Tristan und Isolde (Tristan and Isolde, or Tristan and Isolda, or Tristran and Ysolt) is an opera, or music drama, in three acts by Richard Wagner to a German libretto by the composer, based largely on the romance by Gottfried von Strassburg. It was composed between 1857 and 1859 and premiered at the Königliches Hof- und Nationaltheater in Munich on 10 June 1865 with Hans von Bülow conducting. Wagner referred to the work not as an opera, but called it "eine Handlung" (literally a drama, a plot or an action), which was the equivalent of the term used by the Spanish playwright Calderón for his dramas.
Librettist | Richard Wagner (Based on the romance by Gottfried von Strassburg) |
Date of composition | 1859 (1857-1859) |
Premiered | 1865, June 10th (Königliches Hof- und Nationaltheater) in Munich, Germany by Hans von Bülow |
First published | 1860 |
Type | Opera |
Catalogue | WWV 90 |
Spoken language | German |
Instruments |
Voice (Tenor)
- Tristan, a Breton nobleman, adopted heir of Marke
Voice (Soprano) - Isolde, an Irish princess betrothed to Marke Voice (Soprano) - Brangäne, Isolde's maid Voice (Baritone) - Kurwenal, Tristan's servant Voice (Bass) - Marke, King of Cornwall Voice (Tenor) - Melot, a courtier, Tristan's friend Voice (Baritone) - A steersman Voice (Tenor) - A shepherd Voice (Tenor) - A young sailor Chorus/Choir - Mixed Chorus ; Sailors, knights, and esquires Orchestra |
Arrangements |
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Emmanuel Chabrier: Souvenirs de Munich, quadrille, D 57
● Franz Liszt: Isolde's "Liebestod", S. 447 ● Franz Liszt: Isoldens Liebestod (Schlußszene), S. 447 |
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Famous Works
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Autotranslations beta |
Richard Wagner: Tristan and Iseult, WWV 90 Richard Wagner: Tristan and Iseult, WWV 90 Richard Wagner: Tristan and Iseult, WWV 90 |