Parsifal
Richard Wagner
Parsifal
Festival play in three acts, in German, with Hungarian and English surtitles
In Parsifal, his final music drama, Wagner addresses the fear of earthly temptations and sinful desires by embedding them in a tale of redemption. The composer depicts this spiritual theme with a personal tone mixing religious and profane conceptions of love. “Just wait! Wagner’s not long for this world! A man who is capable of producing a thing of that order cannot have much time left on earth!” This was the reaction of the director of Leipzig’s theatre, who was particularly affected by the power of the sensual seduction dressed up as an Easter ceremony and the mysterious mixture of faith and music.
The Opera timed the staging of the new production specifically for the Christian Season. Responsible for its visual world is Sebastian Hannak, who also designed those of Porgy and Bess and The Fairy Queen. Artistic Director András Almási-Tóth will direct, and Principal Musical Director Balázs Kocsár will conduct.
General cast
- Conductor
- Balázs Kocsár
- Amfortas
- Michele Kalmandy
- Titurel
- István Rácz
- Gurnemanz
- Gábor Bretz
- Parsifal
- Magnus Vigilius / István Kovácsházi
- Klingsor
- Károly Szemerédy
- Kundry
- Andrea Szántó
- Old Kundry
- Judit Németh
- First page
- Eszter Zavaros
- Second page
- Anna Fürjes univ. stud.
- Third page
- János Szerekován
- Fourth page
- Gergely Ujvári
- I/1st flower-maiden
- Lilla Horti
- I/2nd flower-maiden
- Ildikó Megyimórecz
- I/3rd flower-maiden
- Lusine Sahakyan
- II/1st flower-maiden
- Rita Rácz
- II/2nd flower-maiden
- Sárközi Xénia
- II/3rd flower-maiden
- Melinda Heiter
- Parsifal's Mother / A Voice from above
- Gabriella Balga
- Young Parsifal
- Kóbor Demeter
- Flower-maidens
- Emma Lőrincz / Laura Fehér / Emese Nagy / Tünde Tonhaizer / Bea Egyed
Credits
- Librettist
- Richard Wagner
- Director
- András Almási-Tóth
- Set designer
- Sebastian Hannak
- Costume designer
- Izsák Lili
- Choreographer
- Dóra Barta
- Dramaturg
- Enikő Perczel
- Chorus director
- Gábor Csiki
- Premiere
- April 10, 2020
