Composer Richard Wagner Librettist Richard Wagner Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1970 Language German Creative/Crew Conductor Otmar Suitner Production Paul Hager Musical Preparation Philip Eisenberg Designers Wolfram Skalicki Davis L. West Costumes designed by Wolfram Skalicki Executed by Goldstein & Co. Cast Mime Ragnar Ulfung Siegfried Jess Thomas Wanderer (Wotan) Thomas Stewart Alberich Dan Richardson Fafner Ara Berberian Forest Bird Carolyn Lewis Erda Sheila Nadler Brünnhilde Berit Lindholm Show Dates Tue, Sep 22 1970, 7pm Sun, Sep 27 1970, 1pm Fri, Oct 2 1970, 7pm Time and Place (not specified) Scenes Act I -- Mime's cavern in the forest Act II -- Fafner's cave in the forest Act III, Scene 1 -- A mountain gorge Scene 2 -- Summit of a mountain Media Image Jess Thomas (Siegfried), Siegfried, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1970. Photographer: Ken Howard/San Francisco Opera. Jess Thomas (Siegfried) Credit Ken Howard/San Francisco Opera Image Ragnar Ulfung (Mime), Siegfried, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1970. Photographer: Ken Howard/San Francisco Opera. Ragnar Ulfung (Mime) Credit Ken Howard/San Francisco Opera Image Thomas Stewart (Wanderer/Wotan), Ragnar Ulfung (Mime), Siegfried, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1970. Photographer: Ken Howard/San Francisco Opera. Thomas Stewart (Wanderer/Wotan) and Ragnar Ulfung (Mime) Credit Ken Howard/San Francisco Opera Image Berit Lindholm (Brünnhilde), Jess Thomas (Siegfried), Siegfried, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1970. Photographer: Ken Howard/San Francisco Opera. Berit Lindholm (Brunnhilde) and Jess Thomas (Siegfried) Credit Ken Howard/San Francisco Opera Image Berit Lindholm (Brünnhilde), Thomas Stewart (Wanderer/Wotan), Siegfried, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1970. Photographer: Ken Howard/San Francisco Opera. Berit Lindholm (Brunnhilde) and Thomas Stewart (Wander/Wotan) Credit Ken Howard/San Francisco Opera Image Jess Thomas (Siegfried), Siegfried, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1970. Photographer: Robert Cahen/San Francisco Opera. Jess Thomas (Siegfried) Credit Robert Cahen/San Francisco Opera Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1970_11_compressed.pdf (16.95 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- New Production
Image Jess Thomas (Siegfried), Siegfried, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1970. Photographer: Ken Howard/San Francisco Opera. Jess Thomas (Siegfried) Credit Ken Howard/San Francisco Opera
Image Ragnar Ulfung (Mime), Siegfried, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1970. Photographer: Ken Howard/San Francisco Opera. Ragnar Ulfung (Mime) Credit Ken Howard/San Francisco Opera
Image Thomas Stewart (Wanderer/Wotan), Ragnar Ulfung (Mime), Siegfried, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1970. Photographer: Ken Howard/San Francisco Opera. Thomas Stewart (Wanderer/Wotan) and Ragnar Ulfung (Mime) Credit Ken Howard/San Francisco Opera
Image Berit Lindholm (Brünnhilde), Jess Thomas (Siegfried), Siegfried, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1970. Photographer: Ken Howard/San Francisco Opera. Berit Lindholm (Brunnhilde) and Jess Thomas (Siegfried) Credit Ken Howard/San Francisco Opera
Image Berit Lindholm (Brünnhilde), Thomas Stewart (Wanderer/Wotan), Siegfried, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1970. Photographer: Ken Howard/San Francisco Opera. Berit Lindholm (Brunnhilde) and Thomas Stewart (Wander/Wotan) Credit Ken Howard/San Francisco Opera
Image Jess Thomas (Siegfried), Siegfried, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1970. Photographer: Robert Cahen/San Francisco Opera. Jess Thomas (Siegfried) Credit Robert Cahen/San Francisco Opera