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Parsifal : Bühnenweihfestspiel in three acts /

Ever since the world premiere of Parsifal at Bayreuth on 26th July 1882, the meaning of Richard Wagner's last opera has been widely discussed. Nikolaus Lehnhoff's visionary staging of this emotionally charged opera reveals a masterpiece of existential drama about human existence. Christoph...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883
Corporate Authors: Philharmonia Chor Wien, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Opus Arte (Firm)
Other Authors: Ventris, Christopher, Meier, Waltraud, Salminen, Matti, Hampson, Thomas, Fox, Tom, 1950-, Bjarni Thor Kristinsson, Nagano, Kent, 1951-, Lehnhoff, Nikolaus, Bauer, Raimund, Schmidt-Futterer, Andrea, Schuler, Duane, Sayers, Denni, Grimm, Thomas, 1942-
Format: Video DVD
Language:German
Language Notes:Sung in German, with subtitles in English, French, German, Spanish, and Italian.
Published: Waldron, Heathfield, East Sussex : Opus Arte, [2005]
Subjects:
Operas.
Filmed operas.
Music videos.
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Summary:Ever since the world premiere of Parsifal at Bayreuth on 26th July 1882, the meaning of Richard Wagner's last opera has been widely discussed. Nikolaus Lehnhoff's visionary staging of this emotionally charged opera reveals a masterpiece of existential drama about human existence. Christopher Ventris and Waltraud Meier lead an inspired cast in high definition recording in true surround sound.
Item Description:Program notes and synopsis in English, German and French in container.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:3 videodiscs (317 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD 5 + 9; soundtracks in DTS 5.1, LPCM stereo.; aspect ratio 16:9.
Production Credits:Stage director, Nikolaus Lehnhoff; set design, Raimund Bauer; costume design, Andrea Schmidt-Futterer; lighting, Duane Schuler; choreography, Denni Sayers; television director, Thomas Grimm.