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 San Diego, CA Venue San Diego Fox Theatre Season 1960 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Silvio Varviso Stage Director(s) Paul Hager Chorus Director Vincenzo Giannini Musical Preparation Otto Guth Marcel Frank Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Floria Tosca, a singer Dorothy Kirsten Mario Cavaradossi, a painter Giuseppe Zampieri Baron Scarpia, Chief of Police Mario Zanasi Cesare Angelotti, a political prisoner Andrew Foldi Sacristan Salvatore Baccaloni Spoletta Howard Fried Sciarrone Ned Romero Jailer James Standard Voice of a Shepherd James Waring Show Dates Thu, Nov 10 1960, 8pm Time and Place Rome, 1800 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 Major intermission after Act I