The Magic Flute
Composer
Librettists
Based On
the play by Antonio García Gutiérrez
Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1969
Language
English
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Production
Assisted by
Designer
Chorus Director
Costumes designed by
Executed by
English Translation
Cast
Tamino
First Lady
Second Lad
Third Lady
Papageno
Queen of the Night
First Spirit
Second Spirit
Third Spirit
Monostatos
Pamina
Speaker
Sarastro
David Ward(10/22, 25, 28)
Peter Lagger(10/31)
First Priest
Second Priest
Papagena
First Armored Man
Second Armored Man
Show Dates
Time and Place
(not specified)
Scenes
Part I, Scene 1 -- Enchanted forest
Scene 2 -- Pamina's chamber
Scene 3 -- Portals of Nature, Wisdom, Reason
Scene 4 -- Sarastro's realm
Part II, Scene 1 -- Temple of Isis and Osiris
Scene 2 -- Place of silence
Scene 3 -- Pamina's chamber
Scene 4 -- Place of horror
Scene 5 -- Temple of Isis and Osiris
Scene 6 -- Place of silence
Part III, Scene 1 -- Sunrise
Scene 2 -- Fire and water
Scene 3 -- Enchanted forest
Scene 4 -- Subterranean caverns at night
Scene 5 -- Sarastro's court at midday
Media
Document
SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1969_14_compressed.pdf
(21.9 MB)
Acknowledgements
The San Francisco Opera gratefully acknowledges a generous contribution in 1967 from the San Francisco Opera Guild towards the production of "The Magic Flute"
Notes
To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.
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Although Charles Mackerras made his U.S. debut conducting this "Magic Flute" -- he did conduct in the States two years earlier, while on tour with the Hamburg Opera company.