Friedrich Schiller's version of a play by Carlo Gozzi
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Production and Design
Director
Costume Designer(s)
Original Lighting Designer
Lighting Designer
Chorus Director
Choreographer and Dance Master
Fight Director
Assistant Director(s)
Assistant Conductor
Prompter
Musical Preparation
Supertitles
Stage Manager(s)
Assistant Stage Manager(s)
Costume Supervisor
Head of Wig and Makeup
Cast
Mandarin
Liù
Timur
Calaf
Prince of Persia
Ping
Pang
Pong
Handmaiden
Emperor Altoum
Princess Turandot
Show Dates
Time and Place
Legendary Peking, China
Scenes
Media
Sponsors
This production is made possible, in part, by Opening Weekend Grand sponsor Diane B. Wilsey.
Additional support is provided by John A. & Cynthia Fry Gunn; Bernard & Barbro Osher; Burgess & Elizabeth Jamieson; Jan Shrem & Maria Manetti Shrem; San Francisco Opera Guild; and United Airlines.
Major support is also provided by the Great Interpreters of Italian Opera fund established by Jan Shrem & Maria Manetti Shrem.
Maestro Luisotti's appearance is made possible by the Jan Shrem & Maria Manetti Shrem Conductors Fund.
Ms. Serafin's appearance is made possible by a gift to the Great Singers Fund by Joan & David Traitel.
Additional funding is provided by Jerome L. & Thao N. Dodson.
Mr. Howard's appearance is made possible by the Jan Shrem & Maria Manetti Shrem Emerging Stars Fund.
Ms. Stemme's appearance is made possible by a gift to the Great Singers Fund by Joan & David Traitel.
Legacy Commission
Sung in Italian with English supertitles
Notes
Co-production with Lyric Opera of Chicago.
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.
Composer note: the last duet and finale are by Franco Alfano.
The SFOpera Medal was presented by Matthew Shilvock (SF Opera General Director) to David Hockney (Production Designer) at the end of the final bows of the 12/03/2017 performance.
CHILDREN'S CHORUS: Joaquin Alvarez, Taline Baghdassarian, Zoe Brunsdon, Zora Day-Friedland, Dominic DeQuattro, Darwin De Silva, Adea Hansen-Whistler, Henry Hoffman, John Holtz, Rebecca Jia, Allegra Kelly, Timur Kotelnikov, Eric Lee, Theodore Li, Francisca Li, Maggie Lu, Cecile Marsh, Darya Massih, Molly McLean, Angela Panich, Nicholas Patarroyo, Alexander Razavi, Michael Razavi, Issei Robinson, Ryan Salvador, Vikram Sanha, Eliana Schiller, Clara Sewell, Luqman Shaikh Lustberg, Nia Caiani Spaulding, Jack Stanley, Eve Stockford, Sophia Stolte, Bennett Taubman, Benjamin Thurlow Lam, Sebastian Vera Cuevas, Olivia White, Noelani Williams, Enrico Wilson-Wong, Linda Ye.
Imperial guards, executioners, children, priests, dignitaries, wise men, attendants, populace
SUPERNUMERARIES: Sue August, Gracie Bernacki (Sept), Coburn Berry, Sadie Black, Tatiana Bookbinder, Jim Bowes, Eric Dew, George Gardner, Jonathan Garzoli, Joe Giammarco, Christopher Green, Kathleen Guiang, Nancy Huie, Caleb Hunter (Nov/Dec), Kevin Johnson, Andrew Korniej, Michael La Baron, Helen Lew, Steve Mullin, Ian Oglesby (Nov/Dec), Vince Ryan, Anthony Sabedra, Derrick Scott, Larry Severino, Carlos Suarez, Kay Thornton, Mimi Timberlake, Jim Troup, Zach Van Pelt (Nov/Dec), Miles Walls, Yasmin Yamat, Sarah Yune, Candice Yung, Paul Zemlin, Frank Zepeda