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 Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1940 Language German Creative/Crew Conductor Erich Leinsdorf Production Herbert Graf Chorus Master Fritz Berens Scenery and costumes Jane Berlandina Cast Marschallin, wife of Field Marshal Prince von Werdenberg Lotte Lehmann Baron Ochs of Lerchenau Alexander Kipnis Octavian, a young nobleman Risë Stevens Herr von Faninal, a rich merchant newly ennobled Walter Olitzki Sophie, his daughter Margit Bokor Marianne, her duenna Olive Ponitz Valzacchi, an intriguer Alessio De Paolis Annina, his accomplice Suzanne Sten Police Commissioner Lorenzo Alvary Majordomo of the Marschallin Leslie George Majordomo of Faninal Paul Walti Notary Walter Lorenz Landlord Leslie George Singer Francisco Naya Milliner Gladys Simpson Vendor of Animals Paul Lieber Three Orphans Barbara Ward Elizabeth Hackett Kathleen Lawlor Little Black Boy Nemesio Paredes Marschallin's Footman Allen Schmidling Paul Schagen Pruce Millari Stanley Noonan Show Dates Wed, Oct 16 1940, 8:15pm Sun, Oct 27 1940, 2pm Time and Place In the Early Years of the Reign of Maria Theresia; Vienna Scenes Act I -- The Bedroom of the Marschallin Act II -- A Room in the House of Herr Faninal Act III -- A Room in an Inn Media Image Der Rosenkavalier, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1940. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Risë Stevens (Octavian), Alexander Kipnis (Baron Ochs), Lotte Lehmann (The Marschallin) Credit Morton Image Der Rosenkavalier, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1940. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Lotte Lehmann (The Marschallin) Credit Morton Image Der Rosenkavalier, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1940. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Lotte Lehmann (The Marschallin) Credit Morton Image Der Rosenkavalier, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1940. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Lotte Lehmann (the Marschallin), Risë Stevens (Octavian) Credit Morton Image Der Rosenkavalier, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1940. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Risë Stevens (Octavian), Erich Leinsdorf (Conductor) Credit Morton Image Der Rosenkavalier, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1940. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Robert Watt Miller (Board Chair), Armando Agnini (Director), Lotte Lehmann (The Marschallin), Etienne Barone (Stage Manager) Credit Strohmeyer Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1940_10_compressed.pdf (7.07 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. ---------------------
Image Der Rosenkavalier, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1940. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Risë Stevens (Octavian), Alexander Kipnis (Baron Ochs), Lotte Lehmann (The Marschallin) Credit Morton
Image Der Rosenkavalier, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1940. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Lotte Lehmann (The Marschallin) Credit Morton
Image Der Rosenkavalier, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1940. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Lotte Lehmann (The Marschallin) Credit Morton
Image Der Rosenkavalier, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1940. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Lotte Lehmann (the Marschallin), Risë Stevens (Octavian) Credit Morton
Image Der Rosenkavalier, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1940. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Risë Stevens (Octavian), Erich Leinsdorf (Conductor) Credit Morton
Image Der Rosenkavalier, Richard Strauss. San Francisco Opera, 1940. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Robert Watt Miller (Board Chair), Armando Agnini (Director), Lotte Lehmann (The Marschallin), Etienne Barone (Stage Manager) Credit Strohmeyer