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 Music Center Pavilion Season 1965 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Piero Bellugi Stage Director(s) Matthew Farruggio Chorus Director Vincenzo Giannini Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Cesare Angelotti, a political prisoner Joshua Hecht Sacristan Andrew Foldi Mario Cavaradossi, a painter Franco Corelli(11/7) Jess Thomas(11/26) Floria Tosca, a celebrated singer Dorothy Kirsten(11/7) Marie Collier(11/26) Baron Scarpia, Chief of Police Ramon Vinay Spoletta, a Police Agent Howard Fried Sciarrone, Scarpia's orderly Adib Fazah Voice of a Shepherd Michael Di Francesco Jailer David Giosso Show Dates Sun, Nov 7 1965, 3pm Fri, Nov 26 1965, 8:30pm Time and Place Rome, 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 Notes San Francisco Opera Boys Chorus Madi Bacon, Director