The Golden Cockerel
Composer
Librettist
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
1938
Language
French
Commission
Engl. version by Edward Agate, revised by Emanuel Young
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Chorus Master
Designer
Costumers
Incidental Dances created by
Cast
Queen of Shémaka
King Dodon
Astrologer
General Polkan
Amelfa
Voice of the Golden Cockerel
Show Dates
Time and Place
A Fairy Tale
Scenes
Act I -- Palace of King Dodon
Act II -- A Narrow Gorge in a Mountain Pass
Act III -- Same as Act I
Media
Document
SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1938_05_compressed.pdf
(7.26 MB)
Notes
To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.
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The French text is translated from the Russian by Edward Agate
Scenery executed in the studio of the San Francisco Opera Association