Composer
Librettist
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
1944
Language
Italian
Creative/Crew
Cast
Rigoletto, a hunchback, jester to the Duke
Gilda, his daughter
Duke of Mantua, a titled profligate
Sparafucile, a hired assassin
Maddalena, his sister
Count Monterone
Count Ceprano
Borsa
Marullo
Countess Ceprano
Giovanna
Page
Show Dates
Broadcast
Live broadcast, Acts III and IV.
Time and Place
Sixteenth Century; Mantua and Vicinity
Scenes
Act I -- Ballroom in the Duke's Palace
Act II -- A Street outside Rigoletto's House
Act III -- Hall in the Duke's Palace
Act IV -- Ruined Inn in a Lonely Spot -- Sparafucile's Home
Document
SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1944_13_compressed.pdf
(7.57 MB)
Notes
To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.
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10/17/1944, live broadcast, Acts III and IV, between 10 p.m. and 11:15 p.m. over the Mutual Broadcasting System, sponsored by Safeway Stores.
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safety, trained air raid wardens are on duty during performances.
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