Rhine Gold
Composer
Librettist
Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1936
Language
German
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Designer
Chorus Master
Cast
Wotan
Donner
Froh
Loge
Alberich
Mime
Fasolt
Fafner
Fricka
Freia
Erda
Woglinde
Wellgunde
Flosshilde
Show Dates
Broadcast
Live broadcast, partial performance.
Time and Place
Legendary
Scenes
Scene 1 -- The Bottom of the Rhine
Scene 2 -- A Mountaintop, Showing the Castle of Valhalla
Scene 3 -- Alberich's Cave
Scene 4 -- Same as Scene 2
Media
Document
SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1936_10_compressed.pdf
(6.79 MB)
Notes
To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.
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11/21/1936, live broadcast, partial performance: Author, Marcia Davenport is the on-air commentator for the 1936 NBC broadcasts. "Das Rheingold: Friedrich Schorr (Wotan), Dorothee Manski (Fricka), Hans Clemens (Loge), Arnold Gabor (Alberich), Emmanuel List (Fafner), Norman Cordon (Fasolt); Karl Riedel. Broadcast portion lasted from 9–10 pm; the performance began at 8:30 pm."