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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
2009-2010
Language
Italian

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

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

Legacy Commission

Co-production with Fondazione Teatro Massimo di Palermo and Opéra Royal de WallonieOpéra Royal de Wallonie

Notes

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

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

Costumes constructed by San Francisco Opera

San Francisco Opera acknowledges and thanks Speaker Nancy Pelosi
for her support and assistance with this production


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.


SUPERNUMERARIES

Jim Bowes
Nancy Huie
Keith Kjoller
Steve Lavezzoli
Charlene Loen
Gilbert Martinez
Jason Mayo
Scott Pearson
Carlos Suarez