"-Et, ô ces voix d’enfants chantant dans la coupole!" Dimension symbolique de l’architecture et Mises en scène contemporaines du Parsifal de Richard Wagner
"And, oh these children's voices singing in the dome!" Symbolic dimension of architecture and contemporary stagings of Parsifal by Richard Wagner

Summary/Abstract: Parsifal represents a dilemma between sensuality and the aspiration to purity, which Wagner notably synthesized visually in his stage directions. Today, many directors refuse this message of renunciation of sensuality. This article analyzes three contemporary shows (Hans Hollmann, Harry Kupfer, Nikolaus Lehnhoff) from the angle of the architectural dimension, in order to determine the links between the directors' biases regarding the settings and the message given to the work , as well as the relationship to Wagnerian didascalies.

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