Re: Trsitan: The First Hundred Years (Zuckerman)

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> [from Geof. Riggs; not Eliz. H., my better half]

> Mike Scott Rohan wrote:

> > <snip> However, John
> > Rossellini in his short "Life of Verdi" from Cambridge University Press,
> > confirms that Verdi owned scores of *all* the major Wagner operas right
> > up to Parsifal. Mary Jane Philips-Matz in her biography (OUP) records
> > Muzio sending him Meistersinger and Parsifal.

> Others -- including George Jellinek -- have been much struck by the
> distinct echo of a haunting step-wise series of Parsifal chords in the
> final moments of Verdi's Otello.  Otello was premiered in '87, but of
> course its composition started a number of years prior to that.

> Please, might anyone here have any idea as to the possible date when
> Verdi first had access to the Parsifal score?  Thanks.

Since he also undoubtedly quoted Klingsor's theme in Falstaff -- during
the great monologue -- this is certainly possible. Mind you, there he
had affectionate comic intent, a sort of rogue's memorial perhaps, and
would be less likely to insert that in Otello. Unless it was a
subconscious reflection of music that had impressed him.

I don't know about access to the score, but he first owned one from May
1885, when he asked his friend Muzio to send him those two.

Cheers,

Mike

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