Rene pape gurnemanz, ryan speedo green second knight of the grail, lauren mcneese second sentry, jennifer forni first sentry, mark schowalter first knight of the grail, katarina dalayman kundry, peter mattei amfortas, andrew stenson third sentry, mario. Wagners last masterpiece, parsifal, this sacred scenic festival, with the same name given it by its composer, is similar to a medieval epic, a blend of metaphysical dreams and esoteric battles with constant spiritual, christian and buddhist references, particularly through the choice of renunciation and compassion as a tool for redemption. But there is a resemblance between the grail music in parsifal and the lohengrin music a resemblance not in melody, nor even in outline, but merely in the purity and spirituality that breathes through both. Jonas kaufmann parsifal, katarina dalayman kundry, peter mattei amfortas, rene pape.
Parsifal is temporarily blinded by a flood of pure white light when he first enters the grail temple. As has been said, most dvds will have english subs. Wagner parsifal bayreuth 2016 sous titres anglais youtube. Wagner parsifal 2007 dvd9 ntsc jerusalem, stein parsifal siegfried jerusalem. Fulllength operas on youtube stream your favorite operas. Parsifal is the second installment in pentatones ambitious project to record wagners ten important operas between in 2011 and 20 in celebration of the bicentennial of his birth, featuring live concert performances with marek janowski leading rundfunksinfonieorchester berlin and rundfunkchor berlin. Subtitles the metropolitan opera hd live great performances at the met, the metropolitan opera hd live tv series, 16 season, 178 episode. Cornelius meister conducts opera vlaanderens acclaimed production of parsifal. Wagners christianity is a grim cult of chastity, obedience, order, and war, a spartan vision of a master race of true believersa death cult that gains its legitimacy from its possession of. Available at a lower price from other sellers that may not offer free prime shipping.
Parsifal parsifal hans jurgen syberberg, fd 1982, 260 min syberbergs celebrated version of parsifal was made on the one hundredth anniversary of the operas first performance at bayreuth in 1882 and is staged around the looming presence of a huge replica of wagner s death mask. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform. Barenboim is always most impressively heard in works of the grandest, most soulsearching kindwitness his fine bruckner see page 76and he meets splendidly this most formidable challenge of. Parsifal tenor klingsor bass kundry soprano knights of the grail and squires. Personen amfortas bariton titurel bass gurnemanz bass parsifal tenor.
I wanted to download wagners gotterdamerung to see in my 14 hour plane ride on tuesday. It was to be wagners last completed opera and in composing it he took advantage of the particular acoustics of his bayreuth festspielhaus. In the final moments of act i, kundry is discovered, tightly pressed to the outside of the temple, as close as she is allowed to come to the salvation she dearly desires. Premiere 26 july 1882, bayreuth festspielhaus cast amfortas baritone titurel bass gurnemanz bass parsifal tenor klingsor baritone kundry soprano first and second knights of the grail tenorbass first and second squires soprano. Parsifal tv movie 1993 parsifal tv movie 1993 user. Wieland, wagners grandson achieved a new look of the operas that would influencedirectors and designers for decades. Complete your purchase to add the mp3 version to your amazon music library. I have seen three parsifals thus far and i consider this one the best. Parsifal wwv 111 is an opera in three acts by german composer richard wagner. Parsifal cures him with a touch of the spear and unveils the grail, of which he is now leader.
The ring begins with music that evokes the very dawn of time. All the characters live in a loveless universe in which only the urge to reproduce desire, lust remains. The essential difference with all his prior works is the fact that there is no love in parsifal. Isnt it amazing that you can watch fulllength operas for free in the comfort of your own home. Parsifal documents the metropolitan operas 1992 staging of the opera. Watch opera norths acclaimed staging of wagners epic masterpiece online, in full, for free. From this moment we are plunged into the watery twilight beneath the river rhine, transported to misty mountaintops and to the depths of gloomy nibelheim, before crossing the rainbow. Gurnemanz well done, according to the grails mercy. Film by hans jurgen syberberg from 1982, based on richard wagner s buhnenweihfestspiel parsifal of 1882. The sets are very impressive if naturalistic, not that i have a problem with that. Armin jordans acclaimed interpretation of wagners incomparable music unfolds.
Matti salminen bayreuther festspiele horst stein staged by wolfgang wagner int. Composed in the last years of his life from 1877 to 1882 he died in 1883, parsifal is the fruit of a mature reflection, a kind of point of acme of the most dear themes to wagner. Parsifal, the mariinsky labels first recording of a wagner opera, features an exceptional international cast led by rene pape, gary lehman and violeta urmana wagner described his final complete opera as a festival play for the consecration of the stage and the work has always sparked controversy, mixing moral and religious themes with music of irresistible sumptuousness. Parsifal is caught between two opposing worlds the ascetic society of the knights of the holy grail and klingsors erotically charged magic garden. Omer meir wellber professional, superior quality, no subtitles want a digital download. Although wagners answer to this remains to be seen for the time being, one thing is.
I n 1997, at the mariinsky theatre in st petersburg, valery gergiev conducted the first ever public staging of parsifal in russia. The knights carry the body of titurel and call on the unwilling amfortas to unveil the grail once more. Musical performance and singing fine, but this is a bluray. Parsifal by oliver huckel and richard wagner free ebook. Buy parsifal kegel, kollo by richard wagner from amazons classical music. Learn more about parsifal, including its summary and characters. Parsifal cd the 1951 wieland wagner hans knappertsbusch parsifal with his incredible production the bayreuth festival rose like a phoenix out of the ashes of world war ii. Parsifal baptises kundry and gurnemanz leads him to the grail ceremony. Parsifal was first produced at the second bayreuth festival in 1882. Zurich 2007 ventris, naef, salminen, volle, haunstein. I am sure the emperors new clothes brigade will look down their noses at me but i think of all wagner operas, parsifal is the least amenable to being messed about with. Parsifal rises after a further silence, thrusts the spear into the ground before him, lays shield and sword beneath it, opens his helmet, takes it from his head and lays it with the other arms, then kneels before the spear in silent prayer. Parsifal deals with an earlier period in the history of the grail knighthood than lohengrin. Wagner first conceived the work in april 1857 but did not finish it until twentyfive years later.
The work was first performed in bayreuth, bavaria, germany, in 1882, not long after wagners death. There, parsival attains enlightenment from the kiss of a woman and is able to gain redemption for amfortas, the suffering grail king, and the knights of the grail. The visual quality of the movie is not as good as one would like, due to the age of the. Parsifal wagner opera vlaanderen with english subtitles complain english french german italian russian spanish hey there, you guardians of the woods do at least keep watch in the morning. Parsifal wagner opera vlaanderen with english subtitles. The knight describes years of trying to find his way back to amfortas and the grail. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at.
Parsifal always brings out the very best in its interpreters, and this new version is no exception. Gurnemanz watches parsifal with astonishment and emotion. Parsifal libretto englishgerman opera by richard wagner. This is a parsifal to treasure, elevated to the highest musical level by the solemnity and sweep of daniele gattis conducting and a dream cast headed by. Janowski is an old hand at wagner, having conducted the first and very fine digital. Here are a few fulllength operas on youtube with english subtitles. Most of the choral sections from act 1 scene 2, including the communion mass nehmet vom brot, but eliding most of the amfortas and titurel.
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