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The Sleepwalker
Librettist
Based On

a scenario for a ballet-pantomime written by Eugène Scribe and choreographed by Jean-Pierre Aumer called La somnambule, ou L'arrivée d'un nouveau seigneur

Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1963
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Designer
Chorus Director
Choreographer
Costumers

Cast

Teresa, Amina's foster mother and owner of the mill
Lisa, hostess of the village inn
Alessio, a young villager
Amina, a village maiden
Elvino, a young farmer betrothed to Amina
Count Rodolfo, lord of the manor

Show Dates

Time and Place

A village in the mountains of Switzerland in the nineteenth century

Scenes

Act I -- The village square
Act II, Scene 1 -- The Count's bedroom at the inn
Scene 2 -- A mountain meadow
Act III -- Same as Act I

Media

Notes

To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.

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Dancers