Composer Gaetano Donizetti Librettist Salvadore Cammarano Based On the novel "The Bride of Lammermoor" by Sir Walter Scott Company San Francisco Opera Association Touring Location Los Angeles, CA Venue Shrine Auditorium Season 1957 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli Stage Director(s) Carlo Piccinato Chorus Director Gianni Lazzari Choreographer Willam Christensen Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Lord Henry Ashton of Lammermoor Giuseppe Taddei Lucy (Lucia), his sister Leyla Gencer Edgar, Master at Ravenswood Jan Peerce Gianni Raimondi(11/10) Lord Arthur Bucklaw Caesar Curzi Raymond, Chaplain of Lammermoor Nicola Moscona Lorenzo Alvary(11/10) Alice, companion to Lucy Jean Burlingham Norman, follower of Lord Ashton Virginio Assandri Show Dates Fri, Oct 25 1957, 8:30pm Sun, Nov 10 1957, 3pm Time and Place Scotland at the close of the Sixteenth Century Scenes Act I, Scene 1 -- The Forest near Ravenswood Castle Scene 2 -- A corner of the Castle Garden Act II, Scene 1 -- Sir Henry's study at Lammermoor Castle Scene 2 -- Reception room at Lammermoor Castle Act III, Scene 1 -- Great Hall at Lammermoor Castle Scene 2 -- Crypt at Ravenswood Notes Corps de Ballet