LA TRAVIATA
Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Opera in three acts in Italian
Libretto: Francesco Maria Piave after Alexander Duma’s play La Dame aux Camélias
Premièr at Teatro la Fenice, Venice – 6 March 1853
Premièr at Teatro la Fenice, Venice – 6 March 1853
10, 17 October 1957
War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco
Conductor: Glauco Curiel
Chorus master: Gianni Lazzarini
Stage director: Paul Hager
Scene and costumes: Goldstein & Co.
Choreographer: William Christensen
Chorus master: Gianni Lazzarini
Stage director: Paul Hager
Scene and costumes: Goldstein & Co.
Choreographer: William Christensen
Alfredo Germont lover of Violetta, CESARE CURZI tenor
Giorgio Germont his father ROBERT
MERRILL baritone / UBERTO BORGHI (17.10) baritone
Gastone de Letorieres a young man about town VIRGINIO
ASSANDRI tenor
Baron Douphol a rival of Alfredo MURRAY KENIG baritone
Marchese d’Obigny HARVE PRESNELL bass
Dr. Grenvil CARL PALANGI bass
Giuseppe servant to Violetta WILLIAM L. BOOTH tenor
Violetta Valery a courtesan LEYLA GENCER soprano
Flora Bervoix her friend JAN MCART mezzo-soprano
Annina Violetta’s confident and maid KATHERINE
HILGENBERG soprano
Messenger WINTHER ANDERSEN tenor
Majordomo MAX LORENZINI baritone
Solo dancers SALLY BAILET, DIRK CARTER, ROCKY DREW
Time: 1850
Place: Paris
and vicinity
Photos © ROBERT LACKENBACH, San Francisco
Photos © GEORGE SHIMMON PALACE HOTEL, San Francisco
LA TRAVIATA
SEASON 1957
– 1958
