Parsifal review – bunkers, CCTV and fembots in elusive vision of Wagner’s mystical masterpiece

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Royal Opera House, London Evgeny Titov’s brutal and powerful new staging of Wagner’s final opera explains as little as possible.

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  • Reported by The Guardian and published Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:31:49 UTC.

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