The Marriage of Figaro
Composer
Librettist
Based On
the comedy by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais
Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1940
Language
Italian
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Chorus Master
Designer
Cast
Figaro, the Barber, valet of the Count
Count Almaviva, a Spanish noble
Countess Almaviva, his wife
Susanna, Maid to the Countess
Cherubino, page to the Countess
Marcellina, servant to Bartolo
Barbarina, Basilio's cousin
Doctor Bartolo, rejected lover of Susanna
Antonio, a gardener
Don Basilio, a busy-body
Don Curzio, a Judge
Show Dates
Broadcast
Live broadcast, Act II.
Time and Place
Seventh (sic) century; near Seville
Scenes
Act I -- Unused Room in the Château of Count Almaviva
Act II -- Apartment of the Countess
Act III -- Throne Room in the Château
Act IV -- Garden of the Château
Document
SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1940_08_compressed.pdf
(7.37 MB)
Notes
To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.
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10/12/1940, live broadcast, Act II: "Le Nozze di Figaro, Act II: Ezio Pinza (Figaro), Bidu Sayao (Susanna), Elisabeth Rethberg (Countess), Risë Stevens (Cherubino), John Brownlee (Count); Erich Leinsdorf."