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 1968 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Horst Stein Production Paul Hager Designer Oliver Smith Costume Designer(s) Wolfram Skalicki Chorus Aldo Danieli Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Leporello Ugo Trama Donna Anna Enriqueta Tarrés Don Giovanni Cesare Siepi The Commendatore Franz Mazura Don Ottavio William Holley Donna Elvira Teresa Zylis-Gara Zerlina Jeannette Pilou Masetto Allan Monk Show Dates Fri, Nov 8 1968, 8pm Tue, Nov 12 1968, 8pm Sun, Nov 17 1968, 2pm Wed, Nov 20 1968, 8pm Sat, Nov 23 1968, 8pm Time and Place Seville in the middle of the seventeenth century Scenes Act I, Scene 1 -- Courtyard of the Commendatore's palace Scene 2 -- A city square Scene 3 -- In front of Zerlina's house Scene 4 -- A street Scene 5 -- Outside Don Giovanni's palace Scene 6 -- Ballroom in Don Giovanni's palace Act II, Scene 1 -- A city square Scene 2 -- Courtyard of the Commendatore's palace Scene 3 -- A street Scene 4 -- A cemetery Scene 5 -- A street Scene 6 -- A room in Don Giovanni's palace Media Image Don Giovanni, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 1968. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Teresa Zylis-Gara (Donna Elvira), Cesari Siepi (Don Giovanni) Credit Peters Image Don Giovanni, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 1968. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Cesare Siepi (Don Giovanni), Enriqueta Tarres (Donna Anna), Jeannette Pilou (Zerlina), Allan Monk (Masetto) Credit Peters Image Don Giovanni, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 1968. Photographer: Robert Cahen/San Francisco Opera. UgoTrama (Leporello), Cesare Siepi (Don Giovanni) Credit Cahen Image Don Giovanni, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 1968. Photographer: Robert Cahen/San Francisco Opera. Jeanette Pilou (Zerlina), Cesare Siepi (Don Giovanni) Credit Cahen Image Don Giovanni, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 1968. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Ugo Trama (Leporello) Credit Unknown Image Don Giovanni, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 1968. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble Credit Unknown Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1968_03_compressed.pdf (16.18 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. ---------------------
Image Don Giovanni, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 1968. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Teresa Zylis-Gara (Donna Elvira), Cesari Siepi (Don Giovanni) Credit Peters
Image Don Giovanni, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 1968. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Cesare Siepi (Don Giovanni), Enriqueta Tarres (Donna Anna), Jeannette Pilou (Zerlina), Allan Monk (Masetto) Credit Peters
Image Don Giovanni, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 1968. Photographer: Robert Cahen/San Francisco Opera. UgoTrama (Leporello), Cesare Siepi (Don Giovanni) Credit Cahen
Image Don Giovanni, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 1968. Photographer: Robert Cahen/San Francisco Opera. Jeanette Pilou (Zerlina), Cesare Siepi (Don Giovanni) Credit Cahen
Image Don Giovanni, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 1968. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Ugo Trama (Leporello) Credit Unknown
Image Don Giovanni, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 1968. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble Credit Unknown