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 1963 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli Stage Director(s) Lotfi Mansouri Chorus Director Vincenzo Giannini Choreographer Lew Christensen Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Violetta Valéry Mary Costa Dr. Grenvil Peter van der Bilt Marquis d'Obigny Russell Christopher Flora Sona Cervena Baron Douphol Elfego Esparza Gastone Richard Riffel Alfredo Germont Renato Cioni Annina, maid to Violetta Carol Todd Giuseppe, servant of Violetta Roy Glover Giorgio Germont, Alfredo's father Thomas Stewart Messenger Daniel McCaughna Majordomo Winther Andersen Solo Dancer(s) Virginia Johnson David Anderson Show Dates Fri, Oct 4 1963, 8:30pm Thu, Oct 17 1963, 8:30pm Time and Place Mid-nineteenth century; Paris and environs Scenes Act I -- Drawing-room in Violetta's house Act II -- A villa near Paris Act III -- A room in Flora's house Act IV -- Violetta's bed chamber Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1963_14_compressed.pdf (11.69 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- Dancers San Francisco Opera Corps de Ballet