Composer
Librettist
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
Staged by
Chorus Director
Choreographer
Costumers
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
Don Ottavio, her fiancé
Leporello, servant of Don Giovanni
Donna Elvira
Masetto
Zerlina
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