Act I

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Act I of Richard Wagner's opera "Lohengrin" introduces the mysterious knight Lohengrin as he arrives to defend Elsa of Brabant and sets the stage for the opera’s central themes of faith, identity, and forbidden questions.

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Act I canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf act of an opera ⓘ
centralTheme faith ⓘ
forbidden questions ⓘ
identity ⓘ
composer Richard Wagner ⓘ
conditionOfDefense Elsa must never ask Lohengrin his name or origin ⓘ
dramaticFunction introduces Lohengrin as Elsa’s champion ⓘ
sets up Elsa’s trial ⓘ
follows Prelude to Lohengrin ⓘ
linked to: Lohengrin
genre Romantic opera act ⓘ
introducesCharacter Elsa of Brabant ⓘ
Friedrich von Telramund ⓘ
King Heinrich der Vogler ⓘ
Lohengrin ⓘ
Ortrud ⓘ
language German ⓘ
librettist Richard Wagner ⓘ
mainCharacter Elsa of Brabant ⓘ
Friedrich von Telramund ⓘ
King Heinrich der Vogler ⓘ
Lohengrin ⓘ
Ortrud ⓘ
musicalNumber Elsa’s dream narration ("Einsam in trüben Tagen") ⓘ
King Heinrich’s opening address to the Brabantine nobles ⓘ
Lohengrin’s appearance and acceptance of the combat ⓘ
the summons to the duel ⓘ
musicalStyle through-composed ⓘ
operaNumberOfActs 3 ⓘ
originalTitleLanguage German ⓘ
partOf Lohengrin ⓘ
plotElement Elsa’s vision of a knight sent by God ⓘ
King Heinrich summons nobles of Brabant ⓘ
Lohengrin arrives in a boat drawn by a swan ⓘ
Lohengrin offers to defend Elsa ⓘ
Telramund claims Elsa’s inheritance ⓘ
accusation against Elsa of murdering her brother ⓘ
trial by combat is decreed ⓘ
positionInWork first act ⓘ
precedes Act II (Lohengrin) ⓘ
linked to: Lohengrin
premiereConductor Franz Liszt ⓘ
premiereDate 1850-08-28 ⓘ
premierePlace Weimar ⓘ
settingLocation Antwerp ⓘ
settingRegion Duchy of Brabant ⓘ
settingTime early 10th century ⓘ
workBasedOn medieval Grail and Swan Knight legends ⓘ

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Lohengrin → hasAct → Act I ⓘ