Gurnemanz
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Gurnemanz is a wise, elderly knight of the Grail and one of the central spiritual guides in Richard Wagner’s opera *Parsifal*.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bass role
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ knight of the Grail ⓘ opera character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Parsifal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAct |
Act I of Parsifal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Act III of Parsifal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsWithCharacter |
Amfortas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kundry NERFINISHED ⓘ Parsifal NERFINISHED ⓘ Titurel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Knights of the Grail
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Montsalvat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralThemeRelation | redemption through compassion ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
elderly
ⓘ
wise ⓘ |
| creator | Richard Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
expositor of backstory
ⓘ
link between old order and renewal in Parsifal ⓘ moral commentator ⓘ |
| explainsToCharacter |
Amfortas’s suffering
ⓘ
the Grail ritual ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocationOfWork | Bayreuth Festspielhaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceOfWork | 1882 ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
music drama
ⓘ
opera ⓘ |
| guidesCharacter | Parsifal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| nationalityOfCreator | German ⓘ |
| notableAriaOrScene |
long narrative in Act I describing the Grail and Amfortas
ⓘ
“Titurel, der fromme Held” scene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | knight ⓘ |
| operaBy | Richard Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereConductorOfWork | Hermann Levi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInStory |
mentor to Parsifal
ⓘ
spiritual guide ⓘ |
| settingOfAction | Montsalvat, the Grail castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teachesMoral | “Durch Mitleid wissend, der reine Tor” ⓘ |
| timeOfCompositionOfWork | 1877–1882 ⓘ |
| voiceType | bass ⓘ |
| workCatalogueNumber | WWV 111 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workForm | Bühnenweihfestspiel ⓘ |
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