Tosca I

Composer

Giacomo Puccini

Librettists

Luigi Illica

and

Giuseppe Giacosa

Based On

the drama La Tosca by Victorien Sardou

Company

San Francisco Opera Association

Location

San Francisco, CA

Venue

War Memorial Opera House

Season

1970

Language

Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor

Carlo Felice Cillario(9/18, 23, 26; 10/4, 9)

James Levine(11/22, 28)

Stage Director(s)

Lotfi Mansouri(9/18, 23, 26; 10/4, 9)

Matthew Farruggio(11/22, 28)

Chorus Director

Francesco Prestia

Musical Preparation

Otto Guth

Costumers

Goldstein & Co.

Cast

Cesare Angelotti

José van Dam(9/18, 23, 26; 10/4, 9)

Allan Monk(11/22, 28)

Sacristan

Renato Capecchi(9/18, 23, 26; 10/4, 9)

Clifford Grant(11/22, 28)

Mario Cavaradossi

Ludovic Spiess(9/18, 23, 26; 10/4, 9)

Plácido Domingo(11/22, 28)

Floria Tosca

Dorothy Kirsten(9/18, 23; 11/22, 28)

Régine Crespin(9/26; 10/4)

Jeannine Crader(10/9)

Baron Scarpia

Cornell MacNeil(9/18, 23, 26; 10/4, 9)

Louis Quilico(11/22, 28)

Spoletta

Howard Fried

Sciarrone

Timothy Nolen

Voice of a Shepherd

Ted Schoenfeld

Jailer

Richard Lombardi

Show Dates

Fri, Sep 18 1970, 8pm

Wed, Sep 23 1970, 8pm

Sat, Sep 26 1970, 8pm

Sun, Oct 4 1970, 2pm

Fri, Oct 9 1970, 8pm

Sun, Nov 22 1970, 2pm

Sat, Nov 28 1970, 8pm

Broadcast

Sat, Nov 28 1970, 7am

The performance of November 28th was the subject of the first live stereo broadcast on U.S. radio. It was the only radio broadcast of the season.

Time and Place

Rome, June 1800

Scenes

Act I -- Interior of the Church of Sant'Andrea della Valle

Act II -- A room in Scarpia's apartments in the Farnese Palace

Act III -- A terrace of Castel Sant'Angelo, outside the prison

Media

SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1970_12_compressed.pdf (17.02 MB)

Notes

To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.

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Opening night floral decorations courtesy of San Francisco-Bay Area Retail Florists' Association and retail floristry students of City College of San Francisco, coordinated by Mrs. Joseph D. Cuneo.

The performance of November 28th was labeled "In celebration of Dorothy Kirsten's 25th anniversary with the San Francisco Opera."

The performance of November 28th was also the subject of the first live stereo broadcast on U.S. radio.
It was the only radio broadcast of the season.

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San Francisco Opera Boys Chorus

Madi Bacon, Director

Bradford Brennan
Craig Brennan
Robert Calvert
Frederick Cohen
David Englund
David Green
Randolph Haag
Andrew Harris
Leonard Kalm
Richard Kehres
Tad Laird
Gary Levy
Stuart Misfeldt
Christopher Nowak
Tyrone Po
Geoffrey Reed
Jeremy Renton
Peter Rubardt
Ted Schoenfeld
David Sigal
Scott Spiller
Cyrian Tabuena
Eugene Wang
David Wolins
Henry Wong