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Librettist
Based On

a story by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges

Company
Spring Opera
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1961
Language
English
Commission

English translation by Natalia MacFarren

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Chorus Director
Costumes

Cast

Lady Harriet Durham, maid of honor to Queen Anne
Nancy, her friend
Sir Tristram Mickleford, Lady Harriet's cousin
Plunkett, a wealthy farmer
Lionel, his foster brother
Sheriff of Richmond
Farmer
Farmer's Wife

Show Dates

Time and Place

Rural England, mid-18th century

Scenes

Act I, Scene 1 -- Lady Harriet's estate near Richmond
Act I, Scene 2 -- The fair at Richmond
Act II -- Plunkett's farmhouse
Act III -- Hunting park in Richmond forest
Act IV, Scene 1 -- Same as Act II
Act IV, Scene 2 -- Replica of Act I, Scene 2

Notes

Spring Opera of San Francisco

Translation by Natalia MacFarren