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 1963 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Georges Prêtre Stage Director(s) Paul Hager Chorus Director Vincenzo Giannini Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Cesare Angelotti, a political prisoner Joshua Hecht Sacristan Elfego Esparza Mario Cavaradossi, a painter Sandor Konya(9/27, 10/3) Renato Cioni(10/13) Floria Tosca, a celebrated singer Leontyne Price Baron Scarpia, Chief of Police John Shaw(9/27, 10/3) Julien Haas(10/13) Spoletta Howard Fried Sciarrone Russell Christopher Voice of a Shepherd Patrick Hethcoat Jailer Daniel McCaughna Show Dates Fri, Sep 27 1963, 8:30pm Thu, Oct 3 1963, 8:30pm Sun, Oct 13 1963, 2pm Time and Place Rome, 1800 Scenes Act I -- Interior of the church of Sant'Andrea della Valle 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, 1963. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. John Shaw (Scarpia) Credit Pete Peters Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1963. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Leontyne Price (Tosca), Renato Cioni (Cavarsdossi) Credit Pete Peters Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1963. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Leontyne Price (Tosca), John Shaw (Scarpia) Credit Pete Peters Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1963. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Leontyne Price (Tosca), John Shaw (Scarpia) Credit Pete Peters Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1963. Photographer: Robert Cahen/San Francisco Opera. Leontyne Price (Tosca) Credit Robert Cahen Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1963_13_compressed.pdf (10.85 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- San Francisco Opera Boys Choristers Mady Bacon, Director
Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1963. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. John Shaw (Scarpia) Credit Pete Peters
Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1963. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Leontyne Price (Tosca), Renato Cioni (Cavarsdossi) Credit Pete Peters
Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1963. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Leontyne Price (Tosca), John Shaw (Scarpia) Credit Pete Peters
Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1963. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Leontyne Price (Tosca), John Shaw (Scarpia) Credit Pete Peters
Image Tosca, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1963. Photographer: Robert Cahen/San Francisco Opera. Leontyne Price (Tosca) Credit Robert Cahen