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 1939 Language German Creative/Crew Conductor Erich Leinsdorf Stage Director(s) Herbert Graf Chorus Master William Tyroler Settings designed by Herbert Graf Cast Florestan, a Spanish nobleman Lauritz Melchior Leonore, his wife, known as Fidelio Kirsten Flagstad Don Pizarro, Governor of the State Prison Fred Destal Rocco, chief jailer Alexander Kipnis Marzelline, daughter of Rocco Charlotte Boerner Jaquino, prison gatekeeper Hans Clemens Don Fernando, Prime Minister of Spain Julius Huehn First Prisoner Roy Garden Second Prisoner Paul Walti Show Dates Fri, Nov 3 1939, 8:30pm 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, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Charlotte Boerner (Marzelline) Credit Morton Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble Credit Morton Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Lauritz Melchior (Floristan) Credit Morton Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Lauritz Melchior (Foristan) Credit Morton
Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Charlotte Boerner (Marzelline) Credit Morton
Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble Credit Morton
Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Lauritz Melchior (Floristan) Credit Morton
Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1939. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Lauritz Melchior (Foristan) Credit Morton