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
1952
Language
Italian
Creative/Crew
Cast
Floria Tosca, a celebrated singer
Mario Cavaradossi, a painter
Mario Del Monaco(9/16)
Eugene Conley(9/21)
Baron Scarpia, Chief of Police
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 Sant'Angelo Castle, outside the Prison
Document
SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1952_16_compressed.pdf
(6.87 MB)
Notes
To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.
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"Tosca" opened the 1952 season
Boys selected from the San Francisco Boys Chorus
Miss Kirsten's costumes (for "Tosca") by Valentina