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Tristan und Isolde

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Tristan and Isolde
Librettist
Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1980-1981
Language
German

Creative/Crew

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

Cast

Sailor's Voice
Isolde
Brangäne
Kurwenal
Tristan
King Marke
Shepherd
Steersman

Show Dates

Broadcast

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

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).