The Valkyrie
Composer
Librettist
Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1953
Language
German
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Settings designed by
Settings painted by
Cast
Brünnhilde
Sieglinde
Fricka
Siegmund
Wotan
Hunding
Helmwige
Gerhilde
Ortlinde
Siegrune
Rossweisse
Waltraute
Grimgerde
Schwertleite
Show Dates
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
Document
SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1953_15_compressed.pdf
(8.14 MB)
Notes
To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.
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The Company General Director Gaetano Merola died on August 20th, while conducting Butterfly's "Un bel dì" in San Francisco's Stern Grove.
The entire 1953 season was labeled "Gaetano Merola, 1879-1953 -- In Memoriam."