Tannhauser Composer Richard Wagner Librettist Richard Wagner Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue Civic Auditorium Season 1931 Language German Creative/Crew Conductor Hans Blechschmidt Stage and technical director Armando Agnini Incidental Dance by Ernest Belcher, Corps de Ballet Cast Elisabeth Elisabeth Rethberg Hermann, Landgrave of Thuringia, Elisabeth's uncle Ezio Pinza Tannhäuser Gotthelf Pistor Wolfram Friedrich Schorr Walther Marek Windheim Biterolf Arnold Gabor Heinrich Ludovico Oliviero Reinmar Louis D'Angelo Venus Maxine Castleton Young Shepherd Myrtle McLaughlin Show Dates Wed, Sep 23 1931, 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 Wartburg Act III -- The Valley of the Wartburg Media Image Tannhäuser, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1931. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Animals and Handlers Credit Morton Image Tannhäuser, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1931. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Elisabeth Rethberg (Elisabeth), and pages Credit Morton Image Tannhäuser, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1931. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Elisabeth Rethberg (Elisabeth), Gotthelf Pistor (Tannhäuser) Credit Morton Image Tannhäuser, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1931. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Elisabeth Rethberg (Elisabeth) Credit Morton Image Tannhäuser, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1931. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Elisabeth Rethberg (Elisabeth) Credit Morton Image Tannhäuser, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1931. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Friedrich Schorr (Wolfram) Credit Morton Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1931_10_compressed.pdf (7.24 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. ---------------------
Image Tannhäuser, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1931. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Animals and Handlers Credit Morton
Image Tannhäuser, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1931. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Elisabeth Rethberg (Elisabeth), and pages Credit Morton
Image Tannhäuser, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1931. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Elisabeth Rethberg (Elisabeth), Gotthelf Pistor (Tannhäuser) Credit Morton
Image Tannhäuser, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1931. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Elisabeth Rethberg (Elisabeth) Credit Morton
Image Tannhäuser, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1931. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Elisabeth Rethberg (Elisabeth) Credit Morton
Image Tannhäuser, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1931. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Friedrich Schorr (Wolfram) Credit Morton