Composer Richard Strauss Librettist Hugo von Hofmannsthal Based On loosely, adapted from Louvet de Couvrai's novel Les amours du chevalier de Faublas and Molière's comedy Monsieur de Pourceaugnac Company San Francisco Opera Association Touring Location Los Angeles, CA Venue Shrine Auditorium Season 1962 Language German Creative/Crew Conductor Janos Ferencsik Staged by Paul Hager Chorus Director Vincenzo Giannini Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Marschallin, Princess von Werdenberg Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Octavian, a young nobleman Kerstin Meyer Mohamed Robin Rosenfeld Baron Ochs of Lerchenau Michael Langdon Marschallin's Footman John Gomez James Wagner Jan Budzinski Karl Woellhaf Marschallin's Majordomo Winther Andersen First noble orphan Melina Krikorian Second noble orphan Ann Moore Third noble orphan Gail Leonard Their Mother Eleanor Avery Milliner Carol Todd Animal Vendor William Fairley Valzacchi Howard Fried Annina Janis Martin Leopold, Ochs's valet David Giosso Singer Glade Peterson Notary Colin Harvey Von Faninal, a rich merchant Thomas Tipton Marianne, Sophie's companion Gwen Curatilo Sophie, Faninal's daughter Wilma Lipp Faninal's Majordomo Richard Riffel Innkeeper Raymond Manton Police Commissioner Joshua Hecht Show Dates Wed, Nov 7 1962, 8pm Time and Place Eighteenth century Vienna; in the early years of the reign of Maria Theresia Scenes Act I -- Bedroom of the Marschallin Act II -- Hall in the house of Faninal Act III -- Room in an inn Notes San Francisco Opera Boys Choristers Madi Bacon, Director Major intermission after Act II