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
1953
Language
Italian
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Chorus Director
Choreography by
Cast
Violetta Valéry, a Lady of the demi-monde
Dorothy Kirsten(9/22)
Licia Albanese(10/14)
Alfredo Germont, lover of Violetta
David Poleri(9/22)
Jan Peerce(10/14)
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
Messenger
Giuseppe, servant of Violetta
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 -- A Room in Flora's Palace
Act IV -- Violetta's Bed Chamber
Media
Document
SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1953_12_compressed.pdf
(8.03 MB)
Notes
To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.
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The Company General Director Gaetano Merola died on August 20th, while conducting Butterfly's "Un bel dì" in San Francisco's Stern Grove.
The entire 1953 season was labeled "Gaetano Merola, 1879-1953 -- In Memoriam."