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What you loved about Parsifal
Read a selection of critics' and audience reactions to Parsifal
reactions to Parsifal
This psychological drama about family duty and private desire, how we die and why we live, is staged at Glyndebourne for the first time.
Read on to find out what the critics’ and audience had to say about the production.
Critics
‘moving and musically very special’
– The Guardian
‘an enthralling Parsifal’
– The Financial Times
‘gripping’
– The Telegraph
‘Ticciati lovingly shapes every phrase,’
– The Arts Desk
audience
‘A thrilling experience’
– Audience comment
‘Outstanding production’
– Audience comment
‘Riveting and inspiring’
– Audience comment
‘Truly spectacular’
– Audience comment
Image credits: Parsifal 2025. Photography by Richard Hubert Smith.
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