Il Trovatore

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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
1962
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
Staged by
Dino Yannopoulos
Chorus Director
Vincenzo Giannini
Costumers
Goldstein & Co.

Cast

Ferrando, captain of the Queen of Aragon forces
Joshua Hecht
Inez, attendant to Leonora
Dorothy Cole
Leonora, lady-in-waiting to the Queen
Elinor Ross
Count di Luna, general of the Queen's forces
Ettore Bastianini
Manrico, Captain of the rebellious forces
James McCracken
Azucena, a Gypsy Woman
Giulietta Simionato
Old Gypsy
Donald Drain
Messenger
John Gomez
Ruiz, a soldier in Manrico's service
Richard Riffel

Show Dates

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: Aliaferia palace
Scene 2 -- The prison: Aliaferia palace

Media

Notes

To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.

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