10K views · 174 reactions | Wagner: Rienzi Ouverture Final Part - Brandon Keith Brown, Conductor, hr-Sinfonieorchester - Frankfurt Radio Symphony | History of Music | Facebook

Heute vor 180 Jahren, am 20. Oktober 1842, wurde Richard Wagners erstes Erfolgswerk „Rienzi“ am Königlichen Hoftheater Dresden uraufgeführt. Wir haben die Ouvertüre zu dieser „großen tragischen Oper“ in den vergangenen Jahren mehrfach gespielt, so auch im Rahmen der Eröffnungskonzerte des Rheingau Musik Festivals 2017 unter der Leitung von Andrés Orozco-Estrada. | hr-Sinfonieorchester - Frankfurt Radio Symphony

Our second week of free Nightly Met Opera Streams dedicated entirely to the works of Richard Wagner features seven of the composer’s awe-inspiring masterpieces, including classic telecasts of Otto Schenk’s historic staging of the Ring cycle. Access the exhilarating lineup on metopera.org and all Met Opera on Demand apps. And prepare for each stream with a curated selection of supplementary content at metopera.org/WagnerWeek. | The Metropolitan Opera

68K views · 1.6K reactions | To tell the story of his vast Ring cycle, Wagner created a rich score that weaves together numerous leitmotifs—small musical segments that represent characters, objects, or emotions. Watch as members of the MET Orchestra Musicians explore some of these fascinating musical building blocks. The complete Ring cycle is on stage through May 11: bit.ly/2TTcEWA | The Metropolitan Opera | Facebook