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The Puritans
Librettist
Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
Language
Italian
Archive ID
SFO_1966_09

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Stage Director(s)
After designs by
Chorus Director
Choreographer

Cast

Sir Bruno Robertson
Sir Riccardo Forth
Sir Giorgio Walton
Lord Gualtiero Walton
Lord Arturo Talbot
Enrichetta di Francia

Show Dates

Time and Place

A fortress in Plymouth, England; Mid-seventeenth century

Scenes

Act I -- The castle of Lord Walton
Act II -- Same as Act I
Act III -- Large hall of the castle
Act IV -- Forest adjoining the castle

Media

Notes

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

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Season opener

Corps de Ballet

Floral decorations courtesy of Stern Flowers 

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Costumes Casa d'Arte Cerratelli, Florence

Settings Ercole Sormani, Milan

Additional Notes

Opening night, September 20, 1966, Lady Bird Johnson attended the Opera

From the Bay Area Television Archive - Diva db

Lady Bird Johnson and Vietnam protestors at San Francisco Opera - Bay Area Television Archive

https://diva.sfsu.edu/collections/sfbatv/bundles/239504

KPIX-TV news footage from with reporter Nancy Clark from September 20, 1966 featuring scenes of Lady Bird Johnson attending the San Francisco Opera, where a group of "anti-Vietnam war pickets" are protesting outside. Opens with silent views of Lady Bird Johnson being driven away from the Fairmont Hotel (where she stayed overnight on the 20th) and ends with a to-camera summary of events by Clark.

Dancers