USA Premiere
Composer
Librettist
Based On
Geoffrey Chaucer
Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1955
Language
English
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Settings and Lighting
Chorus Director
Costumers
Cast
Calkas, High Priest of Pallas
Antenor, Captain of Trojan Spears
Troilus, Prince of Troy
Pandarus, brother of Calkas
Cressida, daughter of Calkas, a widow
Evadne, her Servant
Horaste, a friend of Pandarus
Diomede, Prince of Argos
First Priest
Second Priest
First Trojan Lady
Second Trojan Lady
Third Trojan Lady
Fourth Trojan Lady
First Watchman
Second Watchman
Third Watchman
First Soldier
Second Soldier
Show Dates
Time and Place
The Siege of Troy
Scenes
Act I -- Before the Temple of Pallas in Troy
Act II, Scene 1 -- At Pandarus's house after dinner the following evening
Scene 2 -- The same, the next morning
Act III -- The Greek encampment. An evening ten weeks later.
Media
Document
SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1955_14_compressed.pdf
(9.55 MB)
Sponsors
The Settings are donated by the San Francisco Opera Guild
Notes
To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.
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US PREMIERE / UNITED STATES PREMIERE
First performance: Royal Opera House, London, 1954.
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The composer, William Walton, attended the premiere.