CASTING
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PAST PRODUCTIONS
TAMARA ROJO, Artistic Director
Martin West, Conductor
Osterweis Capital Management, Presenting Sponsor
I – Pas de Deux from MANON, Act I
Choreographer: Sir Kenneth MacMillan
Composer: Jules Massenet
Orchestrated and Arranged by: Martin Yates
Staged by: Robert Tewsley
Additional Principal Coaching: Tamara Rojo and Julio Bocca
Scenic and Costume Design: Nicholas Georgiadis
Lighting Design: Jacopo Pantani
JASMINE JIMISON • MAX CAUTHORN
World Premiere: March 7, 1974—The Royal Ballet, The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; London, England
SF Ballet Premiere (pas de deux): January 22, 2014—SF Ballet 81st Anniversary Gala, War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California
II – Hungarian Dance from RAYMONDA, Act III
Choreographer: Vadim Sirotin
Raymonda Direction and Choreography: Tamara Rojo, after Marius Petipa
Music: Alexander Glazunov, adapted and edited by Gavin Sutherland and Lars Payne
Costume Design: Antony McDonald
KAMRYN BALDWIN • NATHANIEL REMEZ
Thamires Chuvas, Gabriela Gonzalez, Swane Messaoudi, Pemberley Ann Olson, Hui-Wen Peng, Leili Rackow, Tyla Steinbach, Angela Watson
Rubén Cítores Nieto, Benjamin Davidoff, Lleyton Ho, Lucas López, João Percilio da Silva, Simone Pompignoli, Jasper True Stanford, Archie Sullivan
World Premiere: January 13, 2022—English National Ballet, London Coliseum; London, England
SF Ballet Premiere (complete ballet): March 1, 2025—War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California
III – THREE PRELUDES
Choreographer: Ben Stevenson
Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff
Staged by: Dawn Scannell
Design: Peter Farmer
FRANCES CHUNG • HARRISON JAMES
Mungunchimeg Buriad, Piano
World Premiere: 1969—Harkness Youth Dancers
San Francisco Ballet Premiere: July 26, 2024—Frost Amphitheater; Stanford, California
IV – Excerpt from 5 TANGO’S
Choreographer: Hans van Manen
Composer: Astor Piazzolla
Supervised by: Rachel Beaujean
Staged by: Felipe Diaz
Costume Design: Jean-Paul Vroom
ESTEBAN HERNÁNDEZ
World Premiere: November 3, 1977—Dutch National Ballet; Het Muziektheater; Amsterdam, The Netherlands
SF Ballet Premiere: July 26, 2024—Frost Amphitheater; Stanford, California
V – Pas de Deux from DUST
Direction and Choreography: Akram Khan
Composer: Jocelyn Pook
Original Lighting Design: Fabiana Piccioli
Costume Design: Kimie Nakano
Staged by: Mavin Khoo and Crystal Costa
DORES ANDRÉ • VICTOR PRIGENT
World Premiere: October 17, 2013—English National Ballet; Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
SF Ballet Premiere: February 13, 2025—War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California
VI – Pas de Deux from CHROMA
Concept, Direction, and Choreography: Sir Wayne McGregor
Music: Joby Talbot and Jack White III
Arranged by: Joby Talbot
Orchestrated by: Christopher Austin
Costume Design: Moritz Junge
Staged by: Antoine Vereecken
NIKISHA FOGO • CAVAN CONLEY
World Premiere: November 17, 2006—The Royal Ballet, The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; London, England
SF Ballet Premiere: April 7, 2011—War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California
VII – Pas de Deux from NO MAN’S LAND
Choreographer: Liam Scarlett
Composer: Franz Liszt
Arranged and Orchestrated by: Gavin Sutherland
Staged by: Lauren Strongin and Joseph Walsh
Design: Jon Bausor
FRANCES CHUNG • JOSEPH WALSH
Mungunchimeg Buriad, Piano
World Premiere: April 2, 2014—English National Ballet, Barbican Centre; London, England
SF Ballet Premiere: January 22, 2025—SF Ballet 92nd Anniversary Gala, War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California
VIII – Pas de Deux from AFTER THE RAIN
Choreographer: Christopher Wheeldon
Composer: Arvo Pärt
Costume Design: Holly Hynes
Original Lighting Design: Mark Stanley
WANTING ZHAO • HARRISON JAMES
Cordula Merks, Violin Britton Day, Piano
World Premiere (complete ballet): January 22, 2005—New York City Ballet, New York State Theater; New York, New York
SF Ballet Premiere: January 24, 2007—War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California
After the Rain© by Christopher Wheeldon
IX – Fourth Movement & Finale from SYMPHONY IN C
Choreographer: George Balanchine
Composer: Georges Bizet
Staged by: Sandra Jennings
Costume Design: after Karinska
Original Lighting Design: Ronald Bates
WONA PARK • WEI WANG
Norika Matsuyama, Carmela Mayo
Cavan Conley, Luca Ferrò
Maya Chandrashekaran, Carlota Cruz, Aaliyahmarie Key, Ava Kinzler, SunMin Lee, Leili Rackow, Jamie Adele Stephens, Juliette Windey
MISA KURANAGA • ESTEBAN HERNÁNDEZ
Isabella DeVivo, Julia Rowe
Fernando Carratalá Coloma, Steven Morse
Jihyun Choi, Gabriela Gonzalez, Elizabeth Mateer, Swane Messaoudi, Rimi Nakano, Tyla Steinbach, Angela Watson, Maggie Weirich
NIKISHA FOGO • JOSHUA JACK PRICE
Kamryn Baldwin, Thamires Chuvas
Victor Prigent, Myles Thatcher
Maria Bertodatti, Brooklyn Brizendine, Anna Chaziroglou, Laurel Ho, Katharine Lee, Hui-Wen Peng
SASHA DE SOLA • MAX CAUTHORN
Elizabeth Powell, Seojeong Yun
Benjamin Davidoff, Mingxuan Wang
Sofia Albers, Jacey Gailliard, Nicole Moyer, Pemberley Ann Olson, Amelia Soh, Juliana Wilder
World Premiere: July 28,1947—Paris Opera Ballet (originally titled Le Palais de cristal), Théâtre National de l'Opéra; Paris, France
San Francisco Ballet Premiere: March 17, 1961—Alcazar Theater; San Francisco, California
© The School of American Ballet
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Pas de Deux from Manon, Act I – Music: Originally compiled by Leighton Lucas with the collaboration of Hilda Gaunt. Manon is produced in association with the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London.
Hungarian Dance from Raymonda, Act III – Music: Raymonda, Op. 57, Act III: Grand pas hongrois. A Co-Production between English National Ballet and Finnish National Opera and Ballet.
Three Preludes – Music: Opus. 32, #10; Opus. 23, #1; Opus. 32, #9. Costumes constructed by San Francisco Ballet Wardrobe Department.
Excerpt from 5 Tango’s – Music: Vayamos al diablo, used by arrangement with Tonos Music, publisher and copyright owner. Costume constructed by San Francisco Ballet Wardrobe Department.
Pas de Deux from Dust – Dust, an English National Ballet Production. Music: Presented under license from G. Schirmer Inc., o/b/o Chester Music Ltd., copyright owners.
Pas de Deux from Chroma – Music: “The Hardest Button to Button,” by Jack White III, used by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner. Chroma is produced in association with the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. Costumes constructed by Christopher Read, Toronto, ON. Dyeing by Chrome Yellow.
Pas de Deux from No Man’s Land – Music: Excerpt from Harmonies poétiques et religieuses. Costumes courtesy of English National Ballet.
Fourth Movement & Finale from Symphony in C – Music: Symphony No. 1 in C Major. This presentation of Symphony in C, a Balanchine© Ballet, is present by arrangement with The School of American Ballet and has been produced in accordance with the Balanchine Style© and Balanchine Technique© service standards established and provided by The George Balanchine Trust. Costumes constructed by Ann Beck Dance and Specialty Costumes, San Francisco; Corps men's unitards constructed by Dale Wibben.
*Casting subject to change
DIGITAL CAST SHEETS
By using digital cast sheets and e-tickets, we are working to reduce our paper consumption. You can view our digital cast sheets on a computer, tablet, or smartphone by scanning the QR codes displayed around the building using your smartphone’s camera app. They are also on display on each level in the Opera House.
PRINTED CAST SHEETS
At the Opera House, casting information is available on display stands on every level, and there are limited number of printed cast sheets at the Information Table located in the Main Lobby. First come first serve.