San Francisco War Memorial 1997-1998 Eugene Onegin Page 1 of 2 Opera Assn. Opera House
This production is sponsored by friends and colleagues of William W. Godward Eugene Onegin (in Russian)
Opera in three acts by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Libretto by P.Tchaikovsky and Konstantin Stepanovich Shilovsky Based on a poem by Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin
Conductor CAST Yuri Temirkanov† Tatyana Elena Prokina Assistant to Mr. Temirkanov Nicolle Foland (11/29) Robert Lyuter Olga Marianna Tarasova Designer Madame Larina Irina Rubtsova † Igor Ivanov† Filipyevna Sofia Aksenova † Lighting Designer A peasant Daniel Harper Thomas J. Munn Lensky Raymond Very Chorus Director Valery Serkin (11/29) Ian Robertson Eugene Onegin Anthony Michaels-Moore Choreographer David Okerlund (11/29) Lawrence Pech A captain John Relyea Musical Preparation Monsieur Triquet Michel Sénéchal Susanna Lemberskaya Zaretsky John Relyea Joyce Fieldsend Guillot Marcus Ceniceros Jonathan Khuner Svetlana Gorzhevskaya Prince Gremin Eric Halfvarson Prompter Jonathan Khuner *Role debut †U.S. opera debut Supertitles Christopher Bergen PLACE AND TIME: Early 19th-century St. Petersburg and environs Assistant Stage Director Alexei Stepaniuk Assistant Director Paula Williams Yefim Maizel Stage Manager Theresa Ganley
Wednesday, November 19 1997, at 7:30 PM Act I, Scene 1 -- The garden of Madame Larina's country house Saturday, November 22 1997, at 8:00 PM Act I, Scene 2 -- Tatyana's bedroom Tuesday, November 25 1997, at 8:00 PM Act I, Scene 3 -- Another part of the garden Friday, November 28 1997, at 8:00 PM INTERMISSION Saturday, November 29 1997, at 12:00 PM Act II, Scene 1 -- A ballroom in Madame Larina's house Tuesday, December 2 1997, at 8:00 PM Act II, Scene 2 -- Early morning on the bank of a stream Friday, December 5 1997, at 8:00 PM INTERMISSION Sunday, December 7 1997, at 2:00 PM Act III, Scene 1 -- A fashionable house in St. Petersburg, four years later Act III, Scene 2 -- Gremin's mansion San Francisco War Memorial 1997-1998 Eugene Onegin Page 2 of 2 Opera Assn. Opera House
Sponsors: The performance of November 19th is sponsored by the Silicon Valley Group. The performance of November 22nd is sponsored by Spuntino. The performance of November 25th is designated in honor of Mr. William W. Godward's membership in the Triple Gold Circle. The performance of December 2nd is sponsored by Meyer Sound. The performance of December 5th is sponsored by Ernst & Young.
Notes: Production from the Kirov Opera, St. Petersburg
ADDITIONAL PERFORMERS
Dancers Alison Corning Ann Greene Nora Heiber Melanie Henderson Marina Hotchkiss Carolyn Houser Kathryn Petak Summer Lee Rhatigan Debra Rose Dana Stackpole
Yannis Adoniou Edward Augustyn Harlan Bengal David Bier Rodolphe Cassand Brian Chung Gregory P. Dawson Danny Furlong Shaun Rouse Joral Schmalle
Supernumeraries Irene Bechtel Peggy Hubacker Raven Lee Meadows Diana Misthos Patricia R. Santti Kimperly Thompson Alexandra Zirulnik
Steve Bauman Peter Cannon Marcus Ceniceros Jim Downey Robert Dunn Jack Felton Robert Landry Salvador Lopez Alvin Taylor Thane Thomas