Enthüllet den Gral!

~ JillianMurray

“Uncover the Grail!”

– Parsifal, passim

Rest stop coffee break between Bayreuth and Nuremberg. Salzburg-bound but pressed for time as I have a matinée of Adriana Lecouvreur there.

Mostly pics from Friday:

Catching up on the morning papers
Curious cast of Bayreuth attendees made the gossip column
For those who need *more* Wagner in their life…
Hofgarten approaching Wahnfried
Adjacent to Wahnfried
Wahnfried, (tr: sanssouci)
The main salon

Lots of Wagner items. Got a chuckle out of the beret collection. But I’d have a hard time clutching my heart and exclaiming” The Master’s pen nib!”
Wolfgang Wagner exhibit – foreground, Parsifal costume (I kinda dig it)
Flying Dutchman sculpture in the main foyer
Die Walküre draft
Original and Gen II seats at the Festspielhaus. At least they’re consistent…
Protests from the Chéreau centennial Ring Cycle. How times have changed…

Parsifal was a big think. It’s a “panreligous” or “suprareligious” production which is challenging in a work that is so (seemingly) rooted in Christianity. I think this is the first time I “got” Kundry, though. Met a nice French tax lawyer sitting next to me.

Gotta hit the road.