Andrea Chenier 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 Dreamland Auditorium Season 1928 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Gaetano Merola Stage and technical director Armando Agnini Cast Maddalena di Coigny Elisabeth Rethberg Madelon Marion Telva Andrea Chénier Gennaro Barra Carlo Gérard Giuseppe Danise Roucher Millo Picco Pietro Fléville Louis D'Angelo Fouquier-Tinville Louis D'Angelo Il Sanculotto Mathieu Pompilio Malatesta Un "Incredibile" Angelo Bada L'Abate Lodovico Oliviero Schmidt Austin W. Sperry Dumas Austin W. Sperry Bersi Valeria Post Contessa di Coigny Eva Atkinson Show Dates Thu, Sep 27 1928, 8pm Time and Place Paris Scenes Act I -- Ballroom at the Chateaude Coigny Act II -- In Paris, the Terrace des Feuillants on the Seine Act III -- At the Court of the Revolutionary Tribunal Act IV -- The Prison of St. Lazare Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1928_03_compressed.pdf (7.22 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. ---------------------