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Based On

the play "Le Roi s'amuse" by Victor Hugo

Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
2001-2002
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Production
Set Designer(s)
Costume Designer(s)
Lighting Designer
Chorus Director
Musical Preparation
Prompter
Supertitles
Assistant Stage Director(s)
Stage Manager(s)

Cast

Duke of Mantua
Countess Ceprano
Count Ceprano
Rigoletto
Marullo
Monterone
Sparafucile
Giovanna
Page
Maddalena

Show Dates

Time and Place

16th century; Mantua and vicinity

Scenes

Act I, Scene 1 -- The Duke's Palace
Act I, Scene 2 -- A street
Act II -- A room in the ducal palace
Act III -- Sparafucile's inn

Media

Sponsors

The September 7th performance of "Rigoletto" is designated in honor of Leonardo.

The performance of September 21st is sponsored by See's Candies, Inc.

(see notes)

Acknowledgements

Bank of America is proud sponsor of the 2001-2002 Season Opening Night and Opera Ball 2001

(see notes)

Notes

Part of "Verdi Celebration"

Scenery, props, costumes and wigs constructed in the San Francisco Opera workshops

San Francisco Opera celebrates the extraordinary life of an outstanding friend of the Opera by dedicating the 2001-2002 season to the memory of William R. Hewlett, May 20, 1913--January 12, 2001.

San Francisco Opera recognizes the following individuals, whose participation in our Triple Circles campaign will be completed this year. These contributors demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to the Opera. We are grateful for their outstanding support of this campaign, which was instituted to assist San Francisco Opera during a period of important growth.

Greer & Veronica Arthur, Mrs. Peter Black, Carol Franc Buck Foundation, Mr. & Mrs. James P. Butler,
Mr. & Mrs. John M. Bryan, The Corrigan-Walla Foundation, Mr. & Mrs. Reid W. Dennis, Mr. & Mrs. Ray Dolby,
Mr. & Mrs. Myron DuBain, Fred & Peggy Furth, John A. Gunn & Cynthia Fry Gunn,
Michael A. Harrison & Susan Graham Harrison, John and Sara Hendrickson, John Hutchinson,
Mr. & Mrs. C. Bradford Jeffries, Mr. & Mrs. Howard H. Leach, Mr. & Mrs. Edmund Wattis Littlefield,
G.H.C. Meyer Family Foundation, Karl O. & Kristen M. Mills, Mrs. George Otto, Mr. And Mrs. Harry Wetzel,
Mr. & Mrs. Alfred S. Wilsey, Thomas F. & Barbara A. Wolfe

Supernumeraries:
Susan Anderson
Katherine Braizitis
Pam DeWeerd
Andrea Kohlruss
Lisa Lorea
Alice Offhill-Whitelaw
Valentina Simi
Anna Stulz
Kimberly Thompson
Sally Warren
Carolyn Waugh
Laurel Winzler

Trey Alonso
Gary Cramer
Simon Elliott LehBohn
Eddy Gordillo
Albert Malkin
Ron Mann
Michael Peredo
Oliver Pollard
David Robinson
Louis Schilling
Jeffrey Staben
Don Stoddard