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Mefistofele

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Librettist
Based On

the epic drama Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1989-1990
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

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

Show Dates

Time and Place

(not specified)

Scenes

PROLOGUE -- In Heaven
Act I, Scene 1 -- Easter Sunday
Scene 2 -- The Pact
INTERMISSION
Act II, Scene 1 -- The Garden
Scene 2 -- Walpurgis Night
Act III -- The Death of Margherita
INTERMISSION
Act IV -- Classical Walpurgis Night
EPILOGUE -- The Death of Faust

Media

Acknowledgements

This production of "Mefistofele" is made possible by Mr. & Mrs. John C. McGuire and Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Tilton.

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

Notes

(For correct diacritical marks in Gabriela Benacková's name, please consult the program book.)

This production of "Mefistofele" is a co-production with the Grand Théâtre ge Genève and is co-owned by the San Francisco Opera and the Lyric Opera of Chicago,

Scenery constructed by the Grand Théâtre de Genève and the San Francisco Opera Scenic Studios

Costumes executed by the Grand Théâtre de Genève and the San Francisco Opera Costume Shop

Organ provided courtesy of Baldwin Piano & Organ Center, Santa Clara

Performances of Sept. 19, 22 and 24 were being taped for a telecast, with augmented lighting.

San Francisco Girls Chorus
Elizabeth Appling, Director

Hannah Appel
Victoria Barrett
Carrie Burr
Izabel Caetano
Mira Dittmer
Jean-Marie Fanuu
Katie Ford-Smith
Amy Harris
Rachel Kohr
Elena Krasnovsky
Vanessa Langer
Vicki Leung
Joyce Lin
Andrea Massey
Lee Menzies
Claire Mondares
Marguerite Mugge
Valerie Paik
Elaiune Robertson
Pamela Varady

San Francisco Boys Chorus
Philip Hahn, Director

David Alderman
Kevin Angstenberger
Michael Davis
Joseph Fanvu
Mark Forte
Iain Fry
Haralambas Hadjivassiliou
Matthew Hammond
Scott Kronmiller
David Lee
James Locke
Norman Moy
James Muiter
Christopher Olson
Gian Patel
Joseph Penrod
Paul Ryan
Cole Thomason-Redus
Kevin Traugott
John Wgeeler-Rappe

DANCERS
Elizabeth Cooper
Nora Heiber
Marina Hotchkiss
Carolyn Houser
Debra Rose
Laurie Skophammer
Katherine Warner

Gregory Dawson
Michael Denham
Danny Furlong
Geoffrey Hipps
Steve Kirby
Winthrop Marcirak
Thomas Segal

SUPERNUMERARIES (first group of three operas)

Susan Anderson
Letitia Bartlett
Dorothy Brown
Jamie Daniels
Renée DeJarnatt
Sara Felder
Ann Fitzgerald
Debra Girard
Candace Kahn
Nancy Levidow
Holly Morrison
Dorothy Papo
Sally Warren
Carolyn Waugh
Susan Weiss
Laurel Winzler

Joseph Alietti
David Altman
Stephen Bartlett-Re
Steve Bauman
John Bogan
David Clover
Kermit Duval
Lawrence Ewing
Peter Felleman
John Gilbert
Tom Giuliano
Albert Goodwyn
Terry Gordon
Bill Higgins
Mark Huelsman
Ron Kakiki
Keith Kamrath
Dan Kyte
Greg Lawrance
Oscar Manzanares
Oren McEwen
Matt Miller
Ian Mishkin
Paul Newman
Barry Nielsen
Chris Noll
Bob Palmer
Christopher Patnoe
Paul Salemme
Louis Schilling
Chris Sheffield
Wolfram Siede
Steve Siegelman
Gary Sprague
Max Subervi
Alex Weibezahn
Ned Van Alstyne
Alex Vicens

GIRLS AND BOYS

Josephine Bigman
Ki