Swan (ogg format)
 R[chard]
tells me he has concocted a fine mélange for the esquires
as they remove the dead swan: Amfortas' theme, Herzeleide's
theme, and the swan motive from Lohengrin
[Cosima's Diary, 5 December 1877]
Right: Bayreuth postcard showing Gurnemanz and Parsifal with the dying swan, observed by Kundry (act one). |
 |