Parsifal
Production from Antwerp. The knight Titurel has built a fortress for two sacred objects he has miraculously obtained: thechalice from the Last Supper in which Christ's blood was later collected, and the spear thatwounded Christ on the cross. The chalice is believed to be the Holy Grail that gives life and has apurifying effect on the human race. The Grail has become the focus for a community of knightswho, strengthened by the holy chalice, are willing to fight for the faith. All the knights have takena vow of chastity. However, the Grail King Amfortas, their leader and Titurel’s son, fails to resistseduction by Kundry, a woman with a double life: she is both a Grail messenger and temptressin the service of Klingsor.
Cast: Christoph Pohl, Markus Suihkonen, Štefan Kocán
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Parsifal
Richard Wagner's Parsifal thrusts us into two contradictory universes: a spiritual community gathered around the mysterious Grail and the opposing world of the banished Klingsor, where everything revolves around physicality.
Production from Antwerp. The knight Titurel has built a fortress for two sacred objects he has miraculously obtained: thechalice from the Last Supper in which Christ's blood was later collected, and the spear thatwounded Christ on the cross. The chalice is believed to be the Holy Grail that gives life and has apurifying effect on the human race. The Grail has become the focus for a community of knightswho, strengthened by the holy chalice, are willing to fight for the faith. All the knights have takena vow of chastity. However, the Grail King Amfortas, their leader and Titurel’s son, fails to resistseduction by Kundry, a woman with a double life: she is both a Grail messenger and temptressin the service of Klingsor.
Creators and cast
- Directors
- Tatjana Gürbaca
- Cast
- Christoph Pohl, Markus Suihkonen, Štefan Kocán, Erin Caves, Tanja Ariane Baumgartner, Kay Stiefermann
- Studio
- De Vlaamse Opera, OperaVision
Maturity rating
Not yet rated.
Audio languages
German
Where to watch
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Cast
Christoph PohlAmfortas- Markus SuihkonenTiturel / Second Knight of the Grail
Štefan KocánGurnemanz- Erin CavesParsifal
- Tanja Ariane BaumgartnerKundry / Voice from Above
Kay StiefermannKlingsor- Dejan ToshevFirst Knight of the Grail
Anat EdriFirst Esquire- Lies VandewegeSecond Esquire
- Denzil DelaereThird Esquire
- Stephan AdriaensFourth Esquire
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