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
1978
Language
Italian
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Designer
Chorus Director
Lighting Designer
Recitative accompaniment
Musical Preparation
Prompter
Costumes executed by
Cast
Leporello
Donna Anna
Don Giovanni
The Commendatore
Don Ottavio
Donna Elvira
Zerlina
Masetto
Show Dates
Broadcast
10/13/1978, live broadcast, KKHI and NPR.
Time and Place
Seville in the middle of the seventeenth century
Scenes
Act I, Scene 1 -- In front of the commendatore's palace
Scene 2 -- A street near Donna Elvira's residence
Scene 3 -- A room in Don Giovanni's palace
Scene 4 -- The garden of Don Giovanni's palace
Scene 5 -- Ballroom in Don Giovanni's palace
INTERMISSION
Act II, Scene 1 -- A street near Donna Elvira's residence
Scene 2 -- Garden of Donna Anna's home
Scene 3 -- A cemetery
Scene 4 -- In a park near the cemetery
Scene 5 -- In Don Giovanni's palace
EPILOGUE
Media
Acknowledgements
This production of "Don Giovanni" was made possible, in 1974, by a generous and deeply appreciated gift from James D. Robertson
Notes
10/13/1978, live broadcast, KKHI and NPR. Intermission interview: Olivia Stapp, Ellen Shade and Ruth Welting (guests)