Susannah (2014)
In the backwoods of Tennessee, a beautiful young woman is accused of indecent behavior after she is discovered bathing naked in a stream. Will the charismatic traveling preacher who sets his sights on her soul be her salvation, or her downfall? Carlisle Floyd’s all-American score, which beautifully evokes the work’s rural Appalachian setting, “is unabashedly neo-Romantic” (The New York Times). The radiant Patricia Racette sings the title role, with Brandon Jovanovich as her brother and Raymond Aceto as the hell-raising itinerant preacher. Conductor Karen Kamensek makes her San Francisco Opera debut in this eagerly awaited Company premiere directed by Michael Cavanagh.
https://www.opera-online.com/en/items/productions/susannah-san-francisco-opera-2014-2014
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Patricia Racette as Susannah Polk |
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Brandon Jovanovich as Sam Polk |
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Raymond Aceto as Olin Blitch |
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James Kryshak as Little Bat McLean |
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Dale Travis as Elder McLean |
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A. J. Glueckert as Elder Gleaton |
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Joel Sorensen as Elder Hayes |
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Timothy Mix as Elder Ott |
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Catherine Cook as Mrs. McLean |
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Erin Johnson as Mrs. Gleaton |
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Jacqueline Piccolino as Mrs. Hayes |
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Suzanne Hendrix as Mrs. Ott |
| Sound | Karen Kamensek | Conductor |