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Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

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Based On

the novella Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District by Nikolai Leskov

Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1988-1989
Language
Russian

Creative/Crew

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

Cast

Katerina Ismailova, wife of Zinovy Borisovich
Boris Timofeyevich Ismailov, a merchant
Zinovy Borisovich Ismailov, his son
Millhand
Sergei, a new hired hand
Aksinya, a maid
Coachman
Village Drunk
Shop Man
First Footman
Second Foreman
Third Foreman
Police Inspector
Policeman
Local Nihilist
Old Convict
Sentry
Sonyetka, a convict
Female Convict
Officer
Drunken Guest

Show Dates

Time and Place

Mid-19th-century Russia

Scenes

Act I, Scene 1 -- The bedroom of Katerina Lvovna
Scene 2 -- The courtyard of the Ismailov house
Scene 3 -- The millyard of the Ismailov house
Scene 4 -- The bedroom of Katerina Lvovna
INTERMISSION
Act II, Scene 1 -- The courtyard of the Ismailov house
Scene 2 -- The bedroom of Katerina Lvovna
Scene 3 -- The courtyard, near the cellar entrance
Scene 4 -- The district police station
Scene 5 -- The wedding party
INTERMISSION
Act III -- On the banks of a river in Siberia

Media

Acknowledgements

San Francisco Opera gratefully acknowledges a gift from Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Tilton toward this revival.

Supertitles provided by a generous and most appreciated gift from William and Eloise Rollnick.

Notes

Scenery constructed in San Francisco Opera Scenic Studios

Costumes executed by San Francisco Opera Costume Shop

Miss Barstow's costumes designed by Lawrence Casey

Baldwin organ provided courtesy of Baldwin Piano and Organ Center, Santa Clara, California

SUPERNUMERARIES

Susan Anderson
Phyllis Blair
Phoebe Ciaffi
Renée DeJarnatt
Carolyn Ekstedt
Candace Kahn
Holly Morrison
Louise Russo
Stella Tatro
Beverly Terry
Karen Topp
Sally Warren
Lisa Waters
Carolyn Waugh
Susan Weiss
Laurel Winzler

Stephen Bartlett-Re
Frank Bauer
Steve Bauman
Rick Campbell
Bryan Chalfant
David Clover
Copley Crosby
Gary Demyen
Kermit Duval
Pedro Echeandia
Mickey Frettoloso
Eugenio Gamez
James Geier
Phil Gibson
Tom Giuliano
Albert Goodwyn
Bill Higgins
Willard Holden
Michael Kossman
Dan Kyte
Greg Lawrance
Nelson Luesse
Oscar Manzanares
Ed Meyers
Alan Miller
Matt Miller
Ian Mishkin
Roberto Moreiras
Malcolm Mosher
Barry Nielsen
Dick Pallowick
Les Partridge
Bill Randol
Paul Ricks
Michael Schoch
Steve Siegelman
Ray Souza
Toby Speed
Tony St. Martin
David Watts
Alex Weibezahn
Rod Williams
Joe Willis
Bruce Woodward 

Supernumeraries