PLACIDO DOMINGO, ELI AND EDYTHE BROAD GENERAL DIRECTOR JAMES CONLON, RICHARD SEAVER MUSIC DIRECTOR LAOPERA STEPHEN D. ROUNTREE, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CHARLES GOUNOD / ROMEO ET JULIETTE Libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Corre, after William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet CREATIVE TEAM CAST PRODUCTION NOTES r-~l:;~~ CONDUCTOR ROMEO Vittorio Grlgolo* The running time is approXimately Placido Domingo three hours and 15 minutes, including one intermission. JULIET Nino Machaidze DIRECTOR Ian Judge Supertitles by Christopher Bergen. MERCUTIO Museop Kim~' SCENIC DESIGNER This production features gunfire John Gunter FRIAR LAURENCE Vitalij Kowaljow and flame. COSTUME DESIGNER Pre-performance lectures by Michael LORD CAPULET Vladimir Chernov Tim Goodchild Hackett. Pre-performance lectures are generously sponsored by the H LIGHTING DESIGNER TYBALT Alexey 5ayapin Flora L. Thornton Foundation and the Nigel Levings Opera League of Los Angeles. THE DUKE OF VERONA Philip Cokorinos CHOREOGRAPHER Scenery and props constructed by Kitty McNamee the Los Angeles Opera Scene Shop. STEPHA NO Elelp~~e~ ~ Costumes constructed by the FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHER Los Angeles Opera Costume Shop. Ed Douglas THE NURSE Ronnita Nicole Miller~ Wigs constructed by the Los Angeles Opera Wig and Make-Up ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR I CHORUS MASTER GREGORIO Michael Dean'" Department. Grant Gershon BENVOLIO Ben Bliss*i- • LA Opera debut FIRST ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR ,. Member ofthe Domingo-Thornton Daniel Armstrongi' Valery Rivkin COUNT PARIS Young Artist Program ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FRIAR JOHN Erik Anstine" t Alumni ofthe Domingo-Thorn ton James Bonas Young Artist Pragram STAGE MANAGER ARTISTS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Lyla Forlani SUPPORT ~"::;:~~-="-::£""Z::Z::~2.",,="*~:Z3=,z:;~~~-::::?::"~~~~ MUSICAL PREPARATION Paul Floyd Original production and revival made possible Jeremy Frank by a generous gift from the Nino Sanikidze Marc and Eva Stern Foundation. Douglas Sumi PROMPTER Nino Sanikidze ~l J Please turn off all cell phones, electronic devices and watch alarms. Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the house management. Members ofthe audience who leave during the performance will nat be shawn bock into the theater until the next intermission. The use of cameros and recording eqUipment is strictly prohibited. Your use of a ticket acknowledges your willingness to appear in photographs token in public areas of the Music Center and reieases the Center and its lessees and others from liability resulting from use of such photographs. Any microphones onstoge are for recording or broadcast purposes only, and are not associated with any amplification. LAOPERA PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE Pl THE ROYAL OPERA COVENT GARDEN Music Director Antonio Pappano Director ofOpera Elaine Padmore presents FAUST Opera in five acts Music Charles-Franc;:ois Gounod Libretto Jules Barbier and Michel Carre after Carre's Faust et Marguerite and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust, Part I Conductor Maurizio Benini Original Director David McVicar Revival Director Lee Blakeley Sets Charles Edwards Costumes Brigitte Reiffensruel Lighting Paule Constable Choreography Michael Keegan-Dolan Choreography rehearsed by Daphne Strothmann The Royal Opera Chorus Cborus Director Renata Balsadanna The Orchestra ofthe Royal Opera House Associate Concert Master Sergey Levitin Monday 4 October 2004 The 435th performance at the Royal Opera House Co-production with Opera de Monte Carlo, Opera de Lille and Fondazione Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi Trieste Sponsored (2004) by With additional suPPOrt from Jean and Helene Peters (Benefactors' Circle 2004) FAUST Faust Piotr Beczala Mephistopheles John Tomlinson Marguerite Elena Kelessidi ~gner Matthew Rose* Valentin Dalibor Jenis Siebel Katija Dragojevic Marthe Schwertlein DellaJones Students, soldiers, townspeople, demons Extra Chorus Celeste Gattai, Anne Marchand, Bernadette Lord Jeanette Ager, Amanda Floyd, Matilde Wallevik Robert Arnon, Phillip Brown, Simon Davies, Kevin Ferguson, Lee Hickenbottom, Norbert Meyn, Gerard O'Beirne Russell Matthews, Darron Moore, John Morrissey, Paul Parfitt, Simon Preece Actors Adam Barker, Paul Clarke, Irene Hardy, Clint Hunt, Simon Johns, Ragnild Olsen, Hazel Ross, Sirena Tocco Dancers Belinda Chapman, Milos Galko, Keiko Hewitt-Teale, Sara Kamono, Imogen Knighr, Camille Litalien, Kirsry Mathieson, Anjali Mehra, Elizabeth Mischler, Ruth Moss, Gemma Payne, Rachel Poirier Music Preparation Christopher Willis, Mark Packwood, Stephen Westrop Language Coach Sonja Nerdrum 'Matthew Rose is participating in the Vilar Young Anists Programme Faust (In order ofvocal appearance) B 14, 16. 19. 22m. Dec. 1m Nov. 10m. /2, 15, 17m. 21, 23, 30 Fa~st :: J~nath~n Hodel.*" ~../ Adam Flo'."ers.* . Mephistopheles KIrk EIchelberger· • Jesse Merllll· . Valentin Jason Detwiler· Joseph Wright·* . Siebel. Michele Detwiler Donna Olson .. Wagner Nicolas Aliaga* Nicolas Aliaga* .. Marguerite Julie Makerov· Sandra Rubalcava· . Marthe Kimberly Matthies* Kimberly Matthies* .. • ORCHESTRA Concertmaster: Cynthia Baehr Oboe: Patricia Emerson Mitchell, Violin I: Virginia Smedberg, principal Valerie Tisdel Clarinet: Mark Brandenburg, principal; Violin II: Claudia Bloom, principal; Janet Averett Sally Dalke, Susan Stein Bassoon: Deborah Kramer, principal Viola: Janet Doughty, principal; Trumpet: William B. Harvey, principal; Melinda Rayne, Ted Seitz Catherine Murtagh Cello: Lucinda Breed Lenicheck, French Horn: Deborah McCracken, principal; Ellen Sanders principal; Larry Osbome Bass: Anne Berk, principal Trombone: Robert Szabo, principal Flute: Isabelle Chapuis, principal; Organ: Simona Snitkovskaya Mary Hargrove Harp: Karen Thielen Orchestra Manager: Mark Veregge • CHORUS Carlos Aguilar, Nicolas Aliaga, Marilyn Chea Berger, Anthony Ciliberto, Paula Chacon, Jay Clifton, John Easterday, Paul Heijn, Shannon Hoffman, Marisa Lenhardt, Michael Nurge, Andrew Park, Leslie Sandefur, Christopher Shuford, Irina Varamesova, Erin Mary Witte fL.,. DANCERS a Noel Heilman, Alyssa Oania, Jill Reasoner, Kristal Schwartz S'ft;J s • Resident Company * Company Debut t *McCann Fellow +-Moore Fellow "*,Sturgeon Fellow *Schmidek Fellow (·W. Gibson Walters Fellow 6 Theatre Publications FAUST FEBRUARY 8, 11, 13 FEBRUA~ 14, 16 '---' 15,18,23 20,22 Faust John Bellemert Matthew Kirchnert Mephistopheles , Clifton Romigt Dean Elzinga' Marguerite .......... .. Maureen Magillt Barbara Divist Valentin. ............ .. Nmon Ford-Livenet Andrew Eisenmannt Siebel. ............. .. Layna Chianakast Layna Chianakast Marthe ............... Jeanette Blakeneyi' Jeanette Blakeneyt Wagner. ............ .. Brian Carter+ Brian Carter+ tPrincipal Artist-in-Residence +Affiliate Artist-in-Residence -Opera San Jose debut ORCHESTRA Concertmaster: Virginia Smedberg Clarinet: Mark Brandenburg, principal Violin I: Andrea Hawkins, Cynthia Baehr Clarinet II: Janet Averett Violin II: Claudia Bloom, principal Bassoon: Deborah Kramer, principal Sally Dalke, Judy Kmetko Hom: Larry Osborne, principal Viola: Janet Doughty, principal Horn II: Deborah McCracken Ted Seitz, Melinda Rayne Trumpet: Richard Scott, principal Cello: Lucinda Breed, principal Trumpet II: Rob Lenicheck Donald Homuth Trombone: Robert Szabo, principal Bass: Anne Berk, principal Percussion: Mark Veregge Flute: Isabelle Chapms, principal Harp: Karen Thielen Flute II: Mary Reed Keyboard: Craig Bohmler Oboe: Patricia Mitchell, principal Orchestra Manager: Robert Szabo CHORUS Roseanne Ackerley, S. Jason Black, Robert Campbell, Lori Deeter, Kimberly DeYoung, Eli M. Fochs, Michael Forner, Woody Moore, Kathleen Moss, Fenmei C Niahosa, Nate Risdon, Stephanie Schaeffer, Aaron Scheidel, Cheryl Shafer, Aletta Smith, Herbert Smith, Michael Sommese, Lucy Strauli, Janeen Vitalie, James A Worthy, Pia Youn S Dancers T Izetta Fang, Resa Homan, Jennifer Lee, Florylynn Miguelino,Jessica Schatz Page 2 South Bay Peiformances Magazines Concert Performance Opera in two acts by CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD GLUCK Text by RANIERI DE' CALZABIGI French translation and adaptation by PIERRE-LOUIS MOLINE Performing edition by HECTOR BERLIOZ Orphee et Eurydice (in French) Conductor CAST Donald Runnicles Orphee (Orpheus) Jennifer Larmore* Chorus Director Ian Robertson Eurydice Dawn Upshaw* Amour (Cupid) Alison Hagley* Musical Preparation Peter Grunberg Nymphs, shepherds and shepherdesses, Furies and demons, blessed spirits Stage Manager *San Francisco Opera debut Jerry Sherk TIME AND PLACE: Legendary Greece ACT I The tomb of Eurydice Intermission ACT II Scene 1 The entrance to Hades Scene 2 The Elysian Fields First performance: Vienna, October 5, 1762 ACT III Scene 1 A deserted cavern Paris, August 2, 1774 (French version) Scene 2 The Temple of Love Paris, November 19, 1859 (Berlioz edition) First San Francisco Opera performance: September 6,1959 (in Italian, as Orfeo ed Euridice) This performance of Orphee et Eurydice is dedicated to the memory of Douglas W. Allan. Supertitles by Clifford Cranna, San Francisco Opera Latecomers will not be seated during the performance after the lights have dimmed. The use of cameras, cellular phones and any kind of recording equipment is strictly forbidden. THURSDAY, MAY 18 AT 8:00 The performance will last approximately two hours. SUJY\lner 1.995 1.3 Royal Opera House GeneralDirectorJeremy Isaacs presents The Royal Opera Music DirectorBernard Haitink KBE Associate Music DirectorSir Edward Downes CBE Principal Guest Conductor Daniele Gatti Director Nicholas Payne ROMEO ET JULIETTE Operainfive acts Music Charles-Fran~oisGounod ('Air de la coupe' by permission of Editions Choudens, ParisjUnitedMusic