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    Wagner's Parsifal: a beginner's guide

    René Pape in Parsifal

    3. The story of the Holy Grail

    Gurnemanz tells the story of Amfortas’s wound. His father, Titurel, was given the Holy Grail and the spear which pierced Jesus' side, and assembled a company of knights to guard it. Picture: René Pape, Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

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