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Fidelio (Los Angeles)

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Based On

"Léonore, ou L'Amour Conjugal" by Jean Nicolas Bouilly

Company
San Francisco Opera Association Touring
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Venue
Shrine Auditorium
Season
1954
Language
German

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Chorus Director

Cast

Florestan, a Spanish nobleman
Leonore, his wife, known as Fidelio
Don Pizarro, Governor of the State Prison
Rocco, chief jailer
Marzelline, daughter of Rocco
Jaquino, prison gatekeeper
Don Fernando, Prime Minister of Spain
First Prisoner
Second Prisoner

Show Dates

Time and Place

About 1800; near Seville, Spain

Scenes

Act I, Scene 1 -- Courtyard before Rocco's house
Scene 2 -- Courtyard of the State Prison
Act II, Scene 1 -- A Dungeon in the Prison
Scene 2 -- Before the Prison

Notes

Leonore Overture No. 3 will be played between Scenes 1 and 2, Act II

The curtain time is a guess; records preserved everything but those.