Magnificent Music but Dubious Direction in Wagner's Parsifal at Glyndebourne

Parsifal: Glyndebourne's 'startling' take on Wagner's final opera

Robin Ticciati and the London Philharmonic Orchestra are back with an "enthralling 'Parsifal' that is well paced, beautifully balanced and with a palpable feel for Wagner's many-layered, floating clouds of sound", said Richard Fairman in the Financial Times.It may have taken 90 years, but Glyndebourne has finally staged its first "Parsifal". The opera house's founder, John Christie, hoped to open with Wagner's epic final opera in 1934, but his a…

Magnificent Music but Dubious Direction in Wagner's Parsifal at Glyndebourne

Parsifal was Wagner's last opera and lasts more than five hours. As well as demanding huge stamina from the singers, however, this production gave the audience more problems than usual in following a convoluted plot.