Tristan and Isolda: Opera in Three Acts by Richard Wagner
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"Tristan and Isolda: Opera in Three Acts" by Richard Wagner is a music drama composed between 1857 and 1859. Based on a medieval romance, the opera explores profound themes of insatiable human longing and transcendent love beyond death. Wagner drew inspiration from philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer and his muse Mathilde Wesendonck while creating this work. The opera's revolutionary harmony and famous opening "Tristan chord" marked a defining moment in modern music. Its advanced
musical language divided early audiences but grew enormously influential, shaping generations of Western classical composers. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883 |
|---|---|
| Uniform Title | Tristan und Isolde |
| Title | Tristan and Isolda: Opera in Three Acts |
| Note | The German text is not included in this eBook. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristan_und_Isolde |
| Credits | EBook produced by Juliet Sutherland, Michel Boto and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 86.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | ML: Music: Literature of music |
| Subject | Operas -- Librettos |
| Subject | Tristan (Legendary character) -- Drama |
| Subject | Iseult (Legendary character) -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 16250 |
| Release Date | Jul 8, 2005 |
| Last Update | Dec 12, 2020 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 657 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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