Composer Giacomo Puccini Librettists Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni Based On Friedrich Schiller's version of a play by Carlo Gozzi Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue Civic Auditorium Season 1927 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Gaetano Merola Stage and technical director Armando Agnini Chorus Master Giuseppe Papi Cast Princess Turandot Anne Roselle Emperor Altoum William Pilcher Timur Ezio Pinza Prince Calaf Armand Tokatyan Liù Myrtle Donnelly Ping Millo Picco Pang Angelo Bada Pong Lodovico Oliviero Mandarin Austin W. Sperry Maid Lina Susulich Lula Mae Chapman Principe di Persia Feodor Kostin Show Dates Mon, Sep 19 1927, 8pm Sun, Oct 2 1927, 2pm Time and Place Peking Scenes Act I -- Walls of the Imperial City Act II, Scene 1 -- A pavilion Scene 2 -- A square in front of the Imperial Palace Act III, Scene 1 -- In the garden of the Palace Scene 2 -- Same as Act II, Scene 2 Media Image Turandot, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1927. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Company premiere of Turandot with Anne Roselle (Princess Turandot), Armand Tokatyan (Calaf), William Pilcher (Emperor Altoum), and the San Francisco Opera Chorus Credit unknown Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1927_13_compressed.pdf (10.92 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- Last duet and Finale by Franco Alfano The matinee performance was labeled as "Special Repeat Performance"
Image Turandot, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1927. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Company premiere of Turandot with Anne Roselle (Princess Turandot), Armand Tokatyan (Calaf), William Pilcher (Emperor Altoum), and the San Francisco Opera Chorus Credit unknown