Parsifal

Parsifal is an opera in three acts by Richard Wagner. It is loosely based on Wolfram von Eschenbach's medieval epic Parzival, the 13th century epic poem of the Arthurian knight Parzival (Percival) and his quest for the Holy Grail. Wagner first conceived the work in April 1857 but it was not completed until twenty-five years later. The first production was in Bayreuth in 1882.

Cast

• Parsifal (tenor)
• Kundry (soprano or mezzo-soprano)
• Gurnemanz (bass)
• Klingsor (bass)
• Amfortas (baritone)
• Titurel (bass)
• First and Second Knights of the Grail (tenor and bass chorus)
• Four Esquires (soprano, alto, tenor)
• A celestial voice (alto)
• Flowermaidens (six soprano soloists and two semi-choruses chorus for soprano and alto)
• Brotherhood of Knights of the Grail (tenor and bass chorus)
• Youths and Boys (tenor, alto and soprano chorus)