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 1945 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Pietro Cimara Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Chorus Director Kurt Herbert Adler Cast Count Almaviva Bruno Landi Figaro, the Barber of Seville Francesco Valentino Doctor Bartolo, a physician Salvatore Baccaloni Rosina, his ward Hilde Reggiani Don Basilio, a music master Ezio Pinza Berta, Rosina's governess Claramae Turner Fiorello, servant to the Count Alessio De Paolis Officer George Tallone Show Dates Sun, Oct 21 1945, 2pm Broadcast Sun, Oct 21 1945, 7am Live radio broadcast, partial performance. 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 Notes 10/21/1945, live radio broadcast, partial performance, from 4:00 to approximately 5:00 p.m.