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Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1999-2000
Language
French

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Production
Set and costume designer
Associate Set Designer
Lighting Designer
Chorus Director
Choreographer
Musical Preparation
Supertitles
Prompter
Assistant Stage Director(s)
Stage Manager(s)

Cast

Julien
Her Mother
Her Father
Young Ragpicker
Coal Gatherer
Noctambulist
Newspaper Girl
Junk Man
Milkwoman
Rag Picker
First Policeman
Second Policeman
Street Urchin
Street Sweeper
Painter
Sculptor
Songwriter
Student
First Philosopher
Second Philosopher
Chair Mender's voice
Rag Vendor's voice
Artichoke Vendor's voice
Carrot Vendor's voice
Birdfood Vendor's voice
Green pea Vendor's voice
Broom Vendor's voice
Barrel Vendor's voice
Blanche
Marguérite
Suzanne
Gertrude
Camille
Errand Girl
Madeleine
Forewoman
Watercress Vendor's voice
Old Clothes Man
King of Fools

Show Dates

Time and Place

Around 1900;The Montmartre district of Paris

Scenes

Act I -- An apartment in a workingman's tenement
Act II, Scene 1 -- An open thoroughfare at the foot of Montmartre
Scene 2 -- A seamstress's workroom
Act III -- A garden on the side of Montmartre
Act IV -- The same as Act I

Media

Sponsors

The performance of September 13th is designated in honor of Mr. John M. Hutchinson's membership in the Triple Gold Circle.

The performance of September 13th is designated in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Bradford Jeffries's membership in the Triple Gold Circle.

The performance of September 13th is sponsored by Altman & Cronin Benefits Consultants.

The performance of September 18th is sponsored by Pacific Music Enterprises, Inc.

The performance of September 22nd is designated in honor of Edgar Foster Daniels's membership in the Triple Diamond Circle.

The performance of September 22nd is designated in honor of Sigrun and Wilfred Corrigan's membership in the Triple Gold Circle.

The performance of September 26th is sponsored by American Airlines.

The performance of September 29th is designated in honor of Mrs. Lennart G. Erickson's membersjip in the Gold Circle.

The performance of September 29th is sponsored by "Friends in memory of Tom Tilton."

Acknowledgements

This production is made possible, in part, by the generous support of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Wattis Littlefield and Lorna Talbot.

Supertitles provided by a generous grant from The Stanley S. Langendorf Foundation.

Notes

New production

Scenery constructed in San Francisco Opera Scenic Studios
Costumes executed by San Francisco Opera Costume Shop

Children's Choruses
San Francisco Girls Chorus -- Sharon Paul, Artistic Director
San Francisco Boys Chorus -- Ian Robertson, Artistic Director

Mara Adler
Mira Barakat
Laura Matters
Argenta Walther

Jonathan Chin
Christopher Evans
Ryan Irwin
Bryan Jolly
Ryan Kellett
Michael Kimura
Alex Rose
Denver Wade