The Rhine Gold Composer Richard Wagner Librettist Richard Wagner Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1967 Language German Creative/Crew Conductor Leopold Ludwig Production Paul Hager Assisted by Ghita Hager Designer Wolfram Skalicki Davis L. West Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Woglinde Sheila Marks Wellgunde Marija Kova Flosshilde Sylvia Anderson Alberich John Modenos Fricka Irene Dalis Wotan David Ward Freia Arlene Saunders Fasolt Thomas O'Leary Fafner Joseph Greindl Froh Rod McWherter Donner Delme Bryn-Jones Loge Jess Thomas Mime Robert Glover Erda Mignon Dunn Show Dates Fri, Nov 17 1967, 8:30pm Wed, Nov 22 1967, 8pm Sat, Nov 25 1967, 8pm Time and Place (not specified) Scenes Scene 1 -- The pristine waters of the Rhine Scene 2 -- Beyond the terrestrial sphere near Valhalla Scene 3 -- The subterranean depths of Nibelheim Scene 4 -- Beyond the terrestrial sphere near Valhalla Media Image Das Rheingold, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1967. Photographer: Cecil Thompson/San Francisco Opera. Rheinmaidens Credit Thompson Image Das Rheingold, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1967. Photographer: Robert Cahen/San Francisco Opera. Jess Thomas (Loge), Joseph Greindl (Fafner), Thomas O'Leary (Fasolt), David Ward (Wotan) Credit Cahen Image Das Rheingold, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1967. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Joseph Greindl (Fafner), David Ward (Wotan) Credit Unknown Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1967_09_compressed.pdf (14.44 MB) Sponsors The San Francisco Opera Association gratefully acknowledges a gift of the music for the entire Ring cycle from Wilfred Allen Taylor. Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- New production Nibelungen: San Francisco Opera Boys Chorus
Image Das Rheingold, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1967. Photographer: Cecil Thompson/San Francisco Opera. Rheinmaidens Credit Thompson
Image Das Rheingold, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1967. Photographer: Robert Cahen/San Francisco Opera. Jess Thomas (Loge), Joseph Greindl (Fafner), Thomas O'Leary (Fasolt), David Ward (Wotan) Credit Cahen
Image Das Rheingold, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1967. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Joseph Greindl (Fafner), David Ward (Wotan) Credit Unknown