Parsifal conductors in Bayreuth
1882
Franz Fischer
Hermann Levi
Richard Wagner
The Bayreuth Festival (Richard Wagner-Festspiele Bayreuth)
During the final performance Wagner took the baton out of Hermann Levi's hand and conducted the last act from the transformation scene to the end.
Hermann Levi in a letter to his father: "At the end of
the work the audience broke into applaus that defies description. But the
Master did not show himself, but remained with us musicians, making bad
jokes, and when the noise of the audience showed no sign of abating after
ten minutes, I shouted ’Quiet! Quiet!’ at the top of my voice. This was
heard up above, and people did quieten down, and then the Master, still
at the conductors desk, began to speak, first to me and the orchestra;
then the curtain was raised, the whole company of singers and technical
personnel was assembled on the stage, and the Master spoke with such affection
that everyone started to weep – it was an unforgettable moment!"
From Derek Watson: Richard Wagner: A Biography
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1883
Franz Fischer
Hermann Levi
1884
Franz Fischer
Hermann Levi
1886
Hermann Levi
1888
Felix Mottl
1889
Hermann Levi
1891
Hermann Levi
1892
Hermann Levi
1894
Hermann Levi
1897
Anton Seidl
Felix Mottl
1899
Franz Fischer
1901
Karl Muck
1902
Karl Muck
1904
Karl Muck
Michael Balling
1906
Michael Balling
Franz Beidler
Karl Muck
1908
Karl Muck
Michael Balling
1909
Siegfried Wagner
Karl Muck
1911
Michael Balling
Karl Muck
1912
Michael Balling
Karl Muck
1914
Karl Muck
1924
Wilibald Kaehler
Karl Muck
1925
Karl Muck
Wilibald Kaehler
1927
Karl Muck
1928
Karl Muck
1930
Karl Muck
1931
Arturo Toscanini
1933
Richard Strauss
1934
Franz von Hoesslin
Richard Strauss
1936
Wilhelm Furtwängler
1937
Wilhelm Furtwängler
1938
Franz von Hoesslin
1939
Franz von Hoesslin
1951
Hans Knappertsbusch
1952
Hans Knappertsbusch
1953
Clemens Krauss
1954
Hans Knappertsbusch
1955
Hans Knappertsbusch
1956
Hans Knappertsbusch
1957
Andre Cluytens
Hans Knappertsbusch
1958
Hans Knappertsbusch
1959
Hans Knappertsbusch
1960
Hans Knappertsbusch
1961
Hans Knappertsbusch
1962
Hans Knappertsbusch
1963
Hans Knappertsbusch
1964
Hans Knappertsbusch
1965
Andre Cluytens
1966
Pierre Boulez (CD)
1967
Pierre Boulez
1968
Pierre Boulez
1969
Horst Stein
1970
Pierre Boulez (CD)
1971
Eugen Jochum
1972
Eugen Jochum
1973
Eugen Jochum
1975
Horst Stein
Hans Zender
1976
Horst Stein
1977
Horst Stein
1978
Horst Stein
1979
Horst Stein
1980
Horst Stein
1981
Horst Stein
Released on
DVD. Cast: Siegfried Jerusalem, Eva Randova, Bernd Weikl,
Hans Sotin, Matti Salminen.
Stage director was Wolfgang Wagner.
1982
James Levine
1983
James Levine
1984
James Levine
1985
James Levine
1987
Daniel Barenboim
1988
James Levine
1989
James Levine
1990
James Levine
1991
James Levine
1992
James Levine
1993
James Levine
1994
Giuseppe Sinopoli
1995
Giuseppe Sinopoli
1996
Giuseppe Sinopoli
1997
Giuseppe Sinopoli
1998
Giuseppe Sinopoli
1999
Giuseppe Sinopoli
2000
Christoph Eschenbach
2001
Christian Thielemann
2004
Pierre Boulez
2005
Pierre Boulez
2006
Adam Fischer
2007
Adam Fischer
2008
Daniele Gatti
A new production. Stage director: Stefan
Herheim.
Read more about the Herheim/Gatti Parsifal production at Bayreuth here