Wagner: Parsifal — “Nur eine Waffe taugt“ — Jonas Kaufmann — The Met — 2013

The last scene of the Met production of Richard Wagner’s Parsifal. Get the DVD/Blu-ray at: The Met assembled a stellar... The last scene of the Met production of Richard Wagner’s Parsifal. Get the DVD/Blu-ray at: The Met assembled a stellar cast for François Girard’s acclaimed new production of Richard Wagner’s final masterpiece. Jonas Kaufmann in the title role of Parsifal. René Pape is compelling as Gurnemanz, the veteran Knight of the Grail, and Katarina Dalayman brings out the dual sides of Kundry. Peter Mattei is Amfortas, the anguished ruler of the Grail’s kingdom, and Evgeny Nikitin sings the evil magician Klingsor. Daniele Gatti on the podium reveals both the serenity and dramatic tension of Wagner’s score. In the culminating scene of Wagner’s last opera “Parsifal“ which premiered at the Bayreuth Festival in 1882, Parsifal finally absolves the wounded Amfortas by healing him with the spear that had struck t