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 1930 Language French Creative/Crew Conductor Gaetano Merola Chorus Master Antonio Dell'Orefice Stage and technical director Armando Agnini Cast Manon Lescaut Queena Mario Chevalier des Grieux Beniamino Gigli Lescaut, Manon's cousin Millo Picco Count des Grieux Louis D'Angelo Guillot Morfontaine, a roué Ludovico Oliviero De Brétigny, a nobleman Eugenio Sandrini Possette (sic) Zaruhi Elmassian Javotte Charlotte Hodge Rosette Du Blois Ferguson Maid Suzanne Torres Innkeeper André Ferrier Guard Dan Steger Show Dates Thu, Sep 11 1930, 8pm Time and Place France, 1721 Scenes Act I -- Courtyard of an Inn in Amiens, 1721 Act II - Boudoir in Manon's house, Paris Act III -- Ante-room in Seminary of St. Sulpice Act IV -- Hotel of Transylvanie Act V -- Road to Havre Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1930_08_compressed.pdf (8.47 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- Season opener.