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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
1978
Language
German

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Designer
Lighting Designer and Scenery Supervision
Chorus Director
Musical Preparation and Prompter

Cast

Jaquino
Marzelline
Leonore/Fidelio
Don Pizarro
First Prisoner
Second Prisoner
Florestan
Don Fernando

Show Dates

Broadcast

11/24/1978, live broadcast, KKHI and NPR. 

Time and Place

A state prison near Seville, Spain, about 1800

Scenes

Act I, Scene 1 -- In front of Rocco's house
Scene 2 -- The prison courtyard
Act II, Scene 1 -- The deepest vault of the prison
Scene 2 -- Just inside the prison gates

Media

Notes

11/24/1978, live broadcast, KKHI and NPR. Intermission interview: Gwyneth Jones by Terry McEwen (guests).

English translation by Norman Tucker

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