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Richard Wagner: PARSIFAL
2025-04-18T17:00:00.000Z - 2025-04-20T20:00:00.000Z
A festive play in three acts, in German, with Hungarian, English and German subtitles
Length of the performance: 5 hours with 2 intermissions.
In his last musical drama, Parsifal, Wagner writes of the fear of the temptations of the world and of sinful desires, embedded in a story of redemption. The work is really a festive stage play, not an opera. Many, perhaps out of their own fear, have criticised the composer of the music and the libretto for what is both the virtue and the particular complexity of the piece, namely that it presents a religious theme in a personal tone, mixing religious and profane notions of love. After Porgy and Bess and The Fairy Queen, the production's scenery is once again designed by Sebastian Hannak, and directed by artistic director András Almási-Tóth.
Apr
18
Apr
20
Schedule
SEASONAL CAST
Conductor.
Amfortas: Mihály Kálmándy
Titurel: Péter Fried
Gurnemanz: Gábor Bretz
Parsifal: István Kovácsházi
Klingsor: Cser Krisztián
Kundry: Andrea Szántó
1st apron: Ildikó Megyimórecz
2nd apron: Fürjes Anna Csenge
3rd apron: Kiss Tivadar
4th apron: Artúr Szeleczki
1st flower girl: Horti Lilla
1st/2nd flower girl: Laura Topolánszky
1st/3rd flower girl: Klára Vincze
II/1st flower girl: Rácz Rita
2nd/2nd flower girl: Zsuzsanna Kapi
2nd/3rd flower girl: Zsófia Kálnay
Mother of Parsifal / One voice: Farkasréti Mária
Grail Knight 1: Botond Pál (Opera Studio)
2nd Knight of the Grail: Bence Pataki
The young Parsifal: Taba Benjámin
The Hungarian State Opera House Orchestra, Choir and Children's Choir
SIGNS
Composer: Richard Wagner
Lyrics by Richard Wagner
Director: András Almási-Tóth
Set designer: Sebastian Hannak
Costume designer: Lili Izsák
Choreographer: Dóra Barta
Video designer: Juhász András
Lighting designer: Tamás Pillinger
Dramaturge, Hungarian text: Enikő Perczel
English text by Arthur Roger Crane
Choreographer: Gábor Csiki
Children's Choir Director: Nikolett Hajzer
Location
Hungarian State Opera
The Hungarian State Opera House is the only theatre in Hungary with a large company, specialising in operas and ballets. The building is one of Budapest's most important 19th century monuments. It was built in neo-Renaissance style according to the plans of Miklós Ybl. The richly decorated interior was designed by renowned Hungarian artists, including Mór Than, Károly Lotz and Bertalan Székely.