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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.
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.
Mar 1, 2018 · Everything you need to know about Wagner’s epic Ring cycle in one place, right here! In 2016, Opera North’s extraordinary journey through Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen came full circle, in a series of six full Ring cycles.
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.
5 days ago · 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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Wagner envisioned a special opera house created especially to perform the Ring Cycle. He eventually designed and constructed the Bayreuth Festspielhaus, where the full Ring Cycle was premiered on August 13, 1876.
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Composer: Wagner, Richard 1813 - 1883. Version: English version by Jeremy Sams. The Ring Cycle is a series of four operas by Richard Wagner, based loosely on characters from Scandinavian and Germanic history, and the epic peom Nibelungenlied.
