Composer Gaetano Donizetti Librettist Salvadore Cammarano Based On the novel "The Bride of Lammermoor" by Sir Walter Scott Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1945 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Pietro Cimara Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Chorus Director Kurt Herbert Adler Cast Lord Henry Ashton of Lammermoor Ivan Petroff Lucy (Lucia), his sister Lily Pons Edgar, Master at Ravenswood Jan Peerce Lord Arthur Bucklaw John Garris Raymond, Chaplain of Lammermoor Lorenzo Alvary Alice, companion to Lucy Thelma Votipka Norman, follower of Lord Ashton George Tallone Show Dates Fri, Oct 19 1945, 8:15pm Broadcast Fri, Oct 19 1945, 7am Live radio broadcast, partial performance. Time and Place Scotland at the close of the Sixteenth Century Scenes Act I -- Gardens of the Castle of Lammermoor Act II, Scene 1 -- Anteroom to Hall of the Castle Scene 2 -- Great Hall of the Castle Act III, Scene 1 -- Same as Act II, Scene 2 Scene 2 -- Tombs at Ravenswood Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1945_10_compressed.pdf (5.62 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. ---------------------10/19/1945, live radio broadcast, partial performance, from 10:00 to approximately 11 p.m. Dancers San Francisco Opera Corps de Ballet