The Ring of the Nibelung

Porter, Andrew, Wagner, Richard

Richard Wagner's vast Der Ring des Nibelungen cycle comprises four full-length operas (Das Rheingold, Die Walkure, Siegfried and Gotterdammerung) and is arguably the most extraordinary achievement in the history of opera. His own libretto to the operas, translated by Andrew Porter, is an intricate system of metric patterns, imaginative metaphors and alliteration, combining to produce the music in text.

EAN

9780393008678

Publisher

WW Norton & Co

Published

17 August 1977

Pages

350