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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
2006-2007
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Director
Costume Designer(s)
Lighting Designer
Chorus Director
Choreographer
Musical Preparation
Prompter
Supertitles
Assistant Stage Director(s)
Stage Manager(s)
Costume Supervisor
Wig and Makeup Designer
Production Super Captain

Cast

Count Ribbing (Samuele)
Count Horn (Tommaso)
Oscar
Gustavus III, King of Sweden (Riccardo)
Count Anckarström (Renato)
Madame Arvidson (Ulrica)
Christian (Silvano)
Amelia's servant
Amelia Anckarström

Show Dates

Broadcast

9/2/2007 delayed broadcast, KDFC; 11/10/2007 WFMT.

Time and Place

1792 in Stockholm, Sweden

Scenes

Act I, Scene I -- The anteroom of the King's bedroom
Scene 2 -- An abandoned building on the waterfront
INTERMISSION
Act II -- The gallows
Act III, Scene 1 -- Count Anckarström's study
Scene 2 -- The King's bedroom
Scene 3 -- The palace ballroom

Media

Sponsors

The performance of September 20th is sponsored by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Foundation

Acknowledgements

This production is made possible, in part, by Mr. and Mrs. David T. Traitel, and Mrs. Alfred S. Wilsey

Notes

9/2/2007 delayed broadcast, KDFC; 11/10/2007 WFMT.

Scenery and props originally created for Washington National Opera

Costumes and wigs created in the San Francisco Opera workshops

SUPERNUMERARIES

Traude Albert
Jim Bowes
Mark Burstein
Bradly Hamilton
Mike Harvey
Andrew Korniej
Andrew Melomet
Yvette Forte Rosedale
Katerina Rubin
Kimberly Thompson
Robert Wonder