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 War Memorial Opera House Season 1934 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Gaetano Merola Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Chorus Master Antonio Dell'Orefice Cast Floria Tosca, a celebrated singer Lotte Lehmann Mario Cavaradossi, a painter Dino Borgioli Baron Scarpia, Chief of Police Alfredo Gandolfi Cesare Angelotti, a political prisoner Jack Howell Sacristan Louis D'Angelo Spoletta, a Police Agent Marek Windheim Sciarrone, a gendarme Louis D'Angelo Jailer Evaristo Alibertini Shepherd Eva Gruninger Show Dates Fri, Nov 16 1934, 8:15pm Time and Place Rome, 1800 Scenes Act I -- Interior of the Church of St. Andrea Act II -- A Room in Scarpia's Apartments in the Farnese Palace Act III -- A Terrace on the San Angelo Castle, outside the prison Media Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Jack Howell (Angelotti) Credit Morton Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Alfredo Gandolfi (Scarpia), Lotte Lehmann (Tosca) Credit Morton Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Alfredo Gandolfi (Scarpia), Lotte Lehmann (Tosca) Credit Morton Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Alfredo Gandolfi (Scarpia), Lotte Lehmann (Tosca) Credit Morton Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Alfredo Gandolfi (Scarpia) Credit Morton Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Alfredo Gandolfi (Scarpia) Credit Morton Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Dino Borgioli (Cavaradossi), Lotte Lehmann (Tosca) Credit Morton Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Lotte Lehmann (Tosca), Alfredo Gandolfi (Scarpia) Credit Morton Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Lotte Lehmann (Tosca), Dino Borgioli (Cavaradossi) Credit Morton Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Lotte Lehmann (Tosca) Credit Morton Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Lotte Lehmann (Tosca) Credit Morton Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Te Deum Credit Morton Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Choristers Credit Morton Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1934_11_compressed.pdf (3.23 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. ---------------------
Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Jack Howell (Angelotti) Credit Morton
Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Alfredo Gandolfi (Scarpia), Lotte Lehmann (Tosca) Credit Morton
Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Alfredo Gandolfi (Scarpia), Lotte Lehmann (Tosca) Credit Morton
Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Alfredo Gandolfi (Scarpia), Lotte Lehmann (Tosca) Credit Morton
Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Alfredo Gandolfi (Scarpia) Credit Morton
Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Alfredo Gandolfi (Scarpia) Credit Morton
Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Dino Borgioli (Cavaradossi), Lotte Lehmann (Tosca) Credit Morton
Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Lotte Lehmann (Tosca), Alfredo Gandolfi (Scarpia) Credit Morton
Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Lotte Lehmann (Tosca), Dino Borgioli (Cavaradossi) Credit Morton
Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Lotte Lehmann (Tosca) Credit Morton
Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Lotte Lehmann (Tosca) Credit Morton
Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Te Deum Credit Morton
Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Choristers Credit Morton