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Baritone

Detlef Roth

Amfortas

Bass

Ante Jerkunica

Titurel

Franz-Josef Selig

Gurnemanz

Bass-baritone

Yevgeny Nikitin

Klingsor

Soprano

Anja Kampe

Kundry

Tenor

Christian Elsner

Parsifal

Vicenç Esteve

First Grail knight

Federico De Michelis

Second Grail knight

Ana Puche

Knappen

Kai Rüütel

Alejandro González

Ilona Krzywicka

Sechs Blumenmädchen

Khatouna Gadelia

Samantha Crawford

Rosie Aldridge

Conductor

Semyon Bychkov

Paul Weigold

Stage director

Claus Guth

Costume designer

Christian Schmidt

Set designer

Klaus Florian Vogt

Jordi Casanova

Contralto

Voice from above

Chorus master

Andrés Máspero

Video designer

Andi A Müller

Lighting designer

Jürgen Hoffmann

Opernhaus Zürich

Gran Teatre del Liceu

Teatro Real de Madrid

Others

Coro Intermezzo

Orchestra

Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid

Madrid

Spain

Teatro Real

Sala Principal

The première of Parsifal in major opera houses was not until 1914, after the Bayreuth Festival had maintained the exclusivity of the opera since its opening in 1882. It was a huge success, in part because the opera score was to become one of the most momumental and inspiring scores in music history. As well, its turbulent theme was associated with the Great War and post-war era. Parsifal arrives after years of wanderings through the wilderness to save the Temple of the Grail, encapsulating the emotional climate in Europe at the time, a period of great sacrifice and hardship, collective disorientation and the desperate search for a leader.

Parsifal,  the innocent, compassionate "guileless fool", embodies the spirit of redemption. This is the starting point for the staging by German director Claus Guth. One of the most important names in contemporary staging,  he made his début at the Teatro Real with this most acclaimed production. The action takes place in  a  dilapidated hospital for war-wounded soldiers. Inspired by the sanatorium in The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann, it embodies the trauma and despair following World War I, when hopes for a new leader led to disaster.

The premiere of Parsifal in major opera houses was not until 1914, the Bayreuth Festival having maintained the exclusivity of the opera since its opening in 1882. Parsifal, the innocent, compassionate guileless fool, embodies the spirit of redemption. This is the starting point for the staging by German director Claus Guth. Already being one of the most important names in contemporary staging, he makes his début at the Teatro Real with this acclaimed production. The action takes place in a dilapidated hospital for war-wounded soldiers. Inspired by the sanatorium in The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann, it embodies the trauma and despair following World War I, when hopes for a new leader led to disaster. This performance was recorded in 2016 at the Teatro Real, in Madrid.

Claus Guth,adominant figure in contemporary staging,makes his début at the Teatro Real with this celebrated production.Set inadilapidated hospital for war-wounded soldiers,"Parsifal"encapsulates the trauma and despair following World WarI,when hopes foranew leader led to disaster.Parsifal  arrives after years of roaming through the wilderness to save the Temple of the Grail,which represents the emotional and turbulent European climate at the time,aperiod of great hardship and collective disorientation.This compassionate,"guileless fool"embodies the spirit of redemption.

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