Composer
Librettists
Based On
"Léonore, ou L'Amour Conjugal" by Jean Nicolas Bouilly
Company
San Francisco Opera Association Touring
Location
Berkeley, CA
Venue
Hearst Greek Theatre
Season
1961
Language
German
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Designer
Chorus Director
Costumers
Cast
Jaquino, prison gatekeeper
Marzelline, daughter of Rocco
Rocco, chief jailer
Leonore (disguised as Fidelio), Florestan's wife
Don Pizarro, Governor of the State Prison
First Prisoner
Second Prisoner
Florestan, a Spanish nobleman
Don Fernando, minister of Spain
Show Dates
Time and Place
About 1800; near Seville, Spain
Scenes
Act I -- Courtyard of the state prison
Act II, Scene 1 -- A dungeon in the prison
Scene 2 -- A square before the fortress
Notes
Presented by The William Randolph Hearst Foundation
and
The Committee for Arts and Lectures, University of California, Berkeley
Beethoven's Leonore Overture No. 3 will be played between Scene 1 and Scene 2 of the second act.
Kieth Engen's first name IS correctly spelled. He changed the spelling during his career in German opera houses.