Composer Richard Wagner Librettist Richard Wagner Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue Civic Auditorium Season 1931 Language German Creative/Crew Conductor Hans Blechschmidt Stage and technical director Armando Agnini Cast Lohengrin, Knight of the Holy Grail Gotthelf Pistor Elsa of Brabant Maria Mueller Frederick of Telramund, a noble of Brabant Friedrich Schorr Ortrud, wife of Telramund Faina Petrova Henry the Fowler, King of Germany Louis D'Angelo King's Herald Arnold Gabor Show Dates Mon, Sep 14 1931, 7:45pm Time and Place near Antwerp Scenes Act I -- Banks of the Scheldt, near Antwerp Act II -- Court of the Palace Act III, Scene 1 -- Bridal Chamber in the Palace Scene 2 -- Same as Act I Media Image Lohengrin, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1931. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Friedrich Schorr (Telramund), Maria Mueller (Elsa), Gotthelf Pistor (Lohengrin). Louis D'Angelo (King Henry), Arnold Gabor (Herald) Credit Morton Image Lohengrin, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1931. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Gotthelf Pistor (Lohengrin), Chorus Credit Morton Image Lohengrin, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1931. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Maria Mueller (Elsa), Chorus Credit Morton Image Lohengrin, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1931. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Maria Mueller (Elsa), Louis d'Angelo (King Henry), Gotthelf Pistor (Lohengrin), Chorus Credit Morton Image Lohengrin, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1931. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Swan Boat, Gotthelf Pistor (Lohengrin), Chorus Credit Morton Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1931_06_compressed.pdf (8.3 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. ---------------------
Image Lohengrin, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1931. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Friedrich Schorr (Telramund), Maria Mueller (Elsa), Gotthelf Pistor (Lohengrin). Louis D'Angelo (King Henry), Arnold Gabor (Herald) Credit Morton
Image Lohengrin, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1931. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Gotthelf Pistor (Lohengrin), Chorus Credit Morton
Image Lohengrin, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1931. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Maria Mueller (Elsa), Chorus Credit Morton
Image Lohengrin, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1931. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Maria Mueller (Elsa), Louis d'Angelo (King Henry), Gotthelf Pistor (Lohengrin), Chorus Credit Morton
Image Lohengrin, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1931. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Swan Boat, Gotthelf Pistor (Lohengrin), Chorus Credit Morton