Hungarian State Opera: AuditoriumAndrássy út 22, Budapest, Central Hungary, 1061, Hungary
Dates/times in Budapest time zone
| Wednesday 01 April 2026 | 16:00 |
| Friday 03 April 2026 | 17:00 |
| Sunday 05 April 2026 | 17:00 |
Programme
| Wagner, Richard (1813-1883) | Parsifal |
Performers
| Hungarian State Opera | ||
| Constantin Trinks | Conductor | |
| András Almási-Toth | Director | |
| Sebastian Hannak | Set Designer | |
| Lili Izsák | Costume Designer | |
| Tamás Pillinger | Lighting Designer | |
| Hungarian State Opera Orchestra | ||
| András Juhász | Video | |
| Enikő Perczel | Dramaturgy | |
| Hungarian State Opera Chorus | ||
| Gábor Csiki | Choirmaster / chorus director | |
| Hungarian State Opera Children's Chorus | ||
| Nikolett Hajzer | Choirmaster / chorus director | |
| Dóra Barta | Choreography | |
| Mihály Kálmándy | Baritone | Amfortas |
| Károly Szemerédy | Baritone | Klingsor |
| Andrea Szántó | Mezzo-soprano | Kundry |
| István Kovácsházi | Tenor | Parsifal |
| András Palerdi | Bass | Gurnemanz |
| Péter Fried | Bass | Titurel |
| Mária Farkasréti | Soprano | A voice from on high |
| Laura Topolánszky | Soprano | First squire |
| Anna Csenge Fürjes | Mezzo-soprano | Second squire |
| Gergely Ujvári | Tenor | Third squire |
| Artúr Szeleczki | Tenor | Fourth squire |
| Botond Pál | Tenor | First knight of the Grail |
| Bence Pataki | Bass | Second knight of the Grail |
| Lilla Horti | Soprano | First Flowermaiden / First Group |
| Ildikó Megyimórecz | Mezzo-soprano | Second Flowermaiden / First Group |
| Lusine Sahakyan | Mezzo-soprano | Third Flowermaiden / First Group |
| Rita Rácz | Soprano | First Flowermaiden / Second Group |
| Anija Lombard | Soprano | Second Flowermaiden / Second Group |
| Zsófia Kálnay | Mezzo-soprano | Third Flowermaiden / Second Group |
In Parsifal, his final music drama, Wagner embeds fear of the temptations of the world and sinful desires into a tale of redemption. The work is indeed a festival play for the stage rather than an opera. Many viewers - perhaps out of their own fears - criticised Wagner, who wrote both the libretto and the music, for what could be called the piece’s virtue and remarkable complexity, which is the personal tone with which he portrayed a religious theme combining notions of sacred and profane love. The visual world of this production directed by artistic director András Almási-Tóth was designed by Sebastian Hannak, who was also behind the look of Porgy and Bess and The Fairy Queen.
