Opera Warhorses

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Entries from January 2006

More on the L.A. Parsifal: the Case for Wilson’s Spell

January 4th, 2006

Stephen promised an exposition of his thoughts on Robert Wilson’s “Parsifal”. It is presented here: Hi Bill: Well, here it is. PARSIFAL is my desert-island opera. I first saw it at the Met on Good Friday in 1960, then the summer I spent at Bayreuth (1966) studying with the Wagners. I saw Wieland’s breathtaking production [...]

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