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 1939 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Gennaro Papi Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Chorus Master William Tyroler Cast Santuzza, a village girl Dusolina Giannini Lola, wife of Alfio Alice Avakian Turiddu, a young soldier Frederick Jagel Alfio, a teamster George Cehanovsky Lucia, mother of Turiddu Thelma Votipka Show Dates Sat, Oct 21 1939, 8pm Time and Place The Present; Square in a Sicilian Village Media Image Cavalleria Rusticana, Pietro Mascagni. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Frederick Jagel (Turiddu) Credit Morton Image Cavalleria Rusticana, Pietro Mascagni. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble Credit Morton Image Cavalleria Rusticana, Pietro Mascagni. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble Credit Morton Image Cavalleria Rusticana, Pietro Mascagni. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Frederick Jagel (Turiddu) Credit Morton Image Cavalleria Rusticana, Pietro Mascagni. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Thelma Votipka (Mama Lucia), Dusolina Giannini (Santuzza) Credit Morton Image Cavalleria Rusticana, Pietro Mascagni. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble Credit Morton Image Cavalleria Rusticana, Pietro Mascagni. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Thelma Votipka (Mama Lucia), Dusolina Giannini (Santuzza) Credit Morton Notes Part II of a double bill, with "Pagliacci"
Image Cavalleria Rusticana, Pietro Mascagni. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Frederick Jagel (Turiddu) Credit Morton
Image Cavalleria Rusticana, Pietro Mascagni. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble Credit Morton
Image Cavalleria Rusticana, Pietro Mascagni. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble Credit Morton
Image Cavalleria Rusticana, Pietro Mascagni. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Frederick Jagel (Turiddu) Credit Morton
Image Cavalleria Rusticana, Pietro Mascagni. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Thelma Votipka (Mama Lucia), Dusolina Giannini (Santuzza) Credit Morton
Image Cavalleria Rusticana, Pietro Mascagni. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble Credit Morton
Image Cavalleria Rusticana, Pietro Mascagni. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Thelma Votipka (Mama Lucia), Dusolina Giannini (Santuzza) Credit Morton