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Der Ring des Nibelungen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ring of the Nibelungs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ring of the Nibelungs may refer to different things. In literature and music: • Der Ring des Nibelungen, ( The Ring of the Nibelung or The Nibelung's Ring ,) a group of epic operas by Richard Wag...
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Britannica online encyclopedia article on The Ring of the Nibelung (musical drama by Wagner), ...drama, dance, and music that is achieved by grand opera, which is at its most allegorical in the total artwork of Richard Wagner in the second half of the 19th century. ... Learn more about "The Ring of the Nibelung"
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Wagner created his Ring by adapting the myths from several sources (13th century AD): the Icelandic works Poetic Edda, Prose Edda (by Snorri Sturluson), and Volsunga saga, and in German the Niebelungenlied, are among the major sources.
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Siegfried relates how Sieglinde's baby is rescued from his dead mother's side and raised by Mime, a Nibelung dwarf who plots that Siegfried will grow up to slay the giant Fafner and reclaim the magic ring. Siegfried fearlessly welds the halves of ... More on Der Ring des Nibelungen The Ring of Nibelung from Infoplease:
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Opera Online is dedicated to the immortal masterpiece "The Ring of the Nibelung" by Richard Wagner who gave new life to the german myth of the Nibelungs. You will find here a wealth of information about all major classic operas, composers, conductors and singers.
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