Richard Wagner: Parsifal (1993)

9.5/10 • 264 min • Music

Overview

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.

Cast

Waltraud Meier

Kurt Moll

Franz Mazura

Jane Bunnell

Bernard Fitch

Jeffrey Wells

Ritter zweite

Wendy White

James Levine

Self - Conductor

Garrick Utley

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