08/27/16 – Luisa Miller – SAN FRANCISCO OPERA BEGINS!
San Francisco Opera
Luisa Miller
by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto by Felice Romani
Sung in Italian
front page photo credit: Cory Weaver
A father’s betrayal. A daughter’s sacrifice. Longing only for love, a brave young woman sacrifices her own happiness in a desperate attempt to save her father’s life. Revered for its masterful depiction of intimate emotions, Verdi’s swiftly moving tragedy explores the forbidden passion between a peasant girl and a nobleman and the plotting of two ruthless men determined to tear them apart.
Music Director Nicola Luisotti leads an outstanding cast featuring two of opera’s fastest-rising international stars: Leah Crocetto and Michael Fabiano.
| Luisa Miller | Leah Crocetto |
| Rodolfo | Michael Fabiano |
| Miller | Vitaliy Bilyy * |
| Count Walter | Daniel Sumegi |
| Federica | Ekaterina Semenchuk * |
| Wurm | Andrea Silvestrelli |
| Laura | Jacqueline Piccolino |
| Peasant | Christopher Jackson |
| Conductor | Nicola Luisotti |
| Production | Francesca Zambello |
| Associate Director | Laurie Feldman |
| Set Designer | Michael Yeargan |
| Costume Designer | Dunya Ramicova |
| Lighting Designer | Gary Marder |
| Original Lighting Designer | Mark McCullough |
| Chorus Director | Ian Robertson |
* San Francisco Opera Debut
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