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Tosca I

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Based On

the drama La Tosca by Victorien Sardou

Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1997-1998
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

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

Cast

Cesare Angelotti
Mario Cavaradossi
Floria Tosca
Baron Scarpia
Spoletta
Sciarrone
Shepherd Boy

Show Dates

Time and Place

Rome in June 0f 1800

Scenes

Act I -- Interior of the church of Sant'Andrea della Valle
Act II -- A room in Scarpia's apartments in the Farnese Palace
Act III -- A terrace of Castel Sant'Angelo, outside the prison

Media

Sponsors

The performance of September 9th is designated in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery Meyer's membership in the Triple Gold Circle

The performance of September 9th is designated in loving memory of Carol Ann Read.

The performance of September 12th is sponsored by Deloitte & Touche

The performance of September 18th is sponsored by Bank of America

The performance of September 21st is sponsored by Genentech, Inc.

The performance of September 24th is sponsored by The New York Times

Acknowledgements

New production

"Tosca" is proudly sponsored by Bank of America and, in part, by generous gifts from Mr. and Mrs. Gorham B. Knowles
and the Estate of Vera Sichel.

The opening performance of "Tosca" is dedicated to the President of the
San Francisco Opera Association, William W. Godward.

Notes

Set and Costume Design (Based upon the Company's original 1932 production)

Scenery constructed in San Francisco Opera Scenic Studios
Costumes executed by San Francisco Opera Costume Shop

ADDITIONAL PERFORMERS

Children's Choruses
San Francisco Boys Chorus -- Ian Robertson, Director
Ragazzi, the Peninsula Boys Chorus -- Joyce Keil, Director
Eli Anders
Anthony Berk
Liam Bradshaw
Thomas Buran
Nathan Calixto
Jonathan Chin
Alexander Dorey
Jesse Glick
Brian Gundell
Michael Kimura
Glendon Lawler
Mario Moresco
Nicholas Moy
Jeremy Ragent
Reed Reynolds
Andrew Smith
Christopher Trezzo
Denver Wade

Supernumeraries
Pat Beresford
Mary Freeman
Nancy Huie
Joan Imbeau
Lisa Lorea
Stephanie Salter
Kimberly Thompson

John Atkinson
Jim Bowes
Mark Burstein
Peter Cannon
Marcus Ceniceros
Keith Clausen
David Clover
Roderick Chow
Dana Coffin
Jim Diederich
Richard Dobbins
Jim Dyvad
Pedro Echeandia
Kevin Gee
Larry Hunnicutt
Terry Kildow
Bill Klaproth
James Lesko
Charlie Lichtman
Don Lipp
Salvador Lopez
John F. Martin
Tom McEachern
Andrew Melomet
Paul Newman
Tom Newman
Chris Noll
Anthony Nugent
Luis Paz
Jeff Piade
Oliver Pollard
Bill Roehl
Will Sanderson
Louis Schilling
Geoffrey Schwartz
Michael Schwartz
Lawrence Severino
Mario Tarabini
Tom Tillman
Allen Tusting
Wolfgang von Huttick
Dan Wilson
Ron Wizelman