The Marriage of Figaro Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte 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 1961 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Silvio Varviso Stage Director(s) Paul Hager Designer Leni Bauer-Ecsy Thomas L. Colangelo, Jr.(resident designer) Chorus Director Vincenzo Giannini Choreographer Ghita Hager Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Figaro, Count Almaviva's valet Geraint Evans Susanna, Figaro's fiancée and Countess Almaviva's maid Graziella Sciutti Dr. Bartolo Andrew Foldi Marcellina, Bartolo's housekeeper Katherine Hilgenberg Cherubino, page to the Count Mildred Miller Count Almaviva Kieth Engen Don Basilio, a music master Herbert Handt Countess Almaviva Lisa della Casa Antonio, a gardener Donald Drain Don Curzio, a Judge Raymond Manton Barbarina, Antonio's daughter Gwen Curatilo Peasant girl Yvonne Cadwallader Margot Blum Show Dates Fri, Sep 29 1961, 8pm Sat, Oct 14 1961, 8pm 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 Media Image Le Nozze di Figaro, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 1961. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Mildred Miller (Cherubino), Geraint Evans (Figaro) Credit Carolyn Mason Jones Image Le Nozze di Figaro, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 1961. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Herbert Handt (Don Basilio), Keith Engen (Almaviva), Katherine Hilgenberg (Marcellina), Andrew Foldi (Dr. Bartolo) Credit Carolyn Mason Jones Image Le Nozze di Figaro, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 1961. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Lisa della Casa (The Countess), Geraint Evans (Figaro), Graziella Sciutti (Susanna) Credit Carolyn Mason Jones Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1961_10_compressed.pdf (8.94 MB) Acknowledgements The new production of "Le Nozze di Figaro" was aided by a contribution from the San Francisco Opera Guild Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- New production Kieth Engen's first name IS correctly spelled. He changed the spelling during his career in German opera houses. Dancers San Francisco Opera Corps de Ballet
Image Le Nozze di Figaro, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 1961. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Mildred Miller (Cherubino), Geraint Evans (Figaro) Credit Carolyn Mason Jones
Image Le Nozze di Figaro, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 1961. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Herbert Handt (Don Basilio), Keith Engen (Almaviva), Katherine Hilgenberg (Marcellina), Andrew Foldi (Dr. Bartolo) Credit Carolyn Mason Jones
Image Le Nozze di Figaro, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 1961. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Lisa della Casa (The Countess), Geraint Evans (Figaro), Graziella Sciutti (Susanna) Credit Carolyn Mason Jones