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Based On

the novel L'histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut by Abbé Prévost

Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1998-1999
Language
French

Creative/Crew

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

Cast

Guillot de Morfontaine
De Brétigny
Poussette
Javotte
Rosette
Innkeeper
Innkeeper's assistant
Lescaut
First Guard
Second Guard
Manon Lescaut
Chevalier des Grieux
Vendor
Comte des Grieux
Attendant at St. Sulpice
Sergeant
Vulcan

Show Dates

Time and Place

1721; Amiens, Paris, Le Havre

Scenes

Act I -- The courtyard of an inn at Amiens
Act II -- The apartment of Des Grieux and Manon, Paris
INTERMISSION
Act III, Scene 1 -- Cours-la-Reine, Paris
Act III, Scene 2 -- The seminary of St. Sulpice
IMTERMISSION
Act IV -- A gambling salon, the Hôtel de Transylvanie
Act V -- The road to Le Havre

Media

Sponsors

The performance of October 15th is sponsored by Deloitte & Touche

The performance of October 20th is designated in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Myron Du Bain's membership in the Triple Gold Circle

The performance of October 20th is designated in honor of Mr. and Mrs. George Otto's membership in the Triple Gold Circle

The performance of October 20th is designated in honor of Mrs. Lloyd Yoder's membership in the Triple Gold Circle

The performance of October 29th is sponsored by Pacific Music Enterprises, Inc.

Acknowledgements

This production is generously sponsored, in part, by the Medallion Society Gold Circle members.

The 1998 performances of "Manon" are dedicated to the memory of Terence A. McEwen,
former General Director of San Francisco Opera, who passed away on September 14th.

Notes

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

Supernumeraries
Pat Beresford
Andrea Kohlruss
Stephanie Salter

Jim Bowes
Kevin Gee
Joe Giammarco
Eddy Gordillo
Larry Hunnicutt
Keith Kraus
Donald Langley
David Lezan
Bruce McNaughton
Oliver Pollard
Louis Schilling
John Schneider
Tom Tillman