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Amfortas, the ruler of the knights of the Holy Grail is ailing from a wound given to him by Klingsor, who had been rejected by the knighthood. A prophecy says that he can only be saved by a "pure fool, enlightened by compassion." Klingsor knows that Parsifal is the person mentioned in the...

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Main Author: Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883 (Librettist)
Corporate Authors: Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Ballet (Performer), Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Chorus (Performer), Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Orchestra (Performer)
Other Authors: Wolfram, von Eschenbach, active 12th century, Choa, Carolyn (Choreographer), Dalayman, Katarina (Performer), Gatti, Daniele, 1961- (Conductor), Girard, François, 1963- (Producer), Kaufmann, Jonas (Performer), Levine, Michael, 1961- (Set designer), Mattei, Peter, 1965- (Performer), Nikitin, Evgeniĭ, 1973- (Performer), Pape, René (Performer), Sweete, Barbara Willis (Director), Vancraenenbroeck, Thibault, 1967- (Costume designer)
Format: Unknown
Language:German
English
French
Spanish
Italian
Published: New York : Sony Classical, 2014
Series:Metropolitan Opera HD live
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Perceval > (Legendary character) > Drama
Perceval > (Legendary character)
Grail > Drama
Knights and knighthood > Drama
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Summary:Amfortas, the ruler of the knights of the Holy Grail is ailing from a wound given to him by Klingsor, who had been rejected by the knighthood. A prophecy says that he can only be saved by a "pure fool, enlightened by compassion." Klingsor knows that Parsifal is the person mentioned in the prophecy, and he enlists the mysterious woman Kundry, against her will, to seduce Parsifal and complete his revenge
Item Description:Based on the epic poem Parzival by Wolfram von Eschenbach
Booklet with program notes, synopsis, and scene listings in English, inserted in container
Performers: Katarina Dalayman, René Pape, Jonas Kaufmann, Peter Mattei
Special features: Backstage at the Met with host Eric Owens: interviews with Jonas Kaufmann, René Pape, Peter Mattei, John Sellars, Katarina Dalayman, François Girard
Physical Description:1 videodisc (280 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in 1 booklet (15 pages ; 15 cm).
Format:Blu-ray Disc
Production Credits:Conducted by Daniele Gatti ; set designer, Michael Levine ; costume designer, Thibault Vancraenenbroeck ; lighting designer, David Finn ; choreographer, Carolyn Choa

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