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 1964 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Richard Bonynge Stage Director(s) Lotfi Mansouri Chorus Director Vincenzo Giannini Choreographer Zachary Solov Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Violetta Valéry Joan Sutherland Dr. Grenvil John West Marquis d'Obigny Daniel McCaughna Flora Erika Wien Baron Douphol Joshua Hecht Gastone Richard Riffel Alfredo Germont Robert Ilosfalvy Annina, maid to Violetta Carol Todd Giuseppe, servant of Violetta Roy Glover Giorgio Germont, Alfredo's father Eberhard Waechter Messenger David Giosso Majordomo Winther Andersen Solo Dancer(s) Cynthia Gregory Robert Anderson Show Dates Sun, Nov 1 1964, 2pm Tue, Nov 3 1964, 8:30pm Thu, Nov 5 1964, 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 Media Image La Traviata, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Dennis Galloway/San Francisco Opera. Robert Ilosfalvy (Alfredo), Joan Sutherland (Violetta) Credit Dennis Galloway Image La Traviata, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Dennis Galloway/San Francisco Opera. Joan Sutherland (Violetta) Credit Dennis Galloway Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1964_16_compressed.pdf (11.6 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- Dancers San Francisco Opera Corps de Ballet
Image La Traviata, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Dennis Galloway/San Francisco Opera. Robert Ilosfalvy (Alfredo), Joan Sutherland (Violetta) Credit Dennis Galloway
Image La Traviata, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Dennis Galloway/San Francisco Opera. Joan Sutherland (Violetta) Credit Dennis Galloway