Composer
Librettist
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
1961
Language
Italian
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Production design
Ming Cho Lee(resident designer)
Chorus Director
Choreographer
Cast
Norman, follower of Lord Ashton
Lord Henry Ashton of Lammermoor
Vladimir Ruzdak(9/15, 23)
Claude Heater(10/25)
Raymond Bidebent, Lucy's tutor
Kieth Engen(9/15)
Giorgio Tozzi(9/23, 10/25)
Lucy, Lord Henry's sister
Anna Moffo(9/15)
Joan Sutherland(9/23, 10/25)
Alice, Lucy's companion
Lord Edgar of Ravenswood
Lord Arthur Bucklaw
Show Dates
Time and Place
Scotland at the close of the sixteenth century
Scenes
Act I, The Departure: Scene 1 -- Grounds of Ravenswood castle
Scene 2 -- A secluded place in the park
Act II, The Marriage Contract: Scene 1 -- Lord Ashton's apartment
Scene 2 -- Hall in Ravenswood castle
Act III, The Destruction: Scene 1 -- Tower of Wolfcrag
Scene 2 -- Hall in Ravenswood castle
Scene 3 -- Graveyard of Edgar's ancestors
Media
Document
SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1961_05_compressed.pdf
(8.92 MB)
Notes
To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.
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"Lucia di Lammermoor" opened San Francisco Opera's 1961 season
New production Costumes courtesy of the Wuerttembergische Staatstheater, Stuttgart, Germany
Kieth Engen's first name IS correctly spelled. He changed the spelling during his career in German opera houses.
Opening night program note: Floral decorations in the auditorium are provided through the courtesy of Podesta Baldocchi, Edward Goeppner, president. It is requested that flowers not be removed.