Wagner, Richard 1813-1883 creator text utu 2005 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Tristan and Isolda: Opera in Three Acts" by Richard Wagner is a music drama composed between 1857 and 1859. Based on a medieval romance, the opera explores profound themes of insatiable human longing and transcendent love beyond death. Wagner drew inspiration from philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer and his muse Mathilde Wesendonck while creating this work. The opera's revolutionary harmony and famous opening "Tristan chord" marked a defining moment in modern music. Its advanced musical language divided early audiences but grew enormously influential, shaping generations of Western classical composers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) The German text is not included in this eBook. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristan_und_Isolde Release date is 2005-07-08 EBook produced by Juliet Sutherland, Michel Boto and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Original publication data not identified Operas -- Librettos Tristan (Legendary character) -- Drama Iseult (Legendary character) -- Drama ML Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16250 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16250 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133359.0 16250