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Librettist
Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1982-1983
Language
German

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Director
Set and costume designer
Lighting Designer
Chorus Director
Musical Preparation
Prompter
Assistant Stage Director(s)
Stage Manager(s)

Cast

King's Herald
Heinrich der Vogler, King of Germany
Friedrich von Telramund
Elsa von Brabant
Lohengrin
Duke Gottfried von Brabant

Show Dates

Broadcast

11/19/1982 live broadcast, KQED, NPR. Repeated broadcast 11/20/1982 at 10:30 am.

Time and Place

Antwerp, during the first half of the 10th century

Scenes

Act I -- On the banks of the river Scheldt
Act II, Scene 1 -- Courtyard of the palace
Scene 2 -- In front of the church
Act III, Scene 1 -- Bridal chamber of the palace
Scene 2 -- On the banks of the river Scheldt

Media

Acknowledgements

This production was made possible by a very generous gift from a friend of the San Francisco Opera

Notes

11/19/1982 live broadcast, KQED, NPR. Repeated broadcast 11/20/1982 at 10:30 am. Intermission interviews:  #1 SFO Orchestra: Tom Heimberg & David Agler (guests), #2  Pilar Lorengar, Leonie Rysanek & Andrew Meltzer (guests).

Baldwin organ provided courtesy of
Baldwin Piano and Organ Center, Santa Clara, California

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