Parsifal

American  

[pahr-suh-fuhl, -fahl] / ˈpɑr sə fəl, -ˌfɑl /

noun

1. (italics) an opera (composed 1877–82; premiere 1882) by Richard Wagner.

2. Teutonic Legend, Arthurian Legend. Percival.

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Parsifal British  

/ ˈpɑːsɪfəl, -ˌfɑːl /

noun

1. English eqivalent: Percival.  German myth the hero of a medieval cycle of legends about the Holy Grail

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Example Sentences

She achieves it—and, instead of dropping dead at the end, as usual, lifts the Grail in tandem with Parsifal.

From The Wall Street Journal

The “Monkey King” premiere took place the day after the final performance of Matthew Ozawa’s thoughtful new production of Wagner’s “Parsifal,” a very different tale about ignorance and enlightenment.

From The Wall Street Journal

Conductor Eun Sun Kim, her tempi flexible and unindulgent and her dynamics well-calibrated, never forgot that “Parsifal” is an opera, not a religious service.

From The Wall Street Journal

Opera become the most supportive American opera company for Wilson, staging his transformative productions of “Madame Butterfly” and “Parsifal,” along with presenting “Einstein on the Beach” at UCLA.

From Los Angeles Times

He will devote more time to opera — Wagner’s “Parsifal” in concert at the Paris Philharmonie and a staged “Tristan und Isolde” in Seoul are planned — and hopes to lead more Bruckner.

From Seattle Times