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The Valkyrie
Librettist
Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1982-1983
Language
German

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Production
Set and costume designer
Lighting, projection designer, special effects
Projection Design and Photography
Sound Designer
Musical Preparation
Prompters
Assistant to Maestro Edo De Waart
Assistant Stage Director(s)
Stage Manager(s)

Cast

Sieglinde
Siegmund
Hunding
Brünnhilde
Jeannine Altmeyer(5/28; 6/6,8)
Gwyneth Jones(6/12,16)
Gerhilde
Ortlinde
Helmwige
Schwertleite
Waltraute
Siegrune
Rossweisse
Grimgerde

Show Dates

Time and Place

Early Civilization

Scenes

Act I -- Hunding's house
Act II, Scene 1 -- Valhalla
Scene 2 -- Barren landscape
Act III -- Valkyrie island

Media

Acknowledgements

The production of San Francisco Opera's new "Ring" has been partially underwritten by generous
three-year grants from the Sells Foundation and BankAmerica Foundation.

Notes

1983 Summer Season

New production

Scenery constructed in San Francisco Opera Scenic Studios

Costumes executed by San Francisco Opera Costume Shop

Hunding's men (Acts I, II) and dead warriors (Act III)
selected from the following
SUPERNUMERARIES
Lex Amores
Gene Angell
Richard Ares
Mark Backer
Sky Bamford
Mark Bathke
Steve Bauman
Fred Beeson
Rick Brandon
Joseph Brazaitis
Bill Burns
Newton Butler
David Clover
Rudy Cook
Tom Curran
Chas Dargis
Ted Dawson
Daniel DeJarnatt
Julio Dorijoni
Hilbert Duperroir
Kermit Duval
Christopher Essley
Robert Falterman
Larry Feitz
Peter Felleman
Mickey Frettoloso
Matt Garadis
Phillip Gibson
Cliff Gold
Rex Golightly
Albert Goodwyn
Russell Granet
Paul Grosvenor
Lou Handler
Joseph Hay
Philippe Henry
Gary Hill
Willard Holden
Mark Huelsmann
Richard Hughes
Don Jack
Steve Jacobs
John R. Janonis
Julius Karoblis
Joe Kelley
Kelson
John Kovacs
Bob Leonard
Ralph Ludascher
Wendell Manula
Greg Marks
Roger Marquardt
Gérard Marquis
Berri McBride
Tompers McMahon
Joseph Menzel
Roderick Murray
Paul Ricks
Christopher Riley
James Robinson
Kevin Scarlata
Robert Schmidt
Rick Skarolid
Ray Souza
Jonathan Spieler
Robert J. Stock
Donald C. Studebaker
Robert Tilton
Allen Tusting
Rick Weil
Rod Williams
Joseph Willis
Timothy C. Yang
Daniel Zielinski