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Lohengrin
The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
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Lohengrin, the son of
Perceval. According to legend he is summoned from the temple of the
Grail at Montsalvatsch and borne in a swanboat to Antwerp. He saves Princess Elsa of Brabant from Frederick of Telramund who wants to marry her against her wishes. Lohengrin will marry Elsa if she does not ask what his race is; but she does, and the swan-boat carries him back to the Grail castle. The story is the subject of
Wagner's opera (1850). In early forms of the legend the Knight of the Swan is called Helias (Helis in Icelandic).
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Met Clips `Lohengrin' Of Drama / Superb music contends with boring production.(Review)
Newspaper article from: San Francisco Chronicle; 3/11/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...throughout the Metropolitan Opera's new "Lohengrin," but for the most part, the production...fussy opulence, but at the expense of "Lohengrin" itself. In his first production for...company, the director-designer has set "Lohengrin" in Wilsonland, a recognizably barren...
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Lohengrin Group: Advisers who keep their eyes on the big picture--So you can reach your goals
Magazine article from: The Greater Baton Rouge Business Report; 4/10/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...says Clarke, a senior partner at Lohengrin Group. Whether it is a tax-related...picture perspective is one reason for Lohengrin's success since 1996, Clarke says. A recent example of Lohengrin's big picture ability is a new, unique...
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Lohengrin.(Metropolitan Opera House, New York, New York)
Magazine article from: Art in America; 9/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...Robert Wilson's new production of Lohengrin at the Metropolitan Opera had already...especially its darker overtones. Even Lohengrin, the shining swan-knight, wore black...garde Grail, might well identify with Lohengrin, the chivalric savior long understood...
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A `Lohengrin' for Ears Only / Magnificent music undermined by indifferent staging.(Review)
Newspaper article from: San Francisco Chronicle; 9/30/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...Francisco Opera's new production of "Lohengrin" might have been designed as an experiment...opera -- the mysterious swan that bears Lohengrin to Brabant and then away again -- had...a scrim and the huge gauzy canopy of Lohengrin and Elsa's bridal chamber. HEPPNER...
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Lohengrin
Magazine article from: Fanfare; 9/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; WAGNER Lohengrin * Lovro von Matacic, cond; Sndor Knya (Lohengrin); Eliusabeth Grmmer (Elsa); Franz Crass (King...reviewed the Melodram LP issue, concluding, "This is a Lohengrin to treasure for years to come, as stylish and moving...
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 "The New York Observer (New York, NY)")
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Wilson's Stylized Lohengrin Finds Some New Admirers.(Culture)
Newspaper article from: The New York Observer (New York, NY); 5/1/2006; 700+ words
; ...Byline: Charles Michener Wagner conceived Lohengrin in a bath-while he was taking the waters...after the Met's recent revival of his Lohengrin was greeted with the loudest cheers I...down vision. Over the years, this Lohengrin has grown kinder to the performers...
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Talent makes 'Lohengrin' a hot ticket But the production appears to suffer from political interpretation Opera Review
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 7/15/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...Tribune 07-15-2009 Talent makes 'Lohengrin' a hot ticket But the production appears...Staatsoper's new production of Wagner's "Lohengrin," which opened last week in the National...leveled against her. After her champion Lohengrin mysteriously appears, pledges his love...
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Swannie, How We Missed Ya / Unthinkably, the San Francisco Opera's `Lohengrin' was mounted without the crucial bird.(Column)
Newspaper article from: San Francisco Chronicle; 10/13/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...Francisco Opera's recent production of "Lohengrin" depicted the title character getting...only react with disbelief. What is "Lohengrin," after all, if not the opera about...even bowed its head fetchingly toward Lohengrin at the appropriate moments. Yet when...
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 "The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)")
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AUDIENCES CHEER CSO'S 'LOHENGRIN'.(LIVING)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 1/17/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Lopez-Cobos chose Wagner's ''Lohengrin'' for the first concert of 2000. Set on the eve of 1000, ''Lohengrin'' blends history and legend - the...they plotted revenge against Elsa and Lohengrin, the mysterious knight who fells...
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Wagner with a twist: Lohengrin without redemption
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 7/26/2005; ; 685 words
; ...Dateline: BAYREUTH, Germany Wagner's "Lohengrin" is one grim opera. And it got even...of that in this performance. Elsa, Lohengrin's bride, dies as called for, unable...join other knights of the holy grail, Lohengrin is ingloriously swallowed up by the ground...
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Lohengrin
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Lohengrin , in medieval German story, a knight...unwanted suitor. Led to Antwerp by a swan, Lohengrin saves Elsa and marries her. She is forbidden...curiosity, she asks. As a result, Lohengrin must return to the castle of the Grail...
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Richard Wagner
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...the same year he finished the poem for Lohengrin and began composition early in 1846. While at work on Lohengrin he also made plans for his tetralogy...next 2 decades. The first production of Lohengrin took place in Weimar under Franz Liszt...
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Wagner, Richard
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography
...the same year he finished the poem for Lohengrin and began composition early in 1846. While at work on Lohengrin he also made plans for his tetralogy...two decades. The first production of Lohengrin took place in Weimar under Franz Liszt...
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Love, Tragic
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary
...Opera: Wagner, Tannhauser , Westerman, 212] Elsa loses Lohengrin on their wedding night when she disobeys his proviso that...him to disclose his identity. [Ger. Legend: “ Lohengrin ” in Ben é t, 595] Evangeline and Gabriel...
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Noblemindedness
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary
...compassion in dealing with peasant laborers. [Russ. Lit.: Anna Karenina ] Lohengrin defeats Telramund in trial by combat; spares him. [Ger. Opera: Wagner, Lohengrin , Westerman, 215] Lord Jim successful in lifelong efforts to regain honor...
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