Composer Giacomo Puccini Librettist Giovacchino Forzano Based On an incident mentioned in Dante's Divine Comedy Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1964 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Ferdinand Leitner Stage Director(s) Lotfi Mansouri Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Zita, Buoso's cousin Erika Wien Rinuccio, her nephew Glade Peterson Gherardo, Buoso's nephew Howard Fried Nella, his wife Carol Todd Gherardino, their son Brad Waddell Betto, cousin to Buoso Daniel McCaughna Simone, cousin to Buoso Andrew Foldi Marco, their son Pietro Menci La Ciesca, Marco's wife Janis Martin Gianni Schicchi Tito Gobbi Lauretta, his daughter Lee Venora Spinelloccio, a physician David Giosso Amantio di Nicolao, a notary John West Pinellino, a shoemaker Colin Harvey Guccio, a dyer Winther Andersen Show Dates Fri, Oct 2 1964, 8:30pm Sat, Oct 10 1964, 8:30pm Time and Place 1299; the bedchamber of Buoso Donati in Florence, Italy Media Image Gianni Schicchi, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Glade Peterson (Rinuccio) Credit Carolyn Mason Jones Image Gianni Schicchi, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Lee Venora (Lauretta), Tito Gobbi (Gianni Schicchi) Credit Carolyn Mason Jones Image Gianni Schicchi, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Tito Gobbi (Gianni Schicchi) Credit Carolyn Mason Jones Image Gianni Schicchi, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Carol Todd (Nella), Andrew Ffoldi (Simone), Erika Wien (Zita), Tito Gobbi (Gianni Schicchi) Credit Carolyn Mason Jones Image Gianni Schicchi, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Erika Wien (Zita), Carol Todd (Nella), Janis Martin (La Ciesca), Andrew Foldi (Simone) Credit Unknown Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1964_08_compressed.pdf (11.48 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- Part I of a double bill, with "Carmina Burana"
Image Gianni Schicchi, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Glade Peterson (Rinuccio) Credit Carolyn Mason Jones
Image Gianni Schicchi, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Lee Venora (Lauretta), Tito Gobbi (Gianni Schicchi) Credit Carolyn Mason Jones
Image Gianni Schicchi, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Tito Gobbi (Gianni Schicchi) Credit Carolyn Mason Jones
Image Gianni Schicchi, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Carol Todd (Nella), Andrew Ffoldi (Simone), Erika Wien (Zita), Tito Gobbi (Gianni Schicchi) Credit Carolyn Mason Jones
Image Gianni Schicchi, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Erika Wien (Zita), Carol Todd (Nella), Janis Martin (La Ciesca), Andrew Foldi (Simone) Credit Unknown