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Based On

the fairy tales of Karel Jaromír Erben and Božena Nemcová

Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1995-1996
Language
Czech

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Set and Original Lighting Designer
Costume Designer(s)
Lighting Designer
Sound Designer
Chorus Director
Choreographer
Musical Preparation
Prompter
Assistant Stage Director(s)
Stage Manager(s)
Supertitles

Cast

First Wood Nymph
Second Wood Nymph
Third Wood Nymph
Water Spirit
Rusalka
Jezibaba
Prince
Gamekeeper
Kitchen Boy
Foreign Princess

Show Dates

Time and Place

Legendary

Scenes

Act I -- A meadow by the edge of a lake
Act II -- The garden of the Prince's castle
Act III -- The meadow

Media

Sponsors

The performance of November 30th is sponsored by Sybase

The performance of December 6th is sponsored by McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen

The performance of December 6th is designated in honor of Mr. and Mrs. William R. Hewlett's membership in the Triple Gold Circle

The performance of December 8th is sponsored by Meyer Sound Laboratories

Acknowledgements

This production is made possible, in part, by generous gifts from the L.J. and Mary C. Skaggs Foundation and the Carol Franc Buck Foundation.

Supertitles provided by a generous gift from The Stanley S. Langendorf Foundation

Notes

Scenery and costumes designed for Seattle Opera and Houston Grand Opera
Scenery constructed and painted in Seattle Opera Scenic Studios
Costumes executed by Seattle Opera Costume Shop

Charles Mackerras was conducting "Rusalka" for the first time in his career.