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 Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1933 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Antonio Dell'Orefice Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Cast Santuzza, a village girl Claudia Muzio Lola, wife of Alfio Myrtle Leonard Turiddu, a young soldier Dino Borgioli Alfio, a teamster Alfredo Gandolfi Lucia, mother of Turiddu Helene Strause Popolana Arena Toriggino Show Dates Tue, Nov 21 1933, 8pm Time and Place Sicilian village; present time Scenes Square in a Sicilian village Media Image Cavalleria Rusticana, Pietro Mascagni. San Francisco Opera, 1933. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Helene Strause (Mamma Lucia) Credit Morton Image Cavalleria Rusticana, Pietro Mascagni. San Francisco Opera, 1933. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Dino Borgioli (Turiddu), Alfredo Gandolfi (Alfio) Credit Morton Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1933_03_compressed.pdf (2.94 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- Part I of a double bill, with "Pagliacci"
Image Cavalleria Rusticana, Pietro Mascagni. San Francisco Opera, 1933. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Helene Strause (Mamma Lucia) Credit Morton
Image Cavalleria Rusticana, Pietro Mascagni. San Francisco Opera, 1933. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Dino Borgioli (Turiddu), Alfredo Gandolfi (Alfio) Credit Morton