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Roméo et Juliette

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Romeo and Juliet
Based On

the drama by William Shakespeare

Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
2019-2020
Language
French

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Production
Associate Stage Director
Set Designer(s)
Costume Designer(s)
Lighting Designer
Choreographer
Chorus Director
Assistant Conductor
Prompter
Musical Preparation
Diction
Supertitles
Assistant Director(s)
Stage Manager(s)
Assistant Stage Manager(s)
Fight Director
Costume Supervisor
Wig and Makeup

Cast

Capulet
Juliet
Nadine Sierra(9/6, 9/13, 9/18, 9/21, 9/24, 9/29)
Amina Edris(10/1)
Mercutio
Roméo
Gertrude
Gregorio
Friar Lawrence
Duke of Verona

Show Dates

Simulcast

The 2019 Simulcast was held 09/21/2019 at Oracle Park.

Time and Place

Verona, Italy; 14th century

Scenes

Act I: A Ball at the Capulets' Palace
Act II: Juliet's Garden
Act III: Scene 1: Friar Lawrence's Laboratory
INTERMISSION
Act III, Scene 2: Public Square
Act IV: Juliet's Room
Act V: The Tomb of the Capulets

Media

Sponsors

This production is made possible, in part, by Opening Weekend Grand Sponsor, Diane B. Wilsey.

Additional support is provided by John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn.

Additional support is provided by the Edmund W. and Jeannik Méquet Littlefield Fund.

Yves Abel's appearance is made possible by the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Conductors Fund.

Lucas Meachem's appearance is made possible by a gift to the Great Singers Fund by Joan and David Traitel.

Nadine Sierra's appearance is made possible by a gift to the Great Singers Fund by Joan and David Traitel.

Pene Pati's appearance is made possible by the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Emerging Stars Fund.

Amina Edris' appearance is made possible by the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Emerging Stars Fund.

Additional funding is provided by Diana Dollar Knowles Foundation.

Notes

Co-production between Teatro Carlo Felice and Opéra de Monte-Carlo.

Tenor Pene Pati, who was originally slated to serve as a cover artist and scheduled to perform as Romeo on October 1, replaced Bryan Hymel, who withdrew for personal reasons, in the lead role for the full run of performances.

The 2019 Simulcast was held 09/21/2019 at Oracle Park.

In recognition of Jessye Norman's indelible impact on the world of opera and classical music, we are dedicating the final performance of Roméo et Juliette to her memory. 10/01/2019 (Jessye Norman, 1945-2019)

SUPERNUMERARIES:
Capulets and Montagues
Jim Bowes
David Calkins
Richard Casse
Eric Dew
Karsten Guthridge
Yelda Kaya
Peter Kolesnikov
Steve Mullin
Ram Ramayanam
Steven Schultz
Carlos Suarez
Ross Uchimura
Etienne Vick