Tristan and Isolde
Composer
Librettist
Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
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
Deszo Ernster(10/2)
Desire Ligeti(10/7)
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
Media
Document
SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1953_13_compressed.pdf
(8.26 MB)
Notes
To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.
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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."