Tosca 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 2021-2022 Language Italian Sung Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Eun Sun Kim Director Shawna Lucey Production Designer Robert Innes Hopkins Lighting Designer Michael Clark Chorus Director Ian Robertson Fight Director Dave Maier Assistant Conductor Dennis Doubin Prompter Matthew Piatt Musical Preparation Bryndon Hassman Ronny Michael Greenberg Andrew King John Churchwell Fabrizio Corona Celeste Bryndon Hassman Organ Ronny Michael Greenberg Diction Alessandra Cattani Supertitles Christopher Bergen Assistant Director(s) Roy Rallo E. Reed Fisher Stage Manager(s) Jayme O’Hara Assistant Stage Manager(s) Anna Reetz Jessica Barker Rachel Garoon Costume Supervisor Jai Alltizer Head of Wig and Makeup Jeanna Parham Cast Cesare Angelotti Soloman Howard Sacristan Dale Travis Mario Cavaradossi Michael Fabiano Floria Tosca Ailyn Pérez Baron Scarpia Alfred Walker Spoletta Joel Sorensen Marchesa Attavanti Tatiana Bookbinder Sciarrone Timothy Murray Shepherd Boy Elisa Sunshine Jailer Stefan Egerstrom Show Dates Sat, Aug 21 2021, 7:30pm Fri, Aug 27 2021, 7:30pm Sun, Aug 29 2021, 2pm Fri, Sep 3 2021, 7:30pm Sun, Sep 5 2021, 2pm Time and Place PLACE AND TIME: Rome, June 1800 Scenes Act I: A church Intermission Act II: A room in Scarpia's apartments in the Palazzo Farnese Intermission Act III: On top of the Castel Sant'Angelo Media Image Ailyn Pérez as the title role in Puccini's "Tosca." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Ailyn Pérez as the title role in Puccini's "Tosca." Credit Cory Weaver Image Michael Fabiano as Cavaradossi and Ailyn Pérez as the title role in Puccini's "Tosca." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Michael Fabiano as Cavaradossi and Ailyn Pérez as the title role in Puccini's "Tosca." Credit Cory Weaver Image Ailyn Pérez as Tosca and Michael Fabiano as Cavaradossi in Puccini's "Tosca." Credit Cory Weaver Image Soloman Howard as Angelotti in Puccini's "Tosca." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Soloman Howard as Angelotti in Puccini's "Tosca." Credit Cory Weaver Image Dale Travis as the Sacristan and members of the San Francisco Opera Chorus in Puccini's "Tosca." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Dale Travis as the Sacristan and members of the San Francisco Opera Chorus in Puccini's "Tosca." Credit Cory Weaver Image Alfred Walker as Scarpia in Puccini's "Tosca." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Alfred Walker as Scarpia in Puccini's "Tosca." Credit Cory Weaver Image Michael Fabiano as Cavaradossi in Puccini's "Tosca." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Michael Fabiano as Cavaradossi in Puccini's "Tosca." Credit Cory Weaver Image Alfred Walker as Scarpia in Puccini's "Tosca." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Alfred Walker as Scarpia in Puccini's "Tosca." Credit Cory Weaver Image Alfred Walker as Scarpia and Ailyn Pérez as the title role in Puccini's "Tosca." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Alfred Walker as Scarpia and Ailyn Pérez as the title role in Puccini's "Tosca." Credit Cory Weaver Image Ailyn Pérez as the title role singing "Vissi d'arte" in Puccini's "Tosca." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Ailyn Pérez as the title role singing "Vissi d'arte" in Puccini's "Tosca." Credit Cory Weaver Image Ailyn Pérez as the title role in Puccini's "Tosca." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Ailyn Pérez as the title role in Puccini's "Tosca." Credit Cory Weaver Image Ailyn Pérez as Tosca and Alfred Walker as Scarpia in Puccini's "Tosca." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Ailyn Pérez as Tosca and Alfred Walker as Scarpia in Puccini's "Tosca." Credit Cory Weaver Image Michael Fabiano as Cavaradossi in Puccini's "Tosca." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Michael Fabiano as Cavaradossi in Puccini's "Tosca." Credit Cory Weaver Image Michael Fabiano as Cavaradossi and Ailyn Pérez as Tosca in the final act of Puccini's "Tosca." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Michael Fabiano as Cavaradossi and Ailyn Pérez as Tosca in the final act of Puccini's "Tosca." Credit Cory Weaver Image Ailyn Pérez as the title role in Puccini's "Tosca." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Ailyn Pérez as the title role in Puccini's "Tosca." Credit Cory Weaver Image Music Director Eun Sun Kim in rehearsal for Puccini's "Tosca." Photo: Kristen Loken/San Francisco Opera Music Director Eun Sun Kim in rehearsal for Puccini's "Tosca." Credit Kristen Loken Image Music Director Eun Sun Kim in rehearsal for Puccini's "Tosca." Photo: Kristen Loken/San Francisco Opera Music Director Eun Sun Kim in rehearsal for Puccini's "Tosca." Credit Kristen Loken Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_2021_05_digital compilation.pdf (2.22 MB) Sponsors This production is made possible, in part, by Carol and Dixon Doll. This production is made possible, in part, by John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn. This production is made possible, in part, by Burgess and Elizabeth Jamieson. This production is made possible, in part, by Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem, through the Great Interpreters of Italian Opera Fund. This production is made possible, in part, by Joan and David Traitel. This production is made possible, in part, by Barbara A. Wolfe. Ms. Pérez, Mr. Fabiano and Mr. Walker's appearances are made possible by a gift to the Great Singers Fund by Joan and David Traitel. Additional funding is provided by Diana Dollar Knowles Foundation. Additional funding is provided by Ms. Christina & Dr. Elizabeth DeBruin Warren. Legacy Commission Sung in Italian with English supertitles Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. NB: A digital program was published for this production in place of a hard copy program. The attached pdf is a compilation of the digital pages. ---------------------San Francisco Opera production.Supernumeraries: Soldiers, police agents, priests, citizens Additional Notes NB: A digital program was published for this production in place of a hard copy program and can be access at: https://sfopera.ihubapp.org/c/tosca/feed?postTypeId=0 Supernumeraries Susan Anderson (Anderson-Norby) Tatiana Bookbinder Bruce Bowen Jim Bowes Kai Fehrenbacher Joseph (Joe) Giammarco Bob Hemstock Larry Kern Ansel Klucsor Andrew Korniej Peter Kos Sherman Lee Charlie Lichtman Tim McCormick Heidi Munzinger Ron Niewiarowski Cole Richardson-Beatty Christina (Nina) Rocco Anthony Sabedra Fernando Sanchez-Riera Jacob Semb Doug Spradlin Adam Their Tol Wassman Irving Wiltshire
Image Ailyn Pérez as the title role in Puccini's "Tosca." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Ailyn Pérez as the title role in Puccini's "Tosca." Credit Cory Weaver
Image Michael Fabiano as Cavaradossi and Ailyn Pérez as the title role in Puccini's "Tosca." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Michael Fabiano as Cavaradossi and Ailyn Pérez as the title role in Puccini's "Tosca." Credit Cory Weaver
Image Ailyn Pérez as Tosca and Michael Fabiano as Cavaradossi in Puccini's "Tosca." Credit Cory Weaver
Image Soloman Howard as Angelotti in Puccini's "Tosca." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Soloman Howard as Angelotti in Puccini's "Tosca." Credit Cory Weaver
Image Dale Travis as the Sacristan and members of the San Francisco Opera Chorus in Puccini's "Tosca." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Dale Travis as the Sacristan and members of the San Francisco Opera Chorus in Puccini's "Tosca." Credit Cory Weaver
Image Alfred Walker as Scarpia in Puccini's "Tosca." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Alfred Walker as Scarpia in Puccini's "Tosca." Credit Cory Weaver
Image Michael Fabiano as Cavaradossi in Puccini's "Tosca." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Michael Fabiano as Cavaradossi in Puccini's "Tosca." Credit Cory Weaver
Image Alfred Walker as Scarpia in Puccini's "Tosca." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Alfred Walker as Scarpia in Puccini's "Tosca." Credit Cory Weaver
Image Alfred Walker as Scarpia and Ailyn Pérez as the title role in Puccini's "Tosca." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Alfred Walker as Scarpia and Ailyn Pérez as the title role in Puccini's "Tosca." Credit Cory Weaver
Image Ailyn Pérez as the title role singing "Vissi d'arte" in Puccini's "Tosca." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Ailyn Pérez as the title role singing "Vissi d'arte" in Puccini's "Tosca." Credit Cory Weaver
Image Ailyn Pérez as the title role in Puccini's "Tosca." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Ailyn Pérez as the title role in Puccini's "Tosca." Credit Cory Weaver
Image Ailyn Pérez as Tosca and Alfred Walker as Scarpia in Puccini's "Tosca." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Ailyn Pérez as Tosca and Alfred Walker as Scarpia in Puccini's "Tosca." Credit Cory Weaver
Image Michael Fabiano as Cavaradossi in Puccini's "Tosca." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Michael Fabiano as Cavaradossi in Puccini's "Tosca." Credit Cory Weaver
Image Michael Fabiano as Cavaradossi and Ailyn Pérez as Tosca in the final act of Puccini's "Tosca." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Michael Fabiano as Cavaradossi and Ailyn Pérez as Tosca in the final act of Puccini's "Tosca." Credit Cory Weaver
Image Ailyn Pérez as the title role in Puccini's "Tosca." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Ailyn Pérez as the title role in Puccini's "Tosca." Credit Cory Weaver
Image Music Director Eun Sun Kim in rehearsal for Puccini's "Tosca." Photo: Kristen Loken/San Francisco Opera Music Director Eun Sun Kim in rehearsal for Puccini's "Tosca." Credit Kristen Loken
Image Music Director Eun Sun Kim in rehearsal for Puccini's "Tosca." Photo: Kristen Loken/San Francisco Opera Music Director Eun Sun Kim in rehearsal for Puccini's "Tosca." Credit Kristen Loken