Parsifal

[ pahr-suh-fuh l, -fahl ]

/ ˈpɑr sə fəl, -ˌfɑl /

(italics) a music drama by Richard Wagner: composed 1877–82; première 1882.

Teutonic Legend. Percival(def 1).

Example sentences from the Web for parsifal

Thoroughly scarred by his past, Parsifal leaves an urban life to return to his childhood forest home.

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At this moment Gurnemanz, accompanied by Parsifal and Kundry, enter.

Parsifal |H. R. Haweis
Wagner's "Seigfried" and "Parsifal" are altogether too long to be enjoyed thoroughly.

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To revert to Bayreuth, "Parsifal" was produced there in July, 1882.

The Complete Opera Book |Gustav Kobb

And the man who always ate spareribs and spinach and said he was a stock broker asked her to go to "Parsifal" with him.

The Four Million |O. Henry
Parsifal having proved a tremendous success, Wagner went to work to arrange for another festival.

Richard Wagner |John F. Runciman

Parsifal

/ (ˈpɑːsɪfəl, -ˌfɑːl) /

German myth the hero of a medieval cycle of legends about the Holy Grail English eqivalent: Percival