Parsifal
Intro
Parsifal
Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883)
20/03/1999 in Ghent - 02/04/1999 in Antwerp
- Musical direction: Stefan Soltesz
- Director: Fred Berndt
- Amfortas: Jorma Hynninen
- Titurel: Piet Vansichen
- Gurnemanz: Hans Tschammer
- Parsifal: Christopher Ventris
Using "Parzival" by Wolfram von Eschenbach as a guideline, Richard
Wagner became deeply interested in the rich tradition of Celtic legends
and tales. The central idea is that of 'knowledge through compassion'.
The hero, who also plays the title role, undergoes various stages of an
initiation process before finally becoming aware of the task he must
perform in order to find redemption. Wagner's "Bühnenweihfestspiel"
could be seen as a metaphor for Gurnemanz' pronouncement, “Time here
becomes space” ('Zum Raum wird hier die Zeit').
Practical
Surtitles: Dutch.
Team
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Musical direction
Stefan Soltesz
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Director
Fred Berndt
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Set design
Fred Berndt
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Costumes
Dorothée Uhrmacher
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Lightning
David Cunningham
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Chorus master
Peter Burian
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Amfortas
Jorma Hynninen
- Titurel
- Gurnemanz
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Parsifal
Christopher Ventris
- Klingsor
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Kundry
Marilyn Schmiege
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Erster Gralritter
Gregory MacLeod
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Zweiter Gralritter
Julian Hartman
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