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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
2006-2007
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Production
Director and Choreographer
Production Designer
Lighting Designer
Assistant Lighting Designer
Chorus Director
Musical Preparation
Recitative accompaniment
Bryndon Hassman(harpsichord )
Emil Miland(cello)
Supertitles
Assistant Stage Director(s)
Stage Manager(s)
Fight Choreographer
Costume Supervisor
Production Super Captain

Cast

Leporello
Donna Anna
Don Giovanni
The Commendatore
Don Ottavio
Donna Elvira
Zerlina
Masetto
Masetto's brother

Show Dates

Broadcast

11/4/2007 delayed broadcast, KDFC (see notes for extended description); 11/24/2007 WFMT.

Simulcast

The June 22 performance was simulcast/broadcast to four Bay Area venues: UC Berkeley's Cal Performances, UC Davis's Mondavi Center, San Francisco's Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, and Santa Rosa's Wells Fargo Center.

Time and Place

Seville, mid-seventeenth century

Scenes

Act I
INTERMISSION
Act II

Media

Sponsors

The performance of June 5th is sponsored by Deloitte & Touche LLP

The performance of June 16th is sponsored by Bingham McCutchen LLP

The performance of June 22nd is sponsored by HSBC

The performance of June 28th is sponsored by Bank of America

The performance of June 30th is sponsored by the American Express Company

Acknowledgements

This production is made possible, in part, by the Carol Franc Buck Foundation Corporate support is provided by Bank of America

Notes

11/4/2007 delayed broadcast, KDFC ; 11/24/2007 WFMT.


The June 22 performance was simulcast/broadcast to four Bay Area venues: UC Berkeley's Cal Performances, UC Davis's Mondavi Center, San Francisco's Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, and Santa Rosa's Wells Fargo Center.


Co-production with the Théātre de la Monnaie, Brussels


The role of the Angel of Death is performed by David Bier.

SUPERNUMERARIES
Dominique DeJarnatt
Kathleen Hatch
Andrew Bradshaw
Seth Durrant