PARSIFAL This is a list of all the complete (or abridged) recordings of PARSIFAL in THE DURBECK ARCHIVE. All opera entries in THE DURBECK ARCHIVE are fully documented, as shown immediately below. Following this fully documented entry is a listing of all of the other complete recordings of PARSIFAL in THE DURBECK ARCHIVE. These listings are in an abbreviated form, listed in the chronological order of their recording dates. This is a full document entry ******************* About this opera Opera: PARSIFAL (1882) Libretto: Text by the composer Composer: Wagner, Richard (1813-1883) National Origin: NO/German   About this recording Set Number: SLPX 12784/85/86/86/88 Individual LP Numbers: SLPX 12784, SLPX 12785, SLPX 12786,                                  SLPX 12787, SLPX 12788 Label: Hungaroton Phonics: stereo Number of LPs: 5 - 12" LPs; manual playing sequence Accompanying Text: libretto (Hungarian, German),                              liner notes in Hungarian Recording Location: Budapest; Hungarian State Opera House Recording Date: 13 February 1983 Year: 1983 Packaging:  single hinge, standard size opera box Autographs: (Inscribed, "ez én vagyok!, Polgár László");                        translation, "This is me" - he signed on his photo                   on the box cover Notes: Live performance   About the performers Conductor: János Ferencsik Orchestra: A Magyar Állami Operaház Ének és Zenekara;                András Fehér, dir. CAST: Role ......................................................... Performer Parsifal: ............................................................................... András Molnár Gurnemanz: .......................................................................... László Polgár Amfortas: ................................................................. Sándor Sólyom-Nagy Titurel: ................................................................................. Ferenc Szalma Klingsor: ............................................................................. András Faragó Kundry: ................................................................................. Katalin Kasza Gralsritter: #1 ............................................................................ Atilla Fülöp Gralsritter: #2 ............................................................................ János Tóth Knappen: #1 ......................................................................... Ilona Hankiss Knappen: #2 ............................................................................ Jutta Bokor Knappen: #3 .................................................................. Ferenc Gerdesits Knappen: #4 ........................................................................ András Laczó Blumenmädchen: I, #1 ...................................................... Magda Kalmár Blumenmädchen: I, #2 ............................................................. Katalin Piti Blumenmädchen: I, #3 ..................................................... Tamara Takács Blumenmädchen: II, #1 ......................................................... Ágnes Decsi Blumenmädchen: II, #2 .................................................... Mariá Zémpleni Blumenmädchen: II, #3 ............................................. Maria Teresa Uribe Altsolo: .................................................................................... Eszter Póka Note: roles not included in the above cast are not listed on this specific recording. Remaining recordings of PARSIFAL in THE DURBECK ARCHIVE Note: in the Wagner Opera Discography, all of these operas will be listed in full document form just as the one shown above and not in the abbreviated form as listed below.   (listed in abbreviated form e.g. year of recording; performer of the role of Parsifal; the conductor; the orchestra 1928 Parsifal ............................................................................................ Gotthelf Pistor Karl Muck;  Das Festspielorchester Bayreuth, Berlin State Opera Orchestra 1938 Parsifal ......................................................................................... Lauritz Melchior Artur Bodanzky (Acts I and III); Erich Leinsdorf (Act II) Metropolitan Opera Orchestra  1950 Parsifal ............................................................................................ Africo Baldelli Vittorio Gui;   RAI Roma Orchestra 1950 Parsifal ............................................................................................ Africo Baldelli Vittorio Gui;   RAI Roma Orchestra 1950 Parsifal ............................................................................................ Africo Baldelli Vittorio Gui;   RAI Roma Orchestra 1951 Parsifal ................................................................................ Wolfgang Windgassen Hans Knappertsbusch;   Das Festspielorchester Bayreuth 1951 Parsifal ................................................................................ Wolfgang Windgassen Hans Knappertsbusch;   Das Festspielorchester Bayreuth 1951 Parsifal ................................................................................ Wolfgang Windgassen Hans Knappertsbusch;   Das Festspielorchester Bayreuth 1951 Parsifal ................................................................................ Wolfgang Windgassen Hans Knappertsbusch;   Das Festspielorchester Bayreuth 1953 Parsifal ............................................................................................. Ramón Vinay Clemens Krauss;   Das Festspielorchester Bayreuth 1953 Parsifal ............................................................................................. Ramón Vinay Clemens Krauss;   Das Festspielorchester Bayreuth 1954 Parsifal ............................................................................................. Set Svanholm Fritz Stiedry;   The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra 1956 Parsifal ............................................................................................. Ramón Vinay Hans Knappertsbusch;   Das Festspielorchester Bayreuth 1956 Parsifal ............................................................................................. Ramón Vinay Hans Knappertsbusch;   Das Festspielorchester Bayreuth 1958 Parsifal ................................................................................................ Hans Beirer Hans Knappertsbusch;   Das Festspielorchester Bayreuth 1958 Parsifal ................................................................................................ Hans Beirer Hans Knappertsbusch;   Das Festspielorchester Bayreuth 1960 Parsifal ........................................................................................... Sándor Kónya André Cluytens;   Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala 1962 Parsifal .............................................................................................. Jess Thomas Hans Knappertsbusch;   Das Festspielorchester Bayreuth 1962 Parsifal .............................................................................................. Jess Thomas Hans Knappertsbusch;   Das Festspielorchester Bayreuth 1962 Parsifal .............................................................................................. Jess Thomas Hans Knappertsbusch;   Das Festspielorchester Bayreuth 1962 Parsifal .............................................................................................. Jess Thomas Hans Knappertsbusch;   Das Festspielorchester Bayreuth 1962 Parsifal .............................................................................................. Jess Thomas Hans Knappertsbusch;   Das Festspielorchester Bayreuth 1964 Parsifal ................................................................................................ Jon Vickers Hans Knappertsbusch;   Das Festspielorchester Bayreuth 1970 Parsifal ................................................................................................ James King Pierre Boulez;   Das Festspielorchester Bayreuth 1970 Parsifal ................................................................................................ James King Pierre Boulez;   Das Festspielorchester Bayreuth 1972 Parsifal ................................................................................................ René Kollo Georg Solti;   Wiener Philharmoniker 1972 Parsifal ................................................................................................ René Kollo Georg Solti;   Wiener Philharmoniker 1975 Parsifal ................................................................................................ René Kollo Herbert Kegel;   Rundfunk Sinfonie Orchester Leipzig 1980 Parsifal ........................................................................................... Peter Hofmann Herbert von Karajan;   Berliner Philharmoniker 1982 Parsifal ..................................................................................... Siegfried Jerusalem Marek Janowski;    No orchestra listed 1983 Parsifal ........................................................................................... András Molnár János Ferencsik;   Hungarian State Opera Orchestra 1984 Parsifal ....................................................................................... Warren Ellsworth Reginald Goodall;   Welsh National Opera Orchestra 1985 Parsifal ........................................................................................... Peter Hofmann James Levine;   Das Festspielorchester Bayreuth Return to the Home Page of The Durbeck Archive