| Wagner, Richard (1813-1883) | Parsifal |
| Opera North | ||
| Richard Farnes | Direction | |
| Sam Brown | Mise en scène | |
| Stephen Rodwell | Costumes | |
| Bengt Gomér | Lumières | |
| Orchestra of Opera North | ||
| Chorus of Opera North | ||
| Toby Spence | Ténor | Parsifal |
| Katarina Karnéus | Mezzo-soprano | Kundry |
| Brindley Sherratt | Basse | Gurnemanz |
| Robert Hayward | Baryton-basse | Amfortas |
| Derek Welton | Basse | Klingsor |
| Samantha Clarke | Soprano | Première fille-fleur / Premier groupe |
| Kathryn Stevens | Soprano | Première fille-fleur / Second groupe |
| Victoria Sharp | Soprano | Deuxième fille-fleur / Premier groupe |
| Elin Pritchard | Soprano | Deuxième fille-fleur / Second groupe |
| Miranda Bevin | Soprano | Troisième fille-fleur / Premier groupe |
| Helen Évora | Mezzo-soprano | Troisième fille-fleur / Second groupe |
| Hazel Croft | Mezzo-soprano | Voix céleste |
| Ivan Sharpe | Ténor | Premier chevalier du Graal |
| Richard Mosley-Evans | Baryton | Deuxième chevalier du Graal |
| Claire Pascoe | Mezzo-soprano | Premier écuyer |
| Molly Barker | Contralto | Deuxième écuyer |
| Stuart Laing | Ténor | Quatrième écuyer |
| Campbell Russell | Ténor | Troisième écuyer |
| Stephen Richardson | Basse | Titurel |
New concert staging, sung in German with English titles
Parsifal is a story of suffering, compassion, and, ultimately, redemption, centred on the community of knights who guard the Holy Grail. Wagner said it was his ‘farewell to the world’, and so it proved: the overwhelming power and beauty of his music reaches new heights of expressive intensity in this, his final opera.
Opera North’s first Parsifal is conducted by the Company’s former Music Director Richard Farnes, whose performances of the Opera North Ring cycle in 2016 met with universal acclaim. PJ Harris (Salome) directs this new dramatic concert staging. A strong cast is headed by Toby Spence, returning to Opera North following Fidelio (2020/21).