Parsifal meets Kundry, a veiled Moslem

Parsifal meets Kundry, a veiled Moslem

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norman lebrecht

November 24, 2015

nadja michael kundry

This is a rehearsal shot from Parsifal at the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, where Nadja Michael is dressed as a veiled, implicitly oppressed Moslem woman on her first Act 1 entrance.

True to Wagner? True to Islam? Or just a misplaced fashion statement?

The director is Marcelo Lombardero.

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