Wagner's Parsifal
A superbly insightful and moving exploration of Wagner''s last opera, by one of Britain''s leading intellectuals
Wagner''s last music-drama tells the story of Parsifal, the ''pure fool, knowing through compassion'', who has been called to rescue the Kingdom of the Grail from the sins that have polluted it. The Grail is a symbol of purity in a world of lust and power, but although Parsifal is the c...
A superbly insightful and moving exploration of Wagner''s last opera, by one of Britain''s leading intellectuals
Wagner''s last music-drama tells the story of Parsifal, the ''pure fool, knowing through compassion'', who has been called to rescue the Kingdom of the Grail from the sins that have polluted it. The Grail is a symbol of purity in a world of lust and power, but although Parsifal is the c...
