Felix Mottl and Joseph Keilberth collapsed and died while conducting this opera. It opens with a sailor singing about a "wild Irish maid" and one of the protagonists is reminded that her previous fiancé, Morold, was killed by a leader on the ship. The notes F, B, D#, G# comprise that leader's namesake chord, which is famously heard at the beginning of this work that ends with the aria "Mild und Leise" or "Fair and Gentle." The titular protagonist
Felix Mottl and Joseph Keilberth collapsed and died while conducting this opera. It opens with a sailor singing about a "wild Irish maid" and one of the protagonists is reminded that her previous fiancé, Morold, was killed by a leader on the ship. The notes F, B, D#, G# comprise that leader's namesake chord, which is famously heard at the beginning of this work that ends with the aria "Mild und Leise" or "Fair and Gentle." The titular protagonists are served by Brangane and Kurenwal, who avenges his master by killing Molet at the end. FTP, identify this opera by Richard Wagner about a knight and his lover who consume a love potion.
Felix Mottl and Joseph Keilberth collapsed and died while conducting this opera.