Opera in one act by Giacomo Puccini Text by Giuseppe Adami Based on Didier Gold’s La Houppelande Part One of Il Trittico IL TABARRO THE CLOAK (Sung in Italian with English supertitles)
Conductor Patrick Summers CAST (in order of appearance) Director James Robinson Michele Paolo Gavanelli Set Designer Allen Moyer Two Lovers Tamara Wapinsky † Costume Designer Bruno Schwengl * David Lomelí † Lighting Designer Giorgetta Patricia Racette Christopher Maravich Luigi Brandon Jovanovich Chorus Director Ian Robertson Il Tinca Matthew O’Neill Fight Director Jonathan Rider Il Talpa Andrea Silvestrelli Musical Preparation La Frugola Catherine Cook Carol Isaac Paul Harris Song Vendor Thomas Glenn Dennis Doubin † Ernest Fredric Knell An organ grinder, a harp player, longshoremen, midinettes Prompter Jonathan Khuner Supertitles Philip Kuttner *San Francisco Opera debut †Current Adler Fellow Assistant Stage Director Matthew Ozawa * Stage Manager Jennifer Good Costume Supervisor TIME AND PLACE: Early twentieth century on the banks of the Seine Kristi Johnson Wig and Makeup Designer Gerd Mairandres Production Super Captain Michael Harvey There will be an intermission following Il Tabarro New York City Opera production First performance: New York, December 14, 1918 First San Francisco Opera performance: September 29, 1923
TUESDAY , SEPTEMBER 15, 2009 AT 8 PM FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 8 AT 8 PM Latecomers will not be seated during the performance after the lights have dimmed. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 AT 7:30 PM SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 AT 2 PM The use of cameras, cellular phones, and any kind of recording equipment is strictly forbidden. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 AT 7:30 PM The performance will last approximately fifty minutes. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3 AT 8 PM The total performance time of Il Trittico is three hours, thirty minutes. Opera in one act by Giacomo Puccini Text by Giovacchino Forzano Part Two of Il Trittico SUOR ANGELICA (Sung in Italian with English supertitles)
Conductor Patrick Summers CAST (in order of appearance) Director James Robinson The Monitor Catherine Cook Set Designer Allen Moyer First Lay Sister Daniela Mack † Costume Designer Second Lay Sister Mary Finch Bruno Schwengl * Lighting Designer Mistress of the Novices Daveda Karanas † Christopher Maravich The Novice Renée Tatum † Chorus Director Ian Robertson Sister Genovieffa Rebekah Camm * Musical Preparation Sister Osmina Virginia Pluth Carol Isaac Paul Harris Sister Dolcina Leah Crocetto *† Dennis Doubin † Ernest Fredric Knell Sisters Claire Kelm Prompter Mary Finch Jonathan Khuner Rachelle Perry Supertitles Philip Kuttner Sally Mouzon Assistant Stage Director Sister Angelica Patricia Racette Matthew Ozawa * Stage Manager The Nursing Sister Heidi Melton † Jennifer Good First Alms Sister Tamara Wapinsky † Costume Supervisor Kristi Johnson Second Alms Sister Dvora Djoraev Wig and Makeup Designer The Abbess Meredith Arwady * Gerd Mairandres The Princess Ewa Podle s´* Production Super Captain Michael Harvey Novices, sisters, children New York City Opera production *San Francisco Opera debut †Current Adler Fellow First performance: New York, December 14, 1918 TIME AND PLACE: 1950s children’s hospital First San Francisco Opera performance: September 29, 1923 There will be an intermission following Suor Angelica TUESDAY , SEPTEMBER 15, 2009 AT 8 PM FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 8 AT 8 PM THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 AT 7:30 PM Latecomers will not be seated during the performance after the lights have dimmed. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 AT 2 PM The use of cameras, cellular phones, and any kind of recording equipment is strictly forbidden. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 AT 7:30 PM The performance will last approximately one hour. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3 AT 8 PM The total performance time of Il Trittico is three hours, thirty minutes. Opera in one act by Giacomo Puccini Text by Giovacchino Forzano Part Three of Il Trittico GIANNI SCHICCHI (Sung in Italian with English supertitles)
Conductor CAST Patrick Summers (in order of appearance) Director James Robinson Buoso Donati Michael Harvey
Set Designer Zita Meredith Arwady * Allen Moyer Rinuccio David Lomelí † Costume Designer Bruno Schwengl * Gherardo Thomas Glenn
Lighting Designer Nella Rebekah Camm * Christopher Maravich Gherardino Kyle Reidy * Musical Preparation Carol Isaac Betto Jake Gardner Paul Harris Simone Andrea Silvestrelli Dennis Doubin † Marco Austin Kness † Prompter Jonathan Khuner La Ciesca Catherine Cook Supertitles Gianni Schicchi Paolo Gavanelli Philip Kuttner Lauretta Patricia Racette Assistant Stage Director Matthew Ozawa * Spinelloccio Bojan Kneževiċ
Stage Manager Amantio di Nicolao Levi Hernandez * Jennifer Good Pinellino Kenneth Kellogg † Costume Supervisor Guccio Valery Portnov Kristi Johnson
Wig and Makeup Designer Gerd Mairandres *San Francisco Opera debut †Current Adler Fellow New York City Opera production
First performance: New York, December 14, 1918 TIME AND PLACE: Early twentieth-century Florence First San Francisco Opera performance: September 29, 1923
TUESDAY , SEPTEMBER 15, 2009 AT 8 PM FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 8 AT 8 PM THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 AT 7:30 PM Latecomers will not be seated during the performance after the lights have dimmed. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 AT 2 PM The use of cameras, cellular phones, and any kind of recording equipment is strictly forbidden. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 AT 7:30 PM The performance will last approximately fifty minutes. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3 AT 8 PM The total performance time of Il Trittico is three hours, thirty minutes.