Ortrud

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Ortrud is a scheming sorceress and the principal antagonist in Richard Wagner’s opera "Lohengrin."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf antagonist
fictional character
opera character
sorceress
alignment villain
appearsIn Lohengrin NERFINISHED
associatedWithCharacter Elsa of Brabant NERFINISHED
Friedrich von Telramund NERFINISHED
King Heinrich NERFINISHED
Lohengrin (character) NERFINISHED
The Herald NERFINISHED
characterTrait cunning
manipulative
proud
scheming
vengeful
composerOfWorkAppearedIn Richard Wagner NERFINISHED
countryOfOriginOfWork Germany NERFINISHED
createdBy Richard Wagner NERFINISHED
dramaticFunction instigator of the opera’s central conflict
fictionalUniverse mythic world of "Lohengrin"
firstPerformanceLocationOfWork Weimar NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceOfWork 1850
genreOfWorkAppearedIn Romantic opera
languageOfWork German
medium opera
motivation desire to restore old pagan powers
revenge against Elsa’s family
notableAction manipulates Friedrich von Telramund
plots against Elsa of Brabant
sows doubt about Lohengrin’s identity NERFINISHED
notableAriaOrPassage invocation to the old gods in Act II GENERATED
notableScene Act II confrontation with Elsa on the balcony
Act II plotting scene with Telramund
interruption of the bridal procession in Act II
occupation sorceress
operaBy Richard Wagner NERFINISHED
opposes Christian order in Brabant
partOf Wagnerian repertoire
performanceTradition German Romantic opera repertoire
religionOrCult paganism
roleInWork principal antagonist in the opera "Lohengrin"
settingOfActivity Brabant NERFINISHED
spouse Friedrich von Telramund NERFINISHED
timePeriodOfFictionalSetting legendary Middle Ages
vocalType dramatic soprano (sometimes cast)
mezzo-soprano
workBasedOn medieval Germanic legend of Lohengrin

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Lohengrin centralCharacter Ortrud