This new production of La Fanciulla del West marks the first collaboration between San Francisco Opera and Palermo’s Teatro Massimo, which will present the opera in December 2010 with Salvatore Licitra and Roberto Frontali reprising their roles. San Francisco Opera’s complete 2010 Summer Season runs June 5–July 2 at the historic War Memorial Opera House and also features Charles François Gounod’s Faust and Richard Wagner’s Die Walküre. La Fanciulla del West is presented in eight performances from June 9–July 2. The creative team also includes scenic designer Maurizio Balò, costume designer Gabriel Berry and lighting designer Duane Schuler. The San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Chorus will be conducted by San Francisco Opera Music Director Nicola Luisotti, and Lorenzo Mariani makes his Company debut directing this new production. These performances will feature soprano Deborah Voigt in her role debut as Minnie the San Francisco Opera debut of tenor Salvatore Licitra in his role debut as the bandit Dick Johnson and baritone Roberto Frontali as Sheriff Jack Rance. Adams' most well-known operas are "Nixon in China" from 1987 and "The Death of Klinghoffer" from 1991.This summer, San Francisco Opera celebrates the 100th anniversary of Giacomo Puccini’s Wild-West opera La Fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West) with the premiere of a new co-production with Italy’s Fondazione Teatro Massimo di Palermo and Belgium’s Opéra Royal de Wallonie. San Francisco presented the premieres of Adams' "Doctor Atomic" in 2005 and "Girls of the Golden West" in 2017. The new Met at Lincoln Center opened in September 1966 with the world premiere of Samuel Barber's version of "Antony and Cleopatra" with a libretto by Franco Zeffirelli, an opera greeted with negative reviews. The opera will travel to Barcelona's Gran Teatre del Liceu, Teatro Massimo in Palermo, Sicily, and New York's Metropolitan Opera. 5 of the two-act work of about three hours, including one intermission.
Elkhanah Pulitzer directs, with sets by Mimi Lien, costumes by Constance Hoffman, lighting by David Finn and projections by Bill Morrison.Įight performances are scheduled through Oct. The libretto was adapted by Adams, with additional passages from Plutarch and Virgil. Soprano Julia Bullock sings Cleopatra, baritone Gerald Finley will be Antony, tenor Paul Appleby will portray Caesar and music director Eun Sun Kim will conduct, the company said Wednesday. 10 on the opening weekend of the San Francisco Opera's 100th season. SAN FRANCISCO - John Adams' version of "Antony and Cleopatra" will have its world premiere on Sept.
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