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 Touring Location Los Angeles, CA Venue Shrine Auditorium Season 1958 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Glauco Curiel Stage Director(s) Enrico Frigerio Chorus Director Gianni Lazzari Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Count Almaviva Richard Miller Figaro, the Barber of Seville Rolando Panerai Doctor Bartolo, a physician Salvatore Baccaloni Rosina, his ward Eugenia Ratti Don Basilio, a music master Lorenzo Alvary Berta, Dr. Bartolo's housekeeper Katherine Hilgenberg Fiorello, servant to the Count John Gillaspy Officer Virginio Assandri Ambrogio, Doctor Bartolo's servant Colin Harvey Notary Colin Harvey Show Dates Sun, Oct 26 1958, 3pm Time and Place Seventeenth Century; Seville Scenes Act I -- A street in Seville, early morning Act II -- A room in Dr. Bartolo's house Act III -- The same Notes Major intermission after Act I