Composer Giacomo Puccini Librettists Ruggero Leoncavallo and Marco Praga and Domenico Oliva and Giuseppe Giacosa and Giulio Ricordi and Luigi Illica Based On a novel "L'Histoire du Chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut" by the Abbé Prévost Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue Civic Auditorium Season 1927 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Gaetano Merola Stage and technical director Armando Agnini Chorus Master Giuseppe Papi Cast Manon Lescaut Frances Peralta Chevalier des Grieux Giovanni Martinelli Lescaut Antonio Scotti Geronte de Ravoir Louis D'Angelo Edmund, a Student Angelo Bada Dancing Master Lodovico Oliviero Captain Austin W. Sperry Musician Irene Fremont Valeria Post Lula Mae Chapman Elsie Milbrath Marion Copeland Innkeeper Evaristo Alibertini Sergeant Paul Guenter Show Dates Thu, Sep 15 1927, 8pm Time and Place (not specified) Scenes Act I -- A street in front of an inn at Amiens Act II -- An apartment in Geronte's house Act III -- The harbor of Havre Act IV -- A desolate spot in Louisiana Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1927_07_compressed.pdf (11.11 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. ---------------------