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 1946 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 Thu, Oct 10 1946, 8pm Broadcast Thu, Oct 10 1946, 7am Live radio broadcast, full 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 Media Image Lucia di Lammermoor, Gaetano Donizetti. San Francisco Opera, 1946. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Lorenzo Alvary (Raimondo), Ensemble Credit Strohmeyer Image Lucia di Lammermoor, Gaetano Donizetti. San Francisco Opera, 1946. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Lily Pons (Lucia), Ensemble Credit Strohmeyer Image Lucia di Lammermoor, Gaetano Donizetti. San Francisco Opera, 1946. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Lily Pons (Lucia), Thelma Voitipka (Alice), Lorenzo Alvary (Raimondo), Jan Peerce (Edgardo), Ivan Petroff (Enrico), John Garris (Arturo) Credit Strohmeyer Image Lucia di Lammermoor, Gaetano Donizetti. San Francisco Opera, 1946. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Ivan Petroff (Enrico), Liily Pons (Lucia), Jan Peerce (Edgardo) Credit Strohmeyer Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1946_11_compressed.pdf (9.51 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- 10/10/1946, live radio broadcast, full performance, sponsored by Safeway Stores.
Image Lucia di Lammermoor, Gaetano Donizetti. San Francisco Opera, 1946. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Lorenzo Alvary (Raimondo), Ensemble Credit Strohmeyer
Image Lucia di Lammermoor, Gaetano Donizetti. San Francisco Opera, 1946. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Lily Pons (Lucia), Ensemble Credit Strohmeyer
Image Lucia di Lammermoor, Gaetano Donizetti. San Francisco Opera, 1946. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Lily Pons (Lucia), Thelma Voitipka (Alice), Lorenzo Alvary (Raimondo), Jan Peerce (Edgardo), Ivan Petroff (Enrico), John Garris (Arturo) Credit Strohmeyer
Image Lucia di Lammermoor, Gaetano Donizetti. San Francisco Opera, 1946. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Ivan Petroff (Enrico), Liily Pons (Lucia), Jan Peerce (Edgardo) Credit Strohmeyer