Woman Without a Shadow Composer Richard Strauss Librettist Hugo von Hofmannsthal Company San Francisco Opera Association Touring Location Los Angeles, CA Venue Shrine Auditorium Season 1960 Language German Creative/Crew Conductor Leopold Ludwig Stage Director(s) Paul Hager Designer Jean-Pierre Ponnelle Resident designer Thomas L. Colangelo, Jr. Davis L. West Chorus Director Vincenzo Giannini Musical Preparation Marcel Frank Hans Georg Schaefer Costumes designed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle Executed by Goldstein & Co. Cast Empress Leonie Rysanek Emperor Ticho Parly Empress's Nurse Irene Dalis Spiritual Messenger Robert Anderson Guardian of the Temple Gates Mary Costa Youth, sung by Gilbert Russell Youth, mimed by Julien Herrin Voice of the Falcon Frances McCann First Spirit Janis Martin Second Spirit Margot Blum Barak, a Dyer Paul Schoeffler His Wife Marianne Schech One-armed Man Lorenzo Alvary One-eyed Man Richard Wentworth Hunchback Raymond Manton Night Watchman Donald Drain James Standard Ned Romero Servant Virginia Starr Frances McCann Margot Blum Solo Voice Virginia Starr Mary Costa Frances McCann Janis Martin Margot Blum Katherine Hilgenberg Show Dates Wed, Nov 16 1960, 8pm Time and Place (not specified) Scenes Act I, Scene 1 -- In the Empire of the Southeastern Islands Scene 2 -- Barak's hovel under a city wall Act II, Scene 1 -- Barak's hovel, the next day Scene 2 -- At the Emperor's falcon house Scene 3 -- In the falcon house Scene 4 -- Same as Act II, Scene 1 Act III, Scene 1 -- Mystic caverns near Keikobad's domain Scene 2 -- At the entrance to Keikobad's temple Scene 3 -- In the temple Scene 4 -- Near a sun-flooded landscape Notes Major intermission after Act II