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Parsifal 2018 Directed by Tatjana Gürbaca

Richard Wagner's Parsifal thrusts us into two contradictory universes: a spiritual community gathered around the mysterious Grail and the opposing world of the banished Klingsor, where everything revolves around physicality.

Production from Antwerp. The knight Titurel has built a fortress for two sacred objects he has miraculously obtained: thechalice from the Last Supper in which Christ's blood was later collected, and the spear thatwounded Christ on the cross. The chalice is believed to be the Holy Grail that gives life and has apurifying effect on the human race. The Grail has become the focus for a community of knightswho, strengthened by the holy chalice, are willing to fight for the faith. All the knights have takena vow of chastity. However, the Grail King Amfortas, their leader and Titurel’s son, fails to resistseduction by Kundry, a woman with a double life: she is both a Grail messenger and temptressin the service of Klingsor.

Country Belgium
Production Country Belgium
Language German
Spoken Language German
Gnere Music
Production Companies OperaVision , De Vlaamse Opera
Release Date 4 April 2018
Cast
Christoph Pohl Amfortas
Markus Suihkonen Titurel / Second Knight of the Grail
Štefan Kocán Gurnemanz
Erin Caves Parsifal
Tanja Ariane Baumgartner Kundry / Voice from Above
Dejan Toshev First Knight of the Grail
Anat Edri First Esquire
Lies Vandewege Second Esquire
Denzil Delaere Third Esquire
Stephan Adriaens Fourth Esquire
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