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Musicians of Monsalvat: a new Parsifal opens Budapest’s Wagner Days

Magnus Vigilius (Parsifal) and Flowermaidens
© Attila Nagy | Müpa Budapest
Ádám Fischer conducts the Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
© Attila Nagy | Müpa Budapest
Anja Kampe (Kundry)
© Attila Nagy | Müpa Budapest
Wolfgang Koch (Amfortas)
© Attila Nagy | Müpa Budapest
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“Fischer favouring swift tempi and a sweeping fluidity of phrasing”
Reviewed at Müpa: Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, Budapest on 5 June 2026
Wagner, Parsifal
Ádám Fischer, Conductor, Artistic Director
Birgit Kajtna-Wönig, Director
Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Hungarian Radio Symphony Choir
Wolfgang Koch, Amfortas
Jochen Schmeckenbecher, Klingsor
Anja Kampe, Kundry
Magnus Vigilius, Parsifal
Tijl Faveyts, Gurnemanz
Kurt Rydl, Titurel
Balázs Papp, First knight of the Grail
Balázs Bán, Second knight of the Grail
Lilla Horti, First Flowermaiden / First Group
Laura Topolánszky, First Flowermaiden / Second Group
Klára Vincze, Second Flowermaiden / First Group
Beatrix Fodor, Second Flowermaiden / Second Group
Andrea Brassói-Jőrös, Third Flowermaiden / First Group
Zsófia Kálnay, Third Flowermaiden / Second Group, A voice from on high
Mira Braunmüller, First squire
Dániel Tanka, Second squire
Zoltán Megyesi, Third squire
Ninh Duc Hoang Long, Fourth squire
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