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San Francisco Opera Premiere
Composer
Librettist
Based On

"Some Christmas Letters", a play by Terrence McNally

Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
Berkeley, CA
Venue
Zellerbach Hall, University of California, Berkeley
Season
2008-2009
Language
English
Commission

Co-commissioned by Houston Grand Opera, San Francisco Opera and Cal Performances

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Director and Designer
Costume Designer(s)
Lighting Designer
Musical Preparation
Assistant Stage Director(s)
Stage Manager(s)
Orchestra Manager
Orchestra Librarian

Cast

Charlie
Beatrice
Madeline Mitchell

Show Dates

Time and Place

The action takes place in San Francisco, Hartford, Barbados and New York

Scenes

Part One (1986)
INTERMISSION
Part Two (1996)
Part Three (2006)

Media

Acknowledgements

Cal Performances and San Francisco Opera present

Legacy Commission

Commissioned and co-produced by Houston Grand Opera, San Francisco Opera and Cal Performances

Notes

Co-commissioned by Houston Grand Opera, San Francisco Opera, and Cal Performances

First performance: Houston Grand Opera, 2008

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ENSEMBLE

Piano -- Jake Heggie
Piano -- Patrick Summers
Violin -- Kay Stern, Concertmaster
Violin -- Laura Albers, Associate Concertmaster
Violin -- Heidi Wilcox, Assistant Concertmaster
Cello -- David Kadarauch
Bass -- Joseph Lescher
Oboe, English horn -- Janet Archibald
Clarinet, Bass clarinet -- Anthony Striplen
Soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, flute -- David Henderson
Percussion -- Patricia Niemi


Three Decembers is supported by a grant from The James Irvine Foundation

Three Decembers was developed with generous support from Cal Performances, Meet the Composer, Betty Freeman and the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

These performances are made possible, in part, by Annette Campbell-White and Dr. R. Naumann-Etienne

The Cal Performances 2008-2009 season is sponsored by Wells Fargo Bank