Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Richard_Wagner's_Der_Ring_des_Nibelungen

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:opera
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:The_Ring_of_the_Nibelung gptkb:The_Ring_Cycle
gptkbp:basedOn	gptkb:Norse_mythology gptkb:Nibelungenlied
gptkbp:commissionedBy	self-initiated by Wagner
gptkbp:composer	gptkb:Richard_Wagner
gptkbp:duration	about 15 hours
gptkbp:firstOpera	gptkb:Das_Rheingold
gptkbp:fourthOpera	gptkb:Götterdämmerung
gptkbp:genre	music drama
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:literature gptkb:opera film score
gptkbp:language	gptkb:German
gptkbp:leitmotifTechnique	extensive use
gptkbp:librettist	gptkb:Richard_Wagner
gptkbp:librettoWrittenBetween	1848–1852
gptkbp:musicComposedBetween	1853–1874
gptkbp:notableCharacter	gptkb:Siegfried gptkb:Gutrune gptkb:Brünnhilde gptkb:Hagen gptkb:Alberich gptkb:Fafner gptkb:Fasolt gptkb:Loge gptkb:Gunther gptkb:Wotan gptkb:Erda gptkb:Fricka
gptkbp:notableProduction	gptkb:Patrice_Chéreau's_1976_centenary_production gptkb:Bayreuth_Festival
gptkbp:notableRecording	gptkb:Herbert_von_Karajan_(Deutsche_Grammophon,_1966–1970) gptkb:James_Levine_(Metropolitan_Opera,_1987–1991) Georg Solti (Decca, 1958–1965)
gptkbp:numberOfOperas	4
gptkbp:premiereDate	1876-08-13
gptkbp:premiereLocation	gptkb:Bayreuth_Festspielhaus
gptkbp:secondOpera	gptkb:Die_Walküre
gptkbp:structure	prologue and three days
gptkbp:theme	betrayal fate love power redemption greed gods and mortals
gptkbp:thirdOpera	gptkb:Siegfried
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Völsunga_saga gptkb:Der_gerettete_Alberich gptkb:Wotan gptkb:Siegrune
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6