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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.
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.
This is a partial discography of Lohengrin, an opera by Richard Wagner. The first production was in Weimar , Germany on 28 August 1850 at the Staatskapelle Weimar , conducted by Franz Liszt . Audio recordings
The most famous piece from Lohengrin is the "Bridal Chorus" ("Here Comes the Bride"), still played at many Western weddings. Wagner's Lohengrin was parodied in Victor Herbert's 1906 burlesque The Magic Knight, and was reworked into Salvatore Sciarrino's 1982 opera Lohengrin, which reduces the narrative to a manic hallucination. [8]
Wagner did not produce a definitive edition of the score. The Paris premiere was disrupted by political and other demonstrations. [38] [39] 75: Lohengrin Score [40] romantische Oper 3 Acts 1846–48: 28 August 1850: Weimar, Hoftheater: Loosely based on the German legend of Lohengrin, as presented in medieval verse including Wolfram von ...
The concept of opera expressed in "Opera and Drama" and in other essays effectively renounced all the operas he had previously written through Lohengrin. Partly in an attempt to explain his change of views, Wagner published in 1851 the autobiographical " A Communication to My Friends ". [ 61 ]
Having completed his opera Lohengrin in April 1848, Richard Wagner chose as his next subject Siegfried, the legendary hero of Germanic myth. [1] In October of that year he prepared a prose outline for Siegfried's Death, which during the following months he developed into a full libretto. [2]
Despite its weak libretto, Euryanthe had a great influence on later German operas, including Wagner's Lohengrin. [49] 1823 Semiramide (Rossini). This is the last opera that Rossini composed in Italy. [50] 1825 La dame blanche (François-Adrien Boieldieu).