Composer Giuseppe Verdi Librettists Francesco Maria Piave and Andrea Maffei Based On the play by William Shakespeare Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1957 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli Stage Director(s) Carlo Piccinato Settings, lighting and projections Leo Kerz Chorus Director Gianni Lazzari Choreographer Willam Christensen Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Macbeth Giuseppe Taddei Lady Macbeth, wife of Macbeth Leonie Rysanek Banco (Banquo) Lorenzo Alvary Fleance, son of Banquo Alfredo Fernandez Lady Macbeth's Attendant Jean Burlingham Macduff Jon Crain Malcolm, son of Duncan Jess Thomas Doctor Harold Enns Macbeth's Servant Winther Andersen Cutthroat Murray Kenig Herald Edward Lovasich First Apparition Pierce Murphy Second Apparition Peggy Covington Third Apparition Alfredo Fernandez Show Dates Fri, Oct 11 1957, 8pm Thu, Oct 17 1957, 8pm Time and Place Scotland, 11th century Scenes Act I, Scene 1 -- Battlefield Scene 2 -- Macbeth's Castle Act II, Scene 1 -- A Room in the Castle Scene 2 -- A Park near Macbeth's Castle Scene 3 -- Banquet Room in Macbeth's Castle Act III, Scene 1 -- A Dark Cavern Scene 2 -- A lonely region on the Scottish-English border Scene 3 -- A room in Macbeth's Castle Scene 4 -- Another room in Macbeth's Castle Battle and Finale Media Image Macbeth, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1957. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Leonie Rysanek (Lady Macbeth) Credit Unknown Sponsors The Projection Equipment is donated by the San Francisco Opera Guild Dancers San Francisco Opera Corps de Ballet
Image Macbeth, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1957. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Leonie Rysanek (Lady Macbeth) Credit Unknown