Composer Richard Wagner Librettist Richard Wagner Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1937 Language German Creative/Crew Conductor Fritz Reiner Stage Director(s) Herbert Graf Settings designed by Armando Agnini Chorus Master William Tyroler Hermann Weigert Cast Lohengrin, Knight of the Holy Grail Lauritz Melchior Elsa of Brabant Kirsten Flagstad Frederick of Telramund, Count of Brabant Julius Huehn Ortrud, his wife Kathryn Meisle Henry the Fowler, King of Germany Ludwig Hofmann King's Herald George Cehanovsky Gottfried Billie Hetrick Show Dates Fri, Nov 5 1937, 7:45pm Thu, Nov 11 1937, 7:45pm Broadcast Fri, Nov 5 1937, 7am Live broadcast, Act II. Time and Place Antwerp, during the First Half of the Tenth Century Scenes Act I -- On the Banks of the River Scheldt Act II -- Court of the Palace Act III, Scene 1 -- The Bridal Chamber of the Palace Scene 2 -- Same as Act I Media Image Lohengrin, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble Credit Morton Image Lohengrin, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Ludwig Hoffman (King Henry), Kathryn Meisle (Ortrde), Kirsten Flagstad (Elsa), Lauritz Melchior (Lohengrin) Credit Morton Image Lohengrin, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Ludwig Hoffmann (King Henry), Kathryn Mesile (Ortrude), Kirsten Flagstad (Elsa), Fritz Reiner (Conductor), Herbert Graf (Director), Lauritz Melchior (Lohengrin) Credit Morton Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1937_07_compressed.pdf (7.67 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. ---------------------11/5/1937, live broadcast, Act II: "Lohengrin, Act II: Kirsten Flagstad (Elsa), Lauritz Melchior (Lohengrin), Kathryn Meisle (Ortrud), Julius Huehn (Telramund); Fritz Reiner."
Image Lohengrin, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble Credit Morton
Image Lohengrin, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Ludwig Hoffman (King Henry), Kathryn Meisle (Ortrde), Kirsten Flagstad (Elsa), Lauritz Melchior (Lohengrin) Credit Morton
Image Lohengrin, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Ludwig Hoffmann (King Henry), Kathryn Mesile (Ortrude), Kirsten Flagstad (Elsa), Fritz Reiner (Conductor), Herbert Graf (Director), Lauritz Melchior (Lohengrin) Credit Morton