'While Parsifal's home shrine of Bayreuth seems increasingly unwilling to shed design and historical baggage, François Girard's production for New York's Metropolitan Opera simply asserts Wagner's core values of compassion, understanding and sanctity without distortion.' David Nice
Wagner
Parsifal
Jonas Jaufmann, René Pape, Katarina Dalayman, Peter Mattei; Metropolitan Opera/Daniele Gatti; dir. François Girard (New York, 2013)
Sony DVD: 88883725589; Blu-ray: 88883725729
Pick up a copy of the June issue of BBC Music Magazine to read a full review of this recording