Composer Giuseppe Verdi Librettist Francesco Maria Piave Based On the play "Le Roi s'amuse" by Victor Hugo Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1966 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli Stage Director(s) Matthew Farruggio Chorus Director Vincenzo Giannini Choreographer Zachary Solov Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Duke of Mantua Ottavio Garaventa Borsa L. D. Clements Countess Ceprano Carol Kirkpatrick Rigoletto Chester Ludgin(10/31; 11/7, 21) Frank Guarrera(11/22) Marullo Adib Fazah Count Ceprano David Giosso Count Monterone Clifford Grant Sparafucile Federico Davià Gilda Lee Venora(10/31; 11/22) Catherine Christensen(11/7, 21) Giovanna Donna Petersen Page Ann Graber Usher Colin Harvey Maddalena Janis Martin(10/31; 11/22) Dorothy Krebill(11/7, 21) Commentator Alexander Fried Show Dates Mon, Oct 31 1966, 1:30pm Mon, Nov 7 1966, 1:30pm Mon, Nov 21 1966, 1:30pm Tue, Nov 22 1966, 1:30pm Time and Place Sixteenth century; Mantua and vicinity Scenes Act I -- Hall in the Duke's Palace Act II -- Street outside Rigoletto's House Act III -- A Hall in the Duke's Palace Act IV -- A desolate inn -- Sparafucile's Home Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1966_11_compressed.pdf (14.62 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- Dancers San Francisco Opera Corps de Ballet