GIACOMO PUCCINI
THE PUCCINI DUO:
Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi
San Diego Civic Theatre – February 11, 14, 17, and 19m, 2023
CAST MEMBERS
(in order of vocal appearance)
Suor Angelica
Suor Angelica - Marina Costa-Jackson*
La Zelatrice - Megan Moore*
Una Conversa - Maria Miller*
La Maestra Dele Novizie - Guadalupe Paz
La Conversa II - Emily Weinberg*
Suor Osmina - Abigail Allwein*
Suor Genovieffa - Tasha Koontz
Una Novizia - Amy Mein*
Suor Dolcina - Sarah-Nicole Carter
Una Novizia II - Karin Wilcox*
La Sorella Infermiera - Mary Boles-Allen*
First Tourière - Katie Polit*
Second Tourière - Maria Caughey*
La Badessa - Claudia Chapa*
La Zia Principessa - Stephanie Blythe
Gianni Schicchi
Lauretta - Marina Costa-Jackson
Rinuccio - Piotr Buszewski*
Gianni Schicchi - Stephanie Blythe
Zita -Claudia Chapa
Gherardo - Dongwhi Tony Baek*
Nella - Tasha Koontz
Gherardino - Ella June Pearce*
Betto - Colin Ramsey
Simone - Philip Cokorinos*
Marco - Andrew Craig Brown*
La Ciesca - Megan Moore
Maestro Spinellocio/Notary - Michael Sokol
Pinellino - Walter DuMelle
Guccio - Shelby Condray
Conductor - Yves Abel
Director/Choreographer - Kyle Lang
Scenery - Tim Wallace
Suor Angelica Costumes - Pier Paolo Bisleri* (original design) / Melanie Taylor Burgess*
Gianni Schicchi Costumes - Ingrid Helton
Lighting Designer - Thomas C. Hase
Assistant Director - Matthew Haney*
Chorus Master - Bruce Stasyna
Stage Manager - Cynthia Hennon Marino*
Music Staff/Preparation - Catherine Miller
Italian Diction Coach - Emanuela Patroncini
Supertitle Coordinator - Oxana Bulgakova
* San Diego Opera debut
SUOR ANGELICA
A Convent outside of Florence Italy, early 1900s
GIANNI SCHICCHI
The home of Buoso Donati, Florence, Italy
This performance is approximately 2 hours, 15 minutes including one intermission.
Libretto by Giovacchino Forzano.
Scenery for this production was constructed at the San Diego Opera Scenic Studio.
Suor Angelica costumes originally created for Teatro Verdi Trieste and refurbished by Seattle Opera Costume Shop.
Costumes for Gianni Schicchi were created at the San Diego Opera Costume Shop.