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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
1984-1985
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Set Designer(s)
Costume Designer(s)
Lighting Designer
Chorus Director
Musical Preparation
Prompter
Assistant Stage Director(s)
Stage Manager(s)

Cast

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

Show Dates

Time and Place

Early 19th century; a village in Switzerland

Scenes

Act I -- The village square
Act II -- The Count's room at the inn
Act III, Scene 1 -- A mountain trail
Scene 2 -- The village square

Media

Notes

Mezzo-soprano "Malibran" version of the opera.

Production settings owned by Seattle Opera Company

Costumes executed by the San Francisco Opera Costume Shop

CORPS DE BALLET
Johanna Baer
Peggy Davis
Carolyn Houser
Sherri Parks
Debra Rose
Katherine Warner

Andrew Birkhoff
Eugene Bordallo
Peter Childers
Gregory Gozales
Jay Johanni
Gregory Lara
Ian Leffler
Karstyn McCoy
Dennis McDonald