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The Golden Cockerel
Based On

Bielsky's text, after Alexander Pushkin's 1834 poem, The Tale of the Golden Cockerel

Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1933
Language
English
Commission

Engl. version by Edward Agate, revised by Emanuel Young

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Chorus Master

Cast

King Dodon
King Dodon (pantomime)
Queen of Shémaka
Queen of Shémaka (pantomime)
Astrologer
Astrologer (pantomime)
General Polkan
General Polkan (pantomime)
Amelfa (pantomime)
Prince Guidon
Prince Guidon (pantomime)
Prince Afron (pantomime)
First Bojor (sic)
First Bojor (pantomime)
Second Bojor
Second Bojor (pantomime)
Voice of the Golden Cock

Show Dates

Time and Place

A fairy tale

Scenes

Act I -- Palace of King Dodon
Act II -- A narrow gorge in the mountain pass
Act III -- Same as Act I

Media

Notes

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

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Translated from the Russian by Edward Agate

Although the stage direction is credited to Armando Agnini on the cast page,
who customarily designed all productions, the following note also appears on the same page:

Entire production staged and directed by Adolph Bolm
Scenery, Costumes and Properties designed by Nicholas Remisoff

Scenery executed in the studio of the San Francisco Opera Association in the
War Memorial Opera House. Costumes by Goldstein & Co.

The singing cast of the opera is composed entirely of San Francisco artists,
and the dance and pantomime personnel drawn from the San Francisco Ballet School.