Richard Wagner: Parsifal (1993)

Richard Wagner: Parsifal (1993)

1993-04-07 United States of America 264 Min. PG-13
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Overview

The Met production easily has the most beautiful staging, designed by Otto Schenck, who also produced the fabulous set for the Met's previous Ring cycle. Kurt Moll is a wonderful Gurnemanz, but compared to his studio recording under Karajan a decade earlier it has lost some of its original velvety body and luster. As Parsifal, Jerusalem is starting to show some wear and tear on his voice at the Met in 1992 as opposed to his prime form at Bayreuth in 1981, but is still quite good; only Placido Domingo could compete with him in the role at that time.

Cast

Bernd Weikl is Amfortas
Amfortas
Siegfried Jerusalem is Parsifal
Parsifal
Waltraud Meier is Kundry
Kundry
Kurt Moll is Gurnemanz
Gurnemanz
Jan-Hendrik Rootering is Titurel
Titurel
Franz Mazura is Klingsor
Klingsor
Heidi Grant Murphy is Knappe erste
Knappe erste
Jane Bunnell is Knappe zweite
Knappe zweite
John Horton Murray is Knappe dritte
Knappe dritte
Bernard Fitch is Knappe vierte
Knappe vierte
Paul Groves is Ritter erste
Ritter erste
Jeffrey Wells is Ritter zweite
Ritter zweite

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