The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-09-13
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VIZ :. wba,her fhs world st large will nccep.
Wagner as The represenfative mus.e's hs,no
not d n ecstnin that great efforts are oe'ns
made NJ Sayreuth to represent MS M.es.
srnrF IN xn etfsctiye msnner. wagner, IN
sssa;s,nn 10 his musical inspirations, cmius
M l,,te consideration as q poet ne w.
nos sr,,st 10 The ordinary back.Ws.ter VI
g rs,,r,is for music but works up DIS hcree
"a ,,sto aomething approaching genuine po-
esry. The NIbelunglied, which mas Of late
years engrossed the attention OF sne
1Seutonic literary world, mas supp'ieu
Wagner with the materials. bnt "nst
wilt the musical world say to an opera
lasting four nights Some OF our opera
goers already complain Of operas that OCCUPY
four hours In representations lour
nights This opera-or we ought 10 say;
perhaps, these operas-are consecutive, ano
are thus named "Eheingold," The Val.
kyr," Siegfried," aud :" The TWILIGHT OF
the Gods.n The first Is o prelude, IN TACT 10
the other three, and prelude of noerdipary
proportions, seeing that 1t lasts the entire
evening. It deals with the three races sup
posed, according to the early Teutonic my.
theology, to be conteDdfug for the mastery OF
the world. 'Ihey are dwarfs, grants: auu gous'
The scene IS laid By the Rhine. winch an,
| Gent river forms a connecting INK Wltn al
1 the main incidents. and the music wagner
has alIied.to these is said tobe very beau
| tif,l. and of a more ethereal character
than Is usual with the composer. Inc
changes from the home Of the giants TO tDa'
of the gods will afford some remarkloie OPP
nortunities for the scenic painter and ma
chinist. especially in the grand PROCESSION
of the gods over the bridge of ralneoWs.
The work will be supported oy the cniel
talent of modern Germany. Grauleln sat
tler.srifp. the admirable meZzo-soprano, IRON
the Theatre at Coburg, Is one on the pfinci'
nal artjstes. Fraulein Haup, from Cassei
will be principal soprano. The three daugn
ters of the Rhine, who have much to do with
the DEVELOPMENT Of the story, will he repre-
spnted by the sisters Lehman and Fraulel1
1 Lammert, from B -rlio. Herr Boeiz, OF Ber'
lin. will appear as the god VOtan. Nierlng,
the basso, and Herrlich are included in The
cast and the two principal giants, the Goe
and Magog Of the opera. will be dellneateo
by Herren -Elers and Won Reichenberg
There will be comic character which is al
Iotted to Herr Vogel.
Rheipgold,"n the prelude to Waguer's
vast operate combination, having been dis
posed of. the next work on the list, The
Yalkyrs," is put in rehearsal. Here We
plunge deeply into the troubled waters o
/ Teutonic mythology. Much that is misty
land vague, and q little that may be fairly
termed incomprehensible, is included ia The
mystical dopgs of the "Valkyrs." One
scene. that in which Brunbilde ofends the
god Votan, is said to reveal uncommon dra
matte power. Brunhde's offence causes
her TO be banished forever from the presence
of the gods. She is cast into, q deep, sleep
and her fate Is that when she is awakened by
q mortal Of the opposite sex she will have
to wed him, and foregoing all the power,
peace, and enjoyment of the gods, be com
uelled to work in poverty as the wife o
an ordinary boor. Brunhide makes bu
one request when she hears her sentence
surround me-" she cries, " with circle OF
fire, terror to the rash being who would
disturb my rest" Votan grants the request
and, after having ordered Doge, the god o.
fire, to surround with barrier OF leapiDg
ttongue.like flsmeS the rock upon which
Brunhilde has sunk. gazes mournfully at tbt
sleeping form, and disappears. Thus con
cludes the second performance with WORK
which, as we easily perceive, sets at defiance
the customary operate traditions, where thf
hero and heroine, after the usual hinderapce
to the course Of true love, lind all cleared uI
III Tue lasL aCt uuu ate outteo, Wuho JoJous
chorus forms the finale, or the heorine sing:
a sprightly rondo. Here the work ends ira
gicalIy, and indeed throughout the opera there
is little effort made by the composer 10 coun
teract the gloom. Let not the reader sup
pose that be can pay his half-euinea for stall
in the Rayreuth Theatre and hear just tht
portion of Wagner'S latest work, or works
that pleases him. There IRE to be only ont
thousand tickets issued to the general pub
lie, and the price for witnessing the four per
formauces is fifteen pounds. Those who Cal
stand the whole series of twelve representa-
tons will have "no reduction for taking
quantity" as q ticket for the whole will b.
,forty:1fue pounds. AS there is not much ho
tel accommodation at Bayreuth it is grave
Iy suggested that the visitor had better ad
dress the corporation.