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Isolde

American  
[ih-sohld, ih-sohl-duh, ee-zawl-duh] / ɪˈsoʊld, ɪˈsoʊl də, iˈzɔl də /

noun

  1. German name of Iseult.


Isolde British  
/ iˈzɔldə /

noun

  1. the German name of Iseult

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The production offers clues to this: In a silent interpolation, the Isolde double gives birth after Tristan dies, and Ms. Davidsen seemed to be singing her “Liebestod” to the baby.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Opera aficionados await her first full Isolde and Brünnhilde,

From Seattle Times • May 13, 2024

With her powerful high notes, sumptuous tone and onstage intensity, it seemed that Wagner’s Ortrud, Fricka, Kundry and even Isolde — the province of big-voiced sopranos — might be possible.

From New York Times • Dec. 20, 2023

His other films included Tristan and Isolde, and The Snowman, which was based on the Jo Nesbo crime novel.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2022

“What does Isolde think of your war work?”

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

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