Spellbinding Parsifal caps Oper Leipzig's massive Wagner 22 Festival

Ulf Schirmer

Por Ako Imamura, 15 julio 2022

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“a rare opportunity to luxuriate in Wagner’s final stagework”

Crítica hecha desde Oper Leipzig, Leipzig el 14 julio 2022

Wagner, Parsifal

Oper Leipzig

Ulf Schirmer, Dirección

Roland Aeschlimann, Dirección de escena, Diseño de escena

Susanne Raschig, Diseño de vestuario

Lukas Kaltenbäck, Diseño de iluminación

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Opernchor Leipzig

Kathrin Göring, Kundry

Elena Pankratova, Kundry

Thomas Mohr, Parsifal

Andreas Schager, Parsifal

Mathias Hausmann, Amfortas

Kay Stiefermann, Klingsor

Falk Struckmann, Klingsor

Sebastian Pilgrim, Gurnemanz

René Pape, Gurnemanz

Taras Shtonda, Gurnemanz

Olga Jelínková, First Flowermaiden / First Group

Julia Sophie Wagner, First Flowermaiden / Second Group, First squire

Magdalena Hinterdobler, Second Flowermaiden / First Group

Christiane Döcker, Second Flowermaiden / Second Group

Sandra Maxheimer, Third Flowermaiden / First Group, Second squire

Sandra Janke, Third Flowermaiden / Second Group

Dan Karlström, Fourth squire

Patrick Vogel, Third squire

Randall Jakobsh, Second knight of the Grail, Titurel

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Ako Imamura

Atsuko (Ako) Imamura is a retired investment banker in New York City. Born in Japan, she trained as cultural anthropologist in the US before turning to ﬁnance. She now spends her time attending opera and classical music concerts in New York and in Europe. Wagner is her favorite opera composer.