Act II

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Act II is the middle act of Richard Wagner's opera "Lohengrin," advancing the drama through political intrigue and the deepening conflict surrounding the mysterious knight’s identity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf opera act ⓘ
centralConflict Ortrud and Telramund plot against Lohengrin and Elsa ⓘ
composer Richard Wagner ⓘ
containsScene Elsa’s growing doubt about Lohengrin’s name and origin ⓘ
Ortrud and Telramund outside the palace at night ⓘ
Ortrud’s attempt to win Elsa’s confidence ⓘ
Telramund’s public accusation of Lohengrin ⓘ
public gathering before the cathedral ⓘ
dramaticClimaxWithinAct Telramund’s public challenge to Lohengrin ⓘ
dramaticFunction develops political intrigue ⓘ
intensifies conflict over Lohengrin’s hidden identity ⓘ
featuresCharacter Elsa von Brabant ⓘ
linked to: Elsa of Brabant

Friedrich von Telramund ⓘ
Herald ⓘ
King Heinrich der Vogler ⓘ
Lohengrin ⓘ
Ortrud ⓘ
followedBy Act III (Lohengrin) ⓘ
follows Act I (Lohengrin) ⓘ
linked to: Lohengrin
genreContext through-composed German music drama ⓘ
language German ⓘ
librettist Richard Wagner ⓘ
musicalFeature dramatic ensembles ⓘ
large choral scenes ⓘ
orchestral writing emphasizing tension and foreboding ⓘ
narrativeRole prepares the revelation of Lohengrin’s identity in Act III ⓘ
notableCharacterDevelopment Elsa’s transition from trust to doubt ⓘ
notableCharacterFocus Ortrud’s scheming and manipulation ⓘ
operaTitle Lohengrin ⓘ
partOf Lohengrin ⓘ
period Romantic era ⓘ
positionInWork second act ⓘ
premiereOfWholeWorkConductor Franz Liszt ⓘ
premiereOfWholeWorkDate 1850-08-28 ⓘ
premiereOfWholeWorkPlace Weimar ⓘ
questionMotif prohibition on asking Lohengrin’s name and origin ⓘ
settingCountry Germany (legendary Middle Ages) ⓘ
linked to: Germania
settingLocation Antwerp ⓘ
settingRegion Brabant ⓘ
sourceWork Parzival by Wolfram von Eschenbach ⓘ
medieval legend of the Swan Knight ⓘ
theme faith versus skepticism ⓘ
forbidden knowledge ⓘ
mistrust and doubt ⓘ
political manipulation ⓘ
workTypeOfWhole Romantic opera ⓘ

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Lohengrin → hasAct → Act II ⓘ