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The conception and composition of this ''Bühnenfestpiel'' ("stage festival play") spanned close to 30 years, and was based on German and Old Norse mythology as well as historical subjects. It requires four separate evenings, and at least 15 hours to perform.<ref>Millington, Barry. "Der Ring des Nibelungen," in ''New Grove Dictionary of Opera'', 1994.</ref> The following four music dramas make up the ''Ring'' cycle: | The conception and composition of this ''Bühnenfestpiel'' ("stage festival play") spanned close to 30 years, and was based on German and Old Norse mythology as well as historical subjects. It requires four separate evenings, and at least 15 hours to perform.<ref>Millington, Barry. "Der Ring des Nibelungen," in ''New Grove Dictionary of Opera'', 1994.</ref> The following four music dramas make up the ''Ring'' cycle: | ||
| − | *''Das Rheingold'', Preliminary evening<ref>Indications come originally from Wagner. It is officially a trilogy with "Rheingold" representing the prequel.</ref> | + | *''Das Rheingold'' (''The Rhinegold''), Preliminary evening<ref>Indications come originally from Wagner. It is officially a trilogy with "Rheingold" representing the prequel.</ref> |
| − | *''Die Walküre'', First evening | + | *''Die Walküre'' (''The Valkyries''), First evening |
*''Siegfried'', Second evening | *''Siegfried'', Second evening | ||
| − | *''Götterdämmerung'', Third evening | + | *''Götterdämmerung'' (''The Twilight of the Gods''), Third evening |
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | [http://home.earthlink.net/~markdlew/shw/Ring.htm Complete Libretto with English Translation]: Password-protected but free shareware, though the creator asks for a small fee for printing. | ||
| + | [http://www.markelliswalker.net/music/albums/anna-russell-ring.html Humorous analysis of the whole plot by Anna Russel]. | ||
| + | [http://www.trell.org/wagner/motifs.html Serious analysis of leitmotivs by Kristin Eversen]. | ||
[[Category:Operas]] | [[Category:Operas]] | ||
[[Category:Musical Works]] | [[Category:Musical Works]] | ||
Revision as of 13:54, January 31, 2010
Der Ring des Nibelungen [1] is a massive cycle of four music dramas by Richard Wagner to his own German libretto, completed in 1874 and first performed as a cycle at Bayreuth in August 1876.
The conception and composition of this Bühnenfestpiel ("stage festival play") spanned close to 30 years, and was based on German and Old Norse mythology as well as historical subjects. It requires four separate evenings, and at least 15 hours to perform.[2] The following four music dramas make up the Ring cycle:
- Das Rheingold (The Rhinegold), Preliminary evening[3]
- Die Walküre (The Valkyries), First evening
- Siegfried, Second evening
- Götterdämmerung (The Twilight of the Gods), Third evening
References
- ↑ Usually translated into English as The Ring of the Nibelung but more accurately as Nibelung's Ring.
- ↑ Millington, Barry. "Der Ring des Nibelungen," in New Grove Dictionary of Opera, 1994.
- ↑ Indications come originally from Wagner. It is officially a trilogy with "Rheingold" representing the prequel.
External Links
Complete Libretto with English Translation: Password-protected but free shareware, though the creator asks for a small fee for printing. Humorous analysis of the whole plot by Anna Russel. Serious analysis of leitmotivs by Kristin Eversen.