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Tristan and Isolde
Librettist
Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
2006-2007
Language
German

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Director
Production
Lighting Designer
Chorus Director
Musical Preparation
Prompter
Supertitles
Assistant Stage Director(s)
Fight Choreographer
Stage Manager(s)
Costume Supervisor
Production Super Captain

Cast

Sailor
Brangäne
Kurwenal
Tristan
Shepherd
Steersman

Show Dates

Broadcast

7/1/2007 delayed broadcast, KDFC; 10/27/2007 WFMT.

Time and Place

Medieval Cornwall and Brittany

Scenes

Act I -- A ship en route to Cornwall
Act II -- The garden outside King Marke's castle in Cornwall
Act III -- Outside of Tristan's castle in Brittany

Media

Acknowledgements

This production is made possible, in part, by Mr. and Mrs. Burgess Jamieson and Thomas F. and Barbara A. Wolfe

Notes

7/1/2007 delayed broadcast, KDFC; 10/27/2007 WFMT.

Scenery and props created for Los Angeles Opera

Costumes and wigs created in San Francisco Opera workshops

Christine Brewer sang the part of Isolde in several concert performances
as well as on a complete recording of the opera. In these performances,
she is taking part, for the first time, in a fully-staged production.

SUPERNUMERARIES
Marcus Ceniceros
JD Durst
Joshua Kelly
Kurt Krikorian
David Lefkowich
Charlie Lichtman
Kai Morrison
Carlos Suarez
Jason Topolski