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 1969 Language German Creative/Crew Conductor Sixten Ehrling Production Paul Hager Designer Wolfram Skalicki Thomas L. Colangelo, Jr.(resident designer) Chorus Director Stefan Minde Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Jaquino Evan Thomas Marzelline Sheila Marks Rocco Peter Lagger Leonore (Fidelio) Gwyneth Jones Don Pizarro Franz Mazura First Prisoner Raymond Nilsson Second Prisoner Richard J. Clark Florestan James King Don Fernando Ara Berberian Show Dates Sat, Sep 27 1969, 8pm Tue, Sep 30 1969, 8:30pm Fri, Oct 3 1969, 8pm Wed, Oct 8 1969, 8pm Time and Place A state prison near Seville, Spain, about 1800 Media Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Cecil Thompson/San Francisco Opera. Franz Mazura (Pizarro) Credit Thompson Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Cecil Thompson/San Francisco Opera. Sheila Marks (Marzelline), Peter Lagger (Rocco) Credit Thompson Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Cecil Thompson/San Francisco Opera. Ara Berberian (Don Fernando) Credit Thompson Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Gwyneth Jones (Leonora), James King (Florestan) Credit Peters Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Robert Cahen/San Francisco Opera. Chorus Credit Cahen Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Sheila Marks (Marzelline), Evan Thomas (Jaquino), Ara Beberian (Don Fernando), Peter Lagger (Rocco), Franz Mazura (Pizarro) Credit Unknown Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Chorus Credit Unknown Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Gwyneth Jones (Leonora) Credit Unknown Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Peter Lagger (Rocco) Credit Unknown Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Peter Lagger (Rocco), Sheila Marks (Marzelline) Credit Unknown Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Sheila Marks (Marzelline) Credit Unknown Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Evan Thomas (Jaquino), Sheila Marks (Marzelline) Credit Unknown Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1969_08_compressed.pdf (19.28 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- 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, 1969. Photographer: Cecil Thompson/San Francisco Opera. Franz Mazura (Pizarro) Credit Thompson
Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Cecil Thompson/San Francisco Opera. Sheila Marks (Marzelline), Peter Lagger (Rocco) Credit Thompson
Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Cecil Thompson/San Francisco Opera. Ara Berberian (Don Fernando) Credit Thompson
Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Gwyneth Jones (Leonora), James King (Florestan) Credit Peters
Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Robert Cahen/San Francisco Opera. Chorus Credit Cahen
Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Sheila Marks (Marzelline), Evan Thomas (Jaquino), Ara Beberian (Don Fernando), Peter Lagger (Rocco), Franz Mazura (Pizarro) Credit Unknown
Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Chorus Credit Unknown
Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Gwyneth Jones (Leonora) Credit Unknown
Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Peter Lagger (Rocco) Credit Unknown
Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Peter Lagger (Rocco), Sheila Marks (Marzelline) Credit Unknown
Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Sheila Marks (Marzelline) Credit Unknown
Image Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Evan Thomas (Jaquino), Sheila Marks (Marzelline) Credit Unknown