Composer Gaetano Donizetti Librettists Giovanni Ruffini and Gaetano Donizetti Company Spring Opera Theater Location San Francisco, CA Venue Curran Theatre Season 1971 Language English Creative/Crew Conductor Everett Lee Production Richard Pearlman Designer Robert Darling Chorus Director Francesco Prestia Musical Preparation Susan Webb Costumes Goldstein & Co. Cast Don Pasquale da Cornetto, retired banker and opera fan, uncle of: Richard Best Ernesto da Cornetto, Yale, class of '08, lover of John Walker Norina, young widow employed as a domestic at 1050 California Street Shigemi Matsumoto Doctor Malatesta, friend of Ernesto, office at Washington Square, cousin of William Justus Carlo Malatesta, who at a certain point impersonates a notary Carlo Micheletti Show Dates Thu, Mar 25 1971, 8:30pm Sun, Mar 28 1971, 2:30pm Fri, Apr 2 1971, 8:30pm Time and Place San Francisco, 1909 Scenes Act I, Scene 1 -- Pasquale's salon, an Embarcadero saloon, city streets, inside of Pasquale's head Scene 2 -- The kitchen of a house at 1050 California Street Scene 3 -- A foyer in Pasquale's house Scene 4 -- Pasquale's salon Act II, Scene 1 -- Pasquale's salon Scene 2 -- The garden of Pasquale's house Media Image William Justus (Malatesta), Richard Best (Pasquale), Don Pasquale, Gaetano Donizetti. San Francisco Opera/SPOT, 1971. Photographer: Ken Howard/San Francisco Opera. William Justus (Malatesta) and Richard Best (Pasquale) Credit Ken Howard/San Francisco Opera Image Shigemi Matsumoto (Norina), Don Pasquale, Gaetano Donizetti. San Francisco Opera/SPOT, 1971. Photographer: Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera. Shigemi Matsumoto (Norina) Credit Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera Image Shigemi Matsumoto (Norina), Don Pasquale, Gaetano Donizetti. San Francisco Opera/SPOT, 1971. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Shigemi Matsumoto (Norina) Credit photographer unknown/San Francisco Opera Acknowledgements Closed circuit television equipment courtesy of Sony Corporation of America Legacy Commission English Translation by Phyllis Mead
Image William Justus (Malatesta), Richard Best (Pasquale), Don Pasquale, Gaetano Donizetti. San Francisco Opera/SPOT, 1971. Photographer: Ken Howard/San Francisco Opera. William Justus (Malatesta) and Richard Best (Pasquale) Credit Ken Howard/San Francisco Opera
Image Shigemi Matsumoto (Norina), Don Pasquale, Gaetano Donizetti. San Francisco Opera/SPOT, 1971. Photographer: Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera. Shigemi Matsumoto (Norina) Credit Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera
Image Shigemi Matsumoto (Norina), Don Pasquale, Gaetano Donizetti. San Francisco Opera/SPOT, 1971. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Shigemi Matsumoto (Norina) Credit photographer unknown/San Francisco Opera