Composer
Librettist
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
1953
Language
Italian
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Chorus Director
Choreography by
Setting designed by
Settings painted by
Cast
Mefistofele
Faust
Margherita
Marta
Wagner
Elena
Pantalis
Nereo
Show Dates
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 Study
Document
Notes
To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.
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"Mefistofele" opened the San Francisco Opera 1953 season
The Company General Director Gaetano Merola died on August 20th, while conducting Butterfly's "Un bel dì" in San Francisco's Stern Grove.
The entire 1953 season was labeled "Gaetano Merola, 1879-1953 -- In Memoriam."
Boys selected from San Francisco Boys Chorus Corps de Ballet