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 Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1949 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Paul Breisach Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Chorus Director Kurt Herbert Adler Cast Don Giovanni, a licentious young nobleman Italo Tajo Don Pedro, the Commendatore Desire Ligeti Donna Anna, his daughter Rose Bampton Don Ottavio, her fiancé Jan Peerce Leporello, servant of Don Giovanni Salvatore Baccaloni Donna Elvira, jilted by Don Giovanni Jarmila Novotná Masetto, a peasant George Cehanovsky Zerlina, his betrothed Licia Albanese Show Dates Tue, Sep 27 1949, 8pm Sun, Oct 9 1949, 2pm Time and Place Seventeenth Century; Seville Scenes Act I, Scene 1 -- Courtyard of the Palace of the Commandant Scene 2 -- Street in Suburban Seville Scene 3 -- In Don Giovanni's Palace Scene 4 -- Outside Don Giovanni's Palace Scene 5 -- Ballroom in Don Giovanni's Palace Act II, Scene 1 -- Same as Scene 2, Act I Scene 2 -- A Dark Hallway Scene 3 -- A Cemetery Scene 4 -- Room in Donna Anna's Palace Scene 5 -- In Don Giovanni's Palace Media Image Don Giovanni, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 1949. Photographer: Paul G. Tracy/San Francisco Opera. Armando Agnini (Director), Salvatore Baccaloni (Leporello) Credit Tracy Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1949_05_compressed.pdf (6.34 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- Dancers San Francisco Opera Corps de Ballet
Image Don Giovanni, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 1949. Photographer: Paul G. Tracy/San Francisco Opera. Armando Agnini (Director), Salvatore Baccaloni (Leporello) Credit Tracy