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 1970 Language French Creative/Crew Conductor Jean Périsson Stage Director(s) Allen Fletcher Chorus Director Francesco Prestia Choreographer Nancy Johnson Musical Preparation Monroe Kanouse Designers Wolfram Skalicki Davis L. West Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Faust Alain Vanzo Méphistophélès Roger Soyer Wagner Richard Lombardi Valentin Dominic Cossa Siebel Sylvia Anderson Joyce Castle(11/21) Marguérite Judith Beckman Marthe Sona Cervena Show Dates Tue, Nov 3 1970, 8pm Sun, Nov 8 1970, 2pm Fri, Nov 13 1970, 8pm Sat, Nov 21 1970, 8pm Wed, Nov 25 1970, 8pm Time and Place Medieval Germany Scenes Prologue -- Faust's study Act I -- Outside the town Act II -- Marguerite's garden Act III, Scene 1 -- A street Scene 2 -- Inside a church Scene 3 -- In prison Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1970_06_compressed.pdf (19.92 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- DANCERSChristine BennettPeggy DavisMela FlemingKaren HornschuchCarolyn HouserJudanna LynnLeila ParelloCarla SealanderAllyson SegelerAllen BarkerGardner CarlsonDonald EryckJohn Daniel LordonTony NessCharles PerrierEdward RumbergerJohn SullivanSulpicio Wagner