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 War Memorial Opera House Season 1968 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Giuseppe Patanè Stage Director(s) Paul Hager Designer Harry Horner Chorus Aldo Danieli Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Mandarin Clifford Grant Liù Jane Marsh Unknown Prince (Calaf) Ludovic Spiess Timur Ara Berberian Voice of the Prince of Persia James Eitze Ping Ingvar Wixell Pang Raymond Manton Pong Alan Crofoot Lady-in-waiting Shigemi Matsumoto Sheila Nadler Emperor Altoum Howard Fried Princess Turandot Amy Shuard Show Dates Fri, Nov 15 1968, 8pm Tue, Nov 19 1968, 8pm Sun, Nov 24 1968, 2pm Wed, Nov 27 1968, 8pm Sat, Nov 30 1968, 8pm Time and Place Peking, China, in legendary times Scenes Act I -- Walls of the imperial city of Peking Act II, Scene 1 -- Pavilion in the imperial palace Scene 2 -- Square in front of the palace INTERMISSION Act III, Scene 1 -- Palace gardens near Turandot's apartment Scene 2 -- Same as Act II, Scene 2 Media Image Turandot, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1968. Photographer: Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera. Amy Shuard (Turandot) Credit Norton Image Turandot, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1968. Photographer: Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera. Jane Marsh (Liu), Ara Beberian (Timur), Ludovic Spies (Calaf) Credit Norton Image Turandot, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1968. Photographer: Robert Cahen/San Francisco Opera. Ingvar Wixell (Ping), Raymond Manton (Pang), Alan Crofoot (Pong) Credit Cahen Image Turandot, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1968. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Amy Shuard (Turandot) Credit Unknown Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1968_14_compressed.pdf (15.97 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- Last duet and finale by Franco Alfano San Francisco Opera Boys Chorus, Madi Bacon, director
Image Turandot, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1968. Photographer: Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera. Amy Shuard (Turandot) Credit Norton
Image Turandot, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1968. Photographer: Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera. Jane Marsh (Liu), Ara Beberian (Timur), Ludovic Spies (Calaf) Credit Norton
Image Turandot, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1968. Photographer: Robert Cahen/San Francisco Opera. Ingvar Wixell (Ping), Raymond Manton (Pang), Alan Crofoot (Pong) Credit Cahen
Image Turandot, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1968. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Amy Shuard (Turandot) Credit Unknown