PARSIFAL
»ecstatic with masterful unraveling«
DN
Presscitat
»most striking with this performance is the Royal Swedish Orchestra under Alan Gilbert's direction. Perhaps they've never sounded better.«
»Peter Mattei (...) so obvious that he is one of the world's greatest singers. A benediction to hear him here, at home! «
»shines like a gem in the Royal Swedish Opera's treasure chest«
»Thorsten Grümbel is outstanding«
Music & libretto
Richard Wagner
Director
Christof Loy
Conductor
Alan Gilbert
Stage design
Dirk Becker
Costume & make-up
Barbara Drosihn
Light
Olaf Winter
Dramaturg
Thomas Jonigk
Choreography
Thomas Wilhelm
Language
Performed in German with Swedish surtitles.
Running time
Approx. 5 hrs 10 mins. incl. 2 intervals (act I 100 mins, interval I 40 mins, act II 60 mins, interval II 30 mins, act III 70 mins).
Wagner's PARSIFAL at the Royal Swedish Opera — with Peter Mattei
When Amfortas, king of the Kingdom of the Grail, is seduced by Kundry he sustains a wound that refuses to heal. Kundry is manipulated by the evil sorcerer Klingsor, whose power is quelled by the young, innocent Parsifal, who during his search for knowledge and understanding learns the meaning of compassion.
Parsifal – Wagner’s last work – is a multifaceted meditation on sin, remorse, shame, and in the end the reconciliation of male and female side by side. We will see internationally acclaimed Peter Mattei as Amfortas, Joachim Bäckström as Parsifal and Miriam Treichl as the resourceful Kundry. This critically acclaimed production by the award-winning director Christof Loy, which premiered at the Royal Swedish Opera in 2013, has been highly appreciated by both audiences and critics.
Synopsis - Parsifal
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