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Die Fledermaus

Die Fledermaus(in English)

Opera in three acts by Johann Strauss, Jr.

San Francisco Opera gratefully acknowledges the generous gifts from Mr. & Mrs. Gorham B. Knowles andThe Edward E. Hills Fund to underwrite this production.

San Francisco Opera gratefully acknowledges a generous gift from the Opera Guild to underwrite the Family Matinee performance.

Libretto by Karl Haffner and Richard Genée

Based on "Le Réveillon" by Meilhac and Halévy

CAST

PLACE AND TIME: Vienna in the late 1800s

†U.S. opera debut *Role debut

ConductorPatrick Summers (11/10m,24,25,27,30)

Julius Rudel (11/4,8,10,16)

ProductionLotfi Mansouri

Set designerWolfram Skalicki

Costume DesignerThierry Bosquet

Lighting Designer

Thomas J. Munn

ChoreographerHelgi Tomasson

Sound DesignerRoger Gans

Chorus Director

Ian Robertson

Musical Preparation

Susan Miller Hult

Svetlana Gorzhevskaya

Daniel Lockert

Ernest Fredric Knell

Christopher Larkin

Prompter

Susan Miller Hult

Assistant Stage DirectorsPeter McClintock

Laurie Feldman

Stage ManagerJerry Sherk

Craig Estep (11/10m)Alfred

Jorge Lopez-Yañez

Barbara KilduffAdele

Janet Williams (11/10m)

Elizabeth Holleque (11/4,8,10,16)Rosalinda

Nancy Gustafson (11/24,25,27,30)

Patricia Racette (11/10m)

Håkan Hagegård (11/4,8,25,27)Gabriel von Eisenstein

Theodore Baerg (11/10,16,24,30)

Dennis McNeil (11/10m)

Gary RideoutDr. Blind

LeRoy Villanueva (11/10m)Dr. Falke

Timothy Nolen

Dale Travis (11/10m)Frank

Donald Adams

Janet LubyIda

Chuck L. HilbertIvan

Hanna Schwarz (11/4.8.10)Prince Orlofsky

Ildiko Komlosi (11/16,24,25,27,30)

Catherine Keen (11/10m)

Arte JohnsonFrosch

Ashley Wheater (11/24,25,27,30)Solo Dancer

Evelyn Cisneros

Giorgio Madia (11/4,8,10,16)

Sabina Allemann

Sunday, November 4 1990, at 2:00 PM

Thursday, November 8 1990, at 7:30 PM

Saturday, November 10 1990, at 2:00 PM

Saturday, November 10 1990, at 8:00 PM

Friday, November 16 1990, at 8:00 PM

Saturday, November 24 1990, at 1:00 PM

Sunday, November 25 1990, at 8:00 PM

Tuesday, November 27 1990, at 8:00 PM

Friday, November 30 1990, at 7:30 PM

Act I -- Eisenstein's villa

Act II -- The ballroom of Prince Orlofsky's palace

Act III -- The jail

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Sponsors:

Notes:New Production

English translation by Ruth and Thomas Martin

"Bal de Vienne" ballet music by Johann Strauss, Jr., arranged by Douglas Gamley.

The matinee performance of November 10th was a "Family Matinee"

Scenery constructed in San Francisco Opera Scenic Studios

Costumes executed by San Francisco Opera Costume Shop

Act II Party Guests:

November 4 -- Kiri Te Kanawa ("Summertime" from "Porgy and Bess")

November 8 -- Frederica von Stade -- "Una voce poco fa" from "Il Barbiere di Siviglia"

November 10 (matinee) -- Hong-Shen Li -- "La donna è mobile" from "Rigoletto:

November 10 -- Bobby McFerrin -- Vocal improvisation with audience participation

November 16 -- Deborah Voigt -- "Ernani, involami" from "Ernani"

November 24 -- Ruth Ann Swenson -- "Frühlingstimmen" by Johann Strauss, Jr.

November 25 -- Timothy Noble -- "Night and Day" by Cole Porter

November 27 -- Dolora Zajick -- "O don fatale" from "Don Carlo"

November 30 -- Thomas Hampson -- "Largo al factotum" from "Il Barbiere di Siviglia"

SUPERNUMERARIES (for last group of operas)

Sabrina AdlerTraude AlbertSusan AldenSusan AndersonPat AngellElayne AshmanIrene BechtelPhyllis BlairKatherina BrazaitisDottie BrownMadeline ChaseKay CheathamPhoebe CiaffiAnnette ClarkHuguette CombsJamie DanielsRenée DeJarnattDarcy FinkKaren GoodwynLisa GordonDiane GrahamLeah HallJoan ImbeauPierrette JeanmonodEsther JenningsCatherine JosephMary JoyceCandace KahnValarie KlingenbergAndrea KohlrussJoan Kwansa

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Bob AckerRoman AdlerDavid AltmanTed AlvesGene AngellSteven Bartlett-ReFranklin BauerSteve BaumanDon BechtelRich BechtelAustin BerginMike BerkowitzDavid BlackBrian BustaTom CarlisleJoe CastrovinciPaul CheathamStewart ClarkDavid CloverRudy CookDoug CoutureCopley CrosbyRichard DobbinsNicholas DoxeyPedro EcheandiaSteve FaringhyTed FosterEugenio GámezJohn GilbertThomas GiulianoRichard GoldmanAlbert GoodwynTerry GordonSean GreeneRick GydesenBill HigginsWilliam HoldenMark HuelsmannStephen JacobsJohn JanonisEric JanovskyClint JenningsFrank JorgensenMichael JosephsonBill JoyceRon KakikiKeith Kamrath

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