Director

A woman falls in love with a man young enough to be her son. She feels as if her body’s rejuvenating but, feeling on top of the world, is confronted with the news that she’s terminally ill.

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Blossoming

Bockenheimer Depot

Amfortas, leader of the Knights of the Grail, was wounded when he lost the Holy Spear to Klingsor, a wound, that won’t close.

As long as he does his duty and reveals the Grail, Amfortas can’t die. Kundry, a two-faced individual, serves the knights; she procures medicine to alleviate his pain, but it has little effect. Then Parsifal appears, committing sacrilege by shooting down a swan in this hallowed region. Gurnemanz rebukes him, then starts wondering: Could the young hothead be the promised »innocent fool«, who could bring salvation to their community? If so Parsifal would have to become »knowing through compassion« first. He meets Kundry, now a seductive woman, in Klingsor’s magic realm. Can he beat Klingsor and take the speer from him, the only thing that can close Amfortas’ wound?

Parsifal

Oper Frankfurt

In his drama fragment "Woyzeck," shortly before his untimely death in 1837, Georg Büchner became one of the first playwrights to turn his attention unsparingly to social reality. Inspired by a real court case, he depicts a simple man trying to lead a normal life against all odds—living in poverty, subjected to questionable medical experiments, and humiliated from all sides, he increasingly loses his mind. The play wasn't staged until 1913.

Director

Brigitte Fassbaender

Events

Upcoming events

Apr 25 - Jun 25, 2026

Wozzeck · Theater Lübeck

Past events

1 - 9 Oct, 2025

Blossoming · Oper Frankfurt

May 18, 2025

Parsifal · Oper Frankfurt

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