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 1976-1977 Language English Creative/Crew Conductor Thomas Fulton Plácido Domingo(11/9) Stage Director(s) Ghita Hager Designer Alfred Siercke Chorus Director Robert Jones Lighting Director Thomas J. Munn Musical preparation and recitative accompaniment Randall Behr (b. Bare) Cast Fiorello Wayne Turnage Count Almaviva Neil Rosenshein Doctor Bartolo Peter Strummer Figaro Brent Ellis(3 performances) Dale Duesing(2 performances) Rosina Linn Maxwell Don Basilio Alexander Malta Berta Linda Roark Officer James Hoback Ambrogio Colin Harvey Notary Kenneth Malucelli Show Dates Tue, Nov 9 1976, 1:30pm Fri, Nov 12 1976, 1:30pm Wed, Nov 17 1976, 1:30pm Thu, Nov 18 1976, 1:30pm Wed, Nov 24 1976, 1:30pm Time and Place 1840; Doctor Bartolo's house in Seville