# the Little Prince at Zellerbach Hall Auditorium, Saturday, May 10, 2008

[Cal Performances](https://calperformances.org/) & [SF Opera](https://sfopera.com/) present _the Little Prince_, an opera composed by Rachel Portman, based on the book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry  
[Zellerbach Hall Auditorium](https://calperformances.org/visit/venues/zh.php)  
[U.C. Berkeley, Bancroft Way at Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA 94305 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=U.C.+Berkeley,+Bancroft+Way+at+Telegraph+Ave,+Berkeley,+CA+94305+USA&hl=en)  
7:30 pm, Saturday, May 10, 2008

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## Act One

01. (7:34 PM, waiting...)  
[ends 8:33 PM]

## Act Two

01. (8:51 PM, waiting...)  
[show ends 9:30 PM]

## Performers

### Cast

* [Eugene Brancoveanu](https://www.facebook.com/eugene.brancoveanu.3): baritone vox, as _The Pilot_;
* [Thomas Glenn](http://www.thomas-glenn.com/): tenor vox, as _The Snake_, and _The Vain Man_;
* [Marie Lenormand](http://www.marielenormand.com/): mezzo-soprano vox, as _The Fox_;
* [Tamara Wapinsky](http://www.wapinskyvoicelessons.com/): soprano vox, as _The Water_;
* [Tovi Wayne](https://www.toviwayne.com/): boy singer, as _The Prince_;
* [Ji Young Yang](http://www.jiyoungyang.com/): soprano vox, as _The Rose_.

### Musicians

* Sara Jobin: conductor;
* San Francisco Opera Orchestra
* [San Francisco Boys Chorus](http://www.sfbc.org/) and [San Francisco Girls Chorus](http://www.sfgirlschorus.org/) as the chorus of stars and birds.

### Production Credits

* Maria Bjørnson: costume and set design;
* Rick Fisher: lighting design;
* Rachel Portman: composer;
* Nicholas Wright: libretto;
* Francesca Zambello: producer.

## Notes

* an excellent show
* good visuals throughout (especially the baobab trees)
* good music
* good singing

gelato at naia afterwards!

* Interested in reading the {{:2008:2018-05:pn_little_prince.pdf|program notes}}?
* Or listening to a promo podcast {{:2008:2018-05:podcast_DavidGockley.mp3|David Gockley promo podcast}}, featuring SF Opera director David Gockley?
* Or a Steve Winn promo {{:2008:2018-05:promo_winn.pdf|Steve Winn promo article for SFGate}}, from SFGate?

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