San Francisco War Memorial 1944 Falstaff Page 1 of 2 Opera Assn. Opera House Falstaff (in Italian) Opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi Libretto by Arrigo Boito Based on works by Shakespeare Conductor CAST William Steinberg Sir John Falstaff Salvatore Baccaloni Stage director Fenton, a young nobleman Bruno Landi Armando Agnini Ford, a wealthy burgher Ivan Petroff Chorus Director Dr. Caius, a physician John Garris Kurt Herbert Adler Bardolph Alessio De Paolis Set designer Pistol Lorenzo Alvary Armando Agnini Mistress Ford Vivian Della Chiesa Nannetta, her daughter Licia Albanese Mistress Quickly Margaret Harshaw Mistress Page Herta Glaz A Page Kathleen Lawlor Innkeeper Paul Guenter *Role debut †U.S. opera debut PLACE AND TIME: Fifteenth Century; Windsor Monday, October 16 1944, at 8:00 PM Act I, Scene 1 -- Room at the Garter Inn Thursday, October 26 1944, at 8:00 PM Scene 2 -- Courtyard at Ford's Home Act II, Scene 1 -- Same as Act I, Scene 1 Scene 2 -- Room in Ford's House Act III, Scene 1 -- Same as Act I, Scene 1 Scene 2 -- Windsor Forest at Night San Francisco War Memorial 1944 Falstaff Page 2 of 2 Opera Assn. Opera House Sponsors: Notes: Settings constructed in the studios of the San Francisco Opera Association. Part of the opera was broadcast live on October 26 between 10 p.m. and 11:15 p.m. over the Mutual Broadcasting System, sponsored by Safeway Stores. AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS The Opera House in "blacked out" and all facilities have been inspected and approved by Civilian Defense authorities. As an additional factor for your safety, trained air raid wardens are on duty during performances. PLEASE OBEY ALL INSTRUCTIONS OF THE AIR RAID WARDENS.