What is Tristan and Isolde?
Tristan and Isolde is an opera in three acts of German composer Richard Wagner, who used his own libretto on the basis of Tristan Legend, which was told by Gottfried of Strassburg. Wagner is known for other operas including Tannhäuser, Lohengrin, Parsifal, Cycle Cycle and der Fliegende Holländer , Flying Dutch in English,
Since 1856, there have been two preliminary sketches for Tristan and Isolde , but the serious composition did not start only after the libretto poem was completed on September 18, 1857 and the whole work was not completed until August 6, 1859.
The story Tristan and Isolde is framed by prelude and Liebestod (the theme of love and death). The event begins on Tristan's ship when it brings Isolde from Ireland to Cornwall to marry his uncle, King Mark. Isolde sends his servant, Brangäne to ask Tristan to come to her, and on the exchange of TRISTAnne's servant reveals the story between Tristan and Isolde.
It turned out that the man to whom Isolde was engaged was traveling from Ireland to Cornwall to demand tribute, and Tristan killed him. In disguise, Tristan came to Isolde to recover him, and she didn't do it who she was. She was determined to kill him with revenge, but the way he looked at her was refrained and now she was sorry to do so.
When the ship lands, Isolde is preparing to give Tristan a potion that kills him. Brangäne is trying to discourage her without success. Tristan enters and Isolde takes the Cup from Brangäne and hand over it to Tristan. After drinking, she also did, she did not know that Brangäne had replaced the love potion. The famous "Tristan Chord" can be heard as a couple of hugs, Brangäne looks in despair and the King of Mark's approach can be heard.
Act II takes place at the castle of King Mark when King Mark and his courtiers go for hunting. Brangäne vaRaje Isolde of Melota, a duplicate "friend" of Tristan, who is trying to attract the couple. Lovers meet as Brangäne watches.
suddenly, when Brangäne screams, King Mark, Melot and the court interrupts the attempt and accusation of King Mark. Melot draws a sword and fights with Tristan, who allows Melot to hurt him.
Act III of Tristan and Isolde takes place at the Tristan Castle, where Tristan did not recover from his wound and is deliial. His servant, Kurwenal, sent Isolde to recover him. Isolde enters, but Tristan dies in his arms.