Watch: Go behind the scenes of Parsifal
Another chance to see the backstage films screened as part of our live cinema relay.
Parsifal (2013)
Recorded | Opera
Running time: 5 hours and 45 minutes (including two intervals)
Introduction
A young man ignorant of everything, including his own name, arrives at the Kingdom of the Holy Grail. Is he the ‘pure fool, enlightened by compassion’, who, it has been prophesied, will purify the kingdom?
Background
The creative team behind The Royal Opera’s production of The Minotaur, director Stephen Langridge and designer Alison Chitty, bring a new staging of Parsifal to Covent Garden. Parsifal, Wagner’s final opera, was first given at Bayreuth in 1882. For many years, at the insistence of Wagner and then his widow Cosima, performances outside the Bayreuth Festival were banned. This embargo was lifted in January 1914; by August of the same year Parsifal had been performed at more than fifty opera houses throughout Europe.
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Video designer 3s
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News and features
Your reaction: Parsifal in cinemas
What did you think of Stephen Langridge's Royal Opera production of Wagner's final opera?
Parsifal to be broadcast live to cinemas and radio
Listen to all-star cast on BBC Radio 3 on 11 December and in cinemas on 18 December.
To find out more visit the Parsifal (2013) production page.
