USA Premiere
Composer
Librettist
Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1988-1989
Language
Italian
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Designer
Lighting Designer
Chorus Director
Musical Preparation
Prompter
Assistant Stage Director(s)
Supertitles
Stage Manager(s)
Cast
Paolo Erisso, governor of Negroponte
Condulmiero, general of the Venetian army
Calbo, general of the Venetian army
Anna, Erisso's daughter
Maometto the Conqueror, Ottoman Emperor
Selimo, his minister
Show Dates
Time and Place
Mid-15th century; the Venetian colony of Negroponte in Greece
Scenes
Act I, Scene 1 -- A hall in the governor's palace
Scene 2 -- Anna's room in the palace
Scene 3 -- The city square
INTERMISSION
Act II -- Maometto's tent
INTERMISSION
Act III -- The burial vaults of the church
Media
Acknowledgements
San Francisco Opera gratefully acknowledges the generous grant from the L.J. and Mary C. Skaggs Foundation to underwrite this production.
Supertitles provided by a generous and most appreciated gift from William and Eloise Rollnick.
Notes
US PREMIERE / UNITED STATES PREMIERE
First performance: Naples, 1820.
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| Materials furnished by Fondazione Rossini, Pesaro. Special thanks to Philip Gossett, coordinating editor of the critical edition of the complete works of Rossini. Scenery for this production acquired through the courtesy of the Metropolitan Opera Association. (The sets were actually for "The Siege of Corinth," Rossini's subsequent revision of "Maometto II".) Costume designs interpreted by Walter Mahoney. Costumes executed by San Francisco Opera Costume Shop. SUPERNUMERARIES (first group of three operas) |