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Librettist
Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1951
Language
German

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Chorus Director
Setting designed by

Cast

Titurel, a Holy Knight
Amfortas, his Son, Keeper of the Holy Grail
Gurnemanz, a Veteran Knight of the Grail
Parsifal, a "Guileless Fool"
Klingsor, an Evil Magician
Kundry, an Enchantress
First Knight
Second Knight
First Esquire
Second Esquire
Third Esquire
Fourth Esquire
First Flower Maiden
Second Flower Maiden
Third Flower Maiden
Fourth Flower Maiden
Fifth Flower Maiden
Sixth Flower Maiden

Show Dates

Time and Place

Middle Ages; Montsalvat, Spain

Scenes

Act I, Scene 1 -- A Forest near Montsalvat
Scene 2 -- Hall in Temple of Holy Grail
Act II, Scene 1 -- Court of Klingsor's Castle
Scene 2 -- Enchanted Garden of Klingsor's Castle
Act III, Scene 1 -- Grounds of Montsalvat
Scene 2 -- Same as Act I, Scene 2

Notes

To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.

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Boys selected from San Francisco Boys Chorus 

ACKNOWLEDGMENT We again acknowledge with grateful appreciation the generously donated use of the Emporium auditorium and facilities for chorus rehearsals this year which meant both a great convenience and a substantial saving to the Opera Company. SAN FRANCISCO OPERA ASSOCIATION