Manon Lescaut

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Composer
Giacomo Puccini
Librettists
Ruggero Leoncavallo

and

Marco Praga

and

Domenico Oliva

and

Giuseppe Giacosa

and

Giulio Ricordi

and

Luigi Illica
Based On

a novel "L'Histoire du Chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut" by the Abbé Prévost

Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1988-1989
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
John Pritchard
Stage Director(s)
Grischa Asagaroff
Set Designer(s)
Allen Charles Klein
Costume Designer(s)
Walter Mahoney
Lighting Designer
Joan Arhelger
Chorus Director
Ian Robertson
Musical Preparation
Kathryn Cathcart
Robert Morrison
Susanna Lemberskaya
Prompter
Joseph De Rugeriis
Assistant Stage Director(s)
Fred Frumberg
Choreographic Assistance
Victoria Morgan
Supertitles
Christopher Bergen
Stage Manager(s)
Jerry Sherk

Cast

Edmondo
Douglas Wunsch
Cavaliere des Grieux
Peter Dvorsky
William Lewis(11/9, from the pit)
Manon Lescaut
Pilar Lorengar
Geronte de Ravoir
Renato Capecchi
Lescaut
Marcel Vanaud
Innkeeper
Thomas Potter
Madrigal Singer
Emily Manhart
Madrigalist
Page Swift
Alexandra Nehra
Dallas Lane
Joy Garbukas
Dancing Master
Dennis Petersen
Sergeant of the Archers
Raymond Murcell
Lamplighter
Kevin Anderson
Prison Sergeant
Dale Travis
Sea Captain
Philip Skinner

Show Dates

Time and Place

Early 18th century; France and Louisiana

Scenes

Act I -- Courtyard of an inn at Amiens
Act II -- Manon's apartment in Geronte's house
Act III -- The harbor at Le Havre
Act IV -- A barren wasteland in Louisiana

Media

Acknowledgements

Supertitles provided by a generous and most appreciated gift from William and Eloise Rollnick.

Notes

Libretto by Giacosa, Illica, Giulio Ricordi, Praga and Oliva

(Peter Dvorsky: There should be an acute accent on the final "y")

Production owned by Greater Miami Opera Association and Dallas Opera

Scenery and properties executed by Dallas Stage Scenery

Costumes executed by San Francisco Opera Costume Shop

DANCERS

Jill Albertson
Nora Heiber
Marina Hotchkiss
Carolyn Houser
Marilyn Miller
Debra Rose
Kathryn Roszak
Ursula Sapien

Bobby Aames
Gregory Dawson
Frank Dellapolla
Geoffrey Hipps
Daniel Ray
Richard Redlefsen
Keith Scheaffer
Ryan Brooke Taylor

SUPERNUMERARIES (second group of three operas)

Susan Anderson
Phyllis Blair
Phoebe Ciaffi
Renée DeJarnatt
Carolyn Ekstedt
Candace Kahn
Holly Morrison
Louise Russo
Stella Tatro
Beverly Terry
Karen Topp
Sally Warren
Lisa Waters
Carolyn Waugh
Susan Weiss
Laurel Winzler

Stephen Bartlett-Re
Frank Bauer
Steve Bauman
Rick Campbell
Bryan Chalfant
David Clover
Copley Crosby
Gary Demyen
Kermit Duval
Pedro Echeandia
Mickey Frettoloso
Eugenio Gamez
James Geier
Phil Gibson
Tom Giuliano
Albert Goodwyn
Bill Higgins
Willard Holden
Michael Kossman
Dan Kyte
Greg Lawrance
Nelson Luesse
Oscar Manzanares
Ed Meyers
Alan Miller
Matt Miller
Ian Mishkin
Roberto Moreiras
Malcolm Mosher
Barry Nielsen
Dick Pallowick
Les Partridge
Bill Randol
Paul Ricks
Michael Schoch
Steve Siegelman
Ray Souza
Toby Speed
Tony St. Martin
David Watts
Alex Weibezahn
Rod Williams
Joe Willis
Bruce Woodward