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 Pasadena, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1943 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Fausto Cleva Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Chorus Director Kurt Herbert Adler Cast Leonora, a noble lady of Aragon Zinka Milanov Manrico, a young chieftain Kurt Baum Azucena, a wandering Biscayan Gypsy Kerstin Thorborg Count di Luna, a young noble of Aragon Robert Weede Ferrando, a guard captain of Count di Luna Roberto Silva Inez, attendant to Leonora Thelma Votipka Ruiz, a soldier in Manrico's service John Garris Old Gypsy Paul Guenter Show Dates Thu, Nov 4 1943, 8pm Time and Place Middle of the Fifteenth Century; Biscay and Aragon Scenes Act I, Scene 1 -- Vestibule at 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 Notes The curtain time is a guess; touring records include evering but the starting times.