Twilight of the Gods Composer Richard Wagner Librettist Richard Wagner Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1969 Language German Creative/Crew Conductor Otmar Suitner Production Paul Hager Assisted by Ghita Hager Designer Wolfram Skalicki Davis L. West Chorus Director Stefan Minde Costumes designed by Wolfram Skalicki Executed by Goldstein & Co. Cast First Norn Sona Cervena Second Norn Sheila Nadler Third Norn Sylvia Anderson Brünnhilde Amy Shuard Siegfried Jess Thomas Gunther Franz Mazura Hagen Peter Lagger Gutrune Janis Martin Waltraute Margarita Lilova Alberich Elfego Esparza Woglinde Sheila Marks Wellgunde Sylvia Anderson Flosshilde Sheila Nadler Show Dates Sat, Oct 11 1969, 7pm Tue, Oct 14 1969, 7pm Fri, Oct 17 1969, 7pm Sun, Oct 26 1969, 1:30pm Time and Place (not specified) Scenes Act I, Scene 1 -- Summit of a mountain Scene 2 -- The hall of the Gibichungs Scene 3 -- Summit of a mountain Act II -- Outside the hall of the Gibichungs Act III, Scene 1 -- A rocky slope on the banks of the Rhine Scene 2 -- Outside the hall of the Gibichungs Media Image Götterdämmerung, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Ken Howard/San Francisco Opera. Jess Thomas (Siegfried), Franz Mazura (Gunther), Peter Lagger (Hagen) Credit Howard Image Götterdämmerung, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Ken Howard/San Francisco Opera. Amy Shuard (Brunhilde) Credit Howard Image Götterdämmerung, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Ken Howard/San Francisco Opera. Jess Thomas (Siegfried) Credit Howard Image Götterdämmerung, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble Credit Norton Image Götterdämmerung, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera. Three Norns Credit Norton Image Götterdämmerung, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Amy Shuard (Brunhilde), Jess Thomas (Siegfried) Credit Peters Image Götterdämmerung, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Amy Shuard (Brunhilde), Margarita Lilova (Waltraute) Credit Peters Image Götterdämmerung, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Franz Mazura (Gunther), Jess Thomas (Siegfried), Amy Shuard (Brunhilde) Credit Peters Image Götterdämmerung, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Peter Lagger (Hagen), Jess Thomas (Siegfried), Franz Mazura (Gunther) Credit Peters Image Götterdämmerung, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Peter Lagger (Hagen) Credit Peters Image Götterdämmerung, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Robert Cahen/San Francisco Opera. Amy Shuard (Brunhilde), Jess Thomas (Siegfried) Credit Cahen Image Götterdämmerung, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Robert Cahen/San Francisco Opera. Amy Shuard (Brunhilde), Jess Thomas (Siegfried) Credit Cahen Image Götterdämmerung, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Robert Cahen/San Francisco Opera. Amy Shuard (Brunhilde), Peter Lagger (Hagen), Jess Thomas (Siegfried) Credit Cahen Image Götterdämmerung, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Franz Mazura (Gunther) Credit Unknown Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1969_10_compressed.pdf (21.5 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- New production Chorus augmented by the Oakland Symphony Chorus, Joseph Liebling, director
Image Götterdämmerung, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Ken Howard/San Francisco Opera. Jess Thomas (Siegfried), Franz Mazura (Gunther), Peter Lagger (Hagen) Credit Howard
Image Götterdämmerung, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Ken Howard/San Francisco Opera. Amy Shuard (Brunhilde) Credit Howard
Image Götterdämmerung, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Ken Howard/San Francisco Opera. Jess Thomas (Siegfried) Credit Howard
Image Götterdämmerung, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble Credit Norton
Image Götterdämmerung, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera. Three Norns Credit Norton
Image Götterdämmerung, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Amy Shuard (Brunhilde), Jess Thomas (Siegfried) Credit Peters
Image Götterdämmerung, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Amy Shuard (Brunhilde), Margarita Lilova (Waltraute) Credit Peters
Image Götterdämmerung, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Franz Mazura (Gunther), Jess Thomas (Siegfried), Amy Shuard (Brunhilde) Credit Peters
Image Götterdämmerung, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Peter Lagger (Hagen), Jess Thomas (Siegfried), Franz Mazura (Gunther) Credit Peters
Image Götterdämmerung, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Peter Lagger (Hagen) Credit Peters
Image Götterdämmerung, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Robert Cahen/San Francisco Opera. Amy Shuard (Brunhilde), Jess Thomas (Siegfried) Credit Cahen
Image Götterdämmerung, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Robert Cahen/San Francisco Opera. Amy Shuard (Brunhilde), Jess Thomas (Siegfried) Credit Cahen
Image Götterdämmerung, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Robert Cahen/San Francisco Opera. Amy Shuard (Brunhilde), Peter Lagger (Hagen), Jess Thomas (Siegfried) Credit Cahen
Image Götterdämmerung, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Franz Mazura (Gunther) Credit Unknown