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The Marriage of Figaro
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
1982-1983
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Production
Set and costume designer
Lighting Designer
Chorus Director
Musical Preparation
Prompter
Harpsichord continuo
Assistant Stage Director(s)
Stage Manager(s)

Cast

Figaro
Susanna
Dr. Bartolo
Marcellina
Cherubino
Count Almaviva
Don Basilio
Countess Almaviva
Don Curzio
Antonio
Barbarina
Peasant girl

Show Dates

Broadcast

10/15/1982 live broadcast, KQED and NPR. Repeated 10/16/1982.

Time and Place

18th century; the château of Count Almaviva outside Seville

Scenes

Act I -- A room in the château
Act II -- The Countess's apartment
Act III -- A courtyard of the château
Act IV -- The garden of the château

Media

Acknowledgements

This year's performances of "The Marriage of Figaro" are dedicated to the memory of Calvin Simmons

Notes

10/15/1982 live broadcast, KQED and NPR. Repeated 10/16/1982.  Intermission interviews: #1 Talk, Christopher Hunt, Lucia Popp & Hermann Prey (guests), #2 Memorial tribute to Calvin Simmons, #3 50th Anniversary of WMOH: Barry Hyams (guest). 

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Gertrude Albert
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Dorothy Baum
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Dorothy C. Brown
Annette Clark
Barbara Clifford
Janet Dahlsten
Mary Joyce
Candace Kahn
Francesca Leo
Betty MacDonald
Donna Martin
Holly Morrison
Virginia Persson
Kathy Prongos
Louise Russo
Sally Scott

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Roy Castellini
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