Tannhauser Composer Richard Wagner Librettist Richard Wagner Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue Civic Auditorium Season 1930 Language German Creative/Crew Conductor Karl Riedel Chorus Master Antonio Dell'Orefice Stage and technical director Armando Agnini Choreography by Serge Oukrainsky Cast Elizabeth, Niece of Hermann Maria Jeritza Venus Dorothee Manski Tannhäuser Sydney Rayner Wolfram John Charles Thomas Hermann, Landgrave of Thuringia Ezio Pinza Walther Giordano Paltrinieri Biterolf Eugenio Sandrini Heinrich Ludovico Oliviero Reinmar Louis D'Angelo Young Shepherd Zaruhi Elmassian Show Dates Tue, Sep 23 1930, 8pm Time and Place (not specified) Scenes Act I, Scene 1 -- Interior of the Mountain of Venus Scene 2 -- A valley near the castle of Wartburg Act II - The Hall of Song in the Wartburg Act III -- The valley of the Wartburg Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1930_12_compressed.pdf (9.03 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- Dancers Premiere danseuse Edris Milar May Garcia Paula de Cardo Russel Lewis Charles Ewing Mary Charlotte Jean Kelly San Francisco Opera Corps de Ballet