Ortrud
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Ortrud is a scheming sorceress and the principal antagonist in Richard Wagner’s opera "Lohengrin."
Statements (48)
| 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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