Tristan and Iseult
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Tristan and Iseult, also known as Tristan and Isolde and other names, is a medieval legend told in numerous variations since the 12th century. Of disputed source, usually assumed to be primarily Celti
Tristan and Isolde by Herbert Draper (1901)
Tristan and Isolde by John Duncan (1912)
The End of the Song by Edmund Leighton (1902)
Rogelio de Egusquiza's Tristan and Isolde (Death) (1910)
Tristan und Isolde
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Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90, is a music drama in three acts by Richard Wagner set to a German libretto by the composer, loosely based on Gottfried von Strassburg's medieval 12th-century romance Tristan
Tristan and Iseult
…medieval era in the 19th century under the influence of Romantic nationalism, the story has continued to be popular in the modern era, notably through Wagner's operatic adaptation. The story and character of Tristan varies considerably between different tellings. His name also varies, as does that of Iseult, although Tristan is…
Ludwig Schnorr von Carolsfeld and his wife Malvina starring as Tristan and Isolde in the first performance
Photo of Wagner in Brussels, 1860
Painting of Mathilde Wesendonck (1850) by Karl Ferdinand Sohn
Photo of Hans von Bülow, who conducted the premiere