Tristan and Isolde Composer Richard Wagner Librettist Richard Wagner Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1980-1981 Language German Creative/Crew Conductor Kurt Herbert Adler Production Dietrich Haugk Designer Roman Weyl Lighting Designer Thomas J. Munn Chorus Director Richard Bradshaw Musical Preparation James Johnson Margaret Singer Philip Eisenberg Prompter Philip Eisenberg Costumes executed by Hans-Günter Willerscheidt Cast Sailor's Voice Quade Winter Isolde Gwyneth Jones Brangäne Ruza Baldani Kurwenal Thomas Stewart Tristan Spas Wenkoff Melot Warren Ellsworth King Marke Simon Estes Shepherd Jonathan Green Steersman John Del Carlo Show Dates Fri, Nov 7 1980, 7pm Tue, Nov 11 1980, 7pm Sun, Nov 16 1980, 1pm Fri, Nov 21 1980, 7pm Wed, Nov 26 1980, 7pm Sat, Nov 29 1980, 7pm Broadcast Fri, Nov 21 1980, 7am 11/21/1980, live broadcast, KQED and NPR. Time and Place Medieval Cornwall and Brittany Scenes Act I -- A ship en route to Cornwall Act II -- Near the shore at King Marke's castle in Cornwall Act III -- Outside of Tristan's castle "Kareol" in Brittany Media Image Spas Wenkoff (Tristan), Gwyneth Jones (Isolde), Tristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1980-81. Photographer: Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera. Spas Wenkoff (Tristan) and Gwyneth Jones (Isolde) Credit Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera Image Ruza Baldani (Brangane), Gwyneth Jones (Isolde), Tristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1980-81. Photographer: Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera. Ruza Baldani (Brangane) and Gwyneth Jones (Isolde) Credit Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera Image Gwyneth Jones (Isolde), Tristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1980-81. Photographer: Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera. Gwyneth Jones (Isolde) Credit Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera Image Warren Ellsworth (Melot), Spas Wenkoff (Tristan), Gwyneth Jones (Isolde), Ruza Baldani (Brangane), Ensemble, Tristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1980-81. Photographer: Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera. Act II Credit Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera Image Gwyneth Jones (Isolde), Simon Estes (King Marke), Spas Wenkoff (Tristan), Tristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1980-81. Photographer: Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera. Gwyneth Jones (Isolde), Simon Estes (King Marke), and Spas Wenkoff (Tristan) Credit Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera Image Thomas Stewart (Kurwenal), Spas Wenkoff (Tristan), Tristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1980-81. Photographer: Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera. Thomas Stewart (Kurwenal) and Spas Wenkoff (Tristan) Credit Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera Image Gwyneth Jones (Isolde), Spas Wenkoff (Tristan), Simon Estes (King Marke), Tristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1980-81. Photographer: Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera. Gwyneth Jones (Isolde), Spas Wenkoff (Tristan), and Simon Estes (King Marke) Credit Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera Acknowledgements Production made possible by a generous gift from Mr. and Mrs. Daniel E. Koshland Notes 11/21/1980, live broadcast, KQED and NPR. Intermission interviews: #1 Kurt Herbert Adler (guest), #2 Gwyneth Jones, (guest).
Image Spas Wenkoff (Tristan), Gwyneth Jones (Isolde), Tristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1980-81. Photographer: Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera. Spas Wenkoff (Tristan) and Gwyneth Jones (Isolde) Credit Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera
Image Ruza Baldani (Brangane), Gwyneth Jones (Isolde), Tristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1980-81. Photographer: Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera. Ruza Baldani (Brangane) and Gwyneth Jones (Isolde) Credit Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera
Image Gwyneth Jones (Isolde), Tristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1980-81. Photographer: Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera. Gwyneth Jones (Isolde) Credit Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera
Image Warren Ellsworth (Melot), Spas Wenkoff (Tristan), Gwyneth Jones (Isolde), Ruza Baldani (Brangane), Ensemble, Tristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1980-81. Photographer: Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera. Act II Credit Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera
Image Gwyneth Jones (Isolde), Simon Estes (King Marke), Spas Wenkoff (Tristan), Tristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1980-81. Photographer: Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera. Gwyneth Jones (Isolde), Simon Estes (King Marke), and Spas Wenkoff (Tristan) Credit Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera
Image Thomas Stewart (Kurwenal), Spas Wenkoff (Tristan), Tristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1980-81. Photographer: Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera. Thomas Stewart (Kurwenal) and Spas Wenkoff (Tristan) Credit Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera
Image Gwyneth Jones (Isolde), Spas Wenkoff (Tristan), Simon Estes (King Marke), Tristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1980-81. Photographer: Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera. Gwyneth Jones (Isolde), Spas Wenkoff (Tristan), and Simon Estes (King Marke) Credit Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera