Ring; Siegfried Composer Richard Wagner Librettist Richard Wagner Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1935 Language German Creative/Crew Conductor Artur Bodanzky Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Designer Julian Dové Cast Siegfried Lauritz Melchior Brünnhilde Kirsten Flagstad Wanderer (Wotan) Friedrich Schorr Alberich Gustav Schutzendorf Mime Marek Windheim Fafner Chase Baromeo Erda Kathryn Meisle Forest Bird Emily Hardy Show Dates Wed, Nov 6 1935, 7:30pm Time and Place Legendary Scenes Act I -- A Forest, at One Side a Cave Act II -- The Dragon's Cave in the Forest Act III -- The Foot of a Rocky Mountain Media Image Siegfried, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1935. Photographer: Franklin and Rognon/San Francisco Opera. Stage Set, Act II (with Dragon) Credit Franklin and Rognon Image Siegfried, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1935. Photographer: Franklin and Rognon/San Francisco Opera. Dragon, Unknown Armando Agnini (Director) Credit Franklin and Rognon Image Siegfried, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1935. Photographer: Franklin and Rognon/San Francisco Opera. Marek Windheim (Mime) Credit Franklin and Rognon Image Siegfried, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1935. Photographer: Franklin and Rognon/San Francisco Opera. Kirsten Flagstad (Brünnhilde), Lauritz Melchior (Siegfried) Credit Franklin and Rognon Image Siegfried, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1935. Photographer: Franklin and Rognon/San Francisco Opera. Gustav Schutzendorf (Alberich) Credit Franklin and Rognon Image Siegfried, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1935. Photographer: Franklin and Rognon/San Francisco Opera. Kathryn Meisle (Erda) Credit Franklin and Rognon Image Siegfried, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1935. Photographer: Franklin and Rognon/San Francisco Opera. Lauritz Melchior (Siegfried), Marek Windheim (Mime) Credit Franklin and Rognon Image Siegfried, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1935. Photographer: Franklin and Rognon/San Francisco Opera. Lauritz Melchior (Siegfried) Credit Franklin and Rognon Image Siegfried, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1935. Photographer: Franklin and Rognon/San Francisco Opera. Lauritz Melchior (Siegfried) Credit Franklin and Rognon Image Siegfried, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1935. Photographer: Franklin and Rognon/San Francisco Opera. Lauritz Melchior (Siegfried) Credit Franklin and Rognon Image Siegfried, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1935. Photographer: Franklin and Rognon/San Francisco Opera. Dragon Credit Franklin and Rognon Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1935_10_compressed.pdf (5.84 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- Part of the Company's first presentation of the complete "Ring des Nibelungen." Kirsten Flagstad's "Siegfried" role debut and first complete "Ring" anywhere.
Image Siegfried, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1935. Photographer: Franklin and Rognon/San Francisco Opera. Stage Set, Act II (with Dragon) Credit Franklin and Rognon
Image Siegfried, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1935. Photographer: Franklin and Rognon/San Francisco Opera. Dragon, Unknown Armando Agnini (Director) Credit Franklin and Rognon
Image Siegfried, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1935. Photographer: Franklin and Rognon/San Francisco Opera. Marek Windheim (Mime) Credit Franklin and Rognon
Image Siegfried, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1935. Photographer: Franklin and Rognon/San Francisco Opera. Kirsten Flagstad (Brünnhilde), Lauritz Melchior (Siegfried) Credit Franklin and Rognon
Image Siegfried, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1935. Photographer: Franklin and Rognon/San Francisco Opera. Gustav Schutzendorf (Alberich) Credit Franklin and Rognon
Image Siegfried, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1935. Photographer: Franklin and Rognon/San Francisco Opera. Kathryn Meisle (Erda) Credit Franklin and Rognon
Image Siegfried, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1935. Photographer: Franklin and Rognon/San Francisco Opera. Lauritz Melchior (Siegfried), Marek Windheim (Mime) Credit Franklin and Rognon
Image Siegfried, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1935. Photographer: Franklin and Rognon/San Francisco Opera. Lauritz Melchior (Siegfried) Credit Franklin and Rognon
Image Siegfried, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1935. Photographer: Franklin and Rognon/San Francisco Opera. Lauritz Melchior (Siegfried) Credit Franklin and Rognon
Image Siegfried, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1935. Photographer: Franklin and Rognon/San Francisco Opera. Lauritz Melchior (Siegfried) Credit Franklin and Rognon
Image Siegfried, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1935. Photographer: Franklin and Rognon/San Francisco Opera. Dragon Credit Franklin and Rognon