Parsifal /
Amfortas, king of the Knights of the Grail, has long suffered from a wound inflicted by the spear of Klingsor, the Grail's enemy, and can only be healed by a 'holy fool.' The feat is accomplished against all expectations by Parsifal, who withstands the temptations of Kundry and the fl...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | German |
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Hamburg : New York, N.Y. :
Deutsche Grammophon ; Manufacturedand marketed by Polygram Records,
[1994]
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| Summary: | Amfortas, king of the Knights of the Grail, has long suffered from a wound inflicted by the spear of Klingsor, the Grail's enemy, and can only be healed by a 'holy fool.' The feat is accomplished against all expectations by Parsifal, who withstands the temptations of Kundry and the flower maidens in Klingsor's magic garden and captures the spear. |
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| Item Description: | German with English subtitles. Videodisc release of the opera performed by the Metropolitan Opera in 1992. Program notes (16 pages ; ports.) and synopsis in English, French, German and Italian inserted in container. "440 072 535-1." Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 3 videodiscs (264 min.) : sound, color ; 12 in. |
| Format: | CLV extended play. |
| Production Credits: | Conductor, James Levine ; directed by Brian Large ; costumes, Rolf Langenfass. |