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kobvindex_ZLB13600094
Format:
1 DVD-Video (88 Min.)
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Tonformat: PCM stereo
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Pal
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1 Beih. (25 Seiten)
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Bildformat: 4:3
Series Statement:
Arthaus Musik : [DVD-Video]
Uniform Title:
Parsifal
Content:
The Grail - the cup which Jesus Christ used at the Last Supper, and which subsequently collected His blood as He bled on the Cross - is one of the most powerful symbols in the last two thousand years of Western culture. It has inspired countless artists, adventures and gangsters - from Steven Spielberg to Adolf Hitler, from Monty Python to Richard Wagner. Films cited are Steven Spielberg's Indiana Jones and the last crusade, Ingmar Bergman's Seventh seal, and Monty Python's Holy Grail. Parsifal, Wagner's three-act opera, is the most famous work which celebrates the Search for the Grail. Wolfgang Wagner standing on the stage in Bayreuth explains what his grandfather has intended. First performed in 1882, and written especially for the composer's revolutionary theatre in Bayreuth, Parsifal has towered above twentieth-century culture; and, in so far as it became a principal source of inspiration for Hitler. Tony Palmer's powerful film for television centres round a performance of Parsifal, with Placido Domingo in the title role, Violeta Urmana as Kundry, Nikolai Putilin as Klingsor and Matti Salminen as Gurnemanz, conducted by Valery Gergiev, with his Kirov Orchestra and Choir. The music was recorded at the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg and in the gardens of the Villa Rufolo in Ravello, Italy, which had been a principal source of inspiration for Wagner. (Arthaus)
Note:
Ländercode: 2 ; 5
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Engl. mit dt., engl., franz., span., Untertiteln
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Aufn.: 1998, filmed on location in St. Petersburg/Ravello/Siena/Bayreuth
Language:
English
Keywords:
Wagner, Richard 〈1813-1883〉. Parsifal
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Author information:
Wagner, Wolfgang
Author information:
Wagner, Richard
Author information:
Domingo, Plácido
Author information:
Gergiev, Valerij Abisalovič
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