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La Fanciulla del West

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The Girl of the Golden West
Based On

the play by David Belasco

Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
Language
Italian
Sung Language
Italian
Supertitles
English
Co-Producer
Co-production with Fondazione Teatro Massimo di Palermo and Opéra Royal de Wallonie
Archive ID
SFO_2009_02

Creative/Crew

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

Cast

Jake Wallace
Handsome
Happy
Billy Jackrabbit
Sonora
Larkens
Sheriff Jack Rance
Ashby
Minnie
Pony Express Rider
Dick Johnson, a.k.a. Ramerrez
José Castro
Wowkle

Show Dates

Broadcast

9/5/2010 delayed broadcast, KDFC; 10/9/2010 WFMT.

Time and Place

Mid-nineteenth century California

Scenes

Act I
Intermission
Act II
Intermission
Act III

Media

Sponsors

Carol Franc Buck, Affiliate Sponsor
Carol and Dixon Doll, Production Team Affiliate Sponsors
Mary Louise Kirch, Affiliate Sponsor
The performance of June 24th is sponsored by the San Francisco Opera Guild, East Bay Chapter

Acknowledgements

San Francisco Opera acknowledges and thanks Speaker Nancy Pelosi for her support and assistance with this production.
This production is made possible, in part, by Tad and Dianne Taube, Koret Foundation, and by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Nicola Luisotti's inaugural season as Music Director of San Francisco Opera is made possible by John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn

Notes

Sets constructed by Teatro Massimo di Palermo
(stone fabrication by Antonio Nigro)

Costumes constructed by San Francisco Opera

At the end of the performance of Thursday, June 24th, the regular curtain calls took place, with one exception. After Maestro Luisotti's bow, Kevin Langan, who just performed the role of Ashby, came on stage, and a supertitle explained the reason: It was his 300th performance with the San Francisco Opera.