Composer Giuseppe Verdi Librettist Arrigo Boito Based On the play by William Shakespeare Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1948 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor William Steinberg Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Chorus Director Kurt Herbert Adler Cast Otello, the Moor Set Svanholm Desdemona, his wife Licia Albanese Iago, his ensign Leonard Warren Cassio, his lieutenant Alessio De Paolis Emilia, wife of Iago Claramae Turner Roderigo, a Venetian gentleman Leslie Chabay Lodovico, an ambassador Desire Ligeti Montano, predecessor of Otello in the government of Cyprus George Cehanovsky Herald Robin Nelson Show Dates Sat, Oct 16 1948, 8pm Time and Place End of Fifteenth Century; a Seaport on Cyprus Scenes Act I -- Outside the Castle Act II -- A Hall on the Ground Floor of the Castle Act III -- The Great Hall of the Castle Act IV -- The Bedroom of Desdemona Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1948_15_compressed.pdf (7.86 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. ---------------------