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Richard Wagner

Liebestod

"" ( German for ) is the title often given to the final, dramatic music or aria from the opera by Richard Wagner. It is the climactic end of the 1859-completed, 1865- premiered opera. In the scene,

Further reading#

  • Bronfen, Elisabeth, Liebestod und Femme fatale. Der Austausch sozialer Energien zwischen Oper, Literatur und Film, Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp 2004.
  • Act III: Mild und leise wie er lächelt: from Tristan und Isolde, Wagner’s autograph manuscript in the Richard Wagner Foundation
  • Full text and some performances
  • , Birgit Nilsson
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Richard Wagner