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Les Contes d'Hoffmann

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The Tales of Hoffmann
Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
2012-2013
Language
French

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Director & Costume Designer
Dramaturg/New Libretto Version
Set Designer(s)
Lighting Designer
Projection Designer
Associate Director
Dance Master
Fight Director
Musical Preparation
Prompter
Supertitles
Assistant Director(s)
Stage Manager(s)
Costume Supervisor
Wig and Makeup Designer

Cast

Muse/Nicklausse
Nicklausse Double
Andrès
Nathanaël
Hermann
Spalanzani
Olympia
Antonia
Crespel
Frantz
Dr. Miracle
Voice of Antonia's Mother
Giulietta
Schlemil
Dapertutto
Pitichinaccio

Show Dates

Time and Place

19th century Nuremberg, Munich, and Venice

Scenes

see notes for order of acts and intermissions

Media

Sponsors

Company Sponsors John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn are proud to support this production.

This production is made possible, in part, by Roberta & David Elliott, The Bernard Osher Endowment Fund,
The Thomas Tilton Production Fund, and Chevron.

Mr. Polenzani’s and Ms. Dessay’s appearances are made possible by a gift to the Great Singers Fund by Joan and David Traitel.

Additional support for this production provided by Affiliate Sponsors Bruce W. Hyman & Simone M. Quarré and Lisa Erdberg & Dennis Gibbons.

San Francisco Opera gratefully acknowledges the following Performance Sponsor:
June 14: Chevron

Notes

San Francisco Opera co-production with Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona and L’Opéra National de Lyon.

Performing edition based on the integral edition of the opera by Michael Kaye and Jean-Christophe Keck.
Used by arrangement with European American Music Distributors Company, sole U.S. and Canadian agent for Schott Music GmbH & Co., KG, Mainz, Germany.

Supertitles courtesy Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona.

SUPERNUMERARY
Justin Bank

Order of Acts and intermissions is as follows:

ACT I (PROLOGUE): Luther's tavern in Nuremberg
ACT II: Spalanzani's house
INTERMISSION
ACT III: Crespel's house in Munich
INTERMISSION
ACT IV: Giulietta's house in Venice
ACT V (EPILOGUE): Luther's tavern