Composer Richard Wagner Librettist Richard Wagner Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House 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 Sat, Sep 12 1964, 7:15pm Fri, Sep 18 1964, 7:15pm Sun, Sep 20 1964, 1:30pm 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 Media Image Parsifal, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Sandor Konya (Parsifal), Irene Dalis (Kundry) Credit Pete Peters Image Parsifal, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Sandor Konya (Parsifal) Credit Pete Peters Image Parsifal, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Giorgio Tozzi (Gurnemanz) Credit Pete Peters Image Parsifal, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Giorgio Tozzi (Gurnemanz), Eberhard Waechter (Amfortas) Credit Pete Peters Image Parsifal, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Irene Dalis (Kundry) Credit Pete Peters Image Parsifal, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Sandor Konya (Parsifal), Irene Dalis (Kundry) Credit Pete Peters Image Parsifal, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Giorgio Tozzi (Gurnemanz), Sandor Konya (Parsifal), Irene Dalis (Kundry) Credit Pete Peters Image Parsifal, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Sandor Konya (Parsifal) Credit Pete Peters Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1964_14_compressed.pdf (10.97 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- New production San Francisco Opera Boys Chorus Madi Bacon, Director
Image Parsifal, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Sandor Konya (Parsifal), Irene Dalis (Kundry) Credit Pete Peters
Image Parsifal, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Sandor Konya (Parsifal) Credit Pete Peters
Image Parsifal, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Giorgio Tozzi (Gurnemanz) Credit Pete Peters
Image Parsifal, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Giorgio Tozzi (Gurnemanz), Eberhard Waechter (Amfortas) Credit Pete Peters
Image Parsifal, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Irene Dalis (Kundry) Credit Pete Peters
Image Parsifal, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Sandor Konya (Parsifal), Irene Dalis (Kundry) Credit Pete Peters
Image Parsifal, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Giorgio Tozzi (Gurnemanz), Sandor Konya (Parsifal), Irene Dalis (Kundry) Credit Pete Peters
Image Parsifal, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1964. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Sandor Konya (Parsifal) Credit Pete Peters