Tristan und Isolde*: Meaning and Definition of

Tris•tan und I•sol•de

Pronunciation: (tris'tun und i-sōld', i-sōl'du, -tan Ger. tris'tän &oobrevent ē-zôl'du), [key]
  1. a music drama (composed, 1857–59; première, 1865) by Richard Wagner.
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