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
1959
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Leopold Ludwig
Staged by
Paul Hager
Chorus Director
Vincenzo Giannini
Choreographer
Willam Christensen
Costumers
Goldstein & Co.

Cast

Don Giovanni, a young nobleman
Mino Yahia(10/3)
George London(10/20)
Don Pedro, the Commendatore
Giorgio Tozzi(10/3)
Mino Yahia(10/20)
Donna Anna, his daughter
Sena Jurinac
Don Ottavio, her fiancé
Richard Lewis
Leporello, servant of Don Giovanni
Lorenzo Alvary
Donna Elvira
Leontyne Price
Masetto
Theodor Uppman
Zerlina
Pierrette Alarie

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 -- Room in Don Giovanni's palace
Scene 4 -- Outside Don Giovanni's palace
Scene 5 -- Ballroom in Don Giovanni's palace
Act II, Scene 1 -- A street in Seville
Scene 2 -- A dark hallway
Scene 3 -- A garden near Donna Anna's palace
Scene 4 -- A cemetery
Scene 5 -- A room in Donna Anna's palace
Scene 6 -- In Don Giovanni's palace

Media

Dancers