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 1955 Language French Creative/Crew Conductor Jean Morel Stage Director(s) Paul Hager Chorus Director Leo Mueller Choreographer Willam Christensen Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Faust Jan Peerce Méphistophélès Cesare Siepi Marguérite Rosanna Carteri Valentin, her brother Cornell MacNeil Siebel Frances Bible Marthe Katherine Hilgenberg Wagner Carl Palangi Show Dates Tue, Oct 18 1955, 8pm 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, Scene 1 -- Street before the Cathedral Scene 2 -- The Prison Media Image Faust, Charles Gounod. San Francisco Opera, 1955. Photographer: Robert Lackenbach/San Francisco Opera. Cesare Siepi (Mefistopfeles) Credit Lackenbach Image Faust, Charles Gounod. San Francisco Opera, 1955. Photographer: Robert Lackenbach/San Francisco Opera. Cesare Siepi (Mefistopfeles) Credit Lackenbach Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1955_07_compressed.pdf (9.37 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- Dancers San Francisco Opera Corps de Ballet
Image Faust, Charles Gounod. San Francisco Opera, 1955. Photographer: Robert Lackenbach/San Francisco Opera. Cesare Siepi (Mefistopfeles) Credit Lackenbach
Image Faust, Charles Gounod. San Francisco Opera, 1955. Photographer: Robert Lackenbach/San Francisco Opera. Cesare Siepi (Mefistopfeles) Credit Lackenbach