The heroine of this opera instructs her servant to extinguish a torch as a signal that it is safe for another character to approach.
The heroine of this opera instructs her servant to extinguish a torch as a signal that it is safe for another character to approach. The prelude to this opera begins with a pianissimo passage in the cellos that is often called the "grief", "longing", or "suffering" motif. Kurwenal and Melot are both killed in its third act, which takes place at Kareol in (*) Brittany. The prelude to its first act introduces a chord made of the notes F, B, G sharp, and D-sharp, which is often named after its male protagonist. It closes with the singing of the "Liebestod" aria by the heroine, an Irish maid who was kidnapped as a bride for King Marke. For 10 points, name this opera whose two title characters fall in love after drinking a magic potion, a work of Richard Wagner.
The heroine of this opera instructs her servant to extinguish a torch as a signal that it is safe for another character to approach.
Tristan and Isolde [or Tristan und Isolde; or Tristan and Isolda; or Tristran and Ysolt]