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
1951
Language
Italian
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Fausto Cleva(10/5)
Gaetano Merola(10/11)
Stage Director(s)
Chorus Director
Choreography by
Cast
Violetta Valéry, a Lady of the demi-monde
Alfredo Germont, lover of Violetta
Jan Peerce(10/5)
Eugene Conley(10/11)
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_1951_15_compressed.pdf
(6.52 MB)
Notes
To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.
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Miss Pons's costumes (for "La Traviata") by Karinska, designed by Eugene Berman
ACKNOWLEDGMENT We again acknowledge with grateful appreciation the generously donated use of the Emporium auditorium and facilities for chorus rehearsals this year which meant both a great convenience and a substantial saving to the Opera Company. SAN FRANCISCO OPERA ASSOCIATION