Parsifal (Blu-ray)

•From Bayreuth Festival 1998 • Conducted by the great Wagner conductor Giuseppe Sinopoli • The four main roles are taken by Poul Elming, Linda Watson, Falk Struckmann and Hans Sotin - one of the strongest line-ups in Bayreuth's more recent history. • Directed by Wolfgang Wagner • Never before available on Blu-ray! (This programme is too available on DVD 705908) • "Giuseppe Sinopoli coaxed an outstanding performance from the Festival Orchestra and Chorus, throwing light on the elaborate score from an agreeable distance and investing the music with a meditatively flowing quality rather than the usual bombast". Das Opernglas"

Starring: Bayreuth Festival Orchestra and Chorus, Falk Struckmann, Hans Sotin, Linda Watson, Poul Elming, Ekkehard Wlaschiha, Matthias Hölle

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