The epic stories that The Ring cycle is based on go back to the earliest folklore of Europe and may even be sourced in prehistoric stories spoken over campfires. Or it could be a Hollywood epic.
@quitedull:Why were you expecting to see Phil Taylor?
and @sonofmuff: it´s no written in a funny language.That´s german. It´s a list of all the actors who played in the fist showing of "Der Ring des Nibelungen" in 1876
Oh my. The Ring Cycle...I watched "Sing Faster: The Stagehands' Ring Cycle", which details this from the union stagehands perspective. It's absolutely insane, taking this on; 17 hours of running time.
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icter 2009 days ago
Zweiter Tag!! Early into Web2 then
Xenophore 2012 days ago
I've heard that watching the entire Ring Cycle in one sitting with no breaks is guaranteed to cause insanity.
ERN_Malleyscrub 2012 days ago
The epic stories that The Ring cycle is based on go back to the earliest folklore of Europe and may even be sourced in prehistoric stories spoken over campfires. Or it could be a Hollywood epic.
Neinusername 2013 days ago
Fascinating. Look forward to seeing the documentary. Half your luck being there. Cheers.
christinah84 2013 days ago
@quitedull:Why were you expecting to see Phil Taylor?
and @sonofmuff: it´s no written in a funny language.That´s german. It´s a list of all the actors who played in the fist showing of "Der Ring des Nibelungen" in 1876
jeremyflisher 2014 days ago
Ah the original Four Spring Duck Technique
TanjaWho 2014 days ago
Achja, die gute, alte Nibelungen Saga. :)
quitedull 2015 days ago
Was expecting to see Phil "Die Macht" Taylor
Jikaninki 2015 days ago
Gesamtkunstwerk par excelence! Mahler failed to find God and maybe Bruckner did find God. Wagner, however, thought he WAS God.
bandofmould 2015 days ago
just get tracing paper and a wax crayon and do what 'indy' did in Indiana Jones? No?
fxbx 2015 days ago
Surprised it's not written Floßhilde
Snickermaen 2015 days ago
The "Walkürenritt" (Ride of the Valkyres) is the most impressing music in "Apokalypse Now" at the helicopter attack.
Griff_007 2015 days ago
One of the pieces that got me hooked on wagner.
Andre_p_Griffin 2015 days ago
i thought it was gonna be a stage production of the film, dang. lol
ULK60 2015 days ago
Thanks for sharing this experience with us. I'm German and have never been there. Shame on me :-(
KayyyB 2015 days ago
Oh my. The Ring Cycle...I watched "Sing Faster: The Stagehands' Ring Cycle", which details this from the union stagehands perspective. It's absolutely insane, taking this on; 17 hours of running time.
davidhardcastle 2015 days ago
Stephen - I look forward to the day when you post a simple "eating crisps and reading Heat, in my pants"
BREAKMYFALL 2015 days ago
Der Ring des Nibelungen is a musicdrama.Wagners Opus magnum.A huge play which takes 3 days and one evening.Thanks for this! :)
softmutt 2015 days ago
it's in a funny language!
dfhcomputer 2015 days ago
wow - a single mention of 'Die Walküre' and I'm drooling....