Ariadne on Naxos Composer Richard Strauss Librettist Hugo von Hofmannsthal Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1969 Language German, English Creative/Crew Conductor Gunther Schuller Stage Director(s) Ghita Hager Designer George Jenkins Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Music Master Allan Monk Majordomo Walter Matthes Lackey Alan Gilbert Officer Raymond Nilsson Composer Janis Martin Tenor (Bacchus) Jess Thomas(9/17, 26) James King(9/21) Wigmaker Timothy Nolen Zerbinetta Reri Grist(9/17, 21) Colette Boky(9/26) Prima Donna (Ariadne) Ludmila Dvorakova Dancing Master Norman Paige Arlecchino Heinz Blankenburg Brighella Norman Paige Truffaldino Elfego Esparza Scaramuccio Raymond Manton Naiade Sheila Marks Dryade Sheila Nadler Echo Shigemi Matsumoto Show Dates Wed, Sep 17 1969, 8pm Sun, Sep 21 1969, 2pm Fri, Sep 26 1969, 8:30pm Scenes Prologue -- Home of a nouveau-riche gentleman of the eighteenth century The Opera -- Ariadne's cave on the island of Naxos Media Image Ariadne auf Naxos, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Cecil Thompson/San Francisco Opera. Heinz Blankenburg (Arlichino), Reri Grist (Zerbinetta) Credit Thompson Image Ariadne auf Naxos, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Cecil Thompson/San Francisco Opera. Raymond Manton (Scaramuccio), Reri Grist (Zerbinetta), Norman Paige (Brighella) Credit Thompson Image Ariadne auf Naxos, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Cecil Thompson/San Francisco Opera. Elfego Esparza (Trufaldino) Credit Thompson Image Ariadne auf Naxos, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Cecil Thompson/San Francisco Opera. Ludmila Dvorakova (Ariadne) Credit Thompson Image Ariadne auf Naxos, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Cecil Thompson/San Francisco Opera. Sheila Marks (Niad), Sheila Nadler (Dryad), Shigemi Matsumoto (Echo) Credit Thompson Image Ariadne auf Naxos, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Cecil Thompson/San Francisco Opera. Ludmila Dvorakova (Ariadne), Jess Thomas (Bacchus) Credit Thompson Image Ariadne auf Naxos, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera. Ludmila Dvorakova (Ariadne), Jess Thomas (Bacchus) Credit Norton Image Ariadne auf Naxos, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera. Reri Grist (Zerbinetta) Credit Norton Image Ariadne auf Naxos, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera. Janis Martin (The Composer) Credit Norton Image Ariadne auf Naxos, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera. Alan Gilbert (Lackey) Credit Norton Image Ariadne auf Naxos, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera. Janis Martin (The Composer), Timothy Nolan (The Wigmaker), Alan Monk (The Music Master), Elfego Esparza (Trufaldino), Raymond Manton (Scaramuccio) Credit Norton Image Ariadne auf Naxos, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera. Raymond Manton (Scaramuccio),Elfego Esparza (Trufaldino), Heinz Blankenburg (Arlichino),Colette Boky (Zerbinetta),Norman Paige (Brighella) Credit Norton Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1969_02_compressed.pdf (21.38 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- English translation of the Prologue by Leopold Sachse
Image Ariadne auf Naxos, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Cecil Thompson/San Francisco Opera. Heinz Blankenburg (Arlichino), Reri Grist (Zerbinetta) Credit Thompson
Image Ariadne auf Naxos, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Cecil Thompson/San Francisco Opera. Raymond Manton (Scaramuccio), Reri Grist (Zerbinetta), Norman Paige (Brighella) Credit Thompson
Image Ariadne auf Naxos, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Cecil Thompson/San Francisco Opera. Elfego Esparza (Trufaldino) Credit Thompson
Image Ariadne auf Naxos, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Cecil Thompson/San Francisco Opera. Ludmila Dvorakova (Ariadne) Credit Thompson
Image Ariadne auf Naxos, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Cecil Thompson/San Francisco Opera. Sheila Marks (Niad), Sheila Nadler (Dryad), Shigemi Matsumoto (Echo) Credit Thompson
Image Ariadne auf Naxos, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Cecil Thompson/San Francisco Opera. Ludmila Dvorakova (Ariadne), Jess Thomas (Bacchus) Credit Thompson
Image Ariadne auf Naxos, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera. Ludmila Dvorakova (Ariadne), Jess Thomas (Bacchus) Credit Norton
Image Ariadne auf Naxos, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera. Reri Grist (Zerbinetta) Credit Norton
Image Ariadne auf Naxos, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera. Janis Martin (The Composer) Credit Norton
Image Ariadne auf Naxos, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera. Alan Gilbert (Lackey) Credit Norton
Image Ariadne auf Naxos, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera. Janis Martin (The Composer), Timothy Nolan (The Wigmaker), Alan Monk (The Music Master), Elfego Esparza (Trufaldino), Raymond Manton (Scaramuccio) Credit Norton
Image Ariadne auf Naxos, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera. Raymond Manton (Scaramuccio),Elfego Esparza (Trufaldino), Heinz Blankenburg (Arlichino),Colette Boky (Zerbinetta),Norman Paige (Brighella) Credit Norton