The Clowns Composer Ruggero Leoncavallo Librettist Ruggero Leoncavallo Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1945 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Kurt Herbert Adler Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Cast Canio (Punchinello), master of the troupe Raoul Jobin Nedda (Columbine), his wife Licia Albanese Tonio (Taddeo), the clown Francesco Valentino Beppe (Harlequin) Alessio De Paolis Silvio, a Villager Mack Harrell First Villager George Tallone Second Villager W. Vernon Sanders Show Dates Sun, Oct 7 1945, 2:15pm Broadcast Sun, Oct 7 1945, 7am Live radio broadcast, full performance. Time and Place Feast of Assumption at Calabria, near Montalto Scenes Act I -- Afternoon Act II -- Evening Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1945_11_compressed.pdf (7.61 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. ---------------------Part II of a double bill, with "Cavalleria Rusticana" 10/7/1945, live radio broadcast, full performance, from 4:00 to approximately 5:00 p.m.