Composer
Librettists
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
Stage Director(s)
Chorus Director
Costumers
Cast
Cesare Angelotti
Sacristan
Mario Cavaradossi
Floria Tosca
Baron Scarpia
Spoletta
Sciarrone
Voice of a Shepherd
Jailer
Show Dates
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
Document
SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1970_13_compressed.pdf
(19.6 MB)
Notes
To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.
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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.
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