Tristan and Isolde
Composer
Librettist
Company
San Francisco Opera Association Touring
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Venue
Shrine Auditorium
Season
1953
Language
German
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Chorus Director
Settings designed by
Settings painted by
Cast
Tristan, a Cornish Knight, nephew of King Mark
Isolde, Princess of Ireland
Brangaene, Isolde's friend and attendant
King Mark of Cornwall
Kurwenal, Tristan's devoted servant
Melot, one of King Mark's courtiers
Shepherd
Steersman
Sailor's Voice
Show Dates
Time and Place
Legendary
Scenes
Act I -- On Board a Vessel Nearing the Cornish Coast
Act II -- Garden Before Isolde's Castle; Summer Night
Act III -- Garden of Tristan's Estate in Brittany
Notes
The Company General Director Gaetano Merola died on August 20th, while conducting
Butterfly's "Un bel dì" in San Francisco's Stern Grove. The entire 1953 season
was labeled "Gaetano Merola, 1879-1953 -- In Memoriam."
The curtain time is a guess; records preserved everything but those.