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
1999-2000
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Daniel Beckwith
Stage Director(s)
Lotfi Mansouri
Graziella Sciutti
Set Designer(s)
Thierry Bosquet
Associate Set Designer
John Coyne
Costume Designer(s)
Thierry Bosquet
Lighting Designer
Michael Whitfield
Chorus Director
Ian Robertson
Musical Preparation
John Churchwell
William Hobbs
Bryndon Hassman
Jonathan Khuner
Supertitles
Christopher Bergen
Recitative accompaniment
William Hobbs
Assistant Stage Director(s)
Paula Williams
Kristine McIntyre
Stage Manager(s)
Jerry Sherk
Fight Coordinator
Jonathan Rider

Cast

Leporello
Alfonso Antoniozzi
Philip Horst(7/1m)
Donna Anna
Monica Colonna
Nicolle Foland(6/l7; 7/1m)
Don Giovanni
Dmitri Hvorostovsky
David Okerlund(6/17; 7/1m)
The Commendatore
Reinhard Hagen
Don Ottavio
Gregory Turay
Norman Shankle(6/17; 7/1m)
Donna Elvira
Carol Vaness
Maria Pia Piscitelli(7/1m)
Zerlina
Anna Netrebko
Peggy Kriha Dye(6/17; 7/1m)
Masetto
Stanislaw Schwets
Kyu Won Han(7/1m)

Show Dates

Time and Place

Seville in the middle of the seventeenth century

Scenes

(scene breakdown not specified)

Media

Sponsors

The performance of June 13th is designated in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred S. Wilsey's membership in the Triple Platinum Circle.

The performance of June 13th is designated in honor of Leanne and George Roberts's membership in the Triple Platinum Circle.

The performance of June 13th is designated in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wetzel's membership in the Platinum Circle.

Acknowledgements

Presentation made possible by a generous gift from Mr. and Mrs. Marshall I. Wais

Supertitles provided by a generous grant from The Stanley S. Langendorf Foundation

Notes

New production

Scenery, props, costumes and wigs constructed in the San Francisco Opera workshops

 

Supernumeraries