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Otello (in Italian)

Opera in four acts by Libretto by Arrigo Boito Based on the play by William Shakespeare

Conductor CAST Giuseppe Patanè Montano Stephen West Production Cassio Barry McCauley Jean-Pierre Ponnelle Iago Guillermo Sarabia Designer Roderigo Barry Busse Jean-Pierre Ponnelle Otello Placido Domingo Chorus Director Desdemona Katia Ricciarelli Richard Bradshaw Emilia Gwendolyn Jones Lighting Designer A herald John Del Carlo Thomas J. Munn Lodovico Clifford Grant Musical Preparation Christofer Macatsoris Prompter *Role debut †U.S. opera debut Philip Eisenberg PLACE AND TIME: A seaport on Cyprus in the fifteenth century

Friday, September 8 1978, at 7:00 PM Act I -- Otello's castle by the sea Wednesday, September 13 1978, at 7:30 PM Act II -- A hall and terrace of the castle Sunday, September 17 1978, at 2:00 PM Act III -- A great hall of the castle Friday, September 22 1978, at 8:00 PM Act IV -- Desdemona's bedchamber Tuesday, September 26 1978, at 8:00 PM Saturday, September 30 1978, at 8:00 PM San Francisco War Memorial 1978 Otello Page 2 of 3 Opera Assn. Opera House

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Notes: This performance of "Otello" was to represent the American debut engagement for Carlos Kleiber. Unfortunately, the maestro cenceled and it never happened. Still, that non-fact made it into the official biography of Kleiber and is being repeated -- again and again and again.

Gala Opening Night flowers by courtesy of Tiffany & Co., and through the services of Bloomers of San Francisco

Live broadcast -- September 22

San Francisco Boys Chorus William Ballard, Director John Aalberg Stephen Abramowitz Sean Barry Matthew Brauer Mark Burford Michael Burke Jeffrey Cox Timothy Cox David Devine Laramie Crocker John Dougery George Fernandez Robyn Fladen-Kamm David Flores Christopher Frey Lionel Godolphin Peter Hicks Philip Hommes Christopher Kula Benjamin Lewis Douglas Lynn Christopher Metcalf Daniel Potasz Liam Riordan David Roberts Eric Savant Richard Treadwell Christopher Tucker Eric Van Genderen

San Francisco Conservatory of Music Preparatory Department Girls Chorus Lara Downes Shana Downes Kristin Genis Angela Harrison Susan Kim Gayane Plavdjian Keiko Steimetz Dorothy Stone Jennifer Watts Mary Angela Whooley Margaret Wong Faith Yang

SUPERNUMERARIES Joan Bacharach Barbara Clifford Martha Crawford Renée DeJarnatt Megan Fogarty Christine Gember Mary Joyce Nancy Kennelly Francesca Leo Cynthis Milina Edith Modie San Francisco War Memorial 1978 Otello Page 3 of 3 Opera Assn. Opera House

Ellen Nelson Louise Russo April Sack Celia Sack Ellen Sanchez Elizabeth Schultz Mary Van Perre

Steve Bauman Nick Bernardini Bruce Bigel Allerton Blake Steve Caldwell Thomas Carlisle Steve Cohen Rudolph Cook Robert Corrick Burton Covel Don Crawford Tom Curran Danny DeJarnatt Everett Evans, Jr. Jimmy Exon Albert Frettoloso Robert Fuller Clifford Gold Tom Grey Mark Huelsmann Ken Jakobs Janusz Bill Joyce Julius Karoblis Terrance Kyle George T. Lenahan Rodney McCoy Robert Montano Gregory Moreci James Muth Steve Polen Joel Posner Noble Edward Reynolds Paul Ricks Gill Rieben James Sagerson Robert Schmidt Michael Scoffield Thomas Simrock Kent Speirs Jon Spieler George Tyree Richard Weil