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 1948 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Paul Breisach Stage Director(s) Glynn Ross Chorus Director Kurt Herbert Adler Technical Director Armando Agnini Cast Count Almaviva John Garris Figaro, the Barber of Seville Giuseppe Valdengo(9/22) Tito Gobbi(10/2) Doctor Bartolo, a physician Salvatore Baccaloni Rosina, his ward Nadine Conner Don Basilio, a music master Italo Tajo Berta, Rosina's governess Claramae Turner Fiorello, servant to the Count Alessio De Paolis(9/22) George Cehanovsky(10/2) Officer Leslie Chabay Show Dates Wed, Sep 22 1948, 8pm Sat, Oct 2 1948, 2pm 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_1948_01_compressed.pdf (7.65 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- In the Lesson Scene, Miss Conner sings the aria from "The Nürnberg Doll" by Adam.