Kundry in Richard Wagner's "Parsifal"

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Kundry in Richard Wagner's "Parsifal" is a complex, tormented female figure who serves both as a seductress and a penitent servant, embodying themes of guilt, redemption, and spiritual transformation in the opera.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf female character ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
opera character ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Gundryggia ⓘ
Herodias ⓘ
appearsIn Parsifal ⓘ
appearsInAct Act I ⓘ
Act II ⓘ
Act III ⓘ
associatedWithTheme dual nature ⓘ
guilt ⓘ
penitence ⓘ
redemption ⓘ
spiritual transformation ⓘ
suffering ⓘ
temptation ⓘ
basedOn Herodias (legendary figure) ⓘ
linked to: Herodias
causes renewal of Parsifal’s compassion ⓘ
characterTrait penitent ⓘ
restless ⓘ
seductive ⓘ
submissive ⓘ
tormented ⓘ
wild ⓘ
createdBy Richard Wagner ⓘ
cursedFor laughing at Christ on the cross ⓘ
deathContext after Parsifal’s achievement of the Grail kingship ⓘ
diesIn Act III of Parsifal ⓘ
linked to: Parsifal
firstAppearance Act I of Parsifal ⓘ
linked to: Parsifal
hasRelationshipWith Amfortas ⓘ
Gurnemanz ⓘ
Klingsor ⓘ
Parsifal ⓘ
languageOfWork German ⓘ
nationalityInFiction unknown ⓘ
occupation servant of the Grail knights ⓘ
roleInWork agent of Klingsor ⓘ
messenger ⓘ
penitent servant ⓘ
seductress ⓘ
seeks redemption ⓘ
serves Amfortas ⓘ
Grail community at Monsalvat ⓘ
linked to: The Grail Knights

Klingsor ⓘ
symbolizes the conflict between flesh and spirit ⓘ
the possibility of redemption for the fallen ⓘ
tempts Parsifal ⓘ
underCurse eternal wandering ⓘ
vocalType dramatic soprano ⓘ
mezzo-soprano ⓘ

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Jessye Norman → notableRole → Kundry in Richard Wagner's "Parsifal" ⓘ
Christa Ludwig → notableRole → Kundry in Wagner's "Parsifal" ⓘ
linked to: Kundry in Richard Wagner's "Parsifal"