Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

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Die Meistersinger
Composer
Richard Wagner
Librettist
Richard Wagner
Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1961
Language
German

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Leopold Ludwig
Stage Director(s)
Paul Hager
Chorus Director
Vincenzo Giannini
Choreographer
Ghita Hager
Costumers
Goldstein & Co.

Cast

Walther von Stolzing, Franconian Knight
Fritz Uhl
Eva, Pogner's daughter
Lisa della Casa
Magdalene, Eva's companion
Katherine Hilgenberg
David, apprentice to Hans Sachs
David Thaw
Veit Pogner, goldsmith
Giorgio Tozzi(10/17)
Otto von Rohr(10/21)
Sixtus Beckmesser, town clerk
Geraint Evans
Hans Sachs, Cobbler
Paul Schoeffler
Kunz Vogelgesang, furrier
Raymond Manton
Konrad Nachtigall, buckle-maker
Donald Drain
Fritz Kothner, baker
Kieth Engen
Balthazar Zorn, pewterer
Raymond Nilsson
Ulrich Eisslinger, Grocer
Richard Riffel
Hans Foltz, coppersmith
Andrew Foldi
Augustin Moser, tailor
Howard Fried
Hermann Ortel, soap-boiler
Henry McGuckin
Hans Schwarz, stocking-weaver
Joshua Hecht
Night Watchman
Andrew Foldi

Show Dates

Time and Place

Middle of the sixteenth century; Nürnberg

Scenes

Act I -- Interior of St. Katherine's church
Act II -- Outside the homes of Sachs and Pogner
Act III, Scene 1 -- Hans Sachs's workshop
Scene 2 -- An open meadow near the river Pegnitz

Media

Notes

To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.

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Auxiliary Chorus Members of the Loring Club, Eugene Fulton, Director 

Kieth Engen's first name IS correctly spelled. He changed the spelling during his career in German opera houses.

Dancers