Richard wagner parsifal herbert von karajan biography

Richard Wagner completed Parsifal in 1882. The same year it was premiered in the re-opening of the Bayreuth Festival. Parsifal was the only opera production that was played at the Festival in 1882.

It was performed 16 times.

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Parsifal - Stefan Herheim's production at Bayreuth.

Parsifal was produced in the following cities the first years after the world premiere in Bayreuth on 26 July 1882

Richard Wagner ordered Parsifal was to be performed no other place than the Bayreuth Festival.

For 30 years Parsifal could not be performed outside Bayreuth.