Composer Richard Wagner Librettist Richard Wagner Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1946 Language German Creative/Crew Conductor William Steinberg Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Chorus Director Kurt Herbert Adler Cast Lohengrin, Knight of the Holy Grail Set Svanholm Elsa of Brabant Astrid Varnay Frederick of Telramund, Count of Brabant George Czaplicki Ortrud, his wife Margaret Harshaw Henry the Fowler, King of Germany Nicola Moscona King's Herald George Cehanovsky Noble of Brabant Galliano Daneluz Paul Guenter Erich Lawrence Edwin Vannucci Page Marina Zubiri Mary Lou Connors Bettie Sanderson Esther Hessling Bridesmaid Marian Wood Eloise Farrell Bianca Bruni Delphia Phillips Lucine Amara Geraldine Viti Eileen Baldwin Margaret Burns Show Dates Tue, Sep 17 1946, 8pm Wed, Oct 2 1946, 8pm Broadcast Tue, Sep 17 1946, 8am Live radio broadcast, full performance. 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, 1946. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble Credit Strohmeyer Image Lohengrin, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1946. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Mack Harrell (Telremund), Astrid Varnay (Elsa), Margaret Harshaw (Ortrud) Credit Strohmeyer Image Lohengrin, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1946. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. George Cehanovsky (Herald), Nicola Mascona (King) Credit Strohmeyer Image Lohengrin, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1946. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Astrid Varnay (Elsa), Set Svanholm (Lohengrin), George Czaplicki (Telremund) Credit Strohmeyer Image Lohengrin, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1946. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Astrid Varnay (Elsa), George Cehanovsky (Hearld), Nicola Mascona (King) Credit Strohmeyer Image Lohengrin, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1946. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Astrid Varnay (Elsa), Margaret Harshaw (Ortrud), Lorenzo Alvary (Raimondo) Credit Strohmeyer Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1946_10_compressed.pdf (8.5 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- "Lohengrin" opened the 1946 season. 9/17/1946, live radio broadcast, full performance, sponsored by Safeway Stores.
Image Lohengrin, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1946. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble Credit Strohmeyer
Image Lohengrin, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1946. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Mack Harrell (Telremund), Astrid Varnay (Elsa), Margaret Harshaw (Ortrud) Credit Strohmeyer
Image Lohengrin, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1946. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. George Cehanovsky (Herald), Nicola Mascona (King) Credit Strohmeyer
Image Lohengrin, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1946. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Astrid Varnay (Elsa), Set Svanholm (Lohengrin), George Czaplicki (Telremund) Credit Strohmeyer
Image Lohengrin, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1946. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Astrid Varnay (Elsa), George Cehanovsky (Hearld), Nicola Mascona (King) Credit Strohmeyer
Image Lohengrin, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1946. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Astrid Varnay (Elsa), Margaret Harshaw (Ortrud), Lorenzo Alvary (Raimondo) Credit Strohmeyer