The Daughter of the Regiment
Composer
Librettists
Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1962
Language
Italian
Commission
English translation by Ruth and Thomas Martin
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Staged by
Chorus Director
Choreographer
Costumers
Cast
Countess of Berkenfeld
Kerstin Meyer(10/4, 22)
Sona Cervena(10/18, 23)
Ortensio, attendant of the countess
Peasant
Sulpizio, a sergeant in the 11th regiment of Napoleon's army
Maria, the adopted daughter of the regiment
Marilyn Horne(10/4, 23)
Jolanda Meneguzzer(10/18, 22)
Tonio, a young Tyrolean
Glade Peterson(10/4, 22)
Renato Cioni(10/18, 23)
Corporal
Notary
Duchess of Krakenthorp
Solo Dancer(s)
Show Dates
Time and Place
1815, in the Austrian Tyrol
Scenes
Act I -- Interior of a barn at the foot of the Tyrol mountains
Act II -- Salon in the castle of the Countess of Berkenfeld
Document
SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1962_09_compressed.pdf
(11.16 MB)
Acknowledgements
San Francisco Opera Guild Student Matinees
Notes
To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.
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Italian translation by Calisto Bassi
The opera was performed in Italian, and under its Italian title of "La Figlia del Reggimento"
Ballet music interpolated from Donizetti's "La Favorita"