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THE MAGIC GARDEN OF STOCK NAPOLITANO

Rufolo Villa Gardens - Ravello - Italy

"The magic garden of Klingsor has been found" . That was the phrase that Richard Wagner wrote on May 28, 1880 in the log book of illustrious visitors Villa Rufolo in Ravello, a small town the Campania region of Italy which had come together Paul von Joukowsky, a painter friend of a child Goethe, who had met the composer in Naples a few months before and which would be who would design the sets for the premiere of "Parsifal" .

There are different versions of the real influence that the view of the gardens of Villa Rufolo was in the final version of the great Wagnerian opera. Found from those who believe that beauty Instead of directly inspired the composer the very creation of the entire act II, which takes place at the castle and gardens Klingsor delighted, until he says that the work was nearly completed and that the written sentence did not exceed Wagner to be more than a polite example of how much he liked the location.

The truth is that Wagner began the composition "Parsifal" internal which had been ceded to Zurich by Otto von Wesendonck in April 1857 (the day Friday if we stick to what is written by the composer himself in his autobiography "Mein Leben" ). Wagner interrupt and resume the composition several times, until in 1877, and devoted himself to it until his release in 1882.

It appears that when Wagner came to Ravello design "Parsifal" differed little from the final version, at least in substance, so not very credible Act II's impressive is rewritten from the vision of Villa Rufolo . Not be ruled out that a particular element of the work could tweaked as a result of that visit, but most seem reasonable that the influence of the site be limited if the design of the scenery of this act II. In fact, it is said that it was the drawings of the gardens that made Paul von Joukowsky while visiting Villa Rufolo with Wagner, which led him to entrust the design of costumes and sets for the opera.

So I do not know what the real significance that Wagner had Ravello for the creation of "Parsifal" , but what is indisputable is the influence that history has had on the town: streets named after the composer's most colorful establishments (bars, bookstores, hotels, tourist agencies ) that are called Klingsor , Wagner Parsifal or a music festival held every year in the gardens of Villa Rufolo on a terrace on the cliff and check references to Wagner in any tourist brochure lovers.

131 years after the genius of Leipzig were to Ravello, I wanted to take my trip to the Amalfi Coast to be closer to me too Villa Rufolo . And the truth is that the visit was worth it, though no one ask me to sign a book of illustrious visitors and arose me the inspiration to dedicate to a miserable Helga pasodoble. But the experience of walking through the precinct at a time that was nearly empty, enjoying the incredible views of the coast which are from the gardens, with the vast sea in front, listening to my Ipod 's second act "Parsifal" , while a fina lluvia comenzaba a caer, fue una vivencia inolvidable y, con o sin la intervención de Klingsor , realmente mágica.



Para finalizar, como no podía ser de otra forma, os dejo con la escena de las muchachas-flor del segundo acto de “Parsifal” de Richard Wagner , en la interpretación de la Orquesta del Festival de Bayreuth dirigida por el legendario Hans Knappertsbusch en 1962, con el tenor americano Jess Thomas como Parsifal y unas Flower girls- luxury: Gundula Janowitz , Anja Silja , Else-Margrete Gardelli , Dorothea Siebert, Rita Bartos and Sona Cerveno :

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