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 1967 Language French Creative/Crew Conductor Jean Périsson Production Louis Erlo Designer Wolfram Skalicki Davis L. West Chorus Director Vincenzo Giannini Choreographer Thomas Andrew Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Faust Alfredo Kraus Méphistophélès Nicolai Ghiaurov Wagner Allan Monk Valentin Ingvar Wixell Siebel Sylvia Anderson Marguérite Arlene Saunders Marthe Schwertlein Sona Cervena Walpurgis Night dancers (see notes) Show Dates Wed, Nov 1 1967, 8pm Sat, Nov 4 1967, 8pm Tue, Nov 7 1967, 8pm Fri, Nov 10 1967, 8pm Sun, Nov 12 1967, 2pm Time and Place The middle ages in Germany Scenes PROLOGUE: Faust's study Act I -- Outside the town Act II -- Marguerite's garden INTERMISSION Act III, Scene 1 -- Inside the church Scene 2 -- A street Act IV, Scene 1 -- Realm of Méphistophélès Scene 2 -- In the prison Media Image Faust, Charles Gounod. San Francisco Opera, 1967. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Arlene Saunders (Marguerite) Credit Mason Jones Image Faust, Charles Gounod. San Francisco Opera, 1967. Photographer: Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera. Alfredo Kraus (Faust) Credit Norton Image Faust, Charles Gounod. San Francisco Opera, 1967. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Nicolai Ghiarov (Mephistopheles), Alfredo Kraus (Faust) Credit Unknown Image Faust, Charles Gounod. San Francisco Opera, 1967. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Alfredo Kraus (Faust), Arlene Saunders (Marguerite) Credit Unknown Image Faust, Charles Gounod. San Francisco Opera, 1967. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Act III Credit Unknown Image Faust, Charles Gounod. San Francisco Opera, 1967. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Nichoai Ghiarov (Mphfistopheles), Alfredo Kraus (Faust) Credit Unknown Image Faust, Charles Gounod. San Francisco Opera, 1967. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Nicolai Ghiarov (Mephistopheles), Sylvia Anderson (Siebel), Ingvar Wixell (Valentin) Credit Unknown Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1967_04_compressed.pdf (14.96 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- New ProductionWALPURGIS NIGHT BALLET1 -- Pluto and DemeterSoloists: Allyson Segeler, William Johnson2 -- CleopatraSoloists: Sandra Balestracci, Jon Engstrom3 -- Diana, the HuntressSoloists: Barbara Begany, David Coll4 -- Coda: Persephone in the UnderworldSoloist: Illana de Heurtaumont Dancers San Francisco Opera Corps de Ballet
Image Faust, Charles Gounod. San Francisco Opera, 1967. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Arlene Saunders (Marguerite) Credit Mason Jones
Image Faust, Charles Gounod. San Francisco Opera, 1967. Photographer: Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera. Alfredo Kraus (Faust) Credit Norton
Image Faust, Charles Gounod. San Francisco Opera, 1967. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Nicolai Ghiarov (Mephistopheles), Alfredo Kraus (Faust) Credit Unknown
Image Faust, Charles Gounod. San Francisco Opera, 1967. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Alfredo Kraus (Faust), Arlene Saunders (Marguerite) Credit Unknown
Image Faust, Charles Gounod. San Francisco Opera, 1967. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Act III Credit Unknown
Image Faust, Charles Gounod. San Francisco Opera, 1967. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Nichoai Ghiarov (Mphfistopheles), Alfredo Kraus (Faust) Credit Unknown
Image Faust, Charles Gounod. San Francisco Opera, 1967. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Nicolai Ghiarov (Mephistopheles), Sylvia Anderson (Siebel), Ingvar Wixell (Valentin) Credit Unknown