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Tannhauser
Librettist
Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1994-1995
Language
German

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Production
Designer
Costume Designer(s)
Lighting Designer
Chorus Director
Choreographer
Musical Preparation
Prompter
Assistant Stage Director(s)
Stage Manager(s)
Supertitles

Cast

Tannhäuser
Shepherd
Landgraf Hermann
Walther von der Vogelweide
Biterolf
Heinrich der Schreiber
Reinmar von Zweter
Wolfram von Eschenbach
Elisabeth
First Page
Second Page
Third Page
Fourth Page

Show Dates

Time and Place

Venusberg, Wartburg

Scenes

Act I, Scene 1 -- Venusberg
Act I, Scene 2 -- A mountain valley in spring
INTERMISSION
Act II -- The Hall of Song
INTERMISSION
Act II -- A mountain valley in autumn

Media

Sponsors

The performance of October 15th is designated in memory of Francesca Deering Howe to recognize her generous bequest to the San Francisco Opera Association Endowmenr Fund.

The performance of October 20th is sponsored by Lufthansa German Airlines.

The performance of October 26th is designated in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Steven Read's membership in the Triple Gold Circle.

The performance of October 29th is sponsored by Meyer Sound Laboratories, Inc.

Acknowledgements

New Production

This production is made possible by a generous gift from Mr. and Mrs. Evert B. Person

Supertitles for "Tannhäuser" are made possible by an anonymous donor.

Notes

Paris Version

Scenery constructed in San Francisco Opera Scenic Studios
Costumes executed by San Francisco Opera Costume Shop

CORPS DE BALLET

Carolyn Houser Carvajal
Jill Cassimatis
Nora Heiber
Marina Hotchkiss
Summer Lee Rhatigan
Debra Rose

David Bier
Ney Fonseca
Danny Furlong
Jon Konetski
Antonio Lopez
Eric Thomé

SUPERNUMERARIES

Regina Bustillos
Kristin Graham
Marie McNulty
Susan Mead
Lynn Meinhardt
Jennifer A. Minore
Wendy Oaks
Crimson Rose
Kimberly Thompson
Mimi Timberlake
Laurel Winzler

Mel Abrams
Peter Beckers
Devid Clover
Al Cummings
Jim Diederich
Nicholas Doxey
Robert Dunn
Steve Elerding
Martin Freeman
Joseph Kinyon
Bill Klaproth
Dan Kyte
Armando Luna
Ian Mishkin
Thomas F. Newman
Lucas Rebston
Will Sanderson
Louis Schilling
Dan Stoddard
Michael Strickland
Tom Tillman
Armin Van Damme
Rick Weil
Michael Wright