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Hungarian composer Franz Liszt composed Die Loreley for piano in 1856, and arranged it for voice and piano in 1861. Lorelei is the main character in the English opera Lurline by William Vincent Wallace, first performed in 1860. Alfredo Catalani composed the opera Loreley in 1890 with Lorelei as the main character.
Lorelei, German Loreley, German legend of a beautiful maiden who threw herself into the Rhine River in despair over a faithless lover and was transformed into a siren who lured fishermen to destruction. The myth is associated with a large rock named Lorelei, which stands on the bank of the Rhine River near Sankt Goarshausen, Germany, and is known for producing an echo.
Hungarian composer Franz Liszt composed Die Loreley for piano in 1856, and arranged it for voice and piano in 1861. Lorelei is the main character in the English opera Lurline by William Vincent Wallace, first performed in 1860. Alfredo Catalani composed the opera Loreley in 1890 with Lorelei as the main character.
Lorelei, German Loreley, German legend of a beautiful maiden who threw herself into the Rhine River in despair over a faithless lover and was transformed into a siren who lured fishermen to destruction. The myth is associated with a large rock named Lorelei, which stands on the bank of the Rhine River near Sankt Goarshausen, Germany, and is known for producing an echo.
