Parsifal

Richard Wagner, Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest, De Nederlandse Opera

genre

opera
Date

June 12, 2012 – July 8, 2012 Finished
Location

Het Muziektheater Amsterdam

From the outset, the music of Wagner’s last opera garnered great admiration, but time and again the religious-philosophical background of the libretto has given rise to heated discussions. Only a ‘pure fool’ can, through Christian compassion, bring salvation and redemption to King Amfortas and the declining Grail community. But is Parsifal still a ‘pure fool’ after he has been kissed by Kundry? At the end of the opera, he, the redeemer, appears to be in need of redemption himself. Kundry also carries two souls within her: she is both seductress and servant. The leitmotifs are spun together in such a way that this underlying ambivalence is manifested not only in the story, but also in the sublime drama of the music.

dates

Tue June 12 2012 7:30 PM

Fri June 15 2012 7:30 PM

Mon June 18 2012 7:30 PM

Thu June 21 2012 7:30 PM

Mon June 25 2012 7:30 PM

Thu June 28 2012 7:30 PM

Mon July 2 2012 7:30 PM

Thu July 5 2012 7:30 PM

Sun July 8 2012 3:30 PM

information

German
Duration of performance unknown (inclusief twee pauzes)

credits

music Richard Wagner libretto Richard Wagner musical direction Iván Fischer direction Pierre Audi set design Anish Kapoor costumes Christof Hetzer light design Jean Kalman dramaturgy Klaus Bertisch cast Alejandro Marco-Buhrmester, Petra Lang, Christopher Ventris, Falk Struckmann, Kurt Rydl, Jean-Léon Klostermann, Marieke Reuten, Rosanne van Sandwijk, Roger Smeets, Lisette Bolle, Erik Slik, Jeroen de Vaal, Oleksandra Lenyshyn, Inez Hafkamp, Tomoko Makuuchi, Melanie Greve orchestra Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra choir Koor van De Nederlandse Opera rehearsal leader Martin Wright

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