Parsifal

Synopsis

In the magnificent Teatro Massimo in Palermo, British stage director Graham Vick and Israeli conductor Omer Meir Wellber bring Richard Wagner’s last opera Parsifal in a suspenseful interpretation to the stage. In this Parsifal, the myth of the Holy Grail is woven into real-life events, a parable of the suffering of those who flee war and conflict zones to freedom. Omer Meir Wellber makes a highly successful debut as music director in Palermo where Richard Wagner composed this monumental opera during a long stay. The singers are excellently cast, above all a passionately singing Julian Hubbard as Parsifal and Tomas Tomasson embodies Amfortas superbly as a glorified prophet figure. “Graham Vick strips Parsifal of mysticism to deliver a powerful indictment of divisive ideologies” (Musical America); “Julian Hubbard as Parsifal is a sensation” (neue musikzeitung)

Additional Info

• No: A00050072
• Composer: Richard Wagner
• Conductor: Omer Meir Wellber
• Orchestra: Orchestra del Teatro Massimo di Palermo; Coro del Teatro Massimo di Palermo
• Artists: Julian Hubbard, Catherine Hunold, John Relyea, Tómas Tómasson, Thomas Gazheli, Alexei Tanovitski, Adrian Dwyer
• Production year: 2020
• Run time: 03:45:00
• Director: Staged by Graham Vick
• Producers: A co-production of ARTE Concert and UNITEL in cooperation with Teatro Massimo
• Format: 4K