Il Barbiere di Siviglia

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

2003-2004

Language

Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor

Stefan Soltesz(10/7, 10, 12, 14, 16, 19, 25)

Francesco Corti(11/21, 23; 1/9, 11, 13, 15, 17)

Stage Director(s)

Johannes Schaaf

Set Designer(s)

Hans Dieter Schaal

Costume Designer(s)

Yan Tax

Lighting Designer

Paul Pyant

Sound Designer

Roger Gans

Chorus Director

Ian Robertson

Dramaturg

Wolfgang Willaschek

Musical Preparation

Adelle Eslinger(10/7, 10, 12, 14, 16, 19, 25; 11/21, 23)

Paul Harris(10/7, 10, 12, 14, 16, 19, 25; 11/21, 23)

Bryndon Hassman

Ernest Fredric Knell

Robert Wood(10/7, 10, 12, 14, 16, 19, 25; 11/21, 23)

John Churchwell(11/21, 23)

Carol Isaac(1/9, 11, 13, 15, 17)

Jonathan Khuner(1/9, 11, 13, 15, 17)

Recitative accompaniment

Bryndon Hassman

Martha Gerhart(10/7, 10, 12, 14, 16, 19, 25; 11/21, 23)

Paul Harris(11/21, 23)

Supertitles

Christopher Bergen

Assistant Stage Director(s)

Roy Rallo

Stage Manager(s)

Lisa Anderson

Cast

Fiorello

Hugh Russell

Count Almaviva

Yann Beuron(10/7, 10, 12, 14, 16, 19, 25)

Matthew Polenzani(11/21, 23; 1/9, 11, 13, 15, 17)

Doctor Bartolo

Paul Plishka(10/7, 10, 12, 14, 16, 19, 25)

Kevin Glavin(11/21, 23; 1/9, 11, 13, 15, 17)

Figaro

Nathan Gunn(10/7, 10, 12, 14, 16, 19, 25)

Troy Cook(11/21, 23)

Thomas Hampson(1/9, 11, 13, 15, 17)

Rosina

Helene Schneiderman(10/7, 10, 12, 14, 16, 19, 25)

Joyce DiDonato(11/21, 23; 1/9, 11, 13, 15, 17)

Don Basilio

Phillip Ens(10/7, 10, 12, 14, 16, 19, 25; 1/9, 11, 13, 15, 17)

Ayk Martirossian(11/21, 23)

Berta

Catherine Cook

Notary

Steve Nye(11/21; 1/9, 15)

Robert Dickinson(11/23; 1/11, 13, 17)

Magistrate

Brad Alexander

Ambrogio

Ricardo Herrera

Show Dates

Tue, Oct 7 2003, 7:30am

Fri, Oct 10 2003, 8pm

Sun, Oct 12 2003, 2pm

Tue, Oct 14 2003, 7:30pm

Thu, Oct 16 2003, 7:30pm

Sun, Oct 19 2003, 12pm

Sat, Oct 25 2003, 8pm

Fri, Nov 21 2003, 8pm

Sun, Nov 23 2003, 2pm

Fri, Jan 9 2004, 8pm

Sun, Jan 11 2004, 2pm

Tue, Jan 13 2004, 7:30pm

Thu, Jan 15 2004, 7:30pm

Sat, Jan 17 2004, 8pm

Time and Place

Doctor Bartolo's house in Seville

Scenes

Act I

INTERMISSION

Act II

Media

Acknowledgements

This production is made possible, in part, by Koret Foundation.

Notes

Production owned by San Francisco Opera

Supernumeraries

Steve Nye

Dancers

Acrobat

Teresa Lonsbury