The Met Live in HD: Parsifal (Wagner) – Encore
FirstLight Home Care Classical Series
Thursday, June 17
12:55pm
The Met: Live in HD series at Ridgefield Playhouse is made possible by the generous support of Liz & Steven Goldstone and Whistle Stop Bakery.
The Met: Live in HD is the Metropolitan Opera’s award-winning series of opera performances transmitted live from the stage of the Met into movie theaters worldwide. Experience extraordinary opera performances live from the Metropolitan Opera in your local cinema.
The Met Live in HD: Parsifal (Wagner) – Encore
Wagner’s epic final opera, set in a sacred realm of ritual and mystery, unfolds as a meditation on healing and redemption with a medieval knight’s heroic quest for the Holy Grail.
François Girard’s celebrated production, a “thoughtful and intrepid staging, full of striking imagery” (The New York Times), features tenor Piotr Beczała (Andrea Chénier, Aida, Carmen, Lohengrin, Fedora) in the title role, alongside an all-star cast.
CAST: Elīna Garanča, Piotr Beczała, Peter Mattei, Ryan Speedo Green, Jongmin Park, Alfred Walker
CONDUCTOR: Yannick Nézet-Séguin
DIRECTOR: François Girard
ESTIMATED RUNTIME: 6 hours and 5 minutes, with two intermissions
This event is rescheduled from Saturday, June 5, 2026.
