The Magic Flute Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Librettists Emanuel Schikaneder and Karl Ludwig Gieseke Based On the play by Antonio García Gutiérrez Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 2015-2016 Language German Sung Language English Supertitles English Creative/Crew Conductor Lawrence Foster Director Harry Silverstein Production Designer Jun Kaneko Lighting Designer Paul Pyant Chorus Director Ian Robertson Choreographer Lawrence Pech Fight Director Dave Maier Assistant Conductor Dennis Doubin Stephanie Rhodes Musical Preparation Sun Ha Yoon Noah Lindquist Ronny Michael Greenberg John Churchwell Fabrizio Corona Assistant Stage Director(s) Lisa-Marie Shuster Stage Manager(s) Gina Hayes Assistant Stage Manager(s) Sarah Bingel Andrew Landis Lisa Anderson Costume Supervisor Jai Alltizer Wig and Makeup Jeanna Parham Cast Tamino Paul Appleby First Lady Jacqueline Piccolino(10/25, 27, 29; 11/4, 8, 12, 14, 17, 20) Julie Adams(10/20) Second Lad Nian Wang Third Lady Zanda Švēde Papageno Efraín Solís Queen of the Night Albina Shagimuratova(11/4, 8, 12, 14, 17, 20) Kathryn Bowden(10/20, 25, 27, 29) First Slave Chester Pidduck Second Slave Michael Belle Third Slave Phillip Pickens Monostatos Greg Fedderly Pamina Sarah Shafer(10/20, 25, 27, 29) Nadine Sierra(11/4, 8, 12, 14, 17, 20) First Spirit Michael Sacco Second Spirit Pietro Juvara Third Spirit Rafael Karpa-Wilson(10/20, 25; 11/4, 8, 12, 14, 17, 20) Nicholas Hu(10/27, 10/29) Speaker Anthony Reed Sarastro Alfred Reiter First Priest Richard Walker Second Priest Edward Nelson Papagena Maria Valdes First Armored Man Chong Wang Second Armored Man Anthony Reed Show Dates Tue, Oct 20 2015, 7:30pm Sun, Oct 25 2015, 2pm Tue, Oct 27 2015, 7:30pm Thu, Oct 29 2015, 7:30pm Wed, Nov 4 2015, 7:30pm Sun, Nov 8 2015, 2pm Thu, Nov 12 2015, 7:30pm Sat, Nov 14 2015, 7:30pm Tue, Nov 17 2015, 7:30pm Fri, Nov 20 2015, 7:30pm Broadcast Sat, Sep 10 2016 9/10/16 delayed broadcast, WFMT. Time and Place Imaginary Egypt Scenes Act I Intermission Act II Media Image Paul Appleby (Tamino), Die Zauberflöte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2015-16. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Paul Appleby (Tamino) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Zanda Švēde (Third Lady), Nian Wang (Second Lady), Jacqueline Piccolino (First Lady), Paul Appleby (Tamino), Die Zauberflöte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2015-16. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Zanda Svede (Third Lady), Nian Wang (Second Lady), Jacqueline Piccolino (First Lady) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Efrain Solis (Papageno), Die Zauberflöte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2015-16. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Efrain Solis (Papageno) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Paul Appleby (Tamino), Albina Shagimuratova (Queen of the Night), Die Zauberflöte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2015-16. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Albina Shagimuratova (Queen of the Night) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Paul Appleby (Tamino), Efrain Solis (Papageno), Michael Sacco (First Spirit), Pietro Juvara (Second Spirit), Rafael Karpa-Wilson (Third Spirit), Zanda Švēde (Third Lady), Nian Wang (Second Lady), Jacqueline Piccolino (First Lady), Die Zauberflöte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2015-16. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Paul Appleby (Tamino), Efrain Solis (Papageno), Michael Sacco (First Spirit), Pietro Juvara (Second Spirit), Rafael Karpa-Wilson (Third Spirit), Zanda Svede (Third Lady), Nian Wang (Second Lady), Jacqueline Piccolino (First Lady) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Efrain Solis (Papageno), Greg Fedderly (Monostatos), Sarah Shafer (Pamina), Die Zauberflöte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2015-16. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Efrain Solis (Papageno), Greg Fedderly (Monostatos), Sarah Shafer (Pamina) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Albina Shagimuratova (Queen of the Night), Die Zauberflöte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2015-16. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Albina Shagimuratova (Queen of the Night) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Efrain Solis (Papageno), Sarah Shafer (Pamina), Die Zauberflöte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2015-16. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Efrain Solis (Papageno), Sarah Shafer (Pamina) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Paul Appleby (Tamino), Supernumeraries, Die Zauberflöte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2015-16. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Paul Appleby (Tamino) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Paul Appleby (Tamino), Supernumeraries, Die Zauberflöte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2015-16. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Paul Appleby (Tamino) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Sarah Shafer (Pamina), Alfred Reiter (Sarastro), Die Zauberflöte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2015-16. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Sarah Shafer (Pamina), Alfred Reiter (Sarastro) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Anthony Reed (Speaker), Alfred Reiter (Sarastro), Chorus, Die Zauberflöte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2015-16. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Anthony Reed (Speaker), Alfred Reiter (Sarastro), Chorus Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Chong Wang (First Armored Man), Paul Appleby (Tamino), Sarah Shafer (Pamina), Anthony Reed (Second Armored Man), Die Zauberflöte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2015-16. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Paul Appleby (Tamino), Sarah Shafer (Pamina) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_2015_11_compressed.pdf (7.52 MB) Sponsors This production is made possible, in part, by San Francisco Opera Guild, Chevron, United Airlines and The E. Nakamichi Foundation Ms. Sierra's appearance is made possible by the Jan Shrem & Maria Manetti Shrem Emerging Stars Fund Additional support for this production is provided by Affiliate Sponsors Stephen & Choongja Kahng and Suffolk Construction. Legacy Commission English version by David Gockley Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. ---------------------9/10/16 delayed broadcast, WFMT. Supernumeraries Christine Boulanger Dieter Bluhm Jim Bowes Kai Brothers Samantha Campos James Crow Eric Dew Lucas Durrant Allyson Keefe Kristina Kling Helen Lew Evelyn Martinez Gilbert Martinez Evelyn Ongpin Larry Poole Christopher Smith Michael Strickland Carlos Suárez Alexane Turcotte Justin Turcotte Rob Wonder
Image Paul Appleby (Tamino), Die Zauberflöte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2015-16. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Paul Appleby (Tamino) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Zanda Švēde (Third Lady), Nian Wang (Second Lady), Jacqueline Piccolino (First Lady), Paul Appleby (Tamino), Die Zauberflöte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2015-16. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Zanda Svede (Third Lady), Nian Wang (Second Lady), Jacqueline Piccolino (First Lady) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Efrain Solis (Papageno), Die Zauberflöte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2015-16. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Efrain Solis (Papageno) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Paul Appleby (Tamino), Albina Shagimuratova (Queen of the Night), Die Zauberflöte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2015-16. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Albina Shagimuratova (Queen of the Night) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Paul Appleby (Tamino), Efrain Solis (Papageno), Michael Sacco (First Spirit), Pietro Juvara (Second Spirit), Rafael Karpa-Wilson (Third Spirit), Zanda Švēde (Third Lady), Nian Wang (Second Lady), Jacqueline Piccolino (First Lady), Die Zauberflöte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2015-16. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Paul Appleby (Tamino), Efrain Solis (Papageno), Michael Sacco (First Spirit), Pietro Juvara (Second Spirit), Rafael Karpa-Wilson (Third Spirit), Zanda Svede (Third Lady), Nian Wang (Second Lady), Jacqueline Piccolino (First Lady) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Efrain Solis (Papageno), Greg Fedderly (Monostatos), Sarah Shafer (Pamina), Die Zauberflöte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2015-16. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Efrain Solis (Papageno), Greg Fedderly (Monostatos), Sarah Shafer (Pamina) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Albina Shagimuratova (Queen of the Night), Die Zauberflöte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2015-16. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Albina Shagimuratova (Queen of the Night) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Efrain Solis (Papageno), Sarah Shafer (Pamina), Die Zauberflöte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2015-16. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Efrain Solis (Papageno), Sarah Shafer (Pamina) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Paul Appleby (Tamino), Supernumeraries, Die Zauberflöte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2015-16. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Paul Appleby (Tamino) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Paul Appleby (Tamino), Supernumeraries, Die Zauberflöte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2015-16. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Paul Appleby (Tamino) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Sarah Shafer (Pamina), Alfred Reiter (Sarastro), Die Zauberflöte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2015-16. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Sarah Shafer (Pamina), Alfred Reiter (Sarastro) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Anthony Reed (Speaker), Alfred Reiter (Sarastro), Chorus, Die Zauberflöte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2015-16. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Anthony Reed (Speaker), Alfred Reiter (Sarastro), Chorus Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Chong Wang (First Armored Man), Paul Appleby (Tamino), Sarah Shafer (Pamina), Anthony Reed (Second Armored Man), Die Zauberflöte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2015-16. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Paul Appleby (Tamino), Sarah Shafer (Pamina) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera