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 Shrine Auditorium Season 1964 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli Stage Director(s) Lotfi Mansouri Chorus Director Vincenzo Giannini Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Ferrando, captain of the Queen of Aragon forces Joshua Hecht Inez, attendant to Leonora Claudia White Leonora, lady-in-waiting to the Queen Ella Lee Count di Luna, general of the Queen's forces Raymond Wolansky Manrico, Captain of the rebellious forces James McCracken Azucena, a Gypsy Woman Sandra Warfield Regina Resnik(11/29) Old Gypsy David Giosso Messenger Roy Glover Ruiz, a soldier in Manrico's service Richard Riffel Show Dates Sat, Nov 7 1964, 8pm Sun, Nov 29 1964, 3pm Time and Place Middle of the fifteenth century; Aragon Scenes Act I (The Duel), Scene 1 -- Aliaferia palace Scene 2 -- Garden of the palace Act II (The Gypsy), Scene 1 -- A Gypsy hideout in Biscay Scene 2 -- A convent near Aliaferia palace Act III (The Gypsy's Son), Scene 1 -- Count di Luna's camp Scene 2 -- A room in the fortress of Castellor Act IV (Torment), Scene 1 -- A tower in Aliaferia palace Scene 2 -- A prison in Aliaferia palace