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Kirov Opera: Parsifal

A knight of the Holy Grail in Medieval Spain enlists the innocent youth Parsifal to save his ailing king in Wagner's epic opera.

  • Feb 21 - 26, 2006
  • Opera House
  • 5 hrs. 25 min.
  • $45.00 - $200.00

About the Program | Reviews | Watch and Listen | Additional Resources

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About the Program

Valery Gergiev, Artistic Director and Conductor

A knight of the Holy Grail in Medieval Spain enlists the innocent youth Parsifal to save his ailing king in Wagner's epic opera, one of the most demanding in the repertoire. Marked for death by a sorcerer and a shadowy seductress, Parsifal rises to his destiny through compassion, transformation, and redemption. Sung in German with English Supertitles.

CASTING

PARSIFAL: Oleg Balashov (2/21), Alexei Steblianko (2/26); GURNEMANZ: Gennady Bezzubenkov; KUNDRY: Larissa Gogolevskaya; AMFORTAS: Evgeny Nikitin; KLINGSOR: Nikolai Putilin; TITUREL: Mikhail Kit; SQUIRES: Lia Shevtsova, Maria Matveeva, Alexander Timchenko, Vladimir Felenchak; KNIGHTS: Andrei Ilyushnikov, Eduard Tsanga; FLOWER MAIDENS: Olga Trifonova, Olga Shilova, Dudinova, Margarita Alaverdian, Tatiana Kravtsova, Lia Shevtsova; MUSICAL PREP.: Marina Mishuk

All events and artists subject to change without prior notice.

Group of 20 or more? Group Sales offers special terms and discounts for most performances.

Additional Resources

Artist's Web Site

Cast and Company

Company:
Mariinsky Opera

Reviews and Articles

Review - "The Kirov's 'Parsifal': Russo-Profundo"
The Washington Post - Washington, DC ( Feb. 23, 2006) "...those under the composer's spell understand the work's hypnotic pull and cathartic power -- not to mention its sheer gorgeousness." Read More...

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