September192012
“Siegfried Awakens Brunhild”Original art by Otto Donner von Richter (1828-1911)Engraving by R. Bong (1880-1908)

“Siegfried Awakens Brunhild”
Original art by Otto Donner von Richter (1828-1911)
Engraving by R. Bong (1880-1908)

ring cycle music opera richard wagner illustration siegfried brunnhilde valkyrie 

July192012
“Siegfried and the Rhine Maidens” by Albert Pinkham Ryder, c. 1888-1891

“Siegfried and the Rhine Maidens” by Albert Pinkham Ryder, c. 1888-1891

art ring cycle albert pinkham ryder tonalism richard wagner opera gotterdammerung der ring des nibelungen 

July162012
Siegfried, Act IIby Aubrey Beardsley 

Siegfried, Act II
by Aubrey Beardsley 

illustration ring cycle music richard wagner opera siegfried aubrey beardsley art 

July22012

der ring des nibelungen richard wagner as above so below 

3PM

“Der Ring des Nibelungen” and “Lohengrin” by Byam Shaw from “The Operas of Wagner: Their Plots, Music and History” by J. Cuthbert Hadden, 1908

art byam shaw pre-raphaelites richard wagner opera romanticism der ring des nibelungen lohengrin 

June132012

Kinuko Y. Craft’s posters for “Der Ring des Nibelungen” at the Dallas Opera.

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June72012

A selection of costume designs by Carl Emil Doepler for the 1876 premiere of Wagner’s “Der Ring des Nibelungen”.

richard wagner carl emil doepler costume design art norse mythology odin brunnhilde ring cycle 

April242012
Parts three and four of Wagner’s “Ring” cycle illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Complete book: http://archive.org/stream/siegfriedtwiligh00wagn#page/n7/mode/2up

Parts three and four of Wagner’s “Ring” cycle illustrated by Arthur Rackham.

Complete book:

http://archive.org/stream/siegfriedtwiligh00wagn#page/n7/mode/2up

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1PM

Parts one and two of Wagner’s “Ring” cycle, illustrated by Arthur Rackham.

Complete book: 

http://archive.org/stream/rhinegoldvalkyri00wagn#page/n11/mode/2up

arthur rackham art illustration music opera richard wagner books der ring des nibelungen 

March202012
Character design for Loki (Loge), the trickster from Norse mythology, inspired by Richard Wagner’s Ring cycle. “Ihrem Ende eilen sie zu…”

Character design for Loki (Loge), the trickster from Norse mythology, inspired by Richard Wagner’s Ring cycle.

“Ihrem Ende eilen sie zu…”

sketchbook loki loge richard wagner der ring des nibelungen norse mythology art 

March192012

Richard-Wagner-Postkarten

Online gallery of vintage postcards illustrating the works of composer Richard Wagner

music art opera richard wagner library 

March142012

fenixfilia:

Here is a great mini-medley of Wagner’s Ring Cycle recorded without words. The main themes from each of the operas are included, condensing the whole cycle into a little more than an hour. Great for relaxed listening if you want to hear some Wagner but can’t chose which of the Rings to play! :)

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