Identifier: victrolabookofop00vict (find matches)
Title: The Victrola book of the opera : stories of one hundred and twenty operas with seven-hundred illustrations and descriptions of twelve-hundred Victor opera records
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Victor Talking Machine Company Rous, Samuel Holland
Subjects: Operas
Publisher: Camden, N.J. : Victor Talking Machine Co.
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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tas returns to theCastle weighted with an eternal remorse and a perpetual agony from his wound, but is forcedas head priest to continue to celebrate the Holy Rites, all the while feeling himself unworthy.In vain he seeks far and wide for a remedy for his wound and forgiveness for his sin, untilone day in a vision he hears an invisible voice proclaim that only a guileless fool (r. e., onewho is ignorant of sin and who can resist temptation), and whom heavenly messengers will guide to Monsalvat, will be _~ able to bring him relief. Amfortas downfall wasbrought about by a strangebeing, Kundry, who seemsto have two natures. Sheappears alternately as a de-voted servant of the Grail, and,when under the magic influ-ence of Klingsor, as a womanof terrible beauty, who luresto their ruin all Knights whocome within her power. Thiscursed existence is a punish-ment for a crime committed ina previous existence, when asHerodias she mocked at Christ FRAGMENT OF WAGNERS PARSIFAL MSS. On the CrOSS. 366
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VICTROLA BOOK OF THE OPERA-WAGNERS PARSIFAL

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