Fidelio

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

1961

Language

German

Creative/Crew

Conductor

Leopold Ludwig

Stage Director(s)

Dino Yannopoulos

Designer

Harry Horner

Chorus Director

Vincenzo Giannini

Costumers

Goldstein & Co.

Cast

Jaquino, prison gatekeeper

David Thaw

Marzelline, daughter of Rocco

Marilyn Horne

Rocco, chief jailer

William Wildermann(10/5)

Otto von Rohr(10/24)

Leonore (disguised as Fidelio), Florestan's wife

Gré Brouwenstijn

Don Pizarro, Governor of the State Prison

Paul Schoeffler

First Prisoner

Raymond Manton

Second Prisoner

Andrew Foldi

Florestan, a Spanish nobleman

Fritz Uhl

Don Fernando, minister of Spain

Kieth Engen

Show Dates

Thu, Oct 5 1961, 8:30pm

Tue, Oct 24 1961, 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 -- A square before the fortress

Media

Notes

Beethoven's Leonore Overture No. 3 will be played between Scene 1 and Scene 2 of the second act.

The performance of October 24th is dedicated to the observance of United Nations Day.

Kieth Engen's first name IS correctly spelled. He changed the spelling during his career in German opera houses.