Composer Giuseppe Verdi Librettists Francesco Maria Piave and Arrigo Boito Based On the play Simón Bocanegra by Antonio García Gutiérrez Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1960 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Leopold Ludwig Stage Director(s) Dino Yannopoulos Chorus Director Vincenzo Giannini Musical Preparation Otto Guth Philip Eisenberg Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Simon Boccanegra, Genoese corsair, later the Doge Tito Gobbi Amelia Grimaldi, his daughter Lucine Amara Jacopo Fiesco, later Pater Andrea Giorgio Tozzi Gabriele Adorno, a nobleman Giuseppe Zampieri Paolo Albiani Geraint Evans Pietro Robert Anderson Captain of the Guard Gilbert Russell Amelia's servant Janis Martin Show Dates Tue, Sep 27 1960, 8pm Thu, Oct 6 1960, 8pm Time and Place Middle of the fourteenth century; Genoa Scenes PROLOGUE -- San Lorenzo square in Genoa Act I, Scene 1 -- The Grimaldi terrace twenty years later Scene 2 -- Assembly room in the Ducal palace INTERMISSION Act II -- The Doge's chambers Act III -- Same as Act II Media Image Simon Boccanegra, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1960. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Tito Gobbi (Boccanegra) Credit Carolyn Mason Jones Image Simon Boccanegra, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1960. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Lucine Amara (Amelia) Credit Unknown
Image Simon Boccanegra, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1960. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Tito Gobbi (Boccanegra) Credit Carolyn Mason Jones
Image Simon Boccanegra, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1960. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Lucine Amara (Amelia) Credit Unknown