A Dream Play

Opera in a Prologue and Two Acts
by Ingvar Lidholm
Sung in English

Libretto by Ingvar Lidholm after the play by August Strindberg
English translation by Colin Graham for The Santa Fe Opera

First performed at Stockholm in 1992
American Premiere by The Santa Fe Opera 1998

The Santa Fe Opera

August 1, 5, 14, 1998

The Cast:
The Daughter- Sylvia McNair
The Officer- Håkan Hagegård
The Stage Door Keeper- Judith Christin
The Lawyer- Thomas Barrett
The Poet- Richard Stilwell
The Bill Poster- Ragnar Ulfung
The School Master- Michael Hendrick
The Glazier- John Atkins
The Blind Man- John Atkins
The Chancellor- Patrick J. Carfizzi
Dean of Theology- Michael Hendrick
Dean of Philosophy- Michael Kavalhuna
Dean of Medicine- Jamie Offenbach
Dean of Law- Ragnar Ulfun
A Policeman- Jamie Offenbach
Victoria- Kathleen Callahan
He- Coke Morgan
She- Kathleen Callahan
Edith- Peter Pasztor
Kristin- Stacey Rishoi
The Ballet Dancer- Julie Bartholomew
The Naval Officer- Mark Calvert

The Santa Fe Opera
Hal France, conductor
Colin Graham, director
Derek McLane, scenic design
David Woolard, costume design
Amy Appleyard, lighting design
Gary Wedow, chorus master
Elkhanah Pulitzer, assistant director
Members of the Rio Grande School Outreach Choir, Santa Fe
Jamie Allen, director
Members of the Santa Fe Desert Chorale
Lawrence Bandfield, music director

Opera

Annotated score available in Sylvia McNair collection, Cook Music Library