The Barber of Seville Composer Gioachino Rossini Librettist Cesare Sterbini Based On the comedic play by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 2003-2004 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Stefan Soltesz Francesco Corti(11/21, 23) Stage Director(s) Johannes Schaaf Set Designer(s) Hans Dieter Schaal Costume Designer(s) Yan Tax Lighting Designer Paul Pyant Chorus Director Ian Robertson Dramaturg Wolfgang Willaschek Musical Preparation Adelle Eslinger Paul Harris Bryndon Hassman Ernest Fredric Knell Robert Wood John Churchwell(11/21, 23) Recitative accompaniment Bryndon Hassman Martha Gerhart Paul Harris(11/21, 23) Supertitles Christopher Bergen Assistant Stage Director(s) Roy Rallo Stage Manager(s) Lisa Anderson Cast Fiorello Hugh Russell Count Almaviva Yann Beuron Matthew Polenzani(11/21, 23) Doctor Bartolo Paul Plishka Kevin Glavin(11/21, 23) Figaro Nathan Gunn Troy Cook(11/21, 23) Rosina Helene Schneiderman Joyce DiDonato(11/21, 23) Don Basilio Phillip Ens Ayk Martirossian(11/21, 23) Berta Catherine Cook Notary Steve Nye(11/21) Robert Dickinson(11/23) Magistrate Brad Alexander Ambrogio Ricardo Herrera Show Dates Tue, Oct 7 2003, 7:30am Fri, Oct 10 2003, 8pm Sun, Oct 12 2003, 2pm Tue, Oct 14 2003, 7:30pm Thu, Oct 16 2003, 7:30pm Sun, Oct 19 2003, 12pm Sat, Oct 25 2003, 8pm Fri, Nov 21 2003, 8pm Sun, Nov 23 2003, 2pm Time and Place Doctor Bartolo's house in Seville Scenes (scenes not specified) Media Image Nathan Gunn (Figaro), Helene Schneiderman (Rosina), Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Gioachino Rossini. San Francisco Opera, 2003-04. Photographer: Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera. Nathan Gunn (Figaro), Helene Schneiderman (Rosina) Credit Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera Image Yann Beuron (Count Almaviva), Helene Schneiderman (Rosina), Catherine Cook (Berta), Paul Plishka (Doctor Bartolo), Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Gioachino Rossini. San Francisco Opera, 2003-04. Photographer: Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera. Principals in the "Barber of Seville" set Credit Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera Image Ensemble, Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Gioachino Rossini. San Francisco Opera, 2003-04. Photographer: Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera. Principals and members of the San Francisco Opera Chorus in the "Barber of Seville" set Credit Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera Image Yann Beuron (Count Almaviva), Helene Schneiderman (Rosina), Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Gioachino Rossini. San Francisco Opera, 2003-04. Photographer: Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera. Yann Beuron (Almaviva) and Helene Schneiderman (Rosina) Credit Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera Image Helene Schneiderman (Rosina), Paul Plishka (Doctor Bartolo), Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Gioachino Rossini. San Francisco Opera, 2003-04. Photographer: Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera. Paul Plishka (Doctor Bartolo) and Helene Schneiderman (Rosina) Credit Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera Image Paul Plishka (Doctor Bartolo), Helene Schneiderman (Rosina), Nathan Gunn (Figaro), Yann Beuron (Count Almaviva), Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Gioachino Rossini. San Francisco Opera, 2003-04. Photographer: Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera. Paul Plishka (Dr. Bartolo), Helene Schneiderman (Rosina), Nathan Gunn (Figaro) and Yann Beuron (Count Almaviva) Credit Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera Image Philip Ens (Don Basilio), Paul Plishka (Doctor Bartolo), Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Gioachino Rossini. San Francisco Opera, 2003-04. Photographer: Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera. Paul Plishka (Doctor Bartolo) and Philip Ens (Don Basilio) Credit Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera Acknowledgements This production is made possible, in part, by Koret Foundation. Notes Production owned by San Francisco Opera Supernumerary: Steve Nye Acrobat: Teresa Lonsbury
Image Nathan Gunn (Figaro), Helene Schneiderman (Rosina), Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Gioachino Rossini. San Francisco Opera, 2003-04. Photographer: Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera. Nathan Gunn (Figaro), Helene Schneiderman (Rosina) Credit Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera
Image Yann Beuron (Count Almaviva), Helene Schneiderman (Rosina), Catherine Cook (Berta), Paul Plishka (Doctor Bartolo), Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Gioachino Rossini. San Francisco Opera, 2003-04. Photographer: Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera. Principals in the "Barber of Seville" set Credit Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera
Image Ensemble, Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Gioachino Rossini. San Francisco Opera, 2003-04. Photographer: Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera. Principals and members of the San Francisco Opera Chorus in the "Barber of Seville" set Credit Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera
Image Yann Beuron (Count Almaviva), Helene Schneiderman (Rosina), Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Gioachino Rossini. San Francisco Opera, 2003-04. Photographer: Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera. Yann Beuron (Almaviva) and Helene Schneiderman (Rosina) Credit Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera
Image Helene Schneiderman (Rosina), Paul Plishka (Doctor Bartolo), Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Gioachino Rossini. San Francisco Opera, 2003-04. Photographer: Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera. Paul Plishka (Doctor Bartolo) and Helene Schneiderman (Rosina) Credit Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera
Image Paul Plishka (Doctor Bartolo), Helene Schneiderman (Rosina), Nathan Gunn (Figaro), Yann Beuron (Count Almaviva), Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Gioachino Rossini. San Francisco Opera, 2003-04. Photographer: Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera. Paul Plishka (Dr. Bartolo), Helene Schneiderman (Rosina), Nathan Gunn (Figaro) and Yann Beuron (Count Almaviva) Credit Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera
Image Philip Ens (Don Basilio), Paul Plishka (Doctor Bartolo), Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Gioachino Rossini. San Francisco Opera, 2003-04. Photographer: Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera. Paul Plishka (Doctor Bartolo) and Philip Ens (Don Basilio) Credit Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera