The Barber of Seville
Composer
Librettist
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
1953
Language
Italian
Creative/Crew
Cast
Count Almaviva
Figaro, the Barber of Seville
Enzo Mascherini(9/30, 10/7)
Frank Guarrera(10/14)
Doctor Bartolo, a physician
Rosina, his ward
Barbara Gibson(9/30, 10/7)
Giulietta Simionato(10/14)
Don Basilio, a music master
Berta, Rosina's governess
June Wilkins(9/30, 10/7)
Janice Moudry(10/14)
Fiorello, servant to the Count
Officer
Ambrogio, Doctor Bartolo's servant
Show Dates
Time and Place
Seventeenth Century; Seville
Scenes
Act I -- A Street in Seville, Early Morning
Act II -- A Room in Doctor Bartolo's House
Act III -- The Same
Document
SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1953_03_compressed.pdf
(8.18 MB)
Acknowledgements
Matinees for Young People Presented by the San Francisco Opera Guild
Notes
To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.
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The Company General Director Gaetano Merola died on August 20th, while conducting Butterfly's "Un bel dì" in San Francisco's Stern Grove.
The entire 1953 season was labeled "Gaetano Merola, 1879-1953 -- In Memoriam."
In the lesson scene, Miss Gibson sings Proch's "Theme and Variations."
In the lesson scene on October 14th, Miss Simionato sings Rossini's original aria.