USA Premiere The Fall of the House of Usher Composer Claude Debussy Librettist Claude Debussy Based On a short story by Edgar Allan Poe Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 2015-2016 Language French Creative/Crew Conductor Lawrence Foster Director David Pountney Associate Director Polly Graham Production Designer Niki Turner Video Production Designer David Haneke Lighting Designer Tim Mitchell Lighting Supervisor Benjamin Naylor Choreographer Jo Jeffries Assistant Conductor Christopher Ocasek Musical Preparation Laura Poe Noah Lindquist John Churchwell Prompter Noah Lindquist Supertitles Sophie Rashbrook Assistant Stage Director(s) José Maria Condemi E. Reed Fisher Stage Manager(s) Lisa Anderson Assistant Stage Manager(s) Andrew Landis Sarah Bingel Jimmy Marcheso Jennifer Harber Dance Master Lawrence Pech Costume Supervisor Christopher Verdosci Wig and Makeup Jeanna Parham Cast Lady Madeline Jacqueline Piccolino Le Medecin Joel Sorensen Roderick Usher Brian Mulligan L'Ami Edward Nelson Show Dates Tue, Dec 8 2015, 7:30pm Thu, Dec 10 2015, 7:30pm Fri, Dec 11 2015, 7:30pm Sun, Dec 13 2015, 2pm Broadcast Sat, Sep 24 2016 9/24/16 delayed broadcast, WFMT. Media Image Jacqueline Piccolino (Lady Madeline), Brian Mulligan (Roderick Usher), Joel Sorensen (Le Medecin), La Chute de la Maison Usher, Claude Debussy. San Francisco Opera, 2015-16. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Jacqueline Piccolino (Lady Madeline), Brian Mulligan (Roderick Usher), Joel Sorensen (Le Medecin) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Joel Sorensen (Le Medecin), La Chute de la Maison Usher, Claude Debussy. San Francisco Opera, 2015-16. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Joel Sorensen (Le Medecin) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Brian Mulligan (Roderick Usher), La Chute de la Maison Usher, Claude Debussy. San Francisco Opera, 2015-16. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Brian Mulligan (Roderick Usher) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Edward Nelson (L'Ami), Brian Mulligan (Roderick Usher), La Chute de la Maison Usher, Claude Debussy. San Francisco Opera, 2015-16. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Edward Nelson (L'Ami), Brian Mulligan (Roderick Usher) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Joel Sorensen (Le Medecin), Edward Nelson (L'Ami), La Chute de la Maison Usher, Claude Debussy. San Francisco Opera, 2015-16. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Joel Sorensen (Le Medecin), Edward Nelson (L'Ami) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Jacqueline Piccolino (Lady Madeline), Brian Mulligan (Roderick Usher), Joel Sorensen (Le Medecin), La Chute de la Maison Usher, Claude Debussy. San Francisco Opera, 2015-16. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Jacqueline Piccolino (Lady Madeline), Brian Mulligan (Roderick Usher) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_2015_03_compressed.pdf (7.37 MB) Sponsors This production made possible by Jan I. Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem. Acknowledgements Reconstruction and orchestration by Robert Orledge Notes US PREMIERE / UNITED STATES PREMIERE First performance: Bregenz Festival, 2006. ------------------ To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. ---------------------Part II of a double bill with "Usher House" 9/24/16 delayed broadcast, WFMT. San Francisco Opera co-production with Welsh National Opera.
Image Jacqueline Piccolino (Lady Madeline), Brian Mulligan (Roderick Usher), Joel Sorensen (Le Medecin), La Chute de la Maison Usher, Claude Debussy. San Francisco Opera, 2015-16. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Jacqueline Piccolino (Lady Madeline), Brian Mulligan (Roderick Usher), Joel Sorensen (Le Medecin) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Joel Sorensen (Le Medecin), La Chute de la Maison Usher, Claude Debussy. San Francisco Opera, 2015-16. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Joel Sorensen (Le Medecin) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Brian Mulligan (Roderick Usher), La Chute de la Maison Usher, Claude Debussy. San Francisco Opera, 2015-16. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Brian Mulligan (Roderick Usher) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Edward Nelson (L'Ami), Brian Mulligan (Roderick Usher), La Chute de la Maison Usher, Claude Debussy. San Francisco Opera, 2015-16. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Edward Nelson (L'Ami), Brian Mulligan (Roderick Usher) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Joel Sorensen (Le Medecin), Edward Nelson (L'Ami), La Chute de la Maison Usher, Claude Debussy. San Francisco Opera, 2015-16. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Joel Sorensen (Le Medecin), Edward Nelson (L'Ami) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Jacqueline Piccolino (Lady Madeline), Brian Mulligan (Roderick Usher), Joel Sorensen (Le Medecin), La Chute de la Maison Usher, Claude Debussy. San Francisco Opera, 2015-16. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Jacqueline Piccolino (Lady Madeline), Brian Mulligan (Roderick Usher) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera