A statement of Wagner's Ring des Nibelungen "
I visited the Ring cycle at Los Angeles Opera last week and my friends ask me "What are you doing?" "What is this cycle?" "It's like Lord of the Rings?" "Why is it so exciting?" Unfortunately, my answer is usually a space (or slightly angry) alone, because it is so much to mind the joy of Wagner's "Ring" I can not simply boil down to a sentence quickly. So the idea of this blog. After eachcultural event going (and tweet about) I asked, "What was that?" "What makes it so exciting?" So I will try to explain cultural events here!
What is the Ring cycle?
Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung) is a cycle of four epic operas of Richard Wagner wrote. Were written from 1848-1874. Die Nibelungen is a race of dwarfs in the earth. The four works are:
Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold);
Walküre (The Valkyrie);
Siegfried(That's the name of the character);
and Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods)
Have you ever image that is often used when it comes to opera singer? A large woman with a horned helmet? E 'for this cycle. The famous melody Valkyrie was used when Elmer Fudd singing "Kill the Wabbit."
What's the point?
Very, very simple - Love vs. Power. You can not have both in the opinion of Wagner.
And the concept that "[the world] will never exit fromFighting, for infinity is useless to fight the nature of this world "1 This book is based off principles Wagner ever read" The World as Will and Idea "by Arthur Schopenahuer.
What's the Story
Okay, we - if you are confused, call, text or e-mail me. I bought a tree and I'll show ring. And I will continue my work on the production loop, on another day, today my friends until today. If you wanthow to read some reviews, try Jon blog caves, or passages from Kusch this. You can also Work for clips from the production!
Wotan is the head of God because he made a pact with someone and gave him an eye for knowledge. It also has a spear, in which contracts are made - when he, against his own contract and promises to go (which has always tried to do), then he will spoil everything ...
For all of you out there, Ring Lovers, Yes, I'm leaving things. This is for me (and you)friends do not work in progress. Once you have an overview (aka Once addicted), then we can do later in small details to add.
Das Rheingold (The Rhinegold)
Alberich is the Nibelung dwarfs, and the work begins with him trying to get one of the three daughters of the Rhine to him as. Tease him and tell him after all he is too ugly. He accepts the love and complaint. The Daughters of the Rhine are guarding a Whole Lotta Rhinegold, and if any gold and form a ring out of itcould dominate the world. The only way to know how the ring shape is closed, love. Remember that you can not love and power!
Sun denounces love Alberich steals the gold and make him a ring and a cloak of invisibility that allows him to change forms. It enslaves his brother Mime, and the rest of the dwarfs.
Meanwhile Wotan, chief of the gods and tried to calm his wife Fricka and out of this mess. Fricka lost her husband two giants Fafner and Fasolt, who build a giantCastle (later known as Valhalla .. a kind of paradise). Basically Fricka was tired of running over him and thought, if a house is very good, because he should have stayed home. (Yeah, right, promised EPIC FAIL # 1) giant Wotan Fricka's sister Freia, for payment. We enter the scene in the middle of an argument. Fricka Wotan has promised mad at your sister and reminds him that they need Freia, because they can only eat the apples to the gods everyday life tend to remain young.
Loge, demigod of fire andTricks, Wotan tells Alberich stole the gold and made a ring. Wotan decides to rob Paul to pay Peter to steal - the gold from Alberich to pay for the Giants. The Giants agreed reluctantly. Wotan and Loge can not trick Alberich - the scene more or less like this: Loki says betting mood, you turn into a toad, "" Oh, yes it can! "" Gotcha! "The Giants take the gold, but the question of the ring as well. Wotan wants to keep the ring, and finally gives up. Alberich curses the ring, and who carries it.Fafner kills Fasolt the ring and then a dragon Fafner. (Do not ask, do not say) Wotan decides that going to the rim, but the mother earth, the earth opens, tell Wotan, to stay away. And 'fascinated by it and between the end of the work and the other, he father of 12 children with her - or 9 Valkyrie Valkyries and Norns 3. Donner, Fricka's brother produced a rainbow bridge and the gods, including Felix, another brother, goes to Valhalla.
Die Walküre (TheValkyrie)
FYI Valkyries defend the heroes in battle and bring the heroes killed in Valhalla. Brunnhilde appears to be her favorite - she is the woman with the horned helmet. Okay, so ... It 'been many, many years later. Wotan also has a set of twins Siegmund and Sieglinde, killing a woman on earth. Seigmund has his weapon in use by attackers lost and asked for the stay at the home of Sieglinde. Her husband, Hunding is not to cool down the situation - is the enemy of Seigmundhis family, but according to custom, he left to spend the night and then fight him in the morning. Speaking on the night and find that Seigmund and Sieglinde are brother and sister, and she in love and perfect love. (Yes, I know, sigh) was married Sieglinde and Hunding with dirt on her wedding day, the great God and plunged a sword into the ashes, which are forced by a noble man in need. (Sounds like the sword in the stone, eh?), Siegmundfor the tree and the sword is magical for him. He calls the sword "needy", which means that it needs.
Meanwhile Fricka is without it. Frick is the goddess of the home and says to Wotan Seigmund let die in battle because Sieglinde married and marriage is sacred, it would be more against the Treaty of hearth and home, wrote down on his spear. I do not think she cares for children human, not general. Wotan Brünnhilde agreement and urges them to tellSeigmund let die. Seigmund Brunnhilde knows her father loves and does not want that to happen, but they can still go warn Seigmund. She tells him that he will die in battle and the beautiful Valhalla. He asked if there will Sieglinde. Brunnhilde says no, and so Siegmund refuses to leave. Brünnhilde is driven by his love and decide to obey and not to defend him in battle. However, it comes out and smashes Wotan Nothung, the sword into pieces. Seigmund is killed and Brünnhilde and Sieglindeto escape.
Now comes the famous Ride of the Valkyries. Wotan calls his daughters. They all come and sing a very famous piece of music while traveling in their horses. Imagine eight voices soprano intense on a large orchestra. It 'pretty powerful! 8 arrived first and then Brunnhilde Racing is the new pregnant Sieglinde. Tell her sisters had disobeyed daddy and everyone starts to wonder why they were so stupid. Dad, he says, goes to her and one of his sisters to punishwho are trying to protect. They lost, but Sieglinde sneak with them. Wotan punishes Brunnhilde to be mortal, and put them into a deep sleep. It belongs to the first man who wakes up with a kiss. (Sleeping Beauty anyone?) Why she did what she really wanted in his heart (but not what he said to do) with flames around him, so that only a man who is not afraid (what they are Wake worthy), they know.
Siegfried (What is the name of the character)
Guess WhoSiegfried? Exactly, he is the son of Seigmund and Sieglinde. Sieglinde died at birth as a Mime, Alberich's brother casts Siegfried. (I know, all used in this story!) Hate Siegfried Mime (though he has raised) and wants to go home as soon as it is a sword that can not break, ha. Mime and Siegfried holds swords continues to break. Mime wants to build the sword Nothung go again to steal the gold from Fafnir, but can not. A hiker is (Wotan) and mime, he and the exchangeEnigma - the loser will lose his head. Mime lose (It was to explain Wagner's Art The Story So Far) Mime learns only one person who is not afraid to cover the sword knows. Siegfried learns and realizes that he is not afraid of it reforges. Mime encourages him to get scared to go to the dragon. " Siegfried encounters the dragon and kills him with Nothung. A bird comes from tree and tells him to beware of the person who sent him here and to get the ring from the dragon. Mime comes together with apoisoned by drinking, so he can steal the ring for himself Siegfried. Because of the power of the ring, Mime, Siegfried sees right through and go with your head! Siegfried said the bird tree that surround a woman and she says she is a woman named Brünnhilde fire. He goes to find her and clashes with the Wanderer (Wotan), which simply can not any reason to keep out of it! The hiker says he must go beyond the Siegfried breaks Wotan's spear Brünnhilde. This prevents WotanPower. Then you go through the fire and after the fear of discovery (Brünnhilde scares him), he kisses her to wake up. (Yes, his aunt) to sing a love duet - the end.
Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods).
We open with the three Norns tells the story of Wotan lost its power and its spear and everything else. As the spear has been broken is Wotan, his spear is thrust into the box and the fire consume the world. Siegfried and Brünnhilde exchange of gifts - you getthe ring, he gets his horse and Siegfried goes off on an adventure. Then Hagen, Alberich's son tells Gunther (they are connected in some way ...) should marry Gutrune Brünnhilde and Gunther's sister, married Siegfried. They poison Siegfried, when it comes to their castle, which makes him forget Brynhild by. Siegfried Brünnhilde thinks love to go, disguised as Gunther. Hagen goal is to get the ring. (The One Ring to wait .. that LOTR)
Meanwhile, one of PriinhiltSisters asked to give the ring back, the daughters of the Rhine, otherwise the world will be over. She refuses, because the signs of Siegfried. Sissy leaves as Siegfried Gunther arrives and takes the ring dressed. Siegfried Brünnhilde asleep next to, but among them is "needy. He wakes up and returns to the castle before Gunther and Brünnhilde. As Brünnhilde, Siegfried sees him wearing the ring, she says to all who know each other - in the BibleSense. Siegfried can not remember squat going to marry Gutrune leaves. Gunther thinks sleeping with Siegfried Brünnhilde, and she tells Gunthur weakness of Siegfried - the back.
Over the next three sirens trying to act, Siegfried: "Come and play with them, but he remains faithful to Gutrune, now his wife. They warn about the ring, but he keeps them. Hagen gives him a remedy against the poison Siegfried and begins to remember ... when you finally realize Brunnhilde is stabbed toback. Madness comes, kills Guther Hagen to get the ring and then the dead arm Siegfried, is threatened. Brunnhilde has somehow found himself on the poison and it is crazy, take the ring. Wotan tells the apocalypse is upon them. Mr Sigfried body twists and then goes up in flames to die with him. Rhinedaughters Brünnhilde's ring, and the world is flooded with water and then set on fire. Valhalla is on fire. Everyone dies, but perhaps a new worldto start.
THE END
First Drawn from a fascinating book called "Wagner's Ring: Turning the cycle of Sky M. Owen Lee
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