Die Fledermaus 1963
Disguises and deception…
…unfold amidst waltzing and champagne in Strauss’ delightful concoction.
Synopsis
Act I
From the street outside the Eisenstein residence, drifts the voice of Alfred as he serenades his old flame, Rosalinda, Eisenstein’s wife. The maid, Adele, who has received an invitation to a masked ball, asks Rosalinda for an evening off, pretending that she is needed by an ailing aunt. Rosalinda, who has heard Alfred’s serenade, is much too preoccupied to pay attention to Adele. Eisenstein and his
lawyer, Dr. Blind, now come in from a session at court during which Eisenstein has received a jail sentence for having struck a policeman. Dr. Falke turns up with a suggestion that Eisenstein postpone his imprisonment for a few hours in order to attend Prince Orlovsky’s ball, unknown to his wife. Rosalinda and Adele bid farewell to Eisenstein who goes off to jail in full dress. He is hardly out of the house when Alfred returns with his protestations of undying love. The tête-a- tête is interrupted by the jail warden, Frank, who mistakes Alfred for Eisenstein. Rosalinda persuades Alfred to take her husband’s place and he is led off to jail.
Act II
The party at Prince Orlovsky’s is m full swing. The Prince welcomes his guests and exhorts them to drink and enjoy themselves. Adele, dressed in one of Rosalinda’s gowns, is recognized by Eisenstein who has arrived with Dr. Falke, and who is introduced as the Marquis Renard. Frank, the prison warden, also arrives as a guest. Eisenstein does not recognize his own wife when she enters disguised as a Hungarian countess. She excites his curiosity and he tries to flirt with her but only succeeds in losing his watch. As the entertainment and the drinking progress, Eisenstein suddenly realizes that it is time to leave for prison and the act ends as he and Frank help each other through the door.
Act III
Frosch, the jailer, is amusing himself by drinking. Frank, quite inebriated himself, arrives from the party and tries to get some sleep but is awakened by Frosch who insists on giving his daily report. Adele, looking for financial support from Frank whom she had met at the party, arrives to demonstrate to him her skill as an actress. Eisenstein arrives to begin his prison sentence and is amused to discover that Frank is the prison warden. Rosalinda hurries to the jail to rescue Alfred and is fooled when Eisenstein disguises himself as a lawyer. Although Eisenstein is enraged when he learns that Alfred has flirted with his wife, she counters by displaying the watch which she had taken from him at the ball. Falke explains that he engineered the entire situation as “The Revenge of the Bat” and all hurt feelings are restored.
Artists
Marian Thompson
Soprano
Rosalinda (June 26 - August 12)
Marian Thompson
Hometown: Indianapolis, IN
SFO Debut:
Rosalinda, Die Fledermaus, 1963 (June 26 – August 12)
Past Seasons:
Marschallin, Der Rosenkavalier, 1963
Beverly Bower
Soprano
Rosalinda (August 21 - 24)
Beverly Bower
Hometown: Olean, NY
SFO Debut:
Rosalinda, Die Fledermaus, 1963 (August 21 – 24)
Past Seasons:
Tosca, Tosca, 1966 (July 2 – 16)
Donna Anna, Don Giovanni, 1966
Henri Noël
Baritone
Eisenstein
Henri Noël
Hometown: New Orleans, LA
SFO Debut:
Eisenstein, Die Fledermaus, 1963
Past Seasons:
Masetto, Don Giovanni, 1963
Yamadori, Madame Butterfly, 1963
L’Horloge, L’enfant et les sortilèges, 1963
Patricia Brooks
Soprano
Adele
Patricia Brooks
Hometown: New York, NY
SFO Debut:
Adele, Die Fledermaus, 1963
Past Seasons:
Lulu, Lulu, 1974
Violetta, La traviata, 1968 (July 13 – 17)
Manon Lescaut, Boulevard Solitude, 1967
L’Enfant, L’enfant et les sortilèges, 1963
Nightingale, Le Rossignol, 1963
Vera Zorina
Director and Actress
Prince Orlovsky
Vera Zorina
Hometown: Berlin, Germany
SFO Debut:
Perséphone, Perséphone, 1961
Past Seasons:
Director, Madame Butterfly, 1968
Perséphone, Perséphone, 1968
Director, La bohème, 1967
Director, Capriccio, 1966
Director, Dialogues of the Carmelites, 1966
Director and Choreographer, Daphne, 1964
Prince Orlovsky, Die Fledermaus, 1963
Joan of Arc, Joan of Arc at the Stake, 1963
Perséphone, Perséphone, 1962
Joan of Arc, Joan of Arc at the Stake, 1962
Stanley Kolk
Tenor
Alfred
Stanley Kolk
Hometown: Fremont, MO
SFO Debut:
Narraboth, Salome, 1962
Past Seasons:
Duke, Rigoletto, 1964 (July 1 – 4)
Rinuccio, Gianni Schicci, 1964
La Petit Vieillard, L’enfant et les sortilèges, 1964
Rodolfo, La bohėme, 1964 (August 1, 22 – 28)
Painter, Lulu, 1964
Alfred, Die Fledermaus, 1963
Herald I, Joan of Arc at the Stake, 1963
Fisherman, Le Rossignol, 1963
La Petit Vieillard, L’enfant et les sortilèges, 1963
Painter, Lulu, 1963
Pinkerton, Madame Butterfly, 1963 (July 20 – August 2)
1st Tenor, Renard, 1962
Robert Schmorr
Tenor
Dr. Blind
Robert Schmorr
Hometown: New York, NY
SFO Debut:
Dr. Blind, Die Fledermaus, 1963
Past Seasons:
Goro, Madame Butterfly, 1963
Valzacchi, Der Rosenkavalier, 1963
The Prince, Lulu, 1963
Le Théière/ La Rainette, L’enfant et les sortilèges, 1963
William Metcalf
Baritone
Dr. Falke
William Metcalf
Hometown: New Bedford, MA
SFO Debut:
Dr. Falke, Die Fledermaus, 1963
Past Seasons:
Count, Capriccio, 1966
Schaunard, La bohème, 1964 (August 7)
Marcello, La bohème, 1964 (August 19 – 28)
Le Fauteuil/ Le Chat, L’enfant et les sortilèges, 1964
Rodrigo, Lulu, 1964
Adrast, Daphne, 1964
Sharpless, Madame Butterfly, 1963 (August 17 – 23)
Le Fauteuil/ Le Chat, L’enfant et les sortilèges, 1963
Rodrigo, Lulu, 1963
Peter Harrower
bass
Frank
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
Nancy Killmer
Soprano
Ida
Nancy Killmer
Hometown: New York, NY
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1963
Past Seasons:
Ida, Die Fledermaus, 1963
Prologue Voice, Joan of Arc at the Stake, 1963
Le Feu, L’enfant et les sortilèges, 1963
Lee Cass
Bass-baritone
Frosch
Lee Cass
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
SFO Debut:
Frosch, Die Fledermaus, 1963
Past Seasons:
Bonze, Madame Butterfly, 1963
Attorney, Der Rosenkavalier, 1963
Herald II, Joan of Arc at the Stake, 1963
Schigolch, Lulu, 1963
Bonze, Le Rossignol, 1963
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
Henry Butler
Director
Henry Butler
Hometown: Eureka, KS
SFO Debut:
Madame Butterfly, 1957
Past Seasons:
Die Fledermaus, 1963
Madame Butterfly, 1963
Tosca, 1962
The Ballad of Baby Doe, 1961
Carmen, 1961
La traviata, 1960
Cinderella, 1960
The Barber of Seville, 1957
Henry Heymann
Designer
Scenery & Costumes
Henry Heymann
SFO Debut:
The Barber of Seville, 1959 (Scenic Designer)
Past Seasons:
Salome, 1967 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
The Marriage of Figaro, 1967 (Costume Designer)
Don Giovanni, 1966 (Costume Designer)
Rigoletto, 1966 (Costume Designer)
La traviata, 1965 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
The Marriage of Figaro, 1965 (Costume Designer)
La bohème, 1964 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
Daphne, 1964 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
Gianni Schicchi, 1964 (Costume Designer)
L’enfant et les sortilèges, 1964 (Scenic Designer)
Carmen, 1964 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
The Marriage of Figaro, 1964 (Costume Designer)
Rigoletto, 1964 (Costume Designer)
L’enfant et les sortilèges, 1963 (Scenic Designer)
Le Rossignol, 1963 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
Joan of Arc at the Stake, 1963 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
Don Giovanni, 1963 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
Die Fledermaus, 1963 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
The Rake’s Progress, 1962 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
Tosca, 1962 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
Perséphone, 1962 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
Oedipus Rex, 1962 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
Renard, 1962 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
Mavra, 1962 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
Le Rossignol, 1962 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
Joan of Arc at the Stake, 1962 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
La traviata, 1962 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
Salome, 1962 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
News of the Day, 1961 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
The Marriage of Figaro, 1961 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
La bohème, 1961 (Scenic Designer)
Carmen, 1961 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
Perséphone, 1961 (Scenic Designer)
Oedipus Rex, 1961 (Scenic Designer)
The Marriage of Figaro, 1960 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
Tosca, 1960 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
The Rake’s Progress, 1960 (Scenic Designer)
Oedipus Rex, 1960 (Scenic Designer)
Gianni Schicchi, 1960 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
Cinderella, 1960 (Scenic Designer)
La traviata, 1960 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
The Gondoliers, 1960 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
Regina, 1959 (Scenic Designer)
Carl Seltzer
Lighting Designer
Carl Seltzer
SFO Debut:
Die Fledermaus, 1963
Past Seasons:
Don Giovanni, 1963
Madame Butterfly, 1963
Der Rosenkavalier, 1963
Persian Set, 1963
At the Gate, 1963
Joan of Arc at the Stake, 1963
Lulu, 1963
L’enfant et les sortilèges, 1963
Le Rossignol, 1963
Stuart Hodes
Choreographer
Stuart Hodes
Hometown: New York, NY
SFO Debut:
Die Fledermaus, 1963
Past Seasons:
Don Giovanni, 1963
Dr. Medicus, Der Rosenkavalier, 1963
Persian Set, 1963
A Man, At the Gate, 1963
L’enfant et les sortilèges, 1963
John Moriarty
Chorus Master
John Moriarty
Hometown: Fall River, MA
SFO Debut:
Director, Salome, 1962
Past Seasons:
Conductor, The Rake’s Progress, 1970
Director/ Chorus Master, La traviata, 1965
Chorus Master, The Barber of Seville, 1965
Chorus Master, Madame Butterfly, 1965
Chorus Master, Lucia di Lammermoor, 1965
Chorus Master, Arabella, 1965
Chorus Master, The Stag King, 1965
Director/ Chorus Master, The Nose, 1965
Chorus Master, The Marriage of Figaro, 1965
Chorus Master, Rigoletto, 1964
Chorus Master, The Marriage of Figaro, 1964
Director/ Chorus Master, Gianni Schicchi, 1964
Director/ Chorus Master, Carmen, 1964
Chorus Master, L’enfant et les sortilèges, 1964
Chorus Master, Daphne, 1964
Chorus Master, La bohėme, 1964
Chorus Master, Die Fledermaus, 1963
Chorus Master, Don Giovanni, 1963
Chorus Master, Madame Butterfly, 1963
Director/ Chorus Master, Der Rosenkavalier, 1963
Chorus Master, Joan of Arc at the Stake, 1963
Chorus Master, L’enfant et les sortilèges, 1963
Chorus Master, Le Rossignol, 1963
Chorus Master, Così fan tutte, 1962
Chorus Master, La traviata, 1962
Chorus Master, Joan of Arc at the Stake, 1962
Chorus Master, Le Rossignol, 1962
Chorus Master, Oedipus Rex, 1962
Chorus Master, Perséphone, 1962
Chorus Master, Tosca, 1962
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