Wagner first conceived the work in April 1857 but did not finish it until twenty-five years later. It was Wagner's last completed opera and in composing it he took advantage of the particular acoustics of his Bayreuth Festspielhaus. Parsifal was first produced at the second Bayreuth Festival in 1882. The Bayreuth Festival maintained a monopoly on Parsifal productions until 1903, when the opera was performed at the Metropolitan Opera in New York.
| Librettist | Richard Wagner (based on Parzival by Wolfram von Eschenbach) |
| Date of composition | 1882 (1857-1882) |
| Premiered | 1882, July 26th (Festspielhaus) in Bayreuth, Germany |
| First published | 1882, B. Schott's Söhne in Mainz, Germany |
| Type | Opera |
| Catalogue | WWV 111 |
| Spoken language | German |
| Instruments |
Chorus/Choir
Orchestra Voice (Tenor) - Parsifal Voice (Soprano) - Kundry Voice (Bass) - Gurnemanz, a veteran Knight of the Grail Voice (Baritone) - Amfortas, ruler of the Grail kingdom Voice (Bass-Baritone) - Klingsor, a magician Voice (Bass) - Titurel, Amfortas' father Voice (Tenor) - Grail Knight Voice (Bass) - Grail Knight Voice (Soprano) - Esquire Voice (Alto) - Esquire 2x Voice (Tenor) - Esquires 6x Voice (Soprano) - Six Flowermaidens Voice (Contralto) - Voice from Above, Eine Stimme |
| Arrangements |
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Franz Liszt: Solemn march to the Holy Grail from Parsifal, S. 450
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Richard Wagner: Parsifal, WWV 111 Richard Wagner: Parsifal, WWV 111 Richard Wagner: Parsifal, WWV 111 |