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 1939 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Gennaro Papi Stage Director(s) Herbert Graf Chorus Master William Tyroler Incidental Dance, Act I, arranged by Willam Christensen Cast Rigoletto, a hunchback, jester to the Duke Lawrence Tibbett Gilda, his daughter Lily Pons Duke of Mantua, a titled profligate Frederick Jagel Sparafucile, a hired assassin Norman Cordon Maddalena, his sister Herta Glaz(10/23) Sandra Gahle(10/29) Count Monterone Stephan Ballarini(10/23) Charles Shiffeler(10/29) Count Ceprano Edward Wellman Borsa Ludovico Oliviero Marullo George Cehanovsky Countess Ceprano Laurran Chinn Giovanna Thelma Votipka Page Kathleen Lawlor Show Dates Mon, Oct 23 1939, 8:15pm Sun, Oct 29 1939, 2pm Time and Place Sixteenth century; Mantua and vicinity Scenes Act I -- Ballroom in the Duke's Palace Act II -- Street outside Rigoletto's house Act III -- Hall in the Duke's Palace Act IV -- Ruined Inn in a Lonely Spot -- Sparafucile's Home Media Image Rigoletto, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Franklin and Rognon/San Francisco Opera. Lauren Chinn (Countess Ceprano), Lawrence Tibbett (Rigoletto) Credit Franklin and Rognon Image Rigoletto, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Frederick Jagel (Duke of Mantua), Kathleen Lawlor (Page) Credit Morton Image Rigoletto, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Lily Pons (Gilda), Lawrence Tibbett (Rigoletto) Credit Morton Image Rigoletto, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Lily Pons (Gilda), Lawrence Tibbett (Rigoletto) Credit Morton Image Rigoletto, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Lily Pons (Gilda), Lawrence Tibbett (Rigoletto) Credit Morton Image Rigoletto, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Norman Cordon (Sparafucile), Herta Glaz (Maddelena) Credit Morton Image Rigoletto, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Sandra Garle (Maddelena) Credit Morton Image Rigoletto, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble Credit Unknown Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1939_10_compressed.pdf (7.45 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- Dancers San Francisco Opera Corps de Ballet
Image Rigoletto, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Franklin and Rognon/San Francisco Opera. Lauren Chinn (Countess Ceprano), Lawrence Tibbett (Rigoletto) Credit Franklin and Rognon
Image Rigoletto, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Frederick Jagel (Duke of Mantua), Kathleen Lawlor (Page) Credit Morton
Image Rigoletto, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Lily Pons (Gilda), Lawrence Tibbett (Rigoletto) Credit Morton
Image Rigoletto, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Lily Pons (Gilda), Lawrence Tibbett (Rigoletto) Credit Morton
Image Rigoletto, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Lily Pons (Gilda), Lawrence Tibbett (Rigoletto) Credit Morton
Image Rigoletto, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Norman Cordon (Sparafucile), Herta Glaz (Maddelena) Credit Morton
Image Rigoletto, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Sandra Garle (Maddelena) Credit Morton
Image Rigoletto, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble Credit Unknown