Parsifal and the grail as bloodline

[Haffner]

  Andy a word of caution about the Barenboim Tristan dvd (I am assuming you are refering to the one at Bayreuth with Kollo and Meier).  There is a twist in the ending of that production.  I won't say any more for fear of ruining the experience.  That production is quite captivating but personally I felt that the picture quality (the transference from video tape to dvd) could have been much better.  In fact I was initially appalled by the "relatively" poor quality of the picture when compared to other Dvds I have seen but the superb performance of Kollo and beautiful stage designs (especially act 2) more than made up for it.  Is it too modern? perhaps a bit.  My advice is sample before you buy to see if it agrees with you.

  marvin

How's the sound, Marvin? Thanks alot for the help, btw!

[marvinbrown]

How's the sound, Marvin? Thanks alot for the help, btw!

  The sound as far as I was concerned was very good, it's the picture quality that you should check out to see if it is acceptable to you.  Best of luck.

  marvin

[Haffner]

  The sound as far as I was concerned was very good, it's the picture quality that you should check out to see if it is acceptable to you.  Best of luck.

  marvin

Thanks again, Marvin!

I'm currently wondering in regard to the similarities shared by Kundry and Erda (of The "Ring"). Both characters are "knowing", both demand sleep. I'm just breaking into this concept, and am wondering if anyone else has thought about it.

[Haffner]

Thanks again, Marvin!

I'm currently wondering in regard to the similarities shared by Kundry and Erda (of The "Ring"). Both characters are "knowing", both demand sleep. I'm just breaking into this concept, and am wondering if anyone else has thought about it.

Hey, I found a perfect link for this subject, on an excellent Parsifal site!

http://home.c2i.net/w-206240/conwide.htm