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Queen of Spades
Based On

the novella by Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin

Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1987-1988
Language
Russian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Designer
Lighting Designer
Lighting Supervisor
Sound Designer
Chorus Director
Choreographer
Musical Preparation
Prompter
Assistant Stage Director(s)
Supertitles
Stage Manager(s)

Cast

Chekalinsky
Gherman
Count Tomsky
Prince Yeletsky
Countess
Governess
Masha
Master of Ceremonies
Plutus
Chaplitsky
Narumoff

Show Dates

Time and Place

Late 18th century; St. Petersburg

Scenes

Act I, Scene 1 -- The summer garden
Scene 2 -- Lisa's room
Act II, Scene 1 -- An aristocrat's ballroom
Scene 2 -- The boudoir of the Countess
Act III, Scene 1 -- Gherman's quarters in the barracks
Scene 2 -- The canal by the Winter Palace
Scene 3 -- A private gambling salon

Media

Acknowledgements

The 1987 presentation of "The Queen of Spades" is sponsored, in part, by a grant from the people at Chevron

Notes

Scenery constructed in San Francisco Opera Scenic Studios

Costumes executed by San Francisco Opera Costume Shop, Center Theater Group, and Jean Lamprell

San Francisco Boys Chorus
Louis Magor, Director
Trevor Bjorklund
Aram Bloom
Brendan Bosch
John Bradley
Aaron Burke
Conal Byrne
Jen Chang
Brian Clark
Cameron Crisman
Michael Dobson
Richard Harper
Brian Hiefield
Ross Jensen
Adam Lipski
David Liu
Gabriel Pinkerton
Daniel Raznick
Jeffrey Rice
Benjamin Rudiak-Gould
Paul Ryan
Benjamin Salsbury
Colin Trevorrow
Kalei Wenner

San Francisco Girls Chorus
Elizabeth Appling, Director
Caren Anderson
Jennie Bemesderfer
Mira Dittmer
Gretchen Ernster
Andrea Massey
Abigail Ramsden

DANCERS
Peggy Davis
Carolyn Houser
Leda Meredith
Robin Peluso
Debra Rose
Kathryn Roszak
Katherine Warner

Bobby Aames
Rockne Boger
Dudley Brooks
Peter Childers
John Ferrare
Daniel Ray
John Vardakastanis

SUPERNUMERARIES
Susan Anderson
Katherine Brazaitis
Madeline Chase
Phoebe Ciaffi
Renée DeJarnatt
Robin Hodgkin
Valerie Klingenberg
Holly Morrison
Nancy Petrisko
Burgess Shiu
Carolyn Waugh
Sally Warren
Susan Weiss
Laurel Winzler

Peter Alfano
Richard Ares
Victor Banis
Stephen Bartlett-Re
Franklin Bauer
Steve Bauman
Bob Belt
Brett Bennett
John Bogan
Bruce Brown
Rick Campbell
Stewart Clark
David Clover
Don Correira
Roger Davidson
Terry DeMoss
Timothy Dials
Kermit DuVal
David Elkind
Peter Felleman
Kenneth Fox
Mickey Frettoloso
Eugenio Gamez
Phil Gibson
John Gilbert
Kyle Glenn
Richard Goldman
Albert Goodwyn
Bill Higgins
Mark Huelsmann
Joseph Kelley
Michael Kossman
David Larson
Gregory Lawrance
Martin Lewis
William Martin
Oren McEwen
Matthew Miller
Ian Mishkin
Paul Newman
Barry Nielsen
Chris Noll
Richard Pallowick
Michael Pesavento
David Peters
Tom Purcell
Steve Rades
Bill Randol
Paul Ricks
Steve Rosen
Michael Schoenig
Steve Siegelman
Art Simon
Ray Souza
Jim Stranberg
Max Subervi
Scott Swanson
Alvin Taylor
Allen Tusting
Alex Weibezahn
Rick Weil
Gary Wendt-Bogear
Joe Willis
Bruce Woodward