If Theater is the place where the eternal example of myths is visualized, and Music is the way in which the human converges into the ineffable universal harmony, then Opera is probably the greatest union of these two in a unique Art that aims to bridge the finite with the high and the true.

At least, this was the perception of the great German composer Richard Wagner, who composed his works with the purpose of initiating the art-loving audience into the timeless and archetypal.

The music drama of Parsifal, perhaps the most important opera written after the famous Ring of the Nibelung, inspired by Arthurian medieval literature and Wagner's own philosophical quests, portrays the hero's journey for the salvation of his soul, through the mysteries of the Holy Grail, which bears the power of reuniting the relationship between man and the divine.

The libretto of the epic opera is translated and introduced by Fotis Papathanasiou. The edition is accompanied by rare engravings and photographs of the era.