San Francisco War Memorial 1970 Nabucco Page 1 of 2 Opera Assn. Opera House

Nabucco (in Italian)

Opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi Libretto by Temistocle Solera

The production of "Nabucco" was given to the San Francisco Opera Association by the America-Italy Society of San Francisco and the Festival of Faith and Freedom Foundation in 1961.

Conductor CAST Carlo Felice Cillario Zaccaria, high priest of the Hebrews Giorgio Tozzi Production Ismaele, nephew of the Hebrew king Rolf Bjoerling Paul Hager Fenena, Nabucco's daughter Sylvia Anderson Chorus Director Abigaille, Nabucco's adopted daughter Marion Lippert Francesco Prestia Anna, Zaccaria's sister Ariel Bybee Choreographer Nabucco, king of Babylon Cornell MacNeil Janet Collins High priest of Baal Clifford Grant Musical Preparation Abdallo, Nabucco's aide Howard Fried Alberto Leone *Role debut †U.S. opera debut Designer Andreas Nomikos PLACE AND TIME: Jerusalem and Babylon in the sixth century B.C. Costumers Goldstein & Co.

Saturday, October 10 1970, at 8:00 PM Act I -- The temple in Jerusalem Tuesday, October 13 1970, at 8:00 PM Act II, Scene 1 -- Babylon; in Nabucco's palace Sunday, October 18 1970, at 2:00 PM Scene 2 -- Near the palace Wednesday, October 21 1970, at 8:00 PM Act III, Scene 1 -- The throne room Scene 2 -- The banks of the Euphrates Act IV, Scene 1 -- Nabucco's prison Scene 2 -- Near the palace San Francisco War Memorial 1970 Nabucco Page 2 of 2 Opera Assn. Opera House

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Notes: DANCERS Christine Bennett Peggy Davis Mela Fleming Karen Hornschuch Carolyn Houser Judanna Lynn Leila Parello Carla Sealander Allyson Segeler

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