{"product_id":"9780714544359-parsifal","title":"Parsifal","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish National Opera Guides are ideal companions to the opera. They provide stimulating introductory articles together with the complete text of each opera in English and the original.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese Opera Guides are ideal companions to the opera. They provide stimulating introductory articles together with the complete text of each opera in English and the original.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore than any other work in the operatic repertory, Parsifal demands a personal commitment and response. As the culmination of half a lifetime’s preoccupation with the issues of compassion and redemption, it has profound philosophical implications. As the ultimate example of Wagner’s idiom it is an extraordinary musical structure. The unique quality of the subject inspired a wholly original musical conception. Here are four very different essays designed, in their variety, to set you thinking about it what it means to you. The translation was commissioned for the first production by English National Opera in 1986.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContains:\u003cbr\u003eA Very Human Epic Mike Ashman\u003cbr\u003eRecapitulation of a Lifetime Dieter Borchmeyer\u003cbr\u003eExperiencing Music and Imagery in ‘Parsifal’ Robin Holloway\u003cbr\u003e‘Parsifal’: Words and Music Carolyn Abbate\u003cbr\u003eDiscussions into the Dramaturgy of ‘Parsifal’ Gerd Rienäcker\u003cbr\u003eThematic Guide Lionel Friend\u003cbr\u003e‘Parsifal’ poem by Richard Wagner\u003cbr\u003e‘Parsifal’ English translation by Andrew Porter\u003cbr\u003eDiscography Cathy Peterson\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40943261614177,"sku":"9780714544359","price":8.81,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27344121.jpg?v=1721723979","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780714544359-parsifal","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}