Tristan and Isolde Composer Richard Wagner Librettist Richard Wagner Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1970 Language German Creative/Crew Conductor Otmar Suitner Production Paul Hager Chorus Director Francesco Prestia Musical Preparation Philip Eisenberg Designers Leni Bauer-Ecsy Davis L. West Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Sailor's Voice Ryland Davies Isolde Birgit Nilsson Brangäne Janis Martin Kurwenal William Dooley Tristan Wolfgang Windgassen Melot Allan Monk King Marke Giorgio Tozzi Shepherd David Hall-Sundquist Steersman Clifford Grant Show Dates Sat, Oct 31 1970, 7pm Fri, Nov 6 1970, 7pm Tue, Nov 10 1970, 7pm Sun, Nov 15 1970, 1pm Wed, Nov 18 1970, 7pm Time and Place Medieval Cornwall and Brittany Scenes (not specified) Media Image Janis Martin (Brangäne), Birgit Nilsson (Isolde), Wolfgang Windgassen (Tristan), Tristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1970. Photographer: Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera. Janis Martin (Brangane), Birgit Nilsson (Isolde), and Wolfgang Windgassen (Tristan) Credit Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera Image Birgit Nilsson (Isolde), Tristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1970. Photographer: Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera. Birgit Nilsson (Isolde) Credit Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera Image Birgit Nilsson (Isolde), Wolfgang Windgassen (Tristan), Tristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1970. Photographer: Robert Cahen/San Francisco Opera. Birgit Nilsson (Isolde) and Wolfgang Windgassen (Tristan) Credit Robert Cahen/San Francisco Opera Image Birgit Nilsson (Isolde), Tristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1970. Photographer: Robert Cahen/San Francisco Opera. Birgit Nilsson (Isolde) Credit Robert Cahen/San Francisco Opera Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1970_14_compressed.pdf (19.56 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. ---------------------
Image Janis Martin (Brangäne), Birgit Nilsson (Isolde), Wolfgang Windgassen (Tristan), Tristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1970. Photographer: Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera. Janis Martin (Brangane), Birgit Nilsson (Isolde), and Wolfgang Windgassen (Tristan) Credit Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera
Image Birgit Nilsson (Isolde), Tristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1970. Photographer: Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera. Birgit Nilsson (Isolde) Credit Margaret Norton/San Francisco Opera
Image Birgit Nilsson (Isolde), Wolfgang Windgassen (Tristan), Tristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1970. Photographer: Robert Cahen/San Francisco Opera. Birgit Nilsson (Isolde) and Wolfgang Windgassen (Tristan) Credit Robert Cahen/San Francisco Opera
Image Birgit Nilsson (Isolde), Tristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1970. Photographer: Robert Cahen/San Francisco Opera. Birgit Nilsson (Isolde) Credit Robert Cahen/San Francisco Opera