Composer
Librettist
Company
San Francisco Opera Association Touring
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Venue
Shrine Auditorium
Season
1947
Language
French
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Chorus Director
Designer
Cast
Louise
Her Mother
Her Father
Julien, a poet
Irma
Camille
Gertrude
Apprentice
Elise
Blanche
Suzanne
Forewoman
Marguérite
Madeleine
Street Sweeper
Newspaper Girl
Young Ragpicker
Milkwoman
Coal Picker
Street Arab
Birdfood Vendor
Artichoke Vendor
Watercress Vendor
Chair Mender
Noctambulist
King of the Fools
Rag Picker
Junk Man
Song Writer
First Philosopher
Second Philosopher
Painter
Sculptor
Poet
Student
First Policeman
Second Policeman
Old Clothes Man
Carrot Vendor
Rag Vendor
Green Pea Vendor
Dancer(s)
Show Dates
Time and Place
About 1900; Paris
Scenes
Act I -- Home of Louise in Tenement
Act II, Scene 1 -- Street in Montmartre District
Scene 2 -- A Dressmaking Shop
Act III -- Cottage and Terrace atop Montmartre
Act IV -- Same as Act I
Notes
Settings painted by Eugene Dunkel and constructed in the Studios of the San Francisco Opera Association