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Librettist
Based On

the story of "Susanna and the Elders" from the biblical Apocrypha

Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
2014-2015
Language
English

Creative/Crew

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

Cast

Mrs. Gleaton
Mrs. McLean
Mrs. Ott
Elder McLean
Reverend Olin Blitch
Elder Hayes
Elder Gleaton
Elder Ott
Susannah Polk
Little Bat McLean

Show Dates

Broadcast

4/14/2016 delayed broadcast, KDFC; 9/19/2015 WFMT. 

Telecast

4/20/2016 delayed telecast KQED.

Time and Place

New Hope Valley, Tennessee; 1930s

Scenes

Act I
INTERMISSION
Act II

Media

Sponsors

This production is made possible, in part, by Leslie & George Hume and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Ms. Racette’s appearance is made possible by a gift to the Great Singers Fund by Joan & David Traitel.

Additional support for this production provided by Affiliate Sponsors Peter & Jane Carpenter, Shirley Davis & Paul Sack, and Lisa Erdberg & Dennis Gibbons.

Notes

4/14/2016 delayed broadcast, KDFC; 9/19/2015 WFMT.  4/20/2016 delayed telecast KQED.

San Francisco Opera production

Costumes part of a co-production with Lyric Opera of Chicago and Houston Grand Opera

The costumes in Susannah are made possible by a generous gift from Abbott Laboratories to the Lyric Opera of Chicago and from Philip Morris Companies, inc. to Houston Grand Opera as sponsor to its Opera New World program.

Following the September 21 performance, Patricia Racette was presented with the San Francisco Opera Medal in honor of her 25th anniversary with the Company.

ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS
Thea Railey
Jimmy Marcheso
Sarah Bingel
Andrew Landis

SUPERNUMERARIES
Dieter Bluhm
Joe Friedman
Lynn Meinhardt
Heidi Munzinger
Susan Anderson Norby
Carlos Suarez
Bethel Watt
William Watt
Laurel Winzler