San Francisco War Memorial 1990 Don Quichotte Don Quixote Page 1 of 4 Opera Assn. Opera House This presentation of "Don Quichotte" is made possible, in part, by a generous gift from Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Tilton Don Quichotte (in French) Opera in five acts by Jules Massenet Libretto by Henri Cain Based on play by Jacques Le Lorrain, based on Cervantes Conductor CAST Julius Rudel Pedro Mary Mills Production Garcias Kathryn Cowdrick Charles Roubaud † Rodriguez Kip Wilborn Lighting Designer Juan Dennis Petersen Joan Arhelger Dulcinée's Friend Michael Lipsky Choreographer Dulcinée Katherine Ciesinski Victoria Morgan Don Quichotte Samuel Ramey Chorus Director Sancho Pança Michel Trempont Ian Robertson The Bandit Chief Dale Travis Musical Preparation First Bandit Gerald Johnson Ernest Fredric Knell Second Bandit Daniel Pociernicki Susanna Lemberskaya First Servant Richard Brown Susan Miller Hult Second Servant Cameron Henley Christopher Larkin Svetlana Gorzhevskaya *Role debut †U.S. opera debut Philip Eisenberg Kathryn Cathcart PLACE AND TIME: Seventeenth-century Spain Prompter Philip Eisenberg Assistant Stage Director Sandra Bernhard Assistant to Mr. Roubaud Bernard Monforte † Supertitles Christopher Bergen Stage Manager Jamie Call Thursday, October 11 1990, at 8:00 PM Act I -- The poor quarter of a Spanish town Sunday, October 14 1990, at 2:00 PM INTERMISSION Thursday, October 18 1990, at 7:30 PM Act II -- In the countryside at dawn Saturday, October 20 1990, at 8:00 PM Act III -- The bandits' camp Tuesday, October 23 1990, at 8:00 PM INTERMISSION Friday, October 26 1990, at 8:00 PM Act IV -- The poor quarter Act V -- In the countryside at night San Francisco War Memorial 1990 Don Quichotte Don Quixote Page 2 of 4 Opera Assn. Opera House Sponsors: Notes: Production and sets from the Lyric Opera of Chicago Costumes from Opéra de Marseilles DANCERS Nora Heiber Marina Hotchkiss Carolyn Houser Summer Rhatigan Debra Rose Kathryn Roszak Katherine Warner Lee Bell Gregory Dawson Danny Furlong Antonio Lopez Winthrop Marcinak Michael Parra Christopher Rankin SUPERNUMERARIES (for second group of three operas) Sabrina Adler Traude Albert Susan Alden Susan Anderson Pat Angell Elayne Ashman Irene Bechtel Phyllis Blair Katherina Brazaitis Dottie Brown Madeline Chase Kay Cheatham Phoebe Ciaffi Annette Clark Huguette Combs Jamie Daniels Renée DeJarnatt Darcy Fink Karen Goodwyn Lisa Gordon Diane Graham Leah Hall Joan Imbeau Pierrette Jeanmonod Esther Jennings Catherine Joseph Mary Joyce Candace Kahn Valarie Klingenberg Andrea Kohlruss Joan Kwansa Jane Lee Carol Mauro Jan Moody Holly Morrison Elizabeth Munn Kate Noll Dorothy Papo Sharon Papo Ann Paras Virginia Persson Nancy Petrisko Marianna Petroni Julia Reisz Louise Russo San Francisco War Memorial 1990 Don Quichotte Don Quixote Page 3 of 4 Opera Assn. Opera House Stephanie Salter Ellen Sanchez Mary Simon Stella Tatro Beverly Terry Kimberly Thompson Marcia Tusting Linda Ann Unemori Cecilia Valente Lisa Waters Carolyn Waugh Susan Weiss Susan Wendt-Bogear Laurel Winzler Suzanna Yeh Bob Acker Roman Adler David Altman Ted Alves Gene Angell Steven Bartlett-Re Franklin Bauer Steve Bauman Don Bechtel Rich Bechtel Austin Bergin Mike Berkowitz David Black Brian Busta Tom Carlisle Joe Castrovinci Paul Cheatham Stewart Clark David Clover Rudy Cook Doug Couture Copley Crosby Richard Dobbins Nicholas Doxey Pedro Echeandia Steve Faringhy Ted Foster Eugenio Gámez John Gilbert Thomas Giuliano Richard Goldman Albert Goodwyn Terry Gordon Sean Greene Rick Gydesen Bill Higgins William Holden Mark Huelsmann Stephen Jacobs John Janonis Eric Janovsky Clint Jennings Frank Jorgensen Michael Josephson Bill Joyce Ron Kakiki Keith Kamrath Joe Kelley Bill Klaproth Nick Koras Andrew Korniej Ken Korpi Dan Kyte Greg Lawrance John Lee Mike Lipsky Rod McCoy Oren McEwen Bob McKibben Daniel Melia Ed Meyers San Francisco War Memorial 1990 Don Quichotte Don Quixote Page 4 of 4 Opera Assn. Opera House Jim Miller Matt Miller Ian Mishkin Karl Morgan Malcolm Mosher Rob Nathanson Paul Newman Barry Nielsen Chris Noll Mike Padilla Dick Pallowick Christopher Patnoe Mike Pesavento David Plotz John Plotz Tom Purcell David Ransom Paul Ricks Bill Roehl Steven Rosen Louis Schilling Paul Schoenkopf Donald Share Jim Shea John Shea Geoff Skidmore Jonathan Spieler Robert Stroman Jarrett Sullivan Tom Taffel Alvin Taylor Allen Tusting Richard Vagts Jim Warner Rick Weil Gary Wendt-Bogear Si Wheaton Joe Willis Arthur Zigas.