San Francisco War Memorial 1970 Tosca II Page 1 of 2 Opera Assn. Opera House Tosca II (in Italian) Opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa Based on the drama by Victorien Sardou Conductor CAST James Levine Cesare Angelotti Allan Monk Stage director Sacristan Clifford Grant Matthew Farruggio Mario Cavaradossi Placido Domingo Chorus Director Floria Tosca Dorothy Kirsten Francesco Prestia Baron Scarpia Louis Quilico Costumers Spoletta Howard Fried Goldstein & Co. Sciarrone Timothy Nolen Voice of a shepherd Ted Schoenfeld Jailer Richard Lombardi *Role debut †U.S. opera debut PLACE AND TIME: Rome, June 1800 Sunday, November 22 1970, at 2:00 PM Act I -- Interior of the Church of Sant'Andrea della Valle Saturday, November 28 1970, at 8:00 PM Act II -- A room in Scarpia's apartments in the Farnese Palace Act III -- A terrace of Castel Sant'Angelo, outside the prison San Francisco War Memorial 1970 Tosca II Page 2 of 2 Opera Assn. Opera House Sponsors: Notes: The performance of November 28th was labeled "In celebration of Dorothy Kirsten's 25th anniversary with the San Francisco Opera." The performance of November 28th was also the subject of the first live stereo broadcast on U.S. radio. It was the only radio broadcast of the season. San Francisco Opera Boys Chorus Madi Bacon, Director Bradford Brennan Craig Brennan Robert Calvert Frederick Cohen David Englund David Green Randolph Haag Andrew Harris Leonard Kalm Richard Kehres Tad Laird Gary Levy Stuart Misfeldt Christopher Nowak Tyrone Po Geoffrey Reed Jeremy Renton Peter Rubardt Ted Schoenfeld David Sigal Scott Spiller Cyrian Tabuena Eugene Wang David Wolins Henry Wong.