Senta
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Senta is the devoted young woman in Richard Wagner’s opera "Der fliegende Holländer" whose obsessive compassion and self-sacrificial love offer redemption to the cursed Dutchman.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
female character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ opera character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Der fliegende Holländer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Daland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Erik NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dutchman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
obsessive compassion
ⓘ
redemption through love ⓘ self‑sacrifice ⓘ |
| composerStyleContext | early Wagner ⓘ |
| createdBy | Richard Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diesIn | Der fliegende Holländer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
embodiment of faithful love
ⓘ
redeemer of the Dutchman ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocationOfWork | Dresden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceOfWork | 1843 ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | Romantic opera ⓘ |
| hasFather | Daland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFiancé | Erik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences | the Dutchman’s salvation ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Wagnerian heroine ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | self‑sacrifice ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
desire to redeem the Dutchman
ⓘ
self‑sacrificial love ⓘ |
| nationalityOfWork | German ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
compassion
ⓘ
devotion ⓘ obsessiveness ⓘ willingness to die for love ⓘ |
| obsessedWith | legend of the Flying Dutchman ⓘ |
| operaActAppearance |
Act I
ⓘ
Act II NERFINISHED ⓘ Act III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performsAria | Ballad of the Flying Dutchman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipToDutchman |
promised bride
GENERATED
ⓘ
savior GENERATED ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
heroine
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| setIn | Norwegian coastal village ⓘ |
| singsAbout | the Dutchman’s portrait ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
redemptive love
ⓘ
spiritual salvation ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | mythic seafaring era ⓘ |
| vocalType | dramatic soprano ⓘ |
| workBasedOn | legend of the Flying Dutchman ⓘ |
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