Composer
Librettist
Based On
the play "Angelo, Tyran de Padoue" by Victor Hugo
Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1948
Language
Italian
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Chorus Director
Choreography by
Cast
La Gioconda, a ballad singer
La Cieca, her blind mother
Alvise Badoero, a leader of the Inquisition
Laura, his wife
Enzo Grimaldo, a Genoese noble
Barnaba, a spy of the Inquisition
Zuane, a boatman
Cantor
Isepo, a public letter-writer
Pilot
Monk
Solo Dancer(s)
Show Dates
Time and Place
Seventeenth century; Venice
Scenes
Act I -- Courtyard of Ducal Palace
Act II -- Lagoon near City -- Night
Act III, Scene 1 -- Room in Palace of Alvise
Scene 2 -- Great Hall in the Ca d'Oro
Act IV -- A Ruined Palace on an Island near Venice
Media
Document
SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1948_11_compressed.pdf
(7.17 MB)
Notes
To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.
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