Francesca da Rimini

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Composer
Riccardo Zandonai
Librettist
Tito Ricordi
Based On

a play by Gabriele d'Annunzio

Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1956
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Oliviero De Fabritiis
Stage Director(s)
Carlo Maestrini
Stage setting and lighting by
Leo Kerz
Chorus Director
Gianni Lazzari
Costumers
Goldstein & Co.

Cast

Francesca
Leyla Gencer
Paolo, the handsome
Richard Martell
Giovanni, the lame
Anselmo Colzani
Malatestino, the one-eyed
Caesar Curzi
Samaritana
Jeannine Crader
Biancofiore
Mary Gray
Garsenda
Jan McArt
Altichiara
Margaret Roggero
Donella
Rosalind Nadell
Ostasio
Carl Palangi
Ser Toldo Berardengo
Alessio De Paolis
Jester
Heinz Blankenburg
Bowman
Chris Lachona
Tower Warden
Murray Kenig
Smaragdi, a slave
Katherine Hilgenberg
Voice of a Prisoner
Virginio Assandri

Show Dates

Time and Place

Italy during the thirteenth century

Scenes

Act I -- In the courtyard of the Polentani Palace
Act II -- The Ramparts of the Malatesti Palace
Act III -- Francesca's Apartments in the Malatesti Palace
Act IV, Scene 1 -- A Chamber in the Malatesti Palace
Scene 2 -- Francesca's Boudoir in the Malatesti Palacew

Media

Notes

To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.

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