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Richard Wagner: Parsifal

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.

Top Cast

  • Bernd Weikl

    Bernd Weikl

    Amfortas

  • Siegfried Jerusalem

    Siegfried Jerusalem

    Parsifal

  • Waltraud Meier

    Waltraud Meier

    Kundry

  • Kurt Moll

    Kurt Moll

    Gurnemanz

  • Jan-Hendrik Rootering

    Jan-Hendrik Rootering

    Titurel

  • Franz Mazura

    Franz Mazura

    Klingsor

  • Heidi Grant Murphy

    Heidi Grant Murphy

    Knappe erste

  • Jane Bunnell

    Jane Bunnell

    Knappe zweite

  • John Horton Murray

    John Horton Murray

    Knappe dritte

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.

Rating

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