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
1961
Language
Italian
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Chorus Director
Choreographer
Costumers
Cast
Duke of Mantua
Renato Cioni(9/30)
Giuseppe Zampieri(10/18)
Borsa
Countess Ceprano
Rigoletto
Cornell MacNeil(9/30)
Ettore Bastianini(10/18)
Marullo
Count Ceprano
Count Monterone
Sparafucile
Gilda, daughter of Rigoletto
Giovanna, her nurse
Page
Maddalena, Sparafucile's sister
Margarethe Bence(9/30)
Mildred Miller(10/18)
Show Dates
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 -- A desolate inn -- Sparafucile's home
Media
Document
SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1961_11_compressed.pdf
(9.34 MB)
Notes
To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.
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