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 1939 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Gennaro Papi Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Chorus Master William Tyroler Cast Count Almaviva Nino Martini Figaro, the Barber of Seville Richard Bonelli Doctor Bartolo, a physician Louis D'Angelo Rosina, his ward Lily Pons Don Basilio, a music master Norman Cordon Berta, Rosina's governess Herta Glaz Fiorello, servant to the Count Ludovico Oliviero Officer Ludovico Oliviero Show Dates Wed, Nov 1 1939, 8:15pm 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 Media Image Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Gioachino Rossini. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Louis d'Angelo (Bartolo), Norman Cordon (Basillio) Credit Morton Image Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Gioachino Rossini. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Norman Cordon (Basilio), Lily Pons (Rosina), Louis d'Angelo (Bartolo), Richard Bonelli (Almaviva) Credit Morton Image Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Gioachino Rossini. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Lily Pons (rosina), Richard Bonelli (Almaviva) Credit Morton Image Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Gioachino Rossini. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Louis d'Angelo (Bartolo), Lily Pons (Rosina) Credit Morton Image Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Gioachino Rossini. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Norman Cordon (Basilio) Credit Morton Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1939_01_compressed.pdf (7.61 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. ---------------------
Image Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Gioachino Rossini. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Louis d'Angelo (Bartolo), Norman Cordon (Basillio) Credit Morton
Image Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Gioachino Rossini. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Norman Cordon (Basilio), Lily Pons (Rosina), Louis d'Angelo (Bartolo), Richard Bonelli (Almaviva) Credit Morton
Image Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Gioachino Rossini. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Lily Pons (rosina), Richard Bonelli (Almaviva) Credit Morton
Image Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Gioachino Rossini. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Louis d'Angelo (Bartolo), Lily Pons (Rosina) Credit Morton
Image Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Gioachino Rossini. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Norman Cordon (Basilio) Credit Morton