Lohengrin

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Lohengrin is a Romantic opera by Richard Wagner that tells the story of a mysterious knight of the Holy Grail who arrives in a boat drawn by a swan to defend a falsely accused maiden.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Romantic opera
opera
actCount 3
associatedMythology Holy Grail
associatedWithPlace Bayreuth Festival
basedOn Swan Knight legend
medieval German legend of Lohengrin
BridalChorusAlsoKnownAs Here Comes the Bride
centralCharacter Elsa of Brabant
Friedrich von Telramund
King Henry the Fowler
linked to: Henry the Fowler

Lohengrin
Ortrud
composer Richard Wagner
compositionPeriod 1845–1848
featuresMotif Grail knight
linked to: Sir Galahad

forbidden question
swan boat
firstPerformanceOccasion Weimar Court Theatre festival
linked to: Weimarer Hoftheater
genre Romantic opera
hasAct Act I
Act II
Act III
influenced development of German Romantic opera
language German
librettist Richard Wagner
notableAria In fernem Land
Mein lieber Schwan
notableChorus Treulich geführt
notableExcerpt Bridal Chorus
notableTheme divine mission and human love
faith and doubt
identity and secrecy
numberOfActs 3
orchestration large Romantic orchestra
originalTitleLanguage German
period 19th-century opera
placeInWagnerOeuvre last of Wagner’s early operas
plotSummary A mysterious knight of the Holy Grail arrives in a boat drawn by a swan to defend Elsa of Brabant, who is falsely accused, on condition that she never ask his name or origin.
premiereCity Weimar
premiereConductor Franz Liszt
premiereCountry Germany
premiereDate 1850-08-28
premierePlace Großherzogliches Hoftheater Weimar
linked to: Weimarer Hoftheater
settingPlace Antwerp
settingRegion Duchy of Brabant
settingTime early 10th century
structure three acts
textAuthor Richard Wagner
vocalForces boys’ chorus
mixed chorus
solo voices

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Richard Wagner notableWork Lohengrin
Richard Wagner composerOf Lohengrin
Tristan und Isolde precededBy Lohengrin
Moralités légendaires hasPart Lohengrin, fils de Parsifal
linked to: Lohengrin
Lohengrin centralCharacter Lohengrin
Tannhäuser followedBy Lohengrin
Jonas Kaufmann hasRole Lohengrin in Lohengrin
linked to: Lohengrin
Salvatore Sciarrino notableWork Lohengrin