Wagner: Parsifal (4 CD) – Andreas Schager, Elina Garanca
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Description
Wagner: Parsifal (4 CD) – Andreas Schager, Elina Garanca
Composer: Richard Wagner
Artists: Andreas Schager, Elina Garanca, Georg Zeppenfeld, Derek Welton
Conductor: Pablo Heras-Casado
Number of Discs: 4
Label: Desutsche
CD Release Date: June 6, 2024
Parsifal, the masterpiece which Wagner solely composed for Bayreuth`s Festspielhaus and which he wanted to be performed nowhere else, was presented in a celebrated new production on the green hill in 2023.
Pablo Heras-Casado, who made his Bayreuth debut, was celebrated for his interpretation, as was his splendid cast featuring Andreas Schager, Elina Garanca, Georg Zeppenfeld and Derek Welton.
4 CD set.
History
Richard Wagner’s Parsifal
First seen in 1882, Wagner’s final masterpiece was written specifically for the space and acoustics of the Bayreuth Festspielhaus, where it was meant to be performed exclusively. The Met presented the first staged production outside Bayreuth in 1903. With a score of magnificent subtlety and beauty and a story that blends the legend of the Holy Grail with Christian imagery, Buddhist ideas, and 19th-century European philosophy, Parsifal is a unique work that transcends the boundaries of the standard repertoire. “Parsifal is not just an opera—it’s a mission,” says François Girard, who directed the Met’s acclaimed 2013 production. “At the end of his life, Wagner was trying to reconcile all the aspects of his spirituality. It’s a sacred piece in the history of music.”
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