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Acknowledgements
San Francisco Opera and the San Francisco Opera Guild gratefully acknowledge the generosity of the following Lotfi Mansouri Gala evening sponsors: Bank of America, Koret Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred S. Wilsey, Tully and Elise Friedman, William W. Godward.
San Francisco Opera acknowledges the members of the American Guild of Musical Artists for their special contribution to this evening's performance.
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(This event opened the 2000-2001 season)
San Francisco Opera Orchestra
Kay Stern, Concertmaster
San Francisco Opera Chorus
Ian Robertson, Director
Renée Fleming, Anna Netrebko, Patricia Racette. Twyla Robinson, Ruth Ann Swenson, Carol Vaness, Sopranos
Olga Borodina, Judith Forst, Susan Graham, Frederica von Stade, mezzo-sopranos
Marcello Giordani, Matthew Lord, Richard Margicon, tenors
Dmitri Hvorostovsky, baritone
James Morris, bass-baritone
2000 Adler Fellows of the San Francisco Opera Center
Donald Runnicles, Richard Bonynge, Patrick Summers, conductors
Special guest appearance by Joan Sutherland
P R O G R A M
Glinka, Ruslan and Lyudmila -- Overture
Donald Runnicles, conductor
Glinka, Ruslan and Lyudmila -- Lyudmila's Act I aria
Anna Netrebko, soprano
Donald Runnicles, conductor
Charpentier, Louise -- "Depuis le jour"
Renée Fleming, soprano
Patrick Summers, conductor
Bellini, La Sonnambula "Ah, non credea mirarti…Ah, non giunge"
Ruth Ann Swenson, soprano
San Francisco Opera Chorus
Richard Bonynge, conductor
Puccini, Tosca -- "E lucevan le stelle"
Marcello Giordani, tenor
Patrick Summers, conductor
Donizetti, Anna Bolena -- Duet: "Dal mio cor punita io sono"
Twyla Robinson, soprano
Judith Forst, mezzo-soprano
Richard Bonynge, conductor
Puccini, Madama Butterfly -- "Un bel dì"
Patricia Racette, soprano
Patrick Summers, conductor
Previn, A Streetcar Named Desire -- "I can smell the sea air"
Renée Fleming, soprano
Patrick Summers, conductor
Verdi, Il Trovatore -- Duet: "Mira, d'acerbe lagrime"
Carol Vaness, soprano
Dmitri Hvorostovsky, baritone
Donald Runnicles, conductor
Strauss, Der Rosenkavalier -- Trio: "Hab' mir's gelobt"
Renée Fleming, soprano
Anna Netrebko, soprano
Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano
Donald Runnicles, conductor
INTERMISSION
Verdi, Don Carlo -- "Tu che le vanità"
Carol Vaness, soprano
Donald Runnicles, conductor
Saint-Saëns, Samson et Dalila -- "Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix"
Olga Borodina, mezzo-soprano
Donald Runnicles, conductor
Wagner, Der Fliegende Holländer -- "Die Frist ist um"
James Morris, bass-baritone
Donald Runnicles, conductor
Rossini, Il Barbiere di Siviglia -- "Largo al factotum"
Dmitri Hvorostovsky, baritone
Patrick Summers, conductor
Puccini, Turandot -- "Nessun dorma"
Richard Margison, tenor
San Francisco Opera Chorus
Donald Runnicles, conductor
Rossini, Gioachino (Arr. by Robin de Smet) -- "The Cat Duet"
Carol Vaness, soprano
Judith Forst, mezzo-soprano
Richard Bonynge, conductor
Campbell, Elaine and Norman -- "Opera Is..."
Matthew Lord, tenor
San Francisco Opera Chorus
Adler Fellows of the San Francisco Opera Center:
Suzanne Ramo, Twyla Robinson, Donita Volkwijn, sopranos
Elena Bocharova, Katia Escalera, mezzo-sopranos
Todd Geer, tenor
Kyu Won Han, baritone
Philip Horst, bass-baritone
John Ames, bass