Composer
Librettists
Based On
the drama La Tosca by Victorien Sardou
Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1951
Language
Italian
Creative/Crew
Cast
Floria Tosca, a celebrated singer
Mario Cavaradossi, a painter
Jussi Bjoerling(10/12)
Jan Peerce(10/18)
Baron Scarpia, Chief of Police
Robert Weede(10/12)
Ralph Herbert(10/18)
Cesare Angelotti, a political prisoner
Sacristan
Spoletta, a Police Agent
Sciarrone, a gendarme
Jailer
Shepherd
Show Dates
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 Castel Sant'Angelo, outside the Prison
Document
SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1951_14_compressed.pdf
(6.52 MB)
Notes
To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.
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Boys selected from the San Francisco Boys Chorus
Miss Kirsten's costumes (for "Tosca") by Valentina
ACKNOWLEDGMENT We again acknowledge with grateful appreciation the generously donated use of the Emporium auditorium and facilities for chorus rehearsals this year which meant both a great convenience and a substantial saving to the Opera Company. SAN FRANCISCO OPERA ASSOCIATION