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San Francisco
Opera Assn.
War Memorial
Opera House
2004-2005
The Queen of Spades
Pikovaya Dama
This production is made possible, in part, by The Bernard Osher Endowment Fund
Pikovaya Dama
(in Russian)
Opera in three acts by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Libretto by Modest Tchaikovsky
Based on novella by Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin
Conductor
Donald Runnicles
Production
Richard Jones
Stage director
Roy Rallo
Production designer
John Macfarlane
Chorus Director
Ian Robertson
Sound Designer
Roger Gans
Lighting Designer
Jennifer Tipton
Original choreography
Linda Dobell
Puppetry Supervisor
Chris Pirie
Musical Preparation
Carol Isaac
John Parr
Sara Jobin
CAST
Boy Commander
Chekalinsky
Surin
Gherman
Count Tomsky/Plutus
Prince Yeletsky
Lisa/Chloe
The Countess
Paulina/Daphnis
Pianist
Governess
Alec Mathieson
Adam Klein
Gustav Andreassen
Misha Didyk
Tómas Tómasson
John Hancock
Katarina Dalayman
Hanna Schwarz
Katherine Rohrer*
Sara Jobin
Catherine Cook
Masha
Nikki Einfeld*
Master of Ceremonies
Thomas Glenn
Chaplitsky
Sean Panikkar
Narumoff
Joshua Bloom
Solo Dancer
Puppeteers
*Role debut
Michael Kruzich
Lunatique Fantastique
†U.S. opera debut
PLACE AND TIME: Late 19th century; St. Petersburg
Prompter
Jonathan Khuner
Supertitles
Christopher Bergen
Assistant Stage Director
Brad Dalton
Stage Manager
Lisa Anderson
Costume supervisor
Jai Alltizer
Sunday, June 12 2005, at 2:00 PM
Wednesday, June 15 2005, at 7:30 PM
Sunday, June 19 2005, at 2:00 PM
Saturday, June 25 2005, at 7:30 PM
Tuesday, June 28 2005, at 7:30 PM
Friday, July 1 2005, at 7:30 PM
Thursday, July 7 2005, at 7:30 PM
Act I, Scene 1 -- The park
Scene 2 -- Lisa's room
Act II, Scene 1 -- A ballroom
Scene 2 -- The bedroom of the Countess
Act III, Scene 1 -- Gherman's quarters in the barracks
Scene 2 -- A canal by the Winter Palace
Scene 3 -- A gambling salon
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San Francisco
Opera Assn.
War Memorial
Opera House
2004-2005
Pikovaya Dama
Sponsors:
The performance of June 15th is sponsored by Bingham McCutchen, LLP
The performance of July 1st is sponsored by Meyer Sound Laboratories
Notes:
Production owned by Welsh National Opera
San Francisco Girls Chorus
Susan McMane, Artistic Director
Elizabeth Avakian, Chorus Director
Gracie Babcock
Connie Castillo
Caitlin Cobley
Emma Dowd
Flavia Dudley
Taylor Edelhart
Jacqueline Hudak
Rebecca Rinehart
Camille Ruvalcaba
Catherine Schuknecht
Juliana Spector
Emma Ulriksen
San Francisco Boys Chorus
Ian Robertson, Artistic Director
Harrison Baer
Peter Bellingham
Mickey Boxell
Ariel Camperi
Ian Fong
Julius Lee
Alec Mathieson
Erik Miller
Colin Russell
Bryan Savin
Alec Scott
Shandor Tighe
The Queen of Spades
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