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 1956 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Glauco Curiel Stage Director(s) Carlo Maestrini Chorus Director Gianni Lazzari Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Floria Tosca, a celebrated singer Renata Tebaldi Mario Cavaradossi, a painter Richard Martell(9/15) Jussi Bjoerling(9/23) Baron Scarpia, Chief of Police Leonard Warren(9/15) Anselmo Colzani(9/23) Sacristan George Cehanovsky Cesare Angelotti, a political prisoner Carl Palangi Spoletta, a Police Agent Alessio De Paolis Sciarrone, a gendarme Heinz Blankenburg Jailer Colin Harvey Shepherd Katherine Hilgenberg Show Dates Sat, Sep 15 1956, 8pm Sun, Sep 23 1956, 2pm 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 Media Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1956. Photographer: Robert Lackenbach/San Francisco Opera. Jussi Bjoerling (Cavaradossi), Renata Tebaldi (Tosca) Credit Lackenbach Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1956. Photographer: Robert Lackenbach/San Francisco Opera. Renata Tebaldi (Tosca), Jussi Bjoerling (Cavaradossi) Credit Lackenbach Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1956. Photographer: Robert Lackenbach/San Francisco Opera. Renata Tebaldi (Tosca), Anselmo Colzani (Scarpia) Credit Lackenbach Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1956. Photographer: Robert Lackenbach/San Francisco Opera. Anselmo Colzani (Scarpia), Renata Tebaldi (Tosca) Credit Lackenbach Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1956. Photographer: Robert Lackenbach/San Francisco Opera. Jussi Bjoerling (Cavaradossi), Renata Tebaldi (Tosca) Credit Lackenbach Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1956_13_compressed.pdf (9.33 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- San Francisco Opera Boys Chorus
Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1956. Photographer: Robert Lackenbach/San Francisco Opera. Jussi Bjoerling (Cavaradossi), Renata Tebaldi (Tosca) Credit Lackenbach
Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1956. Photographer: Robert Lackenbach/San Francisco Opera. Renata Tebaldi (Tosca), Jussi Bjoerling (Cavaradossi) Credit Lackenbach
Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1956. Photographer: Robert Lackenbach/San Francisco Opera. Renata Tebaldi (Tosca), Anselmo Colzani (Scarpia) Credit Lackenbach
Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1956. Photographer: Robert Lackenbach/San Francisco Opera. Anselmo Colzani (Scarpia), Renata Tebaldi (Tosca) Credit Lackenbach
Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1956. Photographer: Robert Lackenbach/San Francisco Opera. Jussi Bjoerling (Cavaradossi), Renata Tebaldi (Tosca) Credit Lackenbach