num_pages: 336
description: This accessible text guides novice and seasoned opera listeners alike through Richard Wagner's renowned Ring cycle. To aid in understanding this complex and often contradictory work, a modern-day prose translation of its four component operas is provided, as is an explanation of The Nibelung's Ring's mythological background, Wagner's creative process, and the ideas conveyed throughout each component. A section reviewing its numerous musical themes and how they bind the cycle together musically is also included. Rarely seen lithographs by artist Hugo Braune illustrate the story.
language: English
title: The Nibelung's Ring: A Guide to Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen
titlecomplete: The Nibelung's Ring: A Guide to Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen
ratings_count: 3
publisher: Wakefield Press