33 Betrayal : Tristan und Isolde
Channel: Wagner Leitmotifs
Date: 2013-08-12

This leitmotif is first heard in act 3 scene 3.

Tristan and Isolde are found out because of the duplicity of Tristan's supposed fried, Melot.  This motif accompanies Melot drawing his sword on Tristan as he continues to comfort  Isolde even in front of the King.  Tristan will too draw his sword, and the tussle will end with Tristan wounded (mortally as we shall see in act 3)

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