Composer Ludwig van Beethoven Librettists Joseph Sonnleithner and Georg Friedrich Treitschke Based On "Léonore, ou L'Amour Conjugal" by Jean Nicolas Bouilly Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1937 Language German Creative/Crew Conductor Fritz Reiner Stage Director(s) Herbert Graf Settings designed by Herbert Graf Chorus Master William Tyroler Hermann Weigert Cast Florestan, a Spanish nobleman René Maison Leonore, his wife, known as Fidelio Kirsten Flagstad Don Pizarro, Governor of the State Prison Ludwig Hofmann Rocco, chief jailer Emanuel List Marzelline, daughter of Rocco Charlotte Boerner Jaquino, prison gatekeeper Hans Clemens Don Fernando, Prime Minister of Spain Julius Huehn First Prisoner Leslie George Second Prisoner Lawrence Sherrill Show Dates Mon, Nov 8 1937, 8pm Time and Place About 1800; Near Seville, Spain Scenes Act I -- Courtyard of the State Prison Act II, Scene 1 -- A Dungeon in the Prison Scene 2 -- Before Don Fernando's Castle Media Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Kirsten Flagstad (Leonore), Rene Maison (Florestan) Credit Morton Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Hans Clemens (Jaquino), Emanuel List (Rocco), Charlotte Boerner (Marzelline), Kirsten Flagstad (Leonore) Credit Morton Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Julius Huehn (Don Ferando) Credit Morton Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Kirsten Flagstad (Leonore) Credit Morton Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Rene Maison (Florestan) Credit Morton Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Hans Clemons (Jaquino), Kirsten Flagstad (Leonore), Rene Maison (Florestan), EmanuelList (Rocco), Ludwig Hofmann (Don Pizarro) Credit Unknown Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Kirsten Flagstad (Leonore), Rene Maison (Florestan) Credit Unknown Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1937_05_compressed.pdf (7.73 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. ---------------------
Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Kirsten Flagstad (Leonore), Rene Maison (Florestan) Credit Morton
Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Hans Clemens (Jaquino), Emanuel List (Rocco), Charlotte Boerner (Marzelline), Kirsten Flagstad (Leonore) Credit Morton
Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Julius Huehn (Don Ferando) Credit Morton
Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Kirsten Flagstad (Leonore) Credit Morton
Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Rene Maison (Florestan) Credit Morton
Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Hans Clemons (Jaquino), Kirsten Flagstad (Leonore), Rene Maison (Florestan), EmanuelList (Rocco), Ludwig Hofmann (Don Pizarro) Credit Unknown
Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Kirsten Flagstad (Leonore), Rene Maison (Florestan) Credit Unknown