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This was the first opera in the newly incorporated San Francisco Opera.
Before the Company's incorporation, however, there was a short season given under the title of "San Francisco Opera" at Stanford Stadium. A stage was constructed at the north end of the stadium; capacity was 17,000; prices ranged between $1 and $5. Attendance for "Pagliacci" was 6,000; 8,000 for "Carmen"; 10,000 for "Faust." This was the season:
June 3, 1922
Leoncavallo, "Pagliacci"
Canio -- Giovanni Martinelli
Tonio -- Vicente Ballester
Nedda -- Bianca Saroya
Silvio -- Marsden Argall
Beppe -- Aristide Neri
A ballet divertissement followed the opera.
The conductor was Gaetano Merola
June 7, 1922
June 16, 1922
Bizet, "Carmen"
Carmen -- Ina Bourskaya
Micaëla -- Bianca Saroya
Don José -- Giovanni Martinelli
Escamillo -- Vicente Ballester
Zuniga -- Léon Rothier
Dancairo -- R. Agni
Remendado -- Aristide Neri
Morales -- U. Rovere
Frasquita -- Constance Reese
Mercedes -- Georgianna Strauss
Conductor, Gaetano Merola
June 10, 1922
June 17, 1922
Gounod, "Faust"
Marguerite -- Bianca Saroya
Faust -- Giovanni Martinelli
Mephistopheles -- Léon Rothier
Valentin -- Vicente Ballester
Wagner -- U. Rovere
Siebel -- Doria Fernanda
Marthe -- Georgianna Strauss
Conductor, Gaetano Merola
In 1923, Civic Auditorium was also known as the Exposition Auditorium.
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