Tristan and Isolde Composer Richard Wagner Librettist Richard Wagner Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1936 Language German Creative/Crew Conductor Fritz Reiner Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini 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 Kathryn Meisle(11/2) Doris Doe(11/17) King Mark of Cornwall Emanuel List Kurwenal, Tristan's devoted servant Friedrich Schorr Melot, one of King Mark's courtiers Arnold Gabor Shepherd Hans Clemens(11/2) Ludovico Oliviero(11/17) Sailor's Voice Ludovico Oliviero(11/2) Hans Clemens(11/17) Steersman Louis D'Angelo Show Dates Mon, Nov 2 1936, 7:45pm Tue, Nov 17 1936, 7:45pm 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 Media Image Tristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1936. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Kirsten Flagstad (Isolde), Lauritz Melchior (Tristan) Credit Morton Image Tristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1936. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Doris Doe (Brangane) Credit Morton Image Tristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1936. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Kirsten Flagstad (Isolde), Doris Doe (Brangane) Credit Morton Image Tristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1936. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Kirsten Flagstad (Isolde) Credit Morton Image Tristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1936. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Kirsten Flagstad (Isolde) Credit Morton Image Tristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1936. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Lauritz Melchior (Tristan) Credit Morton Image Tristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1936. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Lauritz Melchior (Tristan), Friedrich Schorr (Kurwenal) Credit Morton Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1936_13_compressed.pdf (6.9 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. ---------------------
Image Tristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1936. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Kirsten Flagstad (Isolde), Lauritz Melchior (Tristan) Credit Morton
Image Tristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1936. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Doris Doe (Brangane) Credit Morton
Image Tristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1936. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Kirsten Flagstad (Isolde), Doris Doe (Brangane) Credit Morton
Image Tristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1936. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Kirsten Flagstad (Isolde) Credit Morton
Image Tristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1936. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Kirsten Flagstad (Isolde) Credit Morton
Image Tristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1936. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Lauritz Melchior (Tristan) Credit Morton
Image Tristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1936. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Lauritz Melchior (Tristan), Friedrich Schorr (Kurwenal) Credit Morton