Jonas Kaufmann sings the title role.

René Pape is the wise knight Gurnemanz.

The brotherhood of the Grail in a scene from Act I

Katarina Dalayman plays the mysterious Kundry.

When Parsifal (Jonas Kaufmann) arrives at the sanctuary of the Grail and unknowingly kills a holy swan, Gurnemanz (René Pape) angrily questions him about his past.

A scene from Act I

Peter Mattei sings Amfortas, the ailing ruler of the brotherhood of the Grail.

Jonas Kaufmann as Parsifal

The sorcerer Klingsor (Evgeny Nikitin) has created a magic garden to entrap the Knights of the Grail.

Klingsor's Flower Maidens try to seduce Parsifal.

Through his encounter with Kundry (Katarina Dalayman), Parsifal (Jonas Kaufmann) realizes that it's his mission to save the suffering brotherhood of the Grail.

After years of wandering, Parsifal returns to find an aged Gurnemanz (René Pape)...

...who anoints him as the new King of the Grail.

Parsifal (Jonas Kaufmann) baptizes the penitent Kundry (Katarina Dalayman), releasing her from her curse.

A scene from Act III

With the brotherhood of the Grail in decline, Amfortas (Peter Mattei) only wants his own death.

In the opera's final scene, Parsifal returns the Holy Spear to the sanctuary of the Grail, healing Amfortas and saving the brotherhood.