Tosca

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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
1965
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Piero Bellugi
Stage Director(s)
Matthew Farruggio
Chorus Director
Vincenzo Giannini
Costumers
Goldstein & Co.

Cast

Cesare Angelotti, a political prisoner
Joshua Hecht
Sacristan
Andrew Foldi(10/16, 21)
David Giosso(11/2)
Mario Cavaradossi, a painter
Sandor Konya(10/16)
Jess Thomas(10/21)
Franco Corelli(11/2)
Floria Tosca, a celebrated singer
Marie Collier(10/16, 21)
Dorothy Kirsten(11/2)
Baron Scarpia, Chief of Police
Ramon Vinay
Spoletta, a Police Agent
Howard Fried
Sciarrone, Scarpia's orderly
Adib Fazah
Voice of a Shepherd
Michael Di Francesco
Jailer
David Giosso(10/16, 21)
Colin Harvey(11/2)

Show Dates

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 Castel Sant'Angelo, outside the prison

Media

Notes

To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.

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San Francisco Opera Boys Chorus Madi Bacon, Director