The Barber of Seville Composer Gioachino Rossini Librettist Cesare Sterbini Based On the comedic play by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais Company Spring Opera Theater Location San Francisco, CA Venue Curran Theatre Season 1972 Language English Creative/Crew Conductor Richard Woitach Production Richard Pearlman Designer Santo Loquasto Chorus Director Dewey Camp Musical preparation and recitative accompaniment Terry Lusk Costumes Goldstein & Co. Cast Fiorello, servant to Count Almaviva Richard Lombardi Count Almaviva John Walker Figaro Alan Titus Doctor Bartolo Daniel Sullivan Ambrogio, Doctor Bartolo's servant Colin Harvey Rosina Shigemi Matsumoto Don Basilio Philip Booth Berta Donna Petersen Officer Joe Pinedo Show Dates Fri, Feb 11 1972, 8:30pm Sun, Feb 13 1972, 2:30pm Sat, Feb 19 1972, 8:30pm Wed, Feb 23 1972, 8:30pm Time and Place Nineteenth century Spain Scenes Act I, Scene 1 -- A street in Seville Scene 2 -- Inside Doctor Bartolo's house Act II, Scene 1 -- Later that day Scene 2 -- That evening Media Image Alan Titus (Figaro), Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Gioachino Rossini. San Francisco Opera/SPOT, 1972. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Alan Titus (Figaro) Credit photographer unknown/San Francisco Opera Image Shigemi Matsumoto (Rosina), Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Gioachino Rossini. San Francisco Opera/SPOT, 1972. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Shigemi Matsumoto (Rosina) Credit photographer unknown/San Francisco Opera Image John Walker (Count Almaviva), Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Gioachino Rossini. San Francisco Opera/SPOT, 1972. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. John Walker (Count Almaviva) Credit photographer unknown/San Francisco Opera Image Daniel Sullivan (Bartolo), Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Gioachino Rossini. San Francisco Opera/SPOT, 1972. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Daniel Sullivan (Bartolo) Credit photographer unknown/San Francisco Opera Image Philip Booth (Basilio), Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Gioachino Rossini. San Francisco Opera/SPOT, 1972. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Philip Booth (Basilio) Credit photographer unknown/San Francisco Opera Image Alan Titus (Figaro), John Walker (Count Almaviva), Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Gioachino Rossini. San Francisco Opera/SPOT, 1972. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Alan Titus (Figaro) and John Walker (Count Almaviva) Credit photographer unknown/San Francisco Opera Image Daniel Sullivan (Bartolo), Shigemi Matsumoto (Rosina), Alan Titus (Figaro), John Walker (Count Almaviva), Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Gioachino Rossini. San Francisco Opera/SPOT, 1972. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Daniel Sullivan (Bartolo), Shigemi Matsumoto (Rosina), Alan Titus (Figaro), and John Walker (Count Almaviva) Credit photographer unknown/San Francisco Opera Acknowledgements This new production of "The Barber of Seville" has been made possible by the generous sponsorship of the Bank of America Foundation Legacy Commission English translation by Ruth and Thomas Martin Notes Spring Opera Theater
Image Alan Titus (Figaro), Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Gioachino Rossini. San Francisco Opera/SPOT, 1972. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Alan Titus (Figaro) Credit photographer unknown/San Francisco Opera
Image Shigemi Matsumoto (Rosina), Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Gioachino Rossini. San Francisco Opera/SPOT, 1972. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Shigemi Matsumoto (Rosina) Credit photographer unknown/San Francisco Opera
Image John Walker (Count Almaviva), Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Gioachino Rossini. San Francisco Opera/SPOT, 1972. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. John Walker (Count Almaviva) Credit photographer unknown/San Francisco Opera
Image Daniel Sullivan (Bartolo), Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Gioachino Rossini. San Francisco Opera/SPOT, 1972. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Daniel Sullivan (Bartolo) Credit photographer unknown/San Francisco Opera
Image Philip Booth (Basilio), Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Gioachino Rossini. San Francisco Opera/SPOT, 1972. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Philip Booth (Basilio) Credit photographer unknown/San Francisco Opera
Image Alan Titus (Figaro), John Walker (Count Almaviva), Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Gioachino Rossini. San Francisco Opera/SPOT, 1972. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Alan Titus (Figaro) and John Walker (Count Almaviva) Credit photographer unknown/San Francisco Opera
Image Daniel Sullivan (Bartolo), Shigemi Matsumoto (Rosina), Alan Titus (Figaro), John Walker (Count Almaviva), Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Gioachino Rossini. San Francisco Opera/SPOT, 1972. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Daniel Sullivan (Bartolo), Shigemi Matsumoto (Rosina), Alan Titus (Figaro), and John Walker (Count Almaviva) Credit photographer unknown/San Francisco Opera