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"Kill the wabbit, kill the wabbit" are Elmer Fudd's lyrics for "Ride of the Valkyries" by this composer |
Wagner
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$1,200 |
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OH FUN! OPERA! |
2025-10-10 |
#9410 |
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The traditional "Here Comes The Bride" used at weddings is from his opera "Lohengrin", where Elsa marries the title character |
Wagner
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$1,600 |
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THE WEDDED OPERA CATEGORY |
2024-12-02 |
#9216 |
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The first Paris production of this composer, an 1861 "Tannhäuser", was a debacle due to dog whistles (the audible kind) |
Wagner
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$1,600 |
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OPERA |
2023-12-20 |
#8998 |
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This composer set "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg" in a city south of his birthplace, Leipzig |
Wagner
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$1,200 |
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WORLD OF OPERA |
2022-07-15 |
#8685 |
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Alberichis very fond of that ring he has crafted in an opera by this composer |
Richard Wagner
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$800 |
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OPERA |
2022-02-10 |
#5 |
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When it comes to this composer, tonight, let it be "Lohengrin" (Prelude to act III) |
Wagner
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$2,000 |
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OPERA |
2020-03-27 |
#8190 |
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"Das Rheingold" is the first opera in his "Ring" cycle |
Wagner
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$400 |
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OPERA |
2016-06-22 |
#7328 |
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Wotan strips Brunnhilde of her divinity & puts her into a magic sleep on the Met's state-of-the-art set for "Die Walkure", part of this composer's Ring Cycle |
Wagner
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$600 |
J |
THE METROPOLITAN OPERA |
2015-11-16 |
#7171 |
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The character of Beckmesser in this composer's "Die Meistersinger" is a caricature of music critics |
Wagner
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$400 |
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THE DREADED OPERA CATEGORY |
2012-10-23 |
#6462 |
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"Twilight of the Gods" is the last part of this composer's "Ring" cycle |
Wagner
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$400 |
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OPERA |
2010-11-30 |
#6032 |
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He coined the term "gesamtkunst, werk" to describe a "total art work" in which all the art forms combine to the same end |
(Richard) Wagner
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$1,000 |
J |
OPERA GLOSS |
2010-01-27 |
#5843 |
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His opera "Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg" was inspired by Hans Sachs, who wrote more than 4,200 Meisterlieder |
Wagner
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$800 |
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OPERA |
2006-10-30 |
#5091 |
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The Festspielhaus in Bayreuth, Germany was built as a place for this composer to stage his operas |
Wagner
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$800 |
J |
OPERA HOUSES |
2006-05-10 |
#4998 |
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Flosshilde is a Rhinemaiden in this composer's "Das Rheingold" |
Richard Wagner
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$1,600 |
DJ |
YOU HAD TO EXPECT OPERA |
2005-01-28 |
#4700 |
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Alberich & Mime are a pair of fascinating dwarfs in "Das Rheingold", an opera by this composer |
Richard Wagner
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$200 |
J |
OPERAS YOU'LL LIKE |
2004-02-11 |
#4478 |
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(Sofia of the Clue Crew presents from Neuschwanstein Castle) Many paintings at Neuschwanstein Castle depict characters from this composer's operas, including "Tannhauser" |
Wagner
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$1,200 |
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OPERA |
2003-11-13 |
#4414 |
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Like many of his works, this composer's "Tannhauser" is based on Germanic legends |
(Richard) Wagner
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$400 |
J |
OPERA |
2003-10-22 |
#4398 |
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(Sarah of the Clue Crew tries to hit a high note wearing a horned helmet and long blonde braids.) I'm getting dressed for the role of Brunnhilde in "Die Walkure", an opera by this composer"Laaaaaaa!" |
Wagner
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$800 |
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OH, NO! IT'S OPERA! |
2001-11-08 |
#3954 |
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The Seattle Opera is famous for its back-to-back productions of this composer's "Ring" cycle, in German & English |
Richard Wagner
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$600 |
DJ |
OH, NO! OPERA! |
2001-01-05 |
#3765 |
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The composition of this German's "Ring" cycle spanned over 20 years |
Richard Wagner
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$200 |
J |
OPERA |
1999-07-08 |
#3434 |
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"Das Rheingold", a one-act opera, serves as the prologue to this composer's "Ring" cycle |
Richard Wagner
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$200 |
DJ |
THE DREADED OPERA CATEGORY |
1998-05-04 |
#3161 |
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This composer of the opera "Siegfried" named his only son Siegfried |
Wagner
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$100 |
J |
OPERA HODGEPODGE |
1998-01-30 |
#3095 |
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Klingsor's magic garden is filled with flower maidens in this German composer's 1882 opera "Parsifal" |
Richard Wagner
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$1,000 |
DJ |
FUN WITH OPERA |
1997-11-03 |
#3031 |
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He wrote both text & music for his 3-act opera "Tristan And Isolde" |
Richard Wagner
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$1,400 |
DJ |
OPERA |
1997-06-04 |
#2953 |
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In 1876 he opened an opera house in the Franconian town of Bayreuth |
Richard Wagner
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$800 |
DJ |
OPERA |
1997-02-28 |
#2885 |
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"Das Liebesverbot", this German's only foray into Italian-style opera, was a total failure |
Wagner
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$600 |
DJ |
OPERA |
1996-10-21 |
#2791 |
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The first scene of this composer's "Das Rheingold" takes place at the bottom of the Rhine |
Richard Wagner
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$600 |
DJ |
OPERA |
1996-07-17 |
#2753 |
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Erda the Earth goddess is the mother of the Valkyries in this composer's "Ring" cycle |
Wagner
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$400 |
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OPERA CHARACTERS |
1996-06-19 |
#2733 |
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In 1930 Arturo Toscanini became the first non-German to conduct this man's works at Bayreuth |
Wagner
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$600 |
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OPERA |
1995-05-18 |
#2479 |
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His plan to write a single opera about Siegfried evolved into "The Ring of the Nibelung", which is much longer |
Wagner
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$800 |
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OPERA |
1995-02-10 |
#2410 |
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This "Lohengrin" composer's first opera, "Die Fein", wasn't performed until 1888, five years after his death |
Richard Wagner
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$600 |
DJ |
OPERA |
1994-11-22 |
#2352 |
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You need a tenor to play Loge the Fire God in this composer's "Das Rheingold" |
Wagner
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$200 |
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MYTHOLOGICAL OPERAS |
1994-10-17 |
#2326 |
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"Nothung! Nothung!" is Siegfried's song about his sword in this composer's opera "Siegfried" |
Wagner
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$400 |
DJ |
OPERA |
1994-01-27 |
#2169 |
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Woglinde is one of the Rhine maidens in his opera "Das Rheingold" |
Wagner
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$400 |
DJ |
OPERA |
1993-05-19 |
#2018 |
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You need a mezzo- soprano to sing the role of Venus in his opera "Tannhauser" |
Wagner
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$800 |
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MYTHOLOGICAL OPERAS |
1993-04-20 |
#1997 |
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Bass-baritone James Morris is widely regarded as the finest contemporary Wotan in this man's operas |
Richard Wagner
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$1,000 |
DJ |
OPERA |
1993-02-25 |
#1959 |
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Guinness says the longest commonly performed opera is his "Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg" |
Wagner
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$400 |
DJ |
OPERA |
1992-10-13 |
#1862 |
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Birgit Nilsson is best known for her heroic roles in this composer's operas |
Richard Wagner
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$500 |
J |
OPERA |
1989-09-08 |
#1150 |
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Valhalla goes up in flames at the end of his opera "Gotter-dammerung" |
Wagner
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$800 |
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OPERA |
1989-02-14 |
#1032 |
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After his own experience of a storm & near shipwreck, he wrote "The Flying Dutchman" |
Wagner
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$600 |
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OPERA |
1986-12-01 |
#516 |
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Declaring "the world owes me what I need," he bathed in incense, dressed only in silk & wrote the "Ring Cycle" |
Wagner
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$800 |
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OPERA |
1985-03-04 |
#126 |
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He wrote Brunhilde's immolation, opera's longest aria of nearly 15 minutes |
Wagner
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$400 |
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OPERA |
1984-12-03 |
#61 |