Tristan and Isolde Composer Richard Wagner Librettist Richard Wagner Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1949 Language German Creative/Crew Conductor William Steinberg Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Chorus Director Kurt Herbert Adler Cast Tristan, a Cornish Knight, nephew of King Mark Set Svanholm Isolde, Princess of Ireland Kirsten Flagstad Brangäne, Isolde's friend and attendant Blanche Thebom(9/30, 10/15) Herta Glaz(10/6) King Mark of Cornwall Mihaly Szekely Kurwenal, Tristan's devoted servant Herbert Janssen Melot, one of King Mark's courtiers George Cehanovsky Shepherd Leslie Chabay Steersman Patrick McVey(9/30, 10/6) Desire Ligeti(10/15) Sailor's Voice Leslie Chabay Show Dates Fri, Sep 30 1949, 8pm Thu, Oct 6 1949, 8pm Sat, Oct 15 1949, 8pm 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, 1949. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Blanche Thebom (Brangäne) Credit Strohmeyer Image Tristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1949. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Kirsten Flagstad (Isolde), Set Svanholm (Tristan) Credit Unknown Image Tristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1949. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Herta Glaz (Brangäne) Credit Unknown Image Tristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1949. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Kirsten Flagstad (Isolde), Blanche Thebom (Brangäne) Credit Unknown Image Tristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1949. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Blanche Thebom (Brangäne), Kirsten Flagstad (Isolde) Credit Unknown Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1949_12_compressed.pdf (7.09 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. ---------------------
Image Tristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1949. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Blanche Thebom (Brangäne) Credit Strohmeyer
Image Tristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1949. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Kirsten Flagstad (Isolde), Set Svanholm (Tristan) Credit Unknown
Image Tristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1949. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Herta Glaz (Brangäne) Credit Unknown
Image Tristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1949. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Kirsten Flagstad (Isolde), Blanche Thebom (Brangäne) Credit Unknown
Image Tristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1949. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Blanche Thebom (Brangäne), Kirsten Flagstad (Isolde) Credit Unknown