Composer Jules Massenet Librettists Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille Based On the novel L'histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut by Abbé Prévost Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue Civic Auditorium Season 1925 Language French Creative/Crew Conductor Gaetano Merola Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Cast Manon Rosina Torri Poussette Anna Young Javotte Mary Newsom Rosette Elsie Cross Chevalier des Grieux Tito Schipa Lescaut Antonio Nicolich Count des Grieux Marcel Journet De Brétigny Marsden Argall Guillot Morfontaine Lodovico Oliviero Hotelier Victor Vogel Sergeant Amerigo Frediani Show Dates Sat, Sep 19 1925, 8pm Sat, Oct 3 1925, 2:15pm Time and Place (not listed) Scenes Act I --The courtyard of an inn -- Amiens Act II -- The apartment of Manon and Des Grieux -- Paris Act III, Scene 1 -- The seminary of St. Sulpice Act III, Scene 2 -- The Hotel Transylvania Act IV -- A road to Havre Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1925_05_compressed.pdf (6.06 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- The matinee performance of "Manon" was added "by popular demand."On opening night, Schipa was allowed to repeat "Le Reve."