Susannah
2014In 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.
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Patricia Racette
as Susannah Polk
Brandon Jovanovich
as Sam Polk
Raymond Aceto
as Olin Blitch
James Kryshak
as Little Bat McLean
Dale Travis
as Elder McLean
A. J. Glueckert
as Elder Gleaton
Joel Sorensen
as Elder Hayes
Timothy Mix
as Elder Ott
Catherine Cook
as Mrs. McLean
Erin Johnson
as Mrs. Gleaton
Jacqueline Piccolino
as Mrs. Hayes
Suzanne Hendrix
as Mrs. Ott