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A Masked Ball
Librettist
Based On

a libretto by Eugene Scribe for Daniel Auber's opera Gustave III, ou Le Bal masque

Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1999-2000
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Designer
Lighting Designer
Chorus Director
Choreographer
Musical Preparation
Supertitles
Prompter
Assistant Stage Director(s)
Stage Manager(s)

Cast

Count Horn (Samuele)
Count Ribbing (Tommaso)
Oscar
Gustavus III (Riccardo)
Count Anckarström (Renato)
Madame Arvidson (Ulrica)
Christian (Silvano)
Alfredo Daza(9/25,28; 10/1,6)
Amelia's servant
Amelia Anckarström

Show Dates

Time and Place

1792 in Stockholm, Sweden

Scenes

Act I, Scene 1 --Levee in the king's bedroom
Scene 2 -- Madame Arvidson's house on the waterfront
Act II, Scene 1 -- A lonely field
Scene 2 -- Count Anckarström's study
Act III, Scene 1 -- The king's box at the opera
Scene 2 -- Inside the Stockholm opera house

Media

Sponsors

The Opening Night performance of September 11th is sponsored by Bank of America

The Opening Night performance of September 11th is designated in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Steven MacGregor Read's membership in the Triple Gold Circle

The performance of September 14th is sponsored by American Airlines

The performance of September 19th is sponsored by Peet's Coffee and Tea

The performance of September 23rd is sponsored by Fidelity Investments

The performance of September 25th is sponsored by Shugart Matson Young Marketing Communications

Acknowledgements

This production is made possible by friends in memory of Gorham B. Knowles.

Notes

Scenery constructed in San Francisco Opera Scenic Studios
Costumes executed by San Francisco Opera Costume Shop

Supernumeraries
Susan Anderson
Nancy Huie
Andrea Kohlruss
Lisa Lorea
Susan Mead
Lynn Meinhardt
Marianne Petroni
Kimberly Thompson
Valerie Zhao
Shira Zirudnik

Jim Bowes
Marcus Ceniceros
Markus Crouse
Milko Encinas
Chandler Graddick
Bradly Hamilton
Michael Hervey
John Janonis
Frank Jorgensen
Keith Perry
Paul Ricks
Louis Schilling
Gregory Schwarz
Michael Schwartz
Jim Shields
Ralph Stevenson
Dan Wilson