Brangäne

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Brangäne is a loyal confidante and maid to Isolde in Richard Wagner’s opera "Tristan und Isolde," known for her protective role and the fateful substitution of a love potion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
mezzo-soprano role
opera character
appearsIn Tristan und Isolde NERFINISHED
associatedWithCharacter Isolde NERFINISHED
King Marke NERFINISHED
Tristan NERFINISHED
characterTrait loyal
protective
createdBy Richard Wagner NERFINISHED
createdInCountry Germany NERFINISHED
dramaticFunction moral counterweight to the lovers
voice of caution
firstPerformanceIn 1865
firstPerformedAt Nationaltheater München NERFINISHED
firstPerformedInWork world premiere of Tristan und Isolde
genreOfWork music drama
hasAria “Einsam wachend in der Nacht” NERFINISHED
hasRelationshipToIsolde confidante
servant
languageOfWork German
notableAction prevents Isolde and Tristan from drinking the death potion
substitutes a love potion with another potion
operaActAppearance Act I of Tristan und Isolde NERFINISHED
Act II of Tristan und Isolde NERFINISHED
Act III of Tristan und Isolde NERFINISHED
operaComposerNationality German
partOf the court of King Marke NERFINISHED
roleInWork loyal confidante of Isolde
maid to Isolde
sceneType offstage watch scene in Act II
settingOfWork legendary Cornwall and Brittany
sourceTradition Tristan and Iseult legend NERFINISHED
typicalCasting dramatic mezzo-soprano
voiceType mezzo-soprano
warns Isolde NERFINISHED
Tristan NERFINISHED
workForm character in a three-act opera

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Tristan und Isolde character Brangäne