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
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
Three standouts from the earlier run return: René Pape as Gurnemanz, Peter Mattei as Amfortas and Evgeny Nikitin as Klingsor.
From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2018
Parsifal heals Amfortas with the spear, and by baptizing the penitent Kundry, he also heals the rift in society.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2013
It can not wound the guileless and pure one as it wounded the sinful Amfortas.
From Parsifal Story and Analysis of Wagner's Great Opera by Haweis, H. R. (Hugh Reginald)
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