Composer Giuseppe Verdi Librettists Salvadore Cammarano and Leone Emanuele Bardare Based On the play by Antonio García Gutiérrez Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1971 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Charles Wilson Production Paul Hager Assisted by Jacques Karpo Set Designer(s) Wolfram Skalicki Davis L. West Costumers Goldstein & Co. Chorus Director Francesco Prestia Musical Preparation Monroe Kanouse Cast Ferrando Raymond Michalski Ara Berberian(11/3) Inez Gwendolyn Jones Leonora Ljiljana Molnar-Talajic Count di Luna Cornelis Opthof Manrico James McCray Azucena Irene Dalis Betty Allen(11/3) Old Gypsy Eugene Lawrence Ruiz Joe Pinedo Show Dates Tue, Oct 26 1971, 1:30pm Fri, Oct 29 1971, 1:30pm Wed, Nov 3 1971, 1:30pm Time and Place Fifteenth-century Spain Scenes Act I, Scenes 1 and 2: The Duel Scenes 3 and 4: The Gypsy INTERMISSION Act II, Scenes 1 and 2: The Gypsy's Son Scenes 3 and 4: The Execution Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1971_13_compressed.pdf (16.66 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. ---------------------Commentator: Alexander Fried, San Francisco Examiner Music Critic