Ring Cycle Family Tree

If any of you are confused about character relationships plot twists or incest have no fear.

Ring cycle family tree.

Membership has its privileges. What can i say. 5 8 7k 2 today. Also included are quick and dirty summaries of the four operas and a few amusing notes.

An interactive look at the interlocking relationships of the gods giants dwarfs maidens and mortals in richard wagner s four part ring cycle as performed by the los angeles opera. These people have a family wreath. Nibelung family tree for anyone venturing up to the met to see the ring over the next few weeks here s a handy if a bit goofy guide courtesy of the wagner society of new york. Back in valhalla wotan s wife fricka is furious.

Wagner s ring cycle genealogy. Over the years wotan increased his power by. Scenes from the ring. In places wagner tells the story with the orchestra using leitmotifs fragments of melody that convey emotions and themes as they recur in varying contexts.

Long before the story begins when as a young god he cut a branch off the world ash tree source of all wisdom and power gave one eye in payment and made from it a spear. Der ring des nibelungen the ring of the nibelung wwv 86 is a cycle of four german language epic music dramas composed by richard wagner the works are based loosely on characters from norse sagas and the nibelungenlied the composer termed the cycle a bühnenfestspiel stage festival play structured in three days preceded by a vorabend preliminary evening. Der ring des nibelungen or the ring cycle is an unsurpassed exaltation of german heritage and mythology. I drew an entire family tree of the ring cycle.

My drawing will help you get over your confusion and enjoy wagner s masterpiece at ease.