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Siegfried & The Twilight of the GodsRichard Wagner

Siegfried & The Twilight of the Gods

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Original author: Richard Wagner

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"Siegfried & The Twilight of the Gods" by Richard Wagner is an opera composed in the 1870s. This epic music drama concludes Wagner's four-part Ring cycle, premiering in 1876. The hero Siegfried possesses a powerful ring and pledges his love to the Valkyrie Brünnhilde. But when he encounters the Gibichung court, deception and a magic potion shatter his memory. Schemes unfold involving blood-brotherhood, stolen rings, and disguised identities, setting in motion events that will determine the fate of gods and mortals alike.

Siegfried & The Twilight of the Gods, by Richard Wagner. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #49507.

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