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Tosca

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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
2008-2009
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Director
Set and costume designer
Lighting Designer
Chorus Director
Musical Preparation
Prompter
Supertitles
Assistant Stage Director(s)
Stage Manager(s)
Costume Supervisor
Wig and Makeup Designer
Production Super Captain
Fight Director

Cast

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

Show Dates

Broadcast

9/6/2009 delayed broadcast, KDFC; 10/10/2009 WFMT. 

Simulcast

On June 5, 2009, Tosca was the subject of a live simulcast to the A T & T Park, home of the San Francisco Giants. The record attendance at the ballpark was 27,000; the sold-out performance at the War Memorial Opera House numbered an additional 3,100.

Telecast

9/9/2010 and 9/15/2011 KQED TV channel 9; 9/16/2011 and 9/19/2011 KQED TV Life Digital channel.

Time and Place

Rome in June of 1800

Scenes

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

Media

Sponsors

The performance of June 26th is sponsored by United Airlines

Acknowledgements

Company Sponsor Mrs. Edmund W. Littlefield is proud to support this production This production is also made possible, in part, by Elizabeth and Burgess Jamieson, Tad and Dianne Taube, and Koret Foundation

Notes

9/6/2009 delayed broadcast, KDFC; 10/10/2009 WFMT. 

9/9/2010 and 9/15/2011 KQED TV channel 9; 9/16/2011 and 9/19/2011 KQED TV Life Digital channel.

Set design is based upon the Company's original 1932 production
designed by Armando Agnini

On June 5, 2009, Tosca was the subject of a live simulcast to the A T & T Park,
home of the San Francisco Giants. The record attendance at the ballpark
was 27,000; the sold-out performance at the War Memorial Opera House
numbered an additional 3,100.


SAN FRANCISCO BOYS CHORUS
Ian Robertson, Artistic Director

Elio Bucky
Clarens Caine
Sean Dow
Ryan Hedrick
Albert Hurrell
Brandon Johnson
Kyle Miller
Julian Moreno
Takuma Okada
Zachary Pedersen
Gregory Porter
Kyle Reidy
Dominique Shaw
Julian von Nagel
Michael Wang
Wade Warren
Zachary Weisberg

SUPERNUMERARIES

Susan Anderson
Dieter Bluhm
Jim Bowes
Tom Carlisle
Steve Carp
Richard Casse
Gary Cramer
Al Cummings
Bob Ericson
John Frizzell
Lisa Gelling
Joseph Giammarco
John Giosso
Eddy Gordillo
John Guglielmelli
Miguel Gutierrez-Ranzi
Mike Harvey
Jenny Jirousek
Kevin Johnson
Steve Lavezzoli
Priscilla Lore
Frank Masson
Daniel Melia
Cezar Mendoza
Zachary Mendoza
David Norton
Leo Pribble
Lucas Rebston
Thomas Romero
Yvette Rosedale
Larry Severino
Geoff Skidmore
Christopher Smith
Frank Sommers
Michael Strickland
Robert Stroman
Carlos Suarez
Raymond Sullivan
Walt Thorp
Mimi Timberlake
Tom Walsh
Sally Warren
Carolyn Waugh
Rob Wonder