Richard Wagner
(1813 - 1883)
Wilhelm Richard Wagner was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is primarily known for his operas (or, as some of his later works were later known, “music dramas").
Bibliography
The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie (1910)
There are few opera librettos that can hold the reader’s attention by themselves; this story of murder, deceit betrayal and crime is not one of them.
The Ring of the Nibelung (1932)
The story of Wagner’s opera cycle based on Norse sagas of Siegfied and Brunhilde.
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The Ring of the Niblung (1939)
This edition of the complete libretto to “The Ring” contains only forty-eight of the original color illustrations.
Siegfried & The Twilight of the Gods (1911)
The conclusion of “The Ring” cycle. A tale of murder, theft and depravity ends badly for all concerned.