The Valkyrie Composer Richard Wagner Librettist Richard Wagner Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1939 Language German Creative/Crew Conductor Erich Leinsdorf Stage Director(s) Herbert Graf Cast Brünnhilde Marjorie Lawrence(10/17) Kirsten Flagstad(10/24) Sieglinde Kirsten Flagstad(10/17) Marjorie Lawrence(10/24) Fricka Kathryn Meisle(10/17) Herta Glaz(10/24) Siegmund Lauritz Melchior Wotan Julius Huehn(10/17) Fred Destal(10/24) Hunding Norman Cordon Helmwige Marion Sharpe Gerhilde Thelma Votipka Ortlinde Olive Ponitz Siegrune Mona Paulee Rossweisse Sue Belle Browne Waltraute Herta Glaz Grimgerde Alice Avakian Schwertleite Dorothy Cornish Show Dates Tue, Oct 17 1939, 7:45pm Tue, Oct 24 1939, 7:45pm Broadcast Tue, Oct 24 1939 Live broadcast, Act II. Time and Place Legendary Scenes Act I -- Interior of Hunding's Hut in the Forest Act II -- A Wild and Rocky Pass Act III -- Rock of the Valkyries Media Image Die Walküre, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Norman Cordon (Hunding), Kirsten Flagstad (Sieglinde), Lauritz Melchior (Sigmund) Credit Morton Image Die Walküre, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Julius Huehn (Wotan), Kathryn Meisle (Fricka) Credit Morton Image Die Walküre, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Julius Huehn (Wotan), Marjorie Lawrence (Brunhilde) Credit Morton Image Die Walküre, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Marjorie Lawrence (Brunhilde), Julius Huen (Wotan) Credit Morton Image Die Walküre, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Norman Cordon (Hunding) Credit Morton Image Die Walküre, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Julius Huehn (Wotan), Marjorie Lawrence (Brunhilde) Credit Unknown Image Die Walküre, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Lauritz Melchior (Siegmund), Kirsten Flagstad (Sieglinde) Credit Unknown Image Die Walküre, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Marjorie Lawrence (Brunhilde) Credit Unknown Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1939_14_compressed.pdf (7.41 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. ---------------------10/24/1939, live broadcast, Act II: "Die Walküre, Act II: Kirsten Flagstad (Sieglinde), Marjorie Lawrence (Brünnhilde), Lauritz Melchior, Fred Destal (Wotan); Edwin McArthur."
Image Die Walküre, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Norman Cordon (Hunding), Kirsten Flagstad (Sieglinde), Lauritz Melchior (Sigmund) Credit Morton
Image Die Walküre, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Julius Huehn (Wotan), Kathryn Meisle (Fricka) Credit Morton
Image Die Walküre, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Julius Huehn (Wotan), Marjorie Lawrence (Brunhilde) Credit Morton
Image Die Walküre, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Marjorie Lawrence (Brunhilde), Julius Huen (Wotan) Credit Morton
Image Die Walküre, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Norman Cordon (Hunding) Credit Morton
Image Die Walküre, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Julius Huehn (Wotan), Marjorie Lawrence (Brunhilde) Credit Unknown
Image Die Walküre, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Lauritz Melchior (Siegmund), Kirsten Flagstad (Sieglinde) Credit Unknown
Image Die Walküre, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Marjorie Lawrence (Brunhilde) Credit Unknown