Elsa of Brabant
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Elsa of Brabant is the wrongfully accused noblewoman whose plea for a champion and fateful marriage to the mysterious knight Lohengrin drive the plot of Richard Wagner’s opera "Lohengrin."
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
opera character ⓘ |
| accusedOf | murder of her brother Gottfried ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Lohengrin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMotif | Elsa’s dream motif in the orchestral texture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Holy Grail knight Lohengrin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | medieval Germanic legend ⓘ |
| causeOfTragedy | breaking the taboo against asking Lohengrin's name ⓘ |
| conditionOfMarriage | must never ask Lohengrin his name or origin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Duchy of Brabant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Richard Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction | protagonist of Wagner's Lohengrin ⓘ |
| firstPerformance | 1850 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceConductor | Franz Liszt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocation | Weimar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Romantic opera character ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| librettoBy | Richard Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainAntagonist |
Friedrich von Telramund
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ortrud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married to Lohengrin ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | Brabantine ⓘ |
| notableAria | Einsam in trüben Tagen ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
marries the mysterious knight Lohengrin
ⓘ
pleads for a champion to defend her honor ⓘ |
| notableRelationship | protégé of King Henry the Fowler ⓘ |
| occupation | noblewoman ⓘ |
| operaActAppearances |
Act I
ⓘ
Act II ⓘ Act III ⓘ |
| partOf | Swan Knight legend cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceTradition | central soprano role in the standard Wagnerian repertoire ⓘ |
| position | Duchess of Brabant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInPlot | her accusation and trial initiate the action of the opera ⓘ |
| roleInResolution | her question about Lohengrin's identity leads to his departure ⓘ |
| setting | Antwerp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | Gottfried of Brabant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Lohengrin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageWorkType | music drama ⓘ |
| theme |
faith and doubt in marriage
ⓘ
trial and vindication ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| voiceType | soprano ⓘ |
| wrongfullyAccused | true ⓘ |
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