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
1955
Language
German
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Chorus Director
Costumers
Cast
Marschallin, Princess von Werdenberg
Baron Ochs of Lerchenau
Octavian, called Quinquin, a young nobleman
Faninal, a rich merchant, newly ennobled
Sophie, his daughter
Marianne, her companion
Valzacchi, an intriguer
Annina, his accomplice
Singer
Landlord
Police Commissioner
Marschallin's Majordomo
Faninal's Majordomo
Notary
Milliner
Animal Vendor
Widow
First Orphan
Second Orphan
Third Orphan
Old Woman
Mohamed
Marschallin's Footman
Leopold
Show Dates
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 Hall in the House of Faninal
Act III -- A Room in an Inn
Media
Document
SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1955_12_compressed.pdf
(9.65 MB)
Notes
To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.
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These performances represent Elisabeth Schwarzkopf's United States OPERA debut. She had previously been heard in recitals, of which the 1953 New York Town Hall one was her first appearance in the U.S.