Senta’s Ballad
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Senta’s Ballad is a dramatic soprano aria from Richard Wagner’s opera "Der fliegende Holländer," in which the heroine Senta passionately recounts the legend of the cursed Dutchman and reveals her obsession with redeeming him.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aria
ⓘ
dramatic soprano aria ⓘ operatic aria ⓘ |
| associatedCharacter | The Dutchman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnLegend | The Flying Dutchman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRelationship | Senta’s imagined bond with the Dutchman ⓘ |
| composer | Richard Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| describes | legend of the cursed Dutchman ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
character revelation
ⓘ
exposition of the Dutchman’s curse ⓘ foreshadowing of Senta’s fate ⓘ |
| expresses |
Senta’s determination to redeem the Dutchman
ⓘ
Senta’s emotional fixation on the Dutchman ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceOperaYear | 1843 ⓘ |
| genre | Romantic opera aria ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | through‑composed ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high vocal and dramatic demands
ⓘ
intense emotional expression ⓘ |
| operaAct | Act II ⓘ |
| operaCatalogue | WWV 63 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operaComposer | Richard Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operaPremierePlace | Königliches Hoftheater Dresden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operaRoleContext | major solo for the heroine Senta ⓘ |
| operaTitleEnglish | The Flying Dutchman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operaTitleOriginal | Der fliegende Holländer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | German ⓘ |
| partOfOpera | Der fliegende Holländer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era ⓘ |
| requires | large dramatic soprano voice ⓘ |
| settingWithinOpera | a Norwegian coastal village ⓘ |
| sungByCharacter | Senta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textAuthor | Richard Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
eternal fidelity
ⓘ
obsession ⓘ redemption ⓘ self‑sacrifice ⓘ |
| voiceType | dramatic soprano ⓘ |
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