Heliane
E1008457
Heliane is the enigmatic and spiritually radiant heroine of Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s opera *Das Wunder der Heliane*, whose purity and inner conflict drive the work’s intense emotional drama.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
opera character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Das Wunder der Heliane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | opera ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
inner conflict
ⓘ
love ⓘ purity ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ spiritual transcendence ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
the Ruler
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the Stranger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerOfWorkFeaturingCharacter | Erich Wolfgang Korngold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType |
personal desire vs. marital duty
ⓘ
spiritual vs. earthly authority ⓘ |
| creator | Erich Wolfgang Korngold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticArc |
accused of infidelity
ⓘ
performs miracle of resurrection ⓘ subjected to trial ⓘ |
| dramaticStyle | intense emotional expressionism ⓘ |
| drives | emotional drama of Das Wunder der Heliane ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
enigmatic
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internally conflicted ⓘ pure ⓘ spiritually radiant ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | yes ⓘ |
| hasRoleInWork | heroine ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| moralStatusInPlot | innocent ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
central figure of redemption
ⓘ
focus of spiritual conflict ⓘ |
| nationalTraditionOfWork | Austro-German late Romantic opera ⓘ |
| notableAria | Ich ging zu ihm ⓘ |
| notableScene |
final transfiguration scene
ⓘ
trial scene ⓘ |
| operaActCount | three acts ⓘ |
| receptionHistoryAspect | role noted for extreme vocal and emotional demands ⓘ |
| relationship | wife of the Ruler ⓘ |
| settingOfCharacter | unnamed totalitarian state ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
divine grace
ⓘ
inner spiritual light ⓘ mercy ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWork | early 20th century modernism ⓘ |
| vocalType | soprano ⓘ |
| workPremiereYear | 1927 ⓘ |
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