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 1927 Language French Creative/Crew Conductor Gaetano Merola Chorus Master Giuseppe Papi Stage and technical director Armando Agnini Cast Juliette Florence Macbeth Stephano Winifred Estabrook Gertrude Du Blois Ferguson Roméo Mario Chamlee Mercutio Desiré Defrère Friar Laurent Ezio Pinza Tybalt Angelo Bada Capulet Louis D'Angelo Gregorio Louis Keaumoku Duke of Verona Austin W. Sperry Benvolio Giuseppe Carcione Show Dates Tue, Sep 20 1927, 8pm Time and Place Verona Scenes Act I -- Ballroom in Capulet's House Act II -- Capulet's Garden; Juliette's apartment above Act III, Scene 1 -- The Cell of Friar Laurent Scene 2 -- A Street in Verona Act IV -- Juliette's Room Act V -- The Tomb of Juliette Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1927_09_compressed.pdf (11.07 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- Incidental Dance arranged by Theodore Kosloff