Composer
Librettist
Based On
the play La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas fils
Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1947
Language
Italian
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Gaetano Merola(9/19, 10/10)
Kurt Herbert Adler(10/4, 17)
Stage Director(s)
Chorus Director
Choreographer
Cast
Violetta Valéry, a Lady of the demi-monde
Nadine Conner(10/10, 10/17)
Alfredo Germont, lover of Violetta
Charles Kullman(10/4, 10, 17)
Giorgio Germont, his father
Gastone, Viscount of Letorières
Baron Douphol, a rival of Alfredo
Flora, friend of Violetta
Annina, maid to Violetta
Dr. Grenvil
Marquis d'Obigny
Majordomo
Solo Dancer(s)
Show Dates
Time and Place
About 1840; Paris and environs
Scenes
Act I -- Drawing room in the House of Violetta
Act II -- A Villa near Paris
Act III -- Garden of Flora's Palace
Act IV -- Violetta's Bed Chamber
Media
Document
SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1947_16_compressed.pdf
(9.43 MB)
Notes
To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.
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"La Traviata" opened the War Memorial Opera House 1947 season of the San Francisco Opera.
The season had, however, already started with performances in Seattle and Portland.
The matinees of October 10 and 17 were labeled as "Matinees for Young People"