Parsifal

Parsifal

280 mins | Music | March 2, 2013

The Met assembled an ideal cast for François Girard’s acclaimed new production of Wagner’s final masterpiece: Jonas Kaufmann in the title role of the fool “made wise by compassion”, René Pape as Gurnemanz, the veteran Knight of the Grail, Katarina Dalayman as Kundry, Peter Mattei is Amfortas, the anguished ruler of the Grail’s kingdom, and Evgeny Nikitin sings the evil magician Klingsor.

Parsifal

280 mins | Music | March 2, 2013

Parsifal
The Met assembled an ideal cast for François Girard’s acclaimed new production of Wagner’s final masterpiece: Jonas Kaufmann in the title role of the fool “made wise by compassion”, René Pape as Gurnemanz, the veteran Knight of the Grail, Katarina Dalayman as Kundry, Peter Mattei is Amfortas, the anguished ruler of the Grail’s kingdom, and Evgeny Nikitin sings the evil magician Klingsor.
Producers The Metropolitan Opera, Sony Classical
Original title Parsifal
Directors Barbara Willis Sweete, François Girard
Writers Richard Wagner

Cast

Jonas Kaufmann

as Parsifal

Katarina Dalayman

as Kundry

René Pape

as Gurnemanz

Evgeniy Nikitin

as Klingsor

Rúni Brattaberg

as Titurel

Maria Zifchak

as Voice from Above

Peter Mattei

as Amfortas

Jennifer Forni

as First Esquire

Lauren McNeese

as Second Esquire

Andrew Stenson

as Third Esquire

Mario Chang

as Fourth Esquire

Mark Schowalter

as First Knight

Ryan Speedo Green

as Second Knight

Kiera Duffy

as Flower Maidens

Lei Xu

as Flower Maidens

Irene Roberts

as Flower Maidens

Haeran Hong

as Flower Maidens

Katherine Whyte

as Flower Maidens

Heather Johnson

as Flower Maidens

Daniele Gatti

as Conductor