Lohengrin (opera)
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Lohengrin, WWV 75, is a Romantic opera in three acts composed and written by Richard Wagner, first performed in 1850. The story of the eponymous character is taken from medieval German romance, notabl
Production of the Oslo Opera in 2015
Ludwig II of Bavaria portrayed as Lohengrin below a moon with Wagner's face. Brochure in Der Floh, 1885.
Lohengrin (tenore), costume design for Lohengrin Act I, III (1888).
Johanna Jachmann-Wagner as Ortrud, ca. 1860
Bridal Chorus
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The "Bridal Chorus" from the 1850 opera Lohengrin by German composer Richard Wagner, who also wrote the libretto, is a march now played for the bride's entrance at many formal weddings throughout the
Lohengrin (opera)
…Festspielhaus upon which to stage it, named his own Neuschwanstein Castle after the Swan Knight. The most popular and recognizable part of the opera is the Bridal Chorus, colloquially known in English-speaking countries as "Here Comes the Bride," usually played as a processional at weddings. The orchestral preludes to…
Richard Wagner in Paris, 1861