A compelling Parsifal from Victorian Opera in Melbourne

By Brian Angus, 21 February 2019

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Reviewed at Palais Theatre, Melbourne on 20 February 2019

Wagner, Parsifal

Victorian Opera

Richard Mills, Conductor

Roger Hodgman, Director

Burkhard Fritz, Parsifal

James Roser, Amfortas

Derek Welton, Klingsor

Katarina Dalayman, Kundry

Peter Rose, Gurnemanz

Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Titurel

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Brian Angus

Brian is a lover of opera, and has enjoyed attending operas for over forty years. Brian has very catholic tastes; favourite classic composers are Richard Wagner and Giuseppe Verdi, contemporary composers John Adams and Jake Heggie, and a curiosity about Stockhausen’s music. He is always seeking opportunities to expand his appreciation of the world of music and opera.