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Belgium, 1914. Belgium. Theatre Royal de la Monnaie, Brussels, the First Performance of the “Parsifal”, bronze medal by G. Devreese, standing figure of Parsifal, reverse four females dancing around central figure, 76mm (Niggl 2152; cf. BDW 5, lot 81). Obverse with glue mark adhering, otherwise very fine (£30-50)

Richard Wagner’s opera Parsifal was first performed on the Brussels stage on 2 January 1914