Kundry
E809799
Kundry is a complex, tormented female figure in Richard Wagner’s opera *Parsifal*, serving both as a seductress and a penitent servant bound to an endless cycle of guilt and redemption.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Wagnerian character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ opera character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Parsifal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
guilt
ⓘ
redemption ⓘ |
| boundBy | endless cycle of guilt and redemption ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
complex
ⓘ
tormented ⓘ |
| createdBy | Richard Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diesIn | Act III of Parsifal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Klingsor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1882 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceIn | Bayreuth Festspielhaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasMotif | Kundry leitmotif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| librettoBy | Richard Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| librettoLanguage | German ⓘ |
| nationalityInStory | unknown / ambiguous ⓘ |
| notableInterpreter |
Irene Dalis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kirsten Flagstad NERFINISHED ⓘ Martha Mödl NERFINISHED ⓘ Regina Resnik NERFINISHED ⓘ Waltraud Meier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operaActAppearance |
Act I of Parsifal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Act II of Parsifal NERFINISHED ⓘ Act III of Parsifal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Wagnerian canon ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Arthurian Grail legend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
intense dramatic acting
ⓘ
large vocal range ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
penitent servant
ⓘ
seductress ⓘ |
| serves |
Amfortas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grail knights ⓘ |
| settingOfStory | mythic Grail kingdom ⓘ |
| stageType | dramatic role ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
human sinfulness
ⓘ
possibility of salvation ⓘ |
| tempts | Parsifal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| underSpellOf | Klingsor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalType |
dramatic soprano
ⓘ
mezzo-soprano ⓘ |
| workGenre | Bühnenweihfestspiel (festival play for the consecration of the stage) ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.