Composer Arrigo Boito Librettist Arrigo Boito Based On the epic drama Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1952 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Fausto Cleva Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Chorus Director Kurt Herbert Adler Choreographer Willam Christensen Settings designed by Armando Agnini Settings painted by Eugene Dunkel Cast Mefistofele Nicola Rossi-Lemeni Faust Ferruccio Tagliavini(9/20, 24) Mario Del Monaco(10/11) Margherita Bidú Sayão Marta Thelma Votipka Wagner Virginio Assandri Elena Jean Fenn Pantalis Margaret Roggero Nereo Caesar Curzi Show Dates Sat, Sep 20 1952, 8pm Wed, Sep 24 1952, 8pm Sat, Oct 11 1952, 1pm Time and Place Sixteenth Century; Germany and Greece Scenes Act I, Scene 1 -- The Regions of Space Scene 2 -- A Square in Frankfort, Easter Sunday Scene 3 -- Faust's Studio Act II, Scene 1 -- Margherita's Garden Scene 2 -- Summit of the Brocken Act III -- A Prison Act IV -- Shores of the River Peneus in Greece Epilogue -- Faust's Studio Media Image Mefistofele, Arrigo Boito. San Francisco Opera, 1952. Photographer: Paul Tracey/San Francisco Opera. Nicola Rossi-Lemeni (Mefistofele), Armando Agnini (Director) Credit Paul Tracey Image Mefistofele, Arrigo Boito. San Francisco Opera, 1952. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Act IV, Stage Set Credit Strohmeyer Image Mefistofele, Arrigo Boito. San Francisco Opera, 1952. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Prologue, Stage Set Credit Strohmeyer Image Mefistofele, Arrigo Boito. San Francisco Opera, 1952. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Stage Set Credit Strohmeyer Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1952_09_compressed.pdf (7.05 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- Boys selected from San Francisco Boys Chorus Dancers San Francisco Opera Corps de Ballet
Image Mefistofele, Arrigo Boito. San Francisco Opera, 1952. Photographer: Paul Tracey/San Francisco Opera. Nicola Rossi-Lemeni (Mefistofele), Armando Agnini (Director) Credit Paul Tracey
Image Mefistofele, Arrigo Boito. San Francisco Opera, 1952. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Act IV, Stage Set Credit Strohmeyer
Image Mefistofele, Arrigo Boito. San Francisco Opera, 1952. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Prologue, Stage Set Credit Strohmeyer
Image Mefistofele, Arrigo Boito. San Francisco Opera, 1952. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Stage Set Credit Strohmeyer