PARSIFAL
ACT III WITH THE PRELUDE TO ACT 1
Opera
April 2025
Temple Church, London
Legends of the Knights Templar loom large in Wagner’s last music drama. Temple Church present a fully-staged performance of the final act heard in a new arrangement for 35-piece orchestra.
A joint production with Temple Music Foundation and The Honourable Society of The Inner Temple.
‘a chamber-scale Wagnerian triumph’
︎︎︎︎︎ - Music OMH
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︎︎︎︎ - The Observer
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‘A high-risk operatic paradox that paid off’ - Reaction
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Cast
Gurnemanz
Simon Wilding
Parsifal
Neal Cooper
Amfortas
Freddie Tong
Kundry
Natasha Jouhl
Titurel
Paul Carey Jones
Simon Wilding
Parsifal
Neal Cooper
Amfortas
Freddie Tong
Kundry
Natasha Jouhl
Titurel
Paul Carey Jones
Credits
Music
Richard Wagner
Arranger
Prof. Matthew King
Richard Wagner
Arranger
Prof. Matthew King
Director
Julia Burbach
Conductor
Peter Selwyn
Set Designer
Claudia Fragoso
Costume Designer
Helen Hebert
Lighting Designer
Andy Purves
Julia Burbach
Conductor
Peter Selwyn
Set Designer
Claudia Fragoso
Costume Designer
Helen Hebert
Lighting Designer
Andy Purves
Production Manager
Ed Borgnis
Lighting Programmer
Ed Frearson
Assistant Directors
Talia Stern
Sam Rayner
Costume Supervisor
Katie Trevorrow
Ed Borgnis
Lighting Programmer
Ed Frearson
Assistant Directors
Talia Stern
Sam Rayner
Costume Supervisor
Katie Trevorrow
Stage Manager
Gusta Matthews
Orchestra
Orpheus Sinfonia
Assistant Conductor
Repetiteur
Kelvin Lim
Chorus Fixer
Soprano
Cressida Sharp
Gusta Matthews
Orchestra
Orpheus Sinfonia
Assistant Conductor
Repetiteur
Kelvin Lim
Chorus Fixer
Soprano
Cressida Sharp
Production Photos