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 1952 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Paul Breisach Stage Director(s) Herbert Graf Chorus Director Kurt Herbert Adler Choreography by Willam Christensen Cast Don Giovanni, a licentious young nobleman Nicola Rossi-Lemeni Don Pedro, the Commendatore Desire Ligeti Donna Anna, his daughter Mary Curtis-Verna Don Ottavio, her fiancé Jan Peerce(10/14) Eugene Conley(10/19) Leporello, servant of Don Giovanni Italo Tajo Donna Elvira, jilted by Don Giovanni Brenda Lewis Masetto, a peasant Lorenzo Alvary(10/14) Ralph Herbert(10/19) Zerlina, his betrothed Bidú Sayão Show Dates Tue, Oct 14 1952, 8pm Sun, Oct 19 1952, 2pm Time and Place Seventeenth Century; Seville Scenes Act I, Scene 1 -- Courtyard of Palace of the Commandant Scene 2 -- Street in Suburban Seville Scene 3 -- In 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, 1952. Photographer: Paul Tracey/San Francisco Opera. Nicola Rossi-Lemeni (Don Giovanni) Credit Paul Tracey Image Don Giovanni, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 1952. Photographer: Paul Tracey/San Francisco Opera. Jan Peerce (Don Ottavio), Desire Ligeti (Commendatore) Credit Paul Tracey Image Don Giovanni, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 1952. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Nicola Rossi-Lemeni (Don Giovanni) Credit Unknown Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1952_06_compressed.pdf (7.13 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- Four dimensional projection by Richard Rychtarik Dancers San Francisco Opera Corps de Ballet
Image Don Giovanni, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 1952. Photographer: Paul Tracey/San Francisco Opera. Nicola Rossi-Lemeni (Don Giovanni) Credit Paul Tracey
Image Don Giovanni, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 1952. Photographer: Paul Tracey/San Francisco Opera. Jan Peerce (Don Ottavio), Desire Ligeti (Commendatore) Credit Paul Tracey
Image Don Giovanni, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 1952. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Nicola Rossi-Lemeni (Don Giovanni) Credit Unknown