San Francisco War Memorial 1995 Don Giovanni Page 1 of 2 Opera Assn. Opera House

New Production

This production is made possible, in part, by generous gifts from Mr. George M. Bowles and the Estate of Edith Bentley Bailey Cook. Don Giovanni (in Italian)

Opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte

Conductor CAST Donald Runnicles Leporello Alfonso Antoniozzi* Production Donna Anna Deborah Riedel Lotfi Mansouri Don Giovanni Samuel Ramey (11/14,18,20) Set designer William Shimell (11/24,28;12/1,3,7) Gerard Howland The Commendatore Victor von Halem Costume Designer Don Ottavio John Mark Ainsley † (11/14,18,20,24,28) Thierry Bosquet Stanford Olsen (12/1,3,7) Lighting Designer Donna Elvira Daniela Dessì Michael Whitfield Zerlina Rebecca Evans* Sound Designer Masetto Earle Patriarco Roger Gans Chorus Director Ian Robertson *Role debut †U.S. opera debut Musical Preparation PLACE AND TIME: Seville in the middle of the seventeenth century Joyce Fieldsend Bryndon Hassman Ian Robertson Ernest Fredric Knell Adelle Eslinger Philip Eisenberg Prompter Philip Eisenberg Recitative accompaniment Donald Runnicles, harpsichord Recitative accompaniment David Kadarauch, cello Assistant Stage Director Beth Greenberg Sandra Bernhard Stage Manager Jerry Sherk Fight Consultant Larry Henderson Supertitles Christopher Bergen

Tuesday, November 14 1995, at 8:00 PM The opera will be performed with one intermission. Saturday, November 18 1995, at 8:00 PM Monday, November 20 1995, at 7:30 PM Friday, November 24 1995, at 8:00 PM Tuesday, November 28 1995, at 8:00 PM Friday, December 1 1995, at 7:30 PM Sunday, December 3 1995, at 2:00 PM Thursday, December 7 1995, at 7:30 PM San Francisco War Memorial 1995 Don Giovanni Page 2 of 2 Opera Assn. Opera House

Sponsors: The performance of November 14th is designated in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Myron Du Bain's membership in the Triple Gold Circle The performance of November 18th is designated in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Steven Read's membership in the Triple Gold Circle The performance of November 20th is sponsored by Powersoft Corporation The performance of November 23rd is sponsored by the Hendrickson family in honor of the Supernumeraries and in memory of Joseph Scott Hendrickson The performance of November 28th is sponsored by British Airways The performance of December 1st is designated in honor of Andrew J. Belotti's generous gift to San Francisco Opera's Pooled Income Fund The performance of December 3rd is sponsored by Autodesk The performance of December 3rd is designated in honor of the Triple Gold Circle membership of Annette Campbell- White and Ruediger Naumann-Etienne

Notes: Scenery constructed in San Francisco Opera Scenic Studios Costumes executed by San Francisco Opera Costume Shop

SUPERNUMERARIES

Regina Bustillos Mary Hanni Susan Mead Valentina Simi Ceci Valente Laurel Winzler

Jordan Berner Douglas Ceffalo Nigel Delaney Eddy Gordillo Joseph Kinyon Steve Lavezzoli Thomas Newman Barry Nielsen Louis Schilling Jim Shea Michael Strickland Mario Tarabini Thane Thomas