Quiz Quest – Parsifal Out West

IN WHAT YEAR WAS MUSIC FROM PARSIFAL FIRST PERFORMED IN SAN FRANCISCO?

A) 1903

B) 1934

C) 1975

The correct answer was A) 1903 when soprano Hildegard von Blumenmadchen performed Kundry’s aria with the newly formed San Francisco Symphony. She was hailed as “resplendent if a bit overly zealous in her interpretation of a Wagnerian anti-heroine not yet performed in her entirety in our fair city”. 

Visit the North Grand Tier (2nd Floor) to discover more about the history of Parsifal in San Francisco. 
View the virtual exhibit at the link below.

Full Quiz Virtual Exhibit

Continue your search for Parsifal trivia sprinkled throughout the Opera House lobbies, or test your Parsifal knowledge with the full quiz here.