Der Rosenkavalier 1963
Chivalry and romance…
… rekindles the elegance of eighteenth-century Vienna in Strauss’ masterpiece.
Synopsis
Act I
It is morning and Octavian, a handsome youth of seventeen, is taking leave of the Marschallin, whose husband is away on a hunting trip. Despite his affirmation of undying devotion, the Marschallin is aware that the disparity in their ages will soon cause Octavian to look to women younger than herself for love.
They are interrupted by a commotion outside the door. Fearing that her husband has returned, the Marschallin helps Octavian disguise himself in the dress of a chambermaid. Their alarm subsides, however, when Baron Ochs von Lerchenau, a distant relative of the Marschallin, forces his way through the door despite the protests of the servants.
Ochs is much taken with the charms of the chambermaid, Mariandel (the disguised Octavian), and he ogles her all through the transaction of his business with the Marschallin. Ochs asks the Marschallin to select a Knight of the Rose to bring, in his behalf, the symbolic silver rose to Sophie, daughter of the nouveau riche von Faninal, whom he has decided to marry. Certain details of the marriage contract must also be settled, and the Marschallin suggests that he seek the advice of her attorney, who will attend her morning levee.
While a hairdresser fixes the Marschallin’s coiffure for the day, she receives a number of visitors. She is gracious to three poor orphans, rejects the overtures of Annina and Valzacchi (two Italian scandalmongers), and listens to an aria sung by an Italian tenor. As the singer is at the climax of the second verse, Ochs’ muttered arguments with the attorney break into shouts. The resulting confusion sweeps all from the room.
Left alone, the Marschallin becomes pensive, and not even Octavian’s return can rouse her from sad, reflective thoughts. Octavian leaves and she remembers that she did not even kiss him good-by. Realizing that she must accept the inevitable and sacrifice her own happiness for Octavian’s future, the Marschallin gives the silver rose to a page with instructions to take it to Octavian.
Act II
Sophie and her duenna excitedly await the appearance of the Rosenkavalier. Octavian enters carrying the silver rose. The formal speeches over, the two young people sit down to talk, and imperceptibly the conversation drifts toward intimacy. They are interrupted by the entrance of the bridegroom who loses no time in letting Sophie know his condescension in courting her. This, and his rude manner, repel her. When the Baron is called into an adjoining room, Sophie runs to Octavian.
Annina and Valzacchi enter calling for the Baron, hoping to be rewarded for the information they reveal concerning Sophie and Octavian. A quarrel follows. Ochs, lightly wounded by Octavian, raises a terrible outcry. Determined to rescue Sophie, Octavian, with the help of the two scandalmongers who are angered by the Baron’s stingy treatment of them, concocts a plot. A note is handed to the Baron in which a rendezvous with the chambermaid, Mariandel, is promised.
Act III
Ochs woos the disguised Octavian at a country inn. Figures appear from trapdoors and Ochs is convinced he sees ghosts. A woman in mourning (Annina in disguise) rushes in claiming to be his deserted wife. The confusion mounts as servants and police crowd into the room. Octavian sends for Faninal; Leopold, Ochs’ natural son, sends for the Marschallin to come to his father’s aid. After her arrival, Ochs takes leave, and the Marschallin draws Sophie and Octavian together. She leaves them alone and they reveal their love for each other. Resigned to the loss of her youthful cavalier, the Marschallin departs on the arm of Faninal.
Artists
Marian Thompson
Soprano
The Marschallin
Marian Thompson
Hometown: Indianapolis, IN
SFO Debut:
Rosalinda, Die Fledermaus, 1963 (June 26 – August 12)
Past Seasons:
Marschallin, Der Rosenkavalier, 1963
Helen Vanni
Mezzo-soprano
Octavian
Helen Vanni
Hometown: Davenport, IA
SFO Debut:
Tessa, The Gondoliers, 1960
Past Seasons:
Countess Olga Sukarev, Fedora, 1977
Countess Almaviva, The Marriage of Figaro, 1976 (August 24)
Hero, L’Egisto, 1976
Constance Fletcher, The Mother of Us All, 1976
Mistress Alice Ford, Falstaff, 1975
Countess Almaviva, The Marriage of Figaro, 1973
Mrs. Coyle, Owen Wingrave, 1973
Countess Almaviva, The Marriage of Figaro, 1970
Smeton, Anna Bolena, 1970
Dorabella, Così fan tutte, 1969
Marschallin, Der Rosenkavalier, 1968
Suzuki, Madame Butterfly, 1968 (July 2 – 12)
Cherubino, The Marriage of Figaro, 1967
Rosina, The Barber of Seville, 1967
Cinderella, Cinderella, 1966
Clairon, Capriccio, 1966
Cherubino, The Marriage of Figaro, 1965
Suzuki, Madame Butterfly, 1965
Rosina, The Barber of Seville, 1965
Suzuki, Madame Butterfly, 1963 (July 6 – 10)
Octavian, Der Rosenkavalier, 1963
Jocasta, Oedipus Rex, 1962
St. Catherine, Joan of Arc at the Stake, 1962
Dorabella, Così fan tutte, 1962
Cherubino, The Marriage of Figaro, 1961
Octavian, Der Rosenkavalier, 1961
Cherubino, The Marriage of Figaro, 1960
Cinderella, Cinderella, 1960
Doris Yarick
Soprano
Sophie
Doris Yarick
SFO Debut:
Baby Doe, The Ballad of Baby Doe, 1961
Past Seasons:
The Cook, Le Rossignol, 1969
Pamina, The Magic Flute, 1969
Despina, Così fan tutte, 1969
Susanna, The Marriage of Figaro, 1967
Mimi, La bohème, 1967(July 5 – 22)
Daughter of Cardillac, Cardillac, 1967
Anne, The Rake’s Progress, 1966
Susanna, The Marriage of Figaro, 1964
Mimi, La bohème, 1964
Sophie, Der Rosenkavalier, 1963
Anne, The Rake’s Progress, 1962
Parasha, Mavra, 1962
St. Margaret, Joan of Arc at the Stake, 1962
Despina, Così fan tutte, 1962
Musetta, La bohème, 1961
Micaela, Carmen, 1961
Andrew Foldi
Bass-baritone
Baron Ochs
Andrew Foldi
Hometown: Budapest, Hungary
SFO Debut:
Doctor Bartolo, The Barber of Seville, 1957
Past Seasons:
Speaker, The Magic Flute, 1980
A Struggling Soul, Die Jakobsleiter, 1980
Schigolch, Lulu, 1979
Bartolo, The Marriage of Figaro, 1976
Schigolch, Lulu, 1974
Baron Ochs, Der Rosenkavalier, 1968
Director, La bohėme, 1964
Baron Ochs, Der Rosenkavalier, 1963
Baron Ochs, Der Rosenkavalier, 1961
Benoit, La bohème, 1961
Bartolo, The Marriage of Figaro, 1961
Baron d’Houdoux, News of the Day, 1961
Don Magnifico, Cinderella, 1960
Master Spinelleccio, Gianni Schicci, 1960
Tiresias, Oedipus Rex, 1960
Bartolo, The Marriage of Figaro, 1960
Henry VIII, Anna Bolena, 1959
Osmin, Abduction from the Seraglio, 1959
Doctor Bartolo, The Barber of Seville, 1959
Benoit/Alcindoro, La bohème, 1958
Don Alfonso, Così fan tutte, 1958
Pistol, Falstaff, 1958
Don Magnifico, Cinderella, 1958
Uberto, La serva padrona, 1957
Truffaldin. Ariadne auf Naxos, 1957
John Reardon
Baritone
Herr von Faninal
John Reardon
Hometown: New York, NY
SFO Debut:
Nick Shadow, The Rake’s Progress, 1960
Past Seasons:
Count Almaviva, The Marriage of Figaro, 1970
Dr. Stone, Help! Help! The Globolinks, 1970
Guglielmo, Così fan tutte, 1969
Dr. Stone, Help! Help! The Globolinks, 1969
Urbain Grandier, The Devils of Loudun, 1969
Belcore, The Elixir of Love, 1968
Sharpless, Madame Butterfly, 1968
Pentheus, The Bassarids, 1968
Figaro, The Barber of Seville, 1967
Cardillac, Cardillac, 1967
Jochanaan, Salome, 1967
Dandini, Cinderella, 1966 (August 18 – 26)
Mandryka, Arabella, 1965
Count Almaviva, The Marriage of Figaro, 1965
Platon Kusmich Kovalioff, The Nose, 1965
Escamillo, Carmen, 1964 (July 10 – August 5)
Count Almaviva, The Marriage of Figaro, 1964
Herr von Faninal, Der Rosenkavalier, 1963
Don Giovanni, Don Giovanni, 1963
Sharpless, Madame Butterfly, 1963 (July 6 – August 2)
Scarpia, Tosca, 1962
Nick Shadow, The Rake’s Progress, 1962
Scarpia, Tosca, 1960
Robert Schmorr
Tenor
Valzacchi
Robert Schmorr
Hometown: New York, NY
SFO Debut:
Dr. Blind, Die Fledermaus, 1963
Past Seasons:
Goro, Madame Butterfly, 1963
Valzacchi, Der Rosenkavalier, 1963
The Prince, Lulu, 1963
Le Théière/ La Rainette, L’enfant et les sortilèges, 1963
Marlena Kleinman
Mezzo-soprano
Annina
Marlena Kleinman
Hometown: New York, NY
SFO Debut:
Annina, Der Rosenkavalier, 1963
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1961, 1962
Past Seasons:
Le Bergère/ L’Ecureuil, L’enfant et les sortilèges, 1973
Maddalena, Rigoletto, 1964 (August 26 – 29)
Student, Lulu, 1964
Suzuki, Madame Butterfly, 1963 (July 20 – August 23)
Student, Lulu, 1963
Le Bergère/ L’Ecureuil, L’enfant et les sortilèges, 1963
Flora, La traviata, 1962
Orphan, Der Rosenkavalier, 1961
Mary, The Ballad of Baby Doe, 1961
George Shirley
Tenor
An Italian Tenor
George Shirley
Hometown: Indianapolis, IN
SFO Debut:
Oedipus, Oedipus Rex, 1962
Past Seasons:
L’Egisto, L’Egisto, 1974
Oleander, Melusine, 1972
Pinkerton, Madame Butterfly, 1972 (July 8 – 14)
Don Ottavio, Don Giovanni, 1972
Alfredo, La traviata, 1970 (August 8 – 22)
Cavaradossi, Tosca, 1969 (August 21 – 23)
Duke of Mantua, Rigoletto, 1966 (August 20 – 27)
King Leandro, The Stag King, 1965
Pinkerton, Madame Butterfly, 1965 (August 14 – 25)
Edgardo, Lucia di Lammermoor, 1965
Alfredo, La traviata, 1965 (August 20 – 28)
Duke of Mantua, Rigoletto, 1964 (July 17 – August 29)
Alwa, Lulu, 1964
Apollo, Daphne, 1964
Don Jose, Carmen, 1964 (July 10, 15, 25, August 5)
Pinkerton, Madame Butterfly, 1963 (July 6 – 10, August 17 – 23)
Alwa, Lulu, 1963
Porcus, Joan of Arc at the Stake, 1963
Don Ottavio, Don Giovanni, 1963
Italian Tenor, Der Rosenkavalier, 1963
Cavaradossi, Tosca, 1962
Carla Marioni
Soprano
Marianne
Carla Marioni
Hometown: Norfolk, VA
SFO debut:
Donna Anna, Don Giovanni, 1963
Past Seasons:
Marianne, Der Rosenkavalier, 1963
The Virgin, Joan of Arc at the Stake, 1963
John Thomas
Tenor
Marschallin's Major Domo
John Thomas
Hometown: Washington, D.C
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1963
Past Seasons:
Major Domo, Der Rosenkavalier, 1963
Servant, Lulu, 1963
Mary Burdette
Soprano
Noble Widow
Mary Burdette
Hometown: Des Moines, IA
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1963
Past Seasons:
Widow, Der Rosenkavalier, 1963
Linnie Mower
Soprano
A Milliner/ Child
Linnie Mower
Hometown: Dallas, TX
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1962, 1963
Past Seasons:
Milliner/ Child, Der Rosenkavalier, 1963
Une Pastourelle, L’enfant et les sortileges, 1963
Martin Eugene Allen
Tenor
Animal Vendor/ Landlord
Martin Eugene Allen
Hometown: Albuquerque, NM
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1962, 1963, 1964
Past Seasons:
El Remendado, Carmen, 1964 (July 10 – 25)
Animal Vendor/ Landlord, Der Rosenkavalier, 1963
Usher, Joan of Arc at the Stake, 1963
Giuseppe, La traviata, 1962
Usher, Joan of Arc at the Stake, 1962
Wesley Fata
Choreographer
A Hairdresser
Wesley Fata
Hometown: New York, NY
SFO Debut:
Hairdresser, Der Rosenkavalier, 1963
Past Seasons:
Daphne, 1981
News of the Day, 1981
Persian Set, 1963
At the Gate, 1963
A King, Joan of Arc at the Stake, 1963
Le Cendre, L’enfant et les sortilèges, 1963
Lee Cass
Bass-baritone
Marschallin's Attorney
Lee Cass
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
SFO Debut:
Frosch, Die Fledermaus, 1963
Past Seasons:
Bonze, Madame Butterfly, 1963
Attorney, Der Rosenkavalier, 1963
Herald II, Joan of Arc at the Stake, 1963
Schigolch, Lulu, 1963
Bonze, Le Rossignol, 1963
Melvin Smith
Tenor
Leopold
Melvin Smith
Hometown: Washington, D.C.
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1963
Past Seasons:
Leopold, Der Rosenkavalier, 1963
Grinder Trusty/ The Ass, Joan of Arc at the Stake, 1963
David Sundquist
Tenor
Faninal's Major Domo/ Lackey
David Sundquist
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1963, 1964
Past Seasons:
Kleontes, Daphne, 1964
Leukippos, Daphne, 1964 (July 31)
Third Japanese Envoy, Le Rossignol, 1963
Faninal’s Major domo/ Lackey, Der Rosenkavalier, 1963
Stuart Hodes
Choreographer
Dr. Medicus
Stuart Hodes
Hometown: New York, NY
SFO Debut:
Die Fledermaus, 1963
Past Seasons:
Don Giovanni, 1963
Dr. Medicus, Der Rosenkavalier, 1963
Persian Set, 1963
A Man, At the Gate, 1963
L’enfant et les sortilèges, 1963
Peter Harrower
bass
Police Commissioner
Peter Harrower
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
SFO Debut:
Frank, Die Fledermaus, 1963
Past Seasons:
Don Alfonso, Così fan tutte, 1969
Emperor of China, Le Rossignol, 1969
Sarastro, The Magic Flute, 1969
First Nazarene, Salome, 1969
Sarastro, The Magic Flute, 1968
Police Commissioner, Der Rosenkavalier, 1968
Cadmus, The Bassarids, 1968
Don Basilio, The Barber of Seville, 1967
Zuniga, Carmen, 1967
First Nazarene, Salome, 1967
La Roche, Capriccio, 1966
Alidoro, Cinderella, 1966
Commendatore, Don Giovanni, 1966
Sparafucile, Rigoletto, 1966 (August 20 – 27)
Count Waldner, Arabella, 1965
Don Basilio, The Barber of Seville, 1965
Raimondo, Lucia di Lammermoor, 1965
Advertising Editor/Doctor, The Nose, 1965
Zuniga, Carmen, 1964
Master Amantio, Gianni Schicchi, 1964
Animal Trainer, Lulu, 1964
Sparafucile, Rigoletto, 1964
Police Commissioner, Der Rosenkavalier, 1963
Commendatore, Don Giovanni, 1963
Chamberlain, Le Rossignol, 1963
Animal Trainer, Lulu, 1963
Lewis Greensfelder
Tenor
House Boots
Lewis Greensfelder
Hometown: New York, NY
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1963
Past Seasons:
House Boots, Der Rosenkavalier, 1963
Don Junod
Tenor
Lackey
Don Junod
Hometown: Wichita, KS
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1962, 1963
Past Seasons:
Lackey, Der Rosenkavalier, 1963
First Japanese Envoy, Le Rossignol, 1963
Clerk/ Scene 1 Voice, Joan of Arc at the Stake, 1963
Voice, Joan of Arc at the Stake, 1962
Joseph Galiano
Bass
Lackey/ Waiter
Joseph Galiano
Hometown: Beaumont, TX
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1962, 1963
Past Seasons:
Lackey/ Waiter, Der Rosenkavalier, 1963
Flora’s Servant, La traviata, 1962
Bruce Freeman
Bass
Lackey/ Waiter
Bruce Freeman
Hometown: Kansas City, MO
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1963
Past Seasons:
Lackey/ Waiter, Der Rosenkavalier, 1963
Priest, Joan of Arc at the Stake, 1963
Director of Theatre/ Jack the Ripper, Lulu, 1963
Katherine Kaufman
Soprano
Orphan/ Child
Katherine Kaufman
Hometown: Hobbs, NM
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1963, 1964
Past Seasons:
Barbarina, The Marriage of Figaro, 1964
Le Rossignol, L’enfant et les sortilèges, 1964
Child/ Orphan, Der Rosenkavalier, 1963
La Chouette, L’enfant et les sortilèges, 1963
Ann Graber
Soprano
Orphan/ Child
Ann Graber
Hometown: Oakland, CA
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1963, 1964
Past Seasons:
Child/ Orphan, Der Rosenkavalier, 1963
Irene Liden
Mezzo-soprano
Orphan
Irene Liden
Hometown: Austin, TX
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1963, 1965
Past Seasons:
Kate Pinkerton, Madame Butterfly, 1965
Scollatella III, her double, The Stag King, 1965
Un Pâtre, L’enfant et les sortilèges, 1963
Orphan, Der Rosenkavalier, 1963
Conrad Immel
Baritone
Servant/ Musician
Conrad Immel
Hometown: Austin, TX
SFO Debut:
Baron Duphol, La traviata, 1965
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1963, 1964
Past Seasons:
Ivan Ivanovich/ Lackey/ Speculator, The Nose, 1965
Count Dominik, Arabella, 1965
Prince Yamadori, Madame Butterfly, 1965
Marullo, Rigoletto, 1964
El Dancairo, Carmen, 1964 (July 10 – 25)
Registrar, Madame Butterfly, 1963
Second Japanese Envoy, Le Rossignol, 1963
Musician/ Och’s Servant, Der Rosenkavalier, 1963
Scene 8 Voice, Joan of Arc at the Stake, 1963
Andrew Poulimenos
Tenor
Servant/ Coachman
Andrew Poulimenos
Hometown: Watertown, MA
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1963
Past Seasons:
Servant/ Coachman, Der Rosenkavalier, 1963
Ronald Worstell
bass
Servant/ Musician
Ronald Worstell
Hometown: Urbana, IL
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1962, 1963
Past Seasons:
Och’s Servant/ Musician, Der Rosenkavalier, 1963
Un Arbre, L’enfant et les sortilèges, 1963
Richard Firmin
Tenor
Waiter
Richard Firmin
Hometown: Austin, TX
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1963, 1964
Past Seasons:
Don Curzio, The Marriage of Figaro, 1964
Waiter, Der Rosenkavalier, 1963
John Swift
Bass
Waiter
John Swift
Hometown: New York, NY
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1963
Past Seasons:
The Commissioner, Madame Butterfly, 1963
Waiter, Der Rosenkavalier, 1963
Catherine Christensen
Soprano
Child
Catherine Christensen
Hometown: Chicago, IL
SFO Debut:
Micaela, Carmen, 1964
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1961, 1962, 1963
Past Seasons:
Sister Constance, Dialogues of the Carmélites, 1966
Zerlina, Don Giovanni, 1966
Zdenka, Arabella, 1965
Podtotchina’s Daughter, The Nose, 1965
La Princesse, L’enfant et les sortilèges, 1964
Lauretta, Gianni Schicchi, 1964
First Maiden, Daphne, 1964
Cook, Le Rossignol, 1963
Child, Der Rosenkavalier, 1963
Slave, Salome, 1962
Kate, The Ballad of Baby Doe, 1962
Chambermaid, News of the Day, 1961
David Barron
Baritone
Coachman
David Barron
Hometown: Champaign, IL
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1963, 1964
Past Seasons:
El Dancairo, Carmen, 1964 (August 5 – 21)
Coachman, Der Rosenkavalier, 1963
John Crosby
Conductor
John Crosby
Hometown: New York, NY
SFO Debut:
Madame Butterfly, 1957
Past Seasons:
La traviata, 2002
The Egyptian Helen, 2001
Elektra, 2000
Countess Maritza, 1999
Ariadne auf Naxos, 1999
Madame Butterfly, 1998
Salome, 1998
La traviata, 1997
Arabella, 1997
Madame Butterfly, 1996
Daphne, 1996
Countess Maritza, 1995
Salome, 1995
Tosca, 1994 (July 1 – 15)
Intermezzo, 1994
La bohème, 1993 (July 2 – 16)
Capriccio, 1993
Die Fledermaus, 1992
Der Rosenkavalier, 1992
La traviata, 1991 (June 28 – July 6)
Die schweigsame Frau, 1991
La bohème, 1990
Ariadne auf Naxos, 1990
La traviata, 1989 (June 30 – July 12)
Der Rosenkavalier, 1989
Die Fledermaus, 1988
Feuersnot, 1988
Friedenstag, 1988
Madame Butterfly, 1987
Die schweigsame Frau, 1987
Die Fledermaus, 1986
The Egyptian Helen, 1986
Orpheus in the Underworld, 1985
Die Liebe der Danae, 1985
A Florentine Tragedy, 1984
Violanta, 1984
Intermezzo, 1984
Orpheus in the Underworld, 1983
Arabella, 1983
Die Fledermaus, 1982
Die Liebe der Danae, 1982
La bohème, 1981
Daphne, 1981
La traviata, 1980
Elektra, 1980
The Grand Duchesse of Gerolstein, 1979
Lucia di Lammermoor, 1979
Salome, 1979
Tosca, 1978
Salome, 1978
The Italian Straw Hat, 1977
Fedora, 1977
La traviata, 1976
Salome, 1976
Carmen, 1975
La bohème, 1974
The Grand Duchesse of Gerolstein, 1974
La bohème, 1973
The Merry Widow, 1973
The Grand Duchesse of Gerolstein, 1972
Madame Butterfly, 1972
Salome, 1972
Don Carlo, 1971
The Grand Duchesse of Gerolstein, 1971
La traviata, 1970
Anna Bolena, 1970
Tosca, 1969
Salome, 1969
Madame Butterfly, 1968
La traviata, 1968
Der Rosenkavalier, 1968
Carmen, 1967
La bohème, 1967
Tosca, 1966
Capriccio, 1966
Rigoletto, 1966
La traviata, 1965
Madame Butterfly, 1965
Arabella, 1965
Rigoletto, 1964
Daphne, 1964
La bohème, 1964 (August 22 & 28)
Die Fledermaus, 1963
Madame Butterfly, 1963
Der Rosenkavalier, 1963
Salome, 1962
Oedipus Rex, 1962 (and Director)
Perséphone, 1962
Tosca, 1962
Der Rosenkavalier, 1961
La bohème, 1961
The Gondoliers, 1960
Tosca, 1960
Die Fledermaus, 1959
Madame Butterfly, 1959
La bohème, 1958
Wuthering Heights, 1958
Capriccio, 1958
John Moriarty
Director/ Chorus Master
John Moriarty
Hometown: Fall River, MA
SFO Debut:
Director, Salome, 1962
Past Seasons:
Conductor, The Rake’s Progress, 1970
Director/ Chorus Master, La traviata, 1965
Chorus Master, The Barber of Seville, 1965
Chorus Master, Madame Butterfly, 1965
Chorus Master, Lucia di Lammermoor, 1965
Chorus Master, Arabella, 1965
Chorus Master, The Stag King, 1965
Director/ Chorus Master, The Nose, 1965
Chorus Master, The Marriage of Figaro, 1965
Chorus Master, Rigoletto, 1964
Chorus Master, The Marriage of Figaro, 1964
Director/ Chorus Master, Gianni Schicchi, 1964
Director/ Chorus Master, Carmen, 1964
Chorus Master, L’enfant et les sortilèges, 1964
Chorus Master, Daphne, 1964
Chorus Master, La bohėme, 1964
Chorus Master, Die Fledermaus, 1963
Chorus Master, Don Giovanni, 1963
Chorus Master, Madame Butterfly, 1963
Director/ Chorus Master, Der Rosenkavalier, 1963
Chorus Master, Joan of Arc at the Stake, 1963
Chorus Master, L’enfant et les sortilèges, 1963
Chorus Master, Le Rossignol, 1963
Chorus Master, Così fan tutte, 1962
Chorus Master, La traviata, 1962
Chorus Master, Joan of Arc at the Stake, 1962
Chorus Master, Le Rossignol, 1962
Chorus Master, Oedipus Rex, 1962
Chorus Master, Perséphone, 1962
Chorus Master, Tosca, 1962
Eldon Elder
Scenic & Costume Designer
Eldon Elder
Hometown: Atchison, KS
SFO Debut:
Der Rosenkavalier, 1961
Past Seasons:
Der Rosenkavalier, 1963
The Ballad of Baby Doe, 1961
Carl Seltzer
Lighting Designer
Carl Seltzer
SFO Debut:
Die Fledermaus, 1963
Past Seasons:
Don Giovanni, 1963
Madame Butterfly, 1963
Der Rosenkavalier, 1963
Persian Set, 1963
At the Gate, 1963
Joan of Arc at the Stake, 1963
Lulu, 1963
L’enfant et les sortilèges, 1963
Le Rossignol, 1963
Der Rosenkavalier 1963
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