Jay Scheibs translates Wagner’s religious masterpiece into a contemporary, often abstract visual language, questioning traditional rituals and symbolism in the process.
Cast 2025
Conductor: Pablo Heras-Casado
Director: Jay Scheib
Stage design: Mimi Lien
Costumes: Meentje Nielsen
Lighting: Rainer Casper
Video: Joshua Higgason + AR Parsifal
Dramaturgy: Marlene Schleicher
Choral Conducting: Thomas Eitler-de Lint
Amfortas: Michael Volle
Titurel: Tobias Kehrer
Gurnemanz: Günther Groissböck (08.17.), Georg Zeppenfeld
Parsifal: Andreas Schager
Klingsor: Jordan Shanahan
Kundry: Elīna Garanča (08.24., 08.26.), Ekaterina Gubanova (07.30., 08.08., 08.17.)
1. Gralsritter: Daniel Jenz
2. Gralsritter: Tijl Faveyts
1. Knappe: Lavinia Dames
2. Knappe: Margaret Plummer
3. Knappe: Gideon Poppe
4. Knappe: Matthew Newlin
Klingsors Zaubermädchen: Evelin Novak, Catalina Bertucci, Margaret Plummer, Victoria Randem, Lavinia Dames, Marie Henriette Reinhold
Altsolo: Marie Henriette Reinhold
Events
Scenes from the premiere performance of Jay Scheib‘s “Parsifal” in 2023.
A space in which time seems to stand still. “Parsifal” tells of guilt and longing – and of the possibility of finding new hope in the midst of what has been lost.
Experience the famous production with or without AR glasses.
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