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 Spring Opera Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1968 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Anton Coppola Stage Director(s) James Lucas Designer Robert Darling Choreographer Mattlyn Gavers Chorus Director Dietrich Erbelding Costumes Goldstein & Co. Cast Yvette Francesca Howe Bianca Louise Corsale Prunier Bernard Fitch Magda de Civry Carol Todd Lisette Katherine Kaufman Suzy Dolores San Miguel Rambaldo Archie Drake Gobin Winther Andersen Périchaud Henry Metlenko Crébillon Eugene Lawrence Ruggero Vahan Khanzadian Girl Arlene Woodburn Another girl Jeanne Pfandl Singer Ann Graber Majordomo Thomas McEachern Show Dates Tue, Apr 23 1968, 8pm Fri, Apr 26 1968, 8pm Time and Place The second Empire; Paris and the Riviera Scenes Act I -- The salon of Magda's home in Paris Act II -- The ballroom at Bullier's in Paris Act III -- A villa on the Riviera Media Image La Rondine, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1968. Photographer: Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera. Carol Todd (Magda), Archie Drake (Rambaldo) Credit Norton Image La Rondine, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1968. Photographer: Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera. Vahan Khanzadian (Ruggero), Carol Todd (Magda) Credit Norton Image La Rondine, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1968. Photographer: Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble Credit Norton Image La Rondine, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1968. Photographer: Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera. Katherine Kaufman (Lisette), Bernard Fitch (Prunier) Credit Norton
Image La Rondine, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1968. Photographer: Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera. Carol Todd (Magda), Archie Drake (Rambaldo) Credit Norton
Image La Rondine, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1968. Photographer: Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera. Vahan Khanzadian (Ruggero), Carol Todd (Magda) Credit Norton
Image La Rondine, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1968. Photographer: Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble Credit Norton
Image La Rondine, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1968. Photographer: Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera. Katherine Kaufman (Lisette), Bernard Fitch (Prunier) Credit Norton