Gurnemanz

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Gurnemanz is a wise, elderly knight of the Grail and one of the central spiritual guides in Richard Wagner’s opera *Parsifal*.

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Gurnemanz canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bass role
fictional character
knight of the Grail
opera character
appearsIn Parsifal
appearsInAct Act I of Parsifal
linked to: Parsifal

Act III of Parsifal
appearsWithCharacter Amfortas
Kundry
Parsifal
Titurel
associatedWith Knights of the Grail
Montsalvat
centralThemeRelation redemption through compassion
characterTrait elderly
wise
creator Richard Wagner
dramaticFunction expositor of backstory
link between old order and renewal in Parsifal
moral commentator
explainsToCharacter Amfortas’s suffering
the Grail ritual
firstPerformanceLocationOfWork Bayreuth Festspielhaus
firstPerformanceOfWork 1882
genreOfWork music drama
opera
guidesCharacter Parsifal
languageOfWork German
nationalityOfCreator German
notableAriaOrScene long narrative in Act I describing the Grail and Amfortas
“Titurel, der fromme Held” scene
occupation knight
operaBy Richard Wagner
premiereConductorOfWork Hermann Levi
roleInStory mentor to Parsifal
spiritual guide
settingOfAction Montsalvat, the Grail castle
teachesMoral “Durch Mitleid wissend, der reine Tor”
timeOfCompositionOfWork 1877–1882
voiceType bass
workCatalogueNumber WWV 111
workForm Bühnenweihfestspiel

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Parsifal character Gurnemanz
Kundry hasRelationshipWith Gurnemanz
Klingsor enemyOf Gurnemanz
The Grail Knights hasMember Gurnemanz