Richard Wagner: Parsifal backdrop

Richard Wagner: Parsifal 1993 Directed by Brian Large , Otto Schenk

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.

Country Germany
Production Country USA
Language German
Spoken Language German
Gnere Music
Production Company Deutsche Grammophon
Release Date 7 April 1993
264 mins
Cast
Bernd Weikl Amfortas
Kurt Moll Gurnemanz
Franz Mazura Klingsor
Heidi Grant Murphy Knappe erste
Jane Bunnell Knappe zweite
John Horton Murray Knappe dritte
Bernard Fitch Knappe vierte
Paul Groves Ritter erste
Jeffrey Wells Ritter zweite
Kaaren Erickson Blumen zweite
Korliss Uecker Blumen vierte
Gwyne Geyer Blumen fünfte
Wendy White Blumen sechste
Gwineth Bean Self - Solo
James Levine Self - Conductor
Garrick Utley Self - Host