USA Premiere Composer Gunther Schuller Librettist Gunther Schuller Based On a motive by Franz Kafka Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1967 Language English Creative/Crew Conductor Gunther Schuller Production Paul Hager Designer Leni Bauer-Ecsy Davis L. West Assistant Stage Director(s) Ghita Hager Musical Preparation Charles Perlee Production assistance Ronald H. Adler Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Carter Jones Simon Estes Preacher Walter Hinton Bill John Modenos Frank Thomas O'Leary Joe Allan Monk Inspector Ara Berberian Landlady Carol Kirkpatrick Miss Hampton Jeanette Scovotti Mattie Marvin Klebe First couple Illana de Heurtaumont Jon Engstrom Second couple Joan de Vere William Johnson Third couple Salicia Smith John McFall Girl Rosa Arrieta Virginia Anderson Drug addict Henry Kersh Cop Michael Rubino Alan Bergman Geoffrey Lardner Eric Nissi Deputy Clifford Grant John Beauchamp Presiding officer Chester Ludgin Associates Robert Glover Colin Harvey First companion Rico Serbo Second companion David Tenbrook Third companion Deems Urquhart Woman Sona Cervena Chuck Ragnar Ulfung Mr. Claiborne Delme Bryn-Jones Boy David Anderson Whipper Chester Russelle Uncle Albert Eugene Holmes Teena Felicia Weathers Held Ingvar Wixell Patterson Rod McWherter Cleaning Woman Cleodel Russelle Pulici Alan Crofoot Dancing girls Illana de Heurtaumont Salicia Smith Joan de Vere Rosa Arrieta Deacon The Reverend Allan R. Wentt Jazz soloist John Handy(alto saxophone) Peter Devidio(clarinet) Forrest Buchtel, Jr.(trumpet) Fred Mergy(trombone) Michael Nock(piano) Douglas Sides(percussion ) Albert Stinson(bass ) Show Dates Sat, Oct 28 1967, 8pm Fri, Nov 3 1967, 8:30pm Wed, Nov 8 1967, 8pm Time and Place (not specified) Scenes PROLOGUE Act I, Scene 1 -- A warning Scene 2 -- The neighbor Scene 3 -- A summoning Scene 4 -- An interrogation INTERMISSION Act II, Scene 1 -- The courthouse Scene 2 -- a) An encounter b) the whipper c) A dream Scene 3 -- a) The uncle b) The lawyer Act III, Scene 1 -- The nightclub manager Scene 2 -- The preacher Scene 3 -- The sacrifice EPILOGUE Media Image The Visitation, Gunther Schuller. San Francisco Opera, 1967. Photographer: Hank Kranzler/San Francisco Opera. Simon Estes (Carter), Felicia Weathers (Teena) Credit Kranzler Image The Visitation, Gunther Schuller. San Francisco Opera, 1967. Photographer: Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera. Stage Set Credit Norton Image The Visitation, Gunther Schuller. San Francisco Opera, 1967. Photographer: Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera. Simon Estes (Carter) Credit Norton Image The Visitation, Gunther Schuller. San Francisco Opera, 1967. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Felicia Weathers (Teena) Credit Unknown Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1967_12_compressed.pdf (14.55 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- US PREMIERE / UNITED STATES PREMIERE First performance: Hamburg, 1966. --------------------- New production
Image The Visitation, Gunther Schuller. San Francisco Opera, 1967. Photographer: Hank Kranzler/San Francisco Opera. Simon Estes (Carter), Felicia Weathers (Teena) Credit Kranzler
Image The Visitation, Gunther Schuller. San Francisco Opera, 1967. Photographer: Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera. Stage Set Credit Norton
Image The Visitation, Gunther Schuller. San Francisco Opera, 1967. Photographer: Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera. Simon Estes (Carter) Credit Norton
Image The Visitation, Gunther Schuller. San Francisco Opera, 1967. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Felicia Weathers (Teena) Credit Unknown