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 1952 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Pietro Cimara Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Chorus Director Kurt Herbert Adler Choreography by Willam Christensen Cast Violetta Valéry, a Lady of the demi-monde Lily Pons Alfredo Germont, lover of Violetta Eugene Conley Giorgio Germont, his father Robert Weede Gastone, Viscount of Letorières Alessio De Paolis Baron Douphol, a rival of Alfredo George Cehanovsky Flora, friend of Violetta Yvonne Chauveau Annina, maid to Violetta Eileen Baldwin Dr. Grenvil Desire Ligeti Marquis d'Obigny Jan Gbur Majordomo Max Lorenzini Show Dates Sat, Oct 4 1952, 8:15am 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 Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1952_17_compressed.pdf (7.4 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- Miss Pons's costumes (for "La Traviata") by Karinska, designed by Eugene Berman Dancers San Francisco Opera Corps de Ballet