E 326K // Literature of the Middle Ages in Translation: Mysteries of the Grail

Opera Comparison - edit

Kat Pressler: The scene of the opera that I decided to focus on come at 3:33-3:45 which corresponds to pages 292- 297. One of the first things I noticed in this scene is how somber the men sound while singing. This is when they are realizing that Parzival missed the opportunity to ask the question and help the Fisher King. The staging puts two main groups of people on either side with some people even in a circle on the edges. The men slowly and somberly bring in a coffin which can be inferred is Titurel. Anfortas is front and center upset over the death. Additionally in this scene, we see we see Parsifal enter holding the spear when Anfortas basically asks for death. It has many serious tones and, only toward the end when we see the grail, does it become hopeful.

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