Parsifal / by Richard Wagner ; libretto by the composer ; a co-production of the Metropolitan Opera, the Opera National de Lyon, and the Canadian Opera Company ; production by François Girard ; directed by Barbara Willis Sweete.

Format Video (DVD)
Publication[United States] : Sony Classical, [2014]
Copyright Date©2014
Description2 videodiscs (280 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (11 pages ; 18 cm)
Subjects

Other author/creatorWagner, Richard, 1813-1883 composer, librettist.
Other author/creatorGirard, François, 1963- producer.
Other author/creatorSweete, Barbara Willis director.
Other author/creatorKaufmann, Jonas performer.
Other author/creatorPape, René performer.
Other author/creatorMattei, Peter, 1965- performer.
Other author/creatorDalayman, Katarina performer.
Other author/creatorNikitin, Evgeniĭ, 1973- performer.
Other author/creatorGatti, Daniele, 1961- conductor.
Other author/creatorOwens, Eric, 1970- host.
Other author/creatorLevine, Michael, 1961- set designer.
Other author/creatorVancraenenbroeck, Thibault, 1967- costume designer.
Other author/creatorChoa, Carolyn, choreographer.
Included WorkContains (work): Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Parsifal.
Included WorkWolfram, von Eschenbach, active 12th century. Opera adaptation of (work): Parzival.
Other author/creatorMetropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) production company.
Other author/creatorOpéra de Lyon production company.
Other author/creatorCanadian Opera Company, production company.
Other author/creatorMetropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Chorus performer.
Other author/creatorMetropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Orchestra performer.
Other author/creatorMetropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Ballet performer.
Other author/creatorSony Classical (Firm) film distributor.
Variant title Wagner Parsifal
Physical mediumDVD video 4 3/4 in.
SeriesMetropolitan Opera HD live
Metropolitan Opera HD live. ^A1190756
Contents Disc 1. Act I; Extra features -- Disc 2. Act II - Act III.
Abstract "François Girard's stunning post-apocalyptic production of Wagner's last opera Parsifal trailblazed the way for the Metropolitan Opera's centennial celebrations of the great composer"--Container.
Abstract Amfortas, the ruler of the knights of the Holy Grail is ailing from a wound given to him by Klingsor, who had been rejected by the knighthood. A prophecy says that he can only be saved by a "pure fool, enlightened by compassion." Klingsor knows that Parsifal is the person mentioned in the prophecy, and he enlists the mysterious woman Kundry, against her will, to seduce Parsifal and complete his revenge.
General noteSpecial features (Disc 1): Backstage at the Met with host Eric Owens: interviews with Jonas Kaufmann, René Pape, Peter Mattei, John Sellars, Katarina Dalayman, François Girard.
General noteBooklet with program notes, synopsis, and scene listings inserted in container.
General noteBased on the epic poem Parzival by Wolfram von Eschenbach.
CreditsConducted by Daniele Gatti ; set designer, Michael Levine ; costume designer, Thibault Vancraenenbroeck ; lighting designer, David Finn ; choreographer, Carolyn Choa.
Performer Host: Eric Owens ; performers: Jonas Kaufmann (Parsifal), René Pape (Gurnemanz), Peter Mattei (Amfortas), Katarina Dalayman (Kundry), Evgeny Nikitin (Klingsor), The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chorus, and Ballet.
Date/time/place of a event noteLive in HD transmission 2013 March 2 Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.
Technical detailsDVD-9, NTSC region 0, 16:9 anamorphic presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1, LPCM 2.0.
LanguageSung in German with optional subtitles in English, French, German, Spanish, and Italian.
Genre/formFilmed operas.
Genre/formFilm adaptations.
Genre/formNonfiction films.
UPC 888837255899
Publisher number88883725589 Sony Classical

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