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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
Language
Italian
Sung Language
Italian
Supertitles
English
Co-Producer
Co-production with Lyric Opera of Chicago
Archive ID
SFO_2011_08 and SFO_2011_09

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Nicola Luisotti(9/9, 14, 17, 22, 25; 10/1, 4 )
Giuseppe Finzi(11/18, 22, 25)
Production and Design
Director
Costume Designer(s)
Original Lighting Designer
Lighting Designer
Chorus Director
Choreographer
Fight Director
Assistant Conductor
Giuseppe Finzi(9/9, 14, 17, 22, 25; 10/1, 4 )
Assistant Conductor and Prompter
Steven Moore(11/18, 22, 25)
Musical Preparation
John Churchwell(9/9, 14, 17, 22, 25; 10/1, 4)
Steven Moore(9/9, 14, 17, 22, 25; 10/1, 4)
Prompter
Supertitles
Assistant Stage Director(s)
Stage Manager(s)
Wig and Makeup Designer
Production Super Captain

Cast

Mandarin
Liù, a young slave girl
Timur, dethroned Tartar King
Raymond Aceto(9/9, 14, 17, 22, 25; 10/1, 4)
Christian Van Horn(11/18, 22, 25)
Calaf, son of Timur
Marco Berti(9/9, 14, 17, 22, 25; 10/1, 4)
Walter Fraccaro(11/18, 22, 25)
Prince of Persia
Pu-Tin-Pao, Executioner
Ping, grand chancellor
Pang, supreme lord of provisions
Pong, supreme lord of the imperial kitchen
Emperor Altoum of China
Princess Turandot, his daughter
Iréne Theorin(9/9, 14, 17, 22, 25; 10/1, 4)
Susan Foster(11/18, 22, 25)

Show Dates

Simulcast

The performance of Sunday, September 25th, was the subject of a live simulcast to AT&T Park, home of the San Francisco Giants, in partnership with Webcor Builders. The official attendance figure was 16,000.

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

Company Sponsors John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn are proud to support this production

This production is made possible, in part, by the Burgess and Elizabeth Jamieson Fund, The Bernard Osher Endowment Fund, and Opening Weekend Grand Sponsor Diane B. Wilsey

Notes

By arrangement with Hendon Music, Inc., a Boosey & Hawkes company, sole agent in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico for Casa Ricordi/Universal Music Publishing Ricordi S.R.L., publisher and copyright owner.

CHILDREN’S CHORUS
The children appearing in this production are members of the San Francisco Girls Chorus and the San Francisco Boys Chorus. They are led by:

SAN FRANCISCO GIRLS CHORUS
Susan McMane, Artistic Director
Beth Avakian, Chorus School Director

SAN FRANCISCO BOYS CHORUS
Ian Robertson, Artistic Director
Margaret Nomura Clark, Associate Artistic Director

Laine Aro
Lucille Bhisitkul
AJ Bonino
Jason Brady
Alexandria Chilimidos
Samuel Cormier
Alexander Dalsager
Nicholas Eschen
Chiara Figari
Alessandra Hee
Will Hespe
Isabella Hord
Nestor Jarquin
Antonio Johnson-Smith
Sofia Judge
Nicolas Kim
Hannah Liu
Michael Liu
Sean Love
Joshua Marrald
Elizabeth Matter
Elise Mills
Caroline Miskovsky
Daniel Mitchell
Matani Novero-Paaga
Leah Ofman
Jack O'Neill
Gregory Porter
Sydney Reel
Isaac Ren
Sarah Ribeiro-Broomhead
Zoe Sirchuk
Sierra Steinwert
Kai Sugioka-Stone
Renée Theodore
Evan Tiapula
Sarah Vinnett
Erika Wong
Ryan Yee
Christian Yoder