The Anniversary Gala
Celebration of the Gold & Silver Jubilees of
Kurt Hebert Adler
Masters of Ceremonies
Dorothy Kirsten, Regina Resnik, Lotfi Mansouri, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Sir
Geraint Evans, Terry McEwen, Walter Slezak
Wagner Der Fliegende Holländer Overture
Silvio Varviso conductor
Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Prize Song
Spas Wenkoff tenor
Silvio Varviso conductor
Silvio Varviso conductor
Charpentier Louise Depuis le jour
Dorothy Kirsten soprano
John Pritchard conductor
John Pritchard conductor
Mozart Così fan tutte In uomini, in soldati
Graziella Sciutti soprano
John Pritchard conductor
John Pritchard conductor
Mozart Le Nozze di Figaro Aprite un po' quegli occhi
Cesare Siepi bass
John Pritchard conductor
John Pritchard conductor
Leoncavallo Pagliacci Vesti la giubba
James McCracken tenor
Francesco Molinari-Pradelli conductor
Francesco Molinari-Pradelli conductor
Verdi Un Ballo in Maschera Morrò, ma prima in grazia
Lucine Amara soprano
Janos Ferencsik conductor
Janos Ferencsik conductor
Giordano Andrea Chénier Nemico della patria
Louis Quilico baritone
Francesco Molinari-Pradelli conductor
Francesco Molinari-Pradelli conductor
Humperdinck Hänsel und Gretel Childrens' prayer
San Francisco Boys Chorus
Calvin Simmons conductor
Calvin Simmons conductor
Monteverdi L'Incoronazione di Poppea Pur ti miro
Carol Vaness soprano
Barry McCauley tenor
John Pritchard conductor
Barry McCauley tenor
John Pritchard conductor
Verdi Ernani Ernani, Ernani involami
Leona Mitchell soprano
Calvin Simmons conductor
Calvin Simmons conductor
Gruber, Mei' Muatterl war a' Wienerin
Walter Berry bass-baritone
Janos Ferencsik conductor
Janos Ferencsik conductor
Verdi Macbeth Vieni, t'affretta!
Gwyneth Jones soprano
Richard Bradshaw conductor
Verdi Nabucco Va, pensiero sull'ali dorate
San Francisco Opera Chorus
Richard Bradshaw conductor
Richard Bradshaw conductor
Verdi Nabucco Va, pensiero sull'ali dorate
San Francisco Opera Chorus
Richard Bradshaw conductor
Verdi Nabucco Del futuro nel buio discerno
Giorgio Tozzi baritone
Richard Bradshaw conductor
Richard Bradshaw conductor
Brodiceanu, Pe sub flori ma leganai
Brodiceanu, S'a dus cucul de p' 'aici
Ileana Cotrubas soprano
Philip Eisenberg piano
Ileana Cotrubas soprano
Philip Eisenberg piano
Mussorgsky, Song of the flea
Nicola Rossi-Lemeni bass
Calvin Simmons conductor
Calvin Simmons conductor
Leoncavallo Pagliacci Silvio, a quest'ora
Mary Costa soprano
Allan Monk baritone
Francesco Molinari-Pradelli conductor
Allan Monk baritone
Francesco Molinari-Pradelli conductor
Donizetti
Al dolce guidami.... Coppia iniqua Anna Bolena
Leyla
Gencer soprano
Francesco
Molinari-Pradelli conductor
Anonymous, A new work
Regina Resnik mezzo-soprano
Calvin Simmons conductor
Giordano Fedora Amor ti vieta
Regina Resnik mezzo-soprano
Calvin Simmons conductor
Giordano Fedora Amor ti vieta
Giacomo Aragall tenor
Calvin Simmons conductor
Calvin Simmons conductor
Lehár Giuditta Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiss
Leonie Rysanek soprano
Janos Ferencsik conductor
Verdi Rigoletto Cortigiani, vil razza dannata
Janos Ferencsik conductor
Verdi Rigoletto Cortigiani, vil razza dannata
Ingvar Wixell baritone
Silvio Varviso conductor
Silvio Varviso conductor
Strauss Die Aegyptische Helena Zweite Brautnacht
Leontyne Price soprano
Janos Ferencsik conductor
Janos Ferencsik conductor
Verdi Aida Finale, Triumphal Scene
Gwyneth Jones soprano, Irene Dalis mezzo-soprano, James
McCracken tenor,
Chester Ludgin baritone, Giorgio Tozzi bass, Alexander Malta bass
San Francisco Opera Chorus
Francesco Molinari-Pradelli conductor
Chester Ludgin baritone, Giorgio Tozzi bass, Alexander Malta bass
San Francisco Opera Chorus
Francesco Molinari-Pradelli conductor
Not listed in the program were "honoured guests" who did not perform, but were introduced on stage: Licia Albanese, Lorenzo Alvary, Frances Bible, Heinz Blankenburg, Inge Borkh, Sona Cervena, Irene Dalis, Howard Fried, Colin Harvey, Hans Hotter, Frederick Jagel, Raymond Manton, Donna Petersen, Florence Quartararo, Stella Roman, Bidú Sayão, Giulietta Simionato, Blanche Thebom, Claramae Turner, Ramon Vinay
In the audience were: San Francisco Mayor George
Moscone, Roger L. Stevens, Chairman of the Kennedy Centre, Livingston Biddle,
Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts
† Recording date
Photo © IRA NOWINSKI, San Francisco
LETTER TO LEYLA GENCER REGARDING CONCERT
29.08.1978
LETTER TO LEYLA GENCER REGARDING CONCERT
15.11.1978
LETTER TO LEYLA GENCER REGARDING CONCERT
06.12.1978
A TELEGRAM TO LEYLA GENCER REGARDING CONCERT
06.12.1978
OPERA MAGAZINE
1978 June
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
1978.06.10
SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER
1978.07.02
THE PENINSULA TIMES TRIBUNE
1978.07.02
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
1978.10.30
SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER
1978.10.30
PITTSBURGH POST
1978.11.12
SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER
1978.11.12
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
1978.11.17
THE PENINSULA TIMES TRIBUNE
1978.11.20
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
1978.11.21
THE PENINSULA TIMES TRIBUNE
1978.12.12
