Organization

Singer

Baritone

Michele Kalmandy

Amfortas

Bass

István Rácz

Titurel

András Palerdi

Gurnemanz

Tenor

István Kovácsházi

Parsifal

Peter Seiffert

Bass-baritone

Károly Szemerédy

Klingsor

Soprano

Andrea Szántó

Kundry

József Mukk

First Grail knight

András Káldi Kiss

Second Grail knight

Eszter Zavaros

First squire

Contralto

Anna Csenge Fürjes

Second squire

Tivadar Kiss

Third squire

Barna Bartos

Fourth squire

Lilla Horti

First flower maiden

Ildikó Megyimórecz

Second flower maiden

Lusine Sahakyan

Third flower maiden

Beatrix Fodor

Fourth flower maiden

Sárközi Xénia

Fifth flower maiden

Melinda Heiter

Sixth flower maiden

Gabriella Balga

Voice from above

Stage director

András Almási-Tóth

Conductor

Balázs Kocsár

Costume designer

Lili Izsák

Set designer

Sebastian Hannak

Choreographer

Dóra Barta

Dramaturge

Enikő Perczel

Chorus master

Gábor Csiki

Lighting designer

Tamás Pillinger

Translator

Arthur Roger Crane

Hungarian State Opera

Others

Choir of the Hungarian State Opera

Orchestra

Hungarian State Opera Orchestra

German

Budapest

Hungary

Hungarian State Opera House

Királyi lépcsőház

Erkel Színház

This is the post-produced version of Parsifal, which was first streamed live on OperaVision on 15 April 2022. This production is now subtitled in English, German and Hungarian, and will be available until 15 October 2022: https://operavision.eu/en/library/per...

A young man ignorant of everything, including his own name, arrives at the Kingdom of the Holy Grail. Is he the ‘pure fool, enlightened by compassion’, who, it has been prophesied, will purify the realm?

In his final music drama Parsifal, Wagner fashions the fear of the temptations and sinful desires into a tale of redemption. The score contrasts the sacred with the sensual, from the stark magnificence of the music for the procession to the Grail Hall in Act I to the richly orchestrated scene in which Kundry attempts to seduce Parsifal in Act II. There are sections of almost unearthly beauty such as the Act I Prologue and the closing scene of the opera, in which Parsifal reveals the Grail to the knights. OperaVision viewers discover András Almási-Tóth’s new production conducted by Balázs Kocsár live at its premiere on Good Friday at Hungarian State Opera. Known as the Ybl Palace after its architect, Miklós Ybl, this magnificent building reopened in March 2022 after over five years of restoration.

CAST

Amfortas: Michele Kalmandy
Titurel: István Rácz
Gurnemanz: András Palerdi
Parsifal: István Kovácsházi
Klingsor: Károly Szemerédy
Kundry: Andrea Szántó
Pages: Eszter Zavaros, Anna Csenge Fürjes, Tivadar Kiss, Barna Bartos
Flower maidens: Lilla Horti, Ildikó Megyimórecz, Lusine Sahakyan, Beatrix Fodor, Boglárka Brindás (student), Melinda Heiter, Bea Egyed, Laura Fehér, Virág Rovó
Parsifal’s mother / Voice from above: Judit Németh
Grail knights: József Mukk, András Káldi Kiss
Young Parsifal: Benjámin Taba
Child Parsifal: Milos Katonka
Chorus: Hungarian State Chorus
Orchestra: Hungarian State Opera

Music: Richard Wagner
Conductor: Balázs Kocsár
Director: András Almási-Tóth
Set Designer: Sebastian Hannak
Costume Designer: Lili Izsák
Lighting Designer: Tamás Pillinger
Choreographer: Dóra Barta
Chorus Master: Gábor Csiki
Dramaturg: Enikő Perczel

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