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 1932 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Gaetano Merola Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Cast Rigoletto, a hunchback, jester to the Duke Richard Bonelli Gilda, his daughter Lily Pons Duke of Mantua, a titled profligate Dino Borgioli Sparafucile, a hired assassin Ezio Pinza Maddalena, his sister Eva Gruninger Count Monterone Louis D'Angelo Count Ceprano Evaristo Alibertini Marullo Marsden Argall Borsa Marek Windheim Countess Ceprano Charlotte Linne Giovanna Bianca Bruni Page Zoya Dimitrieff Solo Dancer, Act I Betty Noyes Yvonne Dortignac Show Dates Thu, Oct 20 1932, 8:15pm Time and Place Mantua and Vicinity, Sixteenth Century Scenes Act I -- Ballroom in the Duke's Palace Act II -- A street outside Rigoletto's house Act III -- Great Hall of the Duke's Palace Act IV -- Ruined inn in a lonely spot -- Sparafucile's home Media Image Rigoletto, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1932. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Eva Gruninger (Maddalena) Credit Morton Image Rigoletto, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1932. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Richard Bonelli (Rigoletto), Lily Pons (Gilda) Credit Morton Image Rigoletto, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1932. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Lily Pons (Foreground) (Gilda) Credit Morton Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1932_08_compressed.pdf (3.28 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. ---------------------
Image Rigoletto, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1932. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Eva Gruninger (Maddalena) Credit Morton
Image Rigoletto, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1932. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Richard Bonelli (Rigoletto), Lily Pons (Gilda) Credit Morton
Image Rigoletto, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1932. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Lily Pons (Foreground) (Gilda) Credit Morton