Composer
Librettist
Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1979
Language
Italian
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Staging Supervisor
Chorus Director
Lighting Designer
Musical Preparation and Harpsichord Continuo
Prompter
Vocal embellishments for Miss Horne
Cast
Narrator
Isaura
Argirio
Orbazzano
Amenaide
Tancredi
Roggiero
Show Dates
Broadcast
11/23/1979, live broadcast, KKHI and NPR.
Time and Place
Syracuse, about 1050 A.D.
Scenes
Act I -- The public square of Syracuse
Act II, Scene 1 -- Argirio's castle
Scene 2 -- The prison
Scene 3 -- The public square of Syracuse
Act III -- A desolate shore
Media
Acknowledgements
Stylized concert version
Legacy Commission
Critical edition prepared by PHILIP GOSSETT
Notes
11/23/1979, live broadcast, KKHI and NPR. Intermission interview: #1 Maestro Henry Lewis discusses Tancredi, Marvin Tartak (guests), #2 Marilyn Horne and Terry McEwen (guests).