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Orlando Furioso

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Based On

the epic by Ludovico Ariosto

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

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Production
Realized by
Designer
Lighting Designer
Chorus Director
Musical Preparation
Prompter
Harpsichord continuo
Assistant Stage Director(s)
Supertitles
Stage Manager(s)

Cast

Angelica, princess of Cathay
Medoro, a young Saracen
Alcina, a sorceress
Orlando, Christian knight, nephew of Charlemagne
Ruggiero, Saracen knight, later Christian
Bradamante, cousin of Orlando
Astolfo, Christian knight, cousin of Orlando

Show Dates

Time and Place

Late 8th century, during the reign of Charlemagne; an enchanted island of the sorceress Alcina

Scenes

THERE WILL BE TWO INTERMISSIONS

Media

Acknowledgements

San Francisco Opera gratefully acknowledges a generous gift from Geoffrey Chambers Hughes to underwrite this production. His gift is made in memory of his grandfather, John William Hughes.

Supertitles provided through a grant from The Stanley S. Langendorf Foundation.

Notes

To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.

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The originally scheduled conductor was John Pritchard. However, he was gravely ill, and shortly before the first performance, he was replaced by Randall Behr.

Critical revision according to the original manuscript edited by Ulysses Roseman, Jr.

Scenery constructed in San Francisco Opera Scenic Studios

Costumes executed by San Francisco Opera Costume Shop

Organ provided courtesy of Carmel Bach Festival

MIMES
Alcina's attendants; Merlin; Arontes -- Loren Nordlund, David Reed
Statues and guards -- Huguette Combes, Ann Fitzgerald, Candace Kahn, Bill Roehl, Steven Rosen

ONSTAGE MUSICIANS
Alan Cox, flute
Patricia Wells, viola

SUPERNUMERARIES (for last group of three operas)

Susan Anderson
Katherine Brazaitis
Dotty Brown
Regina Bustillos
Phoebe Ciaffi
Renée DeJarnatt
Candace Kahn
Valarie Klingenberg
Andrea Kohlruss
Jan Moody
Holly Morrison
Nancy Petrisko
Stephanie Salter
Beverly Terry
Laurel Winzler

Stephen Bartlett-Re
Austin Bergin
Michael Berkowitz
David Clover
Augustin Estrella
Mickey Frettoloso
Tom Giuliano
Mark Huelsmann
Joe Kelley
Dan Kyte
Greg Lawrance
Ed Meyers
Matt Miller
Ian Mishkin
Andreas Mueller
Barry Nielsen
Jeff Orgain
Bob Palmer
Mike Pesavento
Tom Purcell
Paul Ricks
Steven Rosen
Bill Roehl
Louis Schilling
Alvin Taylor
Alex Weibezahn

GIRLS

Abigail Munn
Elizabeth Munn