A Companion to Wagner's Parsifal
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By William Kinderman (Editor), Katherine R. Syer (Editor), James M McGlathery (Contribution by), Katherine R. Syer (Contribution by), Mary Cicora (Contribution by), Roger Allen (Contribution by), Ulrike Kienzle (Contribution by), Warren Darcy (Contribution by), William Kinderman (Contribution by)
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New essays demonstrating and exploring the abiding fascination of Wagner's controversial work.
Richard Wagner's Parsifal remains an inexhaustible yet highly controversial work. This "stage consecration festival play," as the composer described it, represents the culmination of his efforts to bring medieval myth and modern music together in a dynamic relationship. Wagner's engagement with religionBuddhist as well as Christianreaches a climax here, as he seeks through artistic means "to resc...
Richard Wagner's Parsifal remains an inexhaustible yet highly controversial work. This "stage consecration festival play," as the composer described it, represents the culmination of his efforts to bring medieval myth and modern music together in a dynamic relationship. Wagner's engagement with religionBuddhist as well as Christianreaches a climax here, as he seeks through artistic means "to resc...






















