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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kundry in Richard Wagner's "Parsifal" canonical | 1 |
| Kundry in Wagner's "Parsifal" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7524128 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kundry in Richard Wagner's "Parsifal" Context triple: [Jessye Norman, notableRole, Kundry in Richard Wagner's "Parsifal"]
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Parsifal
Parsifal is Richard Wagner’s final opera, a music drama that blends Arthurian legend and Christian mysticism in a meditative exploration of redemption and compassion.
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B.
Mephistopheles in Gounod's "Faust"
Mephistopheles in Gounod's "Faust" is the charismatic, diabolical antagonist who tempts Faust and drives the opera’s tragic events with his sinister wit and supernatural power.
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Tannhäuser
Tannhäuser is a Romantic opera by Richard Wagner that blends medieval legend, themes of sin and redemption, and innovative music drama.
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the Marschallin in Richard Strauss’s "Der Rosenkavalier"
The Marschallin in Richard Strauss’s "Der Rosenkavalier" is a reflective, aristocratic Viennese noblewoman whose bittersweet acceptance of aging and lost love forms the emotional core of the opera.
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E.
Lohengrin
Lohengrin is a Romantic opera by Richard Wagner that tells the story of a mysterious knight of the Holy Grail who arrives in a boat drawn by a swan to defend a falsely accused maiden.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kundry in Richard Wagner's "Parsifal" Target entity description: 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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A.
Parsifal
Parsifal is Richard Wagner’s final opera, a music drama that blends Arthurian legend and Christian mysticism in a meditative exploration of redemption and compassion.
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B.
Mephistopheles in Gounod's "Faust"
Mephistopheles in Gounod's "Faust" is the charismatic, diabolical antagonist who tempts Faust and drives the opera’s tragic events with his sinister wit and supernatural power.
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C.
Tannhäuser
Tannhäuser is a Romantic opera by Richard Wagner that blends medieval legend, themes of sin and redemption, and innovative music drama.
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D.
the Marschallin in Richard Strauss’s "Der Rosenkavalier"
The Marschallin in Richard Strauss’s "Der Rosenkavalier" is a reflective, aristocratic Viennese noblewoman whose bittersweet acceptance of aging and lost love forms the emotional core of the opera.
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E.
Lohengrin
Lohengrin is a Romantic opera by Richard Wagner that tells the story of a mysterious knight of the Holy Grail who arrives in a boat drawn by a swan to defend a falsely accused maiden.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| 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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Subject: Kundry in Richard Wagner's "Parsifal" Description of subject: 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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linked to: Kundry in Richard Wagner's "Parsifal"