The Ruler
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The Ruler is the authoritarian sovereign in Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s opera *Das Wunder der Heliane*, whose harsh rule and personal jealousy drive the central conflict of the story.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Ruler canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antagonist
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ monarch ⓘ opera character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Das Wunder der Heliane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAct |
Act I of Das Wunder der Heliane
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Act II of Das Wunder der Heliane NERFINISHED ⓘ Act III of Das Wunder der Heliane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | opera ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
abuse of power
ⓘ
jealousy ⓘ redemption and judgment ⓘ tyranny ⓘ |
| centralTo | main conflict of Das Wunder der Heliane ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
authoritarian
ⓘ
harsh ⓘ jealous ⓘ vengeful ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Heliane
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Stranger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Heliane’s compassion
ⓘ
The Stranger’s spiritual idealism ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hans Müller-Einigen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emotionTowards |
hatred of The Stranger
ⓘ
jealousy of Heliane ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceContext | world premiere of Das Wunder der Heliane in 1927 ⓘ |
| governs | unnamed realm in Das Wunder der Heliane ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
desire for absolute control
ⓘ
personal jealousy ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
embodiment of earthly law and judgment
ⓘ
obstacle to Heliane’s spiritual and emotional freedom ⓘ |
| orders |
imprisonment of The Stranger
ⓘ
trial of Heliane ⓘ |
| relationshipTo | husband of Heliane ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
authoritarian sovereign
ⓘ
tyrant ⓘ |
| settingOfWork | mythic or unspecified kingdom ⓘ |
| sungByVoiceType | baritone ⓘ |
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