Composer Richard Wagner Librettist Richard Wagner Company San Francisco Opera Association Touring Location Los Angeles, CA Venue Shrine Auditorium Season 1939 Language German Creative/Crew Conductor Edwin McArthur Stage Director(s) Herbert Graf Chorus Master William Tyroler Cast Tristan, a Cornish Knight, nephew of King Mark Lauritz Melchior Isolde, Princess of Ireland Kirsten Flagstad Brangäne, Isolde's friend and attendant Herta Glaz King Mark of Cornwall Alexander Kipnis Kurwenal, Tristan's devoted servant Fred Destal Melot, one of King Mark's courtiers George Cehanovsky Shepherd Ludovico Oliviero Steersman Louis D'Angelo Sailor's Voice Leslie George Show Dates Fri, Nov 10 1939, 7:45pm Time and Place Legendary