Composer
Librettist
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
1946
Language
German
Creative/Crew
Cast
Marschallin, wife of Field Marshal Prince von Werdenberg
Baron Ochs of Lerchenau
Octavian, a young nobleman
Herr von Faninal, a rich merchant newly ennobled
Sophie, his daughter
Marianne, her duenna
Valzacchi, an intriguer
Annina, his accomplice
Singer
Landlord
Police Commissioner
Majordomo of Faninal
Majordomo of the Marschallin
Notary
Milliner
Widow
Vendor of Animals
First Orphan
Second Orphan
Third Orphan
Black Page
Leopold
Marschallin's Footman
Show Dates
Broadcast
Live radio broadcast, full performance.
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 at the Inn
Media
Document
SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1946_16_compressed.pdf
(9.66 MB)
Notes
To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.
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10/8/1946, live radio broadcast, full performance, sponsored by Safeway Stores.