Description
Wagner: Parsifal / ROYAL OPERA CHORUS / ORCHESTRA OF THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE / ANTONIO PAPPANO
UPC: 809478011583
Total Play Time is 270 Minutes
- Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
- MPAA rating: Unrated (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions: 7.52 x 5.31 x 0.59 inches; 6.4 Ounces
- Director: Jonathan Haswell
- Media Format: Multiple Formats, Classical, NTSC
- Release date: November 18, 2014
- Actors: Robert Lloyd, Antonio Pappano, Rene Pape, Willard W. White, Gerald Finley
- Subtitles: English, German, Japanese, Korean, French
- Studio: Opus Arte
- Number of discs: 2
Wagner's last opera Parsifal is a work of intense humanity. It narrates the story of a troubled community ultimately healed through one man's realization of the power of compassion. Created in honour of the bicentenary of Wagner's birth, Stephen Langridge's new production, with designs by Alison Chitty, distils with 'intellectual fibre and visual eloquence' (Financial Times) the timeless and universal nature of the Parsifal story. The cast includes great Wagnerian tenor Simon O'Neill in the title role. René Pape as Gurnemanz is 'immaculate' (Guardian), Gerald Finley as Amfortas is 'compelling' (Telegraph) and Angela Denoke as Kundry is 'dramatically electrifying' (Telegraph). The Royal Opera Chorus and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House under Music Director Antonio Pappano give a ravishing rendition of Wagner's sublime score. Filmed in High Definition and recorded in true Surround Sound.
