Don Giovanni

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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
1955
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Erich Leinsdorf
Stage Director(s)
Paul Hager
Lighting and projections
Leo Kerz
Chorus Director
Leo Mueller
Choreographer
Lew Christensen
Costumers
Goldstein & Co.

Cast

Don Giovanni, a young nobleman
Cesare Siepi
Don Pedro, the Commendatore
Desire Ligeti
Donna Anna, his daughter
Licia Albanese
Don Ottavio, her fiancé
Jan Peerce
Leporello, servant of Don Giovanni
Lorenzo Alvary
Donna Elvira
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Masetto
Ralph Herbert
Zerlina
Rosanna Carteri

Show Dates

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 -- Outside Don Giovanni's Palace
Scene 4 -- Ballroom in Don Giovanni's Palace
Act II, Scene 1 -- A Street in Seville
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

Sponsors

The Projection Equipment is donated by the San Francisco Opera Guild

Notes

To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.

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