The Marriage of Figaro
Composer
Librettist
Based On
the comedy by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais
Company
San Francisco Opera Association Touring
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Venue
Shrine Auditorium
Season
1961
Language
Italian
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Designer
Thomas L. Colangelo, Jr.(resident designer)
Chorus Director
Choreographer
Costumers
Cast
Figaro, Count Almaviva's valet
Susanna, Figaro's fiancée and Countess Almaviva's maid
Dr. Bartolo
Marcellina, Bartolo's housekeeper
Cherubino, page to the Count
Count Almaviva
Don Basilio, a music master
Countess Almaviva
Antonio, a gardener
Don Curzio, a Judge
Barbarina, Antonio's daughter
Peasant girl
Show Dates
Time and Place
Seventeenth century; near Seville
Scenes
Act I -- Unused room in the chateau of Count Almaviva
Act II -- Apartment of the Countess
Act III -- Thrpne room in the chateau
Act IV -- Garden of the chateau
Acknowledgements
The new production of "Le Nozze di Figaro" was aided by a contribution from the San Francisco Opera Guild
Notes
New production Corps de Ballet Kieth Engen's first name IS correctly spelled. He changed the spelling during his career in German opera houses.