San Francisco Opera Association War Memorial Opera House
Company Sponsor Mrs. Edmund W. Littlefield is proud to support this production This production is also made possible, in part, by Elizabeth and Burgess Jamieson, Tad and Dianne Taube, and Koret Foundation
Tosca
(In Italian)
Opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa Based on the drama "La Tosca" by Victorien Sardou
Conductor Cast Marco Armiliato Cesare Angelotti Jordan Bisch
Director Sacristan Dale Travis Jose Maria Condemi Mario Cavaradossi Carlo Ventre
Set and costume designer Floria Tosca Adrianne Pieczonka Thierry Bosquet Baron Scarpia Lado Ataneli
Lighting Designer Spoletta Joel Sorensen Christopher Maravich Sciarrone Austin Kness
Chorus Director Shepherd boy Zachary Weisberg Ian Robertson Jailer Kenneth Kellogg
Fight Director Jonathan Rider *San Francisco Opera debut †Current Adler Fellow
Musical Preparation PLACE AND TIME: Rome in June of 1800 Bryndon Hassman
Musical Preparation Act I -- Interior of the church of Sant'Andrea della Valle John Parr INTERMISSION Ernest Fredric Knell Act II -- A room in Scarpia's apartments in the Farnese Palace Jonathan Khuner INTERMISSION Act III -- A terrace of the Castel Sant'Angelo, outside the Prompter prison Carol Isaac
Supertitles Christopher Bergen
Assistant Stage Director Morgan Robinson
Stage Manager Lauren Jones
Costume supervisor Jai Altizer Wig and Makeup Designer Gerd Mairandres
Production Super Captain Mike Harvey
Tuesday, June 02 2009, 8:00 PM Friday, June 05 2009, 8:00 PM Thursday, June 11 2009, 7:30 PM Sunday, June 14 2009, 1:00 PM Wednesday, June 17 2009, 7:30 PM Saturday, June 20 2009, 8:00 PM Tuesday, June 23 2009, 8:00 PM Friday, June 26 2009, 8:00 PM
Sponsors The performance of June 26th is sponsored by United Airlines
Notes Set design is based upon the Company's original 1932 production designed by Armando Agnini
On June 5, 2009, Tosca was the subject of a live simulcast to the A T & T Park, home of the San Francisco Giants. The record attendance at the ballpark was 27,000; the sold-out performance at the War Memorial Opera House numbered an additional 3,100.
SAN FRANCISCO BOYS CHORUS Ian Robertson, Artistic Director
Elio Bucky Clarens Caine Sean Dow Ryan Hedrick Albert Hurrell Brandon Johnson Kyle Miller Julian Moreno Takuma Okada Zachary Pedersen Gregory Porter Kyle Reidy Dominique Shaw Julian von Nagel Michael Wang Wade Warren Zachary Weisberg
SUPERNUMERARIES
Susan Anderson Dieter Bluhm Jim Bowes Tom Carlisle Steve Carp Richard Casse Gary Cramer Al Cummings Bob Ericson John Frizzell Lisa Gelling Joseph Giammarco John Giosso Eddy Gordillo John Guglielmelli Miguel Gutierrez-Ranzi Mike Harvey Jenny Jirousek Kevin Johnson Steve Lavezzoli Priscilla Lore Frank Masson Daniel Melia Cezar Mendoza Zachary Mendoza David Norton Leo Pribble Lucas Rebston Thomas Romero Yvette Rosedale Larry Severino Geoff Skidmore Christopher Smith Frank Sommers Michael Strickland Robert Stroman Carlos Suarez Raymond Sullivan Walt Thorp Mimi Timberlake Tom Walsh Sally Warren Carolyn Waugh Rob Wonder