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 Francesco Corti Stage Director(s) Johannes Schaaf Assistant Director(s) Roy Rallo Set Designer(s) Hans Dieter Schaal Costume Designer(s) Yan Tax Lighting Designer Paul Pyant Sound Designer Roger Gans Chorus Director Ian Robertson Dramaturg Wolfgang Willaschek Musical Preparation Bryndon Hassman Carol Isaac Jonathan Khuner Ernest Fredric Knell Recitative accompaniment Bryndon Hassman Supertitles Christopher Bergen Stage Manager(s) Lisa Anderson Cast Fiorello Hugh Russell Count Almaviva Matthew Polenzani Doctor Bartolo Kevin Glavin Figaro Thomas Hampson Rosina Joyce DiDonato Don Basilio Phillip Ens Berta Catherine Cook Ambrogio Ricardo Herrera Notary Steve Nye(1/9,15) Robert Dickinson(1/11,13,17) Magistrate Brad Alexander Show Dates Fri, Jan 9 2004, 8pm Sun, Jan 11 2004, 2pm Tue, Jan 13 2004, 7:30pm Thu, Jan 15 2004, 7:30pm Sat, Jan 17 2004, 8pm Time and Place Doctor Bartolo's house in Seville Scenes Act I INTERMISSION Act II Media Image Thomas Hampson (Figaro), Kevin Glavin (Doctor Bartolo), Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Gioachino Rossini. San Francisco Opera, 2003-04. Photographer: Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera. Thomas Hampson in the title role Credit Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera Image Kevin Glavin (Doctor Bartolo), Joyce DiDonato (Rosina), Matthew Polenzani (Count Almaviva), Thomas Hampson (Figaro), Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Gioachino Rossini. San Francisco Opera, 2003-04. Photographer: Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera. (L. to r.) Kevin Glavin (Dr. Bartolo), Joyce DiDonato (Rosina), Matthew Polenzani (Almaviva) and Thomas Hampson (Figaro) Credit Larry Merkle/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 Thomas Hampson (Figaro), Kevin Glavin (Doctor Bartolo), Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Gioachino Rossini. San Francisco Opera, 2003-04. Photographer: Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera. Thomas Hampson in the title role Credit Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera
Image Kevin Glavin (Doctor Bartolo), Joyce DiDonato (Rosina), Matthew Polenzani (Count Almaviva), Thomas Hampson (Figaro), Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Gioachino Rossini. San Francisco Opera, 2003-04. Photographer: Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera. (L. to r.) Kevin Glavin (Dr. Bartolo), Joyce DiDonato (Rosina), Matthew Polenzani (Almaviva) and Thomas Hampson (Figaro) Credit Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera