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 1948 Language French Creative/Crew Conductor Paul Breisach Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Chorus Director Kurt Herbert Adler Cast Manon Lescaut Bidú Sayão Chevalier des Grieux Raoul Jobin Lescaut, Manon's cousin Francesco Valentino Count des Grieux Lorenzo Alvary(9/17) Nicola Moscona(10/4) Guillot Morfontaine, a roué Alessio De Paolis De Brétigny, a nobleman George Cehanovsky Poussette Lois Hartzell Javotte Martina Zubiri Rosette Bettie Sanderson Innkeeper Walter Olitzki Maid Sherill Alver First Guard Caesar Curzi Second Guard Max Lorenzini Show Dates Fri, Sep 17 1948, 8pm Mon, Oct 4 1948, 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, 1948. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble Credit Strohmeyer Image Manon, Jules Massenet. San Francisco Opera, 1948. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Francisco Valentino (Lescaut), Bidu Sayao (Manon) Credit Strohmeyer Image Manon, Jules Massenet. San Francisco Opera, 1948. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble Credit Strohmeyer Image Manon, Jules Massenet. San Francisco Opera, 1948. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Bidu Sayao (Manon) Credit Unknown Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1948_13_compressed.pdf (7.49 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. ---------------------
Image Manon, Jules Massenet. San Francisco Opera, 1948. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble Credit Strohmeyer
Image Manon, Jules Massenet. San Francisco Opera, 1948. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Francisco Valentino (Lescaut), Bidu Sayao (Manon) Credit Strohmeyer
Image Manon, Jules Massenet. San Francisco Opera, 1948. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble Credit Strohmeyer
Image Manon, Jules Massenet. San Francisco Opera, 1948. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Bidu Sayao (Manon) Credit Unknown