Overview
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.
Cast
- 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