San Francisco War Memorial 2008-2009 Page 1 of 2 Assn. Opera House

La Traviata (in Italian)

Opera in three acts by Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave Based on the play "La Dame aux camélias" by Alexandre Dumas, fils

Conductor CAST Donald Runnicles Violetta Valéry Edwin Outwater (7/5) Elizabeth Futral (6/29,7/2,7/5) Director and Production Designer Ailyn Pérez (7/1) Marta Domingo Doctor Grenvil Kenneth Kellogg Lighting Designer Baron Douphol Dale Travis Mark McCullough Flora Bervoix Leann Sandel-Pantaleo Chorus Director Marquis d'Obigny Austin Kness Ian Robertson Annina Renée Tatum Choreographer Gastone Andrew Bidlack Kitty McNamee Alfredo Germont Charles Castronovo Dance Master David Lomeli (6/29,7/2) Lawrence Pech Giuseppe Dale Tracy Musical Preparation Giorgio Germont Dwayne Croft Adelle Eslinger Stephen Powell (6/29,7/2) John Churchwell Svetlana Gorzhevskaya A messenger Bojan Knezevic Ernest Fredric Knell A matador Jekyns Pelaez Supertitles A guest William Pickersgill Philip Kuttner . Prompter *Role debut †U.S. opera debut Jonathan Khuner Assistant Stage Director PLACE AND TIME: Paris, late 1920 David Lefkowich Stage Manager Jennifer Good Costume supervisor Kristi Johnson Wig and Makeup Designer Gerd Mairandres Production Super Captain Charlie Lichtman

Saturday, June 13 2009, at 8:00 PM Act I Tuesday, June 16 2009, at 8:00 PM INTERMISSION Friday, June 19 2009, at 8:00 PM Act II Thursday, June 25 2009, at 7:30 PM INTERMISSION Sunday, June 28 2009, at 2:00 PM Act III Monday, June 29 2009, at 7:30 PM Wednesday, July 1 2009, at 7:30 PM Thursday, July 2 2009, at 7:30 PM Sunday, July 5 2009, at 2:00 PM San Francisco War Memorial 2008-2009 La Traviata Page 2 of 2 Opera Assn. Opera House

Sponsors: The performance of June 13th is sponsored by United Airlines The performance of June 19th is sponsored By Franklin Templeton and Fiduciary Trust International The performance of June 25th is sponsored by Gap, Inc.

Notes: production

SUPERNUMERARIES Quincy Boyd Vernon Felder Felix Gallego Kenn Keitt Sean O'Connor Lloyd Thomas

CORPS DANCERS Brook Broughton Jamielyn Duggan Blanche Hampton Maurya Kerr Summer Lee Rhatigan Debra Rose Chiharu Shibata