Der Ring des Nibelungen |
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| Title : | Der Ring des Nibelungen |
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| Date of creation : | 2004 | ||
| Additional Creator : | State Opera of South Australia | ||
| Format : | Poster | ||
| Dimensions : | 890 x 630 mm | ||
| Contributor : | State Library catalogue | ||
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| Donated by : | State Opera of South Australia |
| Copyright : | This item is reproduced courtesy of State Opera of South Australia. It may be printed or saved for research or study. Use for any other purpose requires written permission from State Opera of South Australia and the State Library of South Australia. To request approval, complete the Permission to publish form. |
| Description : |
This limited edition poster (number 350 of 1,000) was produced by State Opera of South Australia to publicise Der Ring des Nibelungen, staged at Adelaide Festival Centre from 16 November to 12 December 2004. This was the first all-Australian production of Richard Wagner's monumental work - the 1998 production of The Ring was created for Paris' Thé tre du Ch telet and restaged in Adelaide with a new cast.
The four opera epic consists of a prologue or preliminary evening Das Rheingold (The Rhinegold), followed by three 'days': Die Walkure (The Valkyrie), Siegfried and Die Gotterdammerung (The Twilight of the Gods). Inspired by diverse sources including Greek tragedy and Germanic and Norse mythology, The Ring was first performed in August 1876 at Wagner's purpose-built Festspielhausin Bayreuth, Germany, and was attended by luminaries from all over Europe. The month-long Richard Wagner Festival, commonly known as Bayreuth Festival, is held each July at the Festspielhaus and attracts thousands of attendees to sold-out performances. Presenting the vast and intricate cycle in its entirety, State Opera of South Australia staged the largest production in Australian theatrical history. |
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| Related names : | Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883 State Opera of South Australia |
| Coverage year : | 2004 |
| Period : | 2001- |
| Region : | Adelaide city |
| Further reading : | Bassett, Peter. The Nibelung's Ring: a guide to Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, Kent Town, S. Aust.: Wakefield Press, 2003
Millington, Barry, ed. The Wagner compendium: a guide to Wagner's life and music, New York: Schirmer Books, 1992 Silsbury, Elizabeth. State of opera: an intimate new history of The State Opera of South Australia 1957-2000, Kent Town, S. Aust.: Wakefield Press, 2001 Spotts, Frederic. Bayreuth: a history of the Wagner festival, New Haven: Yale University Press, 1994 |
| Internet links : | Der Ring des Nibelungen [State Opera South Australia] Wagner's The Ring Cycle[State Library of South Australia Treasures Wall] |
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