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Tristan and Isolde
Librettist
Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1974
Language
German

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Production
Designer
Chorus Director
Lighting Designer
Musical Preparation
Costumes executed by

Cast

Sailor's Voice
Brangäne
Kurwenal
Tristan
King Marke
Shepherd
Steersman

Show Dates

Broadcast

10/11/1974, live broadcast, KKHI.

Time and Place

Medieval Cornwall and Brittany

Scenes

Act I -- A ship en route to Cornwall
Act II -- A garden at King Marke's castle in Cornwall
Act III -- Tristan's castle "Kareol" in Brittany

Media

Acknowledgements

The new production of "Tristan und Isolde" is made possible by a generous gift from Mr. & Mrs. Daniel E. Koshland

Notes

10/11/1974, live broadcast, KKHI. Intermission interviews: #1 Tristan Myth, Joseph Campbell (guests),  #2 interview, Birgit Nilsson (guest).