Richard Wagner and Wagner operas
Said about Richard Wagner
The thing I love about Wagner's work is the subliminal, the erotic, the visionary factor - and that's how I stage things as well. I try to acquire an awareness of the archetypes, images and symbols and bring them to the surface; the music was composed to be interpreted that way. Wagner has nothing to do with realism or naturalism, but his work rather expresses the mental landscape of a man, treats sections of his personality that may be in conflict with one another - and people who may seem real but are in actual fact products of his dreams, which he can use or not as he pleases. It has to do with the strata of a personality.
David Alden in conversation with Peter Jonas
I am used to seeing you respect people only if and as long as they can be of use to you. A person no longer exists for you when their usefulness is over. You know nothing of gratitude for the past: All that is merely an infernal obligation! It has always been so – towards Brockhaus, the King, Lüttichau, Pusinelli, Tichatschek, and everyone else who has helped you in one way or another. Whilst I greatly love and esteem your talent, it is just the opposite with regard to your character. Since your last letter the first sign of life you give Johanna is - lend me a thousand thalers! A mere trifle!
Johanna's father Albert 1853 (Derek Watson: Richard Wagner - A Biography, p 131)
Such demoniac personalities cannot be judged by ordinary standards. They are egoists of the first water, and must be so, or they could never fulfil their mission.
Heinrich Porges (Derek Watson: Richard Wagner - A Biography, p 131)
Must Have Rings on DVD
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Der Ring des Nibelungen: Harry Kupfer, Daniel Barenboim, John Tomlinson, Anne Evans, Graham Clarke, Bayreyth Festival |
Der Ring des Nibelungen: Patrice Chéreau, Pierre Boulez, Donald McIntyre, Gwyneth Jones, Peter Hofmann, Bayreyth Festival |
Der Ring des Nibelungen: Kasper Bech Holten, Michael Schønwandt, Iréne Theorin, Stig Andersen, Royal Danish Opera |
Historical Wagner recordings
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Lohengrin: Joseph Keilberth, Wolfgang Windgassen, Josef Greindl, Eleanor Steber, Hermann Uhde, Astrid Varnay |
Der Ring des Nibelungen: Clemens Krauss, Hans Hotter, Gustav Neidlinger, Astrid Varnay, Ramón Vinay |
Tristan und Isolde: Wilhelm Furtwängler, Kirsten Flagstad, Ludwig Suthaus, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Josef Greindl |
Richard Wagner's music dramas in other languages
Have you ever wondered what Meistersinger is called in Hungarian or Polish? Well, here are the titles of Richard Wagner's music dramas in other languages.
German - English - French - Italian - Spanish - Polish - Hungarian - Danish - Norwegian - Swedish - Finnish - Dutch - Icelandic - Latvian -
German |
English |
French |
Italian |
| Der Ring des Nibelungen | The Ring of the Nibelung | L'Anneau du Nibelung | L'anello del Nibelungo |
| Das Rheingold | The Rhinegold | L'Or du Rhin | L'oro del Reno |
| Die Walküre | The Valkyrie | La Walkyrie | La Valchiria |
| Siegfried | Siegfried | Siegfried | Sigfrido |
| Götterdämmerung | Twilight of the Gods | Le Crépuscule des dieux | Il crepuscolo degli dei |
| Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg | The Mastersingers of Nuremberg | Les Maîtres Chanteurs de Nuremberg | I maestri cantori di Norimberga |
| Tristan und Isolde | Tristan and Isolde | Tristan et Isolde | Tristano e Isotta |
| Parsifal | Parsifal | Parsifal | Parsifal |
| Der fliegende Holländer | The Flying Dutchman | Le Vaisseau fantôme | L'olandese volante |
| Tannhäuser | Tannhäuser | Tannhäuser | Tannhäuser |
| Lohengrin | Lohengrin | Lohengrin | Lohengrin |
| Rienzi | Rienzi, the Last of the Tribunes | Rienzi | Rienzi, l'ultimo dei tribuni |
German - English - French - Italian - Spanish - Polish - Hungarian - Danish - Norwegian - Swedish - Finnish - Dutch - Icelandic - Latvian -
German |
Spanish |
Polish |
Hungarian |
| Der Ring des Nibelungen | El anillo del nibelungo | Pierścień Nibelunga | A nibelung gyűrűje |
| Das Rheingold | El oro del Rin | Złoto Renu | A Rajna kincse |
| Die Walküre | La valquiria | Walkiria | A walkür |
| Siegfried | Sigfrido | Zygfryd | Siegfried |
| Götterdämmerung | El ocaso de los dioses | Zmierzch Bogów | Az istenek alkonya |
| Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg | Los maestros cantores de Núremberg | Śpiewacy Norymberscy | A nürnbergi mesterdalnokok |
| Tristan und Isolde | Tristán e Isolda | Tristan i Izolda | Trisztán és Izolda |
| Parsifal | Parsifal | Parsifal | Parsifal |
| Der fliegende Holländer | El holandés errante | Latający Holender | A bolygó hollandi |
| Tannhäuser | Tannhäuser | Tannhäuser | Tannhäuser |
| Lohengrin | Lohengrin | Lohengrin | Lohengrin |
| Rienzi | Rienzi | Rienzi | Rienzi |
German - English - French - Italian - Spanish - Polish - Hungarian - Danish - Norwegian - Swedish - Finnish - Dutch - Icelandic - Latvian -
German |
Danish |
Norwegian |
Swedish |
| Der Ring des Nibelungen | Nibelungens Ring | Nibelungenringen | Nibelungens ring |
| Das Rheingold | Rhinguldet | Rhingullet | Rhenguldet |
| Die Walküre | Valkyrien | Valkyrien | Valkyrian |
| Siegfried | Siegfried | Siegfried | Siegfried |
| Götterdämmerung | Gudedæmringen | Ragnarok | Ragnarök |
| Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg | Mestersangerne i Nürnberg | Mestersangerne fra Nürnberg aka Mestersangerne i Nürnberg | Mästersångarna i Nürnberg |
| Tristan und Isolde | Tristan og Isolde | Tristan og Isolde | Tristan och Isolde |
| Parsifal | Parsifal | Parsifal | Parsifal |
| Der fliegende Holländer | Den flyvende hollænder | Den flyvende hollender | Den flygande holländaren |
| Tannhäuser | Tannhäuser | Tannhäuser | Tannhäuser |
| Lohengrin | Lohengrin | Lohengrin | Lohengrin |
| Rienzi | Rienzi | Rienzi | Rienzi |
German - English - French - Italian - Spanish - Polish - Hungarian - Danish - Norwegian - Swedish - Finnish - Dutch - Icelandic - Latvian -
German |
Finnish |
Dutch |
Icelandic |
| Der Ring des Nibelungen | Nibelungin sormus | ||
| Das Rheingold | Reininkulta | ||
| Die Walküre | Valkyyria | ||
| Siegfried | Siegfried | ||
| Götterdämmerung | Jumalten tuho | ||
| Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg | Nürnbergin mestarilaulajat | ||
| Tristan und Isolde | Tristan ja Isolde | ||
| Parsifal | Parsifal | ||
| Der fliegende Holländer | Lentävä hollantilainen |
De Vliegende Hollander | |
| Tannhäuser | Tannhäuser | ||
| Lohengrin | Lohengrin | ||
| Rienzi |
German - English - French - Italian - Spanish - Polish - Hungarian - Danish - Norwegian - Swedish - Finnish - Dutch - Icelandic - Latvian -
German |
Latvian |
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| Der Ring des Nibelungen | Nībelungu gredzens | ||
| Das Rheingold | Reinas zelts | ||
| Die Walküre | Valkīra | ||
| Siegfried | Zigfrīds | ||
| Götterdämmerung | Dievu mijkrēslis | ||
| Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg | Nirnbergas meistardziedoņi | ||
| Tristan und Isolde | Tristans un Izolde | ||
| Parsifal | Parsifāls | ||
| Der fliegende Holländer | Klīstošais holandietis | ||
| Tannhäuser | Tanheizers | ||
| Lohengrin | Loengrīns | ||
| Rienzi | Rienci |
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