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301 Van Ness Avenue @ Grove ( San Francisco War
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Absolute reservation deadline: November 25 |
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January 17, 2003 (Friday) 7:30pm
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Address/Cross Street ( San Francisco War
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The Story:
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In Nagasaki, early in the twentieth century, the geisha Cio-Cio-San (Madame Butterfly of the opera's title) marries B. F. Pinkerton, an officer in the United States Navy. Despite the warnings of the American consul Sharpless, Pinkerton treats the matter of the marriage lightly.
A few years later. Abandoned by Pinkerton shortly after the wedding, Cio-Cio-San awaits his return, along with their son, nicknamed "Trouble." When visited by Sharpless, she insists her husband will return, and the consul cannot bring himself to read from a letter received from Pinkerton in which he tells him he has married an American woman. A cannon shot announces the arrival of a ship: It is Pinkerton's. Cio-Cio-San and her companion Suzuki decorate the house, anticipating his return.
The next morning, Pinkerton arrives to the house with his wife Kate, but is suddenly overcome with guilt and leaves. Having heard about the existence of the child, they tell Suzuki they have come to take the child with them. Butterfly tells Kate she will give the child to Pinkerton if he personally comes to get him. After sending the child away, she kills herself with her father's ceremonial dagger. Pinkerton arrives to find her dead. |
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The Cast
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Cio-Cio-San: Fabiana Bravo |
Suzuki: Catherine Cook |
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biography: not currently available
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| CATHERINE COOK has been featured in a wide range of roles with leading companies throughout the United
States. Since her 1991 debut, the mezzo-soprano has appeared with San Francisco Opera in over 15 productions, most recently in 1999's Ring cycle (Rossweisse, Second Norn) and Louise (Gertrude), as well as in Dead Man Walking (Jade Boucher) and Die Zauberflöte (Third Lady) earlier in our current season. A 1990 Merola Opera Program participant and 1991-92 Adler Fellow, the mezzo's credits for the Opera Center include the title role of Ariodante, Meg Page in The Merry Wives of Windsor, and an acclaimed Schwabacher Debut Recital. She was also featured as Dorabella in the 1999 Showcase production of Così fan tutte and as Florence Pike in the recent Showcase presentation of Albert Herring. A native of Chicago, the artist made her 1994 Lyric Opera of Chicago debut as the Innkeeper in Boris Godunov, followed by Berta in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, a role which was the vehicle for her 1995 Portland Opera debut as well. Among her most recent engagements are Faust (Marthe) at Los Angeles Opera; The Cunning Little Vixen (Fox Goldenstripe) and The Love for Three Oranges (Fata Morgana) in Portland; a bow at the Metropolitan Opera in Katya Kabanova; a return to Chicago in Peter Grimes and Le Nozze di Figaro; her Lincoln Center debut in Poulenc's Les Mamelles de Tirésias with L'Opéra Français de New York; in addition to
The Marriage of Figaro (Marcellina) at
Hawaii Opera Theatre. Cook often appears in concert and can be heard on a recording of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with the Cincinnati Philharmonia. |
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B.F. Pinkerton: Sergej Larin |
Goro: Dennis Petersen |
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tenors, SERGEJ LARIN made his U.S. opera debut as Cavaradossi in San Francisco Opera's 1992 staging of Tosca and was seen here in 1995 as the Prince in the Company premiere of Rusalka. He has subsequently appeared on the War Memorial stage as Don José in Carmen (1997) and in the title role of Don Carlo (1998) The Russian artist studied at the Lithuanian National Conservatory in Vilnius and made his operatic debut with the Vilnius Opera as Alfredo in La Traviata. After two years of singing solo roles at Bratislava's National Theatre, he made a
highly acclaimed 1990 debut at the Vienna State Opera as Lensky in Eugene Onegin. Since then,
his career has taken him to many of the world's important opera
centers, including Milan's La Scala, the Royal Opera at Covent Garden, Metropolitan Opera, Netherlands Opera, Bregenz Festival, and the opera houses of Bologna, Monte Carlo, Stockholm, Frankfurt, Berlin and Zurich. Recent highlights include Carmen in Munich, Vienna and Naples; Adriana Lecouvreur (Maurizio) at La Scala; Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton) at the Met; Norma (Pollione) at the San Carlo in Naples; La Fanciulla del West (Dick Johnson) at the Florence Music Festival; The Queen of Spades (Gherman) and Don Carlo at the Paris Opéra Bastille; as well as Don Carlo in Munich, Genoa and at the Orange Festival. He has also
performed on the concert stage with many of the world's prestigious orchestras led by such prominent conductors as Claudio Abbado, Riccardo Chailly, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Zubin Mehta and Riccardo Muti. Among Larin's recordings are Turandot (Calaf), Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (Sergei), Boris Godunov (Dimitri), Mazeppa (Andrei), Scriabin's First Symphony, Rachmaninoff's The Bells and The Miserly Knight, as well as several disks of Russian songs. |
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| Tenor DENNIS PETERSEN has been applauded in a variety of operatic
roles, as well as for his appearances in concert and recital. Since his 1985 San Francisco Opera debut, the Merola Opera Program graduate has appeared here in over 10 seasons and 20 productions. Company roles include Vogelgesang in Die Meistersinger, Chekalinsky in The Queen of Spades, Don Basilio in Le nozze di Figaro, Pisandro in Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria, Spoletta in Tosca, Harvey in Anna Bolena, Ovlur in Prince Igor, Pang in Turandot, Goro in Madama Butterfly and, most recently, the Captain in the 1999 staging of Wozzeck. Elsewhere, his recent operatic appearances have included Die Zauberflöte (Monostatos), Peter Grimes (Bob Boles), and Das Rheingold (Mime) at the Metropolitan Opera; Rheingold's Mime, Blind in Die Fledermaus, Missail in Boris Godunov and L'Incredibile in Andrea Chénier at the Lyric Opera of Chicago; Leo in Antheil's Transatlantic for Minnesota Opera; the Dancing Master in Ariadne auf Naxos with Florida Grand Opera; Der Rosenkavalier (Valzacchi) with Opera Pacific; Tannhäuser (Walther) with Palm Beach Opera; in addition to Lizzie Borden (Reverend Harrington), Intermezzo (Stroh), Roberto Devereux (Cecil) and Turandot (Pang) at New York City Opera. Petersen has also been
featured in concert with the Boston Symphony, Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, Calgary Philharmonic, New York Choral Society, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, and New Jersey Symphony, among others. |
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Kate Pinkerton: Greta Feeney
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Yamadori: Kyu Won Han
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| 2002 Adler Fellow Greta Feeney made her San Francisco Opera debut this season as Jano in Jenufa. A native of Nantucket, Massachusetts, she sang Serpetta in the Opera Center’s 2002 Showcase production of La finta giardiniera and Despina in Merola’s 2001 production of Così fan tutte. She appeared as Adele in Western Opera Theater's 2000 production of Die Fledermaus. Past performances include the U.S. premiere of Myslivicek arias from Bellerofonte and Medonte with Orchestra of St. Luke's as well as the role of Sister Constance in Dialogues of the Carmelites with Juilliard Opera Center. Additional credits include Diana in Gluck's Iphigénie en Tauride at the Spoleto Festival USA, Tytania in A Midsummer Night's Dream with Juilliard Opera Theater, and two concerts with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra: Haydn's Creation and a program of Viennese operetta excerpts. Upcoming engagements with San Francisco Opera include Kate Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly and the Sandman and the Dewfairy in Hansel and
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| 2000-01 Adler Fellow KYU WON HAN made his first appearances with San Francisco Opera during the
1999-2000 Season as the Fourth Esquire in Parsifal and as Masetto in Don Giovanni, while earlier this year he was seen as the Jailer in Tosca. A 1999 Merola Opera Program participant, the baritone was
featured in the title role of the Merola production of Don Giovanni and Western Opera Theater's subsequent national
tour. Additional recent credits include a Schwabacher Debut Recital, Mr. Gedge in the Opera Center's 2000 Showcase presentation of Albert Herring, Mercurio in last year's Showcase production of Cavalli's La Calisto, and his debut at Strasbourg's Opéra National du Rhin as Ping in Turandot. A native of Seoul, Korea, he received both his bachelor's and master of music degrees at the Manhattan School of Music, where he made his operatic debut in the role of Death in Gustav Holst's Savitri. A
winner of the 1998 DaCapo Opera Competition and the 1998 Connecticut Opera Guild
Competition, Han's concert credits include Beethoven's Ninth
Symphony, Bernstein's Chichester Psalms, the Brahms Requiem, Handel's Messiah and Mahler's Eighth Symphony. |
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Reserve
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Reserve Your
Dress Circle seats! |
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Your discounted cost: $
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Retail group
price: $
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Discounted
price:
$ 1,900 |
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We
save:
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- High quality seating at a discount
- One of the world's most popular operas
- Complimentary champagne and more at Punahou
NorCal's intermission table
- A complimentary opera CD from the San Francisco
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- A complimentary opera season preview booklet
- An opportunity to meet fellow Punahou NorCal opera
fans
- An wonderful evening to cherish
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With extremely limited
Dress Circle seating -- only 20 18
15 13 seats available -- and very strong
demand for Dress Circle tickets in general for this fantastic
opera, this is an
incredible opportunity for you! |
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- Enjoy colorful sights and beautiful sounds of
Madam Butterfly!
- Meet wonderful Punahou NorCal members!
- Get your complimentary CD, season preview booklet,
and beverages!
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To get this special offer,
you must reserve your $95 tickets through Punahou
NorCal.
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Absolute deadline: November 25, 2002 (in order to
meet San Francisco Opera requirements.)
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Due to:
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- This opera's popularity
- The number of our opera fans, and
- The San Francisco Opera's decision to use
Madam Butterfly to promote their 2002-2003 season
we
suggest you make your seating reservations as early as
possible.
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Fortunately, we've made it easy for
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I want to be part
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Punahou at the
Opera! |
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By check:
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Make your check payable to: Punahou
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( $95 per person ) |
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Note in memo section of your check: Butterfly |
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Punahou NorCal |
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c/o Bill Henthorn |
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41 Sutter Street #1115 |
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San Francisco CA 94104 |
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Questions?
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Call Bill Henthorn: 415-981-5281
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Mahalo
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