Practical note
The historic location may not survive as an accessible building. Look for plaques and public routes on site.Residence Zurich / CH 1857 bis 1858
The Asyl on the Green Hill
The small house on the Wesendonck estate was a decisive workplace for Tristan, Siegfried and the Wesendonck Lieder.
Image credit
Unknown author / Julius Kapp, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗︎01 / Why this place matters
Exile
At the Asyl Wagner interrupted work on the Ring in favour of Tristan und Isolde and set poems by Mathilde Wesendonck. Few other places connect his composing, Otto Wesendonck’s patronage and the personal crisis of these years so directly.
02 / Plan the visit
Zurich
Always verify opening hours, tickets and accessibility directly with the operator.- Relevant years
- 1857 bis 1858
- Type
- Residence
- Story
- Exile
- Status
- Historical location
- Address
- Museum Rietberg, Gablerstrasse 15, 8002 Zürich
03 / Related works
From place back to stage.
04 / Sources and further reading
Read further, then travel.
05 / More places nearby or within this story