![]() ![]() It would be better for the Opera Association to go out of business than hire a traitor from Norway," said a lawyer for the Veteran's Legion. Her husband had been reputed to be a collaborator with the Nazis in Norway during the war, and Flagstad's appearance on the stage of the War Memorial Opera House "would desecrate the War Memorial and the ideas it stands for. First San Francisco performance of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss.ġ940-San Francisco Opera Ballet presents the first full-length American production of Swan Lake.ġ944-America's first full-length production of The Nutcracker is performed by the San Francisco Ballet.ġ945-World leaders gather to sign the United Nations charter, and celebrate the event at the Opera House.ġ949-The great Wagnerian soprano Kirsten Flagstad was scheduled to sing in San Francisco at the Opera House. 1970.ġ935-First San Francisco production of Wagner's monumental Ring of the Nibelung cycle.ġ940-San Francisco Opera debuts of German soprano Lotte Lehman, and Swedish tenor Jussi Bjoerling. View East above Gough, War Memorial Building (left) and Opera House (right), City Hall behind across Van Ness, c. Maestro Merola, founder of the company, was the conductor.ġ932-War Memorial Opera House opens with a performance of Puccini's Tosca. San Francisco Opera, now in its 71st season, began at the Civic Auditorium on September 26, 1923, with "La Boheme." The top price was $4 and 5,000 patrons were in attendance. ![]() San Francisco became a regular stop for great singers and touring companies. From the first performance by the Pellegrini Opera Company (Bellini's "La Somnambula" on February 12, 1851) until today, the city has demanded and supported opera to an amazing degree.īetween 18, more than 90 different opera companies visited San Francisco, and in the late 1800s one could choose from four or five different performances on a given evening. San Francisco's love affair with opera is legendary. Photo: San Francisco Performing Arts Library and Museum ![]() A few years after the earthquake and fire 1906, Luiza Tetrazzini performed before tens of thousands of admirers at 3rd/Kearny and Market next to Lotta's Fountain on Dec. ![]()
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