Wagner: Parsifal Nur eine Waffe taugt Jonas Kaufmann The Met 2013

The last scene of the Met production of Richard Wagner s Parsifal. Get the DVD, Bluray at: The Met assembled a The last scene of the Met production of Richard Wagner s Parsifal. Get the DVD, Bluray at: The Met assembled a stellar cast for François Girards acclaimed new production of Richard Wagners final masterpiece. Jonas Kaufmann in the title role of Parsifal. René Pape is compelling as Gurnemanz, the veteran Knight of the Grail, and Katarina Dalayman brings out the dual sides of Kundry. Peter Mattei is Amfortas, the anguished ruler of the Grails kingdom, and Evgeny Nikitin sings the evil magician Klingsor. Daniele Gatti on the podium reveals both the serenity and dramatic tension of Wagners score. In the culminating scene of Wagner s last opera Parsifal which premiered at the Bayreuth Festival in 1882, Parsifal finally absolves the wounded Amfortas by healing him with the spear that had struck t