The Love of Three Kings Composer Italo Montemezzi Librettist Sem Benelli Based On Benelli's verse tragedy Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1941 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Italo Montemezzi Production Armando Agnini Chorus Master Giacomo Spadoni Cast Fiora Grace Moore Avito Charles Kullman Manfredo Robert Weede Archibaldo Ezio Pinza Flaminio Anthony Marlowe Young Boy Paul Walti Old Lady Alice Avakian Young Girl Evelyn Jurs Servant Thelma Votipka Voice Margaret Ritter Show Dates Wed, Oct 29 1941, 8:30pm Time and Place In the Middle Ages: Remote castle in Alturas forty years after a barbarian invasion Scenes Act I -- Spacious Hall in the Castle of Manfredo Act II -- Terrace on the High Castle Walls Act III -- Crypt in the Castle Chapel Media Image L'Amore dei Tre Re, Italo Montemezzi. San Francisco Opera, 1941. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Grace Moore (Fiora), Charles Kullman (Avito) Credit Morton Image L'Amore dei Tre Re, Italo Montemezzi. San Francisco Opera, 1941. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Grace Moore (Fiora) Credit Morton Image L'Amore dei Tre Re, Italo Montemezzi. San Francisco Opera, 1941. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Charles Kullman (Avito), Grace Moore (Fiora) Credit Morton Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1941_01_compressed.pdf (8.04 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- Settings constructed in the studios of the San Francisco Opera Association
Image L'Amore dei Tre Re, Italo Montemezzi. San Francisco Opera, 1941. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Grace Moore (Fiora), Charles Kullman (Avito) Credit Morton
Image L'Amore dei Tre Re, Italo Montemezzi. San Francisco Opera, 1941. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Grace Moore (Fiora) Credit Morton
Image L'Amore dei Tre Re, Italo Montemezzi. San Francisco Opera, 1941. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Charles Kullman (Avito), Grace Moore (Fiora) Credit Morton