Romeo and Juliet Composer Charles Gounod Librettists Jules Barbier and Michel Carré Based On the drama by William Shakespeare Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue Civic Auditorium Season 1923 Language French Creative/Crew Conductor Gaetano Merola Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Chorus Master Arturo Casiglia Ballet Master Natale Carosio Cast Juliette Queena Mario Stephano Anna Young Gertrude Lela Johnstone Roméo Beniamino Gigli Mercutio Giuseppe De Luca Tybalt Giordano Paltrinieri Capulet Adamo Didur Friar Lawrence Louis D'Angelo Gregorio Paolo Ananian Benvoglio Amerigo Frediani Duke Albert Gillette Show Dates Thu, Oct 4 1923, 8pm Time and Place (not specified) Scenes Act I -- Ballroom in the Palace of Capulet Act II -- The Balcony in the Garden of Capulet Act III, Scene 1 -- The cell of Friar Lawrence Act III, Scene 2 -- A street in Verona Act IV, Scene 1 -- Room of Juliet Act IV, Scene 2 -- The Tomb of Juliet Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1923_07_compressed.pdf (3.24 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. ---------------------