Tsarskaya Nevyesta Composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Librettists Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Ilya Fyodorovich Tyumenev Based On the drama by Lev Alexandrovich Mey Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 2000-2001 Language Russian Creative/Crew Conductor Neeme Järvi William Lacey(9/20) Stage Director(s) Lotfi Mansouri Designer Zack Brown Lighting Designer Thomas J. Munn Chorus Director Ian Robertson Choreographer Lawrence Pech Musical Preparation Susanna Lemberskaya William Lacey William Hobbs Bryndon Hassman Carol Isaac Svetlana Gorzhevskaya Supertitles Philip Kuttner Prompter Susanna Lemberskaya Assistant Stage Director(s) Paula Williams Yefim Maizel Stage Manager(s) Jerry Sherk Cast Grigory Grigoryevich Gryaznoy Dmitri Hvorostovsky Grigory Lukyanovich Malyuta-Skuratov Vladimir Ognovenko Elisa Bomelius Nikolai Gassiev Ivan Sergeyevich Lykov Jay Hunter Morris Lyubasha Olga Borodina Petrovna Katia Escalera Dunyasha Elena Bocharova Marfa Anna Netrebko Ivan the Terrible John Ames Vasily Stepanovich Sobakin Kevin Langan Domna Ivanovna Saburova Irina Bogacheva Maidservant Virginia Pluth Royal Oven-stoker Valery Portnov Show Dates Mon, Sep 11 2000, 8pm Thu, Sep 14 2000, 7:30pm Sat, Sep 16 2000, 8pm Wed, Sep 20 2000, 7:30pm Sun, Sep 24 2000, 2pm Tue, Sep 26 2000, 8pm Fri, Sep 29 2000, 8pm Time and Place Autumn 1572; Alexandrovskaya sloboda (Ivan the Terrible's personal headquarters) Scenes ACT I -- In Gryaznoy's house INTERMISSION ACT II -- A street with the houses of Bomelius and Sobakin INTERMISSION Act III, Scene 1 -- The tsar's apartments; in Sobakin's house Act III, Scene 2 -- A hall in the tsar's palace Media Image Olga Borodina (Lyubasha), The Tsar's Bride, Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov. San Francisco Opera, 2000-01. Photographer: Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera. Olga Borodina as Lyubasha Credit Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera Image Elena Bocharova (Dunyasha), Anna Netrebko (Marfa), The Tsar's Bride, Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov. San Francisco Opera, 2000-01. Photographer: Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera. Elena Bocharova (Dunyasha) and Anna Netrebko (Marfa) Credit Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera Image Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Gryaznoy), Olga Borodina (Lyubasha), The Tsar's Bride, Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov. San Francisco Opera, 2000-01. Photographer: Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera. Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Gryaznoy) and Olga Borodina (Lyubasha) Credit Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera Image Kevin Langan (Sobakin), Irina Bogacheva (Saburova), The Tsar's Bride, Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov. San Francisco Opera, 2000-01. Photographer: Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera. Kevin Langan (Sobakin) and Irina Bogacheva (Saburova) Credit Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera Image Ballet, The Tsar's Bride, Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov. San Francisco Opera, 2000-01. Photographer: Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera. Corps de ballet Credit Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera Image Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Gryaznoy), Anna Netrebko (Marfa), The Tsar's Bride, Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov. San Francisco Opera, 2000-01. Photographer: Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera. Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Gryaznoy) and Anna Netrebko (Marfa) Credit Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera Sponsors The performance of September 14th is sponsored by Pacific Music Enterprises. The performance of September 20th is sponsored by Goldman, Sachs & Co. The performance of September 26th is designated in honor of Mr. and Mrs. William R. Hewlett's generous support. The performance of September 26th is designated in honor of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Bryan's membership in the Triple Platinum Circle. Acknowledgements This production is made possible, in part, by Fred and Peggy Furth. Notes Produced in association with The Washington Opera Supernumeraries Elizabeth Holmes Trey Alonso Roderick Chow Gary Cramer Bradly Hamilton Alfred Knoll David Norton Oliver Pollard Bruce Sharlow Nelson Sproul Wolfgang von Huttick
Image Olga Borodina (Lyubasha), The Tsar's Bride, Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov. San Francisco Opera, 2000-01. Photographer: Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera. Olga Borodina as Lyubasha Credit Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera
Image Elena Bocharova (Dunyasha), Anna Netrebko (Marfa), The Tsar's Bride, Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov. San Francisco Opera, 2000-01. Photographer: Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera. Elena Bocharova (Dunyasha) and Anna Netrebko (Marfa) Credit Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera
Image Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Gryaznoy), Olga Borodina (Lyubasha), The Tsar's Bride, Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov. San Francisco Opera, 2000-01. Photographer: Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera. Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Gryaznoy) and Olga Borodina (Lyubasha) Credit Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera
Image Kevin Langan (Sobakin), Irina Bogacheva (Saburova), The Tsar's Bride, Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov. San Francisco Opera, 2000-01. Photographer: Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera. Kevin Langan (Sobakin) and Irina Bogacheva (Saburova) Credit Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera
Image Ballet, The Tsar's Bride, Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov. San Francisco Opera, 2000-01. Photographer: Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera. Corps de ballet Credit Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera
Image Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Gryaznoy), Anna Netrebko (Marfa), The Tsar's Bride, Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov. San Francisco Opera, 2000-01. Photographer: Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera. Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Gryaznoy) and Anna Netrebko (Marfa) Credit Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera