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 1929 Language French Creative/Crew Conductor Gaetano Merola Chorus Master Antonio Dell'Orefice Stage and technical director Armando Agnini Cast Manon Lescaut Queena Mario Lescaut, her cousin Giuseppe De Luca Chevalier des Grieux Tito Schipa Count des Grieux, his father Leon Rothier Giullot Morfontaine, a roue Ludovico Oliviero De Brétigny, a nobleman Millo Picco Innkeeper André Ferrier Posette (sic) Zaruhi Elmassian Javotte Charlotte Hodge Rosette Du Blois Ferguson Guard Joseph Bonnecaze Second Guard Dan Steger Maid Suzane Torres Show Dates Mon, Sep 30 1929, 8pm Time and Place France, in 1721 Scenes Act I -- Courtyard of an Inn in Amiens Act II -- Boudoir in Manon's house, Paris Act III -- Ante-room in the Seminary of Saint Sulpice Act IV -- The Hotel of Transylvanie Act V -- The road to Havre Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1929_09_compressed.pdf (7.56 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. ---------------------