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Ring des Nibelungen, Der
Ring des Nibelungen, Der (The Nibelung's Ring). 4 operas (mus. dramas) by Wagner, to his own libs., which he called a ‘stage festival for 3 days with a preliminary evening’ (Ein Bühnenfestspiel für drei Tage und einen Vorabend). The cycle, often referred to as ‘the tetralogy’, is based on versions of the Scandinavian saga of the Nibelungs involving gods and mortals. Among the characters in the operas are Wotan, Alberich, Siegfried, Mime, Siegmund, Loge, Brünnhilde, Fricka, Hagen, Gutrune, Sieglinde, Freia, Fasolt, Fafner, Donner, and the Valkyries. The 4 operas, with details of their f.ps., are: Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), prol. in 1 act, comp. 1853–4, prod. Munich 1869, Bayreuth (as part of complete Ring) 1876, London 1882, NY 1889; Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), 3 acts, comp. 1854–6, prod. Munich 1870, Bayreuth (as part of complete Ring) 1876, NY (incomplete) 1877, London 1882; Siegfried, 3 acts, comp. 1856–7, 1864–71, prod. Bayreuth (as part of complete Ring) 1876, London 1882, NY 1887; Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), 3 acts, comp. 1869–74, prod. Bayreuth (as part of complete Ring) 1876, London 1882, NY Met 1888. Writing and comp. of The Ring occupied Wagner intermittently from 1848 to 1874.
The 1st complete Ring cycle, sung in Ger., at Bayreuth was cond. Hans Richter on 13, 14, 16, and 17 Aug. 1876. The first cycle to be perf. in London was at Her Majesty's, cond. Anton Seidl, on 5, 6, 7, and 9 May 1882. Seidl also cond. (heavily cut) first cycle at NY Met on 4, 5, 8, and 11 March 1889 (although there had been perfs. of the cycle excluding Das Rheingold in 1887–8, also under Seidl). F. uncut Amer. p. 1898–9, cond. Schalk. First CG cycle in June 1892, cond. Mahler, but given out of sequence. First cycle in Eng. trans. at CG cond. Richter, 1908, and in Brit. provinces by Denhof Co. in Edinburgh 1910, cond. Balling (Leeds, Manchester, Glasgow 1911, Hull, Leeds, Liverpool 1912); in Bradford 1933, cond. Robert Ainsworth and A. Coates. No further perfs. in provinces until Scottish Opera cycle (in Ger.) in Glasgow, Dec. 1971. F.ps. of new Eng. trans. by Andrew Porter for ENO 1970–3, complete cycle, London, July-Aug. 1973. |
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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Ring des Nibelungen, Der." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Ring des Nibelungen, Der." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-RingdesNibelungenDer.html MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Ring des Nibelungen, Der." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-RingdesNibelungenDer.html |
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Ring des Nibelungen, Der
Ring des Nibelungen, Der, a series of four music dramas by Richard Wagner. Das Rheingold; Die Walküre (The Valkyrie); Siegfried; and Gotterdämmerung (The Twilight of the Gods). They are indirectly based on the Nibelungenlied.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Ring des Nibelungen, Der." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Ring des Nibelungen, Der." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-RingdesNibelungenDer.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Ring des Nibelungen, Der." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-RingdesNibelungenDer.html |
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Der Ring des Nibelungen
Der Ring des Nibelungen see Nibelungen . |
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"Der Ring des Nibelungen." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Der Ring des Nibelungen." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-RingdesN.html "Der Ring des Nibelungen." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-RingdesN.html |
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