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 Civic Auditorium Season 1925 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Pietro Cimini Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Cast Rosina Elvira De Hidalgo Bertha Elinor Marlo Count Almaviva Tito Schipa Figaro Riccardo Stracciari Don Basilio Marcel Journet Doctor Bartolo Vittorio Trevisan Fiorello Lodovico Oliviero Officer Lodovico Oliviero Show Dates Thu, Sep 24 1925, 8pm Thu, Oct 1 1925, 8pm Time and Place Seville Scenes Act I -- Square before the house of Doctor Bartolo Act II -- Chamber of Dr. Bartolo Act III -- The house of Dr. Bartolo Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1925_04_compressed.pdf (5.9 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- The performance of October 1st was labeled as "Testimonial for Gaetano Merola."