Saturdays at 1 pm
August 18, 2012
OPERA: TURANDOT (in Italian)
COMPOSER: Giacomo Puccini
CAST:
Turandot Iréne Theorin
Calaf Marco Berti
Liù Leah Crocetto
Timur Raymond Aceto
Ping Hyung Yun
Pang Greg Fedderly
Pong Daniel Montenegro
Emperor Altoum Joseph Frank
A Mandarin Ryan Kuster
CONDUCTOR: Nicola Luisotti
STAGE DIRECTOR: Garnett Bruce
SAN FRANCISCO OPERA ORCHESTRA & CHORUS
CHORUS DIRECTOR: Ian Robertson
APPROX. LENGTH: 3 hours 15 minutes
August 25, 2012
OPERA: DON GIOVANNI (in Italian)
COMPOSER: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
CAST:
Don Giovanni Lucas Meachem
Donna Anna Ellie Dehn
Donna Elvira Serena Farnocchia
Leporello Marco Vinco
Don Ottavio Shawn Mathey
Zerlina Kate Lindsey
Masetto Ryan Kuster
The Commendatore Morris Robinson
CONDUCTOR: Niccola Luisotti
STAGE DIRECTOR: Gabriele Lavia
SAN FRANCISCO OPERA ORCHESTRA & CHORUS
CHORUS DIRECTOR: Ian Robertson
APPROX. LENGTH: 3 hours 25 minutes
September 1, 2012
OPERA: CARMEN (in French)
COMPOSER: Georges Bizet
CAST:
Carmen Anita Rachvelishvili
Don José Thiago Arancam
Micaëla Sara Gartland
Escamillo Paulo Szot
Frasquita Susannah Biller
Mercédès Cybele Gouverneur
Le Dancaïre Timothy Mix
Le Remendado Daniel Montenegro
Moralès Trevor Scheunemann
Zuniga Wayne Tigges
Lillas Pastia Yusef Lambert
CONDUCTOR: Niccola Luisotti
STAGE DIRECTOR: Jose Maria Condemi
SAN FRANCISCO OPERA ORCHESTRA & CHORUS
CHORUS DIRECTOR: Ian Robertson
APPROX. LENGTH: 3 hours 35 minutes
PLEASE NOTE: There is a LANGUAGE ADVISORY for this program:
September 8, 2012
OPERA: HEART OF A SOLDIER (in English)
(WORLD PREMIERE)
COMPOSER: Christopher Theofanidis
LIBRETTO: Donna Di Novelli
MUSIC: Christopher Theofanidis
CAST:
Rick Rescorla Thomas Hampson
Daniel J. Hill William Burden
Susan Rescorla Melody Moore
Juliet, Barbara Nadine Sierra
Cyril Henry Phipps
Imam Mohannad Mchallah
Tom, Ted Michael Sumuel
Lolita, Bridesmaid Susannah Biller
Pat, Ann Sara Gartland
Kathy, Bridesmaid Maya Lahyani
Omaha, Robert Ta'u Pupu'a
Dexter, Dex Daniel Snyder
Joseph, Joe Trevor Scheunemann
Sam, Wesley Wayne Tigges
Buddy Koa, The Golden Retriever
CONDUCTOR: Patrick Summers
STAGE DIRECTOR: Francesca Zambello
SAN FRANCISCO OPERA ORCHESTRA & CHORUS
CHORUS DIRECTOR: Ian Robertson
APPROX. LENGTH: 2 hours 25 minutes
September 15, 2012
OPERA: FAUST (in French)
COMPOSER: Charles François Gounod
CAST:
Faust Stefano Secco
Mephistopheles John Relyea
Marguerite Patricia Racette
Wagner Austin Kness
Siebel Daniela Mack
Valentin Brian Mulligan
Marthe Catherine Cook
CONDUCTOR: Maurizio Benini
STAGE DIRECTOR: Jose Maria Condemi
SAN FRANCISCO OPERA ORCHESTRA & CHORUS
CHORUS DIRECTOR: Ian Robertson
APPROX. LENGTH: 3 hours
September 22, 2012
OPERA: LUCREZIA BORGIA (in Italian)
COMPOSER: Gaetano Donizetti
CAST:
Lucrezia Borgia Renee Fleming
Muffio Orsini Elizabeth DeShong
Gennaro Michael Fabiano
Alfonso d'Este Vitalij Koaliow
Rustighello Daniel Montenegro
Jepo Liverotto Christopher Jackson
Oloferno Vitellozzo Brian Jagde
Apostolo Gazello Austin Kness
Astolfo Ryan Kuster
Ascanio Petrucci Ao Li
Gubetta Igor Vieira
CONDUCTOR: Riccardo Frizza
STAGE DIRECTOR: John Pascoe
SAN FRANCISCO OPERA ORCHESTRA & CHORUS
CHORUS DIRECTOR: Ian Robertson
APPROX. LENGTH: 3 hours
September 29, 2012
OPERA: XERXES (in Italian)
COMPOSER: George Frideric Handel
CAST:
Xerxes Susan Graham
Romilda Lisette Oropesa
Arsamenes David Daniels
Atalanta Heidi Stober
Amastris Sonia Prina
Ariodates Wayne Tigges
Elviro Michael Sumuel
CONDUCTOR: Patrick Summers
STAGE DIRECTOR: Nicholas Hytner
SAN FRANCISCO OPERA ORCHESTRA & CHORUS
CHORUS DIRECTOR: Ian Robertson
APPROX. LENGTH: 4 hours
October 6, 2012
OPERA: NOZZE DI FIGARO
COMPOSER: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
CAST:
Figaro Hermann Prey
Susanna Lucia Popp
Dr. Bartolo KevinLangan
Marcellina Laura Brooks Rice
Cherubino Faith Esham
Count Almaviva Tim Krause
Don Basillio Jonathan Green
Countess Almaviva Helena Dose
Don Curzio Robert Tate
Antonio Gregory Stapp
Barbarina Kathryn Gamberoni
Peasant girl Shelley Seitz
CONDUCTOR: Silvio Varviso
STAGE DIRECTOR: Sonja Frisell
SAN FRANCISCO OPERA ORCHESTRA & CHORUS
CHORUS DIRECTOR: Ian Robertson
APPROX. LENGTH: 3 hours
October 13, 2012
OPERA: NIXON IN CHINA (in English)
COMPOSER: John Adams
CAST:
Richard Nixon Brian Mulligan
Pat Nixon Maria Kanyova
Mao Tse-tung Simon O'Neill
Chiang Ch'ing
(Madam Mao Tse-tung) Hye Jung Lee
Chou En-Lai Chen-Ye Yuan
Henry Kissinger Patrick Carfizzi
Nancy T'ang Ginger Costa-Jackson
Second Secretary Buffy Baggott
Third Secretary Nicole Birkland
Wu Ch'ang-Ch'ing Bryan Ketron
CONDUCTOR: Lawrence Renes
STAGE DIRECTOR: Michael Cavanagh
SAN FRANCISCO OPERA ORCHESTRA & CHORUS
CHORUS DIRECTOR: Ian Robertson
APPROX. LENGTH: 3 hours
October 20, 2012
OPERA: ATTILA (in Italian)
COMPOSER: Giuseppe Verdi
CAST:
Attila Ferruccio Furlanetto
Odabella Lucrecia Garcia
Foresto Fabio Sartori
Foresto Diego Torre
Ezio Quinn Kelsey
Pope Leo I Samuel Ramey
CONDUCTOR: Nicola Luisotti
STAGE DIRECTOR: Gabriele Lavia
SAN FRANCISCO OPERA ORCHESTRA & CHORUS
CHORUS DIRECTOR: Ian Robertson
APPROX. LENGTH: 3 hours