Turandot

Composer

Giacomo Puccini

Librettists

Giuseppe Adami

and

Renato Simoni

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

David Hockney

Stage Director(s)

Chris Alexander

Costume Designer(s)

Ian Falconer

Lighting Designer

Thomas J. Munn

Sound Designer

Roger Gans

Chorus Director

Ian Robertson

Musical Preparation

Joyce Fieldsend(9/7, 10, 13, 22, 25, 28; 10/2)

Susanna Lemberskaya(9/7, 10, 13, 22, 25, 28; 10/2)

Bryndon Hassman

Carol Isaac

Sara Jobin

Ernest Fredric Knell

Adelle Eslinger(11/27, 30; 12/2, 5, 8)

Prompter

Jonathan Khuner

Supertitles

Christopher Bergen

Assistant Stage Director(s)

Mark Streshinsky

Helena Binder(9/7, 10, 13, 22, 25, 28; 10/2)

Movement Choreographer

Lawrence Pech

Stage Manager(s)

Lisa Anderson

Fight Coordinator

Jonathan Rider

Cast

Mandarin

John Ames

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

Godofredo Salvallon

Prince of Persia

Simon Elliott LehBohn

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

Felipe Rojas

Emperor Altoum of China

Dean Anthony

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

Sat, Sep 7 2002, 8:30pm

Tue, Sep 10 2002, 7:30pm

Fri, Sep 13 2002, 8pm

Sun, Sep 22 2002, 2pm

Wed, Sep 25 2002, 7:30pm

Sat, Sep 28 2002, 8pm

Wed, Oct 2 2002, 8pm

Wed, Nov 27 2002, 7:30pm

Sat, Nov 30 2002, 8pm

Mon, Dec 2 2002, 8pm

Thu, Dec 5 2002, 7:30pm

Sun, Dec 8 2002, 2pm

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

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