Tristan and Isolde Composer Richard Wagner Librettist Richard Wagner Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1947 Language German Creative/Crew Conductor William Steinberg Stage Director(s) William Wymetal Chorus Director Kurt Herbert Adler Cast Tristan, a Cornish Knight, nephew of King Mark Set Svanholm Isolde, Princess of Ireland Helen Traubel Brangäne, Isolde's friend and attendant Blanche Thebom(10/2) Margaret Harshaw(10/13) King Mark of Cornwall Lorenzo Alvary Kurwenal, Tristan's devoted servant George Czaplicki Melot, one of King Mark's courtiers Walter Olitzki Shepherd Leslie Chabay Steersman Desire Ligeti Sailor's Voice Leslie Chabay Show Dates Thu, Oct 2 1947, 7:30pm Mon, Oct 13 1947, 7:30pm 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, 1947. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Set Svanholm (Tristan), Helen Traubel (Isolde), William Steinberg (Conductor) Credit Strohmeyer Image Tristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1947. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Walter Olitzki (Melot), Blanche Thebom (Brangäne), William Steinberg (Conductor), Lorenzo Alvary (Marke) Credit Strohmeyer Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1947_17_compressed.pdf (7.51 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. ---------------------
Image Tristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1947. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Set Svanholm (Tristan), Helen Traubel (Isolde), William Steinberg (Conductor) Credit Strohmeyer
Image Tristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1947. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Walter Olitzki (Melot), Blanche Thebom (Brangäne), William Steinberg (Conductor), Lorenzo Alvary (Marke) Credit Strohmeyer