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 1954 Language French Creative/Crew Conductor Pierre Monteux Stage Director(s) Carlo Piccinato Chorus Director Leo Mueller Choreography by Lew Christensen Cast Manon Lescaut Dorothy Kirsten(9/28) Rosanna Carteri(10/3) Chevalier des Grieux Giacinto Prandelli Count des Grieux, his father Lorenzo Alvary(9/28) Nicola Moscona(10/3) Lescaut, Manon's cousin Ralph Herbert Guillot Morfontaine, a roué Alessio De Paolis De Brétigny, a nobleman George Cehanovsky Poussette Yola Casselle Javotte Elinor Warren Rosette Rosalind Nadell Innkeeper Colin Harvey Maid Pauline Pappas First Guard Winther Andersen Second Guard Max Lorenzini First Traveler Leona Hurd Second Traveler Sybil Louise Knapp Attendant at St. Sulpice Remy de Pasquier Sergeant John Flynn Dancer(s) (see notes) Show Dates Tue, Sep 28 1954, 8pm Sun, Oct 3 1954, 2pm 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, Scene 1 -- Cours La Reine Scene 2 -- Anteroom in Seminary of Saint Sulpice Act IV, Scene 1 -- Gambling Salon, Hotel Transylvanie Scene 2 -- Road to Havre Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1954_09_compressed.pdf (8.27 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- Principal dancers:Nancy JohnsonSally BaileyGordon PaxmanConrad LudlowDanseuses Etoiles:Nancy JohnsonSally BaileyPremiers Danseurs:Gordon PaxmanConrad LudlowMaitre de Ballet:Ron RossCorps de Ballet:Bene ArnoldChristine BeringLorene BatchelorGloria CancillaConstance ColerFiona FuerstnerLouise LawlerVirginia Johnson