The Clowns Composer Ruggero Leoncavallo Librettist Ruggero Leoncavallo Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1959 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Wolfgang Martin(10/15, 19) Arturo Basile(10/20) Stage Director(s) Paul Hager Chorus Director Vincenzo Giannini Cast Canio (Punchinello), master of the troupe Jon Vickers(10/15, 20) Sebastian Feiersinger(10/19) Nedda (Columbine), his wife Dolores Mari Tonio (Taddeo), the clown Lawrence Winters(10/15, 19) Robert Weede(10/20) Beppe (Harlequin) Caesar Curzi(10/15, 19) Raymond Manton(10/20) Silvio, a Villager Theodor Uppman(10/15) Frank Guarrera(10/19, 20) First Farmer Eugene Green Second Farmer Robert Thomas Show Dates Thu, Oct 15 1959, 2pm Mon, Oct 19 1959, 2pm Tue, Oct 20 1959, 2pm Time and Place Village of Montalto in Calabria Scenes Act I -- Afternoon Act II -- Evening Acknowledgements San Francisco Opera Guild Student Matinee Notes San Francisco Opera Boys Chorus