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The Swallow
Composer
Giacomo Puccini
Librettists
Dr. A. M. Willner

and

Heinz Reichert

and

Giuseppe Adami
Based On

a libretto by A.M. Willner and Heinz Reichert

Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1934
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Gaetano Merola
Stage Director(s)
Armando Agnini
Chorus Master
Antonio Dell'Orefice

Cast

Magda, a lady of the demimonde
Lucrezia Bori
Ruggero, a provincial youth
Dino Borgioli
Lisette, maid to Magda
Lillian Clark
Prunier, a decadent poet
Marek Windheim
Rambaldo, a banker
Louis D'Angelo
Perichaud, friend of Rambaldo
Jack Howell
Gobin, friend of Rambaldo
Amerigo Frediani
Crebillon, friend of Rambaldo
Evaristo Alibertini
Yvette, friend of Magda
Ester Folli
Bianca, friend of Magda
Edna Elizabeth Smith
Suzy, friend of Magda
Helene Strause
Majordomo
Angelo Rossini
Voice
Helen Nostrom
Dancer(s)
Irene Isham
Dimitri Romanoff

Show Dates

Time and Place

The Second Empire; Paris and Nice

Scenes

Act I -- Salon in Magda's Home, Paris
Act II -- The Bal Bullier, in Quartier Latin
Act III -- Garden of a Cottage at Nice

Media

Notes

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

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