01 Oct 2021
Vienna State Opera Presents Rossini’s Il Barbiere de Sivillia
A colorful and comedic staging of the classic opera buffa by the Vienna State Opera.
Parsifal
The Metropolitan Opera: Parsifal
The Met assembled an ideal cast for François Girard’s acclaimed new production of Wagner’s final masterpiece: Jonas Kaufmann in the title role of the fool “made wise by compassion”, René Pape as Gurnemanz, the veteran Knight of the Grail, Katarina Dalayman as Kundry, Peter Mattei is Amfortas, the anguished ruler of the Grail’s kingdom, and Evgeny Nikitin sings the evil magician Klingsor.
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Jonas Kaufmann Parsifal
Katarina Dalayman Kundry
René Pape Gurnemanz
Rúni Brattaberg Titurel
Maria Zifchak Voice from Above
Peter Mattei Amfortas
Evgeny Nikitin Klingsor
Jennifer Forni First Esquire
Lauren McNeese Second Esquire
Andrew Stenson Third Esquire
Mario Chang Fourth Esquire
Mark Schowalter First Knight
Ryan Speedo Green Second Knight
Kiera Duffy Flower Maidens
Lei Xu Flower Maidens
Irene Roberts Flower Maidens
Haeran Hong Flower Maidens
Katherine Whyte Flower Maidens
Heather Johnson Flower Maidens
Daniele Gatti Conductor
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