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Hours it takes to perform the three-act epic

4

Times the director John Caird and Lyric’s general director Anthony Freud have worked together

3

Lyric seasons featuring baritone Thomas Hampson (who plays Amfortas, king of the Grail knights)

2

Centuries since Wagner’s birth, (explaining the spate of recent performances worldwide)

1

Times tenor Paul Groves has sung the lead role

November 9 to 29, Lyric Opera, 20 N. Wacker. lyricopera.org