Parsifal

Parsifal is an opera in three acts by Richard Wagner. It is loosely based on Wolfram von Eschenbach's medieval epic Parzival, the 13th century epic poem of the Arthurian knight Parzival (Percival) and his quest for the Holy Grail. Wagner first conceived the work in April 1857 but it was not completed until twenty-five years later. The first production was in Bayreuth in 1882.

References

• {{Book reference|Author=Melitz, Leo|Title=The Opera Goer's Complete Guide|Publisher=Best Books Ltd., London|Year=2001|ID=ISBN 0722262620}}
• {{Book reference|Author=Millington, Barry (Ed.)|Title=The Wagner Compendium: A Guide to Wagner's Life and Music|Publisher=Thames and Hudson Ltd., London|Year=1992|ID=ISBN 0028713591}}
• {{Book reference|Author=Burbidge, Peter & Sutton, Richard (Eds.)|Title=The Wagner Companion|Publisher=Faber and Faber Ltd., London|Year=1979|ID=ISBN 0571114504}}