Act III

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Act III is the final act of Richard Wagner's opera "Lohengrin," culminating in the revelation of the hero's identity and the tragic resolution of the central vow of silence.

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Label Occurrences
Act III canonical 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf opera act ⓘ
basedOn legend of the Swan Knight ⓘ
medieval Grail legend ⓘ
centralCharacter Elsa von Brabant ⓘ
linked to: Elsa of Brabant

Friedrich von Telramund ⓘ
King Heinrich der Vogler ⓘ
Lohengrin ⓘ
Ortrud ⓘ
composer Richard Wagner ⓘ
containsEvent Elsa collapses and dies of grief ⓘ
Elsa questions Lohengrin about his name and origin ⓘ
Lohengrin departs in the swan boat ⓘ
Lohengrin must leave Elsa after the question is asked ⓘ
Lohengrin reveals he is a Knight of the Holy Grail ⓘ
Lohengrin reveals he is son of Parsifal ⓘ
Ortrud and Telramund attempt to undermine Lohengrin ⓘ
Telramund attacks Lohengrin and is killed ⓘ
transformation of the swan back into Elsa's brother ⓘ
dramaticFocus breaking of Elsa's vow of silence ⓘ
revelation of Lohengrin's identity ⓘ
tragic resolution of the vow of silence ⓘ
dramaticFunction climax and denouement of Lohengrin ⓘ
famousExcerpt “Treulich geführt” ⓘ
linked to: Treulich geführt
follows Act II (Lohengrin) ⓘ
genre Romantic opera ⓘ
language German ⓘ
librettist Richard Wagner ⓘ
musicalNumber “Treulich geführt” ⓘ
musicalNumberType bridal chorus ⓘ
linked to: Bridal Chorus
opensWith bridal chamber scene ⓘ
originalTitle Dritter Aufzug ⓘ
partOf Lohengrin ⓘ
partOfStructure three-act structure of Lohengrin ⓘ
positionInWork final act ⓘ
third act ⓘ
precedes curtain calls ⓘ
premiereConductor Franz Liszt ⓘ
premiereDate 1850-08-28 ⓘ
premiereLocation Weimar ⓘ
premiereTheatre Hoftheater Weimar ⓘ
linked to: Weimarer Hoftheater
setting Antwerp ⓘ
settingPeriod early Middle Ages ⓘ
theme faith and doubt ⓘ
identity and secrecy ⓘ
sacred vow and its violation ⓘ
tragic love ⓘ
workBy Richard Wagner ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lohengrin → hasAct → Act III ⓘ
Kundry → appearsInAct → Act III ⓘ