Composer Giuseppe Verdi Librettist Francesco Maria Piave 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) Armando Agnini Chorus Director Kurt Herbert Adler Choreographer Willam Christensen Cast Violetta Valéry, a Lady of the demi-monde Licia Albanese Nadine Conner(10/10, 10/17) Alfredo Germont, lover of Violetta Jan Peerce Charles Kullman(10/4, 10, 17) Giorgio Germont, his father Leonard Warren Francesco Valentino(10/10) Lawrence Tibbett(10/17) Gastone, Viscount of Letorières Alessio De Paolis Baron Douphol, a rival of Alfredo George Cehanovsky Flora, friend of Violetta Thelma Votipka Annina, maid to Violetta Kathleen Lawlor Dr. Grenvil Desire Ligeti Marquis d'Obigny Walter Olitzki Majordomo Max Lorenzini Solo Dancer(s) Ruby Asquith Jose Manero Jocelyn Vollmar(10/4) Peter Nelson(10/4) Show Dates Tue, Sep 16 1947, 8pm Sat, Oct 4 1947, 2pm Fri, Oct 10 1947, 1pm Fri, Oct 17 1947, 1pm 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 Image La Traviata, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1947. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Dancers Credit Strohmeyer Image La Traviata, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1947. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Licia Albanese (Violetta), Jan Peerce (Alfredo) Credit Strohmeyer Image La Traviata, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1947. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Jan Peerce (Alfredo), Licia Albanese (Violetta), Alessio de Paolis (Gastone), George Cehanovsky (Baron Duphol) Credit Strohmeyer Image La Traviata, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1947. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Unknown Credit Strohmeyer Image La Traviata, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1947. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Licia Albanese (Violetta), Thelma Voitipka (Flora) Credit Strohmeyer Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1947_16_compressed.pdf (9.43 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- "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"
Image La Traviata, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1947. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Dancers Credit Strohmeyer
Image La Traviata, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1947. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Licia Albanese (Violetta), Jan Peerce (Alfredo) Credit Strohmeyer
Image La Traviata, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1947. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Jan Peerce (Alfredo), Licia Albanese (Violetta), Alessio de Paolis (Gastone), George Cehanovsky (Baron Duphol) Credit Strohmeyer
Image La Traviata, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1947. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Unknown Credit Strohmeyer
Image La Traviata, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1947. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Licia Albanese (Violetta), Thelma Voitipka (Flora) Credit Strohmeyer