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The life and works of Richard Wagner.
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Two Walküres
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I wonder if anyone might have had an opportunity to compare the very recent Walk re CDs from Gergiev and Thielemann? If so, could you please give us your impressions.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY RICHARD WAGNER
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I cvan say no better than the great Conrad L. Osborne - "one does not
have to succumb to a mystic to appreciate the richness and profundity
of these operas. They come from the supremely poetic imagination of a
composer and dramatist who still excites unquestioning reverence and
irrational animosity , and whose work is still the subject of the most... more »
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22 May 1813
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PULL-QUOTE: "It may be that _The Nibelungs' Ring_ [sic] is a very great
work, but there never has been anything more tedious and more dragged-out
than this rigmarole."
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Which Ring is this?
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Can anyone identify this DVD Ring for me, please? I haven't seen the whole thing and would like to. A few of the moments which have stayed with me:
In the dawn duet in G tterd mmerung, Siegfried and Br nnhilde perform in 1876-style Bayreuth costumes in front of a backcloth painted with that era's... more »
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DVD's of the Ring
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The Met Opera shop is offering DVDıs of a production of the ³Ring² operas by
the Netherlands Opera, Hartmut Haenchen conducting. I wonder if Herman, or
anyone, can give us an opinion of the quality of this production. The price
theyıre asking is $140.
Dick Partridge
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Why "Der Ring des Nibelungen"?
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Most of Wagner's operas and music dramas are named for the lead character(s): Rienzi, Tannhauser, Lohengrin, Siegfried, Tristan and Isolde, and Parsifal. The reasons for the exceptions are fairly clear: The Flying Dutchman has no name, while The Mastersingers was and is a well-known name for the fraternity that is central to the work. Gotterdammerung was changed from Siegfried's Tod when the emphasis of the work changed from Siegfried to Wotan.... more »
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Poor Richard
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PULL-QUOTE: "Poor Richard. We've done him a deep wrong."
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