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Work: Parsifal

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ComposerWagner, Richard (1813-1883)
PeriodRomantic
Work typeOpera / Oratorio
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Wagner: Parsifal
Markus Poschner; Andreas Homoki; Prague State Opera; Frank Philipp Schlößmann; Hannah Clark; Franck Evin; Prague State Opera Orchestra

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Wagner: Parsifal
Sebastian Weigle; Pierre Audi; Bavarian State Opera; Georg Baselitz; Florence von Gerkan; Urs Schönebaum; Bayerisches Staatsorchester

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Wagner: Parsifal
Tomas Leakey; Mahler Players; Thomas Weinhappel; Renatus Mészár; Magdalena Anna Hofmann
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Parsifal reconsidered: A provocative improvisation in Prague

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Timo Riihonen and Ester Pavlů stand out in a strong cast which carries Andreas Homoki's revised version of Wagner's final opera.
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Opera Ballet Vlaanderen’s Parsifal: digital drama, celestial singing

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Digital projections make Opera Ballet Vlaanderen’s Parsifal seem alienating and strange, but the singing is terrific and the orchestra sounds sensational.
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Unhurried suspense in a very English Parsifal

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Compelling singers carry the day in the Glyndebourne Festival Opera's first staging of Wagner’s swansong. 
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