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  • Richard Wagner – Götterdämmerung – Act 1, Part 1

    Richard Wagner – Götterdämmerung – Act 1, Part 1

    Richard Wagner’s “Götterdämmerung” is the fourth and final opera in his “Der Ring des Nibelungen” cycle. Wagner’s operas go beyond traditional definitions, merging music, singing, poetry, and psychology to interpret…

  • Richard Wagner – The Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walküre

    Richard Wagner – The Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walküre

    …vs evil and selfishness vs redemptive love. His music was breathtaking, but his politics were controversial. Der Ring des Nibelungen is a cycle of four epic music dramas by Wagner….

  • Richard Wagner

    Richard Wagner

    …his most ambitious project, “Der Ring des Nibelungen” (The Ring of the Nibelung). Wagner had initially written a single opera, “Siegfrieds Tod” (Siegfried’s Death), in 1848. However, upon reaching Zurich,…