Composer Charles Gounod Librettists Jules Barbier and Michel Carré 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 1949 Language French Creative/Crew Conductor Gaetano Merola(9/22) Kurt Herbert Adler(10/2) Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Chorus Director Kurt Herbert Adler Cast Faust, a learned philosopher Raoul Jobin(9/22) Jussi Bjoerling(10/2) Méphistophélès Italo Tajo(9/22) Nicola Moscona(10/2) Marguérite Licia Albanese(9/22) Florence Quartararo(10/2) Valentin, her brother Enzo Mascherini Siebel, a young soldier in love with Marguerite Herta Glaz Marthe, chaperon of Marguerite Claramae Turner Wagner Patrick McVey Show Dates Thu, Sep 22 1949, 8pm Sun, Oct 2 1949, 2pm 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 -- Street Before the Cathedral Act IV -- The Prison Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1949_06_compressed.pdf (6.29 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- Dancers San Francisco Opera Corps de Ballet