Description
Tolkien, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Game of Thrones—we owe them all to the granddaddy of fantasy sagas, The Ring of the Nibelung. Richard Wagner’s opera cycle is the most colossal event in the performing arts, yet it packages Wagner’s own made-up mythology—a storyline that doesn’t reflect German myth (which is sparse and confused) but is so gripping and exciting that folks mistake it for the real deal! In this mind-boggling presentation, discover the true birthplace of today’s mesmerizing books, films, and prime-time events!
Frederick Walter is a program annotator & PR writer for Opera Southwest, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and Houston’s Grand Opera and Society for the Performing Arts. He was a fine arts broadcaster and scriptwriter for Houston and San Francisco’s NPR stations. He translated eight Jules Verne novels from French to English for various academic presses.