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 1959 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli Stage Director(s) Dino Yannopoulos Chorus Director Vincenzo Giannini Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Archibaldo, king of Altura Giorgio Tozzi Flaminio, a servant Robert Thomas Avito, former prince of Altura Giuseppe Zampieri Manfredo, Archibaldo's son Frank Guarrera Fiora, Manfredo's wife Dorothy Kirsten Young Girl Patricia Cann Youth Howard Fried Old Woman Edith Evans Maid Margot Blum Show Dates Thu, Sep 17 1959, 8:30pm Fri, Oct 9 1959, 8:30pm Time and Place The Middle Ages; a remote castle in Altura forty years after a barbarian invasion. Scenes Act I -- Hall in the castle of Archibaldo INTERMISSION Act II -- Terrace high on the castle walls Act III -- Chapel crypt of the castle Media Image L'Amore dei Tre Re, Italo Montemezzi. San Francisco Opera, 1959. Photographer: Bill Cogan/San Francisco Opera. Giorgio Tozzi (Archibaldo), Dorothy Kirsten (Fiora) Credit Bill Cogan Image L'Amore dei Tre Re, Italo Montemezzi. San Francisco Opera, 1959. Photographer: Bill Cogan/San Francisco Opera. Dorothy Kirsten (Fiora), Giuseppe Zampieri (Avito) Credit Bill Cogan Image L'Amore dei Tre Re, Italo Montemezzi. San Francisco Opera, 1959. Photographer: Bill Cogan/San Francisco Opera. Frank Guarerra (Manfredo), Dorothy Kirsten (Fiora) Credit Bill Cogan Image L'Amore dei Tre Re, Italo Montemezzi. San Francisco Opera, 1959. Photographer: Bill Cogan/San Francisco Opera. Giorgio Tozzi (Archibaldo) Credit Bill Cogan Image L'Amore dei Tre Re, Italo Montemezzi. San Francisco Opera, 1959. Photographer: Bill Cogan/San Francisco Opera. Giorgio Tozzi (Archibaldo), Frank Guarrera (Manfredo) Credit Bill Cogan Notes Patricia Cann was noted in the program as a winner of the 1959 San Francisco Opera Debut Auditions
Image L'Amore dei Tre Re, Italo Montemezzi. San Francisco Opera, 1959. Photographer: Bill Cogan/San Francisco Opera. Giorgio Tozzi (Archibaldo), Dorothy Kirsten (Fiora) Credit Bill Cogan
Image L'Amore dei Tre Re, Italo Montemezzi. San Francisco Opera, 1959. Photographer: Bill Cogan/San Francisco Opera. Dorothy Kirsten (Fiora), Giuseppe Zampieri (Avito) Credit Bill Cogan
Image L'Amore dei Tre Re, Italo Montemezzi. San Francisco Opera, 1959. Photographer: Bill Cogan/San Francisco Opera. Frank Guarerra (Manfredo), Dorothy Kirsten (Fiora) Credit Bill Cogan
Image L'Amore dei Tre Re, Italo Montemezzi. San Francisco Opera, 1959. Photographer: Bill Cogan/San Francisco Opera. Giorgio Tozzi (Archibaldo) Credit Bill Cogan
Image L'Amore dei Tre Re, Italo Montemezzi. San Francisco Opera, 1959. Photographer: Bill Cogan/San Francisco Opera. Giorgio Tozzi (Archibaldo), Frank Guarrera (Manfredo) Credit Bill Cogan