Amfortas
E809800
Amfortas is the tormented, wounded king of the Grail in Richard Wagner’s opera "Parsifal," whose suffering drives much of the drama’s spiritual conflict.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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king ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ opera character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Parsifal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAct |
Act I of Parsifal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Act II of Parsifal NERFINISHED ⓘ Act III of Parsifal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Holy Grail
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spear of Longinus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Anfortas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fisher King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralThemeIn | Parsifal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerOfWork | Richard Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Richard Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| debutDate | 1882 ⓘ |
| debutLocation | Bayreuth Festspielhaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
catalyst for Parsifal’s compassion
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embodiment of wounded kingship ⓘ |
| enemy | Klingsor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Titurel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Parsifal (1882) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Arthurian legend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| librettistOfWork | Richard Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| librettoLanguage | German ⓘ |
| nationalityInStory | Montsalvat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| redeemedBy | Parsifal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christian mysticism ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Grail Knights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork | Grail King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seeks | release from suffering ⓘ |
| servedBy | Knights of the Grail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfStory | Montsalvat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suffersFrom | unhealing wound ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
guilt
ⓘ
redemption through compassion ⓘ spiritual suffering ⓘ |
| temptedBy | Kundry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeAssociated |
atonement
ⓘ
compassion ⓘ |
| title | King of the Grail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voiceType | baritone ⓘ |
| workGenre |
music drama
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opera ⓘ |
| woundLocation | side ⓘ |
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