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Alberich & HagenAct two : Alberich makes his son Hagen swear revenge on Siegfried
Dragons BloodAct two : Siegfried discovers the secret of dragons blood after slaying Fafner who has taken on the form of a dragon, the better to guard his hoard
Maidens Pursue AlberichThe Rhinemaidens pursue Alberich who is making off with their treasure
Wagner / MenzelRICHARD WAGNER German composer at a Bayreuth rehearsal in 1875 Date: 1813 - 1883
Siegfried & BrunnhildeAct three : Siegfried is enraptured at the sight of the sleeping Brunnhilde
Rhinemaidens Warn sAct three : the Rhinemaidens warn Siegfried of the curse
Alberich and NibelungsScene Three : Alberich drives on a band of Nibelungs laden with the stolen treasure
The Gods Without FreiaWithout Freia to keep them young, the gods grow wan and old
Forging of NotungAct one : taught by Mime, Siegfried forges Notung the magic sword
Mime and AlberichAct two : Mime and Alberich quarrel over Fafners hoard
Maidens Tease AlberichThe Rhinemaidens tease Alberich
Siegfried Drinks PotionAct one : Siegfried drinks the magic potion, which causes him to forget Brunnhilde and to fall in love with Gutrune
Mime and Siglind
Alberich and MimeScene Three : Alberich and Mime
Fafner Demands the Ring
Siegfried Sees HimselfSiegfried sees his reflection in a forest stream
Hagen & Brunnhilde
Brunnhilde and RingAct one : Brunnhilde sadly cherishes the ring that Siegfried left with her when he went off on his adventures
The Warning of ErdaScene Four : Erda, the Earth Goddess, warns the Gods
Alberich & RhinemaidensAlberich and the Rhinemaidens
Thor / Rackham 1911Donner
Siegfried & MaidensAct three : the Rhinemaidens beg Siegfried to return the Ring
Fafner in Dragon FormAct one : Fafner, in the form of a dragon, guards the stolen hoard
Waltraube, BrunnhildeAct one : Waltraube begs her sister Brunnhilde to return the ring to the Rhinemaidens, but she refuses
Hagen and SiegfriedAct three : Hagen stabs Siegfried in the back
Wanderer and MimeAct One : the Wanderer tells Mime about the magic sword Notung
The Rhinemaidens LamentThe Rhinemaidens lament their stolen gold
The Norns Vanish
Mime PunishedScene Three : Mime is punished by Alberich
Siegfried InfantAct one : Mime and the infant Siegfried
Alberich Steals the GoldEnd of Scene One : Alberich makes off with the gold
Brunnhildes EndAct three : Brunnhilde rides her horse Grane into Siegfrieds funeral pyre
The Rhinemaidens frolic
Prinzregenter TheaterThe Prinzregenter Theatre, Munich, completed in 1901, was built for performances of Wagners operas. All seats are in the amphitheatre. Date: 1930s
Wagner / SiegfriedRICHARD WAGNER German composer with his son, Siegfried Date: 1813 - 1883
Wagner / DeathplaceRICHARD WAGNER Palazzo Vendramin, Venice, where the German composer died on 13 February 1883 Date: 1813 - 1883
Wagner, Parsifal Act three, recording 1929Advertisement for a recording of Act three of Wagners opera Parsifal, which premiered at Bayreuth on 26 July 1882. Illustrated center is the white dove
Rudolf Bockelmann as Hans SachsRudolf Bockelmann (1892-1958), bass-baritone singer at the Stadttheater Hamburg, as Hans Sachs, German meistersinger or mastersinger in a production of Richard Wagners Die Meistersinger von Nrnberg
Wilhelm Trieloff, as WotanWilhelm Trieloff, bass baritone singer at the Stadttheater Duisburg Bochum, as Wotan, in a production of Richard Wagners Der Ring des Nibelungen
Emmy Streng as IsoldeEmmy Streng, soprano singer at the Stadttheater Hamburg, as Isolde, in a production of Richard Wagners Tristan und Isolde in 1927
Bella Fortner-Halbaerth as IsoldeBella Fortner-Halbaerth, soprano singer at the Stadttheater Duisburg Bochum, as Isolde, in a production of Richard Wagners Tristan und Isolde in 1927
The Civil war in America. The fight for the rifle-pits in frFort Wagner in South Carolina was the scene of bitter fighting in 1863, as this violent and dramatic engagement shows
The Civil war in America; aftermath of the battle at Fort WaConfederate soldiers surveying the damage after the battle at Fort Wagner, South Carolina. The Black regiment of the 54th Massachusetts lost 40% of their men here on the 18th July 1863. Date: 1863
Maggy Rouff Spring Fashion Show, 1948Madame Maggy Besancaon de Wagner adjusting the necklace on one of her models, 1948. In 1947 Christian Dior created a sensational collection labelled the New Look
Faust in Auerbachs Wine CellarFaust in Auerbachs wine cellar. Faust, is a legend dating back to early Christianity but in its present form based on Dr. Johann Faust who lived in Heidelberg during the sixteenth century
Siegfried Wagner PhotoSIEGFRIED WAGNER Son of composer Richard Wagner and a productive opera composer in his own right. Artistic Direcror of the Bayreuth festival 1908-30
Rienzi and FollowersRienzi at the head of his followers