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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
1994-1995
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

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

Cast

Mefistofele
Wagner
Margherita
Pantalis

Show Dates

Time and Place

(not specified)

Scenes

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

Media

Sponsors

The performance of November 16th is sponsored by British Airways

The performance of November 21st is sponsored by Lexus

The performance of November 27th is sponsored by AMB Investments

The performance of November 30th is sponsored by Delta Air Lines

The performance of December 3rd is designated in memory of Charles E. Noble to recognize his generous bequest to San Francisco Opera.

The performance of December 6th is designated in honor of Mr. and Mrs. William R. Hewlett's membership in the Triple Gold Circle.

The performance of December 9th is sponsored by Bain & Company

Acknowledgements

This production is made possible by a generous gift from The Bernard Osher Foundation

Notes

"Mefistofele" is a co-production with the Grand Théâtre de Genève and is co-owned by 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 created by the Grand Théâtre de Genève and the San Francisco Opera Costume Shop

CORPS DE BALLET

Carolyn Houser Carvajal
Jill Cassimatis
Nora Heiber
Marina Hotchkiss
Summer Lee Rhatigan
Debra Rose

David Bier
Ney Fonseca
Danny Furlong
John Konetski
Mark Lopez
Eric Thomé

CHILDREN'S CHORUSES
Costars -- Wanda Sherman, Director
Golden Gate Boys Choir and Bellringers -- Steven Meyer, Director
Ragazzi, the Peninsula Boys Chorus -- Joyce Keil, Director
San Francisco Boys Chorus -- Laura D. Kakis, Director
San Francisco Girls Chorus -- Sharon Paul, Director; Elizabeth Avakian, Chorus School Director

Oona Appel
Christie Ariate
Lilly Akseth
Catherine Baldassari-Litchman
Ingrid Behrsin
Kelly Brandli
Laura Epstein
Audrey Harris
Kim Knight
Josephine Liu
Kristen Oei
Jill Peterson
Mayela Gutknecht-Rodriguez
Emily Ryan
Lauryn Salazar
Emily Stumpf
Ariel Tosta
Caitie Unkovic
Amy White
Maria Zagatsky

Ian Crawford
Erik Dorey
Conrad Frank
Zachary Gassoumis
Damian Hites
David Kashevaroff
Warren Lain
Vincent Lee
James Locke
Alexis Manetas
Joe McQuaid
Nicholas Pleasure
Jeffrey Power
Brendan Raven
Matthew Ryan
Brandon Sherman
Peter Sherman
Brooks Wilson
Michael Wood

SUPERNUMERARIES

Traude Albert
Elayne Ashman
Phyllis Blair
Rae Bryant
Madeline Chase
Huguette Combs
Sean Dubin
Mary Freeman
Karen Goodwyn
Esther Jennings
Janet Johnston
Andrea Kohlruss
Debbie Naylor
Dorothy Papo
Ann Paras
Valentina Simi
Ceci Valente
Carolyn Waugh
Susan Weiss
Phyllis Williams

Steve Bauman
David Black
Mark Burstein
Peter Cannon
Tom Carlisle
Dante Cecchini
David Clover
Joe Dial
Robert Dunn
Gilbert Gonzalez
Bill Higgins
Clint Jennings
Jim Shields
Frank Jorgensen
Alfred Knoll
Dan Kyte
Jim Miller
Ian Mishkin
Steve Moulds
Jim Mullins
Paul Newman
Chris Noll
Christopher Patnoe
William F. Perasso
Oliver Pollard
Paul Ricks
Louis Schilling
Jim Shields
Frank Sommers
Don Stoddard
Michael Strickland
Brendan Vermillion
Rick Weil
Ron Wizelman
Michael Wright

CHILDREN

Hannah Hunt
Emily Knell
Molly Lehrkind
Jennifer Martinelli
Hayden Moulds
Kate Noll
Tory Noll
Ricah Quinto
Rachael Steimnitz
Clare Twohy

Roman Adler
Dante Ni