The composer of Parsifal is which of the following?

• A. Berg
• B. Puccini
• C. Verdi
• D. Wagner

Answer: (D)

Parsifal is an opera composed by Richard Wagner. Wagner’s work centers on the idea of music drama, where the drama and the music are tightly intertwined through continuous musical development and recurring motifs called leitmotifs. Parsifal, first performed in 1882 at the Bayreuth Festival, embodies this mature synthesis and is often considered Wagner’s culminating work in this tradition. It draws on the Arthurian legend of Parsifal (Parzival), blending myth, spirituality, and profound musical rhetoric that is distinctively Wagner’s style. The other composers listed—Berg, Puccini, and Verdi—are known for different operas (Berg’s Wozzeck, Puccini’s La Bohème and Tosca, Verdi’s numerous works like Aida and Rigoletto), so Parsifal is uniquely tied to Wagner.