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Unhurried suspense in a very English Parsifal

Daniel Johansson (Parsifal) and Kristina Stanek (Kundry)
© Glyndebourne Productions Ltd | Photo: Richard Hubert Smith
Daniel Johansson (Parsifal) and Flower Maidens
© Glyndebourne Productions Ltd | Photo: Richard Hubert Smith
Audun Iversen (Amfortas) and Daniel Johansson (Parsifal)
© Glyndebourne Productions Ltd | Photo: Richard Hubert Smith
Kristina Stanek (Kundry) and John Relyea (Gurnemanz)
© Glyndebourne Productions Ltd | Photo: Richard Hubert Smith
Daniel Johansson, John Relyea (Gurnemanz), Audun Iversen (Amfortas) and John Tomlinson (Titurel)
© Glyndebourne Productions Ltd | Photo: Richard Hubert Smith
Daniel Johansson (Parsifal), John Relyea (Gurnemanz), Kristina Stanek (Kundry), Glyndebourne Chorus
© Glyndebourne Productions Ltd | Photo: Richard Hubert Smith
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“the Grail scene unfolds... like a climactic chapter from one of Anthony Trollope’s sagas”
Reviewed at Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne on 17 May 2025
Wagner, Parsifal
Glyndebourne Festival Opera
Robin Ticciati, Conductor
Jetske Mijnssen, Director
Ben Baur, Set Designer
Gideon Davey, Costume Designer
Fabrice Kebour, Lighting Designer
The Glyndebourne Chorus
Daniel Johansson, Parsifal
John Relyea, Gurnemanz
Kristina Stanek, Kundry
Audun Iversen, Amfortas
Ryan Speedo Green, Klingsor
Sir John Tomlinson, Titurel
Dustin Klein, Choreography
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