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Lohengrin (pronounced [ˈloːənˌɡʁiːn] in German), WWV 75, is a Romantic opera in three acts composed and written by Richard Wagner, first performed in 1850.The story of the eponymous character is taken from medieval German romance, notably the Parzival of Wolfram von Eschenbach, and its sequel Lohengrin, itself inspired by the epic of Garin le Loherain.
Elsa and Lohengrin marry with the emperor's blessing, Lohengrin receives the title of Count of Brabant and becomes a vassal of the emperor. After a few years there is a festival at which the emperor is also present. An old acquaintance of Telramund arouses in Elsa doubts about Lohengrin's integrity and suspects him of a connection with the devil.
Lohengrin by Ferdinand Leeke, 1916. The story was picked up and expanded in the late 13th-century Lohengrin by a certain "Nouhusius" or "Nouhuwius", who changed the character's name and tied the romance's Grail and Swan Knight elements into the history of the Holy Roman Empire. [4]
Micaela Villegas, "La Perricholi", Peruvian actress and singer Jacques Offenbach: La Périchole (she is not identified by name, and the remaining characters are all fictional) François Villon, French poet and vagabond George Antheil and Ezra Pound: Le Testament; Rudolf Friml: The Vagabond King
Ortrud is a feminine given name, with variant forms Ortraud and Ortrude. Ortrud may refer to: Ortrud, a character in Richard Wagner's opera Lohengrin; Ortrud Beginnen (1938–1999), German film actress; Ortrud Mavrin, a character in Anthony Powell's second novel Venusberg (1932) Ortrud Oellermann (active from 1981), South African mathematician
Helena Forti (April 25, 1884 – May 11, 1942) was a dramatic soprano active 1906 – 1924, closely associated with the Dresden royal court opera, known for her beauty, voice and strong stage presence. [1]
The "Bridal Chorus" (German: "Treulich geführt") from the 1850 opera Lohengrin by German composer Richard Wagner, who also wrote the libretto, is a march played for the bride's entrance at many formal weddings throughout the Western world.
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