Parsifal

The Stage“Beckettian non-specificity and nihilism... ” The consistently grey stage is dominated by John Tomlinson’s Gurnemanz, inspiring still in a role he has sung many times though not previously in English. Doing such a piece in the vernacular creates problems elsewhere...

Guardian“As good as any Wagner seen in London in the last 20 years...” The production has inevitably evolved over those 12 years. The dramatic power of the production – with sets by Raimund Bauer and costumes by Andrea Schmidt-Futterer – is matched in the music...

The Arts Desk“A miracle of interpretation...” Anything that can force a Wagner divorcee like me to eat this much humble pie - to admit that Parsifal is probably after all the greatest opera ever written - is doing something pretty incredible and very right...

The Telegraph“Chorus sounded magnificent throughout... ” Almost impossible to believe that Mark Wigglesworth has never conducted Parsifal before. Miraculously, he struck the fine balance between the music’s unique translucency (Debussy said it was 'lit from behind’) and its depth, weight and intensity.

Whatsonstage.com“Hard to think of a better send off...” Book now and catch ENO at its best! This intelligent production of Parsifal was a salutary reminder of what this company is capable of. You’d also have to go a long way to hear it sung better...

MusicOMH“Not yet reviewed”

this is london“Not yet reviewed”

Financial Times“Not yet reviewed”

Opera Britannia“Not yet reviewed”

The Independent“Not yet reviewed”