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World Premiere Dolores Claiborne (in English)
Opera in two acts by Tobias Picker Libretto by J.D. McClatchy Based on the novel Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King
Conductor CAST George Manahan Dolores Claiborne Patricia Racette* (9/18, 22, 25, 28) Director Catherine Cook* (10/1, 4) James Robinson Selena St. George Susannah Biller* Set designer Detective Thibodeau Greg Fedderly* Allen Moyer Vera Donovan Elizabeth Futral* Costume Designer Maids Nikki Einfeld* James Schuette Jacqueline Piccolino* Lighting Designer Marina Harris* Christopher Akerlind Laura Krumm* Projection Designer Renée Rapier* Greg Emetaz Joe St. George Wayne Tigges* Chorus Director Teenage Boy Hadleigh Adams* Ian Robertson Teenage Girl Nikki Einfeld* Fight Director Mr. Pease, a bank manager Joel Sorensen* Dave Maier Mr. Cox Robert Watson* Assistant conductor Mr. Knox A.J. Glueckert* Joseph Marcheso Mr. Fox Hadleigh Adams* Musical Preparation Matthew Piatt *Role debut †U.S. opera debut Lydia Brown PLACE AND TIME: 1950, 1960s, 1992; Little Tall Island, Maine Robert Mollicone Joseph Marcheso Fabrizio Corona Prompter Robert Mollicone Assistant Director Matthew Ozawa Stage Manager Lisa Anderson Costume supervisor Christopher Verdosci Wig and Makeup Designer Gerd Mairandres
Wednesday, September 18 2013, at 7:30 PM ACT I Sunday, September 22 2013, at 2:00 PM -INTERMISSION- Wednesday, September 25 2013, at 7:30 PM ACT II Saturday, September 28 2013, at 8:00 PM Tuesday, October 1 2013, at 8:00 PM Friday, October 4 2013, at 8:00 PM San Francisco War Memorial 2013-2014 Dolores Claiborne Page 2 of 2 Opera Assn. Opera House
Sponsors: The world premiere of Dolores Claiborne is made possible, in part, by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Koret Foundation, and Tad & Dianne Taube. Additional support is provided by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts and by Affiliate Sponsors Carol & Dixon Doll and Charles D. Goodman. San Francisco Opera gratefully acknowledges the following Performance Sponsor: October 4: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Foundation
Notes: SUPERNUMERARIES Susan Anderson-Norby Jim Bowes Steve Carp James Crow Eliza Fox Joe Friedman Priscilla Lore Larry Poole Ruby Smith Paul Zemlin