Andrea Chénier Composer Umberto Giordano Librettist Luigi Illica Based On loosely, the life of the French poet André Chénier, executed during the French Revolution Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue Civic Auditorium Season 1923 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Gaetano Merola Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Chorus Master Arturo Casiglia Ballet Master Natale Carosio Cast Andrea Chénier Beniamino Gigli Gérard Giuseppe De Luca(9/27) Alfredo Gandolfi(10/6) Mathieu Adamo Didur Fleville Louis D'Angelo Abbe Giordano Paltrinieri L'Incredibile Giordano Paltrinieri Rouget Louis D'Angelo Dumas Louis D'Angelo Un Maestro di casa Albert Gillette Schmidt Albert Gillette(9/27) Paolo Ananian(10/6) Maddalena di Coigny Bianca Saroya Contessa di Coigny Lela Johnstone Madelon Doria Fernanda Bersi Rene Lazelle Show Dates Thu, Sep 27 1923, 8pm Sat, Oct 6 1923, 8pm Time and Place (not specified) Scenes Act I -- Ballroom in Coigny's palace Act II -- A street in Paris at the time of the Revolution Act III -- The Tribunal of the Revolution Act IV -- The Prison Media Image Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1923_01_compressed.pdf (3.23 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. ---------------------