The likely lineup, after completion of the Summer 2004 season (which is at end of file): 1. Britten, "BILLY BUDD" Conductor - Donald Runnicles Production - Willy Decker* [* SFO debut] Director - Sabine Hartmannshenn* Production Designer - Wolfgang Gussmann* Chorus master for all productions - Ian Robertson --- Billy Budd - Nathan Gunn Edward Fairfax Vere - Kim Begley* John Claggart - Phillip Ens === 2. Mozart, "COSI FAN TUTTE" Conductor - Michael Gielen* Director - John Cox Production Designer - Robert Perdziola - Robert Bryan* --- Fiordiligi - Alexandra Deshorties* Dorabella - Magdalena Kozena* Despina - Frederica Von Stade (!!!) Ferrando - Yann Beuron Guglielmo - Hanno Muller-Brachmann* Don Alfonso - Richard Stillwell === 3. Tchaikovsky, "EUGENE ONEGIN" Conductor - Ilan Volkov Director - Johannes Schaaf Production Designer - Peter Pabst - Manfred Voss Choreographer - Bambi Uden Dramaturg - Wolfgang Willaschek --- Eugene Onegin - Russell Braun Tatyana - Elena Prokina Olga - Allyson McHardy Lensky - Piotr Beczala === 4. Verdi, "LA TRAVIATA" Conductor - Patrick Summers / Robert Wood* 10/5-8 Director - John Copley Set Designer - John Conklin Costume Designer - David Walker --- Violette Valery - Ruth Ann Swenson [she's back!]/ TBA 10/8 Alfredo Germont - Rolando Villazon* Giorgi Germont - Dmitri Hvorostovsky / Zeljko Lucic 10/5-8 === 5. Ligeti, "LE GRAND MACABRE" Conductor - Michael Boder Director - Kasper Holten* Production Designer - Steffen Aarfing* - Jesper Kongshaug* --- Piet The Pot - Graham Clark Amando - Sara Fulgoni Amanda - Anne-Sophie Duprels Nekrotzar - Willard White Mescalina - Susanne Resmark* Venus/Gepopo - Caroline Stein* Prince Go-Go - Matthias Rexroth* White Minister - John Duykers === 6. Wagner, "THE FLYING DUTCHMAN" Conductor - Donald Runnicles / Sara Jobin* [!] 12/1 Director - Nikolaus Lehnhoff Set Designer - Raimund Bauer Costume Designer - Andrea Schmidt-Futterer - Duane Schuler Choreographer - Denni Sayers --- The Dutchman - Juha Uusitalo* Senta - Nina Stemme* Erik - Christopher Ventris Daland - Walter Fink* === 7. Bizet, "THE PEARL FISHERS" Conductor - Sebastian Lang-Lessing* Director - Andrew Sinclair Production Designer - Zandra Rhodes* - Ron Vodicka* --- Leila - Norah Amsellem Nadir - Charles Castronovo Zurga - William Dazeley* Nourabad - Mark Coles === 8. Tchaikovsky, "THE QUEEN OF SPADES" Conductor - Donald Runnicles Director - Richard Jones Production Designer - John Macfarlane - Jennifer Tipton --- Lisa - Katarina Dalayman* The Countess - Hanna Schwarz Paulina - TBA Gherman - TBA Prince Yeletsky - John Hancock === 9. Puccini, "TOSCA" Conductor - Donald Runnicles / Sara Jobin* [!} 11/7 Production - Lotfi Mansouri [!] Director - Sandra Bernhard Production Designer - Thierry Bosquet / Armando Agnini --- Floria Tosca - Carol Vaness Mario Cavaradossi - Miroslav Dvorsky* Baron Scarpia - Mark Delavan ====== The rest of the current season: A. January, June-July, 2004 Puccini, "LA BOHEME" Conductor - Donald Runnicles / Alexander Polianichko 6/5, 9, 13, 16, 18, 24, 26, 29; 7/2 Director - Mark Lamos Designer - Michael Yeargan --- Rodolfo - Vinson Cole / Rafael Suarez 6/5, 9, 13, 16, 18, 24, 26, 29; 7/2 Mimi - Olga Guryakova* / Elena Prokina 6/5, 9, 13, 16, 18, 24, 26, 29; 7/2 Marcello - Mariusz Kwiecien* / Scott Hendricks 6/5, 9, 13, 16, 18, 24, 26, 29; 7/2 Schaunard - Troy Cook / Johannes Martin Kranzle 6/18, 29 / Brad Alexander 6/5, 9, 13, 16, 24, 26; 7/2 Colline - Ayk Martirossian / Friedemann Rohlig 6/5, 9, 13, 16, 18, 24, 26, 29; 7/2 Musetta - Dina Kuznetsova* / Anna Netrebko 6/5, 9, 13, 16, 18, 24, 26, 29; 7/2 Benoit/Alcindoro - Peter Strummer === B. June-July, 2004 Busoni, "DOKTOR FAUST" Conductor - Donald Runnicles Stage Direction - Jossi Wieler / Sergio Morabito Dramaturge - Jossi Wieler / Sergio Morabito Designer - Anna Viebrock --- Doktor Faust - Rodney Gilfry Mephistopheles - Chris Merritt Duke of Parma - TBA Duchess of Parma - Hope Briggs* Girl's Brother - Johannes Martin Kranzle === C. June-July, 2004 Janacek, "THE CUNNING LITTLE WIXEN" Conductor - Donald Runnicles Director - Daniel Slater* Designer - Robert Innes Hopkins* Movement - Aletta Collins* - Simon Mills* --- The Vixen - Dawn Upshaw Fox - Dagmar Peckova* Forester - Thomas Allen Schoolmaster - Anthony Laciura* Badger - Peter Strummer Parson - Gregory Stapp Forester's Wife - Judith Christin Janos Gereben/SF www.sfcv.org [log in to unmask]