Orpheus and Eurydice Composer Christoph Willibald Gluck Librettist Ranieri de' Calzabigi Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 2022-2023 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Peter Whelan Director Matthew Ozawa Choreographer Rena Butler Set and Projection Designer Alexander V. Nichols Costume Designer(s) Jessica Jahn Lighting Designer Yuki Nakase Link Chorus Director John Keene Assistant Conductor Geoffrey Loff Prompter Vito Lombardi Musical Preparation Kseniia Polstiankina Barrad César Cañón John Churchwell Fabrizio Corona Diction Alessandra Cattani Supertitles Ilana Rainero-de Haan Assistant Director(s) Morgan Robinson Stage Manager(s) Darin Burnett Assistant Stage Manager(s) Collette Berg Jonathan S. Campbell Rachel Garoon Dance Master Colm Seery Fight Director Dave Maier Costume Supervisor Galen Till Hair and Makeup Jeanna Parham Cast Orpheus Jakub Józef Orliński Amore Nicole Heaston Eurydice Mei Gui Zhang Anne-Marie MacIntosh(12/01) Dancer(s) Alysia Chang Brett Conway Marian Faustino Livanna Maislen Christopher Nachtrab Maxwell Simoes Show Dates Tue, Nov 15 2022, 7:30pm Fri, Nov 18 2022, 7:30pm Sun, Nov 20 2022, 2pm Sat, Nov 26 2022, 7:30pm Thu, Dec 1 2022, 7:30pm Time and Place PLACE AND TIME: Now & Here Scenes Overture: Orpheus' Psyche Act I: Eurydice's Funeral on Earth Act II: Orpheus' Journey through the Underworld Act II: The Labyrinth Media Image Jakub Józef Orliński as Orpheus in Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Jakub Józef Orliński as Orpheus in Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Credit Cory Weaver Image Jakub Józef Orliński as Orpheus with the San Francisco Opera Chorus in Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Jakub Józef Orliński as Orpheus with the San Francisco Opera Chorus in Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Credit Cory Weaver Image The San Francisco Opera Chorus in Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera The San Francisco Opera Chorus in Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Credit Cory Weaver Image Jakub Józef Orliński as Orpheus with the San Francisco Opera Chorus in Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Jakub Józef Orliński as Orpheus with the San Francisco Opera Chorus in Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Credit Cory Weaver Image Dancers in Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Dancers in Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Credit Cory Weaver Image Jakub Józef Orliński as Orpheus and a dancer in Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Jakub Józef Orliński as Orpheus and a dancer in Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Credit Cory Weaver Image Jakub Józef Orliński as Orpheus in Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Act II of Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Credit Cory Weaver Image Act II of Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Act II of Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Credit Cory Weaver Image Meigui Zhang and Jakub Józef Orliński in the title roles of Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Meigui Zhang and Jakub Józef Orliński in the title roles of Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Credit Cory Weaver Image Meigui Zhang and Jakub Józef Orliński (with dancers) in the title roles of Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Meigui Zhang and Jakub Józef Orliński (with dancers) in the title roles of Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Credit Cory Weaver Image The finale of Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera The finale of Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Credit Cory Weaver Image Nicole Heaston as Amore in Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Nicole Heaston as Amore in Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Credit Cory Weaver Image Jakub Józef Orliński as Orpheus in Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Jakub Józef Orliński as Orpheus in Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Credit Cory Weaver Image Jakub Józef Orliński as Orpheus in Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Photo: Matthew Washburn/San Francisco Opera Jakub Józef Orliński as Orpheus in Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Credit Cory Weaver Image Meigui Zhang and Jakub Józef Orliński in the title roles of Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Photo: Matthew Washburn/San Francisco Opera Meigui Zhang and Jakub Józef Orliński in the title roles of Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Credit Cory Weaver Image Jakub Józef Orliński as Orpheus with the San Francisco Opera Chorus in Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Photo: Matthew Washburn/San Francisco Opera Jakub Józef Orliński as Orpheus with the San Francisco Opera Chorus in Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Credit Cory Weaver Image Meigui Zhang and Jakub Józef Orliński (with dancers) in the title roles of Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Photo: Matthew Washburn/San Francisco Opera Meigui Zhang and Jakub Józef Orliński (with dancers) in the title roles of Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Credit Cory Weaver Image The finale of Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Photo: Matthew Washburn/San Francisco Opera The finale of Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Credit Cory Weaver Sponsors Peter Whelan’s appearance is made possible by a gift to the Conductors Fund by Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem. Jakub Józef Orliński and Meigui Zhang’s appearances are made possible by a gift to the Emerging Stars Fund by Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem. Additional support provided by Marcia Barinaga and Corey Goodman. Additional support provided by Lisa Erdberg and Dennis Gibbons. Additional support provided by Jerome Guillen and Jeremy Gallaher. Legacy Commission Sung in Italian with English supertitles Notes 11/15/2022 7:30:00 PM: We dedicate this performance in memory of Natahne Arrowsmith, 1974–2022 New San Francisco Opera Production Full digital program PDF available here: https://encorespotlight.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/OrpheusEurydice-… Grieving Community / Lost Souls / Placid Shades NB: Ms. Zhang was unable to perform 12/01/2022; Ms. Anne-Marie MacIntosh stepped in to cover the role.
Image Jakub Józef Orliński as Orpheus in Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Jakub Józef Orliński as Orpheus in Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Credit Cory Weaver
Image Jakub Józef Orliński as Orpheus with the San Francisco Opera Chorus in Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Jakub Józef Orliński as Orpheus with the San Francisco Opera Chorus in Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Credit Cory Weaver
Image The San Francisco Opera Chorus in Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera The San Francisco Opera Chorus in Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Credit Cory Weaver
Image Jakub Józef Orliński as Orpheus with the San Francisco Opera Chorus in Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Jakub Józef Orliński as Orpheus with the San Francisco Opera Chorus in Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Credit Cory Weaver
Image Dancers in Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Dancers in Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Credit Cory Weaver
Image Jakub Józef Orliński as Orpheus and a dancer in Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Jakub Józef Orliński as Orpheus and a dancer in Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Credit Cory Weaver
Image Jakub Józef Orliński as Orpheus in Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Act II of Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Credit Cory Weaver
Image Act II of Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Act II of Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Credit Cory Weaver
Image Meigui Zhang and Jakub Józef Orliński in the title roles of Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Meigui Zhang and Jakub Józef Orliński in the title roles of Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Credit Cory Weaver
Image Meigui Zhang and Jakub Józef Orliński (with dancers) in the title roles of Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Meigui Zhang and Jakub Józef Orliński (with dancers) in the title roles of Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Credit Cory Weaver
Image The finale of Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera The finale of Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Credit Cory Weaver
Image Nicole Heaston as Amore in Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Nicole Heaston as Amore in Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Credit Cory Weaver
Image Jakub Józef Orliński as Orpheus in Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Jakub Józef Orliński as Orpheus in Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Credit Cory Weaver
Image Jakub Józef Orliński as Orpheus in Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Photo: Matthew Washburn/San Francisco Opera Jakub Józef Orliński as Orpheus in Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Credit Cory Weaver
Image Meigui Zhang and Jakub Józef Orliński in the title roles of Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Photo: Matthew Washburn/San Francisco Opera Meigui Zhang and Jakub Józef Orliński in the title roles of Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Credit Cory Weaver
Image Jakub Józef Orliński as Orpheus with the San Francisco Opera Chorus in Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Photo: Matthew Washburn/San Francisco Opera Jakub Józef Orliński as Orpheus with the San Francisco Opera Chorus in Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Credit Cory Weaver
Image Meigui Zhang and Jakub Józef Orliński (with dancers) in the title roles of Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Photo: Matthew Washburn/San Francisco Opera Meigui Zhang and Jakub Józef Orliński (with dancers) in the title roles of Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Credit Cory Weaver
Image The finale of Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Photo: Matthew Washburn/San Francisco Opera The finale of Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice" Credit Cory Weaver