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Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung), WWV 86, is a cycle of four German-language epic music dramas composed by Richard Wagner. The works are based loosely on characters from Germanic heroic legend, namely Norse legendary sagas and the Nibelungenlied.
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May 15, 2024 · Der Ring des Nibelungen, four music dramas (grand operas) by German composer Richard Wagner, all with German librettos by the composer himself. The operas were first performed in sequence in 1876 and collectively are often referred to as the Ring cycle.
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Oct 17, 2019 · Completed in 1874, Richard Wagner’s legendary Ring cycle consists of four individual operas–Das Rheingold, Die Walküre, Siegfried, and Götterdämmerung– and totals about 15 hours of music.
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Apr 23, 2019 · Of all the special effects in Wagner ’s “Ring” cycle — an epic four-opera saga with fire-breathing dragons, a magic sword, a magic helmet, magic fire, and of course that cursed ring of power that...
Richard Wagner's 'Der Ring des Nibelungen', otherwise known as The Ring cycle, is the peak of operatic indulgence, excess and excellence. But how do you go about it? What should you listen out for? And what on Earth are they all singing about anyway? Find out with our handy guide.
Wagner’s legendary four-part Ring cycle poses the ultimate challenge for any opera company. Below is an article examining the Met’s groundbreaking staging by Robert Lepage, which premiered over the course of the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons.
Siegfried (German: [ˈziːk.fʀiːt] ⓘ), WWV 86C, is the third of the four epic music dramas that constitute Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung), by Richard Wagner. It premiered at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus on 16 August 1876, as part of the first complete performance of The Ring cycle.
