Composer Richard Wagner Librettist Richard Wagner Company San Francisco Opera Association Touring Location Los Angeles, CA Venue Shrine Auditorium Season 1964 Language German Creative/Crew Conductor Georges Prêtre Production Paul Hager Designer Wolfram Skalicki Thomas L. Colangelo, Jr.(resident designer) Chorus Director Vincenzo Giannini Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Gurnemanz Giorgio Tozzi Kundry Irene Dalis Amfortas Eberhard Waechter Parsifal Sandor Konya Titurel John West Klingsor Joshua Hecht First Knight of the Grail Richard Riffel Second Knight of the Grail Pietro Menci Young Knight Carol Todd Janis Martin Howard Fried Roy Glover Voice Janis Martin Klingsor's Maiden Lee Venora Carol Todd Gwen Curatilo Leona Gordon Janis Martin Erika Wien Show Dates Sun, Nov 22 1964, 3pm Time and Place Legendary Scenes Act I, Scene 1 -- The land of the Holy Grail Scene 2 -- The Temple of the Holy Grail Act II, Scene 1 -- Klingsor's castle Scene 2 -- Enchanted garden of Klingsor's castle Act III, Scene 1 -- The land of the Holy Grail Scene 2 -- The Temple of the Holy Grail Acknowledgements This performance is dedicated to the memory of the late President John F. Kennedy Notes San Francisco Opera Boys Chorus Madi Bacon, Director