Der Rosenkavalier 1989
The sophisticated elegance…
…of Maria Theresa’s Vienna comes alive in Strauss’ entertaining comic masterpiece of chivalry, deception and romance.
Synopsis
Act I
The scene is set in Maria Theresa’s Vienna. As morning sunlight streams into her boudoir, the Marschallin (Princess von Werdenberg) is embraced by her young love, Octavian (Count Rofrano) who hides when breakfast is brought, then again when loud voices are heard in the antechamber. The unexpected visitor is the Marschallin’s coarse cousin, Baron Ochs, who has come to discuss his pending marriage to Sophie von Faninal, daughter of a wealthy bourgeois. When he asks what knight could present Sophie with the silver engagement rose, the Marschallin suggests Octavian, who at the moment, disguised as the chambermaid Mariandel to avoid discovery, is flirting with Baron Ochs. As the room fills with retainers, petitioners and even an Italian tenor (whose aria is cut short by the Baron’s wrangling with a lawyer over Sophie’s dowry), Mariandel escapes; Ochs enlists a pair of Italian intriguers, Annina and Valzacchi, to locate her. When the room is cleared, the Marschallin muses on her wandering youth. Returning, Octavian is stunned when she suggests that one day he will tire of her; he leaves without a kiss. Starting up out of her reverie, the Marschallin calls him back, but late. Summoning a page, she sends the silver rose to Octavian.
Act II
Heralded by much excitement and swarms of lackeys, Octavian enters the Faninal’s ornate foyer and presents the silver rose to Sophie. The girl’s duenna, Marianne, chaperones a conversation between the youngsters, during which they begin to feel attracted to each other. Now Ochs bursts in, shocking Sophie with his crudity before going off with her father. Octavian embraces her, but the pair is caught by Annina and Valzacchi, who summon Ochs. When Octavian grazes the Baron’s arm with his sword, Ochs sends up a melodramatic yelp; in the ensuing confusion, Sophie tells her father she will never marry Ochs, while Octavian hires Annina and Valzacchi. When the Baron is alone, nursing his wound with wine, Annina comes in with a letter from Mariandel asking for a rendezvous. Intoxicated with his own charm, Ochs waltzes ecstatically around the room.
Act III
At Octavian’s instigation, the intriguers help prepare a room in a dingy inn. During Ochs’ and “Mariandel’s” intimate supper, grotesque heads pop out of trap doors and secret panels, terrifying the guilty Baron. Disguised, Annina runs in shrieking that Ochs is the father of her many children. The police soon arrive, followed by Faninal, who summons Sophie to disclaim Ochs’ wild assertion that Mariandel is his legitimate fiancée. The Marschallin sweeps in, forces the Baron to renounce Sophie, smooths over the scandal, then turns to Octavian. Lamenting that she must relinquish her lover so soon, she nevertheless accepts the truth and releases the bewildered boy to Sophie. Alone, the lovers marvel at their happiness, which seems a dream come true.
Artists
Ashley Putnam
Soprano
The Marschallin
Ashley Putnam
Hometown: New York, NY
SFO Debut:
Venere/Apollo’s Attendant, L’Egisto, 1976
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1973, 1975
Past Seasons:
Marschallin, Der Rosenkavalier, 1992
Marschallin, Der Rosenkavalier, 1989
Fiordiligi, Così fan tutte, 1988 (July 2 – August 11)
Countess Almaviva, The Marriage of Figaro, 1987 (July 17)
Danae, Die Liebe der Danae, 1985
Danae, Die Liebe der Danae, 1982
Violetta, La traviata, 1980
Lucia, Lucia di Lammermoor, 1979
Elena, The Italian Straw Hat, 1977
Angel More, The Mother of Us All, 1976
Street-Seller, La vida breve, 1975
Forester’s Wife/ A Screechowl, The Cunning Little Vixen, 1975
Sylviane, The Merry Widow, 1973
Jeanne Piland
Mezzo-soprano
Octavian
Jeanne Piland
Hometown: Raleigh, NC
SFO Debut:
Octavian, Der Rosenkavalier, 1989
Cheryl Parrish
Soprano
Sophie
Cheryl Parrish
Hometown: Pasadena, TX
SFO Debut:
Sophie, Der Rosenkavalier, 1989
Past Seasons:
Sophie, Der Rosenkavalier, 1992
Eric Halfvarson
Bass-baritone
Baron Ochs
Eric Halfvarson
Hometown: Aurora, IL
SFO Debut:
Baron Ochs, Der Rosenkavalier, 1989
Past Seasons:
Prince Gremin, Eugene Onegin, 2002 (July 12 – August 22)
Doctor, Wozzeck, 2001
La Roche, Capriccio, 1993
Baron Ochs, Der Rosenkavalier, 1992
Morosus, Die schweigsame Frau, 1991
Ragnar Ulfung
Tenor
Valzacchi
Ragnar Ulfung
Hometown: Oslo, Norway
SFO Debut:
Cavaradossi, Tosca, 1966
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
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
Monostatos, The Magic Flute, 1974 (July 6 – August 8)
Director, Lulu, 1974
Vicomte Cascada, The Merry Widow, 1973
Herod, Salome, 1972
Monostatos, The Magic Flute, 1969
Herod, Salome, 1969
Monostatos, The Magic Flute, 1968
Valzacchi, Der Rosenkavalier, 1968
Officer, Cardillac, 1967
Herod, Salome, 1967
Tom Rakewell, The Rake’s Progress, 1966
Susan Graham
Mezzo-soprano
Annina
Susan Graham
Hometown: Roswell, NM
SFO Debut:
Flora Bervoix, La traviata, 1989
Past Seasons:
Geneviève, Pelléas et Mélisande, 2023
Prince Orlovsky, Die Fledermaus, 2017
Clairon, Capriccio, 2016
Grand Duchess, The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein, 2013
Susan Graham and Friends Gala Concert, 2012
Cecilio, Lucio Silla, 2005
Hélène, La belle Hélène, 2003
Orchestral Concert, 2002
Beatrice, Beatrice and Benedict, 1998
Cherubino, The Marriage of Figaro, 1991
Dorabella, Così fan tutte, 1990
Composer, Ariadne auf Naxos, 1990
Annina, Der Rosenkavalier, 1989
Sally Wolf
Soprano
Marianne
Sally Wolf
Hometown: Ravenna, OH
SFO Debut:
Queen of the Night, The Magic Flute, 1984
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1979
Past Seasons:
Constanze, The Abduction from the Seraglio, 1994
Eternita, La Calisto, 1989
Marianne, Der Rosenkavalier, 1989
Cathedral Choir Soloist/Madame Podtotchina’s Daughter, The Nose, 1987
Queen of the Night, The Magic Flute, 1986
Fortuna, L’incoronazione di Poppea, 1986
The Queen, The King Goes Forth to France, 1986
Miranda, The Tempest, 1985
Rachel, We Come to the River, 1984
First Lady, The Magic Flute, 1979
Richard Drews
Tenor
An Italian Tenor
Richard Drews
Hometown: Hebron, NE
SFO Debut:
Alfredo, La traviata, 1989
Past Seasons:
Rodolfo, La bohème, 1990
Italian Tenor, Der Rosenkavalier, 1989
Peter Strummer
Bass-baritone
Herr von Faninal
Peter Strummer
SFO Debut:
Badger/Parson, The Cunning Little Vixen, 1975
Past Seasons:
Marquis d’Obigny, La traviata, 1989
Herr von Faninal, Der Rosenkavalier, 1989
Gimi Beni
Bass-baritone
The Notary
Gimi Beni
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
SFO Debut:
Grand Inquisitor, The Gondoliers, 1960
Past Seasons:
Billy Jackrabbit, La fanciulla del West, 1991
Morbio, Die schweigsame Frau, 1991
Notary, Der Rosenkavalier, 1989
Le Baron, Chérubin, 1989
Frank, Die Fledermaus, 1988
Prince Yamadori, Madame Butterfly, 1987
Morbio, Die schweigsame Frau, 1987
Ivan Yakovlevich, The Nose, 1987
Frank, Die Fledermaus, 1986
Un Licteur, Orpheus in the Underworld, 1985
Stephano, The Tempest, 1985
Bartolo, The Marriage of Figaro, 1970
Trulove, The Rake’s Progress, 1970
Emperor of China, Le Rossignol, 1970
Dr. Turtlespit, Help! Help! The Globolinks, 1970
Prince Yamadori, Madame Butterfly, 1968
Speaker, The Magic Flute, 1968
Dr. Dulcamara, The Elixir of Love, 1968
Benoit/Alcindoro, La bohème, 1967
Bartolo, The Marriage of Figaro, 1967
Bartolo, The Barber of Seville, 1967
Fifth Jew, Salome, 1967
Sacristan, Tosca, 1966
Trulove, The Rake’s Progress, 1966
Don Magnifico, Cinderella, 1966
Bartolo, The Marriage of Figaro, 1965
Ivan Yakovlevich, The Nose, 1965
Bartolo, The Marriage of Figaro, 1964
Benoit, La bohème, 1964
Simone, Gianni Schicci, 1964
Dr. Goll, Lulu, 1964
Sacristan, Tosca, 1960
Trulove, The Rake’s Progress, 1960
Creon, Oedipus Rex, 1960
Simone, Gianni Schicci, 1960
Kevin Skiles
Tenor
Major Domo/A Landlord
Kevin Skiles
Hometown: Salem, OR
SFO Debut:
Major Domo/A Landlord, Der Rosenkavalier, 1989
Past Seasons:
Pedrillo, The Abduction from the Seraglio, 1994
Major Domo/A Landlord, Der Rosenkavalier, 1992
Ivan, Die Fledermaus, 1992
Darren Keith Woods
Tenor
An Animal Vendor
Darren Keith Woods
Hometown: Falfurrias, TX
SFO Debut:
Blind, Die Fledermaus, 1988
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1982, 1983
Past Seasons:
Don Curzio, The Marriage of Figaro, 1995
Joe, La fanciulla del West, 1995
Second Jew, Salome, 1995
Monsieur Taupe, Capriccio, 1993
False Assistant, The Tsar Has His Photograph Taken, 1993
Blind, Die Fledermaus, 1992
Animal Vendor, Der Rosenkavalier, 1992
Don Curzio, The Marriage of Figaro, 1991
Joe, La fanciulla del West, 1991
Gastone, La traviata, 1989
Animal Vendor, Der Rosenkavalier, 1989
Schedel, The Black Mask, 1988
Tulbeck, Feuersnot, 1988
Don Curzio, The Marriage of Figaro, 1982
James Ramlet
Bass
A Police Commissioner
James Ramlet
SFO Debut:
Speaker, The Magic Flute, 1986
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1984, 1985
Past Seasons:
Commissioner, Der Rosenkavalier, 1992
Doctor Grenvil, La traviata, 1991
Farfallo, Die schweigsame Frau, 1991
Commissioner, Der Rosenkavalier, 1989
Doctor Grenvil, La traviata, 1989
Poschel, Feuersnot, 1988
Sergeant Major, Friedenstag, 1988
Plebanus Wendt, The Black Mask, 1988
Farfallo, Die schweigsame Frau, 1987
Bonze, Madame Butterfly, 1987
Advertising Editor/Doctor, The Nose, 1987
Prime Minister, The King Goes Forth to France, 1986
Mr. Jones/The Judge, The English Cat, 1985
Master of the Ship, The Tempest, 1985
Second Priest, The Magic Flute, 1984 (July 4 – 30)
Officer 4/Minister 3/Victim 13, We Come to the River, 1984
Denise Oustalet
Dancer
A Flutist
Denise Oustalet
Hometown: New Orleans, LA
SFO Debut:
Orpheus in the Underworld, 1985
Past Seasons:
Ballet Mistress, Die Fledermaus, 1992
Don Giovanni, 1992
A Flutist, Der Rosenkavalier, 1992
La traviata, 1991
La traviata, 1989
Chérubin, 1989
A Flutist, Der Rosenkavalier, 1989
Die Fledermaus, 1988
Feuersnot, 1988
Die Fledermaus, 1986
The Egyptian Helen, 1986
The Tempest, 1985
Patrick Cea
Dancer
A Hairdresser
Patrick Cea
SFO Debut:
Die Fledermaus, 1986
Past Seasons:
Hairdresser, Der Rosenkavalier, 1989
Chérubin, 1989
Die Fledermaus, 1988
Feuersnot, 1988
Friedenstag, 1988
The Egyptian Helen, 1986
Luca Marino-Baker
Actor
Mohammed, a page
Luca Marino-Baker
Hometown: Santa Fe, NM
SFO Debut:
Trouble, Madame Butterfly, 1987
Past Seasons:
Mohammed, Der Rosenkavalier, 1989
Chao Lin as a Boy, A Night at the Chinese Opera, 1989
William Burden
Tenor
Lackey
William Burden
Hometown: Miami, FL
SFO Debut:
Lindoro, The Italian Girl In Algiers, 2002
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1989, 1990
Past Seasons:
The Podestà, La finta giardiniera, 2015
Frank Harris, Oscar, 2013
Shepherd, King Roger, 2012
Susan Graham and Friends Gala Concert, 2012
Captain Vere, Billy Budd, 2008
Benedict, Beatrice and Benedict, 2004
Paris, La belle Hélène, 2003 (June 27 – August 15)
Ambassador from Edom, Judith, 1990
Lackey, Der Rosenkavalier, 1989
John Shaw Kramar
Baritone
Lackey/Musician
John Shaw Kramar
Hometown: Bel Air, MD
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1989, 1991
Past Seasons:
Lackey/Musician, Der Rosenkavalier, 1989
Michael Krueger
Baritone
Lackey/Musician
Michael Krueger
Hometown: Fort Wayne, IN
SFO Debut:
Fenicio, Ermione, 2000
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1988, 1989, 1990
Past Seasons:
Achior, Judith, 1990
Lackey/Musician, Der Rosenkavalier, 1989
Un Officier, Chérubin, 1989
Arn Prince
Tenor
Lackey
Arn Prince
Hometown: Florida
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1989, 1990
Past Seasons:
Officer, Ariadne auf Naxos, 1990
Lackey, Der Rosenkavalier, 1989
Beth Roberts
Soprano
A Milliner
Beth Roberts
Hometown: Nutley, NJ
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1988, 1989
Past Seasons:
Milliner, Der Rosenkavalier, 1989
Melora Love
Mezzo-soprano
A Widow of Noble Family
Melora Love
Hometown: Mississippi
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1987, 1989
Past Seasons:
A Widow of Noble Family, Der Rosenkavalier, 1989
Eleanor Kelley
Mezzo-soprano
Orphan/Child
Eleanor Kelley
Hometown: Revere, MA
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1989
Past Seasons:
Child/Orphan, Der Rosenkavalier, 1989
Lydia Milá
Soprano
Orphan/Child
Lydia Milá
Hometown: Illinois
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1989, 1990
Past Seasons:
Echo, Ariadne auf Naxos, 1990
Echo, La Calisto, 1989
Child/Orphan, Der Rosenkavalier, 1989
Jeanne Reavel
Mezzo-soprano
Orphan/Child
Jeanne Reavel
Hometown: Pennsylvania
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1989
Past Seasons:
Child/Orphan, Der Rosenkavalier, 1989
Jeffrey Reynolds
Tenor
Leopold/Major Domo/Waiter
Jeffrey Reynolds
Hometown: Franklin, IN
SFO Debut:
Matt of the Mint, The Beggar’s Opera, 1992
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1987, 1988, 1989
Past Seasons:
Young Scholar/Clerk/Heinrich/Citizen, The Sorrows of Young Werther, 1992
Leopold/Major Domo/Waiter, Der Rosenkavalier, 1989
Odoardo, Ariodante, 1987
Michael Orzechowski
Baritone
Dr. Medicus/Waiter
Michael Orzechowski
Hometown: Illinois
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1989
Past Seasons:
Dr. Medicus/Waiter, Der Rosenkavalier, 1989
Lawrence Formosa
Baritone
Waiter
Lawrence Formosa
Hometown: Taylor, MI
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1989, 1990
Past Seasons:
Waiter, Der Rosenkavalier, 1989
Craig Grayson
Bass-baritone
Servant/Waiter
Craig Grayson
Hometown: New Jersey
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1989, 1991
Past Seasons:
Servant, La traviata, 1991
Servant, Der Rosenkavalier, 1989
Seth Malkin
Bass-baritone
Servant/Coachman
Seth Malkin
Hometown: Ohio
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1989, 1990
Past Seasons:
Alcindoro, La bohème, 1990 (August 25)
Wigmaker, Ariadne auf Naxos, 1990
Coachman/Servant, Der Rosenkavalier, 1989
Laura Aikin
Soprano
Child
Laura Aikin
Hometown: Buffalo, NY
SFO Debut:
Aspasia, Mitridate, 2001
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1989
Past Seasons:
Child, Der Rosenkavalier, 1989
Don Bravo
Bass-baritone
Servant/Musician
Don Bravo
Hometown: Massachusetts
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1989, 1990
Past Seasons:
Benoit, La bohème, 1990
A Messenger, La traviata, 1989
Servant/Musician, Der Rosenkavalier, 1989
Kent Smith
Baritone
Musician
Kent Smith
Hometown: Parkersburg, WV
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1989, 1990
Past Seasons:
Musician, Der Rosenkavalier, 1989
Keith-Frederic Howard
Bass-baritone
Coachman
Keith-Frederic Howard
Hometown: Massachusetts
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1989
Past Seasons:
Coachman, Der Rosenkavalier,1989
Daniel Smith
Bass-baritone
House Boots
Daniel Smith
Hometown: Iowa
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1988, 1989, 1990
Past Seasons:
Sergeant, La bohème, 1990
Holofernes’ Captain, Judith, 1990
Baron Douphol, La traviata, 1989
Sylvano, La Calisto, 1989
House Boots, Der Rosenkavalier, 1989
Knoblochzer, The Black Mask, 1988
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
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
John Copley
Director
John Copley
Hometown: Birmingham, United Kingdom
SFO Debut:
Ariodante, 1987
Past Seasons:
Elektra, 2000
Idomeneo, 1999
Madame Butterfly, 1998
Semele, 1997
Madame Butterfly, 1996
Tosca, 1994
La bohème, 1993
Der Rosenkavalier, 1992
La traviata, 1991 (Production)
La bohème, 1990
Così fan tutte, 1990
La traviata, 1989
Der Rosenkavalier, 1989
Così fan tutte, 1988
John Conklin
Scenic Designer
John Conklin
Hometown: Hartford, CT
SFO Debut:
Così fan tutte, 1969
Past Seasons:
Venus and Adonis, 2000
Idomeneo, 1999
Semele, 1997
La fanciulla del West, 1995
Tosca, 1994
Der Rosenkavalier, 1992
La fanciulla del West, 1991
Der Rosenkavalier, 1989
The Black Mask, 1988 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
The Flying Dutchman, 1988 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
Ariodante, 1987
Madame Butterfly, 1987
The King Goes Forth to France, 1986 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
We Come to the River, 1984 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
Arabella, 1983 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
The Marriage of Figaro, 1982
Daphne, 1981 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
Eugene Onegin, 1980
Lulu, 1979 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
Duchess of Malfi, 1978
Eugene Onegin, 1978
Fedora, 1977
Salome, 1972 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
Salome, 1969
David Walker
Costume Designer
David Walker
Hometown: Calcutta, India
SFO Debut:
Der Rosenkavalier, 1989
Past Seasons:
La traviata, 1997
Semele, 1997
Der Rosenkavalier, 1989
Craig Miller
Lighting Designer
Craig Miller
Hometown: Hugoton, KS
SFO Debut:
The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein, 1979
Past Seasons:
Don Giovanni, 1996
La fanciulla del West, 1995
La bohème, 1993
The Magic Flute, 1993
Capriccio, 1993
The Protagonist, 1993
The Tsar Has His Photograph Taken, 1993
Die Fledermaus, 1992
Don Giovanni, 1992
The Beggar’s Opera, 1992
Der Rosenkavalier, 1992
The Sorrows of Young Werther, 1992
La traviata, 1991
The Marriage of Figaro, 1991
La fanciulla de West, 1991
Oedipus, 1991
La bohème, 1990
Così fan tutte, 1990
Orfeo ed Euridice, 1990
Ariadne auf Naxos, 1990
Judith, 1990
La traviata, 1989
La Calisto, 1989
Der Rosenkavalier, 1989
A Night at the Chinese Opera, 1989
Die Fledermaus, 1988
Così fan tutte, 1988
Feuersnot, 1988
Friedenstag, 1988
The Black Mask, 1988
Madame Butterfly, 1987
The Marriage of Figaro, 1988
Ariodante, 1988
Die schweigsame Frau, 1987
The Nose, 1987
Die Fledermaus, 1986
The Magic Flute, 1986
The Egyptian Helen, 1986
The King Goes Forth to France,1986
The Marriage of Figaro, 1985
The English Cat, 1985
The Tempest, 1985
A Florentine Tragedy, 1984
Violanta, 1984
The Magic Flute, 1984
Intermezzo, 1984
We Come to the River, 1984
Orpheus in the Underworld, 1983
Don Pasquale, 1983
Arabella, 1983
L’Orione, 1983
The Turn of the Screw, 1983
Die Fledermaus, 1982
The Marriage of Figaro, 1982
Die Liebe der Danae, 1982
The Confidence Man, 1982
La bohème, 1981
Daphne, 1981
The Rake’s Progress, 1981
News of the Day, 1981
La traviata, 1980
The Magic Flute, 1980
Erwartung, 1980
Von Heute auf Morgan, 1980
Elektra, 1980
Lucia di Lammermoor, 1979
The Magic Flute, 1979
Lulu, 1979
Salome, 1979
Gary Wedow
Chorus Master
Gary Wedow
Hometown: La Porte, IN
SFO Debut:
1983 Season
Past Seasons:
1998 Season
1997 Season
1996 Season
1995 Season
1994 Season
1993 Season
1992 Season
1991 Season
1990 Season
1989 Season
1988 Season
1987 Season
1986 Season
1985 Season
1984 Season
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