The Clowns Composer Ruggero Leoncavallo Librettist Ruggero Leoncavallo Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1952 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Karl Kritz Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Chorus Director Kurt Herbert Adler Cast Canio (Punchinello), master of the troupe Mario Del Monaco Nedda (Columbine), his wife Bidú Sayão Tonio (Taddeo), the clown Frank Guarrera Beppe (Harlequin) Virginio Assandri Silvio, a Villager Frank Valentino First Villager Colin Harvey Second Villager Willis Frost Show Dates Thu, Oct 16 1952, 8pm Time and Place Feast of Assumption at Calabria, near Montalto Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1952_10_compressed.pdf (6.97 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- Part II of a double bill, with "Cavalleria Rusticana"