Monday, December 3, 2012

San Francisco Opera 2013-2014 season announced


The San Francisco Opera has announced their 2013-2014 season. Patricia Racette will lead the season opening with Mefistofele as well as with Showboat and Madama Butterfly. Ramon Vargas, Dolora Zajick, Ildar Abdrazakov, Isabel Leonard, and Bryn Terfel also make up the lineup.


The full season schedule



Mefistofele (Arrigo Boito) - Ildar Abdrazakov, Patricia Racette, Ramón Vargas; Nicola Luisotti, conductor; Laurie Feldman, director; Robert Carsen, production; Michael Levine, designer; Duane Schuler, lighting designer; Ian Robertson, chorus director. Sept. 6, 11, 14, 17, 20, 24, 29 (m), Oct. 2.

Dolores Claiborne (Tobias Picker) - Dolora Zajick, Elizabeth Futral, Susannah Biller, Wayne TiggesGreg FedderlyJoel Sorensen; George Manahan, conductor; James Robinson, director; Allen Moyer, set designer; James Schuette, costume designer; Christopher Akerlind, lighting designer; Greg Emetaz, projection designer; Ian Robertson, chorus director. Sept. 18, 22 (m), 25, 28, Oct. 1, 4.

Falstaff (Giuseppe Verdi) - Bryn Terfel, Ainhoa Arteta , Heidi Stober, Meredith Arwady, Francesco DemuroFabio Capitanucci, Renée Rapier, Greg Fedderly, Joel Sorensen, Andrea Silvestrelli; Nicola Luisotti, conductor; Olivier Tambosi, director; Frank Philipp Schlossman, production designer; Christine Binder, lighting designer; Ian Robertson, chorus director. Oct. 8, 11, 15, 20 (m), 24, 27 (m), 30, Nov. 2.

The Flying Dutchman (Richard Wagner) - Greer Grimsley, Petra Maria Schnitzer, Ian StoreyKristinn Sigmundsson; Patrick Summers, conductor; Petrika Ionesco, director and set designer; Lili Kendaka, costume designer; S. Katy Tucker, projection designer; Gary Marder, lighting designer; Ian Robertson, chorus director. Oct. 22, 26, 31, Nov. 3 (m), 7, 12, 15.

The Barber of Seville (Gioachino Rossini) - Lucas Meachem/Audun IversenIsabel Leonard/Daniela MackJavier Camarena/Alek ShraderAlessandro Corbelli/Maurizio Muraro, Andrea Silvestrelli, Catherine Cook; Giuseppe Finzi, conductor; Emilio Sagi, director; Lorenç Corbella, set designer; Pepa Ojanguren, costume designer; Ian Robertson, chorus director. Nov. 13, 14, 16, 17 (m), 19, 20, 22, 23, 26, 29, Dec. 1 (m).

Show Boat (Jerome Kern) - Heidi Stober, Patricia Racette, Angela Renée SimpsonNathan GunnMorris RobinsonJohn DeMain, conductor; Francesca Zambello, director; Peter J. Davison, set designer; Paul Tazewell, costume designer; Mark McCullough, lighting designer; Tod Nixon, sound designer; Ian Robertson, chorus director; Michele Lynch, choreographer. June 1 (m), 3, 10, 13, 19, 22 (m), 26, 28, July 1, 2.

La Traviata (Giuseppe Verdi) - Sonya Yoncheva/Ailyn PérezSaimir Pirgu/Stephen CostelloVladimir Stoyanov/Quinn Kelsey; Nicola Luisotti/ Giuseppe Finzi, conductor; Laurie Feldman, director; John Conklin, set designer; David Walker, costume designer; Gary Marder, lighting designer; Ian Robertson, chorus director. June 11, 14, 17, 20, 25, 29 (m), July 5, 8, 11, 13 (m).

Madama Butterfly (Giacomo Puccini) - Patricia Racette, Brian Jagde, Elizabeth DeShong, Brian Mulligan; Nicola Luisotti/ Giuseppe Finzi, conductor; Leslie Swackhamer, director; Jun Kaneko, production and costume designer; Ian Robertson, chorus director. June 15 (m), 18, 21, 24, 27, July 3, 6 (m), 9.

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