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
1957
Language
Italian
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Chorus Director
Choreographer
Costumers
Cast
Violetta Valéry, a courtesan
Leyla Gencer(9/19)
Licia Albanese(10/20)
Alfredo Germont, Violetta's lover
Giorgio Germont, his father
Robert Merrill(9/19)
Umberto Borghi(10/20)
Gastone, Viscount of Letorières
Baron Douphol, a rival of Alfredo
Flora, friend of Violetta
Annina, maid to Violetta
Dr. Grenvil
Marquis d'Obigny
Giuseppe, servant of Violetta
Messenger
Majordomo
Solo Dancer(s)
Show Dates
Time and Place
Early 19th Century; 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