Composer Richard Strauss Librettist Hugo von Hofmannsthal Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1957 Language German Creative/Crew Conductor William Steinberg Stage Director(s) Paul Hager Assistant to stage director Ghita Hager Stage settings and lighting by George Jenkins Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Majordomo Allan Louw Composer Helen George Prima Donna Leonie Rysanek Music Teacher Ralph Herbert Tenor Richard Lewis Wigmaker Murray Kenig Lackey Carl Palangi Officer Harve Presnell Dancing Master Howard Fried Zerbinetta Rita Streich Arlecchino Heinz Blankenburg Scaramuccio Raymond Manton Truffaldino Lorenzo Alvary Brighella Caesar Curzi Ariadne Leonie Rysanek Bacchus Richard Lewis Naiad Sylvia Stahlman Dryad Claramae Turner Echo Marie Gibson Show Dates Tue, Oct 8 1957, 8:30pm Sat, Oct 12 1957, 8:30pm Time and Place Vienna and the Island of Naxos -- 18th century and antiquity Scenes PROLOGUE -- The home of a newly rich gentleman THE OPERA -- Ariadne's cave on a deserted island Media Image Ariadne auf Naxos, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1957. Photographer: Robert Lackenbach/San Francisco Opera. Raymond Manton (Scaramuccio), Heinz Blankenburg (Arlecchino), Lorenzo Alvary (Truffaldino), Rita Streich (Zerbinetta), Cesare Curzi (Brighella) Credit Lackenbach Image Ariadne auf Naxos, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1957. Photographer: Robert Lackenbach/San Francisco Opera. Ralph Herbert (Music Teacher), Leonie Rysanek (Ariadne) Credit Lackenbach Image Ariadne auf Naxos, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1957. Photographer: Robert Lackenbach/San Francisco Opera. Rita Streich (Zerbinetta) Credit Lackenbach Image Ariadne auf Naxos, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1957. Photographer: Robert Lackenbach/San Francisco Opera. Rita Streich (Zerbinetta) Credit Lackenbach Image Ariadne auf Naxos, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1957. Photographer: Robert Lackenbach/San Francisco Opera. Richard Lewis (Bacchus), Leonie Rysanek (Ariadne) Credit Lackenbach Image Ariadne auf Naxos, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1957. Photographer: Robert Lackenbach/San Francisco Opera. Richard Lewis (Bacchus), Leonie Rysanek (Ariadne) Credit Lackenbach Image Ariadne auf Naxos, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1957. Photographer: Robert Lackenbach/San Francisco Opera. Richard Lewis (Bacchus), Leonie Rysanek (Ariadne) Credit Lackenbach Image Ariadne auf Naxos, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1957. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Sylvia Stahlman (Niad), Marie Gibson (Echo), Leonie Rysanek (Ariadne), Claramae Turner (Dryad) Credit Unknown Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1957_02_compressed.pdf (8.85 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- New Production
Image Ariadne auf Naxos, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1957. Photographer: Robert Lackenbach/San Francisco Opera. Raymond Manton (Scaramuccio), Heinz Blankenburg (Arlecchino), Lorenzo Alvary (Truffaldino), Rita Streich (Zerbinetta), Cesare Curzi (Brighella) Credit Lackenbach
Image Ariadne auf Naxos, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1957. Photographer: Robert Lackenbach/San Francisco Opera. Ralph Herbert (Music Teacher), Leonie Rysanek (Ariadne) Credit Lackenbach
Image Ariadne auf Naxos, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1957. Photographer: Robert Lackenbach/San Francisco Opera. Rita Streich (Zerbinetta) Credit Lackenbach
Image Ariadne auf Naxos, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1957. Photographer: Robert Lackenbach/San Francisco Opera. Rita Streich (Zerbinetta) Credit Lackenbach
Image Ariadne auf Naxos, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1957. Photographer: Robert Lackenbach/San Francisco Opera. Richard Lewis (Bacchus), Leonie Rysanek (Ariadne) Credit Lackenbach
Image Ariadne auf Naxos, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1957. Photographer: Robert Lackenbach/San Francisco Opera. Richard Lewis (Bacchus), Leonie Rysanek (Ariadne) Credit Lackenbach
Image Ariadne auf Naxos, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1957. Photographer: Robert Lackenbach/San Francisco Opera. Richard Lewis (Bacchus), Leonie Rysanek (Ariadne) Credit Lackenbach
Image Ariadne auf Naxos, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1957. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Sylvia Stahlman (Niad), Marie Gibson (Echo), Leonie Rysanek (Ariadne), Claramae Turner (Dryad) Credit Unknown