San Francisco War Memorial 2003-2004 Die Zauberflöte Page 1 of 2 Assn. Opera House

Die Zauberflöte (in German)

Opera in two acts by Libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder

Conductor CAST Oleg Caetani Tamino Charles Castronovo Donald Runnicles (9/24,28;10/3) First Lady Twyla Robinson Stage director Second Lady Elizabeth Bishop John Cox Third Lady Heather Meyers Set and costume designer Papageno Johannes Martin Kränzle David Hockney Queen of the Night Suzanne Ramo Lighting Designer Svetlana Nikitenko (9/20; Act II only) Thomas J. Munn First Slave Colby Roberts Sound Designer Second Slave Scott Patton Roger Gans Third Slave Daniel Harper Chorus Director Monostatos Dennis Petersen Ian Robertson Pamina Ana Maria Martinez Musical Preparation First Spirit Michael Bannett Charles Calhoun Second Spirit Bryan Jolly Ernest Fredric Knell Jonathan Khuner Third Spirit Jordan King John Parr The Speaker Philip Skinner Paul Harris Sarastro Paata Burchuladze Supertitles A Priest Todd Wilander Christopher Bergen First Priest John Owens Assistant Stage Director Second Priest Tom Reed Kathleen Smith Third Priest Jere Torkelsen Stage Manager Papagena Marnie Breckenridge Lisa Anderson First armored man Nils Olsson Second armored man Gregory Stapp

*Role debut †U.S. opera debut PLACE AND TIME: Imaginary Egypt

Tuesday, September 9 2003, at 7:30 PM Friday, September 12 2003, at 8:00 PM Thursday, September 18 2003, at 7:30 PM Saturday, September 20 2003, at 8:00 PM Wednesday, September 24 2003, at 7:30 PM Sunday, September 28 2003, at 2:00 PM Friday, October 3 2003, at 8:00 PM San Francisco War Memorial 2003-2004 Die Zauberflöte The Magic Flute Page 2 of 2 Opera Assn. Opera House

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Additional animal costumes executed by San Francisco Opera Costume Shop and Skyana Puppets & Costumes

The "Utopia in the Age of Enlightenment" series is made possible, in part, by Bank of America

San Francisco Boys Chorus Ian Robertson, Artistic Director Michael Bannett Trevor Doherty Simon Ehrlich Bryan Jolly

Ragazzi Boys Chorus Joyce Keil, Artistic Director Jordan William Aragon Charles Richard Walker Jones Jordan King

SUPERNUMERARIES Matthew Costello Lisa Gelling Michael Harvey Jaye Hepburn Jeremy Joseph Andrew Korniej Charlie Lichtman (Production Super Captain) Priscilla Lore Robert C. Palma Andrew Poe Yvette Rosedale Raymond Sullivan Carolyn Waugh