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The Makropulos Case
Based On

the play by Karel Čapek

Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
2016-2017
Language
Czech

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Director
Production Designer
Associate Director
Lighting Designer
Chorus Director
Assistant Conductor and Prompter
Musical Preparation
Supertitles
Assistant Director(s)
Stage Manager(s)
Assistant Stage Manager(s)
Costume Supervisor
Head of Wig and Makeup

Cast

Vítek
Albert Gregor
Kristina
Dr. Kolenatý
Emilia Marty
Baron Jaroslav Prus
Cleaning Woman
Stagehand
Janek
Count Hauk-Šendorf
Chambermaid

Show Dates

Broadcast

6/4/2017 delayed broadcast, KDFC.

Time and Place

Early twentieth-century Prague

Scenes

Act I: The office of Dr. Kolenatý
Act II: The stage of a theater
Intermission
Act III: Emilia Marty's hotel room

Media

Sponsors

This revival is made possible, in part, by the Bernard Osher Endowment Fund and the Thomas Tilton Production Fund.

Ms. Michael's appearance is made possible by a gift to the Great Singers Fund from Joan and David Traitel.

The original production was made possible by the Phyllis C. Wattis Fund for New Productions.

Legacy Commission

Sung in Czech with English supertitles

Notes

6/4/2017 delayed broadcast, KDFC.

San Francisco Opera co-production with Finnish National Opera.