Composer Giacomo Puccini Librettists Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa Based On the drama La Tosca by Victorien Sardou Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue Civic Auditorium Season 1931 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Pietro Cimini Stage and technical director Armando Agnini Cast Floria Tosca, a celebrated singer Yvonne Gall Mario Cavaradossi, a painter Mario Chamlee Baron Scarpia, Chief of Police Giuseppe Danise Cesare Angelotti, a Roman patriot Louis D'Angelo Sacristan Eugenio Sandrini Spoletta, a Police Agent Ludovico Oliviero Sciarrone, a policeman Millo Picco Jailer Millo Picco Shepherd Eva Atkinson Show Dates Mon, Sep 21 1931, 8:15pm Time and Place Rome, June, 1800 Scenes Act I -- Interior of the Church of St. Andrea, Rome Act II -- A Room in Scarpia's Apartments in the Farnese Palace Act III -- A Terrace of the Castle of St. Angelo Media Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1931. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Giuseppe Danise (Scarpia), Yvonne Gall (Tosca) Credit Morton Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1931. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Giuseppe Danise (Scarpia), Yvonne Gall (Tosca) Credit Morton Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1931. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Giuseppe Danise (Scarpia) Credit Morton Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1931. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Yvonne Gall (Tosca) and Mario Chamlee (Cavaradossi) Credit Morton Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1931_11_compressed.pdf (7.24 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. ---------------------
Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1931. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Giuseppe Danise (Scarpia), Yvonne Gall (Tosca) Credit Morton
Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1931. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Giuseppe Danise (Scarpia), Yvonne Gall (Tosca) Credit Morton
Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1931. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Giuseppe Danise (Scarpia) Credit Morton
Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1931. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Yvonne Gall (Tosca) and Mario Chamlee (Cavaradossi) Credit Morton