Parsifal will be seen on May 12, 15, and 18. The cast includes Waltraud Meier as Kundry, Ben Heppner as Parsifal, Thomas Hampson as Amfortas, Nikolai Putilin as Klingsor, and Ren_ Pape as Gurnemanz. Otto Schenk is the director.
Schneider made his Met debut in 1995, leading Die Zauberfl‹te, and returned in 2002 for Fidelio. He has led the opera companies of Bremen and Mannheim, Germany, and has conducted at Bayreuth and the Vienna State Opera.