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  1. It took Wagner 26 years to write his Ring cycle, from 1848 to 1874.

    And nine more facts about this epic opera:

    topicaltens.blogspot.com/2025/

    #RingCycle #Wagner #Opera #Music

  2. Götterdämmerung is hard to watch without repeatedly proclaiming Siegfried an idiot.
    #RingCycle #Wagner #Opera

  3. “Das Rheingold is the first opera in Richard Wagner’s tetralogy the Ring Cycle. It sets in motion the story and establishes the central theme of power versus love. It sees the Nibelung, Alberich steal the gold that is guarded by the Rhinemaidens and forge it into a ring that makes the bearer all powerful. He is only able to do so, however, by renouncing love...”

    I saw it last night at Covent Garden. A wonderful and captivating production.

    #opera #wagner #ringcycle

  4. #RingCycle

    #Russia Federal National Guard are said to be armed with heavy weapons. Presumably donated by Wagner.

    I can imagine a scene half way up the Don M4 expressway crowded in a tollbooth is a group of soldiers gathered around a T72 workshop manual - "don't press that button Sergei until I have read this bit it might go off!"

    Meanwhile Dimitry is struggling to get his 6.7mm RPD machine gun in to the overhead locker on the 22:00 flight to Minsk.

    A great film . .

    "Escape from Rostov"

  5. #MythologyMonday #jewels #Wagner #RingCycle #opera

    Top tip: Never steal gold from the Rhine Maidens and make it into a cursed ring. It only leads to Gotterdammerung and the world being consumed in flames. And a lot of competitive singing.

    Let #AnnaRussell tell you all about it.

    youtube.com/watch?v=m69aPAo1rX