Composer Kurt Weill Librettist Maxwell Anderson Based On Alan Paton's novel "Cry, the Beloved Country" Company Spring Opera Theater Location San Francisco, CA Venue Palace of Fine Arts Theater Season 1980-1981 Language English Creative/Crew Conductor William Anthony Waters Stage Director(s) Vinnette Carroll Scenic Designer Edward Burbridge Costume Coordinator Gerd Mairandres Lighting Designer Bill Gorgensen Projections Ron Scherl Choreographer Talley Beatty Chorus Director Ernest Fredric Knell Musical Preparation Richard Riccardi Stage Manager(s) Gretchen Mueller Cast Absalom Kumalo Steven Cole Stephen Kumalo Chet Washington Grace Kumalo Kelly-Marie Berry James Jarvis William Ackridge Edward Jarvis Patrick O'Brien Arthur Jarvis Mark Geiger John Kumalo J. P. Phillips Alex Robert Johnson Foreman Robert Waterbury Mrs. M'kize Kelly-Marie Berry Hlabeni David Tigner Eland John Morrow Linda Bianca Thornton-Oden Johannes Pafuri Frank Sheppard Matthew Kumalo Bennett Guillory Irina Marilynn Winbush Servant Darold Ross Burton Bruce Mackey Judge Gail Chugg Villager David Tigner Show Dates Tue, Apr 15 1980, 8pm Fri, Apr 18 1980, 8pm Sun, Apr 20 1980, 2pm Wed, Apr 23 1980, 8pm Sat, Apr 26 1980, 8pm Time and Place South Africa, late 1940s Scenes Act I, Scene 1 -- Stephen Kumalo's Home Scene 2 -- The Railroad Station Scene 3 -- John Kumalo's Tobacco Shop Scene 4 -- The Search Scene 5 -- Stephen's Shantytown Lodging Scene 6 -- A Dive in Shantytown Scene 7 -- Irina's Hut in Shantytown Scene 8 -- Kitchen in Arthur Jarvis's Home Scene 9 -- Arthur Jarvis's Garden Scene 10 -- Street Scene 11 -- Prison Scene 12 -- Stephen's Shantytown Lodging Act II, Scene 1 -- John Kumalo's Tobacco Shop Scene 2 -- Arthur Jarvis's Garden Scene 3 -- Irina's Hut in Shantytown Scene 4 -- The Courtroom Scene 5 -- Prison Cell Scene 6 -- Stephen's Chapel Scene 7 -- Stephen Kumalo's Home Media Image Chet Washington (Stephen Kumalo), Lost in the Stars, Kurt Weill. San Francisco Opera/SPOT, 1980-81. Photographer: Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera. Chet Washington (Stephen Kumalo) Credit Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera Image Steven Cole (Absalom Kumalo), Lost in the Stars, Kurt Weill. San Francisco Opera/SPOT, 1980-81. Photographer: Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera. Steven Cole (Absalom Kumalo) Credit Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera Image Steven Cole (Absalom Kumalo), Marilynn Winbush (Irina), Lost in the Stars, Kurt Weill. San Francisco Opera/SPOT, 1980-81. Photographer: Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera. Steven Cole (Absalom Kumalo) and Marilynn Winbush (Irina) Credit Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera Image Steven Cole (Absalom Kumalo), Chet Washington (Stephen Kumalo), Marilynn Winbush (Irina), Lost in the Stars, Kurt Weill. San Francisco Opera/SPOT, 1980-81. Photographer: Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera. Steven Cole (Absalom Kumalo), Chet Washington (Stephen Kumalo), and Marilynn Winbush (Irina) Credit Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera Image Chet Washington (Stephen Kumalo), Marilynn Winbush (Irina), Lost in the Stars, Kurt Weill. San Francisco Opera/SPOT, 1980-81. Photographer: Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera. Chet Washington (Stephen Kumalo) and Marilynn Winbush (Irina) Credit Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera Image Robert Johnson (Alex), Chet Washington (Stephen Kumalo), Ensemble, Lost in the Stars, Kurt Weill. San Francisco Opera/SPOT, 1980-81. Photographer: Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera. Robert Johnson (Alex) and Chet Washington (Stephen Kumalo) Credit Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera Acknowledgements T Notes Western Spring Opera 1980 (Musical tragedy in two acts by Kurt Weill) Opening night flowers courtesy of Michael's Flowers, San Francisco
Image Chet Washington (Stephen Kumalo), Lost in the Stars, Kurt Weill. San Francisco Opera/SPOT, 1980-81. Photographer: Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera. Chet Washington (Stephen Kumalo) Credit Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera
Image Steven Cole (Absalom Kumalo), Lost in the Stars, Kurt Weill. San Francisco Opera/SPOT, 1980-81. Photographer: Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera. Steven Cole (Absalom Kumalo) Credit Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera
Image Steven Cole (Absalom Kumalo), Marilynn Winbush (Irina), Lost in the Stars, Kurt Weill. San Francisco Opera/SPOT, 1980-81. Photographer: Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera. Steven Cole (Absalom Kumalo) and Marilynn Winbush (Irina) Credit Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera
Image Steven Cole (Absalom Kumalo), Chet Washington (Stephen Kumalo), Marilynn Winbush (Irina), Lost in the Stars, Kurt Weill. San Francisco Opera/SPOT, 1980-81. Photographer: Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera. Steven Cole (Absalom Kumalo), Chet Washington (Stephen Kumalo), and Marilynn Winbush (Irina) Credit Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera
Image Chet Washington (Stephen Kumalo), Marilynn Winbush (Irina), Lost in the Stars, Kurt Weill. San Francisco Opera/SPOT, 1980-81. Photographer: Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera. Chet Washington (Stephen Kumalo) and Marilynn Winbush (Irina) Credit Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera
Image Robert Johnson (Alex), Chet Washington (Stephen Kumalo), Ensemble, Lost in the Stars, Kurt Weill. San Francisco Opera/SPOT, 1980-81. Photographer: Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera. Robert Johnson (Alex) and Chet Washington (Stephen Kumalo) Credit Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera