Composer Giuseppe Verdi Librettists Salvadore Cammarano and Leone Emanuele Bardare Based On the play by Antonio García Gutiérrez Company San Francisco Opera Association Touring Location Los Angeles, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1946 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Kurt Herbert Adler Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Cast Leonora, a noble lady of Aragon Stella Roman Manrico, a young chieftain Jussi Bjoerling Azucena, a wandering Biscayan Gypsy Margaret Harshaw Count di Luna, a young noble of Aragon Francesco Valentino Ferrando, a guard captain of Count di Luna Nicola Moscona Inez, attendant to Leonora Geraldine Viti Ruiz, a soldier in Manrico's service Joseph Tissier Old Gypsy Edwin Vannucci Show Dates Sat, Oct 26 1946, 8pm Time and Place Middle of the Fifteenth Century; Biscay and Aragon Scenes Act I, Scene 1 -- Vestibule in Aliaferia Palace Scene 2 -- The Garden of the Palace Act II, Scene 1 -- Gypsy Camp in the Biscay Mountains Scene 2 -- The Cloister of a Convent Act III, Scene 1 -- Encampment of Count di Luna's Soldiers Scene 2 -- Room in Manrico's Castle Act IV, Scene 1 -- Outside the Tower, Aliaferia Palace Scene 2 -- Prison Cell of Manrico