Mon, Apr. 21, 2025, 3.00 pm - 8.00 pm | Main Stage
Richard Wagner
Parsifal
Introduction at 2.20 pm
Achim Freyer's visually powerful realization of Richard Wagner's stage festival play Parsifal is itself a fascinating synthesis of the arts. The director, stage and costume designer shows us a world of colors and symbols that emerge from the spirit of the music. Wagner's farewell to the world revolves around the central idea of compassion, compassion for other people and for nature. The use of Christian symbols mixed with Buddhist and philosophical ideas is to be understood symbolically. Wagner's last score takes us on a journey into the innermost depths of existence and musically points far into the future.
Director, Set-, Costume- and Lightdesign: Achim Freyer
Artistic Collaboration: Sebastian Bauer
Set Design Collaboration: Moritz Nitsche
Costume Design Collaboration: Petra Weikert
Light Design Collaboration: Sebastian Alphons
Video: Jakob Klaffs/Hugo Reis
Dramaturgy: Klaus-Peter Kehr
Premiere: 16.9.2017
Two breaks of 25 minutes each after the 1st and 2nd act
In German with German and English surtitles
Supported by the Foundation for the Support of the Hamburg State Opera
