--- product_id: 22287781 title: "Wagner: Parsifal" price: "€ 116.48" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 10 url: https://www.desertcart.pt/products/22287781-wagner-parsifal store_origin: PT region: Portugal --- # Wagner: Parsifal **Price:** € 116.48 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Wagner: Parsifal - **How much does it cost?** € 116.48 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pt](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/22287781-wagner-parsifal) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Parsifal represents the culmination of Wagner's work as a revolutionary composer of opera. In it, he created a powerful allegory on the conflict between Christianity and paganism, good and evil, light and dark, physical passion and spiritual abstinence. This dramatic production by the brilliant German stage director Harry Kupfer marked Daniel Barenboim's appointment as the artistic director of the Berlin State Opera in 1992. The cast is made up of the finest Wagnerian singers of the period, all of whom enjoyed substantial international careers. Barenboim's superb conducting reveals Wagner's multi-layered score in all it's glory. Review: Best Parsifal on DVD - Waltraud Meier delivers the greatest performance I've ever seen in an opera or even movie. Not only is she as compelling an actress as she usually is, but she's in her vocal prime (1992) and takes vocal risks with her performance that all pay off. Easily she's the best Kundry you'll ever see and hear. Even if you have the Baden Baden or the MET DVD with her, you should get this one to see her at her thrilling peak. I'm not prone to hyperbole, but I cannot praise her performance here enough. It's that good. Honestly, I showed parts of Act II to a total stranger on the street who doesn't know opera and they were riveted by Meier's performance. Barenboim is no Knappertsbusch (for that true Parsifal sound, the 1962 Kna Bayreuth recording on Philips CD is the definitive Parsifal) but he's better than sluggish Levine at the Met and surface Nagano at Baden Baden. I prefer Salminen's Gurnemanz for singing, but Tomlinson is close and a great actor to boot. And that's important as Gurnemanz has more lines than anyone else in the whole opera (in all of opera??). Elming is a fine Parsifal (I slightly prefer Ventris) and the rest of the cast is equally good. Meier -- again -- is in a class by herself. I like Lenhoff's production, but Kupfer is equally challenging, darker, and interesting and he gets a better job from the singers as actors. Both are bleak, futuristic productions, miles away from the Met's dull realistic production with those silly yellow flowers bouncing around in the third act. So, all in all, this is THE Parsifal to get on DVD. I don't write many reviews here, but Meier's performance and this DVD absolutely deserve recognition. Review: Stunning - To embark on Parsifal is to step on an ice floe—it is a leap of faith that leaves you profoundly transformed. Parsifal is Wagner’s most ambitious and demanding work—a gift of staggering difficulty and universal resonance. A great work of art needs multiple engagements, yet this is the best version on DVD today. Daniel Barenboim as the conductor lets the diaphanous quality of the music to slowly undo your defences. The singers embody their characters with visceral conviction, none more than Waltraud Meier in her fearless commitment as Kundry. She and the others can do this because Harry Kupfer as the stage director dares to confront the depth of Parsifal. It is, crucially, Kupfers’s precise work with movement and gesture that conveys the elemental emotional struggles at the heart of Parsifal. The music is radically open and so is the staging: by leaving the questions unanswered, Kupfer lets us fathom the oceanic trenches of power and love for ourselves. Whether you are hesitantly considering your first Parsifal or have long wrestled with it—‘familiar’ is not the word for a work that unsettling—you need to experience this version. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B006ZV6YUI | | Actors | Elming, Meier, Struckmann, Tomlinson | | Aspect Ratio | 1.33:1 | | Best Sellers Rank | #315,529 in Movies & TV ( See Top 100 in Movies & TV ) #242,631 in DVD | | Customer Reviews | 4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars (43) | | Director | Harry Kupfer | | Dubbed: | German | | Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No | | Media Format | Box set, Classical, Color, Multiple Formats, NTSC | | Number of discs | 3 | | Product Dimensions | 0.56 x 7.49 x 5.5 inches; 5.28 ounces | | Release date | April 24, 2012 | | Studio | EuroArts | | Subtitles: | English, French, German, Japanese | ## Images ![Wagner: Parsifal - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/817CGAgHKVL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best Parsifal on DVD *by R***Z on June 1, 2012* Waltraud Meier delivers the greatest performance I've ever seen in an opera or even movie. Not only is she as compelling an actress as she usually is, but she's in her vocal prime (1992) and takes vocal risks with her performance that all pay off. Easily she's the best Kundry you'll ever see and hear. Even if you have the Baden Baden or the MET DVD with her, you should get this one to see her at her thrilling peak. I'm not prone to hyperbole, but I cannot praise her performance here enough. It's that good. Honestly, I showed parts of Act II to a total stranger on the street who doesn't know opera and they were riveted by Meier's performance. Barenboim is no Knappertsbusch (for that true Parsifal sound, the 1962 Kna Bayreuth recording on Philips CD is the definitive Parsifal) but he's better than sluggish Levine at the Met and surface Nagano at Baden Baden. I prefer Salminen's Gurnemanz for singing, but Tomlinson is close and a great actor to boot. And that's important as Gurnemanz has more lines than anyone else in the whole opera (in all of opera??). Elming is a fine Parsifal (I slightly prefer Ventris) and the rest of the cast is equally good. Meier -- again -- is in a class by herself. I like Lenhoff's production, but Kupfer is equally challenging, darker, and interesting and he gets a better job from the singers as actors. Both are bleak, futuristic productions, miles away from the Met's dull realistic production with those silly yellow flowers bouncing around in the third act. So, all in all, this is THE Parsifal to get on DVD. I don't write many reviews here, but Meier's performance and this DVD absolutely deserve recognition. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Stunning *by M***K on May 8, 2017* To embark on Parsifal is to step on an ice floe—it is a leap of faith that leaves you profoundly transformed. Parsifal is Wagner’s most ambitious and demanding work—a gift of staggering difficulty and universal resonance. A great work of art needs multiple engagements, yet this is the best version on DVD today. Daniel Barenboim as the conductor lets the diaphanous quality of the music to slowly undo your defences. The singers embody their characters with visceral conviction, none more than Waltraud Meier in her fearless commitment as Kundry. She and the others can do this because Harry Kupfer as the stage director dares to confront the depth of Parsifal. It is, crucially, Kupfers’s precise work with movement and gesture that conveys the elemental emotional struggles at the heart of Parsifal. The music is radically open and so is the staging: by leaving the questions unanswered, Kupfer lets us fathom the oceanic trenches of power and love for ourselves. Whether you are hesitantly considering your first Parsifal or have long wrestled with it—‘familiar’ is not the word for a work that unsettling—you need to experience this version. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Parsifal *by C***H on January 21, 2014* The best Parsifal that I have seen and listen !Paul elming, Waltraude and Tomlinson are splendid.Pity that the sound is not 5.1. The scenary its not my taste either the clothes. I'm atttending the Parsifal with kaufmann. Struckmann is goodd but I'm ever remebering Bernard Weikel. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pt/products/22287781-wagner-parsifal](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/22287781-wagner-parsifal) --- *Product available on Desertcart Portugal* *Store origin: PT* *Last updated: 2026-04-25*