Romeo and Juliet Composer Charles Gounod Librettists Jules Barbier and Michel Carré Based On the drama by William Shakespeare Company San Francisco Opera Association Touring Location Los Angeles, CA Venue Shrine Auditorium Season 1951 Language French Creative/Crew Conductor Paul Breisach Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Chorus Director Kurt Herbert Adler Cast Juliet, daughter of Capulet Bidú Sayão Roméo Jussi Bjoerling Tybalt, nephew to Capulet James Schwabacher Mercutio George Cehanovsky Benvolio Caesar Curzi Capulet, a Veronese noble Desire Ligeti Gregorio, a kinsman of Capulet Colin Harvey Friar Laurent Nicola Moscona Stephano, page of Roméo Herta Glaz Gertrude, Juliet's nurse Alice Ostrowsky Duke of Verona Dezso Ernster Paris, a young nobleman Winther Andersen Show Dates Mon, Oct 29 1951, 8pm Time and Place The Action Takes Place in Verona Scenes Act I -- Ballroom in Capulet's House Act II -- Capulet's Garden -- Juliet's Apartment Above Act III, Scene 1 -- The Cell of Friar Laurent Scene 2 -- A Street in Verona Act IV -- Juliet's Chamber Act V -- The Tomb of Juliet Notes Corps de Ballet