the play by David Belasco
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
Harry
Joe
Handsome
Sid
Happy
Billy Jackrabbit
Nick
Sonora
Trin
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
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