SexViolHist Bib: Representations: Music: | Musical Theater: Richard Wagner

»Wilhelm Richard Wagner (/ˈvɑːɡnər/ VAHG-nər; German: [ˈvɪlˌhɛlm ˈʁɪçaʁt ˈvaːɡnɐ] ; 22 May 1813 – 13 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, essayist, and conductor, best known for his operas, although his mature works are often referred to as music dramas. Unlike most composers, Wagner wrote both the libretti and the music for all of his stage works. He first achieved recognition with works in the Romantic tradition of Carl Maria von Weber and Giacomo Meyerbeer, but revolutionised the genre through his concept of the Gesamtkunstwerk ("total work of art"), which sought to unite poetic, musical, visual, and dramatic elements. In this approach, the drama unfolds as a continuously sung narrative, with the music evolving organically from the text rather than alternating between arias and recitatives. Wagner outlined these ideas in a series of essays published between 1849 and 1852, most fully realising them in the first half of his four-opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung).« (Extract from: Wikipedia)

Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods)

I n f o r m a t i o n

»Götterdämmerung (German: [ˈɡœtɐˌdɛməʁʊŋ]; Twilight of the Gods), WWV 86D, is the last of the four epic music dramas that constitute Richard Wagner's cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen (English: The Ring of the Nibelung). It received its premiere at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus on 17 August 1876, as part of the first complete performance of the whole work.
The title is a German calque of the Old Norse phrase Ragnarök, which in Norse mythology refers to a prophesied war among various beings and gods that ultimately results in the burning, immersion in water, and renewal of the world. As with the rest of the Ring, Wagner's account diverges significantly from these Old Norse sources.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)

K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Modern History: 19^th Century

II. Geographical Index: European History: German History

III. Topical Index: Cases: Mythological Victims: Brunhild; Types: General: Rape

B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] Rieger, Eva. »Wurde Brünnhilde vergewaltigt? Eine Spurensuche in Musik, Text und Regie.« Wagnerspectrum 2 (2024): 139-152.

[Info] Rieger, Eva. »Is Brünnhilde Raped? Searching for Clues in Music, Text and Productions.« The Wagner Journal 20 (2026): 41-54.

II. Speaker Index