Parsifal

[pahr-suh-fuhl, -fahl]

noun

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

2. Teutonic Legend, Arthurian Legend.,  Percival.

Parsifal

/ ˈpɑːsɪfəl, -ˌfɑːl /

noun

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

Example Sentences

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.

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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.

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

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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.

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That's why it's easier to give the long dead a wider berth — I'm not paying for antisemite Richard Wagner's lavish lifestyle if I go see a production of "Parsifal."

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