| 单词 | Wotan |
| 例句 | The Valkyries, with their leader Brunnhilde, are the warrior daughters of Wotan, a Zeus-like overlord, and have the second opera of the sequence named after them. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z "Maybe the young Wotan," he said, referring to the god who appears in "Das Rheingold," the first opera in the "Ring" cycle. Mattei takes `step up' to role in `Parsifal' 2013-02-26T20:25:11Z “The way I programmed the scene, we picked a certain spot where Wotan throws his spear down and calls for Loge to start the fire,” says Buck. Light it up: The man behind the fire in Seattle Opera’s ‘Ring’ 2013-08-15T19:17:11Z So Brünnhilde, wrapped in Wotan’s jacket, was lifted toward the flies — and remained suspended there as the stage stayed cold and bare. Review: The Met Opera’s Next ‘Ring’ Will Be a Sea Change 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z He spent the first three months of this year singing Wotan in Robert Lepage's controversial production of Wagner's Ring cycle at the Met. Bryn Terfel: 'I'd like to sing Citizen Kane' 2012-06-26T17:40:14Z It was as gutsy, and colorfully varied, a Wotan performance as any I can remember. A New Wotan Reigns in the Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Ring’ 2019-05-05T04:00:00Z Climbing on all fours over a daybed, the eloquent, lyrical bass Matthew Rose conveys in an instant the essential childishness of Wotan, the king of the gods. Review: The Met Opera’s Next ‘Ring’ Will Be a Sea Change 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z But Greer Grimsley, a veteran Wotan, offered no more than a good “B” house performance, stalking around the stage with stock gestures of his spear and singing with a voice generic and slightly worn. Review | The Met Opera’s high-tech ‘Ring’ was a flop. Can a soprano change that at its revival? 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z Wotan turns out to be the supreme schemer, though, rather than on an equal level with his rival as written: his “Light-Alberich” to the dwarf’s “Black-Alberich.” Review: Berlin Takes Wagner’s Approach to Staging the ‘Ring’ 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z The idea of Wotan and his dysfunctional family of gods as aristocrats losing their hold on power is not new. Review: In This ‘Ring’ Cycle, Gods Dwell in an Old Theater 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z Exciting if rarely excitable, at its best this was simply gorgeous Wagner — the lavish lullaby with which Wotan lulls Brünnhilde to sleep being just one lush moment among many. Review: ‘Die Walküre’ Brings the Thunder to Tanglewood 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z This suggestion is made manifest in the next scene, atop the mountain where Wotan and the other gods dwell. Review: In This ‘Ring’ Cycle, Gods Dwell in an Old Theater 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z It’s a really fantastic part; he’s like Wotan, though never a bad guy. The Breakout Star of the Met Opera’s ‘Ring’ 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z Wagner’s story is reset deep in the heart of Texas, with Wotan as a powerful rancher, Siegfried as a guitar-strumming cowboy, and Brünnhilde as a sassy cowgirl. Review: ‘Das Barbecü’ Is Wagner’s ‘Ring’ With a Side of Brisket 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z And while the agonizing stillness of Brünnhilde and especially Wotan in their long final scene is effective in theory, Rose and Jones do not quite sell his endless impassivity, and the tension sometimes slackens. Review: The Met Opera’s Next ‘Ring’ Will Be a Sea Change 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z Now Mr. Volle, whose operatic career has followed an old-fashioned arc in many respects, is preparing to follow in their footsteps as a 21st-century Wotan, with the challenges that entails. Michael Volle’s Opera Profile Is Rising 2014-03-26T14:04:25Z Wotan: Father of the gods, used to getting his way. Wagner’s ‘Ring’: a scorecard 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z There wasn’t a lot of nuance to Mr. Volle’s “Rheingold,” which I realized was exactly what the role calls for then: Wotan is fatally confident and carefree, from beginning to end. A New Wotan Reigns in the Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Ring’ 2019-05-05T04:00:00Z This staging is like a theater troupe’s show, Wotan’s schemes literalized as puppeteering. What to See and Experience in New York City This Spring 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z But his was a muscular Wotan, in both his imposing presence and his powerful singing. Music Review: At Met, the New ?Ring? Is Mostly a Success 2010-09-28T06:30:00Z Wotan and his dysfunctional family of gods look like characters out of “The Great Gatsby.” Music Review: A ?Ring? Made of California Gold 2011-06-16T22:15:29Z On the DVD, with James Morris as Wotan and Hildegard Behrens as Brünnhilde, this scene is profoundly moving. Critic?s Notebook: To Seal a Director?s Reputation, Put a ?Ring? on It 2011-07-04T21:00:06Z Bryn Terfel, making his US debut in his celebrated role of Wotan, the lord of the gods, was brooding and dark. Das Rheingold 2010-09-28T09:16:00Z By “Götterdämmerung,” Alberich — aging throughout the cycle like everyone else — seems to have died, existing only in the mind of Hagen, whereas Wotan appears in all four operas, instead of the usual first three. Review: Berlin Takes Wagner’s Approach to Staging the ‘Ring’ 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z For example, there’s a scene with Brünnhilde and her father, Wotan, where they are left alone, that is really an extended conversation between father and daughter about moral consequences, about right and wrong, about love.” Director of Seattle ‘Ring’ operas: Go, ponder, enjoy 2013-08-02T22:06:32Z Wotan wants more, too — more than other gods. The Breakout Star of the Met Opera’s ‘Ring’ 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z James Rutherford's Wotan was full and visceral of voice in just the way Bullock is not, while lacking, as yet, some of the vocal refinement with which she is so endowed. Wagner 200 in London – review 2013-05-23T17:23:07Z In “Rheingold,” we find the god Wotan and his unruly clan in a tawdry, wasted state. Music Review: Wagner’s ‘Ring’ Opens at Bayreuth With Reality-Cam Touch 2013-07-28T21:38:06Z In his UK debut as Wotan, bass-baritone Jason Howard is a handsome physical presence, and vocally, too, he manages to be noble yet vulnerable. Die Walk?re 2010-07-28T22:00:00Z Among many others in the ensemble case, bass-baritone Eric Owens made Alberich into a memorable villain, his face contorted into a malignant grin as he cursed Wotan and all who may possess the ring. High-tech `Rheingold' opens Met season 2010-09-28T08:16:00Z The German artist Ulla von Brandenburg, who is based in Paris, is the creative force behind Act III, in which Brünnhilde’s Valkyrie sisters try to protect her from Wotan’s wrath. One Opera, Three Acts, Three Different Stagings 2022-04-10T04:00:00Z I have heard nobler Wotans and more craven ones, but by giving voice to both aspects Mr. Volle showed that they were not only not mutually exclusive, but intimately related. A New Wotan Reigns in the Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Ring’ 2019-05-05T04:00:00Z Some great Wotans of the past would almost whisper that “geh,” including Hans Hotter, whose recordings I literally wore out, and James Morris, whose rich, fluid voice made him the Wotan of my youth. A New Wotan Reigns in the Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Ring’ 2019-05-05T04:00:00Z Owens gave a solemnly expressive account of Wotan’s farewell from “Die Walküre.” Glimmerglass Creates Magic in Its Own Backyard 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z If his star turn as Wotan in Wagner’s “Ring” in 2010-12 felt stunted by the physical limitations on the performers in Robert Lepage’s staging, he still exerted a magnetic presence. Bryn Terfel Returns to the Metropolitan Opera. (Sort Of.) 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z There’s maybe five people in the world who can sing Wotan. ‘A Stone in the Mosaic’: A Director Enters the House of Wagner 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z Wotan is trying to create one story — the perfect hero, the predestined lover, the redemption of the world — and the Nibelungs are trying to create another. Perspective | The Met’s ‘Ring’ succeeds in spite of — and in no way supported by — a $16 million set 2019-04-28T04:00:00Z Despite this dizzying ride, Terfel brought gravitas to the role and, as in his Wotan, again showed an exemplary understanding of the text and sang rapturously. Julius Caesar; Siegfried – review 2012-10-06T23:08:03Z To make this big transition, it was great to see — at the end of Walküre, Irene Theorin is trapped on the cliffs by Wotan behind the magic fire, but this person is changing. ‘A Stone in the Mosaic’: A Director Enters the House of Wagner 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z Wotan is more interesting, and much easier to sing. The Breakout Star of the Met Opera’s ‘Ring’ 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z The game is up and Wotan must face the inevitable. Power and Love: What We Can All Learn From Wagner’s ‘Ring’ 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z On Monday, Ms. Westbroek sang splendidly, conveying the tremulous timidity of this young woman, who is trapped in a marriage to the brutish Hunding, unaware that she is the daughter of the god Wotan. ArtsBeat: Levine Buoyed by Well-Wishers During Next-to-Last 'Walk?re' 2011-05-10T16:15:03Z Then, in the next passage, when Brünnhilde warns Wotan that his wife, Fricka, is approaching fast and looking angry, Ms. Goerke showed that she had thought through this role deeply. Christine Goerke as Brünnhilde in Wagner’s ‘Die Walküre’ 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z We follow Wotan, we follow Brünnhilde, we follow Siegfried, and never get just one impression that one is a hero and the other is purely evil. ‘A Stone in the Mosaic’: A Director Enters the House of Wagner 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z Brünnhilde, now sitting on the ground, begins to watch what is, in effect, a greatest-hits animated video projection of the story Wotan relates. The Father-Daughter Bond at the Heart of Opera’s Greatest Epic 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z Wotan and his gang of immortals, of course. Teatro ZinZanni’s latest: ‘Dinner at Wotan’s’ 2013-03-21T20:33:46Z But as rapturous as their Act I romance is, it was Wotan and Brünnhilde who stole the show for me. Ring cycle day two: I am hooked 2013-07-24T12:04:26Z Atop the whirling white slab at the start of act three, Bryn Terfel's Wanderer – Wotan in disguise – provides another of the production's iconic moments. Siegfried – review 2012-09-30T16:15:01Z It’s clear from the staging that what’s really transfixing Brünnhilde — more than the tangled story Wotan tells — is the fact that her father is opening up at all. The Father-Daughter Bond at the Heart of Opera’s Greatest Epic 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z It is a meaty role that attracted some of the great Wotans of the 20th century, including Hans Hotter and George London. Michael Volle’s Opera Profile Is Rising 2014-03-26T14:04:25Z And at the end, Wotan and an array of valkyries and heroes struggle to cope with their decline, while Siegfried and the newly awakened Brünnhilde sing rapturously. Music Review: On Paris Stages, Intriguing Vivaldi and Novel Wagner 2011-03-15T12:30:07Z Audiences side with Wotan, yet it’s the Nibelungs who are enshrined in the title. Perspective | The Met’s ‘Ring’ succeeds in spite of — and in no way supported by — a $16 million set 2019-04-28T04:00:00Z Mr. Terfel’s Wotan has stringy hair that falls over the god’s blind left eye, and a rustic shirt missing an arm. Music Review: At Met, the New ?Ring? Is Mostly a Success 2010-09-28T06:30:00Z As they sang of the one-eyed Wotan, eyeballs floated into view. Los Angeles Opera Company?s ?Ring? Festival 2010-06-20T23:29:00Z At least Mr. Krämer shows respect for the emotional contours of the opera, which yields a moving Act 3 as Wotan bids farewell to his valkyrie-daughter, Brünnhilde. Review: Enjoying Rossini's Serious Side 2010-06-29T14:33:00Z Wotan has just reluctantly caused the death of his own son by intervening in an earthly battle. A New Wotan Reigns in the Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Ring’ 2019-05-05T04:00:00Z When Wotan kisses away her godhood, Ms. Stemme calmly walks to her place on a rock and lies down, ready to slip into the next stage of her life. Music Review: A ?Ring? Made of California Gold 2011-06-16T22:15:29Z Held was Wotan in the Washington National Opera’s “Ring” cycle in 2016, which remains one of the great experiences of my opera-going life. Review | Wolf Trap offers a fine ‘Ring’ lite 2018-07-29T04:00:00Z The first two operas exist to set up Wotan’s ultimate test subject: Siegfried, born in the center and raised under constant surveillance. Review: Berlin Takes Wagner’s Approach to Staging the ‘Ring’ 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z I thought very deeply about who she was and how she could question Wotan without being shrieky and looking daggers at him. Sarah Connolly: from triumph to tragedy 2013-06-21T12:01:00Z Sounding gruff as Wotan — a role he shared last year with another singer — and acting with overkill, even by this staging’s standards, the bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny settled in as a meditative, wry Wanderer in “Siegfried.” At Bayreuth, the Work on Wagner’s Operas Is Never Done 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z Actually, Wotan and Loge in this moment are portrayed by body doubles harnessed to cables. Music Review: At Met, the New ?Ring? Is Mostly a Success 2010-09-28T06:30:00Z Mr. Owens will sing Wotan onstage for the first time next season in Chicago, but his is already an impressive portrayal. Review: New York Philharmonic Honors Boulez, Though With Composers He Snubbed 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z There were no props — not even a spear for Wotan — only chairs set out in front of the orchestra. Nelsons Turns Tanglewood Into Bayreuth-in-the-Berkshires 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z Mr. Owens would go from playing the saintly, bird-loving François to the greedy, besieged chief god Wotan, who tries to secure his family’s future through a series of brutal crimes. Review: The Philharmonic Makes Wagner’s Gods Chillingly Human 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z Negus took over conducting duties on the project halfway through and managed the impressive feats of slightly enlarging the orchestra and bringing in Bayreuth's Wotan, Sir Donald McIntyre, for the final performances. With Siegfried at last 2011-07-15T21:54:02Z Bridges sang Duke Ellington’s “Heaven” and Owen performed Wotan’s farewell from “Die Walkuere.” Jessye Norman remembered as force of nature at Met memorial 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z When Wotan and Loge descend into Nibelheim, we see the two of them walking down the planks as if descending a huge stairway. Music Review: At Met, the New ?Ring? Is Mostly a Success 2010-09-28T06:30:00Z Yet he seems to be improvising: to be Wotan. A Hungry Singer, Consuming His Roles 2011-04-17T00:31:06Z Wotan, the ruler of the gods — Michael Volle, the production’s high point as a commanding baritone and actor of remarkable range — oversees a kingdom of inquiry into the human mind. Review: Berlin Takes Wagner’s Approach to Staging the ‘Ring’ 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z Part of this is down to the fact that, unlike Nicholls's Brünnhilde, the inhabitants of important roles - Wotan, Siegfried and Alberich all among them - change from opera to opera. Der Ring des Nibelungen - review 2013-06-24T10:32:45Z Wotan, the patriarchal god who loses control of his creation, seemed to loom especially large in his mind. Full-Scale Wagner Returns to Europe With a Refugee-Theme ‘Walküre’ 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z In Mr. Schenk’s “Ring” the scene could not have been more intimate: Wotan and Brünnhilde, father and daughter, simply sat next to each other on a rock as he confided the story. Critic?s Notebook: To Seal a Director?s Reputation, Put a ?Ring? on It 2011-07-04T21:00:06Z Wotan and his furious wife, Fricka, chic in white, are identifiably bourgeois here, but there is not a strong social or political message driving the opera’s conflicts. Review: The Met Opera’s Next ‘Ring’ Will Be a Sea Change 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z You could get the Wagnerite in your life a boxed set of DVDs of the “Ring” cycle — or two, if you can’t decide between Wotans. Gift Ideas for Classical Music Fans 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z Though Mr. Delavan has done superb singing in his career, he was a vocally uneven Wotan, sometimes crisp and stentorian but often patchy and underpowered. Music Review: A ?Ring? Made of California Gold 2011-06-16T22:15:29Z Later, after his success as Wotan, he was urged to try Sachs. James Morris’s Unexpected Return to ‘Meistersinger’ 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z He withdrew as Wotan from the same production in 2007 because his son had to have some operations on his finger. Bryn Terfel: 'I'd like to sing Citizen Kane' 2012-06-26T17:40:14Z Once he steals the gold, forges the magic ring and becomes the gods’ powerful nemesis, this Alberich dominated the rest of the opera, rather than, as usual, a stentorian Wotan. Review: The Met’s ‘Ring’ Stops Creaking, but Still Doesn’t Work 2019-03-10T05:00:00Z Now, as Mr. Volle’s profile rises, impresarios are hoping he may take his place in Valhalla with the great Wotans of the past. Michael Volle’s Opera Profile Is Rising 2014-03-26T14:04:25Z Dramatizing with the utmost clarity the complicated family saga of the clan of Wotan, the king of the gods, is one of Wadsworth’s prime goals, and great achievements. Director of Seattle ‘Ring’ operas: Go, ponder, enjoy 2013-08-02T22:06:32Z The only woman who got away as less than loose was Wotan's daughter Brunnhilde, who is the real heroine of the piece. Wagner birthday "Ring" booed: will clan go up in smoke? 2013-08-01T10:20:01Z Alberich now isn’t of a different race than Wotan, the king of the gods, but is his less successful brother. Review: A New ‘Ring’ at Bayreuth Does Wagner Without Magic 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z Brian Mulligan, the American baritone singing Wotan, appears in two of the three acts, and consequently had around 15 shoe, wig and costume fittings. One Opera, Three Acts, Three Different Stagings 2022-04-10T04:00:00Z We will have to wait for the later installments of this “Ring” to see how, say, Mr. Lepage views Wotan’s role as a father to a rebellious daughter whom he loves and vicariously lives through. Music Review: At Met, the New ?Ring? Is Mostly a Success 2010-09-28T06:30:00Z This summer’s production will have many singers switch roles between productions instead of, for example, casting one single Wotan and Brünnhilde throughout the entire cycle. ‘A Stone in the Mosaic’: A Director Enters the House of Wagner 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z Wotan plunges down the same orifice in search of her at the end of Rheingold, implicitly breaking his marriage vows while Fricka climbs the wobbly Rainbow Bridge. Das Rheingold/Die Walküre – review 2012-09-29T23:07:03Z No, not the majestic castle in the sky where her character, a Valkyrie warrior, brings slain heroes to serve her father, the mighty god Wotan. A Soprano Survived a Vocal Crisis. The Met Found Its Brünnhilde. 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z But Mr. Owens is an honorable Wotan who may well grow into the role as this production continues through 2020, when three complete cycles will be presented. Review: In This ‘Ring’ Cycle, Gods Dwell in an Old Theater 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z In the Gallery Met itself will hang Ms. Peyton’s paintings, drawings and prints depicting many of Wagner’s mythic characters, among them Fricka and Wotan; there will also be etchings and drawings of Valkyries and Rhinemaidens. Inside Art: Cindy Sherman?s Guises All in a Single Place 2011-02-17T21:45:07Z It is one of the pinnacle roles in all of opera: Wotan, king of the gods in Wagner’s epic “Ring.” A New Wotan Reigns in the Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Ring’ 2019-05-05T04:00:00Z He may not have the noble, sonorous voice of Wotans in the Hans Hotter lineage. Opera Review: A ?Walk?re? Still Obsessed With Its Big, Expensive Toy 2011-04-23T18:40:58Z There are eerie resonances, too, in how Wotan and Alberich, opposing characters, become obsessed with the ring. Power and Love: What We Can All Learn From Wagner’s ‘Ring’ 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z And when Wotan says that Erda conceived a child, this Brünnhilde is shown what looks like a sonogram image of her embryonic self. The Father-Daughter Bond at the Heart of Opera’s Greatest Epic 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z His vocal acting made his final scene — in which Wotan picks a stubborn old man’s quarrel with the impetuous grandson he loves and loses his power — into a “King Lear”-like tragedy. A New Wotan Reigns in the Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Ring’ 2019-05-05T04:00:00Z As images morph in and out of focus on the surface of the globe, our attention is inevitably drawn to trying to decipher them, and away from Wotan. Singers vs. director in La Scala 'Walkuere' 2010-12-12T11:01:00Z More than in the production of “Das Rheingold” that opened the season, Mr. Terfel’s stated intentions with Wotan came through here. Opera Review: A ?Walk?re? Still Obsessed With Its Big, Expensive Toy 2011-04-23T18:40:58Z In Act 2, for instance, a large metallic globe spins over Wotan's head while he recapitulates the plot in a crucial monologue. Singers vs. director in La Scala 'Walkuere' 2010-12-12T11:01:00Z Photograph: Thomas Einberger Wotan, father of the gods, has just kissed his daughter, Brünnhilde, to sleep and left her to burn alive. The battle for?Bayreuth 2010-08-23T20:46:00Z He is emotional; you know that this picture of Wotan catching him is so strong, he cannot ever forget it. The Breakout Star of the Met Opera’s ‘Ring’ 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z Mr. Owens is singing his first Wotan in this production. Review: In This ‘Ring’ Cycle, Gods Dwell in an Old Theater 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z In the third act, without Lepage’s planks noisily shaping a snowy mountain around Brünnhilde and Wotan, the audience has no distraction from the shattered relationship of this father and daughter. Review: The Met Opera’s Next ‘Ring’ Will Be a Sea Change 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z In Siegfried, cast out by her father Wotan, she is no longer a goddess but a woman who discovers the meaning of love when she meets Siegfried. Nina Stemme: 'I am always questioning myself – could it be better?' 2013-05-02T12:51:45Z "Die Walkuere," the second installment, shows Wotan, king of the gods, failing in his attempt to wriggle out of the curse he has brought upon himself by stealing a golden ring. Singers vs. director in La Scala 'Walkuere' 2010-12-12T11:01:00Z In the wings I was standing just feet away from Bryn Terfel – bathed in light, brandishing his blinded eye and magical spear – as he sang Wotan, King of the Gods, on stage. Access all arias: Die Walküre at the Royal Opera House 2013-01-04T11:59:01Z There was a new Wotan in the Wagnerian firmament. A New Wotan Reigns in the Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Ring’ 2019-05-05T04:00:00Z Wagner intended Wotan and his clan of gods to seem like an extended dysfunctional family, a notion Ms. Zambello’s concept gets across. Critic?s Notebook: To Seal a Director?s Reputation, Put a ?Ring? on It 2011-07-04T21:00:06Z Despite already being an experienced Wotan, he sounded underpowered and only towards the end really cut through with those long, scorching vocal lines the role demands. Scottish Opera: The Flying Dutchman; Fretwork – review 2013-04-13T23:07:47Z Walking backstage with Mr. Morris, who is more than six feet tall, is a bit like going for a stroll with Wotan. James Morris’s Unexpected Return to ‘Meistersinger’ 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z In the last scene, Siegfried finally learns fear, not from a monstrous dragon but from a woman: Brünnhilde, whom he wakes from the sleeping spell her father, Wotan, placed her under in “Die Walküre.” Music Review: Metropolitan Opera?s ?Siegfried? Is Led by Impressive Singing 2011-10-28T12:28:31Z Great Wotans do not come along often: Wagnerites, among the most obsessive of opera buffs, await their appearances much as astronomers look forward to rare comets, or baseball fans long for record-breaking home-run sluggers. Michael Volle’s Opera Profile Is Rising 2014-03-26T14:04:25Z If Maria Radner's Erda so far lacks some gravitas, her relatively youthful glamour is perhaps not inappropriate given that Wotan dashes off at the end of the opera to father nine Valkyries with her. A rousing Ring 2012-09-25T16:40:00Z But she rallied in Act III for the climactic scene with Wotan, singing with fervor and carrying power. Music Review: Wagner’s ‘Ring’ Opens at Bayreuth With Reality-Cam Touch 2013-07-28T21:38:06Z Over time, someone can sing Fasolt and go on and sing Wotan afterward, for example. ‘A Stone in the Mosaic’: A Director Enters the House of Wagner 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z From Brünnhilde’s first appearance in Act II, when she greets Wotan, her father, with her signature “Hojotoho!” salute, Ms. Goerke looked and sounded in command. Christine Goerke as Brünnhilde in Wagner’s ‘Die Walküre’ 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z The cast is the best that could be assembled, with Hans Hotter at his towering peak as Wotan. Critics Name Their Favorite Wagner Recordings 2013-08-22T20:50:13Z The problem was that for the rest of the scene, whenever Wotan or Brünnhilde walked atop the set, the beams wobbled and creaked. Opera Review: A ?Walk?re? Still Obsessed With Its Big, Expensive Toy 2011-04-23T18:40:58Z At the start of the second act, Wotan, dressed in a bright red ski jacket, is staying at a lodge; Brünnhilde wears sneakers, a baggy T-shirt and shorts, with her name printed down the sides. Review: The Met Opera’s Next ‘Ring’ Will Be a Sea Change 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z There were early, potentially ruinous, offers for Wotan, too. A Hungry Singer, Consuming His Roles 2011-04-17T00:31:06Z In a director’s note, Ms. Zambello writes that the most heartbreaking aspect of the “Ring” is Wotan’s failure to realize that Brünnhilde is actually the “perfect hero he so desires.” Music Review: A ?Ring? Made of California Gold 2011-06-16T22:15:29Z His confrontation with Wotan — presented in “Siegfried” as the Wanderer, dressed like a Gandalf of the Wild West and performed by Michael Volle — is a high point of the opera. Review: In the Met’s ‘Siegfried,’ Singers Transcend the Staging 2019-04-14T04:00:00Z During Wotan’s long narrative in Act II, in which he explains the whole sorry story of his life to Brünnhilde, many singers emphasize the despair of this broken god. Opera Review: A ?Walk?re? Still Obsessed With Its Big, Expensive Toy 2011-04-23T18:40:58Z Wotan sags with grief, clinging to the wall, as he leaves Brünnhilde on her rock in the opera’s last moments. Setting the night on fire: ‘Walküre’ at Seattle Opera 2013-08-06T17:00:08Z There are no questions here about stamina, as were raised after his controversial Wotan. Prom 2: The Mastersingers of Nuremberg 2010-07-18T20:45:00Z Reprising a role that sounds almost easy for him after his recent exertions as Wotan, Terfel musters stentorian power for the climaxes but sings many passages with a quiet, yearning tenderness. Review: Terfel shines in Zurich's odd 'Dutchman' 2012-12-10T11:31:05Z In the final scene, some of the most sublime music ever written, Wotan places Brünnhilde in a sleeping state and leaves her atop a mountain surrounded with fire. Opera Review: A ?Walk?re? Still Obsessed With Its Big, Expensive Toy 2011-04-23T18:40:58Z And last April, just as the god Wotan was facing down Brünnhilde in another performance of “Die Walküre,” the audience giggled when the Windows logo appeared for a few seconds. The Met Packs Up Its Notorious ‘Ring’ Machine 2013-05-17T22:12:45Z Yet for all the work’s mystical trappings and metaphysical mumbo-jumbo, it is a humane, wise and moving story of the imperious god Wotan and his dysfunctional family, who bring about their own destruction. ArtsBeat: Top 10 Composers: Hailing Opera's Shakespeare, and Its Proust 2011-01-17T12:00:40Z When Wotan mentions the latest news about the magic ring, Fricka scornfully notes this is just another “treacherous new twist to add to your record of ring-chasin’ mayhem.” Review: ‘Das Barbecü’ Is Wagner’s ‘Ring’ With a Side of Brisket 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z Just think of all the effort Wotan expended to have the place built and paid for. Music Review: On Paris Stages, Intriguing Vivaldi and Novel Wagner 2011-03-15T12:30:07Z As Wotan, Terfel, now fully inside the role, has towering stage presence, intelligence, anguish, a sense of this god's bloody-mindedness and fallibility. Das Rheingold/Die Walküre – review 2012-09-29T23:07:03Z During the brief time Wotan has possession of the much coveted ring the singer Egils Silins lies flat on his back, hand held up, gazing at the ring in rapture; but his singing is unremarkable. Review: A Promising Start to 'Ring' Cycle 2010-03-23T17:10:00Z “I knew immediately that someone who could sing Sachs like that had to be our next Wotan,” he said in an email. Michael Volle’s Opera Profile Is Rising 2014-03-26T14:04:25Z Mere mortals may be relieved to learn that even Wotans struggle to achieve work-life balance. Michael Volle’s Opera Profile Is Rising 2014-03-26T14:04:25Z Jupiter is no tragic Wotan figure but an aging and often bemused lord of the gods who matures painfully, blesses the penniless but happy Danae and takes his leave of mortals forever. Strauss Joins Sibelius?s Vacation 2011-07-22T15:31:19Z How has his understanding of Wotan changed over the years? Seattle Opera launches 60th anniversary season with return to Wagner 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z They raced through space with urns on the back of the cycles, the Valkyries’ main job being to bring dead warriors to Valhalla, Wotan’s mountaintop castle, which he paid for with ill-begotten gold. Review: With Yuval Sharon and Gustavo Dudamel at the helm, 'Valkyries' makes history again at the Bowl 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z And Grimsley, summoning the ring of fire to encircle his daughter, also conjured a measure of grit and grace that more Wotans could use. Review | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra brings force and finesse to a program of Beethoven and Wagner 2022-02-13T05:00:00Z One of the best experiences of her career so far, Lucas says, was playing Wotan in Die Walküre last autumn in Magdeburg, Germany. Trans woman to play Don Giovanni in historic moment for US opera 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z Two older males, Wotan and Wolfgang, each licked me once and walked away. Wolf Puppies Are Adorable. Then Comes the Call of the Wild. 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z Wotan builds Valhalla to compensate for a loveless marriage; Alberich forswears love to forge the Ring. A Weekend of Wagner 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z Wotan knows the game is over, and Goerne made his farewell to Brünnhilde a farewell to life. Review: With Yuval Sharon and Gustavo Dudamel at the helm, 'Valkyries' makes history again at the Bowl 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z “I could sing you the entire cartoon before I knew what opera really was,” says Ms. Bishop, who performs the part of Fricka, wife of Wotan, king of the gods. How Bugs Bunny and ‘Kill the Wabbit’ Inspired a Generation of Opera Stars 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z Wolfgang Koch’s Wotan isn’t very noble, but then he’s not supposed to be, in this production that features him as a Tony Soprano transplanted into Texas. The 2015 Bayreuth Festival Ring: Das Rheingold 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z Later, when Brünnhilde grapples with Wotan’s psychic collapse, Goerke conveyed first a hurt incomprehension and then a commiserating rage. A Pie-in-the-Face “Pagliacci” 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z In class with Owens, who will play Wotan in the upcoming Lyric production of Wagner's "Ring Cycle," students got tips on getting over stage fright and honing your craft, whatever it is. Opera strives to strike a chord with U.S. youth 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z In her telling, the gods operated on the digital plain and the system had “a ring-shaped flaw” that the head of the gods, Wotan, needed to wrest from an evil dwarf. Review: With Yuval Sharon and Gustavo Dudamel at the helm, 'Valkyries' makes history again at the Bowl 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z The tower contains Wotan, a super-computer that creates an army of intelligent, armed mobile machines in order to take over the world. How did Doctor Who reflect the news? 2013-11-22T01:38:38Z That evening my wife was waiting because there's a very good German actor, and a good friend, Wotan Wilke Möhring, in a new film in Essen and we were invited to the premiere. Jürgen Klopp rallies neutrals to support 'special' Borussia Dortmund 2013-05-20T23:01:01Z But Goerke reclaimed mastery of the role in the third act, evoking all the clashing emotions of Brünnhilde’s final confrontation and reconciliation with Wotan. A Pie-in-the-Face “Pagliacci” 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z He was kissed by the aged Beethoven on the forehead—Wotan saluting young Siegfried—though Schindler, ami de Beethoven, as he dubbed himself, denied this significant historical fact. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z “Little does Wotan know that Brünnhilde was the hero he was looking for,” she says in the video. Review: With Yuval Sharon and Gustavo Dudamel at the helm, 'Valkyries' makes history again at the Bowl 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z Wotan must needs become a Schopenhauerian; and Siegfried, a pessimist at the close. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z The shoemaker Wotans and hobo Christs startled her into an acquiesence. Gargoyles 2012-01-05T03:00:27.063Z By walking out, Wotan placed us inside the blaze. ♦ A Pie-in-the-Face “Pagliacci” 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z At one time in Weimar, Friedheim smilingly assured me, there was a craze to be suspected an offspring of the Grand Old Man—who like Wotan had his Valkyrie brood. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z A beautiful granite bridge leaped into view as suddenly as if the great god Wotan had builded it with a word. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z A giant in physique, when he faced his audience there was something of the majestic, fair-haired god Wotan in his immobile posture. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z The old, old names went thundering through his consciousness—Odin, Wotan, Moloch—accessible ever to invocation and worship of the rightful kind. The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z Wotan, her angry father, left her sleeping on a mountaintop surrounded by a ring of fire in the preceding “Die Walkure.” Understudy Triumphs as New ‘Ring’ Rolls In: Manuela Hoelterhoff 2011-11-01T00:57:28Z "Tannhäuser" was written in a lyrical style: one shudders to think what he would have said to anything like Wotan's "Abschied." Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z She wondered if there had been a great clap of thunder and a flash of lightning, as there was when Siegfried smote the staff of Wotan. The Motor Maids by Palm and Pine 2011-06-05T02:00:14.760Z These names are easy to remember because they are strange: Wotan and Donner are gods. Wagner The Story of the Boy Who Wrote Little Plays 2011-02-02T03:00:24.883Z Some genuine worship of Odin, Wotan, Moloch lay still embedded in the German outlook, and beneath the veneer of their pretentious culture. The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z You sound terrific as Wotan, but you look like an albino wizard. Understudy Triumphs as New ‘Ring’ Rolls In: Manuela Hoelterhoff 2011-11-01T00:57:28Z When Wotan saw the gold ring, he was so pleased with its beauty that he placed it on his finger, intending to keep it for himself. Stories of the Nibelungen for Young People 2011-01-30T03:00:15.690Z On the other hand, it was rumoured that he believed himself sprang from the thigh of Jupiter—I beg your pardon—of Wotan, and spoke to no one. Six Women and the Invasion 2011-01-18T03:00:13.193Z Wotan isn't dangerous but he is big and India was left with a few cuts on her hand. Bald eagle lands on girl, 10 2010-05-27T11:50:00Z Millions of Teuton mouths cheered fiercely for the new religion—Frightfulness; worshipped with frantic yells the new trinity—Wotan, Kaiser and Brute Strength. The Moonlit Way "Now, by the wondering Wotan," said Haduwalt, "have the Runes enchanted thee?" Felicitas A Tale of the German Migrations: A.D. 476 They were beautiful goddesses of immense size and strength, and used to follow Wotan when he went into battle. Stories of the Nibelungen for Young People 2011-01-30T03:00:15.690Z In the sight of his splendid growth and development the loathing vanishes from the soul of Wotan. Life of Wagner Biographies of Musicians In the shout of the wind in the pines he may well hear Wotan riding overhead in his gray cloak and broad-brimmed hat pressed low over his face. Old Plymouth Trails Brunhilde lay in her tent, in a reek of smoke, while Wotan, in no humor for song, heaped vegetable tinder upon the defending fires. The So-called Human Race Forasitzo, Wotan's son, who is the judge in Heligoland, could not have divided it more evenly; there, each of you has a goddess and a half. Felicitas A Tale of the German Migrations: A.D. 476 It was also their duty to carry all slain heroes to Walhalla, the beautiful palace of Wotan. Stories of the Nibelungen for Young People 2011-01-30T03:00:15.690Z These words of Wotan, about his castle Walhalla, were only to be too fully realized by our master. Life of Wagner Biographies of Musicians Out of the winter night Wotan steps into the light of the Yule fire, transformed into St. Nicholas, the very spirit of genial generosity. Old Plymouth Trails Of course, in a certain sense old Wotan Ibsen is the father of the latter-day Valkyrie brood. Ivory Apes and Peacocks After a return to the first theme, the second part is also repeated; this time with striking modulatory changes which strongly resemble the mood of Wotan's Farewell, in the third Act of Wagner's Valkyrie. Music: An Art and a Language They all pleaded with Wotan not to punish her in this way. Stories of the Nibelungen for Young People 2011-01-30T03:00:15.690Z The old Teutonic goddess, Holda, whose annual circuit enriched the fields, met the same fate after the introduction of Christianity, as Wotan, that of having her kindly influence suspected and described as malignant. Life of Wagner Biographies of Musicians Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos kept Jupiter himself in awe of their shears, and the old Norns, Urdur, Verdandi, and Skuld, ruined Wotan's power and his glory. In a Little Town Go thou, ye ravens, to Walhall, and tell Wotan what ye have seen. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces From the world-ash Ere Wotan went he broke a bough; For a spear the staff He split with strength from the stem.” Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas Wotan was deeply touched when he saw her grief, and with a last tender kiss upon her beautiful brow, he laid her on the grassy slope, and pronounced the magic words which bound her. Stories of the Nibelungen for Young People 2011-01-30T03:00:15.690Z There isn't a single happy creature among them, not even Wotan, who is god of them all, and wears a silly gold curl over one eye. The Smart Set Correspondence & Conversations I thrill to the fiery sweep of notes crossed by thunderous tones in the "Walküre," where Wotan kindles the dread flames that guard the sleeping Brunhild. The World I Live In "What shall I do for thee, Father Wotan?" Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces "Let it go!" commands Wotan, when Loge hesitates. The Wagnerian Romances One day Wotan, the King of the Gods, was wandering through the forest with Loki, the God of Fire. Stories of the Nibelungen for Young People 2011-01-30T03:00:15.690Z Has Dana numbed pain of the child-bed, or Wotan put hands to your plough? Modern British Poetry "There was enough chicken salad and ice cream left for supper, wasn't there, Wotan?" Virginia "Nay, I shall defy thy commands for once," she declared, but at this Wotan rose in wrath. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces Wotan beseeches it to tarry and tell him more. The Wagnerian Romances Wotan was very angry, and as a punishment he forbade her to dwell among the gods and goddesses, and declared that never again should she set foot in Walhalla. Stories of the Nibelungen for Young People 2011-01-30T03:00:15.690Z Surely your thoughts are of Pan, or of Wotan, or Dana? Modern British Poetry Wotan is their God, but Wotan is the God of bad weather.… The Case Of Wagner, Nietzsche Contra Wagner, and Selected Aphorisms. Wotan, the Wanderer, leaned gravely against the face of the rock, waiting for Siegfried. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces Wotan's fastidiousness cannot endure the visible sordid details of his bargain; he turns from the sight of the incarnate rose, as she stands drooping in a noble shame, to be valued against so much gold. The Wagnerian Romances "And," continued Wotan, "of course only a hero would show such courage." Stories of the Nibelungen for Young People 2011-01-30T03:00:15.690Z During his absence Wotan comes to Mime in the guise of a wanderer. The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas That is all he has to do; the six sonorous boohoops, announcing the presence of Wotan, is all that is demanded of the boomerangelungen. Second Book of Tales With the passing of the mist, Br�nnhilde could be seen, still lying on the mound where Wotan had laid her, and she was still covered with her helmet and the beautiful shining shield. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces Erda's prophecy of a dark day dawning for the gods had destroyed Wotan's peace. The Wagnerian Romances You are Wotan and you are angry," she whispered, "The Br�nnhilde is your child and she has sinned. The Black Cross Wotan leaves him, telling him that only that man can forge it, who never knew fear. The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas Then the white tarletan clouds vanish, the blazing lycopodium goes out, and Wotan stands before the excited spectators. Second Book of Tales I do not call so hateful a union, 'holy'," Wotan answered, sternly.-345- "Thy words are shameful. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces To make great their number, Wotan, who earlier had by laws and compacts tried to bind men to peace, now breathed into them a rough, bellicose spirit, goaded them on to quarrel and revolt. The Wagnerian Romances It occurs again in the magic fire scene, at the close of "Die Walküre," where Wotan surrounds Brunhilde with shrieking flames, in order that their terrors may deter cowards from waking her. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present It is the "Walhalla", the palace, which the giants have built for them at Wotan's bidding. The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas I read my book, but couldn't make out why, if Wotan was the God of all and high much-a-muck, he didn't smash all his enemies, especially that cranky old woman of his, Fricka? Old Fogy His Musical Opinions and Grotesques "A friend," Wotan, the Wanderer, replied, bending his head toward the cave and listening. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces Wotan, she informs the wondering sisters, is hot in pursuit of her. The Wagnerian Romances His work seems forever seeking to form images of grandeur and empire, flashing with Siegfried's sword, commanding the planet with Wotan's spear, upbuilding above the heads of men the castle of the gods. Musical Portraits Interpretations of Twenty Modern Composers As a reward for their services they are to obtain Freia, the goddess of youth; but already Wotan repents of his promise and forms plans with his wife, to save her lovely sister. The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas I need not insult your intelligence by suggesting that the Wotan motive is to be found in Schubert's Wanderer. Old Fogy His Musical Opinions and Grotesques Loge craftily asked.-320- "Get thee through that sulphurous cleft," Wotan answered, pointing to the deep fissure in the rock. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces To the questioning Valkyries Brünnhilde gives in quick outline the story of her disobedience, and implores their help to save Sieglinde,—for the Wälsungen all Wotan has threatened with destruction. The Wagnerian Romances Brunhilde struggles for the forgiving embrace of Wotan, sinks on the breast of the god in submission, reconciliation, immolation. Musical Portraits Interpretations of Twenty Modern Composers Wotan decides to rob the dwarf, promising the treasure to the giants, who consent to accept it in Freia's stead. The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas The crazy amazons, the Walk-your-horses, and the disagreeable Wotan kept things in a perfect uproar for half an hour. Old Fogy His Musical Opinions and Grotesques Alberich had no sooner gone, than Loge and Wotan came from the darkness. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces Page 97 The storm-cloud has reached the rock, Wotan's voice is heard: "Brünnhilde, stand!" The Wagnerian Romances Siegfried has broken them along with Wotan's spear. Musical Portraits Interpretations of Twenty Modern Composers Wotan awakes Fafner, the dragon, telling him that his slayer is coming. The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas "To him it always expressed the pictured wild ride of the daughters of Wotan, the subject taking part in the ride." Complete Hypnotism, Mesmerism, Mind-Reading and Spiritualism How to Hypnotize: Being an Exhaustive and Practical System of Method, Application, and Use The little black villain looked gloatingly upon it; then turning to Wotan and Loge he asked: "What are ye doing in my domain?" Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces And he exposes how by forgetting the whole duty of a Valkyrie—to deal victory or defeat according to Wotan's decree—she had made herself in effect no longer a Valkyrie. The Wagnerian Romances Wotan with his spear stalks through the conclusion of the first of the "Three Pieces for Pianoforte." Musical Portraits Interpretations of Twenty Modern Composers Wotan and Loge, hearing his complaints, promise to help him. The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas And, finally, I could name a dozen German singers who have won first-class honors in Italian opera; but where is there an Italian Tannhäuser or Brünnhilde or Wotan? Chopin and Other Musical Essays The Nibelung, still shrieking and cursing at his own folly, was placed upon a rock, while Loge and Wotan stood looking down at him. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces Wotan bids them, with a sturdy aplomb worthy of his godhead, state their wishes. The Wagnerian Romances He was a great lover of animals, and at his burial his two favorite dogs, Wotan and Mark, burst through the bushes that surround the grave and joined the mourners. The Loves of Great Composers Alberich, coming forth again, is greatly flattered by Wotan and dexterously led on to show his might. The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas His Wotan and his Hans Sachs, especially, are marvels of operatic impersonation. Chopin and Other Musical Essays At this, Alberich set up a great howling, but Wotan was impatient. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces Wotan chides, as he appears from the valley. The Wagnerian Romances You meant the Siegfried line, or the Wotan line, or the Hindenburg line? Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, May 30, 1917 Wotan, the father of the gods, and Fricka, his wife, are slumbering on the ground. The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas It subsides however almost as soon as it has risen, and Wotan, still disguised as a Wanderer, appears in the moonlight, to the great alarm of the wily dwarf. Stories of the Wagner Opera Instantly they poured from the crevasses of the rocks, laden with the Rheingold, which they dumped in a great heap before Wotan. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces Loge is in all the following scene Wotan's very active vizier, furnishing the invention and carrying out the stratagems. The Wagnerian Romances Wotan has become an important figure, and brought reason and pessimism with him into the drama. Musicians of To-Day While they negociate, Loge, the god of fire, comes up, relates the history of Alberich's theft of the Rhinegold and tells Wotan of the gold's power. The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas But, in spite of these preparations, Wotan is not yet satisfied. Stories of the Wagner Opera "I'll keep my ring," Wotan shouted, being overcome with the power it would give to him, and determined rather to lose his life. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces Wotan quietly seats himself on a stone to await him. The Wagnerian Romances In Die Walküre certain characters, certain phrases of Wotan, of Brünnhilde, and, especially, of Siegmund, bear a close relationship to Beethoven's symphonies and sonatas. Musicians of To-Day Then Wotan without any further delay starts for Nibelheim with Loge, justifying his intention by saying that the gold is stolen property. The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas The third Norn then continues the tale her sisters have begun, and tells how Wotan came home with a shivered spear one day, and bade the gods cut down the tree. Stories of the Wagner Opera While Alberich, imp of the underworld, sat watching and waiting, he saw a bluish light, such as had appeared when Erda spoke to Wotan. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces "But," remarks Wotan, "of what use is all that wealth in cheerless Nibelheim, where there is nothing to buy?" The Wagnerian Romances We could not endure the interminable utterances of the mournful Wotan, if it were not for the wonderful music that accompanies them. Musical Memories Wotan quickly puts his foot on it, while Loge seizes the Tarnhelm. The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas They insist upon having this chink closed up ere they will relinquish Freya, so Wotan is forced to give up the magic ring. Stories of the Wagner Opera Next, the Wanderer entered the place before the Dragon's cave, and although it was very dark such a bright light seemed to come from him that Alberich recognized Wotan. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces Wotan turns from his appeal with characteristic contempt. The Wagnerian Romances By anger I mean human anger—the god's wrath of a Wotan is a different matter. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas He is even obliged to leave the ring, which Wotan intends to keep for himself. The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas To disperse the shadow hovering over Wotan's brow ever since he has been obliged to sacrifice the ring, Thor now beats the rocks with his magic hammer, and conjures a brief storm. Stories of the Wagner Opera Seeing a quarrel was in progress between the Goddess and Wotan she became quiet, dismounted, and led her horse to a cave and hid him there. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces Wotan stands sunk in contemplation of the castle; his reflections, still upon the shameful circumstances of his bargain, are not happy. The Wagnerian Romances Not even Wotan's renunciation takes away a jot from its note of praise of humanity—one might even say praise of the joy of living. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas Wotan approaching, warns him that Alberich's brother Mime has brought up the boy, who is to slay Fafner, in the hope of gaining Alberich's ring, the wondrous qualities of which are unknown to Siegfried. The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas Finally, however, Wotan repeats his order to her to befriend Hunding, and Brunhilde, awed by his despair, slowly departs to fulfil his commands. Stories of the Wagner Opera Fricka urged this in a manner calculated to show Wotan there would be no more peace in Walhall if he flouted his wife. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces Page 89 The mighty groan of Wotan has, if ever groan had, adequate cause, and his longing for "the end! the end!" The Wagnerian Romances There are many hints of Ortrud's purpose given out more and more plainly till the climax is reached in her invocation to Wotan, chief of the malignant divinities. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas Here lie the sleeping forms of Wotan, the king of the gods, and Fricka, his wife. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. Challenged by Wotan the Wanderer, he declares he is on the way to rouse the sleeping maiden. Stories of the Wagner Opera At first Wotan shook his head, but presently his despair urged him to speak and he told Br�nnhilde the story of the Rheingold and the ring of the Nibelungs. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces "Take my blessing, son of the Nibelung!" cries Wotan in his dark mood; "the thing which sickens me with loathing, I bestow it upon you for an inheritance: the empty splendour of the gods!" The Wagnerian Romances This is the first step towards Wotan's discomfiture. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas Bound by his oath to Fafner, Wotan may not openly assist Siegmund in the enterprise, but he dwells with him on the earth, and trains him in all manly exercises. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. Wotan now proceeds to ask him which race, beloved by Wotan, is yet visited by his wrath, which sword is the most invincible of weapons, and who will weld its broken pieces together. Stories of the Wagner Opera Alberich cried, and instantly he turned into a great writhing serpent which coiled and uncoiled at Wotan's feet.-324- "Oh, swallow me not," Loge cried, as if in mortal fear. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces Thus it happened that Sieglinde, directed by the Valkyries to that region, where she should be safest from Wotan's anger, was overheard by Mime, out in the lonesome wood, moaning in her trouble. The Wagnerian Romances But freely, independently, with no help from the god, he had come through all, and now his own strength enabled him to take the sword to—to what?—to work Wotan's will! Richard Wagner Composer of Operas Wotan once more summons Erda, and bids her prophesy concerning the doom of the gods. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. Loge concludes his speech by delivering to Wotan an imploring message from the defrauded maidens, who summon him to avenge their wrongs and help them to recover the stolen gold. Stories of the Wagner Opera "We shall chance it," Wotan replied, with a smile—"so take off that ring of thine—" At this Alberich gave a frightful scream. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces Wotan readily answers all these, giving bits of the histories of the races in question, the Nibelungen, the Giants, and the Gods. The Wagnerian Romances The Nibelungs are the slaves and sons of toil; they labour incessantly for Alberich; him only does Wotan fear: he must get the Ring from them at all costs. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas The lust of power now invades the minds of the giants, and they agree to take the treasure in place of Freia, if Wotan and Loge can succeed in stealing it from Alberich. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. Then they sat beneath the great world-ash, near the limpid well, where Wotan had left an eye in pledge to win a daily draught of wisdom. Stories of the Wagner Opera Wotan made a motion to Loge, who laughed and dragged the ring from the dwarf's hand, Wotan put the magic ring upon his own finger, and Alberich nearly fainted with despair. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces Not with me"—Wotan cuts short the discussion, "wrangle with Mime. The Wagnerian Romances Wotan's greeting to his new castle is rather grandiose than really fine: one feels the theatrical baritone; one feels also that the quality of homeliness which makes Sachs a great character is sadly lacking. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas Wotan refuses to give up the ring until warned by the goddess Erda, the mother of the Fates, who rises from her subterranean cavern, that to keep it means ruin. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. This Wotan answers by describing the Nibelungs' gold, and the power wielded by Alberich as long as he was owner of the magic ring. Stories of the Wagner Opera He swore that whoever had it should meet ruin and death instead of power and happiness, and cursing thus in a way to curdle even the blood of the Gods, he spat at Wotan. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces Her brothers, in the act of rushing to the rescue, look at Wotan for his sanction. The Wagnerian Romances Love, the best part of Wotan's nature, has risen against him in his endeavour to rule; she cannot prevent him destroying the creatures he has made, but she can defy him. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas Brünnhilde again appears, and another interminable scene follows between her and Wotan. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. The noise of the storm and rushing wind has become greater and greater, the Walkyries have anxiously been noting Wotan's approach. Stories of the Wagner Opera Wotan called out impatiently: "Heap up the gold; make haste and be rid of them." Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces "Let it be measured according to Freia's stature!" decrees Wotan, and the giants drive their great staves into the earth so that they roughly frame the figure of Freia. The Wagnerian Romances Wotan stands there; presently he summons Erda, who rises, as in the Rhinegold, with a "frosty light" about her; he asks her what will be the upshot of the day's doings. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas Brünnhilde hastily collects the splinters of the sword, and escapes with Sieglinde upon her horse, while Hunding falls dead before a contemptuous wave of Wotan's hand. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. Wotan, holding his beloved daughter in a close embrace, then gently seals her eyes in slumber with tender kisses, lays her softly down upon the green mound, and draws down the visor of her helmet. Stories of the Wagner Opera "So, Wotan, I must look the world over for thee!" she cried angrily. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces There is a gold ring still on Wotan's finger. The Wagnerian Romances Siegfried turns to look at them, and Hagen instantly thrusts a spear into his back; the ravens wing their way to Valhalla to tell Wotan that the fatal hour has come. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas She knows nothing of the future, and Wotan professes himself resigned to hand over his sovereignty to the youthful Siegfried, who shall deliver the world from Alberich's curse. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. The malicious dwarf misuses this power to torture Mime with his whip, and rushes off to lash the dwarfs in the rear of the cave as Wotan and Loge suddenly appear. Stories of the Wagner Opera Her pleading was so mournful that Wotan at last listened to it. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces But Wotan has no subterfuges or indirections of his own—not conscious ones; when he needs their aid, he uses another, as he had told Fricka. The Wagnerian Romances This is the beginning of Wotan's tragedy, the huge drama of which the others constitute the working out. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas When Alberich appears, Wotan and Loge cunningly beguile him to exhibit the powers of his new treasures. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. In the gray dawn one can descry the high hills on either side, and as the light increases Wotan and Fricka, the principal deities of Northern mythology, are seen lying on the flowery slopes. Stories of the Wagner Opera And who but the God Wotan put the weapon there for thy deliverance? Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces An outcry of appeal goes up from all the gods to Wotan. The Wagnerian Romances Even omnipotence may be bought too dearly, and Wotan is not destined to taste the sweets of even a quarter of an hour's omnipotence. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas It is Wotan, disguised as a wanderer, who has visited the earth to watch over the offspring of his Volsung son, and to see how events are shaping themselves with regard to the Nibelung treasure. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. This is echoed by the Walkyries, who, however, depart at Wotan's command, leaving their unhappy sister alone with him. Stories of the Wagner Opera As if by accident, Wotan—the Wanderer—struck the spear he carried upon the ground and a low roll of thunder responded. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces The old storm!" murmurs Wotan, at sight of his liege lady dismounting and coming toward him with ultramajestic gait, "the old trouble! The Wagnerian Romances Wotan looks anxiously round for Loge, the treacherous god of fire and lies. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas Wotan tells him the answer, 'He who knows not fear,' and departs with the contemptuous reminder that the dwarf has forfeited his head to the fearless hero. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. While the dwarf Mime is abandoning himself to moody despair, Wotan has been walking through the forest. Stories of the Wagner Opera As the Mime watched that easy forging of the mighty weapon, he believed that Siegfried was the one who would slay the dragon as Wotan had foretold. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces "I regard that vow as unholy," says Wotan,—and the source is flagrant from which Siegmund has drawn his unpopular rules of conduct,—"which binds together those who do not love each other." The Wagnerian Romances When Wotan's fury breaks forth and he rides off in godlike wrath—even here the music is glorious, taken simply as music. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas Wotan appears, and taunts him with his impotence, telling him meanwhile of Siegfried's speedy arrival. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. Wotan, however, who has come hither to ascertain whether there is any prospect of discovering anything new, now proposes a contest of wit, in which the loser's head shall be at the winner's disposal. Stories of the Wagner Opera Wotan, being a God and truly loving Siegfried, spoke gently to him, but the youth was defiant and mocked him again. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces Wotan sits with his head in his hands, like any humblest mortal hard put to it. The Wagnerian Romances It brings the tragedy of Wotan more vividly than ever before us, and is from every point of view not only justified but necessary. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas Wotan has summoned his favourite daughter, the Valkyrie Brünnhilde, and directs her to protect Siegmund in the fight with Hunding which is soon to take place. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. Wotan, enraged, destroys them with a protracted heat spell. Love Conquers All They sang of the ash tree, of Wotan and the Eternals; and as they sang they threw the rope from branch to branch, weaving and clipping, weaving and clipping. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces There is a passage in Wotan's farewell which seems to contain, compressed into it, all the yearning ache of all farewells, with all the sweetness of the love which makes parting bitter. The Wagnerian Romances When Wotan and Loge descend to the Nibelung's cave to steal the treasure Wagner frankly lets himself loose. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas She extorts an oath from Wotan that he will not protect Siegmund, and departs satisfied. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. Enthusiasts from the latter country are planning an early trip to Northern France rather than miss entertainment in the Siegfried and Wotan line. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, May 23, 1917 Wotan and the Eternals sat within, surrounded by the heroes and the Valkyries. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces Wotan and Alberich explain to the dragon his danger and indicate what may buy him safety. The Wagnerian Romances The story at first sounds a little complicated; but the reader, bearing in mind what has already been said of Wotan's Master-idea, can have no difficulty whatever in following it. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas His noble words melt Brünnhilde's purpose, and, in defiance of Wotan's commands, she promises to protect him. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. That Wagner, in spite of his preoccupation with the tragedy of Wotan, should have accomplished this, proves how wonderful and how true an artist he was. Old Scores and New Readings Discussions on Music & Certain Musicians Sieglinde was no sooner gone than the storm grew more fierce, and Wotan called with a loud voice from the clouds: "Br�nnhilde!" Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces Her suggestion is a very sword for Wotan's heart. The Wagnerian Romances At the end of the first we have seen that Wotan's Master-idea is a delusion. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas Brünnhilde protects Siegmund with her shield, but just as he is about to deal Hunding a fatal blow, Wotan appears in thunder and lightning and thrusts his spear between the combatants. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. Wotan, not Siegfried or Siegmund, is the hero of the "Ring." Old Scores and New Readings Discussions on Music & Certain Musicians All its pinnacles sparkled in-315- the sun's rays, while the river Rhein flowed peacefully between the mountain peak whereon the palace rose, and the hills where Wotan and his Goddess lay. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces The deep strain here shudders out its passion of repressed resentment and grief, which after this darkly underlines Wotan's misery. The Wagnerian Romances To win omnipotence Wotan has inflicted wrong upon wrong—wrong upon wrong on those he had created for his purpose, on those the fine part of his nature loved. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas The voice of the wrathful Wotan is now heard in the distance. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. Wotan, who has been placed at the head of affairs by the three blind fates, has caught the general disease of wishing to gain the power to make others do his will. Old Scores and New Readings Discussions on Music & Certain Musicians "He will keep his word," Wotan answered, confidently. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces Brünnhilde with sudden resolve bids Sieglinde: "I will remain behind and draw upon me, delaying him, Wotan's anger." The Wagnerian Romances But he tells of the theft of the gold; the Giants listen greedily, and they agree to take it, if Wotan can get it, instead of Freia. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas At the close of his tale two ravens, the birds of Wotan, fly over his head. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. Wotan knows that life without love is no life, and he is compelled to part from love by the very bargain which enables him to rule. Old Scores and New Readings Discussions on Music & Certain Musicians "Wilt give us the gold for Fre�a?" he asked Wotan. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces With his spear Wotan traces the course the fire is to follow, girdling the peak. The Wagnerian Romances She joyfully assents and goes off, and Wotan exults. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas When he has conveyed his prisoner in safety to the mountain-top, Wotan bids him summon the dwarfs to bring up his treasures from Nibelheim. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. In "The Valkyrie" she is a goddess; but when she offends Wotan by disobeying him and walking clean through all the Commandments, he is bound, for the maintenance of his power, to punish her. Old Scores and New Readings Discussions on Music & Certain Musicians As the Gods were about to curse Wotan, a bluish light glowed from a fissure in the earth. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces This calm of Wotan's gives Alberich the idea that the god must, so to speak, have cards up his sleeve. The Wagnerian Romances Vainly Wotan pleads that the Valkyrie works unaided: she presses him, until at last he swears a sacred oath on his spear that Siegmund shall die. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas Behind them, upon a neighbouring mountain, rise the towers of Valhalla, Wotan's new palace, built for him by the giants Fafner and Fasolt in order to ensure him in his sovereignty of the world. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. And it is true that the story of Siegmund and Sieglinde, or of Siegfried and Brünnhilde, absorbs one for a time so completely that one forgets all about Wotan and his woes. Old Scores and New Readings Discussions on Music & Certain Musicians He had taken his Tarnhelm off and hung it at his girdle: turning, he saw Wotan and Loge. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces The answers are elusive as oracles, but satisfy Alberich of thus much: that Wotan is himself out of the struggle for the Ring. The Wagnerian Romances Wotan, deeply despondent, terrifies Brünnhilda with his grief; she casts down her spear and shield and kneels before him, imploring him to tell the cause. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas Immediately north of the Siegfried line, the experts explain, is a new German position, which they have christened the Wotan line. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, April 18, 1917 So Wagner came near to spoiling one of the most tremendous achievements of the human mind, by shoving old Wotan on to the stage again and again to recapitulate his troubles. Old Scores and New Readings Discussions on Music & Certain Musicians "How darkly Wotan broods," Loge thought, while a great gloom settled upon all. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces Strong and calm is Wotan; music of might and august beauty, Page 45 large music, supports everyone of his utterances. The Wagnerian Romances She gains the day and departs, and after Wotan's tedious meditation comes the most magnificent music of all. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas Now that he has the ring, Wotan is unwilling to give it up. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers But life had terrified him; he had trembled before Wotan's—or Christ's—spear; in his heart of hearts he knew himself a beaten man; and he wrote "Parsifal." Old Scores and New Readings Discussions on Music & Certain Musicians I will brave the wrath of Wotan for such love as thine and Sieglinde's. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces Wotan's fine majestic simplicity has no false pride. The Wagnerian Romances Wagner's idea must have been to show us Wotan, realising how matters had passed beyond his control, going about the world as the Wanderer, watching the development of things and awaiting the inevitable day. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas The second act opens in the mountains of the gods, and discloses Wotan with spear in hand in earnest converse with Brünnhilde, his daughter, who is arrayed in the armor of a Valkyr. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers On the other hand, many of the effects are wonderful—the mountain gorge where Wotan calls up Erda, Mime's cave, the depths of the Rhine, the burning of the hall of the Gibichungs. Old Scores and New Readings Discussions on Music & Certain Musicians Without hope, Br�nnhilde came from the company of her sisters and threw herself on her knees before Wotan. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces Fafner expresses a perfect confidence in Wotan's equipment for obtaining the gold. The Wagnerian Romances That is, in creating Siegmund, even in testing him, in preparing for him a weapon that none could stand against, Wotan, far from successfully accomplishing his purpose, was accomplishing his ruin. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas As he yields, Brünnhilde's jubilant song is heard on the heights, and Wotan summons her and announces his changed decision. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers Van Rooy has a noble voice, admirably suited to Wotan, and he both sings and acts the part with a majesty and pathos beyond anything dreamed of by any other Wotan I have heard. Old Scores and New Readings Discussions on Music & Certain Musicians Nevertheless Wotan, himself, was not too confident, and he looked anxiously for the Spirit of Flame. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces With sudden resolution, Wotan starts from his dark study. The Wagnerian Romances The opening of the second scene is in structure that of a Handel opera air: we have the ritornello, and presently the same music is repeated as the accompaniment of Wotan's salute to his castle. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas The third act once more shows us the god Wotan still plunged in gloom. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers Who can help laughing at the calisthenics of Wotan and Brünnhilde at the end of "The Valkyrie," or at Wotan's massage treatment of Brünnhilde in the second act? Old Scores and New Readings Discussions on Music & Certain Musicians "Give up thy ring," she sighed again, and disappeared in the earth, as Wotan rushed toward her. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces "What do you require?" asks Wotan at last, in gloom, heart-struck. The Wagnerian Romances Here we have the hobgoblins of the Teutonic imagination and the rude, boisterous, humorous Wotan of the Scandinavian imagination—the Odin who tried to drink the sea dry and laughed to find he could not. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas According to the original legend, Wotan blessed an unfruitful marriage of this race by giving the pair an apple of Hulda to eat, and the twins, Siegmund and Sieglinde, were the result of the union. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers Wotan and Loge in search of the gold. Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, July 2, 1892 "Something to bind the imp, quickly," Wotan called to Loge, and in a trice the dwarf was bound, and borne upward by the God and Loge. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces Wotan acquiesces, smothered by this horrible, yet so clear, necessity. The Wagnerian Romances The Spear is the symbol at once of Wotan's sovereignty and of his bondage. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas Wotan at last is overcome, and consents that the Valkyres shall conduct him to Walhalla. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers Once every day Wotan came marching in stately fashion across the polished floor, halted mid-way to resume an unfinished toilet operation, and then proceeded to pay his leisurely respects to his friend von Kwarl. When William Came When men died in battle, she and her eight sisters, who were called the Valkyries, bore those heroes to Wotan, and they dwelt in Walhall forever. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces The third act shows the scene, a high rocky peak rising from among great pine-trees, where the Valkyries assemble for their return together to the hall of Wotan. The Wagnerian Romances The Sleep theme enters as Wotan sees a way to the great compromise—the compromise foredoomed to bring him to ruin. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas Wotan's voice is now heard angrily shouting through the storm-clouds, and calling upon Brünnhilde, who vainly seeks to conceal herself among her sisters. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers Several of his friends and acquaintances shared with him the distinction of having achieved the Black Eagle, but not one of them had ever succeeded in obtaining the slightest recognition of their existence from Wotan. When William Came It was on the day of the battle that Br�nnhilde and Wotan came to a high rock, armed and prepared for war. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces You are not," she startlingly announces, "what you call yourself!"—Not a god, Wotan?—"What are you come, wild and turbulent spirit, to disturb the Wala's sleep? The Wagnerian Romances Brünnhilda's horror and shame are unspeakable; she cannot understand; Wotan had promised her the great hero, and this promise is broken and a last humiliation inflicted on her. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas The gods are filled with delight, but Wotan gloomily contemplates the castle as the curse of the ring recurs to him. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers Wotan goes in fear lest the powers of the nether world usurp his domination, which he wants to make absolute. Wagner Fricka's rams, scrambling over the rocks, dragging her car behind them, landed her close to Wotan. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces The old enemy, Wotan, is no longer to be feared; he has been made powerless by one of his own race. The Wagnerian Romances At first Wotan will scarcely hear her; gradually he relents. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas Strong races of men have come into existence, and Wotan's Valkyres watch over them, leading those who fall in battle to Walhalla, where, in the gods' companionship, they are to pass a glorious life. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers Meanwhile, far above, Wotan and his wife Fricka awake and find Valhalla built, and now Wotan has to pay the giants. Wagner Thus the Mime was slain, as Wotan had said, by one who knew no fear. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces Page 49 "Have you taken leave of your senses... with you bond?" asks Wotan, with a quick flash. The Wagnerian Romances With the entrance of Wotan the music which concludes the Second Act recurs: the All-powerful clothed in wrath and flame; then comes his denunciation of Brünnhilda, another specimen of the lyrical Wagner. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas Wotan attempts to enter Walhalla, but all is veiled in oppressive mist and heavy clouds. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers Wotan and Loge go off and get it by a trick. Wagner Wotan feared the strife that would surely follow, and being a god of war, understood the value of diplomacy, as well as of force, so he interposed his spear between the Giants and Donner. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces There drift back to Wotan's memory runes of the Ring, and the thought readily arises that it would be well he possessed the ring himself. The Wagnerian Romances That sword was Siegmund's, shattered by a blow of Wotan's spear; and long ago it was to this cave Sieglinda fled, bearing with her the fragments. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas The thought appears in the sword motive, and as its stately melody dies away, Wotan rouses from his contemplation and hails Walhalla with joy as "a shelter from shame and harm." The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers When they come back to conclude the bargain with the giants, it is found necessary that Wotan should give up the ring also. Wagner Fre�a pleaded with Wotan, and Wotan reflected: the word "gold" made even the Gods tremble with pleasure. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces Sounds of woe burst from all, save Wotan, who with his eyes on the ground still stands absorbed in gloomy musing. The Wagnerian Romances She relates how for want of it Wotan, dreading that it may fall into the hands of Alberich, sits gloomy and silent in Valhalla. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas Wotan pauses a moment and inquires the meaning of the sounds, and bids Loge send a message to them that the treasure shall "gleam no more for the maids." The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers She has to be punished—the laws that bind Wotan are inexorable—and he has to put away love; in order to rule, love must have no place in his thoughts nor influence his actions. Wagner Then Alberich becoming himself again squirmed and shouted, beneath Wotan's feet. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces "Divine wish-maidens there hold sway; the daughter of Wotan shall trustily proffer you drink." The Wagnerian Romances He makes the initial mistake when he determines to raise up such a hero: the hero's act is as much Wotan's as if Wotan had himself committed it. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas As he prepares himself to deal a deadly thrust at Hunding, the angry Wotan appears in a storm-cloud and interposes his spear. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers The hero is the son of Sieglinda and Siegmund; he kills the dragon, takes the ring, shatters Wotan's spear, passes the fiery hedge, and weds Brunnhilde. Wagner With thee—when Wotan himself has tricked me? Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces Unearthly fair are you; I recognise the holy child of Wotan; but one thing tell me, you Immortal! The Wagnerian Romances Wotan cannot but be obdurate; he pronounces sentence on Siegmund and goes off in a storming rage. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas Wotan, leaning upon his spear, gazes sorrowfully at the dying Volsung, and then turning to Hunding, so overcomes him with his contemptuous glance that he falls dead at his feet. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers Wotan's part is now ended; he retires to Valhalla to await the inevitable dénouement. Wagner "Cease thy babbling," Wotan shouted, "and get thee down to Nibelheim." Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces Brünnhilde is to Wotan that offending flesh and blood, and the safety of the future depends, it seems, upon his breaking his own heart by cutting her off from himself. The Wagnerian Romances He ridicules Valhalla and Wotan and the serving-maidens: he wonders who the Valkyrie is, so beautiful and cold and stern. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas Siegfried recovers the ring from the giants, to whom Wotan had given it, by slaying a dragon which guarded the fatal treasure. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers Wotan himself rides on the tempest, surrounded with fearful lightnings; the Valkyrie maidens ride through the air on supernatural horses amidst thunder and wind and rain. Wagner "Await us here till evening," Wotan charged the Gods and Fricka, and he in turn disappeared. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces When the veiling smoke completely clears, we see the remembered scene of the Valkyries' rock, and Brünnhilde lying under the spreading pine, as Wotan left her. The Wagnerian Romances By a trick Wotan gets Alberich into his power, carries him to the upper earth, and only lets him go free after he has surrendered Tarnhelm, Ring and all the hoard of gold. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas The divine wills are broken, and they are about to surrender to what seems approaching dissolution, when Wotan suddenly arouses himself and determines to go in quest of the all-powerful gold. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers Wotan is defeated in this attempt to observe the word of the law, but break the spirit. Wagner I fight with the enchanted sword of Wotan. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces I have loved you from all time, for to me alone Wotan's thought was known. The Wagnerian Romances Wotan, in his extremity, has summoned Erda, the wisdom of the earth, and she has counselled him to give up the Ring, and it is with horror that he sees how wise she was. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas By virtue of his gold Alberich has already made himself master of all the gnomes, but Wotan easily overpowers him and carries him off to the mountain. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers The other maidens fly in horror; she alone remains to make an appeal to Wotan, as Siegmund had appealed to her. Wagner I carry the enchanted sword given by Wotan. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces Wotan, as we have seen, could not wrest from him the Ring which he himself had given in payment for the building of Walhalla: for the honour of his spear he must not attempt it. The Wagnerian Romances To that perfection Wagner had not attained when he began the Ring; and much of this first speech of Wotan consists of notes written simply to fit in with the Valhalla theme. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas In spite of his strength and the power the ring gives to him it is wrenched from him, and the victorious Wotan leaves him free to return to his gloomy kingdom. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers The Wanderer, in his blue cloak, enters: it is Wotan, the heart-broken god, going wearily about the world awaiting what may happen. Wagner Instantly the whole earth was filled with a dazzling fire, in which Wotan appeared, foaming with rage. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces "I am come to look on, not to act," Wotan replies, grandly mild and unruffled; "who shall deny me a wanderer's right of way?" The Wagnerian Romances Wotan hears the cry, and passes on to feast in his castle. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas He remains inflexible; but at last Erda, the ancient divinity, to whom all things are known, past, present and future, appears to Wotan and warns him to surrender the ring. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers Brunnhilda enters; all now has become clear to her, and she resolves that she, like Wotan, will renounce a loveless life—a life based on fraud and tyranny. Wagner That is the only place in the world Wotan avoids. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces We suspect in this Wotan's taste for a joke, unless it be an exhibition of that other trait of the god's, the need to gratify his conscience with a comedy of fairness. The Wagnerian Romances Fricka, who thoroughly despises all the Valkyrie maidens as being born out of true wedlock, tells her to take her orders from Wotan, and goes off triumphant. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas That gallery of Notre Dame, with Wotan's ravens flying through the slim pillars from a dream city bathed in sinister light, is not the only striking conception of the poet-etcher. Promenades of an Impressionist There she must sleep until a hero arrives who has no fear of Wotan or his spear, and will pass through the fire and take her for bride. Wagner Since the day of thine enchantment Wotan has sent us no more to the battle-field for heroes. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces As he once more rudely bids him clear the path to the sleeping woman, Wotan's anger breaks forth: "You shall not," he exclaims, "go the way the bird pointed!" The Wagnerian Romances Then follows a scene that is, and always will be, a stumbling-block: Wotan seeks to explain his position in quasi-Schopenhauerian terminology and at immense length. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas Wotan had always been her father; Palestrina, Walhalla, and the stupid Jesuits, what were they? Evelyn Innes At enormous length Wotan recounts to her practically all we have already seen and heard before. Wagner He turned himself into a slimy crippled toad, which crawled upon the rock, near Wotan's foot. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces He is early old, this "child of hate," as Wotan long ago called him, sere and pallid, totally unglad and hating the glad. The Wagnerian Romances There is a moment of suspense; the tragedy is accomplished; and now Wotan must punish Brünnhilda for disobeying his commands; and amidst thunders and lightnings, in flaming wrath, he rides off, and the curtain falls. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas "Wotan, you say, forgives Brunnhilde, but doesn't he put her to sleep on a fire-surrounded rock?" Evelyn Innes In the meantime, Waltraute, a Valkyrie, knowing Wotan's need of the ring, has come and tried in vain to get it; Brunnhilda refuses to part with it. Wagner Instantly Wotan set his heel upon the creature and pinned him to the earth, while Loge grasped the Tarnhelm. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces Wotan sternly silences her: let her not seek to shake his firmness. The Wagnerian Romances Following the fluttering bird he comes to a pass on the mountain-side and encounters Wotan who, we know, had sworn that none who feared his Spear should pass through the fire. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas Wotan grants her request, and Brunnhilde throws herself enraptured into his arms. Evelyn Innes When, at the end of The Valkyrie, Wotan had pronounced her doom, it had seemed bad enough; but this is a thousand times worse, and she cannot understand the god's cruelty. Wagner Wotan stood thoughtfully, looking at the spot where Erda had been, till presently, with a quick movement, he threw the ring upon the Rheingold. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces Wotan, it would seem, is challenging the boy. The Wagnerian Romances Her answer is no answer, and Wotan replies for her: Siegfried will pass and take Brünnhilda—and then the End of the gods. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas The scene in which Wotan confides all his troubles and forebodings to Brunnhilde had never been different from the long talks she and her father used to drop into in the dim evenings in Dulwich. Evelyn Innes There was Wotan's Throne on the right, and the "Copper Mine Mesa" on the left. Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico "Wotan has forgiven me," she cried, running to meet Waltraute, who arrived in great excitement. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces The bird, as if at the recognition of danger,—the ravens of Wotan are hovering near—in all haste flies quite away. The Wagnerian Romances Fricka tries to awaken Wotan: in his dreams he talks of endless, omnipotent power, and of his castle, to be peopled by heroes to fight for him against the brute forces of the earth. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas She knelt at her father's or at Wotan's feet—she could not distinguish; all limitations had been razed. Evelyn Innes Her parasol she brandished as if it were the lance of Wotan's daughter, and several times she aimed it at Rafael's eyes, as if she intended to spear him blind. The Torrent Entre Naranjos "Do I find there Wotan, and the W�lsungs—my kinsmen who have gone before me?" Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces Wotan is his single friend in the family, and with Wotan he preserves the attitude of a self-acknowledged underling. The Wagnerian Romances Wotan smiles a superior smile: he has arranged that matter, and all will be well. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas Loki art thou, Or Wotan the one-eyed Coming to call me Away to Walhall. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, December 26, 1917 The names of the new German lines--Wotan and Siegfried and Hunding--are not without significance. Mr. Punch's History of the Great War "Now go, thou miserable being," Wotan thundered at Hunding, and waving his spear at him, the man fell dead. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces |
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