Composer Giuseppe Verdi Librettist Arrigo Boito Based On works by William Shakespeare Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1966 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli Production Paul Hager Chorus Director Vincenzo Giannini Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Dr. Caius Howard Fried Sir John Falstaff Ramon Vinay Bardolfo Raymond Manton Pistola Federico Davià Mistress Meg Page Janis Martin Mistress Alice Ford Raina Kabaivanska Nannetta Lee Venora Dame Quickly Sona Cervena Ford Frank Guarrera Fenton Ottavio Garaventa Innkeeper Colin Harvey Show Dates Fri, Nov 11 1966, 8:30pm Thu, Nov 17 1966, 8pm Sun, Nov 20 1966, 2pm Time and Place Windsor, England, during the reign of Henry IV Scenes (No scene breakdown was published) Media Image Falstaff, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1966. Photographer: Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera. Raina Kabaivanska (Alice Ford), Sona Cervena (Dame Quickly) Credit Norton Image Falstaff, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1966. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Raymond Manton (Bardolfo), Colin Harvey (Innkeeper), Ramon Vinay (Falstaff), Federico Davia (Pistola) Credit Unknown Image Falstaff, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1966. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Unknown, Ramon Vinay (Falstaff) Credit Unknown Image Falstaff, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1966. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Ottavio Graventa (Fenton), Lee Venora (Nannetta) Credit Unknown Image Falstaff, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1966. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Ramon Vinay (Falstaff) Credit Unknown Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1966_06_compressed.pdf (11.7 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- Dancers San Francisco Opera Corps de Ballet
Image Falstaff, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1966. Photographer: Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera. Raina Kabaivanska (Alice Ford), Sona Cervena (Dame Quickly) Credit Norton
Image Falstaff, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1966. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Raymond Manton (Bardolfo), Colin Harvey (Innkeeper), Ramon Vinay (Falstaff), Federico Davia (Pistola) Credit Unknown
Image Falstaff, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1966. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Unknown, Ramon Vinay (Falstaff) Credit Unknown
Image Falstaff, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1966. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Ottavio Graventa (Fenton), Lee Venora (Nannetta) Credit Unknown
Image Falstaff, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1966. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Ramon Vinay (Falstaff) Credit Unknown