USA Premiere
Composer
Librettist
Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1983-1984
Language
English
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Production
Choreographer
Designer
Lighting and Projection Designer
Projection Design and Photography
Sound Designer
Chorus Director
Musical Preparation
Prompter
Assistant Stage Director(s)
Stage Manager(s)
Cast
Strephon, one of the dancers
The Ancients, priest and priestess of the temple
Mark, a young man of unknown parentage
Jenifer, his betrothed, a young woman
King Fisher, Jenifer's father, a business tycoon
Bella, King Fisher's secretary
Jack, Bella's boyfriend, a mechanic
Half-tipsy Man
Dancing man
Sosostris, a clairvoyante
Dancer(s)
(see notes)
Show Dates
Time and Place
The present
Scenes
Act I -- Morning
Act II -- Afternoon
Act III -- Evening and Night
Media
Acknowledgements
This new production made possible through the generosity of the Paul L. and Phyllis Wattis Foundation.
Notes
US PREMIERE / UNITED STATES PREMIERE
First performance: Covent Garden, 1955.
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Scenery constructed in San Francisco Opera Scenic Studios
Costumes executed by San Francisco Opera Costume Shop
The director wishes to acknowledge the help of Miss Adrienne Corri in preparing this production.
DANCERS
Lisa Brodsky
Anne Elizabeth Egan (Hawk)
Amy Laszlo
Sarah Gale Oppenheimer (Otter)
Kathryn Roszak (Hound)
Elaine Wadsworth
Peter Childers
Gregory Gonzales
Tom Hillyard
Gregory Lara
Karstyn McCoy
Dennis McDonald