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 1949 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Fausto Cleva Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Chorus Director Kurt Herbert Adler Cast Floria Tosca, a celebrated singer Elisabetta Barbato Mario Cavaradossi, a painter Jussi Bjoerling(9/20) Ferruccio Tagliavini(9/29, 10/8) Baron Scarpia, Chief of Police Lawrence Tibbett Cesare Angelotti, a political prisoner Desire Ligeti Sacristan Salvatore Baccaloni Spoletta, a Police Agent Alessio De Paolis Sciarrone, a gendarme George Cehanovsky Jailer Paul Guenter(9/20) George Cehanovsky(9/29, 10/8) Shepherd Donna Walker Show Dates Tue, Sep 20 1949, 8pm Thu, Sep 29 1949, 8pm Sat, Oct 8 1949, 8pm 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 of the San Angelo Castle, outside the Prison Media Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1949. Photographer: Paul G. Tracy/San Francisco Opera. Elisabetta Barbato (Tosca) Credit Tracy Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1949. Photographer: Paul G. Tracy/San Francisco Opera. Elisabetta Barbato (Tosca) Credit Tracy Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1949. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Elisabetta Barbato (Tosca), Jussi Bjoerling (Cavaradossi) Credit Strohmeyer Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1949. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble, Rehearsal Credit Strohmeyer Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1949_11_compressed.pdf (6.43 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. ---------------------Season opener Boys selected from San Francisco Boys Chorus
Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1949. Photographer: Paul G. Tracy/San Francisco Opera. Elisabetta Barbato (Tosca) Credit Tracy
Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1949. Photographer: Paul G. Tracy/San Francisco Opera. Elisabetta Barbato (Tosca) Credit Tracy
Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1949. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Elisabetta Barbato (Tosca), Jussi Bjoerling (Cavaradossi) Credit Strohmeyer
Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1949. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble, Rehearsal Credit Strohmeyer