Tosca

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Composer
Giacomo Puccini
Librettists
Luigi Illica

and

Giuseppe Giacosa
Based On

the drama La Tosca by Victorien Sardou

Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
2001-2002
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Paolo Carignani(10/23, 26, 31; 11/3, 6, 8, 11)
Marco Armiliato(1/12, 16, 18, 20)
Production
Lotfi Mansouri
Stage Director(s)
Sandra Bernhard
Set and Costume Design
Thierry Bosquet
Lighting Designer
Thomas J. Munn
Sound Designer
Roger Gans
Chorus Director
Ian Robertson
Musical Preparation
William Hobbs(10/23, 26, 31; 11/3, 6, 8, 11)
John Churchwell(10/23, 26, 31; 11/3, 6, 8, 11)
Carol Isaac
Philip Kuttner(10/23, 26, 31; 11/3, 6, 8, 11)
Ernest Fredric Knell
Adelle Eslinger(10/23, 26, 31; 11/3, 6, 8, 11)
Monica Vanderveen(1/12, 16, 18, 20)
Judith Yan(1/12, 16, 18, 20)
Bryndon Hassman(1/12, 16, 18, 20)
Jonathan Khuner(1/12, 16, 18, 20)
Prompter
Robert Wood(10/23, 26, 31; 11/3, 6, 8, 11)
Jonathan Khuner(1/12, 16, 18, 20)
Supertitles
Christopher Bergen
Assistant Stage Director(s)
Kathleen Smith
Stage Manager(s)
Lisa Anderson(10/23, 26, 31; 11/3, 6, 8, 11)
Kathleen Edwards(1/12, 16, 18, 20)

Cast

Cesare Angelotti
Stanislaw Schwets
Sacristan
Peter Strummer
Mario Cavaradossi
Richard Leech(10/23, 26, 31; 11/3, 6, 8, 11)
Walter Fraccaro(1/12, 16, 18, 20)
Floria Tosca
Eva Urbanová(10/23, 26, 31; 11/3, 6, 8, 11)
Elizabeth Whitehouse(1/12, 16, 18, 20)
Baron Scarpia
Franz Grundheber(10/23, 26, 31; 11/3, 6, 8, 11)
Greer Grimsley(1/12, 16, 18, 20)
Spoletta
Joseph Frank
Sciarrone
Kwang Shik Pang
Shepherd Boy
Michael Bannett(10/23, 31; 11/ 6, 11; 1/12, 18)
Bryan Jolly(10/26; 11/3, 8; 1/16, 20)
Jailer
William Pickersgill(10/23, 26, 31; 11/3, 6, 8, 11)
Kyu Won Han(1/12, 16, 18, 20)

Show Dates

Time and Place

Rome in June of 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 October 23 performance of "Tosca" is sponsored by Bank of America.

The October 26 performance of "Tosca" is sponsored by McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen, LLP.

The November 3 performance of "Tosca" is designated in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Karl Mills's membership in the Diamond Circle.

The January 12 performance is sponsored by Domaine Carneros.

The January 20 performance is sponsored by Schapiro-Thorn, Inc.

Acknowledgements

This production is made possible, in part, by generous gifts from Mr. and Mrs. J. Burgess Jamieson and Mr. and Mrs. David Traitel. 

Corporate support generously provided by Bank of America

Notes

Design based upon the Company's original 1932 production

Scenery, props, costumes and wigs constructed in the San Francisco Opera workshops

Supernumeraries