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 Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1946 Language English Creative/Crew Conductor Paul Breisach Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Chorus Director Kurt Herbert Adler Cast Florestan, a Spanish nobleman Mario Berini Leonore, his wife, known as Fidelio Regina Resnik Don Pizarro, Governor of the State Prison Kenneth Schon Rocco, chief jailer Lorenzo Alvary Marzelline, daughter of Rocco Nadine Conner Jaquino, prison gatekeeper John Garris Don Fernando, Prime Minister of Spain Mack Harrell First Prisoner Kayton Nesbitt Second Prisoner Colin Harvey Show Dates Fri, Oct 11 1946, 8pm Thu, Oct 17 1946, 8pm 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 -- Before Don Fernando's Castle Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1946_07_compressed.pdf (9.41 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- English version by Dr. Theodore Baker