Overview
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.
Cast
- Jonas Kaufmann as Parsifal
- Katarina Dalayman as Kundry
- René Pape as Gurnemanz
- Rúni Brattaberg as Titurel
- Maria Zifchak as Voice from Above
- Peter Mattei as Amfortas
- Evgeny Nikitin as Klingsor
- Jennifer Forni as First Esquire
- Lauren McNeese as Second Esquire
- Andrew Stenson as Third Esquire