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Parsifal

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Richard Wagner: Parsifal
Festival play in three acts, in German, with Hungarian and English surtitles

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Ein Bühnenweihfestspiel – that is, “a Festival Play for the Consecration of the Stage”. Wagner himself invented this label for his final opera, Parsifal, a work which is indeed a theatrical depiction of reverent celebration and the sacred. Its hero, Parsifal, is the holy fool whose pure and naive faith enables him to redeem those suffering from afflictions of the body and of the soul. It also gains him admittance into the ranks of the guardians of the Grail, the sacred cup into which Christ's blood was spilled.

Sin, anguish, reincarnation, sacrifice, rebirth: this story of the labyrinth of error and the wondrous power of love and forgiveness elevates the idea of Easter into opera, even while dealing with the more general themes of good and evil magic, the struggle between darkness and light and the hope for redemption.

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Act I
A forest near Monsalvat, the castle of the Holy Grail. Gurnemanz, a knight, and several young pages are saying their morning prayers. Suddenly Kundry appears: she is a mysterious woman of unknown age who also serves as the Grail's messenger. From far away, she has brought a salve for Amfortas, the king of the Grail knights, who is tormented by a wound which will not heal. It is foretold by prophecy that his suffering “will be brought an end by a pure fool made wise through compassion.”
As the ailing king is taken to bathe, Gurnemanz tells the story of how his suffering came to be: The Holy Grail – that is, the cup from which Christ drank at the last supper and into which his holy blood was shed – and the Spear – which had been used to pierce his body as he suffered on the cross – had been entrusted to Amfortas's father, Titurel, by the Saviour's blessed messengers. In order to guard the holy relics, Titurel built a sanctuary and assembled an order of virtuous knights. Wishing to join the Brotherhood, Klingsor found himself unable to surmount his own sinful thoughts and castrated himself as an act of penance, although this did not prevent him from being rejected by the Order. His ensuing rage endowed him with powers of darkness: out of revenge, he built a castle with a magical garden full of seductive women he could use to lure the knights into his trap. Many knights fell victim to him, so Amfortas, Titurel's successor, resolved to put a stop to Klingsor's evil sorcery. However, he too fell victim to a “beautiful woman”, allowing Klingsor not only to seize the Holy Spear from him, but also to wound him with it. The wound can only be healed by the innocent youth described in the prophecy.
A sudden clamour breaks out: someone has mortally wounded a swan. The culprit is soon found: a young man who is unable to give an explanation for his deed and who feels remorse only when Gurnemanz reproaches him. Nor does he know his own name or anything about his own past, although he does remember his mother. He is interrupted by Kundry, who knows the young man's story: his mother had hidden him in the forest for years in order to prevent him from meeting the same fate as his father, who fell in battle. Gurnemanz takes the lad to the castle, wondering if he might be the one spoken of in the prophecy...
The knights gather in the great hall of the castle. Titurel asks his son to uncover the Grail, but Amfortas is unwilling: while the sight of the cup prolongs Titurel's life, it also increases his son's torments. Titurel gives the order to the pages, and at last the Grail illuminates the hall. The nameless youth observes the sacred ceremony in wonder, but understands none of it. The disappointed Gurnemanz throws the young man out. Again the prophecy is heard: “A pure fool, made wise through compassion...”

Act II
Klingsor knows that the nameless youth has been called to rescue the Grail, and therefore must be destroyed. He summons Kundry to his castle and forces her to seduce the lad. Her protests are no use: Klingsor has her in his spell...
The young man enters the magical garden. Amorous flower maidens besiege him, but he resists them. Then Kundry appears in the guise of a beautiful woman. She addresses him as “Parsifal”, and the lad realises that this is the name his mother called him in his dreams. The seductive Kundry recalls pleasant memories from the young man's childhood, and then kisses him. Parsifal is suddenly overcome by terrible anguish. Understanding that it was Kundry who caused Amfortas's downfall, he realises that it is his mission to safeguard the Grail and its knights. Kundry is astonished at Parsifal's transformation and begs for the man's pity. She laments how she fell under a curse when she laughed at Christ as he suffered on the cross. Parsifal is unmoved, and Kundry curses him, calling Klingsor to her aid. The sorceror appears, aiming the Spear at Parsifal, but in a manner verging on the miraculous, the youth catches it in the air. Klingsor's dominion is done for.

Act III
Titurel is no more. Amfortas, yearning for death, no longer allows the Grail to be uncovered. The Brotherhood is incapacitated. Now grown old, Gurnemanz is living as a hermit in the forest near Monsalvat, where he discovers the remorseful and exhausted Kundry. A strange knight approaches: it is Parsifal with the Holy Spear. His efforts to find his way back to Amfortas and the Grail had long been to no avail, since Kundy's curse had left him wandering uselessly for years. Kundry washes Parsifal's feet, while Gurnemanz blesses him and crowns him king. Parsifal baptises Kundry. They are all amazed by the radiant beauty of nature: the magic of Good Friday. Distant bells call them to the castle for Titurel's funeral.
Knights enter the great hall, bearing Amfortas on a litter. The king is unable to complete the ritual: he begs his knights to kill him in order to bring his torment to an end. Parsifal approaches and touches his side with the Spear. Amfortas's wound heals. Parsifal displays the Grail and blesses the knights as they venerate it. The Grail and the Spear are united.

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2016.03.23.

Tisztelt Vendégeink!

 

A tavaly novemberi párizsi eseményeket követően több terrorakció történt a világban, legutóbb 2016. március 22-én újra Európában, ezúttal Brüsszelben történtek robbantásos terrormerényletek, melyek során sokan meghaltak illetve megsebesültek.

 Az áldozatok hozzátartozóinak gyászában osztozunk, a fizikai és lelki sérülteknek mielőbbi gyógyulást kívánunk.

 

Magyarország kormánya a párizsi támadásokat követően azonnal emelt szintű terrorfenyegetettség készültséget rendelt el az állampolgárok és az országunkban tartózkodó turisták fokozott védelme érdekében. A Papp László Budapest Sportarénát üzemeltető Budapesti Sportcsarnok Üzemeltető Kft. vezetése is megemelte azonnal az Aréna biztonsági védelmét, melyet azóta is – visszavonásig - folyamatosan fenntartunk korábbi, 2015.november 14-ei Közleményünk szerint.

Intézkedéseinket – visszajelzéseik alapján – Önök döntően pozitívan fogadták, tapasztalataikat sok esetben megosztották velünk, melyeket külön köszönünk és felhasználtunk!

Felhívjuk szíves figyelmüket, hogy továbbra is a megszokottnál korábban érkezzenekrendezvényeinkre, kézitáskánál nagyobb poggyászt lehetőleg ne hozzanak magukkal.

A ruházat-és csomagátvizsgálások nagy látogatószámú eseményeinken még a főbejárat előtti területen kordonokkal és sátrakkal kijelölt bejáratoknál történnek a jövőben is, egyéb esetben közvetlenül a főbejáratnál belépéskor. A gépjárművek és csomagterük ellenőrzése az Aréna területére behajtáskor eseménynapon kötelezően, a parkolóházunkba behajtáskor véletlenszerűen történik.

Rendezvényeink ideje alatt a beléptetést követően biztonsági személyzetünk folyamatosan ellenőrzi a lelátók alatti területeket, folyosókat, mellékhelyiségeket valamint a tetőszerkezetet.

Tudjuk, hogy a beléptetési szigorítások az Önök számára kellemetlenséggel járhat, de az mindannyiunk biztonsága érdekében, prevenciós célból történik.

 

Megértésüket és együttműködésüket köszönjük és kívánunk Önöknek nagyon kellemes szórakozást eseményeinken! Továbbra is szívesen vesszük észrevételeiket!

 

 

 

2015.11.14

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Mint mindannyian értesülhettünk róla, 2015. november 13-án az esti órákban Párizs több helyszínén is szervezett terrortámadás történt jellemzően nagy látogatottságú rendezvényeken.

 

Az áldozatok hozzátartozóinak gyászában osztozunk, a fizikai és lelki sérülteknek mielőbbi gyógyulást kívánunk.

 

Magyarország B szintű terrorfenyegetettség készültségi fokozatot rendelt el az állampolgárok és az országunkban tartózkodó turisták fokozott védelme érdekében. Ennek megfelelően – és annak megfelelve – a Papp László Budapest Sportarénát üzemeltető Budapesti Sportcsarnok Üzemeltető Kft. vezetése is megemelte – visszavonásig – az Aréna biztonsági védelmét.

 

Ebből kedves látogatóink annyit fognak érzékelni, hogy az Arénába történő belépéskor szigorodik az ellenőrzés, csomag-és ruházat átvizsgálás is történhet. Kérjük Önöket, hogy az elkövetkező rendezvényeinkre az eddig megszokottnál korábban érkezzenek, és ne hozzanak magukkal nagyméretű táskákat, csomagokat. Továbbra is tilos behozni az Arénába flakonos italokat, fémtárgyakat, szúró és vágóeszközöket. Az intézkedés lassítani fogja a beléptetést, ezért türelmüket kérjük, de mindannyiunk érdeke a kockázatok lehetőség szerinti csökkentése. Hasonló ellenőrzésre kell felkészülniük az Aréna Parkolóházába történő behajtáskor, ahol csomagtér ellenőrzés is lehet.

Koncertjeinken nem megszokott, de egy ideig rendőrségi jelenlét is várható rendezvényeinken, mely szintén a prevenció – így mindannyiunk - érdekében történik.

 

Megértésüket és együttműködésüket köszönjük és a történtek ellenére kívánunk Önöknek nagyon kellemes szórakozást eseményeinken!

2016.03.23.

Dear Arena visitors,

As we are sure you will be aware, the terrorist attacks that took place in Paris last November have  unfortunately been subsequently followed by a number of  incidents throughout the world, the most recent occuring in Brussels, where dozens of people died and many more were injured.

We would like to offer our sincerest sympathies to the friends and families of victims involved in all the attacks, and wish those physically injured and mentally affected the fastest possible recovery.

After the attacks in Paris, the authorities in Hungary ordered that the terror threat level in the country be raised to level ‘B’, to ensure the protection of Hungarian citizens and foreign tourists. To comply with this order, the management of Budapest Sportcsarnok Üteneltető Kft, which runs the Papp László Budapest SportsArena, announced on 14, November, 2015 that they would increase the Arena’s security protection levelsuntil further notice.

Based on feedback we’ve received from our visitors, it appears that the Arena’s measures are being deemed appropriate by those visiting. Thank you for sharing your experiences with us, they have helped us to fine-tune our security procedures.

May we kindly remind you of some of the additional security measures in place:

You are asked to continue to arrive earlier than usual for performances, and do not bring any large bags or backpacks.

For larger events, please expect security checks and bag searches on the approaches to the Arena; in the case of smaller events these checks will take place at the entrances to the Arena themselves. All vehicles entering the Arena will be searched, and the Arena also reserves the right to search any vehicle using the Arena’s parking lot.

During performances, our security team will patrol and check areas throughout the Arena.

We do realize that these measures may cause inconvenience, but we are sure that you will understand that they are in place for your own personal safety and protection, and of course your security is our uppermost concern.

Thank you for your cooperation and we look forward to welcoming you to the Arena soon. Please feel free to continue sharing your experiences and feedback with us[o1] .

 [o1]Adrienn, possibly change this as follows: ’...feedback with us, on our Facebook page (mention other places people can put feedback on?)’

 

2015.11.14

Dear Visitors!

 

Most probably all of you are familiar with the fact, that a terror attack took place in Paris on the 13th of November, 2015, during the evening, generally in crowded places.

 

We share the victims’ families’ and friends’ grief and wish the fastest recovery possible for the physically and mentally injured.

 

In favor of the intensified protection of Hungarian citizens and tourists currently staying in the country, Hungary has ordered the ’B’ level terror threat.

According to this – and complying with it – the Budapest Sportcsarnok Üteneltető Kft’s. -operating Papp László Budapest SportsArena- management has raised the Arena’s security protection – until revocation.

 

What You, dear visitors will experience from the raised security protection is a more serious control at the entrance, and a possible bag and clothes scanning.

We would like to kindly ask you to arrive earlier than usually, and not to bring any large bags and packs.

It is still strictly prohibited to bring bottles, any metal objects, sharp, piercing, or cutting tools.

The order will most probably cause delays during the admission, so we kindly ask you to be patient and understand that reducing the risks is in everyone’s best interest. Please be prepared for a similar control when entering the parking lot, where the content your trunk might also be checked.

In favor of prevention and of everyone’s security, – although it was not common in the past - police officers may be present during our events.

 

Let us thank you in advance for your understandig and cooperation. We hope you will have a great time in our venue despite of the recent events in France.

 

 

Budapesti Sportcsarnok Üzemeltető Kft.’s Team