In Act II, Scene II of this opera, the central couple begs for the night to free them from the bondage of the mortal world during a half hour-long love duet that is interrupted by repeated cries that the night is about to end.
In Act II, Scene II of this opera, the central couple begs for the night to free them from the bondage of the mortal world during a half hour-long love duet that is interrupted by repeated cries that the night is about to end. The opening of its third act imitates a shepherd's mournful pipe tune with an English horn solo. This opera's prelude is often paired with its closing soprano aria as a popular concert piece. At the end of this opera, the soprano lead asks BrangÃ¤ne and King (*) Marke if they, too, see how "softly and gently" her dead lover shines in her final aria, the Liebestod [LEE-"bus"-toht]. The prelude to this opera introduces a prominent dissonant chord named for its first title character. For 10 points, name this Richard Wagner opera in which a potion elicits the love between the two title characters.
In Act II, Scene II of this opera, the central couple begs for the night to free them from the bondage of the mortal world during a half hour-long love duet that is interrupted by repeated cries that the night is about to end.
Tristan und Isolde 