Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte Based On a centuries-old Spanish legend about a libertine as told by playwright Tirso de Molina in his 1630 play El burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra Company San Francisco Opera Association Touring Location Sacramento, CA Venue Sacramento Memorial Auditorium Season 1947 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Paul Breisach Stage Director(s) William Wymetal Chorus Director Kurt Herbert Adler Cast Don Giovanni, a licentious young nobleman Ezio Pinza Don Pedro, the Commendatore Desire Ligeti Donna Anna, his daughter Stella Roman Don Ottavio, her fiancé Charles Kullman Leporello, servant of Don Giovanni Salvatore Baccaloni Donna Elvira, jilted by Don Giovanni Florence Quartararo Masetto, a peasant Lorenzo Alvary Zerlina, his betrothed Nadine Conner Show Dates Sat, Sep 27 1947, 8pm Time and Place Seventeenth century; Seville Scenes Act I, Scene 1 -- Courtyard of Palace of the Commandant Act I, Scene 2 -- Street in Suburban Seville Act I, Scene 3 -- In Don Giovanni's Palace Act I, Scene 4 -- Outside Don Giovanni's Palace Act I, Scene 5 -- Ballroom in Don Giovanni's Palace Act II, Scene 1 -- Same as Scene 2, Act I Act II, Scene 2 -- A Dark Hallway Act II, Scene 3 -- A Cemetery Act II, Scene 4 -- Room in Donna Anna's Palace Act II, Scene 5 -- In Don Giovanni's Palace Notes The curtain time is a guess; records preserved everything but the starting time.