La Fanciulla Del West Girl of the Golden West Page 1 of 3 Opera Assn
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San Francisco War Memorial 1979 La Fanciulla del West Girl of the Golden West Page 1 of 3 Opera Assn. Opera House The presentation of this production of "La Fanciulla del West" is made possible by a much appreciated grant from the Bernard Osher Foundation. The production is owned by the Lyric Opera of Chicago, and was made possible by a grant from the Gramma Fisher Foundation of Marshalltown, Iowa. La Fanciulla del West (in Italian) Opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini Libretto by Guelfo Civinini and Carlo Zangarini Based on David Belasco's play "Girl of the Golden West" Conductor CAST Giuseppe Patanè Harry Michael Ballam Production James Hoback (10/23) Harold Prince Joe Tonio Di Paolo Assistant Stage Director Handsome William Mallory Vincent Liotta Sid John Miller Designers Happy Richard Haile Eugene and Franne Lee Billy Jackrabbit John Del Carlo Lighting Designer Nick Francis Egerton Ken Billington Sonora Jack Gardner Assistant to the Lighting Designer Trin Gary Fisher Jeffrey Schissler Larkens David Koch Chorus Director Sheriff Jack Rance Benito di Bella † Richard Bradshaw Jake Wallace Boris Martinovich Musical Preparation Ashby David Cumberland Margaret Singer Minnie Carol Neblett Prompter and Musical Preparation U.S. postman Gene Albin Philip Eisenberg Dick Johnson, alias Ramerrez Placido Domingo Jose Castro George Massey Wowkle Gwendolyn Jones *Role debut †U.S. opera debut PLACE AND TIME: Mid-nineteenth-century California Wednesday, October 17 1979, at 7:30 PM Act I -- The barroom of The Polka saloon Saturday, October 20 1979, at 8:00 PM Act II -- Minnie's cabin Tuesday, October 23 1979, at 8:00 PM Act III -- The mining camp Saturday, October 27 1979, at 1:30 PM Wednesday, October 31 1979, at 7:30 PM Friday, November 2 1979, at 8:00 PM San Francisco War Memorial 1979 La Fanciulla del West Girl of the Golden West Page 2 of 3 Opera Assn. Opera House Sponsors: Notes: Live broadcast -- November 2 SUPERNUMERARIES Patricia Angell Joan Bacharach Dorothy Baune Dottie Brown Barbara Bruser Barbara Clifford Janet Dahlsten Renéd DeJarnatt Mary Joyce Hedi Langford Francesca Leo Gindy Milina Edith Modie Ellen Nelson Virginia Persson Miriam Preece Louise Russo Ellen Sanchez Sally Scott Carolyn Waugh Steve Bauman Jack Barnich Douglas Beardslee Allerton Blake William Burns Thomas Carlisle Ray Castellini Bruce Cates Rudy Cook Don Crawford Tom Curran Dick Duker Everett Evans Jimmy Exon George Freiday Albert Frettoloso Cliff Gold Mark Huelsmann Stephen Jacobs Ken Jakobs David James Janusz Paul Jenkins Andrew Jones Bill Joyce Julius Karoblis John Kovacs Terrance J. Kyle Jay Lenahan Rodney McCoy Francisco Medina Lawrence Milner James Muth Neil Nevesny Paul Newman Nick Pliam Steven Polen Paul Ricks Gil Rieben Robert Schmidt Thomas Simrock Kent Speirs Jon Spieler David Watts San Francisco War Memorial 1979 La Fanciulla del West Girl of the Golden West Page 3 of 3 Opera Assn. Opera House Richard Weil Frank Willis Sam Ziegler.