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 1952 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Kurt Herbert Adler Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Cast Santuzza, a village girl Fedora Barbieri Lola, wife of Alfio Margaret Roggero Turiddu, a young soldier Jan Peerce Alfio, a teamster Ralph Herbert Lucia, mother of Turiddu Thelma Votipka Show Dates Thu, Oct 16 1952, 8pm Time and Place The Present; Square in a Sicilian Village Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1952_04_compressed.pdf (6.97 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- Part I of a double bill, with "Pagliacci"