San Francisco War Memorial 2003-2004 Cavalleria Rusticana Rustic Chivalry Page 1 of 2 Assn. Opera House

These productions are made possible, in part, by Mrs. Edmund W. Littlefield Cavalleria Rusticana (in Italian)

Opera in one act by Libretto by G. Menasci and G. Targioni-Tozzetti Based on a story by Giovanni Verga Part I of a double bill, with ""

Conductor CAST Marco Armiliato Turiddu Antonio Nagore Original production Santuzza Andrea Gruber Jean-Pierre Ponnelle Mamma Lucia Judith Christin Set and costume designer Alfio Anthony Michaels-Moore Jean-Pierre Ponnelle Lola Katherine Rohrer Stage director A Woman Joy Graham Vera Lúcia Calábria Lighting Designer Thomas J. Munn *Role debut †U.S. opera debut Sound Designer PLACE AND TIME: A Sicilian village on Easter Day, about 1930 Roger Gans Chorus Director Ian Robertson Musical Preparation Ernest Fredric Knell Sara Jobin Carol Isaac John Churchwell Supertitles Paul Moor Assistant Stage Director Mark Streshinsky Stage Manager Hally Albers Fight Choreographer Jonathan Rider

Friday, September 19 2003, at 8:00 PM Tuesday, September 23 2003, at 7:30 PM Saturday, September 27 2003, at 8:00 PM Thursday, October 2 2003, at 7:30 PM Sunday, October 5 2003, at 2:00 PM Wednesday, October 8 2003, at 7:30 PM Saturday, October 11 2003, at 2:00 PM Friday, October 17 2003, at 8:00 PM San Francisco War Memorial 2003-2004 Cavalleria Rusticana Rustic Chivalry Page 2 of 2 Opera Assn. Opera House

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Scenery constructed in San Francisco Opera Studios

Costumes executed by Günter Berger, Director, and Sylvia Strahammer, Costume Department,

ADDITIONAL PERFORMERS

The Ragazzi Boys Chorus Joyce Keil, Artistic Director Ellis Briery William Carlson Daniel Clancy Andrew Cohen Chris Garber Jordan Ginsberg Alex Goya Collin Lee Ryan McLeod Harrison Nida Greg Owen Ju Huyan Park Abram St. Amand Poliakoff Carsten Stann Nathan Tsai Jeremy Wells Nathan Wilen

San Francisco Girls Chorus Susan McMane, Artistic Director Elizabeth Avakian, Chorus School Director Claire Donnelley Stephanie DyJuanco Ariel Estebez Maxine Gaspar Daisy Gerstein Therese Gould Grace Komarek-Meyer Ryan McCaffrey Sobezak Michele Young Jennifer Young