Ring Cycle Family Tree

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Ring cycle family tree. What can i say. She is the goddess of hearth and family. These people have a family wreath. My drawing will help you get over your confusion and enjoy wagner s masterpiece at ease.

Enjoy my weird compulsions. Membership has its privileges. See more by silverdrgnbane. 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 norse sagas and the nibelungenlied the composer termed the cycle a bühnenfestspiel stage festival play structured in three days preceded by a vorabend preliminary evening.

Nibelung family tree for anyone venturing up to the met to see the ring over the next few weeks here s a handy if a bit goofy guide courtesy of the wagner society of new york. Der ring des nibelungen or the ring cycle is an unsurpassed exaltation of german heritage and mythology. Also included are quick and dirty summaries of the four operas and a few amusing notes. Long before the story begins when as a young god he cut a branch off the world ash tree source of all wisdom and power gave one eye in payment and made from it a spear.

I drew an entire family tree of the ring cycle. An interactive look at the interlocking relationships of the gods giants dwarfs maidens and mortals in richard wagner s four part ring cycle as performed by the los angeles opera. Scenes from the ring. In places wagner tells the story with the orchestra using leitmotifs fragments of melody that convey emotions and themes as they recur in varying contexts.

Back in valhalla wotan s wife fricka is furious.