The Met Live in HD: Parsifal (Wagner) – Live
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About this event
One of 92 upcoming events at Ridgefield Playhouse.
The Met: Live in HD series at Ridgefield Playhouse is made possible by the generous support of Liz & Steven Goldstone and Whistle Stop Bakery. The Met: Live in HD is the Metropolitan Opera’s award-winning series of opera performances transmitted live from the stage of the Met into movie theaters worldwide. Experience extraordinary opera performances live from the Metropolitan Opera in your local cinema. The Met Live in HD: Parsifal (Wagner) – Live Wagner’s epic final opera, set in a sacred realm of ritual and mystery, unfolds as a meditation on healing and redemption with a medieval knight’s heroic quest for the Holy Grail. François Girard’s celebrated production, a “thoughtful and intrepid staging, full of striking imagery” (The New York Times), features tenor Piotr Beczała (Andrea Chénier, Aida, Carmen, Lohengrin, Fedora) in the title role, alongside an all-star cast. CAST: Elīna Garanča, Piotr Beczała, Peter Mattei, Ryan Speedo Green, Jongmin Park, Alfred Walker CONDUCTOR: Yannick Nézet-Séguin DIRECTOR: François Girard ESTIMATED RUNTIME: 6 hours and 5 minutes, with two intermissions
