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 Civic Auditorium Season 1931 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Gaetano Merola Stage and technical director Armando Agnini Cast Leonora, a noble lady of Aragon Elisabeth Rethberg Manrico, chieftain under Prince of Biscay Giovanni Martinelli Count di Luna, a powerful noble of Aragon Giuseppe Danise Azucena, a wandering Biscayan Gypsy Luisa Silva Ruiz, a Gypsy and Manrico's follower Ludovico Oliviero Inez, Leonora's confidant Helene Strause Ferrando, the Count's follower Louis D'Angelo Gypsy Evaristo Alibertini Show Dates Sat, Sep 26 1931, 8pm Time and Place Spain, 15th Century Scenes Act I, Scene 1 -- Vestibule in Aliaferia Palace, Spain Scene 2 -- Garden of the Palace Act II, Scene 1 -- Gypsy Camp in Biscay Mountains Scene 2 -- A Convent Cloister Act III, Scene 1 -- Encampment of Di Luna's Soldiers Scene 2 -- Room in Manrico's Castle Act IV, Scene 1 -- Outside of Aliaferia Palace Scene 2 -- Prison Cell Media Image Il Trovatore, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1931. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Set, Act I, Scene 1; Luisa Silva (Azucena) with members of the San Francisco Opera Chorus Credit Morton Image Il Trovatore, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1931. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Anvil Chorus Credit Morton Image Il Trovatore, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1931. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Giovanni Martinelli (Manrico), Luisa Silva (Azucena) Credit Morton Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1931_12_compressed.pdf (8.48 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. ---------------------
Image Il Trovatore, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1931. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Set, Act I, Scene 1; Luisa Silva (Azucena) with members of the San Francisco Opera Chorus Credit Morton
Image Il Trovatore, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1931. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Anvil Chorus Credit Morton
Image Il Trovatore, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1931. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Giovanni Martinelli (Manrico), Luisa Silva (Azucena) Credit Morton