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 1964 Language German Creative/Crew Conductor Leopold Ludwig Production Paul Hager Designer Wolfram Skalicki Thomas L. Colangelo, Jr.(resident designer) Chorus Director Vincenzo Giannini Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Jacquino Glade Peterson Marzelline Lee Venora Rocco Andrew Foldi Leonore (Fidelio) Birgit Nilsson Don Pizarro Geraint Evans First Prisoner André Montal Second Prisoner David Giosso Florestan Jon Vickers Don Fernando Chester Ludgin Show Dates Tue, Oct 13 1964, 8:30pm Sat, Oct 17 1964, 8:30pm Time and Place About 1800; a state prison near Seville, Spain Scenes (No scene breakdown was published) Media Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Geraint Evans (Don Pizarro) Credit Carolyn Mason Jones Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera. Act I, Sc. 1 Credit Margaret Norton Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera. Act I, Sc. 2 Credit Margaret Norton Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera. Act II, Sc. 1 Credit Margaret Norton Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera. Act II, Sc. 2 Credit Margaret Norton Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Birgit Nilsson (Leonora), Andrew Foldi (Rocco) Credit Pete Peters Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Birgit Nilsson (Leonora), Andrew Foldi (Rocco) Credit Unknown Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1964_06_compressed.pdf (11.44 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- New production Beethoven's Leonore Overture No. 3 will be played between Scenes 1 and 2 of the second act.
Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Geraint Evans (Don Pizarro) Credit Carolyn Mason Jones
Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera. Act I, Sc. 1 Credit Margaret Norton
Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera. Act I, Sc. 2 Credit Margaret Norton
Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera. Act II, Sc. 1 Credit Margaret Norton
Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera. Act II, Sc. 2 Credit Margaret Norton
Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Birgit Nilsson (Leonora), Andrew Foldi (Rocco) Credit Pete Peters
Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Birgit Nilsson (Leonora), Andrew Foldi (Rocco) Credit Unknown