USA Staged Premiere
Medea
Composer
Librettist
Based On
Euripides' tragedy of Medea and Pierre Corneille's play Médée
Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1958
Language
Italian
Commission
Italian translation by Carlo Zangarini
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Stage setting by
Chorus Director
Choreographer
Costumers
Cast
Creon, King of Corinth
Glauce, his daughter
Jason
Medea, his wife
Neris, handmaiden to Medea
Captain of the Guard
First handmaiden
Second handmaiden
First Child
Second Child
Show Dates
Time and Place
Legendary; Corinth
Scenes
Act I -- The Royal Palace of Creon
INTERMISSION
Act II -- In front of the Temple of Hera
Act III -- A temple near Creon's palace
Media
Document
SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1958_12_compressed.pdf
(9.35 MB)
Legacy Commission
Italian translation by Carlo Zangarini
Notes
To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.
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US PREMIERE / UNITED STATES PREMIERE
First American staging at SF Opera; presented earlier in the US in concert.
First performance: Paris, 1797.
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"Medea" opened San Francisco Opera's 1958 season
New production
Opening Night program note: Floral decorations provided by courtesy of Podesta Baldocchi; Edward Goeppner, President. It is requested that the flowers not be removed.