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Composer
Librettist
Based On

works by Frank Wedekind

Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1997-1998
Language
German

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Production
Set Designer(s)
Costume Designer(s)
Lighting Designer
Musical Preparation
Prompter
Supertitles
Assistant Stage Director(s)
Stage Manager(s)

Cast

Animal Trainer
Painter
Dr. Schön
Alwa, son of Dr. Schön, a playwright
Dr. Goll
Schigolch
Wardrobe Mistress
Theater Manager
Countess Geschwitz
Acrobat
Schoolboy
Manservant
Banker
Journalist
Arts Patroness
Marquis
A 15-year-old Girl
Her Mother
Police Officer
The Professor
Black Man
Jack the Ripper

Show Dates

Time and Place

Late 19th-century Europe

Scenes

Prologue -- A circus
Act I, Scene 1 -- The Painter's studio
Act I, Scene 2 -- The drawing room of the Painter's house
Act I, Scene 3 -- A theater dressing room
INTERMISSION
Act II, Scene 1 -- Dr. Schön's drawing room
Interlude
Act II, Scene 2 -- The same, some time later
INTERMISSION
Act III, Scene 1 -- Lulu and Alwa's house in Paris
Act III, Scene 2 -- A London attic

Media

Acknowledgements

This production is sponsored by Mrs. Paul L. Wattis

Notes

Edited and orchestrated by Friedrich Cerha

Part of the "Femmes Fatales" Festival

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

Steinway piano courtesy of Sherman Clay & Company

Interlude credits:
Producer and director -- Linda Schaller
Creator and designer of virtual sets -- Tim Schaller, XYZ Animation
Director of Photography -- Steve Kotton
Compositor and Editor -- Tim Schaller
Studio Stage Manager -- Jim Pusch
Lighting -- Mike Van Dine
Grip -- Alex Robinson
Tape Operator -- Jeff Piccinini
Studio Production Manager -- John Horton
Engineer in Charge -- Bob Frey
Blue Screen Studio and Editing Facility -- Pacific Video Resources

Special thanks to:

Dave Bieber and Dr. Gary K. Schoolnik, Division of Infectious Diseases, Stanford
Bill Eddleman
San Francisco Optics
BR Funsten & Co.