*[https://youtu.be/BTf4W9409Zs Du salbtest mir die Füße] (Thou annointest my feet). Germany's leading heldentenor Jonas Kaufman and bass baritone Rene Pape combine in this short clip. The subtext to this section is Psalm 45 (''Thy throne, oh God, is forever...''). It was highly personal to Wagner, who believed himself to have had a Jewish father. In response to the question Jews often ask each other, "What think ye Christ? Whose son is he?", Psalm 45 is the answer Jesus referred to when he said, "Why then does David in spirit call him Lord?" | *[https://youtu.be/BTf4W9409Zs Du salbtest mir die Füße] (Thou annointest my feet). Germany's leading heldentenor Jonas Kaufman and bass baritone Rene Pape combine in this short clip. The subtext to this section is Psalm 45 (''Thy throne, oh God, is forever...''). It was highly personal to Wagner, who believed himself to have had a Jewish father. In response to the question Jews often ask each other, "What think ye Christ? Whose son is he?", Psalm 45 is the answer Jesus referred to when he said, "Why then does David in spirit call him Lord?" |