Composer Ludwig van Beethoven Librettists Joseph Sonnleithner and Georg Friedrich Treitschke 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 1964 Language German Creative/Crew Conductor Leopold Ludwig Production Paul Hager Designer Wolfram Skalicki Thomas L. Colangelo, Jr.(resident designer) Chorus Director Vincenzo Giannini Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Jacquino Glade Peterson Marzelline Lee Venora Rocco Andrew Foldi Leonore (Fidelio) Birgit Nilsson Don Pizarro Geraint Evans First Prisoner André Montal Second Prisoner David Giosso Florestan Jon Vickers Don Fernando Chester Ludgin Show Dates Mon, Nov 9 1964, 8pm Time and Place About 1800; a state prison near Seville, Spain Scenes (No scene breakdown was published) Notes Beethoven's Leonore Overture No. 3 will be played between Scenes 1 and 2 of the second act. New production