Lohengrin

[ loh-uhn-grin, -green ]

noun

1. Teutonic Legend, Arthurian Legend. the son of Parzival (the German name of Percival ), and a knight of the Holy Grail.
2. (italics) an opera (composed 1846–48; premiere 1850) by Richard Wagner.

Lohengrin

/ ˈləʊɪnɡrɪn /

noun

1. (in German legend) a son of Parzival and knight of the Holy Grail

Word History and Origins

Origin of Lohengrin¹

From German, alteration of Lothringen (the German name for Lorraine ( def ) ), ultimately from the given name Lothar, from Old High German hlūt “famous, loud” ( loud ( def ) ) + heri “army” ( harbor ( def ), herald ( def ) )

Example Sentences

Certain to shake things up, Sharon is a brilliantly disruptive Wagnerian who has staged an exceptional, transgressive “Lohengrin” for the Bayreuth Festival and an arrestingly futurist act of “Die Walküre,” from the “Ring,” at the Hollywood Bowl.

From Los Angeles Times

The one time the Met tried a remarkable Wagner staging, Robert Wilson’s production of “Lohengrin,” it proved an audience turnoff.

From Los Angeles Times

After making his Seattle Opera debut in 1994 in “Lohengrin,” Grimsley’s repeat appearances as Wotan, one of the protagonists of Wagner’s “Ring” cycle, played an indispensable role in building Seattle Opera’s international reputation.

From Seattle Times

Around the same time, agent Alan Green arranged for Tetelman to take over Rodolfo for a concert performance at the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Tanglewood Festival after Piotr Beczała withdrew to replace Roberto Alagna at the Bayreuth Festival’s “Lohengrin.”

From Seattle Times

Edelman’s decision said Netrebko voluntarily withdrew from performances of Wagner’s “Lohengrin” and Puccini’s “Turandot” and was not owed for those.

From Washington Times