Composer Giacomo Puccini Librettists Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa Based On the drama La Tosca by Victorien Sardou Company San Francisco Opera Association Touring Location Los Angeles, CA Venue Shrine Auditorium Season 1962 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli Staged by Paul Hager Chorus Director Vincenzo Giannini Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Cesare Angelotti, a political prisoner Joshua Hecht Sacristan Salvatore Baccaloni Mario Cavaradossi, a painter Renato Cioni Floria Tosca, a celebrated singer Dorothy Kirsten Baron Scarpia, Chief of Police Ettore Bastianini Tito Gobbi(11/18) Spoletta Howard Fried Sciarrone Russell Christopher Voice of a Shepherd Leon Browne Patrick Hethcoat(11/18) Jailer Donald Drain Show Dates Tue, Nov 6 1962, 8pm Sun, Nov 18 1962, 3pm Time and Place 1800; Rome Scenes Act I -- Interior of the Church of Sant'Andrea della Valle Act II -- Room in Scarpia's apartments in the Farnese palace Act III -- Terrace of the Sant'Angelo castle, outside the prison Notes San Francisco Opera Boys Chorus Madi Bacon, Director