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The 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
2004-2005
Language
Russian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Production
Stage Director(s)
Production Designer
Chorus Director
Sound Designer
Lighting Designer
Original choreography
Puppetry Supervisor
Musical Preparation
Prompter
Supertitles
Assistant Stage Director(s)
Stage Manager(s)
Costume Supervisor

Cast

Boy Commander
Chekalinsky
Gherman
Count Tomsky/Plutus
Prince Yeletsky
Lisa/Chloe
Countess
Paulina/Daphnis
Pianist
Governess
Master of Ceremonies
Chaplitsky
Narumoff
Solo Dancer(s)

Show Dates

Time and Place

Late 19th century; St. Petersburg

Scenes

Act I, Scene 1 -- The park
Scene 2 -- Lisa's room
Act II, Scene 1 -- A ballroom
Scene 2 -- The bedroom of the Countess
Act III, Scene 1 -- Gherman's quarters in the barracks
Scene 2 -- A canal by the Winter Palace
Scene 3 -- A gambling salon

Media

Sponsors

The performance of June 15th is sponsored by Bingham McCutchen, LLP

The performance of July 1st is sponsored by Meyer Sound Laboratories

Acknowledgements

This production is made possible, in part, by The Bernard Osher Endowment Fund

Notes

Production owned by Welsh National Opera

San Francisco Girls Chorus
Susan McMane, Artistic Director
Elizabeth Avakian, Chorus Director
Gracie Babcock
Connie Castillo
Caitlin Cobley
Emma Dowd
Flavia Dudley
Taylor Edelhart
Jacqueline Hudak
Rebecca Rinehart
Camille Ruvalcaba
Catherine Schuknecht
Juliana Spector
Emma Ulriksen

San Francisco Boys Chorus
Ian Robertson, Artistic Director
Harrison Baer
Peter Bellingham
Mickey Boxell
Ariel Camperi
Ian Fong
Julius Lee
Alec Mathieson
Erik Miller
Colin Russell
Bryan Savin
Alec Scott
Shandor Tighe