Amfortas
Britishnoun
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Kwangchul Youn was a mesmerizing storyteller as Gurnemanz; Brian Mulligan a poignant, agonized Amfortas; Falk Struckmann a powerful Klingsor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025
The tenor Andreas Schager is tirelessly passionate and convincingly boyish as the guileless Parsifal, and the bass-baritone Derek Welton is mournful yet reserved as Amfortas, the wounded king of the Grail.
From New York Times ● Jul. 26, 2023
His suave, mellifluous voice and intense stage presence have made him superb as Mozart’s Don Giovanni and Rossini’s Figaro, and a scene-stealer as Amfortas, the wounded king in Wagner’s “Parsifal.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 3, 2020
Amfortas, though a supporting role, is crucial to "Parsifal."
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2013
Amfortas has refused to uncover the life-preserving Grail and prefers to die rather than linger in pain and anguish, and thus the strength of the knights has died away.
From Life of Wagner Biographies of Musicians by Louis Nohl
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