Rustic Chivalry Composer Pietro Mascagni Librettists Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti and Guido Menasci Based On the story of Cavalleria Rusticana by Giovanni Verga Company San Francisco Opera Association Touring Location Los Angeles, CA Venue Shrine Auditorium Season 1938 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Gaetano Merola Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Chorus Master William Tyroler Cast Santuzza, a village girl Ebe Stignani Lola, wife of Alfio Doris Doe Turiddu, a young soldier Alessandro Ziliani Alfio, a carter Carlo Tagliabue Lucia, mother of Turiddu Thelma Votipka Show Dates Sat, Nov 12 1938, 8pm Time and Place The Present; Square in a Sicilian Village Scenes N/A Legacy Commission Part I of a double bill, with "La Bohème" Notes First part of a double bill, with "La Bohème."