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Based On

the drama La Tosca by Victorien Sardou

Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1976-1977
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Production and Set Design
Rehearsed by
Costumes designed by
Chorus Director
Lighting Designer
Musical Preparation
Costumes executed by

Cast

Cesare Angelotti
Sacristan
Mario Cavaradossi
Floria Tosca
Baron Scarpia
Spoletta
Sciarrone
Voice of a Shepherd
Jailer

Show Dates

Broadcast

10/8/1976, live broadcast, KKHI.

Time and Place

June, 1800; Rome

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

10/8/1976, live broadcast, KKHI. Intermission interviews: #1 with Janis Martin by Yerry McEwen (guests), #2  National Opera Institute, John Ludwig with Horace Irvine (guests).

San Francisco Opera Boys Chorus
William Ballard,Music Director
Donald E. Osborne, Assistant Music Director
Joellen Piskitel,Accompanist
James Baker
Eric Brudos
Jon Cockerline
Laramie Crocker
John Doxey
James Dreer
George Fernandez
Douglas Fields
Scott Flemming
Brian Gordon
Ben Harrison
Steven Heffelfinger
Ethan Kaplan
Martin Kovach
Martin LaPlaca
Mark Louden
Stephen Myers
Christopher Nomura
Andrew Podell
Peter Reilly
Marco Remedios
Stephen Rumph
Jeffrey Silver
John Smalley
Dan Tadmor
Clement Ulrichs
James Urquhart
Peter Vizcaino
Bradley White
Douglas Wing

SUPERNUMERARIES
Dorothy Brown
Madeline Chase
Barbara Clifford
Joanne Dickson
Gina Farruggio
Janice Fillip
Nancy Kennally
Marilyn Mathers
Cynthia Milina
Edith Modie
Louise Russo
Ellen Sanchez
Shelley Seitz
Laurie Thompson

Jesse Alexander
Stewve Bauman
Thomas Carlisle
Ronald Cavin
Rudolph Cook
Burton Covel
Donald Crawford
Herbert Harvey
Martin Izquierdo
Kenneth Jakobs
Janusz
Julius Karoblis
Rodney McCoy
Gregorio Mendoza
Lawrence Millner
Paul Newman
James Preovolos
Noble Edward Reynolds
Paul Ricks
Raymond Salazar
Thomas Simrock
Jonathan Spieler
Kent Spiers
Colin Warner
David Williams
Joseph Williams
Gerald Wood

SUPER CHILDREN
Michelle Brown
Lilo Campeau
Steven Cohen
Hardy Crawford
Martha Crawford
Gregory Gillbergh
Anthony Gonzalez
Claudia Heyneman
Jennifer Heyneman
Gregory Moreci
Daniel O'Connor
April Sack
Celia Sack