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Tosca (Manila)

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Based On

the drama La Tosca by Victorien Sardou

Company
San Francisco Opera Association Touring
Location
Manila, Philippines
Venue
Manila, The Philippines
Season
1979
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Sets designed by
Costumes designed by
Chorus Director
Lighting Designer
Musical Preparation
Prompter
Costumes executed by

Cast

Cesare Angelotti
Sacristan
Mario Cavaradossi
Floria Tosca
Baron Scarpia
Spoletta
Sciarrone
Voice of a Shepherd
Jailer

Show Dates

Time and Place

Rome in June of 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

VENUE:
Theater for the Performing Arts
Cultural Center of The Philippines

PRESENTER:
The Opera Guild Foundation of The Philippines

ASSISTING CHOIRS:
Opera Guild Choir
Las Piñas Boys Choir
CCP Philharmonic assisting

On December 25, at 5 p.m., San Francisco Opera forces also presented
a free Christmas Concert at Rizal Park, featuring arias from "La Forza del Destino."
The conductor of the San Francisco Opera Orchestra was Kurt Herbert Adler;
the singers, Eva Marton, Giuseppe Giacomini and Justino Diaz. It was attended by
huge multitudes of people, according to various reports.