The Valkyrie Composer Richard Wagner Librettist Richard Wagner Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1956 Language German Creative/Crew Conductor Hans Schwieger Stage Director(s) Paul Hager Stage setting and lighting by Leo Kerz Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Brünnhilde Birgit Nilsson Sieglinde Leonie Rysanek Fricka Nell Rankin Siegmund Ludwig Suthaus Wotan Hans Hotter Hunding Nicola Moscona(10/5) Lorenzo Alvary(10/11) Helmwige Patricia Velsir Gerhilde Annabell Ronson Ortlinde Phyllis Althof Siegrune Katherine Hilgenberg Rossweisse Margaret Roggero Waltraute Christine Krooskos Grimgerde Donna Petersen Schwertleite Rosalind Nadell Show Dates Fri, Oct 5 1956, 8pm Thu, Oct 11 1956, 8pm 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 Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1956_15_compressed.pdf (9.78 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- New Production