Glover Priest Andrew Foldi Police Inspector Joshua Hecht Poluceman Colin Harvey Local Nihilist Howard Fried Old Convict Giorgio Tozzi Sentry Daniel McCaughna Sonyetka, a convict Erika Wien Female Convict Carol Todd Sergeant Winther Andersen Show Dates Fri, Oct 23 1964, 8pm Sat, Oct 31 1964, 8pm Time and Place Pre-revolutionary Russia Scenes Act I, Scene 1 -- The garden of the Ismailov house Scene 2 -- The courtyard of the Ismailov house Scene 3 -- The bedroom of Katerina Lvovna INTERMISSION Act II, Scene 1 -- Night. The courtyard of the Ismailov house Scene 2 -- Katerina Lvovna's bedroom Act III, Scene 1 -- The courtyard, near the cellar entrance Scene 2 -- The Ismailov courtyard INTERMISSION Act IV -- On the banks of a lake on the road to Siberia Media Image Katerina Ismailova, Dmitri Shostakovich. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Marie Collier (Katerina), Jon Vickers (Sergei) Credit Carolyn Mason Jones Image Katerina Ismailova, Dmitri Shostakovich. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Jon Vickers (Sergei), Marie Collier (Katerina), Andrew Foldi (Priest) Credit Carolyn Mason Jones Image Katerina Ismailova, Dmitri Shostakovich. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Jon Vickers (Sergei), Marie Collier (Katerina) Credit Carolyn Mason Jones Image Katerina Ismailova, Dmitri Shostakovich. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Marie Collier (Katerina) Credit Pete Peters Image Katerina Ismailova, Dmitri Shostakovich. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Marie Collier (Katerina) Credit Pete Peters Image Katerina Ismailova, Dmitri Shostakovich. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Jon Vickers (Sergei), Marie Collier (Katerina) Credit Pete Peters Image Katerina Ismailova, Dmitri Shostakovich. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Jon Vickers (Sergei), Unknown Credit Pete Peters Image Katerina Ismailova, Dmitri Shostakovich. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Raymond Manton (Drunk) Credit Pete Peters Image Katerina Ismailova, Dmitri Shostakovich. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble Credit Pete Peters Image Katerina Ismailova, Dmitri Shostakovich. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Act IV Credit Pete Peters Image Katerina Ismailova, Dmitri Shostakovich. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Jon Vickers (Sergei), Marie Collier (Katerina) Credit Pete Peters Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1964_09_compressed.pdf (12.12 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- US PREMIERE / UNITED STATES PREMIERE First performance: as Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, Leningrad, 1934; Premiere as revised Katerina Ismailova: Moscow, 1962. --------------------- English translation by Edward Downes Intermissions only after Acts I and III The scenes are connected with musical interludes which should not be interrupted by applause
Image Katerina Ismailova, Dmitri Shostakovich. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Marie Collier (Katerina), Jon Vickers (Sergei) Credit Carolyn Mason Jones
Image Katerina Ismailova, Dmitri Shostakovich. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Jon Vickers (Sergei), Marie Collier (Katerina), Andrew Foldi (Priest) Credit Carolyn Mason Jones
Image Katerina Ismailova, Dmitri Shostakovich. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Jon Vickers (Sergei), Marie Collier (Katerina) Credit Carolyn Mason Jones
Image Katerina Ismailova, Dmitri Shostakovich. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Marie Collier (Katerina) Credit Pete Peters
Image Katerina Ismailova, Dmitri Shostakovich. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Marie Collier (Katerina) Credit Pete Peters
Image Katerina Ismailova, Dmitri Shostakovich. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Jon Vickers (Sergei), Marie Collier (Katerina) Credit Pete Peters
Image Katerina Ismailova, Dmitri Shostakovich. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Jon Vickers (Sergei), Unknown Credit Pete Peters
Image Katerina Ismailova, Dmitri Shostakovich. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Raymond Manton (Drunk) Credit Pete Peters
Image Katerina Ismailova, Dmitri Shostakovich. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble Credit Pete Peters
Image Katerina Ismailova, Dmitri Shostakovich. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Act IV Credit Pete Peters
Image Katerina Ismailova, Dmitri Shostakovich. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Jon Vickers (Sergei), Marie Collier (Katerina) Credit Pete Peters