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The Mother of Us All

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Librettist
Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
2003-2004
Language
English

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Dramaturg
Set Designer(s)
Costume Designer(s)
Lighting Designer
Musical Preparation
Assistant Stage Director(s)
Stage Manager(s)

Cast

Susan B. Anthony
Gertrude Stein
Virgil Thomson
Daniel Webster
Jo the Loiterer
Chris the Citizen
Indiana Elliot
Indiana Elliot's brother
Angel More
Henrietta M.
John Adams
Thaddeus Stevens
Anthony Comstock
Constance Fletcher
Isabel Wentworth
Anna Hope
Lillian Russell
Jenny Reefer
Negro Woman
Ulysses S. Grant
Andrew Johnson
Gloster Heming/Negro Man
Herman Atlan
Donald Gallup

Show Dates

Time and Place

(not specified)

Scenes

Act I, Scene 1 -- The drawing room of Susan B. Anthony
Scene 2 -- A political rally
Scene 3 -- A cold day in winter
Scene 4 -- A dream
Scene 5 -- Springtime. A wedding.
Act II, Scene 1 -- The drawing room of Susan B. Anthony
Scene 2 -- A meeting hall
Scene 3 -- The Congressional Hall years later

Media

Sponsors

Athena Troxel Blackburn and Timothy Charles Blackburn are pleased to sponsor the Opening Night performance of "The Mother of Us All"

Acknowledgements

Thie production is made possible, in part, by the National Endowment for the Arts; The Next Stage, a program of OPERA America; and the Virgil Thomson Foundation

Notes

Based on the production by Glimmerglass Opera and New York City Opera