A new staging of Richard Wagner’s Parsifal, starring Jonas Kaufmann, opened at the Bavarian State Opera June 28. The production, directed by Pierre Audi, continues performances in Munich through July 31.
Kaufmann stars in the title role opposite René Pape as Klingsor, Christian Gerhaher as Amfortas, Wolfgang Koch as Klingsor, and Nina Stemme as Kundry. Kirill Petrenko conducts.
The production will be live-streamed on Staatsoper.TV July 8 at 5pm CEST (11am ET) . It will also be available to watch on demand for 24 hours beginning July 9 at 12pm CEST (6am ET).
Flip through photos of the production below:
René Pape and Jonas Kaufmann
Jonas Kaufmann
Tara Erraught, Callum Thorpe, Nina Stemme, Paula Ianci
Jonas Kaufmann and Chorus
Ruth Walz
Christian Gerhaher and Chorus
Jonas Kaufmann and Christian Gerhaher
Nina Stemme and Wolfgang Koch
Jonas Kaufmann and Ensemble
Nina Stemme and Jonas Kaufmann
Ruth Walz
Christian Gerhahe
Wolfgang Koch and Nina Stemme
Nina Stemme, Jonas Kaufmann, and Wolfgang Koch
Jonas Kaufmann and Chorus
Jonas Kaufmann and Ensemble
Christian Gerhaher and Chorus
Christian Gerhaher
Christian Gerhaher and Jonas Kaufmann
For more on the production, visit staatsoper.de.
