San Francisco War Memorial 1992 Tosca Page 1 of 4 Opera Assn. Opera House
This production was underwritten by a generous gift from Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Johnson, Jr. Tosca (in Italian)
Opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa Based on "La Tosca" by Victorien Sardou
Supertitles underwritten by a generous grant from Mr. and Mrs. John R. Hamilton
Conductor CAST Patrick Summers (12/1, 5, 9, 12) Cesare Angelotti Philip Skinner (12/1, 5, 9, 12) Daniel Oren Alan Held Production A sacristan Dale Travis (12/1, 5, 9, 12) Frank Galati François Loup Set designer Mario Cavaradossi Michael Sylvester (12/1, 5, 9, 12) Tony Walton Sergei Larin † Costume Designer Floria Tosca Leona Mitchell (12/1, 5, 9, 12) Willa KIm Maria Guleghina Lighting Designer Baron Scarpia Timothy Noble (12/1, 5, 9, 12) Thomas J. Munn Juan Pons Sound Designer Spoletta Dennis Petersen Roger Gans Sciarrone Hector Vasquez Chorus Director A shepherd boy Brian Asawa Ian Robertson A jailer Magnus Baldvinsson Musical Preparation Joyce Fieldsend *Role debut †U.S. opera debut Ernest Fredric Knell PLACE AND TIME: Rome in June of 1800 Philip Eisenberg Robert Morrison Prompter Philip Eisenberg Assistant Stage Directors Paula Williams Laurie Feldman Supertitles Christopher Bergen Stage Manager Jerry Sherk
Friday, September 11 1992, at 8:00 PM Act I -- Interior of the church of Sant'Andrea della Valle Tuesday, September 15 1992, at 8:00 PM Act II -- A room in Scarpia's apartments in the Farnese Palace Friday, September 18 1992, at 8:00 PM Act III -- A terrace of Castel Sant'Angelo, outside the prison Wednesday, September 23 1992, at 7:30 PM Saturday, September 26 1992, at 8:00 PM Thursday, October 1 1992, at 7:30 PM Sunday, October 4 1992, at 2:00 PM Tuesday, December 1 1992, at 8:00 PM Saturday, December 5 1992, at 2:00 PM Wednesday, December 9 1992, at 8:00 PM Saturday, December 12 1992, at 1:00 PM San Francisco War Memorial 1992 Tosca Page 2 of 4 Opera Assn. Opera House
Sponsors: The performance of October 4 is sponsored by Potlatch Corporation. The Opening Night performance is sponsored by Lexus, a Division of Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc. The performance of September 15 is sponsored by McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen. The performance of September 23 is sponsored by Meyer Sound Laboratories, Inc.
Notes: This presentation of "Tosca" is a co-production with the Lyric Opera of Chicago
Scenery constructed in San Francisco Opera Scenic Studios
Costumes executed by San Francisco Opera Costume Shop
Rodgers organ provided by Ricketts Organ Sales and Service, San Leandro
The performance of December 12 is dedicated to the memory of Dorothy Kirsten.
Golden Gate Boys Chorus Stephen Meyer, Director
Adrian Paredes Michael Wood
Ragazzi, the Peninsula Boys Chorus Joyce Keil, Director
Kris Daehler Conrad Frank
San Francisco Boys Chorus Eugene Pierce, Director
Elliott Baer Jordan Davis Jeremy Faust Attila Gyulassy Laszlo Gyulassy John McMunn Brandon Sherman Eric Sparks Cole Thomason-Redus
Additional Boy Choristers
Michael Belford James Locke Darryl Temple
Opening Night post-performance Champagne Reception courtesy of Istituto Italiano per il Commercio Estero Truffles Violetta di Parma Torino Bakery Parma Parma Alimentare Sparkling wine by Consorzio per la Tutela d'Asti Spumante D.O.C.
Supernumeraries were listed for the entire season; no separate opera-by-opera breakdown was published. Here is the list:
Traude Albert Susan Alden Susan Anderson Pat Angell Elayne Ashman Phyllis Blair Katherine Brazaitis Dorothy Brown Regina Bustillos Madeline Chase Annette Clark Joyce M. Clark Brenda Czernysz Jamie Daniels San Francisco War Memorial 1992 Tosca Page 3 of 4 Opera Assn. Opera House
Renée DeJarnatt Darcy Fink Mary Freeman Karen Goodwyn Mary Hanni Joan Imbeau Esther Jennings Catherine Joseph Kathleen Joyce Andrea Kohlruss Susan Mead Ann Paras Cassandra Plott Karen Burtness Prak Marian Reyes Stephanie Salter Christine Seigel Mary Simon Paula Sinclair Stella Tatro Beverly Terry Kimberly Thompson Mimi Timberlake Linda Ann Unemori Ceci Valente Carolyn Waugh Susan Weiss Susan Wendt-Bogear Caper Whitfield Laurel Winzler Susi Zador
Thomas Abels Brett Allen Ted Alves Gene Angell Edward E. Ash John Atkinson Franklin Bauer Steve Bauman Don Bechtel Austin Bergin Michael Berkowitz Al Bernstein David Black Walter Blumst Thomas Burroughs Mark Burstein Peter Cannon Tom Carlisle Rey Carolino Joe Castrovinci David J. Clark David Clover Joe Cohen Scott Colby Rudy Cook Copley Crosby Thomas E. Curran David Dahlstrand Peter de Petra Brian Devine John Dobson Robert Dunn Jim Dyvad Pedro Echeandia David Elkind Milko N. Encinas Timothy J. Farrelly Peter Felleman Angelo Festa Tom Giuliano Eddy J. Gordillo Terry Gordon Sean Greene Stephen Greengard Bill Higgins San Francisco War Memorial 1992 Tosca Page 4 of 4 Opera Assn. Opera House
Ted Hlavac Willard Holden Mark Huelsmann Larry Hunnicutt Rolf Hunt Don Hyde John R. Janonis Clint Jennings Bruce Jewett Richard W. Johnson Frank Jorgensen Ron Kakiki Keith Kamrath Andrew Korniej Frank Kulesza Dan Kyte Greg Lawrance Sherman Lee James Lesko Michael Luque Daniel Melia Andrew E. Melomet Ed Meyers Kenneth Mielen Jim Miller Ian Mishkin Paul Newman Chris Noll Kieran O'Sullivan Richard Pallowick Alex Pattison William F. Perasso Oliver Pollard David Ransom Brian Rawlinson Paul Ricks Bill Roehl Steven Rosen William Ruff Louis Schilling Paul Segal John Sessler Bruce Sharlow Thomas Sherwood Frank Sommers Ray Souza Travis Springer Don Stoddard Michael Strickland Bob Stroman Stanley Strosser Raymond R. Sullivan Kent Tayenaha Alvin Taylor Tom Tillman Allen Tusting George Weiss Frank W. Weist Gary Wendt-Bogear Si Wheaton Robert Wicks Joe Willis John B. Wong Leslie York Jerry Zientara Art Zigas