Der Rosenkavalier 1968
The sophisticated elegance…
…of Maria Theresa’s Vienna comes alive in Strauss’ entertaining comic masterpiece of chivalry, deception and romance.
Synopsis
Act I
It is morning and Octavian, a handsome youth of seventeen, is taking leave of the Marschallin, whose husband is away on a hunting trip. Despite his affirmation of undying devotion, the Marschallin is aware that the disparity in their ages will soon cause Octavian to look to women younger than herself for love.
They are interrupted by a commotion outside the door. Fearing that her husband has returned, the Marschallin helps Octavian disguise himself in the dress of a chambermaid. Their alarm subsides, however, when Baron Ochs von Lerchenau, a distant relative of the Marschallin, forces his way through the door despite the protests of the servants.
Ochs is much taken with the charms of the chambermaid, Mariandel (the disguised Octavian), and he ogles her all through the transaction of his business with the Marschallin. Ochs asks the Marschallin to select a Knight of the Rose to bring, in his behalf, the symbolic silver rose to Sophie, daughter of the nouveau riche von Faninal, whom he has decided to marry. Certain details of the marriage contract must also be settled, and the Marschallin suggests that he seek the advice of her attorney, who will attend her morning levee.
While a hairdresser fixes the Marschallin’s coiffure for the day, she receives a number of visitors. She is gracious to three poor orphans, rejects the overtures of Annina and Valzacchi (two Italian scandalmongers), and listens to an aria sung by an Italian tenor. As the singer is at the climax of the second verse, Ochs’ muttered arguments with the attorney break into shouts. The resulting confusion sweeps all from the room.
Left alone, the Marschallin becomes pensive, and not even Octavian’s return can rouse her from sad, reflective thoughts. Octavian leaves and she remembers that she did not even kiss him good-by. Realizing that she must accept the inevitable and sacrifice her own happiness for Octavian’s future, the Marschallin gives the silver rose to a page with instructions to take it to Octavian.
Act II
Sophie and her duenna excitedly await the appearance of the Rosenkavalier. Octavian enters carrying the silver rose. The formal speeches over, the two young people sit down to talk, and imperceptibly the conversation drifts toward intimacy. They are interrupted by the entrance of the bridegroom who loses no time in letting Sophie know his condescension in courting her. This, and his rude manner, repel her. When the Baron is called into an adjoining room, Sophie runs to Octavian.
Annina and Valzacchi enter calling for the Baron, hoping to be rewarded for the information they reveal concerning Sophie and Octavian. A quarrel follows. Ochs, lightly wounded by Octavian, raises a terrible outcry. Determined to rescue Sophie, Octavian, with the help of the two scandalmongers who are angered by the Baron’s stingy treatment of them, concocts a plot. A note is handed to the Baron in which a rendezvous with the chambermaid, Mariandel, is promised.
Act III
Ochs woos the disguised Octavian at a country inn. Figures appear from trapdoors and Ochs is convinced he sees ghosts. A woman in mourning (Annina in disguise) rushes in claiming to be his deserted wife. The confusion mounts as servants and police crowd into the room. Octavian sends for Faninal; Leopold, Ochs’ natural son, sends for the Marschallin to come to his father’s aid. After her arrival, Ochs takes leave, and the Marschallin draws Sophie and Octavian together. She leaves them alone and they reveal their love for each other. Resigned to the loss of her youthful cavalier, the Marschallin departs on the arm of Faninal.
Artists
Helen Vanni
Mezzo-soprano
The Marschallin
Helen Vanni
Hometown: Davenport, IA
SFO Debut:
Tessa, The Gondoliers, 1960
Past Seasons:
Countess Olga Sukarev, Fedora, 1977
Countess Almaviva, The Marriage of Figaro, 1976 (August 24)
Hero, L’Egisto, 1976
Constance Fletcher, The Mother of Us All, 1976
Mistress Alice Ford, Falstaff, 1975
Countess Almaviva, The Marriage of Figaro, 1973
Mrs. Coyle, Owen Wingrave, 1973
Countess Almaviva, The Marriage of Figaro, 1970
Smeton, Anna Bolena, 1970
Dorabella, Così fan tutte, 1969
Marschallin, Der Rosenkavalier, 1968
Suzuki, Madame Butterfly, 1968 (July 2 – 12)
Cherubino, The Marriage of Figaro, 1967
Rosina, The Barber of Seville, 1967
Cinderella, Cinderella, 1966
Clairon, Capriccio, 1966
Cherubino, The Marriage of Figaro, 1965
Suzuki, Madame Butterfly, 1965
Rosina, The Barber of Seville, 1965
Suzuki, Madame Butterfly, 1963 (July 6 – 10)
Octavian, Der Rosenkavalier, 1963
Jocasta, Oedipus Rex, 1962
St. Catherine, Joan of Arc at the Stake, 1962
Dorabella, Così fan tutte, 1962
Cherubino, The Marriage of Figaro, 1961
Octavian, Der Rosenkavalier, 1961
Cherubino, The Marriage of Figaro, 1960
Cinderella, Cinderella, 1960
Sylvia Anderson
Mezzo-soprano
Octavian
Sylvia Anderson
Hometown: Denver, CO
SFO Debut:
Octavian, Der Rosenkavalier, 1968
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1960
Past Seasons:
Flora, La traviata, 1960
Mother Goose, The Rake’s Progress, 1960
Judith Raskin
Soprano
Sophie
Judith Raskin
Hometown: Yonkers, NY
SFO Debut:
Musetta, , La bohème, 1958
Past Seasons:
Sophie, Der Rosenkavalier, 1968
Susanna, The Marriage of Figaro, 1961
Sophie, Der Rosenkavalier, 1961
Despina, Così fan tutte, 1958
An Italian Soprano, Capriccio, 1958
Clorinda, Cinderella, 1958
Andrew Foldi
Bass-baritone
Baron Ochs
Andrew Foldi
Hometown: Budapest, Hungary
SFO Debut:
Doctor Bartolo, The Barber of Seville, 1957
Past Seasons:
Speaker, The Magic Flute, 1980
A Struggling Soul, Die Jakobsleiter, 1980
Schigolch, Lulu, 1979
Bartolo, The Marriage of Figaro, 1976
Schigolch, Lulu, 1974
Baron Ochs, Der Rosenkavalier, 1968
Director, La bohėme, 1964
Baron Ochs, Der Rosenkavalier, 1963
Baron Ochs, Der Rosenkavalier, 1961
Benoit, La bohème, 1961
Bartolo, The Marriage of Figaro, 1961
Baron d’Houdoux, News of the Day, 1961
Don Magnifico, Cinderella, 1960
Master Spinelleccio, Gianni Schicci, 1960
Tiresias, Oedipus Rex, 1960
Bartolo, The Marriage of Figaro, 1960
Henry VIII, Anna Bolena, 1959
Osmin, Abduction from the Seraglio, 1959
Doctor Bartolo, The Barber of Seville, 1959
Benoit/Alcindoro, La bohème, 1958
Don Alfonso, Così fan tutte, 1958
Pistol, Falstaff, 1958
Don Magnifico, Cinderella, 1958
Uberto, La serva padrona, 1957
Truffaldin. Ariadne auf Naxos, 1957
George Fortune
Baritone
Herr von Faninal
George Fortune
Hometown: Boston, MA
SFO Debut:
Marcello, La bohème, 1967
Past Seasons:
Papa Germont, La traviata, 1968
Herr von Faninal, Der Rosenkavalier, 1968
Monk, Die Jakobsleiter, 1968
Lescaut, Boulevard Solitude, 1967
Jean Kraft
Mezzo-soprano
Annina
Jean Kraft
Hometown: Menasha, WI
SFO Debut:
Adelaide von Waldner, Arabella, 1965
Past Seasons:
Marcellina, The Marriage of Figaro, 1987
Housekeeper, Die schweigsame Frau, 1987
Third Lady, The Magic Flute, 1986
Marcellina, The Marriage of Figaro, 1985
Juno, The Tempest, 1985
Third Lady, The Magic Flute, 1984
Notary’s Wife, Intermezzo, 1984
May/Madwoman 4, We Come to the River, 1984
Berta, The Barber of Seville, 1981
Miss Pick, News of the Day, 1981
Madame Larina, Eugene Onegin, 1980
Herodias, Salome, 1979
Mistress Meg Page, Falstaff, 1977
Geneviève, Pelléas et Mélisande, 1977
Marcellina, The Marriage of Figaro, 1976 (July 10 – 23; August 21 -24)
Mistress Meg Page, Falstaff, 1975
Third Lady, The Magic Flute, 1974
Countess Geschwitz, Lulu, 1974
Marcellina, The Marriage of Figaro, 1973
Kate Julian, Owen Wingrave, 1973
Suzuki, Madame Butterfly, 1972
Herodias, Salome, 1972
Miss Newkirk, Help! Help! The Globolinks, 1970
Flora, La traviata, 1970
Death, Le Rossignol, 1970
Marcellina, The Marriage of Figaro, 1970
Mother Goose, The Rake’s Progress, 1970
Miss Newkirk, Help! Help! The Globolinks, 1969
Death, Le Rossignol, 1969
Third Lady, The Magic Flute, 1969
Herodias, Salome, 1969
Ninon, The Devils of Loudun, 1969
Annina, Der Rosenkavalier, 1968
Gianetta, The Elixir of Love, 1968
Flora, La traviata, 1968
Third Lady, The Magic Flute, 1968
Maddalena, Rigoletto, 1966
Thisbe, Cinderella, 1966
Prioress, Dialogues of the Carmelites, 1966
Mother Goose, The Rake’s Progress, 1966
Margret, Wozzeck, 1966
Marcellina, The Marriage of Figaro, 1965
Ragnar Ulfung
Tenor
Valzacchi
Ragnar Ulfung
Hometown: Oslo, Norway
SFO Debut:
Cavaradossi, Tosca, 1966 (July 2 – 16)
Past Seasons:
Herod, Salome, 2006
Captain, Wozzeck, 2001
Aegisth, Elektra, 2000
Bill-Poster/Dean of Law, A Dream Play, 1998
Herod, Salome, 1995
Ambrogio, The Barber of Seville, 1994
Monostatos, The Magic Flute, 1993
Valzacchi, Der Rosenkavalier, 1992
Valzacchi, Der Rosenkavalier, 1989
Alfred, Die Fledermaus, 1988
Jedediah Potter, The Black Mask, 1988
Basilio, The Marriage of Figaro, 1987
Alfred, Die Fledermaus, 1986
Basilio, The Marriage of Figaro, 1985
Pollux, Die Liebe der Danae, 1985
Basilio, The Marriage of Figaro, 1982
Pollux, Die Liebe der Danae, 1982
Director/ Benoit, La bohème, 1981
Sellem, The Rake’s Progress, 1981
Monostatos, The Magic Flute, 1980
Aegisth, Elektra, 1980
Monostatos, The Magic Flute, 1979
Herod, Salome, 1979
Herod, Salome, 1978
Fadinard, The Italian Straw Hat, 1977
Herod, Salome, 1976
Director, La bohème, 1974
Monostatos, The Magic Flute, 1974 (July 6 – August 8)
Director, Lulu, 1974
Director, La bohème, 1973
Vicomte Cascada, The Merry Widow, 1973
La Théière, L’enfant et les sortilèges, 1973
Herod, Salome, 1972
Monostatos, The Magic Flute, 1969
Herod, Salome, 1969
Adam, The Devils of Loudun, 1969
Monostatos, The Magic Flute, 1968
Valzacchi, Der Rosenkavalier, 1968
Officer, Cardillac, 1967
Herod, Salome, 1967
Tom Rakewell, The Rake’s Progress, 1966
Duke of Mantua, Rigoletto, 1966 (August 6 – 12)
Lee Mathews
Tenor
Marschallin's Major Domo
Lee Mathews
Hometown: Washington
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1968
Past Seasons:
Marschallin’s Major Domo, Der Rosenkavalier, 1968
Douglas Perry
Tenor
Lackey
Douglas Perry
Hometown: Indianapolis, IN
SFO Debut:
Timothy, Help! Help! The Globolinks, 1970
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1968, 1969
Past Seasons:
Old P’eng/Old Mountain Dweller, A Night at the Chinese Opera, 1989
Baron Puck, Grand Duchess of Gerolstein, 1979
Journalist, Lulu, 1979
First Jew, Salome, 1979
Bardolph, Falstaff, 1977
Desiré, Fedora, 1977
Dema, L’Egisto, 1976
Don Basilio, The Marriage of Figaro, 1976
Thaddeus Stevens, The Mother of Us All, 1976
El Remendado, Carmen, 1975
Bardolph, Falstaff, 1975
La Rainette/Le Petit Vieillard, L’enfant et les Sortilèges, 1975
Benoit, La bohème, 1974
Baron Puck, Grand Duchess of Gerolstein, 1974
Monostatos, The Magic Flute, 1974 (August 14 – 23)
The Prince, Lulu, 1974
Dema, L’Egisto, 1974
Benoit, La bohème, 1973
Don Basilio, The Marriage of Figaro, 1973
Raoul de St. Brioche, The Merry Widow, 1973
Le Petit Vieillard/ La Rainette, L’enfant et les sortilèges, 1973
Baron Puck, Grand Duchess of Gerolstein, 1972
Goro, Madame Butterfly, 1972
Secretary, Melusine, 1972
First Jew, Salome, 1972
Baron Puck, Grand Duchess of Gerolstein, 1971
Monostatos, The Magic Flute, 1971
Don Basilio, The Marriage of Figaro, 1971
Don Basilio, The Marriage of Figaro, 1970
Singer, Opera, 1970
Sellem, The Rake’s Progress, 1970
Timothy, Help! Help! The Globolinks, 1969
First Priest, The Magic Flute, 1969
Fourth Jew, Salome, 1969
Spoletta, Tosca, 1969 (July 5 – 16)
Lackey, Der Rosenkavalier, 1968
Anthony Falco
Baritone
Lackey
Anthony Falco
Hometown: New York
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1968
Past Seasons:
Second Armored Man, The Magic Flute, 1968
Lackey, Der Rosenkavalier, 1968
Thomas Olsen
Tenor
Lackey
Thomas Olsen
Hometown: Indiana
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1968
Past Seasons:
Lackey, Der Rosenkavalier, 1968
Ray Hickman
Bass
Lackey
Ray Hickman
Hometown: Massachusetts
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1968, 1969
Past Seasons:
Angelotti, Tosca, 1969
Second Armored Man, The Magic Flute, 1969
Chamberlain, Le Rossignol, 1969
Second Soldier, Salome, 1969
Mannoury, The Devils of Loudun, 1969
Commissioner, Madame Butterfly, 1968 (August 15 – 31)
Marquis d’Obigny, La traviata, 1968
Lackey, Der Rosenkavalier, 1968
Jacklyn Schneider
Soprano
Widow
Jacklyn Schneider
Hometown: New York
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1968
Past Seasons:
Widow, Der Rosenkavalier, 1968
Diana Sims
Soprano
Orphan
Diana Sims
Hometown: California
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1968
Past Seasons:
Orphan, Der Rosenkavalier, 1968
Ellen Shade
Soprano
Orphan
Ellen Shade
Hometown: New York, NY
SFO Debut:
Mimi, La bohème, 1974
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1968, 1969
Past Seasons:
Arabella, Arabella, 1983
Countess Almaviva, The Marriage of Figaro, 1982
Pamina, The Magic Flute, 1980
Pamina, The Magic Flute, 1979 (August 15 – 24)
Mistress Alice Ford, Falstaff, 1977 (August 6 – 26)
Climene, L’Egisto, 1976
Violetta, La traviata, 1976 (July 7, 9, 15, 30; August 14)
Fiordiligi, Così fan tutte, 1975
Salud, La vida breve, 1975
Climene, L’Egisto, 1974
Page of Herodias, Salome, 1969
Orphan, Der Rosenkavalier, 1968
Susan Lutz
Mezzo-soprano
Orphan
Susan Lutz
Hometown: Illinois
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1968
Past Seasons:
Orphan, Der Rosenkavalier, 1968
Wendy Sharp
Soprano
Milliner
Wendy Sharp
Hometown: Michigan
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1968, 1969
Past Seasons:
Milliner, Der Rosenkavalier, 1968
Gary Glaze
Tenor
Animal Vendor
Gary Glaze
Hometown: St. Petersburg, FL
SFO Debut:
Goro, Madame Butterfly, 1968
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1966, 1967
Past Seasons:
First Priest, The Magic Flute, 1968
Monk, Die Jakobsleiter, 1968
Animal Vendor, Der Rosenkavalier, 1968
Fiorello, The Barber of Seville, 1967
El Rememdado, Carmen, 1967 (August 9 – 24)
Don Curzio, The Marriage of Figaro, 1967
Fourth Jew, Salome, 1967
Anastasios Vrenios
Tenor
Italian Tenor
Anastasios Vrenios
Hometown: Turlock, CA
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1966 (as Ernie Vrenios)
SFO Debut:
Nemorino, The Elixir of Love, 1968 (July 19 -24)
Past Seasons:
Eumolpus, Perséphone, 1968
Italian Tenor, Der Rosenkavalier, 1968
Alfredo, La traviata, 1968 (August 30)
A Soldier, Wozzeck, 1966
James De Bolt
Dancer
Flutist
James De Bolt
SFO Debut:
Flutist, Der Rosenkavalier, 1968
Past Seasons:
Mercury, Perséphone, 1968
Thomas Enckell
Dancer
Hairdresser
Thomas Enckell
SFO Debut:
Hairdresser, Der Rosenkavalier, 1968
Past Seasons:
Le Cendre, L’enfant et les sortilèges, 1964
Richard Best
Bass-baritone
Notary
Richard Best
Hometown: Chicago, IL
SFO Debut:
Dr. Grenvil, La Traviata, 1965
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1959, 1960, 1961
Past Seasons:
Second Armored Man, The Magic Flute, 1984
Aide, We Come to the River, 1984
Bartolo, The Marriage of Figaro, 1982
Jarno, Mignon, 1982
Old Plain Talk, The Confidence Man, 1982
General Boum, Grand Duchess of Gerolstein, 1974
Bartolo, The Marriage of Figaro, 1971
Speaker, The Magic Flute, 1971
Baron Grog, Grand Duchess of Gerolstein, 1971
Friar, Don Carlo, 1971
Sacristan, Tosca, 1969
Second Priest, The Magic Flute, 1969
Fifth Jew, Salome, 1969
Dr. Turtlespit, Help! Help! The Globolinks, 1969
Bontemps, The Devils of Loudun, 1969
Dr. Grenvil, La Traviata, 1968
Bonze, Madame Butterfly, 1968
Second Priest, The Magic Flute, 1968
Notary, Der Rosenkavalier, 1968
Bonze, Madame Butterfly, 1965
Antonio, The Marriage of Figaro, 1965
Vendor/Coachman/General, The Nose, 1965
Antonio, The Marriage of Figaro, 1961
Marschallin’s Attorney/Police Commissioner, Der Rosenkavalier, 1961
Jacob, The Ballad of Baby Doe, 1961
Museum Guide, News of the Day, 1961
Antonio, The Marriage of Figaro, 1960
Guccio, Gianni Schicchi, 1960
Cal, Regina, 1959
Roger Childs
Tenor
Leopold
Roger Childs
Hometown: Massachusetts
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1967, 1968
Past Seasons:
Leopold, Der Rosenkavalier, 1968
Steven Tachell
Bass
Och's Servant
Steven Tachell
Hometown: Washington
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1968, 1969
Past Seasons:
Servant, La traviata, 1968
Och’s Servant, Der Rosenkavalier, 1968
Wayne Turnage
Baritone
Och's Servant
Wayne Turnage
Hometown: North Carlina
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1967, 1968
Past Seasons:
Och’s Servant, Der Rosenkavalier, 1968
El Dancairo, Carmen, 1967 (July 1 – 15)
Ronna Jurow
Soprano
Marianne
Ronna Jurow
Hometown: California
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1968
Past Seasons:
Marianne, Der Rosenkavalier, 1968
David Ramirez
Tenor
Faninal's Major Domo
David Ramirez
Hometown: Kansas
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1968
Past Seasons:
Giuseppe, La traviata, 1968
Faninal’s Major Domo, Der Rosenkavalier, 1968
Ron Sequoio
Choreographer
Dr. Medicus
Ron Sequoio
Hometown: Houston, TX
SFO Debut:
Death, Joan of Arc at the Stake, 1962
Past Seasons:
The Elixir of Love, 1968
La traviata, 1968
Dr. Medicus, Der Rosenkavalier, 1968
The Marriage of Figaro, 1965
The Stag King, 1965
La traviata, 1965
L’enfant et les sortilèges, 1964
Carmen, 1964
Jack the Ripper, Lulu, 1964
The Marriage of Figaro, 1964
The Fox, Renard, 1962
Pluto, Perséphone, 1962
John Stewart
Tenor
A Landlord
John Stewart
Hometown: Cleveland, OH
SFO Debut:
Cavalier, Cardillac, 1967
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1964, 1965
Past Seasons:
Sebastian, The Tempest, 1985
Baron Lummer, Intermezzo, 1984
Matteo, Violanta, 1984
Guido Bardi, A Florentine Tragedy, 1984
Apollo, L’Orione, 1983
Count Elemer, Arabella, 1983
Narraboth, Salome, 1978
Pinkerton, Madame Butterfly, 1972 (August 2 – 24)
Narraboth, Salome, 1972
Ferrando, Così fan tutte, 1969
Narraboth, Salome, 1969
De Laubardemont, The Devils of Loudun, 1969
Pinkerton, Madame Butterfly, 1968 (August 15 – 31)
Gaston, La traviata, 1968
A Landlord, Der Rosenkavalier, 1968
One of the Called, Die Jakobsleiter, 1968
Narraboth, Salome, 1967
Yarizhkin, The Nose, 1965
Servant, Lulu, 1964
Peter Harrower
bass
Police Commissioner
Peter Harrower
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
SFO Debut:
Frank, Die Fledermaus, 1963
Past Seasons:
Don Alfonso, Così fan tutte, 1969
Emperor of China, Le Rossignol, 1969
Sarastro, The Magic Flute, 1969
First Nazarene, Salome, 1969
Sarastro, The Magic Flute, 1968
Police Commissioner, Der Rosenkavalier, 1968
Cadmus, The Bassarids, 1968
Don Basilio, The Barber of Seville, 1967
Zuniga, Carmen, 1967
First Nazarene, Salome, 1967
La Roche, Capriccio, 1966
Alidoro, Cinderella, 1966
Commendatore, Don Giovanni, 1966
Sparafucile, Rigoletto, 1966 (August 20 – 27)
Count Waldner, Arabella, 1965
Don Basilio, The Barber of Seville, 1965
Raimondo, Lucia di Lammermoor, 1965
Advertising Editor/Doctor, The Nose, 1965
Zuniga, Carmen, 1964
Master Amantio, Gianni Schicchi, 1964
Animal Trainer, Lulu, 1964
Sparafucile, Rigoletto, 1964
Police Commissioner, Der Rosenkavalier, 1963
Commendatore, Don Giovanni, 1963
Chamberlain, Le Rossignol, 1963
Animal Trainer, Lulu, 1963
Robert Lewis
Bass
House Boots
Robert Lewis
Hometown: California
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1968
Past Seasons:
House Boots, Der Rosenkavalier, 1968
John Crosby
Conductor
John Crosby
Hometown: New York, NY
SFO Debut:
Madame Butterfly, 1957
Past Seasons:
La traviata, 2002
The Egyptian Helen, 2001
Elektra, 2000
Countess Maritza, 1999
Ariadne auf Naxos, 1999
Madame Butterfly, 1998
Salome, 1998
La traviata, 1997
Arabella, 1997
Madame Butterfly, 1996
Daphne, 1996
Countess Maritza, 1995
Salome, 1995
Tosca, 1994 (July 1 – 15)
Intermezzo, 1994
La bohème, 1993 (July 2 – 16)
Capriccio, 1993
Die Fledermaus, 1992
Der Rosenkavalier, 1992
La traviata, 1991 (June 28 – July 6)
Die schweigsame Frau, 1991
La bohème, 1990
Ariadne auf Naxos, 1990
La traviata, 1989 (June 30 – July 12)
Der Rosenkavalier, 1989
Die Fledermaus, 1988
Feuersnot, 1988
Friedenstag, 1988
Madame Butterfly, 1987
Die schweigsame Frau, 1987
Die Fledermaus, 1986
The Egyptian Helen, 1986
Orpheus in the Underworld, 1985
Die Liebe der Danae, 1985
A Florentine Tragedy, 1984
Violanta, 1984
Intermezzo, 1984
Orpheus in the Underworld, 1983
Arabella, 1983
Die Fledermaus, 1982
Die Liebe der Danae, 1982
La bohème, 1981
Daphne, 1981
La traviata, 1980
Elektra, 1980
The Grand Duchesse of Gerolstein, 1979
Lucia di Lammermoor, 1979
Salome, 1979
Tosca, 1978
Salome, 1978
The Italian Straw Hat, 1977
Fedora, 1977
La traviata, 1976
Salome, 1976
Carmen, 1975
La bohème, 1974
The Grand Duchesse of Gerolstein, 1974
La bohème, 1973
The Merry Widow, 1973
The Grand Duchesse of Gerolstein, 1972
Madame Butterfly, 1972
Salome, 1972
Don Carlo, 1971
The Grand Duchesse of Gerolstein, 1971
La traviata, 1970
Anna Bolena, 1970
Tosca, 1969
Salome, 1969
Madame Butterfly, 1968
La traviata, 1968
Der Rosenkavalier, 1968
Carmen, 1967
La bohème, 1967
Tosca, 1966
Capriccio, 1966
Rigoletto, 1966
La traviata, 1965
Madame Butterfly, 1965
Arabella, 1965
Rigoletto, 1964
Daphne, 1964
La bohème, 1964 (August 22 & 28)
Die Fledermaus, 1963
Madame Butterfly, 1963
Der Rosenkavalier, 1963
Salome, 1962
Oedipus Rex, 1962 (and Director)
Perséphone, 1962
Tosca, 1962
Der Rosenkavalier, 1961
La bohème, 1961
The Gondoliers, 1960
Tosca, 1960
Die Fledermaus, 1959
Madame Butterfly, 1959
La bohème, 1958
Wuthering Heights, 1958
Capriccio, 1958
Lotfi Mansouri
Director
Lotfi Mansouri
Hometown: Tehran, Iran
SFO Debut:
The Barber of Seville, 1965
Past Seasons:
Lucia di Lammermoor, 1979
Don Carlo, 1971
Anna Bolena, 1970
La traviata, 1970
Tosca, 1969
Der Rosenkavalier, 1968
La traviata, 1968
Salome, 1967
Carmen, 1967
Wozzeck, 1966
Rigoletto, 1966
Cinderella, 1966
Tosca, 1966
Lucia di Lammermoor, 1965
Neil Peter Jampolis
Designer
Scenery and Lighting
Neil Peter Jampolis
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
SFO Debut:
Cardillac, 1967 (Scenic Designer)
Past Seasons:
L’incoronazione di Poppea, 1986 (Lighting Designer)
Die Jakobsleiter, 1980 (Scenic & Lighting Designer)
The Flying Dutchman, 1973 (Scenic & Lighting Designer)
Don Giovanni, 1972 (Scenic & Lighting Designer)
Madame Butterfly, 1972 (Scenic Designer)
Melusine, 1972 (Scenic, Costume & Lighting Designer)
The Flying Dutchman, 1971 (Scenic Designer)
Tosca, 1969 (Scenic & Lighting Designer)
Der Rosenkavalier, 1968 (Scenic & Lighting Designer)
The Elixir of Love, 1968 (Scenic Designer)
Die Jakobsleiter, 1968 (Scenic Designer)
Carmen, 1967 (Scenic Designer)
Patton Campbell
Costume Designer
Patton Campbell
Hometown: Omaha, NE
SFO Debut:
Madame Butterfly, 1957 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
Past Seasons:
Tosca, 1969
Così fan tutte, 1969
Der Rosenkavalier, 1968
The Barber of Seville, 1967
The Rake’s Progress, 1966
The Barber of Seville, 1965
Così fan tutte, 1962 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
La bohème, 1961
The Rake’s Progress, 1960
Cinderella, 1960
Regina, 1959
The Barber of Seville, 1959
Abduction From the Seraglio, 1959 (Scenic, Costume & Lighting Designer)
Madame Butterfly, 1959 (Scenic, Costume & Lighting Designer)
Anna Bolena, 1959 (Scenic, Costume & Lighting Designer)
Die Fledermaus, 1959 (Scenic, Costume & Lighting Designer)
Capriccio, 1958 (Scenic, Costume & Lighting Designer)
Cinderella, 1958 (Scenic, Costume & Lighting Designer)
Wuthering Heights, 1958 (Scenic, Costume & Lighting Designer)
Falstaff, 1958 (Scenic, Costume & Lighting Designer)
Così fan tutte, 1958 (Scenic, Costume & Lighting Designer)
La bohème, 1958 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
Ariadne auf Naxos, 1957 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
The Tower, 1957 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
La serva padrona, 1957 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
The Barber of Seville, 1957 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
The Rake’s Progress, 1957 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
Così fan tutte, 1957 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
Martin Smith
Chorus Master
Martin Smith
SFO Debut:
Carmen, 1967
Past Seasons:
Perséphone, 1968
Die Jakobsleiter, 1968
The Bassarids, 1968
Der Rosenkavalier, 1968
The Elixir of Love, 1968
La traviata, 1968
The Magic Flute, 1968
Madame Butterfly, 1968
The Marriage of Figaro, 1967
Boulevard Solitude, 1967
Cardillac, 1967
The Barber of Seville, 1967
La bohème, 1967
Der Rosenkavalier 1968
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