Composer
Librettists
Based On
the epic drama by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1932
Language
French
Creative/Crew
Cast
Faust, a learned philosopher
Méphistophélès
Valentine, a soldier
Marguerite, his sister
Siebel, a young soldier in love with Marguerite
Marthe, a neighbor of Marguerite
Wagner
Show Dates
Time and Place
Germany during the Sixteenth Century
Scenes
Prologue -- Faust's study
Act I -- A public square -- The Kermesse
Act II -- Marguerite's garden
Act III -- A street in front of the Cathedral -- Marguerite's house nearby
Act IV -- The prison
Media
Document
SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1932_02_compressed.pdf
(3.23 MB)
Notes
To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.
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In 1932, Maestro Merola founded a permanent ballet, which also included a ballet school. He hired Adolph Bolm (who acquired a certain fame with Diaghileff ballets) as ballet chief. This troupe was later to become the San Francisco Ballet. |