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Based On

Friedrich Schiller's version of a play by Carlo Gozzi

Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
2002-2003
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Donald Runnicles(9/7, 10, 13, 22, 25)
Ian Robertson(9/28; 10/2)
Alexander Polianichko(11/27, 30; 12/2, 5, 8)
Production and Design
Stage Director(s)
Costume Designer(s)
Lighting Designer
Sound Designer
Chorus Director
Musical Preparation
Joyce Fieldsend(9/7, 10, 13, 22, 25, 28; 10/2)
Susanna Lemberskaya(9/7, 10, 13, 22, 25, 28; 10/2)
Adelle Eslinger(11/27, 30; 12/2, 5, 8)
Prompter
Supertitles
Assistant Stage Director(s)
Helena Binder(9/7, 10, 13, 22, 25, 28; 10/2)
Movement Choreographer
Stage Manager(s)
Fight Coordinator

Cast

Mandarin
Liù, a young slave girl
Patricia Racette(9/7, 10, 13, 22, 25, 28; 10/2)
Norah Amsellem(11/27, 30; 12/2, 5, 8)
Timur, dethroned Tartar King
Alfred Reiter(9/7, 10, 13, 22, 25, 28; 10/2)
Attila Jun(11/27, 30; 12/2, 5, 8)
Calaf, son of Timur
Jon Villars(9/7, 10, 13, 22, 25, 28; 10/2)
Antonio Nagore(11/27, 30; 12/2, 5, 8)
Executioner
Prince of Persia
Ping, grand chancellor
Hernan Iturralde(9/7, 10, 13, 22, 25, 28; 11/27, 30; 12/2, 5, 8)
Kyu Won Han(10/2)
Pang, supreme lord of provisions
Jonathan Boyd(9/7, 10, 13, 22, 25, 28; 10/2)
Dennis Petersen(11/27, 30; 12/2, 5, 8)
Pong, supreme lord of the imperial kitchen
Emperor Altoum of China
Princess Turandot, his daughter
Jane Eaglen(9/7, 10, 13, 22, 25, 28; 10/2)
Audrey Stottler(11/27, 30; 12/2, 5, 8)

Show Dates

Time and Place

Legendary Peking, China

Scenes

Act I -- Before the walls of Peking
Act II, Scene 1 -- A pavilion
Act II, Scene 2 -- Outside the palace
Act III, Scene 1 -- The palace garden
Act III, Scene 2 -- Inside the palace

Media

Sponsors

The performance of December 2 is sponsored by Bank of America.

The performance of December 5 is sponsored by Mumm Cuvée Napa.

Acknowledgements

This production is made possible, in part, by generous gifts from
Mrs. Gorham B. Knowles
Mr. and Mrs. David Traitel 

Corporate support for this production generously provided by Landor Associates.

Notes

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

Production co-owned with Lyric Opera of Chicago

Tuned gongs provided through a generous gift from Jacqueline Hoefer

ADDITIONAL PERFORMERS

San Francisco Girls Chorus
Susan McMane, Artistic Director
Elizabeth Avakian, Chorus School Director
Nisha Anand
Savannah Austin
Meredith Brennan
Jessica Charles
Katrina Clay
Alison Cleary
Elizabeth Feliciano
Maxine Gaspar
Amanda Irion
Beth-Anne Johnson
Bianca Joson
Sidney Kohls
Linden Miller
Becky Morey
Danielle Ng-You
Julianne Parayo
Elena Rosenberg-Carlson
Carlin Starrs
Genoa Starrs
Elaine Sullivan
Camille Zapanta

San Francisco Boys Chorus
Ian Robertson, Artistic Director
Michael Bannett
Alex Benet
Nicholas Bonney
Ben Campbell
Joey Chung
Gavin Davenport
Trevor Doherty
Simon Ehrlich
Nathaniel Farber
Matthew Huff
Nathan Lozano
Connor Lyons
Nicholas Massa
Elliott Pennington
Peter Quinn
Noah Riccardi
Nicholas Shen
Dale Smith
Sam Strelkoff
Justin Yuan
 

Dancers