Die Meistersinger
Composer
Librettist
Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1961
Language
German
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Chorus Director
Choreographer
Costumers
Cast
Walther von Stolzing, Franconian Knight
Eva, Pogner's daughter
Magdalene, Eva's companion
David, apprentice to Hans Sachs
Veit Pogner, goldsmith
Giorgio Tozzi(10/17)
Otto von Rohr(10/21)
Sixtus Beckmesser, town clerk
Hans Sachs, Cobbler
Kunz Vogelgesang, furrier
Konrad Nachtigall, buckle-maker
Fritz Kothner, baker
Balthazar Zorn, pewterer
Ulrich Eisslinger, Grocer
Hans Foltz, coppersmith
Augustin Moser, tailor
Hermann Ortel, soap-boiler
Hans Schwarz, stocking-weaver
Night Watchman
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
Document
SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1961_07_compressed.pdf
(8.85 MB)
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.