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Wagner - Parsifal | Opus Arte OABD7063D

Wagner - Parsifal

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Label: Opus Arte

Cat No: OABD7063D

Barcode: 0809478070634

Format: Blu-ray

Number of Discs: 2

Genre: Opera

Release Date: 29th March 2010

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Contents

Artists

Christopher Ventris
Waltraud Meier
Matti Salminen
Thomas Hampson
Tom Fox
Bjarni Thor Kristinsson
Festspielchor Baden-Baden
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

Conductor

Kent Nagano

Works

Wagner, Richard

Parsifal

Artists

Christopher Ventris
Waltraud Meier
Matti Salminen
Thomas Hampson
Tom Fox
Bjarni Thor Kristinsson
Festspielchor Baden-Baden
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

Conductor

Kent Nagano

About

Ever since the world premiere of Parsifal at Bayreuth on 26th July 1882, the meaning of Richard Wagner’s last opera has been widely discussed.

Nikolaus Lehnhoff’s visionary staging of this emotionally charged opera reveals a masterpiece of existential drama about human existence.

Christopher Ventris and Waltraud Meier lead an inspired cast in a high definition recording in true surround sound.

Cast:
- Parsifal: Christopher Ventris
- Kundry: Waltraud Meier
- Gurnemanz: Matti Salminen
- Amfortas: Thomas Hampson
- Klingsor: Tom Fox
- Titurel: Bjarni Thor Kristinsson

Flower Maidens (singers):
Nina Amon, Abbie Furmansky, Emma Gardner, Alexandra Lubchansky, Katharina Rikus, Andrea Stadel

Flower Maidens (dancers):
Ute Baur, Sandra Fritz, Simina German, Sarah Kinn, Fabienne Kühn, Sandra Metzger, Iris Mündörfer, Annalena Plathe, Eveline Schwarztrauber, Juliette Van der Meer, Julia Weber, Afanasia Zwick

Stage Director: Nikolaus Lehnhoff

Bonus features:
- Illustrated synopsis
- Cast gallery
- Parsifal’s Progress: a documentary analysis including interviews with Nikolaus Lehnhoff, Christopher Ventris, Waltraud Meier and many others.

Recorded live at the Festspielhaus, Baden- Baden, Germany, in August 2004.

It is by a long way the most thoughtful, positive and penetrating view of Parsifal that I have encountered” - The Times

Running time: 317 mins
Region code All regions
Video codec: AVC/MPEG-4
Disc size: 2 x BD50
Picture format: 1080i High Definition / 16:9
Sound format: 2.0 LPCM & 5.1 DTS-Master Audio
Menu language: EN
Subtitles: EN/FR/DE/ES/IT

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