Wagner : Parsifal

"Live from the Royal Opera House"

2013 4h 30m DE

Music

Synopsis

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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?

“Live from the Royal Opera House”

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Cast

Simon O'Neill
Parsifal
René Pape
Gurnemanz
Angela Denoke
Kundry / Voice from Above
Gerald Finley
Amfortas
Willard White
Klingsor
Robert Lloyd
Tituriel
Renato Balsadonna
Chorus Director
Peter Manning
Concert Master

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jonathan Haswell
Languages: German

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RUNTIME

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At 270 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.

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2 / 5

ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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3 / 5

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 5

CAST

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Simon O'Neill and René Pape and Angela Denoke carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 5

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "Live from the Royal Opera House".

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The take

Jonathan Haswell directs. A long sit — settle in. Dialogue in German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1At 270 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
2Released 13 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Simon O'Neill and René Pape and Angela Denoke carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Live from the Royal Opera House".