San Francisco War Memorial 2007-2008 Ariodante Page 1 of 3 Opera Assn. Opera House This production is made possible, in part, by The Bernard Osher Endowment Fund Ariodante (in Italian) Opera in three acts by George Frideric Handel Libretto by anonymous Based on Salvi's Ginevra and Ariosto's Orlando Furioso San Francisco Opera premiere Conductor CAST Patrick Summers Ginevra Ruth Ann Swenson Director Dalinda Veronica Cangemi John Copley Polinesso Sonia Prina † Set designer Ariodante Susan Graham John Conklin Polinesso's squire Anders Froehlich Costume Designer The King of Scotland Eric Owens Michael Stennett Odoardo Andrew Bidlack Lighting Designer Lurcanio Richard Croft Duane Schuler . Chorus Director Ian Robertson *Role debut †U.S. opera debut Choreographer PLACE AND TIME: Scotland Kenneth von Heidecke Fight Choreographer Jonathan Rider Musical Preparation Carol Isaac John Churchwell Matthew Piatt Svetlana Gorzhevskaya Continuo harpsichord Patrick Summers Carol Isaac Continuo cello David Kadarauch Continuo theorbo Paul Binkley Prompter Jonathan Khuner Supertitles Christopher Bergen Assistant Stage Director Jay Jackson Stage Manager Lauren Jones Costume supervisor Kristi Johnson Wig and Makeup Designer Gerd Mairandres Production Super Captain Paul Szczesiul Sunday, June 15 2008, at 2:00 PM Act I Wednesday, June 18 2008, at 7:30 PM INTERMISSION Saturday, June 21 2008, at 8:00 PM Act II Tuesday, June 24 2008, at 8:00 PM INTERMISSION Friday, June 27 2008, at 8:00 PM Act III Tuesday, July 1 2008, at 7:30 PM Sunday, July 6 2008, at 2:00 PM San Francisco War Memorial 2007-2008 Ariodante Page 2 of 3 Opera Assn. Opera House San Francisco War Memorial 2007-2008 Ariodante Page 3 of 3 Opera Assn. Opera House Sponsors: Notes: Dallas Opera production The opera was broadcast locally over KDFC on November 2, 2008; also nationally on the WFMT syndicated opera series..