Parsifal is an
opera, or
music drama, in three acts by
Richard Wagner. It is loosely based on
Wolfram von Eschenbach's
Parzival, the
medieval (13th century)
epic poem of the
Arthurian knight Parzival (
Percival) and his quest for the
Holy Grail. During the first
Act, Parsifal, an apparently witless
fool, sees the suffering of the wounded Amfortas,
King of an order of
knights who guard the Grail. In the second Act Parsifal wanders into the domain of Klingsor, a
magician who is trying to corrupt the Knights of the Grail and who has stolen from them the
spear used to pierce
Jesus Christ during his
crucifixion. There Parsifal meets Kundry, the
slave of Klingsor, who attempts to
seduce him. In resisting her, he destroys Klingsor, and recovers the Spear. In the third Act, Parsifal returns to the Grail Kingdom to heal Amfortas.
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