Composer Jules Massenet Librettists Edouard Blau and Paul Milliet and Henry Grémont (aka Georges Hartmann) Based On Goethe's Die Leiden des jungen Werthers Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1935 Language French Creative/Crew Conductor Gaetano Merola Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Chorus Master Antonio Dell'Orefice Boy Choir Director Helen Moore-Matthias Cast Werther Tito Schipa Charlotte, daughter of the Bailiff Coe Glade Sophie Anna Young Albert Alfredo Gandolfi The Bailiff Louis D'Angelo Schmidt, his friend Raymond Marlowe Johann, also his friend John Howell Brühlmann Albert Vannucci Kätchen Madelaine Lanz Children (see notes) Show Dates Fri, Nov 22 1935, 8:15pm Time and Place In the vicinity of Frankfurt, Germany, 1772 Scenes Act I -- House of the Bailiff Act II -- Street in the Village of Wetzlar Act III, Scene 1 -- In the House of Albert Act III, Scene 2 -- Werther's Study Media Image Werther, Jules Massenet. San Francisco Opera, 1935. Photographer: Franklin and Rognon/San Francisco Opera. Anna Young (Sophie) Credit Franklin and Rognon Image Werther, Jules Massenet. San Francisco Opera, 1935. Photographer: Franklin and Rognon/San Francisco Opera. Anna Young (Sophie) Credit Franklin and Rognon Image Werther, Jules Massenet. San Francisco Opera, 1935. Photographer: Franklin and Rognon/San Francisco Opera. Coe Glade (Charlotte) Credit Franklin and Rognon Image Werther, Jules Massenet. San Francisco Opera, 1935. Photographer: Franklin and Rognon/San Francisco Opera. Coe Glade (Charlotte) Tito Schipa (Werther), Anna Young (Sophie) Credit Franklin and Rognon Image Werther, Jules Massenet. San Francisco Opera, 1935. Photographer: Franklin and Rognon/San Francisco Opera. Coe Glade (Charlotte), Tito Schipa (Werther) Credit Franklin and Rognon Image Werther, Jules Massenet. San Francisco Opera, 1935. Photographer: Franklin and Rognon/San Francisco Opera. Louis d’Angelo (Bailiff), Children Credit Franklin and Rognon Image Werther, Jules Massenet. San Francisco Opera, 1935. Photographer: Franklin and Rognon/San Francisco Opera. Raymond Marlowe (Schmidt), John Howard (Johann) Credit Franklin and Rognon Image Werther, Jules Massenet. San Francisco Opera, 1935. Photographer: Franklin and Rognon/San Francisco Opera. Tito Schipa (Werther), Coe Glade (Charlotte) Credit Franklin and Rognon Image Werther, Jules Massenet. San Francisco Opera, 1935. Photographer: Franklin and Rognon/San Francisco Opera. Tito Schipa (Werther) Credit Franklin and Rognon Image Werther, Jules Massenet. San Francisco Opera, 1935. Photographer: Franklin and Rognon/San Francisco Opera. Tito Schipa (Werther) Credit Franklin and Rognon Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1935_13_compressed.pdf (5.85 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- Children:Rubsie GiragossiantzAlyce Louise FendallJoseph RomeroRobert Hewitt
Image Werther, Jules Massenet. San Francisco Opera, 1935. Photographer: Franklin and Rognon/San Francisco Opera. Anna Young (Sophie) Credit Franklin and Rognon
Image Werther, Jules Massenet. San Francisco Opera, 1935. Photographer: Franklin and Rognon/San Francisco Opera. Anna Young (Sophie) Credit Franklin and Rognon
Image Werther, Jules Massenet. San Francisco Opera, 1935. Photographer: Franklin and Rognon/San Francisco Opera. Coe Glade (Charlotte) Credit Franklin and Rognon
Image Werther, Jules Massenet. San Francisco Opera, 1935. Photographer: Franklin and Rognon/San Francisco Opera. Coe Glade (Charlotte) Tito Schipa (Werther), Anna Young (Sophie) Credit Franklin and Rognon
Image Werther, Jules Massenet. San Francisco Opera, 1935. Photographer: Franklin and Rognon/San Francisco Opera. Coe Glade (Charlotte), Tito Schipa (Werther) Credit Franklin and Rognon
Image Werther, Jules Massenet. San Francisco Opera, 1935. Photographer: Franklin and Rognon/San Francisco Opera. Louis d’Angelo (Bailiff), Children Credit Franklin and Rognon
Image Werther, Jules Massenet. San Francisco Opera, 1935. Photographer: Franklin and Rognon/San Francisco Opera. Raymond Marlowe (Schmidt), John Howard (Johann) Credit Franklin and Rognon
Image Werther, Jules Massenet. San Francisco Opera, 1935. Photographer: Franklin and Rognon/San Francisco Opera. Tito Schipa (Werther), Coe Glade (Charlotte) Credit Franklin and Rognon
Image Werther, Jules Massenet. San Francisco Opera, 1935. Photographer: Franklin and Rognon/San Francisco Opera. Tito Schipa (Werther) Credit Franklin and Rognon
Image Werther, Jules Massenet. San Francisco Opera, 1935. Photographer: Franklin and Rognon/San Francisco Opera. Tito Schipa (Werther) Credit Franklin and Rognon