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 Civic Auditorium Season 1926 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Pietro Cimini Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Cast Gilda Luella Melius Duke of Mantua Tito Schipa Rigoletto Richard Bonelli Maddalena Elinor Marlo Sparafucile Marcel Journet Monterone Antonio Nicolich Borsa Lodovico Oliviero Marullo Victor Vogel Show Dates Wed, Sep 29 1926, 8pm Time and Place City of Mantua -- 16th century Scenes Act I -- Ballroom in the palace of the Duke of Mantua Act II -- The end of the road with house of Rigoletto to the left Act III -- Salon in the palace of the Duke Act IV -- Sparafucile's house Notes The curtain time is a guess; no printed information was available.