The Jest Composer Umberto Giordano Librettist Sem Benelli Based On adapted from Sem Benelli's 1909 play of the same name Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue Civic Auditorium Season 1927 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Pietro Cimini Stage and technical director Armando Agnini Cast Giannetto Malespini Armand Tokatyan Neri Chiaramantesi Lawrence Tibbett Gabriello Chiaramantesi Angelo Bada Tornaquinci Louis D'Angelo Fazio Millo Picco Trinca Lodovico Oliviero Doctor Austin W. Sperry Il Calandra Gioacchino Pisani Lapo Adolfo Dini Ginevra Frances Peralta Lisabetta Myrtle Donnelly Laldomine Ellen Deeley Fiammetta Cecile Leo Cintia Elinor Marlo Show Dates Thu, Sep 29 1927, 8:15pm Time and Place (not specified) Scenes Act I -- Supper Table in the Dining Room of Tornaquinci Act II -- Ginevra's Boudoir in the Home of Neri Act III -- Subterranean Dungeon in the Medici Palace Act IV -- Same as Act II Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1927_05_compressed.pdf (10.99 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. ---------------------