Wagner Ring Cycle
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.
Wagner ring cycle. The story comes in a very general way from the old norsegermanic legend of the nibelungenlied the song of the dwarves. Wagners ring cycle join us as we reach the end of a remarkable three year journey with the culmination of our acclaimed wagner ring cycle project. Der ring des nibelungen usually known simply as the ring cycle is essentially four very big operas all linked together by the same story. Der ring des nibelungen or the ring cycle is an unsurpassed exaltation of german heritage and mythology.
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. Das rheingold die walkuere siegfried and goetterdaemmerung. In our boldest undertaking yet the london philharmonic orchestra and principal conductor vladimir jurowski perform two star studded semi staged complete ring cycles at southbank centres royal festival hall our london home. A maximum of 2 tickets per person can be booked for the individual performances of the ring cycles.
Wagner had his own interests and he wanted to invoke. Remaining tickets for the individual performances of the ring cycles can be purchased from 10 am on 1 september 2020 at our daytime box office online as well as by email. The works are based loosely on characters from the norse sagas and the nibelungenlied.