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.

2025年1月10日 · Der Ring des Nibelungen, or the Ring cycle, is an unsurpassed exaltation of German heritage and mythology. In places, Wagner tells the story with the orchestra, using leitmotifs —fragments of melody that convey emotions and …

2019年10月17日 · Alberich begins lusting after the Rhinemaidens, who in turn mock him for his ugliness. In a fit of rage, Alberich renounces love and steals the gold from the Rhine. He forges the Ring of Power and declares himself lord of the Nibelungs.

2024年8月23日 · Der Ring des Nibelungen ("The Ring of the Nibelung") is a cycle of four epic operas or 'dramas' by the German composer Richard Wagner. The works are based loosely on characters from the Norse sagas and the Nibelungenlied.

Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung (Alberich)) is a cycle of four operas by Richard Wagner. The names of the four operas from the cycle are as follows, and in this succession: Das Rheingold, Die Walküre, Siegfried and Götterdämmerung. The plot (storyline) of each opera can be found in the individual sections of this article.

Influenced chiefly by the great Scandinavian and Germanic epics but also by Greek mythology, Richard Wagner laid the groundwork for his magnum opus, Der Ring des Nibelungen (also known as the Ring cycle), in 1848 at the age of 35.

The evolution of Richard Wagner's epic operatic tetralogy Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung) was a long and tortuous process, and the precise sequence of events which led the composer to embark upon such a vast undertaking is still unclear.

2025年1月10日 · Der Ring des Nibelungen - Epic Saga, Norse Mythology, Wagner Opera: Wotan had fathered twin children with a mortal woman, a male (called Siegmund) and a female (called Sieglinde). Separated early, the twins are now young adults.

2020年6月26日 · Brünnhilde's sacrifice returns the cursed ring to the Rhine maidens and purifies the world for the new rule of human love. Here are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.

The composition of the epic operatic tetralogy The Ring of the Nibelung occupied Richard Wagner for more than a quarter of a century. Conceived around 1848, the work was not finished until 1874, less than two years before the entire cycle was given its premiere at Bayreuth.Most of this time was devoted to the composition of the music, the text having been largely completed in …