Amfortas

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
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
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
opera
woundLocation side

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Parsifal character Amfortas