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Photo Flash: First Look at Jonas Kaufmann and More in Wagner's PARSIFAL

By: Jul. 23, 2013
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Star tenor Jonas Kaufmann sings the title role in a new production of Wagner's final masterpiece Parsifal, staged by acclaimed French Canadian director François Girard in his Met debut, on Great Performances at the Met Sunday, July 28 at 12 noon on PBS (check local listings). (In New York, THIRTEEN will air the opera in two parts: Friday, August 16 at 9 p.m. and Friday, August 23 at 9 p.m.). We have a first look below!

The extraordinary cast of Wagnerians assembled for the deeply meditative opera about sin, redemption, pain, and healing includes German bass René Pape as the wise knight Gurnemanz; Swedish soprano Katarina Dalayman as the wayward temptress Kundry; Swedish baritone Peter Mattei as the wounded king Amfortas; and Russian bass-baritone Evgeny Nikitin as the evil wizard Klingsor.

Italian maestro Daniele Gatti conducts Wagner's powerful and complex score.

American bass-baritone Eric Owens hosts the broadcast and conducts backstage interviews with the stars.

Great Performances at the Metis a presentation of THIRTEEN for WNET, one of America's most prolific and respected public media providers. Throughout its 40 year history on public television, Great Performances has provided viewers across the country with an unparalleled showcase of the best in all genres of the performing arts, serving as America's most prestigious and enduring broadcaster of cultural programming. Now in its fifth decade, the series has been the home to the greatest artists in the areas of drama, dance, musical theater, classical and popular music, providing many with their very first television exposure.

For the Met, Barbara Willis Sweete directs the telecast. Jay David Saks is Music Producer, Mia Bongiovanni and Elena Park are Supervising Producers, and Louisa Briccetti and Victoria Warivonchik are Producers. Peter Gelb is Executive Producer. For Great Performances, Bill O'Donnell is Series Producer; David Horn is Executive Producer.

Visit Great Performances online at www.pbs.org/gperf for additional information on this and other Great Performances programs.

Photo Credit: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

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Rene Pape and Jonas Kaufmann

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Jonas Kaufmann, Katarina Dalayman, and Rene Pape

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Rene Pape, Jonas Kaufmann and Katarina Dalayman

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Jonas Kaufmann

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Jonas Kaufmann

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Jonas Kaufmann and Katarina Dalayman

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Jonas Kaufmann and Katarina Dalayman

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Jonas Kaufmann and Katarina Dalayman

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Jonas Kaufmann and Katarina Dalayman

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Jonas Kaufmann and Company

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Jonas Kaufmann

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Jonas Kaufmann and Rene Pape

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Rene Pape and Jonas Kaufmann

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A scene from Act I of Wagner's "Parsifal."

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Evgeny Nikitin

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A scene from Act III of Wagner's "Parsifal."



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