Lohengrin

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Composer
Richard Wagner
Librettist
Richard Wagner
Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1955
Language
German

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Fausto Cleva
Stage Director(s)
Paul Hager
Settings, lighting and projections
Leo Kerz
Chorus Director
Leo Mueller
Costumers
Goldstein & Co.

Cast

Lohengrin, Knight of the Holy Grail
Brian Sullivan
Elsa of Brabant
Inge Borkh
Frederick of Telramund, Count of Brabant
Alexander Welitsch
Ortrud, his wife
Nell Rankin
Henry the Fowler, King of Germany
Otto Edelmann
King's Herald
Cornell MacNeil
First Page
Jeannine Crader
Second Page
Jan McArt
Third Page
Ruth Roehr
Fourth Page
Katherine Hilgenberg

Show Dates

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

Sponsors

The Settings and Projection Equipment are donated by the San Francisco Opera Guild

Notes

To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.

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