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Betrothal in a Monastery (The Duenna) (in Russian)

Opera in four acts by Libretto by S. Prokofiev and Mira Alexandrovna Mendelson Based on The Duenna by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Conductor CAST Don Jerome, a nobleman from Seville Nikolai Gassiev (11/23,25,27) Gianandrea Noseda (12/3,6,10) Konstantin Pluzhnikov Production Mendoza, a rich fish merchant Gennady Bezubenkov (11/23,25,27) Vladislav Pazi Sergei Alexashkin Designer Mendoza's servant Pedro Alfredo Daza Alla Kozhenkova Mendoza's servant Pablo Norman Shankle Lighting Designer Mendoza's servant Miguel Bojan Knezevic Thomas J. Munn Don Ferdinand, Don Jerome's son Mel Ulrich Chorus Director Lopez, Don Ferdinand's servant Richard Walker Ian Robertson Don Antonio, in love with Louisa Evgeny Akimov Musical Preparation First masker Norman Shankle Susanna Lemberskaya Second masker Alfredo Daza Peter Grunberg Third masker Bojan Knezevic Adelle Eslinger Louisa, Don Jerome's daughter Svetlana Gorzhevskaya The Duenna, Louisa's chaperone Larissa Diadkova Assistant to Maestro Gergiev Marina Mishuk Lauretta, Louisa's maid Peggy Kriha Dye Clara d'Almanza, Louisa's friend Tatiana Pavlovskaya (11/23,25,27) Prompter Jonathan Khuner Lia Shevtsova Supertitles Rosina, Clara's maid Molly Claymon Christopher Bergen Don Carlos, an impoverished nobleman, friend of Mendoza Yuri Shklyar Original choreography re-created by Musician Anthony Striplen, clarinet Natalia Spitsyna John Pearson, trumpet Assistant Stage Director Allen Biggs, drums Yefim Maizel Father Augustine, prior of the monastery Fyodor Kuznetsov Paula Williams Brother Elustaf Norman Shankle Stage Manager Brother Chartreuse Akfredo Daza Jerry Sherk Brother Benedictine Bojan Knezevic Fight Consultant Monk Norman Shankle Larry Henderson Alfredo Daza Novices Colby Roberts Monk Daniel Harper Spanish pas de deux Lira Khuslamova Dmitry Korneev Oriental pas de deux Nora Heiber Brian Chung Columbine Debra Rose Pierrot Ioannis Adoniou

*Role debut †U.S. opera debut PLACE AND TIME: Eighteenth-century Seville

Monday, November 23 1998, at 8:00 PM Act I -- The plaza in front of Don Jerome's house Wednesday, November 25 1998, at 7:30 PM Act II, Scene 1 -- Don Jerome's house Friday, November 27 1998, at 7:00 PM INTERMISSION Saturday, November 28 1998, at 8:00 PM Act II, Scene 2 -- On the waterfront Thursday, December 3 1998, at 7:30 PM Act II, Scene 3 -- Don Jerome's house San Francisco War Memorial 1998-1999Betrothal in a Monastery (The Duenna) Obruchenie v monastyre Page 2 of 3 Opera Assn. Opera House

Sunday, December 6 1998, at 2:00 PM Act III, Scene 1 -- Mendoza's house Thursday, December 10 1998, at 8:00 PM INTERMISSION Act III, Scene 2 -- Don Jerome's house Act III, Scene 3 -- A convent garden Act IV, Scene 1 -- A monastery adjacent to the convent Act IV, Scene 2 -- The ballroom in Done Jerome's house San Francisco War Memorial 1998-1999Betrothal in a Monastery (The Duenna) Obruchenie v monastyre Page 3 of 3 Opera Assn. Opera House

Sponsors: The performance of November 23rd is designated in honor of Mr. and Mrs. William R. Hewlett's membership in the Triple Diamond Circle The performance of November 23rd is sponsored by Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich, Rosati The performance of November 27th is sponsored by Meyer Sound Laboratories, Inc The performance of November 28th is sponsored by Saintsbury Winery The performance of December 3rd is designated in honor of Lorna Talbot The performance of December 3rd is sponsored by McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen, LLP The performance of December 10th is sponsored by Bank of America

Notes: Production from the Kirov Opera

ADDITIONAL PERFORMERS

Clowns Philip Amer Gregory Dawson Danny Furlong

Supernumeraries Bob Acker Steve Bauman Philip Baumgardner Jim Brown Mark Burstein Marcus Ceniceros John Giosso Rick Gydesen Frank Jorgensen Terry Kildow Charlie Lichtman Jason Mayo Oliver Pollard Gregory Schwartz Michael Schwartz Thane Thomas Tom Tillman Marvin Tom Ron Wizelman