Composer Gaetano Donizetti Librettists Giovanni Ruffini and Gaetano Donizetti Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1946 Language Italian Archive ID SFO_1946_06 Creative/Crew Conductor Karl Kritz Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Chorus Director Kurt Herbert Adler Cast Don Pasquale, an old bachelor Salvatore Baccaloni Doctor Malatesta, his friend and physician Francesco Valentino Ernesto, nephew of Don Pasquale John Garris Norina, a young widow beloved by Ernesto Licia Albanese Notary Alessio De Paolis Show Dates Fri, Oct 11 1946, 1pm Time and Place Beginning of the Nineteenth Century; Rome Scenes Act I, Scene 1 -- A Room in Don Pasquale's House Scene 2 -- Garden of Norina's House Act II -- Hall in Don Pasquale's House Act III, Scene 1 -- Same as Act II Scene 2 -- A Garden Notes Presented by the San Francisco Opera Guild