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 War Memorial Opera House Season 1934 Language French Creative/Crew Conductor Pietro Cimini Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Chorus Master Antonio Dell'Orefice Cast Manon Lescaut Lucrezia Bori Chevalier des Grieux Richard Crooks Lescaut, Manon's cousin Alfredo Gandolfi Count des Grieux Louis D'Angelo Guillot Morfontaine, a roué Marek Windheim De Brétigny, a nobleman Jack Howell Poussette Myrtle McLaughlin Javotte Helene Strause Rosette Georgette Schiller Maid Madelaine Lanz Innkeeper André Ferrier First Guard Georges Simondet Second Guard Amerigo Frediani Show Dates Mon, Nov 19 1934, 8pm Sat, Dec 1 1934, 8pm Time and Place 1721; Amiens, Paris, Havre Scenes Act I -- Courtyard of an Inn, Amiens Act II -- Boudoir, in Manon's House, Paris Act III -- Anteroom in Seminary of Saint Sulpice Act IV -- Gambling Salon, Hotel Transylvanie Act V -- Road to Havre Media Image Manon, Jules Massenet. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Lucrezia Bori (Manon), Richard Crooks (Des Grieux) Credit Morton Image Manon, Jules Massenet. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Richard Crooks (Des Grieux), Lucrezia Bori (Manon), Louis d’Angelo (Pere Des Grieux) Credit Morton Image Manon, Jules Massenet. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble Credit Morton Image Manon, Jules Massenet. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Louis d’Angelo (Pere Des Grieux), Marek Windheim (Guillot) Credit Morton Image Manon, Jules Massenet. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Lucrezia Bori (Manon) Credit Morton Image Manon, Jules Massenet. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Lucrezia Bori (Manon), Richard Crooks (Des Grieux) Credit Morton Image Manon, Jules Massenet. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Marek Windheim (Guillot), Lucrezia Bori (Manon) Credit Morton Image Manon, Jules Massenet. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Richard Crooks (Des Grieux) Credit Morton Image Manon, Jules Massenet. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Richard Crooks (Des Grieux), Lucrezia Bori (Manon) Credit Morton Image Manon, Jules Massenet. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Richard Crooks (Des Grieux) Credit Morton Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1934_06_compressed.pdf (3.23 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. ---------------------
Image Manon, Jules Massenet. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Lucrezia Bori (Manon), Richard Crooks (Des Grieux) Credit Morton
Image Manon, Jules Massenet. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Richard Crooks (Des Grieux), Lucrezia Bori (Manon), Louis d’Angelo (Pere Des Grieux) Credit Morton
Image Manon, Jules Massenet. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble Credit Morton
Image Manon, Jules Massenet. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Louis d’Angelo (Pere Des Grieux), Marek Windheim (Guillot) Credit Morton
Image Manon, Jules Massenet. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Lucrezia Bori (Manon) Credit Morton
Image Manon, Jules Massenet. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Lucrezia Bori (Manon), Richard Crooks (Des Grieux) Credit Morton
Image Manon, Jules Massenet. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Marek Windheim (Guillot), Lucrezia Bori (Manon) Credit Morton
Image Manon, Jules Massenet. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Richard Crooks (Des Grieux) Credit Morton
Image Manon, Jules Massenet. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Richard Crooks (Des Grieux), Lucrezia Bori (Manon) Credit Morton
Image Manon, Jules Massenet. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Richard Crooks (Des Grieux) Credit Morton